Redoing the 1989 Draft

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I was assuming Option 2, in which case you take 15,000 rushing yards at 5.0 yards per attempt with a whole lot of fun.

Not when you have a young Christian Okoye in the backfield. It would have been a pretty easy choice if your the Chiefs in 1989 and had the #1 pick.

Didn't need a left tackle you had John Alt in his prime. Didn't need a cornerback with Albert Lewis and Kevin Ross. Didn't need a running back with Okoye.

Steve DeBerg is your quarterback. The choice is pretty simple IMO. You go with Troy Aikman.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Not when you have a young Christian Okoye in the backfield. It would have been a pretty easy choice if your the Chiefs in 1989 and had the #1 pick.

Didn't need a left tackle you had John Alt in his prime. Didn't need a cornerback with Albert Lewis and Kevin Ross. Didn't need a running back with Okoye.

Steve DeBerg is your quarterback. The choice is pretty simple IMO. You go with Troy Aikman.

what makes it more obvious?

Troy Aikman went to UCLA. I'm a bit shocked that carl peterson didn't trade up for him, he had a boner for UCLA guys

[Crush]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I may have misunderstood the question. Which of the following are we doing?

1. Pretending it's 1989 and we're drafting for the 1989 team with no hindsight about the players' careers?

2. Pretending it's 1989 and we're drafting for the 1989 team with 20/20 hindsight about the players' careers?

3. Pretending that it's 2013 and we're drafting for the 2013 team with no hindsight about the players' careers?

4. Pretending it's 2013 and we're drafting for the 2013 team with 20/20 hindsight about the players' careers?

I was assuming Option 2, in which case you take 15,000 rushing yards at 5.0 yards per attempt with a whole lot of fun.

Option 1, good sir.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Crush

Option 1, good sir.

Option 1 = Aikman

Option 2 = Gut-wrenching, no-lose decision between Aikman and Sanders. I can't even imagine the joyous delirium of having Barry Sanders as a Chief.

Option 3 = Aikman

Option 4 = Gut-wrenching decision to take Aikman just because the game in 2013 is all about the quarterback. Then cry because you can't have Barry.

[Rain Man]

Admittedly, my initial gut reaction when I see Barry Sanders in any poll is to pick Barry Sanders. I mean, c'mon, he's Barry Sanders. Honestly, I didn't even see Aikman's name until after I voted.

I can definitely see a logic in picking Aikman here, even though ... I mean, c'mon, it's Barry Sanders. But if it's 1989 and you've got a west african nightmare in the backfield, and if you have no benefit of hindsight, yeah, you take Aikman.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Admittedly, my initial gut reaction when I see Barry Sanders in any poll is to pick Barry Sanders. I mean, c'mon, he's Barry Sanders. Honestly, I didn't even see Aikman's name until after I voted.

I can definitely see a logic in picking Aikman here, even though ... I mean, c'mon, it's Barry Sanders. But if it's 1989 and you've got a west african nightmare in the backfield, and if you have no benefit of hindsight, yeah, you take Aikman.

I went with Sanders.

Okoye was overrated, so was Aikman. If you'd have given Sanders to Marty, he'd have spent a decade raping faces worse than Charles ever has.

Meanwhile Marty would've turned Aikman into a dink and dunker.

People forget how innovative Jimmy Johnson was. Aikman in virtually any other organization would've been forgettable, IMO. Whereas Sanders was in the absolute worst possible situation for him and still kicked ass.

The 90s Chiefs with Marty and Sanders would've won a couple of titles. It was an era where you could win with a running game and a defense if you actually had an elite running game. We had the corpse of Allen and overrated video-game creations like Okoye.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I went with Sanders.

Okoye was overrated, so was Aikman. If you'd have given Sanders to Marty, he'd have spent a decade raping faces worse than Charles ever has.

Meanwhile Marty would've turned Aikman into a dink and dunker.

People forget how innovative Jimmy Johnson was. Aikman in virtually any other organization would've been forgettable, IMO. Whereas Sanders was in the absolute worst possible situation for him and still kicked ass.

The 90s Chiefs with Marty and Sanders would've won a couple of titles. It was an era where you could win with a running game and a defense if you actually had an elite running game. We had the corpse of Allen and overrated video-game creations like Okoye.

Mmmmmm, OKAY! Okay, I'm in! If I can get Barry Sanders, I'm in. Sanders and Okoye would've been a blast. Those two and Earl Campbell are the three most entertaining runners ever.

(However, without the benefit of hindsight I'd still take Aikman in the #1 spot.)

[chefsos]

I must say that I'm absolutely shocked that more people didn't respond, "DT all day, every day". I'd have taken Barry Sanders, too, under the parameters given but with the hindsight that's not actually allowed in this question I still wonder if the '90s defense becomes anything like it did without Thomas.

EDIT: And now I look at the poll results and see DT is tied for the lead...

[L.A. Chieffan]

Got to go Sanders or Deion. Two probably best ever at their respective positions.

If the Chiefs take Aikman in that draft he busts just as hard as Blackledge did. The Cowboys surrounded Aikman with a TON of first-round talent. The Chiefs were focused on Defense those days. Aikman would have been horrible in Red.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Phobia

If the Chiefs take Aikman in that draft he busts just as hard as Blackledge did. The Cowboys surrounded Aikman with a TON of first-round talent. The Chiefs were focused on Defense those days. Aikman would have been horrible in Red.

This, everything being equal I'd take Barry though

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Phobia

If the Chiefs take Aikman in that draft he busts just as hard as Blackledge did. The Cowboys surrounded Aikman with a TON of first-round talent. The Chiefs were focused on Defense those days. Aikman would have been horrible in Red.

Questo

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I think it's pretty difficult for Chiefs fans to vote against Derrick Thomas.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

I think it's pretty difficult for Chiefs fans to vote against Derrick Thomas.

Apparently.

[LOCOChief]

Aikman, It's weird that it isn't unanimous. a real head scratcher this poll