John Dorsey

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Eh, slow down.

Getting a staff in here that can utilize the talent is beyond critical in the modern NFL. All these guys are big, strong and fast. NFL players, by virtue of the fact that they are here at all, are talented.

The head coach and his staff is tasked with getting the most of that talent by either teaching, motivating or utilizing players in ways that maximize that.

No, I disagree completely with you here. In the NFL, the head coach and the staff he is able to assemble is more important than the general manager. They're both critical, but I'd go 60-40 HC.

There's a lot of truthy in this deal right here.

We have to start developing our own players. We have to.

The Lost Carr Effect was a great example of what happens when you don't. GMs don't develop players. They help supply the raw material. It's up to the HC and his staff to mold that resource into value ... both on the field and off.

The obvious advantage of having a GM who can properly and ACCURATELY evaluate talent is ... well ... obvious. Not so obvious is what the coaching staff does with them once they sign up. But it's that work which, over time, creates either football dynasties or roving cow patties.

If we were to somehow acquire a GM who can evaluate and an HC who can develop and, somehow by the grace of God, the two can work together, it's an absolute win for those Chiefs fans whose best clothes are now ruined from constant rending and the occasional soggy flatulence.

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