John Dorsey reportedly candidate for Packers GM

[Chromatic]

Yeah, that would suck pretty ****ing hard.

When the Packers face the Giants in Sunday's wild-card game, the focus will be on the field. But the future of the man who built the Packers is one that is being fiercely debated in Green Bay. How long 63-year-old general manager Ted Thompson, with two years left on his contract, continues in his current job is an open question.

Now, an intriguing name has emerged as a potential successor: Chiefs GM John Dorsey.


Dorsey, a former Packers player who cut his teeth in Green Bay under Hall of Fame architect Ron Wolf, has not yet signed a contract extension, sources said. He's in the final year of his deal, potentially opening the door to him leaving what he helped build in Kansas City to work at Lambeau Field.

Sources said Dorsey is incredibly well-regarded by the Packers executive committee, including President and CEO Mark Murphy, from his time as a scout, Director of College Scouting and Director of Football Operations. Timing would have to be perfect, but if Thompson steps away to take a senior scouting role as some involved believe, Dorsey would be in a position to step in this year.

Dorsey and coach Andy Reid have worked hand-in-hand over the past four years to build the Chiefs into a consistent winner, and they are seeded second in the AFC playoffs. The Chiefs intend to give a contract extension to Reid this offseason, a source said. After this year, Reid will be in the final year of his deal.

The list of successors to Thompson is an intriguing one. It includes Director of Football Operations Eliot Wolf, who interviewed this week for the 49ers' open GM job. While he was blocked from interviewing for the Lions' GM job last year, his interview this year means he could be leaving. There is also Russ Ball, the vice president of football administration, who is universally respected in the NFL and by the executive committee. Director of Player Personnel Brian Gutekunst and Senior Personnel Executive Alonzo Highsmith are among the talented members of the Packers' front office.

With Dorsey entering the picture, it adds some intrigue to the future of the Packers' front office.

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[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Buns

Dorsey's wife is from Kansas so she would have to sign off on this. It doesn't seem like something Dorsey would do though.

Can't imagine all the work he'd have to put in to pry his wife from Kansas.

[COchief]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Some of you are really, really dumb. How do you know, in your own scenario, that Ballard isn't actually "Tom Brady" and "Belichick" is just riding off his work?

Oh yeah, you don't ****ing know.

Your brain is amazing, so "won't lose sleep" and "replacing with guy who feeds him all info" are OK to post as statements. And now "we just don't know"?

You just made my point for me: Current proven leader and winner with virtually zero F-ups with tons of scrap heap wins, draft wins, FA wins, and virtually nothing negative in 4 years. You absolutely do not replace that unless you have to with an "unknown", "unknowns" lead to scouting candy wrappers instead of QBs.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by COchief

This is so easy it hurts...

You're right. Making yourself look stupid is so easy it must hurt.

If you can't see the difference between hiring an outsider with a "reputation" versus a guy who has worked in the building for 4 years and supplied Dorsey with 90+% of the data that he used to make decisions, then I can't help you.

And people think I'm negative. Holy shit, the amount of vaginal bleeding in this thread is off the charts. If Dorsey wants to be here, and Clark wants him here, he'll sign an extension.

If Dorsey doesn't want to be here, or Clark prefers Ballard, he won't.

I'm confident that the organization won't miss a beat if Dorsey was to leave.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by COchief

Your brain is amazing, so "won't lose sleep" and "replacing with guy who feeds him all info" are OK to post as statements. And now "we just don't know"?

You just made my point for me: Current proven leader and winner with virtually zero F-ups with tons of scrap heap wins, draft wins, FA wins, and virtually nothing negative in 4 years. You absolutely do not replace that unless you have to with an "unknown", "unknowns" lead to scouting candy wrappers instead of QBs.

Haha no, you have no point. You're ****ing stupid.

[Otter]

Hunt has simply got to find a way to retain Dorsey by any means necessary. Ether rag him and tie him up down in the basement of Arrowhead if need be.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by notorious

Maybe Ballard is the genius and Dorsey is just a guy....

The Chiefs know this is coming. That's why they refused to give Chris Ballard permission to talk to several teams about their open GM positions.

That's pretty rare in the NFL to block someone from taking a clearly better position. Unless some assurances have been made to Chris that the GM job is yours when Dorsey leaves. Then it makes sense.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

The Chiefs know this is coming. That's why they refused to give Chris Ballard permission to talk to several teams about their open GM positions.

That's pretty rare in the NFL to block someone from taking a clearly better position. Unless some assurances have been made to Chris that the GM job is yours when Dorsey leaves. Then it makes sense.

So rare they did it not long ago when Tampa called!

[kcpasco]

The timing on this article sucks. I wake up in a good mood hoping to read something good on the upcoming Chiefs playoff game. Now I wish the reporter who stirred this up would get tossed from the highest of buildings.

[COchief]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Haha no, you have no point. You're ****ing stupid.

Thanks for responding to "Can you logic?" in such a clear and concise manner.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by kcpasco

The timing on this article sucks. I wake up in a good mood hoping to read something good on the upcoming Chiefs playoff game. Now I wish the reporter who stirred this up would get tossed from the highest of buildings.

No coincidence of the timing, I'm sure. Even thought its a ,"kinda-maybe-possibly" story, distractions are not needed now...

[milkman]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

You're right. Making yourself look stupid is so easy it must hurt.

If you can't see the difference between hiring an outsider with a "reputation" versus a guy who has worked in the building for 4 years and supplied Dorsey with 90+% of the data that he used to make decisions, then I can't help you.

And people think I'm negative. Holy shit, the amount of vaginal bleeding in this thread is off the charts. If Dorsey wants to be here, and Clark wants him here, he'll sign an extension.

If Dorsey doesn't want to be here, or Clark prefers Ballard, he won't.

I'm confident that the organization won't miss a beat if Dorsey was to leave.

The fact remains, while Ballard is a big part of the decision process, Dorsey has made the final decisions, and while Ballard is highly thought of in the building, he is an unproven commodity.

There is no wrong answer here.
You do what can if you are Hunt to retain the man that has done an outstanding job of team building, and if you can't get it done, you let the chips fall where they may and hope for the best.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

So rare they did it not long ago when Tampa called!

tampa, SF or 10 other teams doesn't matter, they are blocking one guy from upper mobility in his career. That's the "rare" part. The fact that he is still with the Chiefs tells us that he has received assurances that they are not holding him back but want you for the GM position with the Chiefs when Dorsey leaves.

[Dinny Bossa Nova]

Welp.

I say they dump Dorsey and Reid both after this season and bring in some guys that will cut Alex and draft a QB in the first round so we can finally get this team on the right track and start winning games the right way.

WHO'S WITH ME?????

Dinny

[Otter]

This stuff should really be held off until the season is over.

[COchief]

Originally Posted by kcpasco

The timing on this article sucks. I wake up in a good mood hoping to read something good on the upcoming Chiefs playoff game. Now I wish the reporter who stirred this up would get tossed from the highest of buildings.

Agreed, I would also say I'm a little pissed off that Clark allowed this situation to happen period. You find someone like Dorsey and you lock that shit down as long as you can. If Dorsey faps to Green and Gold on a nightly basis then fine nothing can be done about that, otherwise that man does not leave town.