John Dorsey

You always attempt to better yourself by getting good football players.

Drafting is not only an art, but there's a degree of science as well.

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

I'm the eternal optimist. That's who I am.

I believe there's good in every organization.

I believe there's good in everybody.

Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team.

This great game of football is about challenges every day.

You can't have enough good football players.

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.

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

I can do my job with the best of my peers in the National Football League.

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

I love everything about this great game of football.

I love the National Football League.

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.

I bet you that we all learn from our mistakes. I've learned from my mistakes in the past, too.

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

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

I believe words mean something. I really do.

Any good GM wants to field phone calls from his peers.

I just love tradition.

I met Paul Brown, and I will never forget it.

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

If it wasn't for Paul Brown, I probably wouldn't have a job because he basically evolved scouting.

The fan base for the Cleveland Browns is more passionate than Green Bay Packers fans.

It's always good when the offensive head coach and the quarterback think like-minded. That's a good thing.

Any time you get a chance to acquire a really good football player, I'm all about that.

Ohio State University puts out some very fine football players.

Everybody has different cultures in the National Football League.

You can't have enough good running backs.

The National Football League is a very physical game.

I believe in a running back by committee. Always have. Always been taught that way.

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.

Every year, we want to win. That's an overarching goal.

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

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.

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.

I always try to look at kids like I'm in the locker room, and I'm a teammate.

My faith tells me everybody should have second chances.

In terms of the past, I think we've all learned from the past. I think that's great wisdom.

I couldn't be prouder to say that I work for the Cleveland Browns, and all I know is this: Jimmy and Dee Haslam, I have immense respect for these people.

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.

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

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'm OK with having a really good football player with a chip on his shoulder because he's going to come to prove to not only the people that didn't draft him, but himself, that I'm a pretty good football player.

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

Real is when you go to training camp. Real is when you finally get the guys in pads. Real is those guys in that locker room setting those goals because we have some guys now that can set goals and expectations for those guys in the locker room because, ultimately, who are the Cleveland Browns but those guys in that locker room.

I hate hype.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a great leader, possesses the highest possible character, and also happens to be a Browns fan.