Every sports fanbase can name dozens of times their favorite team made key decisions that turned out badly. Despite the team’s current high level of success, Kansas City Chiefs fans are no different. For most of us, recent division, conference and Super Bowl championships haven’t dulled some painful memories — and we all can hone in on at least one past decision that we believe prevented the team’s ultimate success.
For my father’s generation, that decision would undoubtedly be the failure to draft quarterback Dan Marino over Todd Blackledge in 1983. Throughout my formative Chiefs seasons, interceptions and ugly sacks by the likes of Dave Krieg and Steve Bono were frequent reminders that Marino could have been a Chief.