One name in particular is 8 game starter, QB Brady Quinn, who failed to revitalize his career in KC when given the opportunity last season.
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| QB Brady Quinn |
The Chiefs have very few holes to fill and can add quite a bit of depth in the coming weeks to key positions. The signing of Bowe, Colquitt, and the Franchise tagging of LT Brandon Albert were key moves. RT Eric Winston has been released and CB Dunta Robinson has been signed to a 3-year deal.
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| WR Dwayne Bowe |
So whats going on in Chiefs Nation? John Dorsey is what's going on. He's been busy re-vamping the roster, tailoring each player acquisition as a sign of adding depth, not an act of a team re-building.
Matt Cassel seems destined to be leaving KC as his release seems to be coming at any second, due to the trade for QB Alex Smith from the 49ers.
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| QB Alex Smith |
Tyson Jackson has had his contract restructured to a more friendly dollar amount for this new regime and it looks as if the Chiefs may try and retain the services of DE Glenn Dorsey, who will also become a free agent tomorrow afternoon.
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| DE Tyson Jackson |
So where does all this leave the Chiefs currently? So far, it shows that owner Clark Hunt has put his foot down. He brought in Andy Reid, John Dorsey, and the coaching staff is in place. So far so good.
John Dorsey and Andy Reid have made their presence known with all the recent roster moves. Does the buck stop here? No. More surprises are to be had. John Dorsey is playing his GM cards very well, and revealing nothing.
What can we, as Chiefs fans expect? Change. It has been made, and is currently in the making. The next couple of weeks will be very interesting. Surprises are coming on an almost daily basis and tomorrow should bring more.
I for one, am very optimistic about what has transpired since former GM Scott Pioli was ousted.
So hold on Chiefs Nation, this ride is going to continue. Has the Ace-of-Spades already been played? I doubt it. Keep it moving Dorsey, it's been a great ride so far. The future, starts tomorrow.
Go Chiefs!
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Nice post. Matt Cassel remains a Chief. Brady Quinn won't be missed. Dorsey resigns and the boys up front bring in a quality CB. It's all gonna come down to Reid's faith in Smith. If that fails, the boat sinks...and Matt Cassel gets his shot at redemption. It don't get any better than that. :)
ReplyDeleteLol! Cassel will need to have his contract restructured. Even you know, the Chiefs aren't going to pay Cassel $9.8mil to be a backup.
DeleteI think once the Alex Smith trade is legally finalized, Cassel will get the cut. He was Pioli's boy. And Dorsey seems to be getting rid of Pioli's boys. Hillis will walk, Brady will walk, Winston is gone, Breaston is gone, Boss is gone.
I just don't see a scenario where Cassel can be kept. That's me speaking as an "Armchair GM," not a Cassel-hater.
I'm really ready to see how things look after FA and the draft, I can say I am happy with Dorsey & Reid's ability to keep talent here but as far as the FA that they are bringing in, color me unimpressed.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to be optimistic about Dorsey's FA acquisitions being better than what Pioli brought in. Hillis sucked, Winston was "meh," Brady Quinn was as horrible as Cassel.
DeleteBut after FA and the draft, I agree, we'll have a better view of this team, as a team.
I'd be impressed if the guys we were bringing in were in their prime. I guess Alex Smith can be considered in his prime, but I just care for that trade and I probably won't until we win a playoff game with him, but that will be useless if any QB in the draft has equal or greater success.
DeleteYeah, if Geno could win 8 or 9 games, that's the equivalent of Alex Smith, and Geno would be the same price, for twice the contract length. Dorsey had to seriously believe no QB in the draft could play as well as Smith. But then again, I think Smith was more of an Andy Reid acquisition than a Dorsey acquisition.
DeleteI think Reid may not be as "great" as a QB developer (McNabb has really been the only one he truly helped develop; Jeff Garcia was already a decent QB in San Fran, and Vick was also already a decent QB) as people make him out to be.