[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by penchief

Reid & Dorsey's history here has been stellar. For the first three drafts, 18 of 23 picks are currently on the 53 man roster. That's 78%. Another half dozen or so undrafted rookie free agents have made this team (Wilson, West, Harris, March, etc.)

Additionally, another half dozen or so young players drafted by other teams have been poached from practices squads or picked up off the waiver wire to make the roster and contribute (Parker, Ware, Cooper, etc.). Plus, they've come out on the better end of what few trades they've made (Smith, Sherman).

Care to guess how many of Pioli's draft picks are still on this team? I'll tell you: four. That's the same number as Peterson's draft picks. Pioli's draft picks should be in their prime and contributing to this team right now but most of them are out of the league.

Dorsey & Reid took a team that was 2-14 and produced three winning seasons, two playoff appearances, and the first playoff win in forever. And they did it while almost completely turning this roster over. Eight players are all that exist from the previous two regimes. Making it even more amazing is the fact that there are only five players that are 30 or older (Smith, Hali, Johnson, Colquitt, & Fanaika).

The chiefs are winning, they're young, and they are doing it mostly with players that Reid & Dorsey have brought in. That is a track record we should all feel good about. We should try to appreciate what those two have done with this team in such a short period of time. Clark Hunt got it right this time.

Dorsey's eye for talent has been the difference, no doubt.

That and not having crazy ass Todd Haley at HC.