Peter King: John Dorsey, a rookie who doesnt have time to be a rookie

[Deberg_1990]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...1_a6&eref=sihp






John Dorsey: A rookie who doesn't have time to be a rookie.

"You see the bottom drop out of the market, and you react."

It wasn't the trade for Alex Smith, which seemed easy even though the pricetag (a second-round pick this year, and another high pick next year) was high, or the signing of backup quarterback Chase Daniel to give the Chiefs good quarterbacks at first- and second-string. Nor was it the decision to sign Dwayne Bowe to franchise receiver money, or to franchise left tackle Branden Albert. It was stretching to get 6-foot-3 cornerback Sean Smith from Miami, when the cornerback market was crashing and Dorsey didn't have much time to decide what was right or wrong.

"We had decided we were going to address free agency, but in a frugal way, after we signed our own guys,'' Dorsey said. "One of the things I've learned is it's not smart to go what I call the JUCO route, taking players who might be only short-term fits. We want to take guys at reasonable prices who can be core players. When the corner market changed, we really had to go after Sean.''

To clinch the deal, Dorsey paid $7.5 million in year one, which means Smith won't be a one-year fix; he'll be a relative bargain at $3.5 million in year two.

I like the fact that both Reid and Dorsey think Alex Smith throws the ball well enough downfield to commit to him. He doesn't have a top-10 arm in the league, nor a top-15. But he's certainly good enough. "We looked at every plus-10 throw he made in the last two years with the Niners,'' said Dorsey, meaning every thrown that traveled more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage. "And we liked what we saw. He's got enough arm to win in this league; there's no doubt in my mind. He can throw the 20-yard comeback from the opposite hashmark and hit his target. And he knows when to take a shot and when not to.''

That's a shot Dorsey and Reid have taken, and I think they'll be rewarded for it.

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

If anyone on CP has started a shoot Peter King with a high powered sniper rifle fund, put me down for 5 bucks.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

You should be able to tell us. You've been right about everything since 2010 according to you. You're Nostradouchemas.

Stick to videos jackass. It's the only thing you're good at.

Didn't Clay pump up Peyton Hillis last year? I remember seeing the Bane pictures.

That would be a scratch on the resume.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Didn't Clay pump up Peyton Hillis last year? I remember seeing the Bane pictures.

That would be a scratch on the resume.

PFF probably said Hillis was super duper awesome last season and his total lack of production was due to underutilization. Clay's football knowledge is made up of stats from a website and whatever information he gets from his buddies at the weekly game of dungeons and dragons.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Clay's football knowledge is made up of stats from a website and whatever information he gets from his buddies at the weekly game of dungeons and dragons.

Nah, i think he knows football pretty damn well, *usually* he knows what looks right, he spends too much time on it not to, he has tons of spot on takes.

His problem is that he thinks all of that, plus the stats he meticulously researches, makes him nearly infallible, he's not, no one else here or even in the NFL is... hell, he does this same thing every year... takes a stand on a given issue/player and refuses to back off of it for a long while no matter what evidence is presented, either due to pride or simply attemping to stir the pot and drive the conversation.

He MIGHT even be right about Smith, sure its possible... but when Dorsey/Reid/Sutton think he's the best press, physical corner out there for the money, i'll take their word for it, dont really care what he or PFF says.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

PFF probably said Hillis was super duper awesome last season and his total lack of production was due to underutilization..

Pretty much everyone here thought Hillis was great.

I thought he could be a decent back, whatever. He wasn't horrible. It's not like I was standing on the table for him.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Torchy.
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[Bowser]

Are we talking Dexter McCleon bad, or Eric Warfield bad?

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Originally Posted by Go to Hell

Pretty much everyone here thought Hillis was great.

I thought he could be a decent back, whatever. He wasn't horrible. It's not like I was standing on the table for him.

Like Chase Daniel, he too raped in the pre season.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by scott free

Nah, i think he knows football pretty damn well, *usually* he knows what looks right, he spends too much time on it not to, he has tons of spot on takes.

His problem is that he thinks all of that, plus the stats he meticulously researches, makes him nearly infallible, he's not, no one else here or even in the NFL is... hell, he does this same thing every year... takes a stand on a given issue/player and refuses to back off of it for a long while no matter what evidence is presented, either due to pride or simply attemping to stir the pot and drive the conversation.

He MIGHT even be right about Smith, sure its possible... but when Dorsey/Reid/Sutton think he's the best press, physical corner out there for the money, i'll take their word for it, dont really care what he or PFF says.

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Please, Clay is a jock sniffing fanboy, that pretends he knows more than he thinks he knows.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

Pretty much everyone here thought Hillis was great.

I thought he could be a decent back, whatever. He wasn't horrible. It's not like I was standing on the table for him.

If by wasn't horrible you mean he didn't shoot Belcher in the parking lot himself, I agree. As for on the field, he blew giant donkey balls. When he wasn't injured, he was fumbling at the goal line or gaining 1 yard on 3rd and 2.

[Hammock Parties]

At least I didn't buy his ****ing jersey. A ton of homers did.

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

Pretty much everyone here thought Hillis was great.

I thought he could be a decent back, whatever. He wasn't horrible. It's not like I was standing on the table for him.

He wasn't horrible? He didn't freaking play for how many weeks because of a supposed tweaked ankle but skinny little McCluster plays with a Cast on his arm bigger than both of his arms put together just to get on the field after a dislocated elbow and misses zero games because of it.

Hillis has NO heart and is a pussy!

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Chiefs fans bought Cassel jerseys. Meditate.
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[Mav]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

PFF probably said Hillis was super duper awesome last season and his total lack of production was due to underutilization. Clay's football knowledge is made up of stats from a website and whatever information he gets from his buddies at the weekly game of dungeons and dragons.

lol, Yeahhhhhh. Since he became the face of madden, he quit trying. His last year in cleveland, he no longer was hurdling guys, and being a bulldozer. And from what i saw when he was a chief, he became reminicent of a former ravens and browns running back, that we affectionetly referred to as the tip toe burglar, Jamal Lewis.

When he did his thing back in 2011, dude would just truck guys, but ever since he got all butt hurt by mike holmgren, and tom heckert, hes just become a puss bag.

[Raiderhater58]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

We're paying this dude $7.5 million to get roasted this year.

Can't wait.

You may be THE most negative person that I have ever come across in my 44 years on this planet (earth, not Chiefs). You don't seem to like anything this team does.