For most Chiefs fans, the 90s are the halcyon days.  The salad days.  The Age of Heroes, for you Game of Thrones fans (you know your boy Big Matt is all up in that).  Universally remembered fondly.  The bards will sing of the 90s Chiefs for years to come.

The Vermeil era was fun, and will always remain notable for its incredible offense and abysmal defense.  The Herm years will live in infamy for at least as long as I’m alive.  Pioli is forging this team’s new destiny, and if nothing else I would imagine he’ll be around and in charge for quite some time.  His teams will be remembered.

The Gunther Cunningham years, for whatever reason, have been forgotten.  Or rather, are being forgotten.  I rarely see anyone reference the ’99 or ’00 seasons.  They reside in the same no-man’s land as most of the ’80s seasons.  Insignificant, seldom discussed.

I will never forget those seasons.  They remain among my favorites in Chiefs history.  I’m pretty sure they changed me as a fan.  I won’t venture to say whether the change was positive or negative, but my eyes were definitely opened to some things.   There really was some pretty crazy stuff going on.  The coach was a lunatic, the team was a bunch of clowns, bad decisions were being made all over the place, and in Gunther’s worst season he still had more wins than Herm’s last two years combined (couldn’t resist that).  Seriously though, the team went 16-16 under him.  Thats pretty unbelievable, knowing what we know now.

Let’s review some highlights from the Gunther era after the jump:

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We’ve often joked here at Arrowhead Addict that Bernard Pollard did in three years of playing safety what King Carl Peterson couldn’t do in twenty years as a GM — find our Chiefs a young franchise quarterback of the future. All jokes aside, it’s pretty much the truth. That’s the reason I’ve constructed a timeline of all the major quarterback moves by both Peterson and Pollard. It really is a gut-busting experience to compare the two timelines. Enjoy…

Peterson Vs. Pollard:

Carl Peterson Franchise Quarterback Search Timeline:

1989: Hired by Chiefs as the Chiefs new general manager.

1989 – Drafted Mike Elkins out of Wake Forest in the second round with the 32nd overall pick. Elkins played in one regular season game for the Chiefs. Verdict: Bust

This shark no longer had teeth when Peterson signed him.

1989 – Signed dinosaur QB Ron Jaworksi, who was nearly 40 years old. Jaworksi lasted one year with the Chiefs. Verdict: Bust

1992 – Drafted Matt Blundin out of Virginia in the second round with the 4oth overall pick. Blundin played in two games for the Chiefs, a 100% increase from Elkins. Verdict: Bust Blunder

1992 – Signed Dave Krieg away from then AFC West rival the Seattle Seahawks. Krieg started one year for the Chiefs. Verdict: Rent-A-QB

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