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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Outside of the QB position, the Chiefs were a pretty talented team in 2013, both offensively and defensively. Dorsey's additions that year in free agency were a mixed bag: Avery, DeVito and Fasano were "okay" additions, Dunta Robinson was awful. Eric Fisher, drafted as a left tackle, was a disaster on the right side and Kelce didn't contribute due to a knee injury.
For the most part, Reid coached up the existing players.
The decision to draft Mahomes wasn't driven by one person. Veach scouted him hard, brought him to Reid, who visited Texas Tech and met with the peeps on campus. Dorsey was no where to be found.
And yes, barring some unforeseen miracle, this team is no closer to a Super Bowl in 2017 than they were in 2012. Houston and Berry will soon be on the wrong side of 30, Hali is done, the receiving corp, outside of Hill now that Conley's gone, is meh at best, etc. and so on.
Veach could find three legit, immediate impact rookies next year and the Chiefs would still need ridiculous play from the QB and defense to push for a Super Bowl.
That's a lot to ask, especially minus a first round pick.
From all reports, it was a decision made by Dorsey, Hunt and Reid. And while I expect Mahomes to have a great career, he still hasn't played a single down in the NFL, so the jury is out.
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I'd give DeVito better than ok, dude was a solid run stopping fireplug... for Avery and Fasano, 'ok' fits the bill though
Cant blame Dorsey for Kelce' injury
With the no closer to a SB part, its hard to understand the math there... we're waaay closer now than we were coming off the disaster that led to the arrival of Dorsey and co. Its taken a hit lately, but a winning culture has been established with multiple playoff appearances to prove it
Obviously, we've all been expecting more than what we've gotten so far... but this organization is miles above the 2-14 group
Things just aren't quite as bad as they may look right now, IMO
1) New DC
2) Nagy retains playcalling duties
3) Invest 80% of draft and free agency resources into the defense
4) Bring in an animal or two on the O line, LG , quite possibly C and better depth
5) Hand the keys to Money Mahomes, yes technically the jury is still out... but God as my witness I've never seen anything quite like him, he is going to be
special
We're really not as bereft of talent as it seems, just need a few guys like Kpass to work out and things can turn around quickly... just look at the Rams