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!

[TEX]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Watching the show now. Marcus is still no 1.
Those were great teams.

Then I see the Houston game-the last playoff win. OMG.

Al Davis-idiot.

I was at that game and remember when he broke that last TD run. AWESOME!

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Rudy Was Offsides.

Marty calling Allen "our best player."

Yep. Pretty much sums up Martyball

YOu would have to be stupid to NOT give the ball to Marcus on a 3-1 or a 4-1. HE WAS GOING TO GET THAT YARD ALMOST EVERY TIME.

That had ntohign to do with Marty Ball, that had EVERYTHING to do with it being the smart play to call. He was a beast in short yardage way before he was a CHief.

[ChiefsCountry]

Al Davis was an idiot, but good grief if you have a shot at getting somebody like Bo Jackson you would have to be a fool not to do it.

[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.

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by Rudy Was Offsides.

Marty calling Allen "our best player."

Yep. Pretty much sums up Martyball

Well.... he WAS our best player, and I'm OK with that.

[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.

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by DarthPioliSatan

I miss Marcus.

Ditto. And he, like Barry Sanders, just handed the ball to the ref after a TD. Class act. I appreciated that about him.

[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"

[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.

[Jenson71]

Marcus was my favorite player as a kid. I got everyone of his football cards I could find, read his autobiography a few times (and used it as my book report book twice that amount), and loved his goal line leaps for 6.

[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.

[Brock]

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 him.

Ron Wolf, not Madden.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

He who shall not be named...

I know.

[listopencil]

Marcus Allen was arguably the best short yardage back that ever played.

[AussieChiefsFan]

The days.