Michael82
07-23-2003, 09:05 AM
Defensive end Vonnie Holliday has plenty of positive qualities, but there's one thing missing from his game that gives the Chiefs a touch of regret:
He's not Hugh Douglas.
Douglas was the premier pass-rushing end available in this year's free-agent market and would have filled the Chiefs' most pressing need. But he signed with Jacksonville, so the Chiefs took Holliday, a superior all-round player, as a consolation prize.
Taking no slight in this was Holliday. Rushing the passer wasn't his strength in his five seasons with Green Bay, but since he's only 27, there's plenty of time for him to make the Chiefs eventually regard their failure to sign Douglas as a stroke of luck.
"At the time, Hugh was considered the No. 1 defensive end on the market and I was considered No. 2," Holliday said. "That's the way the game works. It works off sacks. Hugh certainly has the sacks to back that up. MORE... (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/6361186.htm)
He's not Hugh Douglas.
Douglas was the premier pass-rushing end available in this year's free-agent market and would have filled the Chiefs' most pressing need. But he signed with Jacksonville, so the Chiefs took Holliday, a superior all-round player, as a consolation prize.
Taking no slight in this was Holliday. Rushing the passer wasn't his strength in his five seasons with Green Bay, but since he's only 27, there's plenty of time for him to make the Chiefs eventually regard their failure to sign Douglas as a stroke of luck.
"At the time, Hugh was considered the No. 1 defensive end on the market and I was considered No. 2," Holliday said. "That's the way the game works. It works off sacks. Hugh certainly has the sacks to back that up. MORE... (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/6361186.htm)