Will Chiefs suffer front office losses when John Dorsey gets a job?
By Matt Conner
When John Dorsey lands a new general manager job, will he poach the Chiefs front office for more help? It’s a good possibility.
Earlier this offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs brought in Tim Terry from the Green Bay Packers. Terry spent the last 13 years as an Assistant Director of Pro Personnel, helping to scout the Packers opponents in-season and focusing on NFL, CFL and Arena League players for the Packers. The move was a good one for the Chiefs, who promoted him to Director of Pro Personnel.
First, Terry brings a bit of outside perspective to a team that had only suffered losses to other teams—the same thing every winning team endures as losing franchises poach their executives in the hopes of building their own fortunes. The Chiefs had enjoyed some continuity among their front office, but opening the door is good for a home, so to speak, to let a fresh breeze in. That’s one aspect of Terry’s hire. Another is the fact that the Chiefs had withstood several recent losses during this offseason in particular. Trip MacCracken was fired. Marvin Allen took a job with the Buffalo Bills. Chris Ballard left to be the Indianapolis Colts’ new GM and took Kyle Childress with him.
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One other aspect that could come back to bite the Chiefs is that Terry was already very familiar with Dorsey from their years together in Green Bay. Terry brought some outside perspective, yes, but he also would be very familiar with Dorsey and his communication style, leadership and processes. It was an ideal hire for the Chiefs with Dorsey in charge. Unfortunately weeks later, Clark Hunt let Dorsey go—the fifth such casualty of the offseason.
Terry will likely spend this season with the Chiefs and maybe he’ll like his new environs enough to stay for the long haul. But it’s also likely that John Dorsey will be more than happy to raid K.C.’s coffers when it’s time to build a new staff—a matter of when, not if. The team that wins Dorsey’s services is likely to also enjoy an influx of former Chiefs executives who will be glad to work for a boss who makes everyone look good.