The Myth of Glenn Dorsey
 

I continually hear via radio and occasionally here that Dorsey would be better in a 1-gap scheme and/or a 4-3 base front.

This is a myth. On our sub packages, our two DTs (Poe and Bailey) play a 3-tech and a shaded 2-tech or 1-tech. People complaining that Dorsey just needs to be turned loose and enabled to attack the passer need to realize that if Dorsey was able to do those things, he would have been starting in our sub-package since he was drafted.

The fact is, Dorsey simply hasn't and won't meet the expectations that he received when drafted in the top 5. That isn't due to scheme or philosophies, IMO. If he was good enough to rush the passer from the several DT techniques that most 4-3 teams run, he would be starting on our sub packages and been productive.

This isn't shocking news to most but I thought it might be thread worthy because of the bitching I continually hear about Dorsey and how we might receive a pick for trading him.

Nothing more then a Backup in the NFL.

****ing bust.

I'm pissed that I bought his jersey after we drafted him. He'll go into the box of shame alongside Larry Johnson's jersey.

Atlanta wanted him pretty bad going into his second season. We should have held on to Gonzalez and traded Dorsey (and yes, I realize Tony was the one that asked for the trade).

The thing that kills me about our D-line is how much we rotate them. We have three extremely high draft picks in Poe, Dorsey and Jackson, and (when healthy) those guys are only in for about 50% of the snaps. I understand rotating players in to keep players fresh, but come on, man. These guys were drafted to make a difference. We could get the same production from third-fourth-fifth round picks.

Why would anyone on the radio even mention this blah waste of a pick. He is so invisible I don't know how anyone ever thinks of him.

We should have lost 1 more game in 2007 and drafted Ryan ahead of Atlanta

Dorsey is still on the roster?

Same people who think Cassel "just needs more time".

Or traded up with StL. It's not like we used our 2009 1st on a productive player.

I've said this all along and dumbasses kept arguing and talking about his college years.

He has never been a Warren Sapp type. Ever. His pass rush is non existent and was never really there. People write the shit they do because they don't REALLY know how to watch football and just parrot the shit writers say.

Well that didn't take very long.

Who in the hell cares about Glen Dorsey right now?

He sux but Tyson Jackson is still more of a bust

This I'm not sure about. Draft spot, yes. In terms of hype and expectations, no.