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Originally Posted by milkman
You are seriously overstating the work, though.
The depth is better, and that has been a contributing factor in this streak, but the reality is that this team is winning because the guys that were here before Dorsey, DJ, Hali, Poe, and Berry are all playing exceptionally well and leading this team.
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You're understating his work, but we're largely saying the same thing.
He brought in Ware/West in 2014, and that has kept our run game thriving, which Alex Smith needs. His restraint in 2014 allowed us cap space to bring in Maclin, whom Alex Smith needs, as well as Albert Wilson for essentially free. And he bargained Smith down to a "middle class QB" contract in 2014. Dee Ford has been critical the past couple weeks, as has Zach Fulton and Laurent Duvarney-Tardif.
The 2014 offseason is a significant reason the Chiefs are 9-5.
But your point about the soul of the defense being almost entirely constructed prior to Dorsey's arrival is also very significant.