Interesting reading the comments on the article.

I thought everyone hated Deberg, I was just getting interested in the Chiefs when he was playing. didn't he play his last game or a play off game with a pin in his pinky of his throwing hand?

I agree. The play action fakes these days are pretty sad. DeBerg used to fake out the cameramen with his fakes.

Back in the day, I remember many a home game, DeBerg throwing a play action bomb first play. Man, those were the days. Marty, tried to bench him many times early on giving Vlasick and others opportunity but kept coming back to the cagey vetern. I remember Channel 9 doing a story on it, and DeBerg referring to himself as Marty's "Jason", that he "kept coming back." He was incredible in 1990, met him at Mission Center Mall, around Christmas one Saturday, he was taking "Santa" pictures, I stop them as they were closing and had my "Santa" picture taken with him, he was a good sport and we talked for a spell, still one of my favorite Chiefs.ROFL

He was a warrior, played with that pin in his hand during 1990 playoffs with Dolphins. And while with the Dolphins in 1993, took a helmet to the chin and came back and finished the game. Gamer, you don't see that anymore.

How did you reach that conclusion?

My impression is that DeBerg is among the favorite players for many Chiefs fans because of his toughness.

Nobody's come close to selling the play action before or since Deberg. If he doesn't want to be a QB coach, at least hire him to come to mini-camps and training camp.

Same here.

As a big fan of Romo, I wonder what he thought when Romo didn't play because of his pinky. When I think of DeBerg, I think of that giant soft cast on his finger still slinging the ball downfield.

The guy was pretty confident in himself...almost arrogant. But he was always a nice guy in public from what I recall. Him, Neil Smith, Derrick Thomas and several others were regulars at Red Lobster on Noland Rd. on Friday nights before the game. I was working as a server there back then. Great days. They were basically a fun bunch of guys that seemed to enjoy being out in public. Deberg was always showing up late...usually with some form of alcohol scent in his wake. Oh the early 90's...

Yup his fake moves and hard count were pretty fun to watch as the teams ran for him and the ball was 10 yards downfield with the running back or watch him get D-linemen to jump offsides.

Tuesday.

I'm calling it to happen on Tuesday.

Interesting. I remember a few fans that I was around at the time thought he sucked, and I thought that I remember people on here saying he sucked too. Could be mistaken.

I never understood why anyone thought that way though. I was a HS QB and thought his level of play was amazing. Had a very nice release that I strive for and paid attention to details in the basics. That's why his bootlegs and fakes were so good and what my coach wanted me to do, so I watched his movements intensely.

I love his toughness.

When I was in HS playing QB I tried to be as tough and get the basics down of the fakes and passing mechanics, but tried to be a leader like Joe Montana. I likes the look of Joe's throwing motion, but knew Steve's was the way it should be.

Got me pretty far, but turned out my body wasn't as tough as I wanted to be...

7th-8th grade - broken and sprained ankles - played all games.
9th grade - broken and bruised ribs with torn cartilage played all but 3.
10th grade - Broken collar bone - missed whole season.
11th grade - Sub for varsity QB who didn't get hurt. played in 2 games.
12th grade - 5th game of the season broke my back - out for season.

I always wondered what would have been if I was 3-4 inches taller with stronger bones.

I wonder if something is in the works to bring DeBerg in as QB coach? Romo is mentioned as his star pupil, and Haley was passing game coordinator in Dallas...

The play fake is a lost art, and yes DeBerg was the best at it in his time.

But you go back to the 60s and 70s, and guys like Unitas, Bradshaw and Staubaugh were very good at it.

And the one thing that Lenny Dawson did better than anyone else is the play fake.

Dawson was the master.

Everyone else is just a pretender.

Yes, I like the way the man played the game. From the article it sounds like he is an excellent QB coach and as I read I was hoping he could become our QB coach ... especially if we draft a QB. But, then I read about him just getting married and not being interested in being a coach. Therefore, I wish they could get him to do the preseason practices and/or training camp.

From what Steve said, it really illustrates that Curl was a stupid choice as a QB coach. I guess it's amazing that Thigpen/Croyle did as well as they did, having him as a coach.

I would have loved to hear Deberg's answer on if he thought Thigpen has what it takes...

Thigpen really needs to improve his accuracy. That's a downfall with him. He let's the ball sail on numerous occasions, and you just can't do that in the NFL with how athletic defenders are.

The second thing Thigpen needs to do is make plays from under center. I don't believe any offense can be successful or an extended amount of time in the I-Gun. Play-action is too big of tool to not have that in your offense. It helps the running game, and gives you a legit shot at the home run ball.

If Thigpen would have shown these assets last season, it would be easier to pass up a Stafford or a Sanchez at #3.