Swamp Thing Saturday: Glenn Dorsey Goes To Camp
Yes, that’s him. The Glenn Dorsey. Swamp Thing. The Bayou Bruiser. Glenn Dorsey Glenn Hoss. The Chiefs‘ new $5 1 Million Dollar Man. Looking as big as that SUV he climbed out of, ready to put the franchise on his broad shoulders.
He already has more nicknames and more pressure than any of his fellow teammates, but he handles it all very well, doesn’t he? If Jared Allen was the One Man Gang, here’s to Dorsey becoming the One Man Army. That’s what he was down in Baton Rouge, where he helped bring home the Sears Trophy for the Bayou Bengals. If he is indeed the next Warren Sapp, today is the first day of something very special.
Kudos to Carl Peterson. He get’s his crown and seat on the throne back as far as we’re concerned, at least for the day. For those of you saying, gosh, $51 mil is a lot of change, consider a few things. First, Dorsey was arguably the best player on both a lot of experts’ and a lot of teams’ big boards. Second, quarterback Matt Ryan, a player many expected to be selected after Dorsey. signed for $20 mil more, despite being picked only two spots earlier. Peterson did an extremely commendable job, and it looks like Dorsey wasn’t greedy either. We are extremely lucky to have Dorsey, especially at this price tag. Defensive end Mario Williams got $60 mil a few years back, and Dorsey could have easily commended that had he been selected where he was projected to go.
I don’t know about all the other Addicts out there, but I’m about the happiest guy on the planet right now. Well, other than Gunther Cunningham and Tim Krumrie (and, damn, it’s great to finally read their quotes again). They may have lost a heat-seeking Allen missile, but they’ve replaced it with a hell-raising daisy Dorsey cutter and its “large lethal radius.” What a day!
Other links:
- Dorsey owes Peterson a steak dinner. – Red Zone
- Ron Prince gives his former player Branden Albert high praise. – C.J. Online
- This is a make-or-break year for La Quinta’s Jeff Webb. – My Desert
- Saturday morning update. – UW-RF
- And another one. – WPI
Talk about not being greedy. Here’s some more details of this “humongous” deal he got:
http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=286
If he ends up getting that extra $18 mil he will have earned every single penny of it!
P.S. – Great pic. Looks like a monster lumbering through the swamp, getting ready to go cause some widespread havoc and chaos.
Long live the One Man Army!
July 26th, 2008 at 5:50 pmAdam, I’m glad you’ve finally come to embrace “Bayou Bruiser” as a nickname for Glenn Dorsey. I’d also like to add that this picture really does remind me of the Swamp Thing.
Oh man. I’m even more excited than I thought I’d be about Dorsey showing up to camp.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:12 pmYou know the nickname that people actually call him, not just here on AA, but ACTUALLY call him? Putt.. he was so bow-legged when he was younger, that he could barely walk, and he would only get up and dance/walk around when he saw a putt-putt golf commercial on TV. His grandma called him Putt, and it’s stuck. A far cry from Bayou Bruiser, don’tcha think?
July 26th, 2008 at 6:26 pmOh wow, great story man. I did not know that.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:29 pmI think we should send a shout out to Dorsey’s agent on this deal too – simply for not telling him the kind of crap Jared Allen’s agent was telling Jared. Segal obviously has a future in the PROS with big name players.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:52 pmThat is an awesome story, xxxlp. Thanks for sharing that. Putt. Now we know this guy!
SeanB, he does just look like a freakin’ monster, doesn’t he? Like he could powerclean that SUV and throw it across the street. Dude is huge.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:53 pmGreat point on Segal, CMF!
July 26th, 2008 at 7:30 pmWhat size are the clod-stompers on that man’s feet? LORD!
July 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pmI don’t know, but Jay Cutler better hope he doesn’t have any Albert Haynesworth in him. Man!
July 26th, 2008 at 9:52 pmLOL! I think you can draw a full size map of Rhode Island in his shoeprint!
July 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pmThose ARE some seriously huge clown-shoe-esque kicks he’s got there. I hope his ego doesn’t swell that big, but I hope he’s as good as previously thought. I wouldn’t mind in the least if he had a little mean streak in him, as well. I know Herm would be against it, but I think KC needs a lil’ attitude, and Dorsey would be a nice candidate to bring it in. Just imagine those huge cleats coming down on a QB’s throwing hand after a vicious sack, that very nearly left him concussed. Ahhh. Can’t wait to grab some nachos and a beer and watch this man work on Sundays.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:35 pmThis pic reminds me a lot of that “captured footage” that you always see on those pseudo-documentaries about Big Foot. I mean check the sideways glance, the armswing, and uh, the massive peds.
In Louisiana, there’s a popular legend about a large upright creature said to inhabit the swamps and woods. Some say it’s most akin to a werewolf, while others insist it’s the Bayou cousin of Sasquatch. The spellings vary a bit but they are all pronounced essentially the same, namely Rugaru, Roux-Ga-Roux, etc.
July 27th, 2008 at 9:14 amNew Nickname: Bayou Bigfoot? or just plain old Bigfoot? anyone?
July 27th, 2008 at 10:03 amactually… my new favorite would be: “Swampfoot”
July 27th, 2008 at 10:42 amI dunno – Swampfoot sounds like something you go see your doctor about.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:09 amunfortunately for Rivers and Cutler… there ain’t no cure for the Swampfoot!
July 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pmunless you count retirement
July 28th, 2008 at 5:13 pm