Originally Posted by Mecca:
If they try to play Sorenson as a single high FS I will lose my ****ing mind.
Never understood the Sorenson hate. 7 INT’s and 15 passes defended in the last 3 seasons (considering he didn’t play most of last year). He can blitz, he has proven he can cover.
He isn’t a starter but he’s the kind of player you want as depth. I don’t mind if he plays single high sometimes.
If he does it likely means Thornhill is playing corner. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Never understood the Sorenson hate. 7 INT’s and 15 passes defended in the last 3 seasons (considering he didn’t play most of last year). He can blitz, he has proven he can cover.
He isn’t a starter but he’s the kind of player you want as depth. I don’t mind if he plays single high sometimes.
If he does it likely means Thornhill is playing corner.
Uh, maybe because he was the starter and was the early projected starter? [Reply]
I'd rather have Thornhill using his instincts to pick off deep passes as a single high safety than having Peters do it while abandoning his responsibility at corner.
Juan Thornhill looked good while I was there last weekend, and it sounds like he's having a day today.
He's picked up right where he left off from his time at Virginia: a ballhawk with range to play deep. He's a stud, and I still can't believe the Chiefs got him where they did.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Never understood the Sorenson hate. 7 INT’s and 15 passes defended in the last 3 seasons (considering he didn’t play most of last year). He can blitz, he has proven he can cover.
He isn’t a starter but he’s the kind of player you want as depth. I don’t mind if he plays single high sometimes.
If he does it likely means Thornhill is playing corner.
He's physically limited and the Chiefs have generally given him way to much playing time. They also signed him to a stupid contract when he could have been replaced by a 3rd day draft pick for a quarter of the money. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
He's physically limited and the Chiefs have generally given him way to much playing time. They also signed him to a stupid contract when he could have been replaced by a 3rd day draft pick for a quarter of the money.
I still say he takes too much shit for his athleticism because he's a white guy.
And people think he's more of a hard-hitter than he is for the same reason.
Sorensen is game, so I have no problem with people calling him 'tough' or 'rugged' - the guy is absolutely willing to put his nose into the pile. But honestly, run support and baseline tackling are probably the worst part of his game.
He's actually a pretty damn decent playmaker. He's not a single-high guy, but few truly are. He's pretty athletic, especially for a safety.
I think he's overpaid but if the Chiefs cut him, he'd be on an NFL roster and there would be several teams bidding for his services. He's a nice player who I wish were making about $2 million less than he is. A $4.7 million cap hit for a rotational safety is pretty ridiculous. But if we had him at $2.5 million on the cap this year I think you'd keep him without question. [Reply]
