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Mr. Laz · 03-18-2015, 05:40 PM

Chiefs GM John Dorsey's Conference Call: What We Learned
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Pete Sweeney
KCChiefs.com Contributor
media for a conference call on Wednesday

Here’s a roundup of what we learned from general manager John Dorsey’s conference call on Wednesday:

Dorsey started the call by confirming he would be at the University of Missouri tomorrow.

For what it’s worth, the players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine from Missouri were defensive end Markus Golden, offensive guard Mitch Morse, running back Marcus Murphy and DE Shane Ray.

Dorsey feels good about the wide receiver position.
"I think we were lucky enough to acquire a really good football player (Jeremy Maclin) that’s going to help us,” Dorsey said. “We are slowly building some depth that we think we can come in and compete with. We will be able to do some nice things at that position while we head into training camp and preseason.”

Dorsey loves what WR Jason Avant brings to the table.
“Jason, ever since he’s been here I’ve respected his professional approach to the game,” he said. “He is going to go out there and meticulously do his route running, he’s going to secure the ball. It’s always good to have veteran presence around when you have younger players and he can still play at a high level so to me that’s a no brainer in terms of re-signing.”

Dorsey admires what former Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe was able to do for the organization.
“Dwayne’s accomplished a lot,” Dorsey said. “He’s been a team guy, he’s done everything that we’ve asked. To me this is the hard part of the business when you have to make certain decisions like this. I think you guys have seen what I’ve said in my quotes on how I feel towards him and that’s kind of where I am.”

Despite losing center Rodney Hudson to the Raiders, Dorsey believes in Eric Kush.
“Rodney is a very good player, but sometimes you can’t retain all of your players that you hope for and you wish for,” he said. “I have full confidence in Kush. I think he’ll do a nice job. Again, we will always be looking to unfold, just turn those rocks up and just try to make training camp as competitive as we possibly can.”

Dorsey feels offensive lineman Paul Fanaika, who the Chiefs signed as a free agent, will bring healthy competition to the line.

“It’s always good to bring in competition,” Dorsey said. “I think he will make the interior offensive line competitive. He’s proven that he can line up and start in the National Football League. We’re very happy we could get him and now see what he can do in terms of competing in training camp.”

Dorsey also likes OL Ben Grubbs, for whom he surrendered an undisclosed draft pick.

“I think Grubbs is a true professional,” he said. “He’s proven that he can line up and play in the National Football League at a high level. I think he gives us a proven player. He’s a winner. Sometimes things like that unfold and it did and I’m very happy.”

Dorsey thinks a great foundation is being built across the offensive line as a whole.
“On both sides, you want a really strong foundation moving forward,” Dorsey said. “Let’s get into OTAs, let’s get into training camp and let everybody compete, and moving forward, we’ll have some depth there now.”

To Dorsey, bringing back defensive back Ron Parker was “easy.”
“I think the decision was pretty easy,” he said. “I think all along we have all admired his toughness, his versatility to play corner and to play safety. I can envision him playing some roles within Bob Sutton’s defense. He plays safety at a high level and he plays corner. I mean, he’s very versatile. We’ve always said guys that play and are a part of the fabric we talk about, we are going to try to get something done with them.”

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...b-50ea5e245cf1

Sweet Daddy Hate · 03-18-2015, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

That's the same exact thought process that "true fan" uses when discussing QB.

Take the best player.

Don't ****ing worry about previous picks.

Mmm.....

You're pretty goddamned crafty, old man.

**mdchiefsfan** · 03-18-2015, 06:24 PM

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He plays safety at a high level and he plays corner

Red Dawg · 03-18-2015, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

Fanaika, Fulton, Allen, Sherrod, and whoever the hell I'm forgetting.

All scrubs.

I hope the faith in Kush is warranted, but I don't have any.

This team needs to draft at least 2 O-Linemen, one with the versatility to play guard or tackle, and one with the versatility to play guard or center, and let them and the scrubs and hopes compete for the 3 open spots.

You don't know shit.

milkman · 03-18-2015, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

You don't know shit.

Yep.

Never met you.

**TimBone** · 03-18-2015, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

You don't know shit.

Hahaha....this reply was random.

No explanation to follow the claim, either.
Made me laugh.

Coochie liquor · 03-18-2015, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

Yep.

Never met you.

Zing...

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 03-18-2015, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

Yep.

Never met you.

I love you, dad!

**RealSNR** · 03-18-2015, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

Fanaika, Fulton, Allen, Sherrod, and whoever the hell I'm forgetting.

All scrubs.

I hope the faith in Kush is warranted, but I don't have any.

This team needs to draft at least 2 O-Linemen, one with the versatility to play guard or tackle, and one with the versatility to play guard or center, and let them and the scrubs and hopes compete for the 3 open spots.

There's plenty of competition for RG. We don't need any more crap that we have to "wait to develop" for an entire season just as we go into the next season with that player as an "unknown," bringing in even more competition the next year and wasting more picks. And C is... well, it is what it is, but I sure as hell hope we don't draft one in the 1st.

We need another tackle in this draft and that's about it.

FloridaMan88 · 03-18-2015, 07:35 PM

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Dorsey feels good about the wide receiver position.
"I think we were lucky enough to acquire a really good football player (Jeremy Maclin) that’s going to help us,” Dorsey said. “We are slowly building some depth that we think we can come in and compete with. We will be able to do some nice things at that position while we head into training camp and preseason.”

