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Originally Posted by JakeF
Dorsey was fired because Reid wanted all the power. That's also why the Chiefs hire a Reid guy to replace Dorsey. Veach will do whatever Reid tells him to do. My opinion.
If Mahomes is great they will credit Veach and Reid, if he sucks then they will blame Dorsey. It is what it is.
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I don’t disagree, but I think it was Hunt who soured on Dorsey first. The huge contract extensions to Houston and Berry now look excessive given those players’ availability. The Fisher extension, the LDT deal and the Maclin signing also cost a lot of cap, and for what? Regular season respectability but still, no playoff success.
I think Reid was put off by the Maclin release and how it reportedly went down, and saw his in to make a power grab.
I think both men are learning their lessons. Dorsey maybe gained an appreciation for the coach/player relationship and has to re-evaluate some of the contracts he doled out in KC. I thought he was exceptional at building depth, but maybe was more tentative in how he dealt with acquiring/maintaining elite talent.
Reid’s loyalty is costing him this season. Gone are Tommy Brasher and David Culley. He replaced them with his son, and Greg Lewis respectively - loyalty hires. Safe hires. Ones that will not question his process, and ones that are not of the highest quality. Inadequacies with Heck and Sutton continue to show, but yet they are not held accountable.
Veach is an Andy yes man, and I fear the shortcomings of both Dorsey and Reid have combined to leave Veach with a mess he won’t be able to clean up anytime soon: no draft capital, marginal cap space and facing a lacklustre free agent class. A defense in need of a major overhaul. A talented malcontent nearing the end of his rookie deal. Underperforming “stars”. Bad personnel fits for the scheme employed.
I hope Mahomes is related to Jesus, because the Chiefs will need a miracle to be relevant moving forward...