Marcus Allen - A Football Life (or YES Al Davis was a retart)

[dtebbe]

Pretty awesome show. Just can't believe how damn stupid Al Davis really was..

Here's the open, and it only gets better!

[MahiMike]

Watched it last night. I'd forgotten how many stud RB's they tried to replace him with in Oakland. So glad him and Joe gave us a season to remember.

[KCWolfman]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

Watched it last night. I'd forgotten how many stud RB's they tried to replace him with in Oakland. So glad him and Joe gave us a season to remember.

Yup

[beach tribe]

Who's that #2 guy in the video still?

[Hammock Parties]

He who shall not be named...

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

He who shall not be named...

I know.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Al Davis was such a piece of shit. He was terrible for the league.

[Bump]

ya I love this show, Al Davis was a piece of shit trying to bury his career. Marcus Allen spent 6 seasons either only blocking or sitting and still put up those numbers. He was better than most Chiefs fans gave him credit for. I seem to remember a lot of hate towards him by chiefs fans and I didn't get it.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Bump

ya I love this show, Al Davis was a piece of shit trying to bury his career. Marcus Allen spent 6 seasons either only blocking or sitting and still put up those numbers. He was better than most Chiefs fans gave him credit for. I seem to remember a lot of hate towards him by chiefs fans and I didn't get it.

Allen was a good player for us. It was frustrating, though, because Marty would use Allen instead of Greg Hill, when Hill had a higher upside. Misusing Greg Hill may have been Marty's second-greatest mistake after not drafting a quarterback. Okay, maybe third after conservative playoff play, too.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Allen was a good player for us. It was frustrating, though, because Marty would use Allen instead of Greg Hill, when Hill had a higher upside. Misusing Greg Hill may have been Marty's second-greatest mistake after not drafting a quarterback. Okay, maybe third after conservative playoff play, too.

Hill had no patience or vision.

Allen was past his prime, but still had that ability to always get you something positive.

With Hill, you just hoped the hole would be where the play was designed to go.

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by milkman

Hill had no patience or vision.

Allen was past his prime, but still had that ability to always get you something positive.

With Hill, you just hoped the hole would be where the play was designed to go.

I think Greg Hill got every opportunity that he deserved.

[LOCOChief]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Marty would use Allen instead of Greg Hill, when Hill had a higher upside. Misusing Greg Hill may have been Marty's second-greatest mistake after not drafting a quarterback. Okay, maybe third after conservative playoff play, too.

Greg Hill? he was never the "real deal"

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by Bump

ya I love this show, Al Davis was a piece of shit trying to bury his career. Marcus Allen spent 6 seasons either only blocking or sitting and still put up those numbers. He was better than most Chiefs fans gave him credit for. I seem to remember a lot of hate towards him by chiefs fans and I didn't get it.

While Marcus was a Chief, I don't know of anyone who had hate for him. He was loved or respected by all.

[CLX]

Originally Posted by Bump

ya I love this show, Al Davis was a piece of shit trying to bury his career. Marcus Allen spent 6 seasons either only blocking or sitting and still put up those numbers. He was better than most Chiefs fans gave him credit for. I seem to remember a lot of hate towards him by chiefs fans and I didn't get it.

You can appreciate talent and not love the guy that is across the line of scrimmage. I always watched Allen tear up other teams but it wasn't anything special until he was on MY team.

If the things I've heard are correct Marcus was considered Maddens @#$@#$ not Al's. Those were words that were actually put in the Oakland Tribune when Allen was drafted according to folklore. It was no secret that Al Davis didn't really want Allen on the team, even when he did so much for them he still didn't like him.

I found Allen showed his class in KC and if any of our RB's (the afore mentioned Greg Hill) of that time would have listened to Marcus they would have picked up where he left off when he retired. As it stands they went back to their old habits when Marcus was gone, they were gone from the Chiefs shortly after. Players that don't learn from those guys that are destined for the HOF kill their own careers.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by CLX

If the things I've heard are correct Marcus was considered Maddens @#$@#$ not Al's. Those were words that were actually put in the Oakland Tribune when Allen was drafted according to folklore. It was no secret that Al Davis didn't really want Allen on the team, even when he did so much for them he still didn't like.

Huh?

First off, NO ONE had priority over Al Davis when it came to Draft Day. He was the Alpha and Omega.

Secondly, Madden had been in the booth for four years when Allen was drafted.