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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja
The same Derrick Thomas who when the Chiefs got their ass beat grabbed SHannon Sharpes facemask and completely lost it? lead that way?
Derrick Thomas, as much as i loved him as a player wasnt that guy imo. He was just a great damn player that made some plays, but that team never went a ****ing place either. I dont really know what the difference is between 10-6 and losing in the first round of the play offs or going 1-16 and not making the play offs. Its both failure to me unless you reach the damn Superbowl. Which he never did in his illustrious Career! He's my second fav player of all time. First goes to my boy Erik Dickerson!
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Teams like the Ravens, the Bucs, and the '85 Bears were anomalies.
They combined historically good defense with outstanding running games to overcome the lack of talent at QB.
While DT did have the meltdown against the Donkeys, he was absolutely the team leader on those Chiefs teams.
His enthusiasm and desire was contagious and inspiring.
The 90s Chiefs fed off of his emotion.
The problem then is the same as it is now.
Those Chiefs couldn't win in the playoffs because of coaching and QB.
The difference is that Marty, while quite possibly the worst playoff coach in history, was also one of the best regular season coaches ever.