What does this have to do with the Chiefs? Everything. At the heart of Whitlock’s piece is that lots of sports fans, especially in Middle America, still are old-fashioned, closed-minded, prejudiced and judgmental. Everyone always points out that the NBA has a race or culture problem. Why isn’t it the fans and media who have the problem? After all, NFL players have raised way more hell in the past few years than their hoopster counterparts.

I’m not calling all Midwesterners or sports fans racist here. What I’m getting at is that as a whole both Midwesterners and sports fans are definitely less open-minded and more prejudiced than your average Jane or Joe elsewhere in America and outside the sports world. Or that’s the perception out there, anyway. Personally, I’ve been thinking that a lot of progress had been made. Thanks for ruining that, Big Sexy.

Let’s look at Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes again, to tie this in locally. Priest may have been great with the media, and he may have had a pretty smile and clean-cut image, but he was a lousy teammate. In the end he showed that he was more about Priest than the Chiefs. Additionally, Priest has about half as many illegitimate kids as ODB left behind. Meanwhile, L.J. has been a perfect citizen other than one minor situation five years ago. Johnson may be kind of aloof when it comes to the media, but he’s a dedicated Chief. In reality, Johnson is at least just as much of a role model, a player and a Chief as Priest was. Also, his demeanor might rub some the wrong way, but at least it’s honest. In retrospect, didn’t Priest come off a little fake? Nonetheless, Priest was practically handed the key to the city while L.J. has damn near been ostracized by fans of the Red and Gold.

Do tattoos have something to do with that? I’m guessing yes.

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1] Only time spent in a Chiefs’ uniform counts. What a player did before he played for the Chiefs (see Roaf, Wille) or after (see Smith, Neil) is not a part of my evaluation.

2] Football styles change over the years. So, using stats to measure worth is not the best form evaluation. I use ‘dominance in your era’ as my criteria. It is, by definition, a soft form of analysis. Therefore, it is open to a lot of discussion.

3] Although players do get faster and stronger, I try to balance that by sticking to my dominance in your era formula.

4] Current players are eligible, however no projections of future performance are allowed. This is a ‘right now’ evaluation. So, sorry D-Bowe, you will not be making the list.

Ok, on to the fun. I love good Defense, so I am going to start with the Coach, then go onto the D.

Head Coach:

Hank Stram. Hard not to give it to the only coach to win a Super Bowl with the Chiefs. Hank was an innovator well ahead of his time. His downfall was hanging onto too many vets past their prime. This is a very common downfall and it got Hank.

Honorable mention: Marty Shottenhiemer

Defensive Ends:

Neil Smith. Derrick Thomas’ counterpart was considered a bust after his rookie season. He turned it on and became probably the third best DE (after Reggie White and Bruce Smith) of his era.

Art Still. A fine DE who toiled on some not so great Chief teams. He garnered 4 pro bowls and two Chief MVP awards during his career.

Honorable mention: Jerry Mays, Mike Bell

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