Quotes from John Dorsey

I love football. It's been very generous to me.

Football is what I know, it is what I love, it is what I have worked my whole career at, and I thrive on every element that goes into building a winning football team.

I will talk about Baker Mayfield. I like everything about his makeup. I like how his teammates really rally behind him. I like his eyes downfield. I like his accuracy with his deep throws. I like how he shows that fighter's spirit; when it comes time to come back, he's fighting through to come back, and I applaud those things.

I love the thought of the AAF giving players a chance to earn experience through playing the game of football at a high level. And letting players showcase their skills and continue to develop.

I hate hype.

Once you identify positional needs, then I think, then, what you do is, you be very selective on how you go about acquiring those players. You have to look at the resources available on how to acquire those players, and then, if you can, go acquire those assets that can best help this team get over the hump.

You have to build your core nucleus of your team through your draft. What that does is you basically introduce them to your culture and your environment. Then, as guys begin to perform and play to that level, then you say, 'You know what? You guys deserve an extension, so here it is.'

I was very proud of my time in Kansas City. I thought we acquired a heck of a roster.

I don't think there's anything good that comes out of 'Hard Knocks,' but we'll see.

Every young man will make a mistake in his life, I bet you.

I have no problems with a young man being allowed to understand the mistakes he makes, and let's move forward. Let's move forward, and let's not do it again. That is how I look at it.

As a person, you like to see young men mature.

I happen to love Chase Daniel. I love his competitive zeal, how smart he is, how knowledgeable he is about the game.

I have a lot of respect with Mike McCarthy and for what he's done.

If you can get more team speed, I'm all for it.

The more team speed you have, the better.

Jamaal Charles is one of the finest running backs that's ever put on a Kansas City Chiefs uniform.

I think, in today's football, you have to have a certain degree of technology. If not, you're living in the stone ages.

Winning is important in this league. Just check your ego at the door. It's all about winning. That's what we all should be striving for.

When you mention the Cleveland Browns to me, it brings back vast memories.

I've always liked the history of the game of football, and then, when you mention the Cleveland Browns to me, it brings back vast memories, and I can't just wait to try to build and establish this thing and just move this thing forward.

A quarterback wants to come across in the interview process as confident, as having a vast understanding and knowledge of defenses, as being capable of leading a group of men. That's what you've got to convey to the teams.

It's always good to see guys perform under adverse situations.

I think the most important thing is not only do you want to build a roster, but you also want to establish a culture within any given organization.