ESPN's John Clayton is reporting on ESPN Radio that the Chiefs and Falcons may get together for their second trade in three days with Chiefs' defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey heading to Atlanta for the Falcons first and fourth-round picks.Of course this rumor could end up being nothing, but it's a trade that doesn't have to take place for a couple of more hours as the Chiefs can wait and see what is on the board when Atlanta picks.
The trade makes a lot of sense for both teams. Dorsey was awful last year, but a lot of that was because the Chiefs asked him to do something he's not. In Kansas City's defense, he was lined up head-up on offensive guards and asked to try to control his man, which didn't allow him to use his quick first step to try to fly into the backfield.
Dorsey is even a worse fit for the Chiefs' new 3-4 defense. Dorsey (6-foot-1, 297 pounds) is too light to play nose tackle in a 3-4 and he's not really tall or strong enough to be 3-4 defensive end. It's not inconceivable that if the trade doesn't happen, Dorsey could end up being a backup in Kansas City.
But the Falcons loved Dorsey last year and almost took him with the third pick before choosing Matt Ryan (a pick that turned out pretty good for Atlanta). Now they can get Dorsey (who fell last year to No. 5) and fill their hole at defensive tackle with a better player than any defensive tackle they could get with the No. 24 pick.
To think of it this way, Atlanta could trade their entire 2009 draft and they still wouldn't have enough value to move up to No. 5 according to the draft pick value chart, but if Clayton's rumor is true, the Falcons would do this trade for just a first and a fourth-round pick.
