KC Warpaint 3,235 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 tpaylor@kcstar.com Shortly before the Super Bowl, Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said he wanted to discuss long-term contracts with coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey at some point this year, the final seasons of their deals. On Thursday, in his first news conference since the end of a season in which the Chiefs went 12-4 and won the AFC West, Dorsey expressed his happiness in Kansas City. “From my family’s perspective, or mine, professionally and personally, this has been the greatest four years of my life,” Dorsey said. “I love this city, I love this team, I love this community. “I think this is one of the most stable franchises in the National Football League, and I think that leadership starts at the top. The relationship that (president) Mark Donovan, myself and Andy have and Clark, it’s awesome. I love coming to work everyday. I don’t know more I could say, but I do love it here and I do love this community.” A source told The Star in January that Dorsey was under contract for 2017, briefly (at least) ending speculation that Dorsey might consider jumping for the top job in Green Bay, where he spent several years as a player and front-office executive. The NFL Network speculated in early January as a candidate for the Packers’ general manager job, provided it opened. When asked directly about the report, which stated Dorsey was still held in high regard in Green Bay, he chuckled. “I didn’t pay much attention to it,” Dorsey said. “I like it here. I love it here. I don’t know how much more I can stress it. I’m having fun and from an organization standpoint, we have made strides every year.” When reminded Thursday that he called his current position a “dream job” when he was hired in 2013, Dorsey again added that he sees himself in Kansas City for the long term.“I like to be thought of as a man who finishes what he starts … I want to see baby Jack graduate high school,” said Dorsey of his son, who is 5 years old. When asked to clarify if he wants to see that in Kansas City, Dorsey responded “why not?” Since the arrival of Dorsey and Reid before the 2013 season, the Chiefs have posted a 43-21 regular-season record with three playoff appearances. Dorsey said is happy with the progress the club has made over the last four years, despite the disappointing 18-16 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional round. “As we’ve gone alone, we’ve always said we want to be competitive in the AFC West and try to achieve greatness within our own division and then move forward,” Dorsey said. “I think this year, we kind of took a step moving forward by actually capturing the AFC West and actually getting home-field advantage, which I thought was a wonderful thing because of these great fans that we have. “And unfortunately, as hard as it was to swallow this year, it turned out the way it did … but I was very proud of those guys. I thought they were going to capture it and take it and move on to the next game, but it didn’t happen so my perspective is I have to build in ’17. Let’s learn from the past but let’s move forward.” Good Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article131725344.html#storylink=cpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West 6,714 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 The franchise is once again well respected and I think ascending. I think the management team Clark has assembled is very good. w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser 722 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Dorsey's wife is from Kansas, and their favorite place to visit was Kansas City. He is a perfect fit. Reid used to coach at Missouri. His children were young when his wife, Tami, used to go to KC to shop. Reid connected with Dave Toub at Texas El Paso, and Toub joined Reid at Missouri. When Reid came to KC, Toub jumped at the chance to join him. Dorsey met Andy Reid at Green Bay. Brad Childress met Andy Reid at Philadelphia. Andy Reid took Brad Nagy under his wing at Philadelphia. This is more than one person. This is a family, and that is what Andy Reid assembled. I don't think there will be wholesale changes. Reid was the Eagles' head coach for 14 years. I expect he will want to remain in Kansas City as long as Clark Hunt wants him, and Dorsey does too. For better or worse, they are going to be here awhile. http://www.chiefs.com/longreads/2016/andyreid.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Dorsey's wife is from Kansas, and their favorite place to visit was Kansas City. He is a perfect fit. Reid used to coach at Missouri. His children were young when his wife, Tami, used to go to KC to shop. Reid connected with Dave Toub at Texas El Paso, and Toub joined Reid at Missouri. When Reid came to KC, Toub jumped at the chance to join him. Dorsey met Andy Reid at Green Bay. Brad Childress met Andy Reid at Philadelphia. Andy Reid took Brad Nagy under his wing at Philadelphia. This is more than one person. This is a family, and that is what Andy Reid assembled. I don't think there will be wholesale changes. Reid was the Eagles' head coach for 14 years. I expect he will want to remain in Kansas City as long as Clark Hunt wants him, and Dorsey does too. For better or worse, they are going to be here awhile. http://www.chiefs.com/longreads/2016/andyreid.html Really? All this just came out??.. WOWZERS!! I cant believe thats been a secret for the last 4 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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