The "slowly building depth" part is quite an understatement, considering it has taken two offseasons and counting to build a halfway decent WR depth chart and the Chiefs still aren't close to accomplishing this yet.

Hopefully they continue to address the WR position aggressively in the draft.

milkman · 03-18-2015, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

There's plenty of suckasss competition for RG. We don't need any more crap that we have to "wait to develop" for an entire season just as we go into the next season with that player as an "unknown," bringing in even more competition the next year and wasting more picks. And C is... well, it is what it is, but I sure as hell hope we don't draft one in the 1st.

We need another tackle in this draft and that's about it.

FYP

Pasta Little Brioni · 03-18-2015, 09:50 PM

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**RealSNR** · 03-18-2015, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

FYP

You're being ridiculous.

Fulton and Fanaika aren't Rishaw Johnson and Jeff ****ing Linkenbach.

We've got a shit ton of guards on the roster. I guarantee you there's ONE semi-mediocre or maybe even decent RG among them.

staylor26 · 03-18-2015, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

The "slowly building depth" part is quite an understatement, considering it has taken two offseasons and counting to build a halfway decent WR depth chart and the Chiefs still aren't close to accomplishing this yet.

Hopefully they continue to address the WR position aggressively in the draft.

Bullshit. We have pretty good depth just about everywhere, but the OL and WR. This is year 3. You can't go from 2-14 to a deep all-around team in two offseasons. So no, that's not an understatement.

This team was able to withstand the loss of two starting ILB's, two o linemen, a WR, a DE, a safety, and a revolving door at the LCB spot in year two. This team is MUCH deeper than it was when Dorsey got here.

philfree · 03-18-2015, 10:48 PM

With my Chiefs Planet education I think I just read that Dorsey is going to draft a WR in the 1st or 2nd round. He said building

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-18-2015, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by staylor26

Bullshit. We have pretty good depth just about everywhere, but the OL and WR. This is year 3. You can't go from 2-14 to a deep all-around team in two offseasons. So no, that's not an understatement.

This team was able to withstand the loss of two starting ILB's, two o linemen, a WR, a DE, a safety, and a revolving door at the LCB spot in year two. This team is MUCH deeper than it was when Dorsey got here.

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Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	Dorsey conference call Chiefs GM John Dorsey's Conference Call: What We Learned Posted 2 hours ago Pete Sweeney KCChiefs.com Contributor media for a conference call on Wednesday Here’s a roundup of what we learned from general manager John Dorsey’s conference call on Wednesday: Dorsey started the call by confirming he would be at the University of Missouri tomorrow. For what it’s worth, the players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine from Missouri were defensive end Markus Golden, offensive guard Mitch Morse, running back Marcus Murphy and DE Shane Ray. Dorsey feels good about the wide receiver position. "I think we were lucky enough to acquire a really good football player (Jeremy Maclin) that’s going to help us,” Dorsey said. “We are slowly building some depth that we think we can come in and compete with. We will be able to do some nice things at that position while we head into training camp and preseason.” Dorsey loves what WR Jason Avant brings to the table. “Jason, ever since he’s been here I’ve respected his professional approach to the game,” he said. “He is going to go out there and meticulously do his route running, he’s going to secure the ball. It’s always good to have veteran presence around when you have younger players and he can still play at a high level so to me that’s a no brainer in terms of re-signing.” Dorsey admires what former Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe was able to do for the organization. “Dwayne’s accomplished a lot,” Dorsey said. “He’s been a team guy, he’s done everything that we’ve asked. To me this is the hard part of the business when you have to make certain decisions like this. I think you guys have seen what I’ve said in my quotes on how I feel towards him and that’s kind of where I am.” Despite losing center Rodney Hudson to the Raiders, Dorsey believes in Eric Kush. “Rodney is a very good player, but sometimes you can’t retain all of your players that you hope for and you wish for,” he said. “I have full confidence in Kush. I think he’ll do a nice job. Again, we will always be looking to unfold, just turn those rocks up and just try to make training camp as competitive as we possibly can.” Dorsey feels offensive lineman Paul Fanaika, who the Chiefs signed as a free agent, will bring healthy competition to the line. “It’s always good to bring in competition,” Dorsey said. “I think he will make the interior offensive line competitive. He’s proven that he can line up and start in the National Football League. We’re very happy we could get him and now see what he can do in terms of competing in training camp.” Dorsey also likes OL Ben Grubbs, for whom he surrendered an undisclosed draft pick. “I think Grubbs is a true professional,” he said. “He’s proven that he can line up and play in the National Football League at a high level. I think he gives us a proven player. He’s a winner. Sometimes things like that unfold and it did and I’m very happy.” Dorsey thinks a great foundation is being built across the offensive line as a whole. “On both sides, you want a really strong foundation moving forward,” Dorsey said. “Let’s get into OTAs, let’s get into training camp and let everybody compete, and moving forward, we’ll have some depth there now.” To Dorsey, bringing back defensive back Ron Parker was “easy.” “I think the decision was pretty easy,” he said. “I think all along we have all admired his toughness, his versatility to play corner and to play safety. I can envision him playing some roles within Bob Sutton’s defense. He plays safety at a high level and he plays corner. I mean, he’s very versatile. We’ve always said guys that play and are a part of the fabric we talk about, we are going to try to get something done with them.” http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...b-50ea5e245cf1
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