Sims and Dorsey were selected in the top 5. Jr. was selected in the top 1/2 of round 2. Hali is not an OLB, Dorsey is not a DE. This will be interesting.

I like the energy an article like this creates, but I gotta question a couple aspects of it.

...that leaves Hali one on one with the left tackle almost every down, a battle he should win most of the time...I thought that experiment went down in history as a collosal fail last year? I also read elsewhere that Vrabel and Hali flip flopped positions and that Hali is practicing at lolb, I think if he has a chance in this defense it is on the strong side. jmo though



...Dorsey matched up one on one with a guard is a matchup I will take every day of the week...really? I understand he will be helped by shading him, but where he was lined up was only part of the problem, he needs to step up the intensity of his play and do the things it takes to beat the man across from him. Hopefully, Fanaca, Mawae and a few others taught Dorsey enough "lessons" about what it takes to succeed in the NFL that he put in alot of work and is a new player this year. He will never be a bust, but may never play to full expectations either.

Should be the most interesting year in quite awhile.

If this works, think about how the secondary FINALLY get's it's shot to be play makers on a more consistent basis!

I've said it a thousand times; you get Flowers a legitimate pass-rush, and it's a whole new world in the Chiefs secondary.

Let's do this thing!

Yeah, but Hali will be starting off the line, so the tackle won't be able to get his hands on him right away. With Hali moving well, he should be able to get by the tackle. Or the tackle may moved over and engage Dorsey, leaving Hali open to the QB.

This kind of reminds me of when our defenses use to have good schemes. It has also made me decide, just this very minute, that Gunther had much less to do with our good defenses and it was mostly Marty and DT.

Gun = Pres. Bill Clinton.

Marty = Rommel.

CP = Stalin.

Lamar = Pres. Woodrow Wilson.

Someone there has to get broken, it's just the natural dynamic. Peterson won the battle and lost the war.

The argument is over. Blame Marty all you want for the "Marty years" but Peterson hasn't accomplished JACK $#IT without him and Marty has gone on just fine...

The problem is that Hali's best asset was his quick burst at the snap, which made him an effective pass rusher against RTs who generally aren't as quick as the LT.
That burst was negated by the quicker LT.

Rushing from a stand up position is more about speed, and the question is, has the weight loss improved Hali's speed enough to make him an effective pass rusher from the ROLB spot?

I have my doubts.

Well.......duh.

I've said this many times.
I'll say it again.

****her did more to contain DT than any opposing OC ever did.

FYP... Yeah, I guess I ad not really come to that realization on Gunther before. Under Marty he would try different things, have decent schemes, and just go crazy. Maybe he can call an aggressive defense, but I don't think he can design one. And, anyway, he's just a bat-shit crazy German...

No offense, of course... I wouldn't call you bat-shit... At least not to your face...

The only problem is Hali has always played "below his weight." He's just not strong at all. For a guy as big as he is he carries no strength on gameday.

It's his only chance. He's got the speed and athleticism of a legit DE but he's just overwhelmed on gameday. I don't know if it's instinct, hate, drive, strength, or a combination of all but he's consistently pushed around by below average T's...

He probably is the one who best knows the relationship between Parcells and Belichick, being ones son-in-law and the others work partner for years. I bet he's got some pretty funny stories to tell.
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Man that seems so familiar. Almost like I wrote that myself here months and months ago, and had to argue with people here about it.

Oh wait, that's exactly what happened! DOH!

I should go back and find all the people that insulted me for saying this.

wrong. sims was number 6 overall.

WEll not only wrong there, Dorsey won't be playing head up defense tackle (end) in this defense. Yet people keep saying it.

yeah, I kinda glossed over that one.

This article was written by TJ Gerrity. Never heard of him so I wonder if he's basing this off a Chiefs camp report from someone or if he's at camp? Or is he just assuming the Chiefs will run the same D Zona did? Maybe someone at camp can tell us how Dorsey is lining up when he's on the field.

PhilFree:arrow:

Seeing how Dorsey couldn't get off blocks last year, play end in a 3-4 might be what he's good at.