Chiefs DE Glenn Dorsey Viewed As NFL Draft Cautionary Tale

Dorsey isn’t a bust, and he is doing his job very well. He is a stout defender. Switching from a 43 to a 34 has changed his playing style. People need to realize that before commenting on him.

I think he was our best defensive lineman last season. Just look what happened when he was injured against buffalo and especially when he missed the browns game!

and you’ll be hearing from him in no time.

defensive ends will never get the credit they deserve unless they are sacking the quarterback. aaron smith is one of the best defensive ends in the league, but rarely gets recognized for his play because of his position in the 3-4 defense, even though our defense was one of the best in recent years with him and went completely down the drain the last 2 times he got injured. I can see Dorsey turning into this kind of player for the Chiefs, especially with the strides he made in the first year in the new system last year. like UKchief said, he was really missed in that Browns game…. (i live in missouri and my brother is a chiefs fan, so i basically watched every chiefs game this year)

Nobody is calling Dorsey one of the best linemen in the league as was widely expected of him. He gets blown up at the line of scrimmage often, and overall is pretty underwhelming so far, IMO…and apparently I’m not the only one.

I mean, there are a few exceptions like Richard Seymour. But would he have been as effective in New England had Vince Wilfork or Ty Warren not been there? Seymour is by no means a sack beast, but will crumble the hold of half the o-line and that’s why he is recognized. Glenn Dorsey will continue to get better and I bet Gruden will be reminded of him soon.

we can have a Pleasant byproduct of a sack master Dorsey this season. Get it?

Jon Gruden is just about the biggest waste of space working for ESPN right now(besides Herm). Gruden rode alot of coat tails to his previous successes. He is also an offensive minded coach. For him to start passing out ‘this guys a bust’ cards for defensive linemen is a bit like Dan Fouts making fun of merlin olsen. Let’s give the comment about as much thought as Gruden did before he said it.

is that we havent traded him away…he obviously is a pioli-haley type of player, and fits this system otherwise IMO he would’ve packed his bags with tank tyler.

dorsey will excel in this defense just needs some time. he came into this D when we were terrible and last year we werent much better but even so, with a year under his belt in his 2nd year he made major improvements from his first year. this year he will get better as well. and now that we have our coaching staff set in place…look for him to excel.

As everyone else has already pointed out, Dorsey really started to shine for us last year. I’m really looking forward to see him step it up even more in year 3 to become an elite player.

Dorsey is a top 5 pick, and the
Chiefs still have crappy defense,
therefor Dorsey is a bust.

Nice work gruden.

Like it’s been stated before on his transition from a 4-3 to a 3-4 he was getting used to the new style of play. He’s now got a year under his belt in the 3-4. I know that the new training style, weight and conditioning program and coaching of Crennel will only help him improve his play and I really believe we will see a even better Glenn Dorsey on the field this year.

Sounds look good bulletin board material for Glen Dorsey to prove Gruden wrong. I hope he does.

safety, Dorsey, Jackson, and possibly even McGee are going to be heard from. These are young guys. Am I the only one who remembers the “nasty” Dorsey displayed as an LSU Tiger? It will happen again, mark my words.

You havn’t heard much about Tyson Jackson either.

Everyone knows it takes 2 to 3 years for those guys to truly develop into something special.

Throw a transition to the 3/4 into the mix, and what does he expect?

Add in also, that the 3rd piece of the puzzle, having a franchise NT, was missing for both years, and what you have is a PRE-JUDGEMENT on the part of Gruden.

I wanna see Dorsey, Williams or Cody, and Jackson, together for a full year, then tell me what you think.

I’m sure Scott Pioli, is thinking the same way. Draft success is not judged for at least 2 years after the fact when it comes to DT’s.

So go piss up a rope, Mr. Gruden.

D-Line. Takes a few years to evaluate. Two years in the league. Two positions. May as well been a rookie. No talent around him. Again, a few years to evaluate.

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

PS – Herm Edwards. Club Med. Seriously?

an undersized player in the most physically demanding position in football… Weird.

He is right that Dorsey has not been heard from. Is that a bad thing? No, if you hear from a lineman from either side of the football, it is for the wrong reasons. In the trenches, the only time you want to hear a player’s name is when he is being announced in the starting lineup, or has is being announced to the Pro Bowl. If anything, it is a huge plus that we heard from Glenn Dorsey. Means he is doing his job.

we signed Shaun Smith, and have just picked Dan Williams at number 5? We don’t need that much depth.