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It was during those last two coaching jobs that a sick feeling began to creep into Marty Schottenheimer’s head: Leaving Kansas City had been a terrible mistake.

“As it went along, I thought, ‘What have I done?’ ” he says.

When asked whether the Chiefs’ future would have been brighter had Marty remained as its head coach, even Peterson acknowledges, “Very probably that would have happened.”

For Schottenheimer, the second-guessing is more emotional. He says he knows now that an owner is everything to a head coach. And Lamar Hunt was one heckuva owner.

“My deep affection was for Lamar,” he says. “I … I…”

He pauses. His neck tightens. Apologizing, he begins to cry.

“I miss Lamar,” he whispers.