If you are talking about the perception by Chiefs fans, then I would agree with you.

On a national level, however, I would suggest that he is somewhat underrated.

I think the Chiefs would have been a better team with Marty than without, but the transformation would have been much less without DT.

That defense, regardless of his other flaws as a run stuffer and in coverage, fed off his enthusiasm and emotion.

And even though Marty and the DC had to cover his flaws, there was no one better in backside pursuit in the run game.

I have often said that Gunther did more to contain DT than any OC.

You gotta admit it looks like those days are just about to come to an end.

I dont find it a crime, or in any way impugning Thomas or my Chiefs fandom to say... Houston > Thomas, atleast so far.

There are some longevity issues at play here, but otherwise I'll hold to that take... if Houston stays here and continues on this arc, he'll be #1 all time in Arrowhead.

Chiefs fans are truly fortunate to have such great linebacker play over the decades.

Don't know the exact numbers, but Bobby Bell is believed to have 80 or more sacks for his career, in spite of the fact that he rushed the QB maybe around 25% of the snaps that Houston does.

He had 35 or 36 interceptions, and was an absolute beast against the run.

Houston has a long way to go before he matches Bell's overall productivity, and I just don't think he gets there.

Bell was an amazing player. We talked about him before here on the CP, but it's worth repeating. He was a QB in high school, wore high tops because he had bad ankles. He played on special teams his entire career as the deep snapper for Stenerud and Wilson. He returned an onside kick for a TD against Denver. He was the first pure outside linebacker elected to the Pro Football HOF. That last accolade speaks volumes. His number has been retired. No other Chiefs will ever wear #78.

Old farts like us are the only ones who appreciate his greatness.

I'm not arguing with you because I agree. Debating on which Chief was the best LB is ****ing reeruned. We don't have much to celebrate as chiefs fans. We won a superbowl almost 45 years ago. We haven't won a playoff game in over 20 years.

We should be celebrating all of our stud LB's. Derrick Thomas is my favorite. 90% of that has to do with the fact I grew up in the 90's. It's ok for us to have differences in opinions on this subject, but some of the ass clowns on here bashing our HOF players just to prove that their opinion is the "right opinion" , is just ****ing reeruned.

You are aware that TDs are the same number of points no matter who scores them, right? It literally does not matter who scores a TD.

Houston isn't a a Hall of Famer yet. Not even close. He's got a long way to go before I even start to compare him to guys like DT and Bell. Longevity is a big part of what makes a player great.

We've had some dingers no doubt, and Houston is climbing towards the top with every game.

Bell was simply before my day, theres just no reference point there for me to compare to... different eras, different players and all that jazz.

DTs sack numbers dropped after Gunther came to KC.

Considering that my first Christmas on earth was the day of the Chief's loss to Miami in OT. . . .

And more recently runningbacks as well. Priest,LJ,Charles is quite a run. I know LJ was a douche but he had quite a run until Herm killed his career