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Originally Posted by Brooklyn
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My 'John Baker killed Derrick Thomas' theory.
Baker's SOLE JOB on the roster was kickoffs. Stoyo was doing placekicking, Pope was punting.
The last game of the season the Chiefs need to win to make the playoffs.
That ****ing knucklehead kicks THREE balls OOB. Once with a minute left in the half, setting the Raiders up with great field position whereupon they immediatley march downfield and score a TD to go up 28-24.
The Chiefs battle back to send the game to overtime and ****-knuckle immediately puts ANOTHER one OOB. The Raiders again start in great field position, drive down the field and kick a game-winning FG.
The Chiefs lose and miss the playoffs. 2 weeks later, when the Chiefs should've either been preparing for another playoff game or at least doing some end of season wrap-up, Derrick Thomas is instead driving to the airport on snow covered roads and getting into the car accident that would eventually kill him.
If they play a week later, I think it's fair to say enough would've changed that he's either on a different flight or not on the plane at all. Or shit, maybe he leaves 20 minutes later, has a different car in front of him and changes lanes in a way that avoids the ice patch.
John Baker killed Derrick Thomas. Because he couldn't keep a !@#$ing kick in bounds.