stillers4me
09-09-2012, 08:41 AM
It wasn't as though the Kansas City Chiefs didn't have a good team or a team capable of challenging for a division title. In 1992, even after losing defensive coordinator Bill Cowher to the Steelers, the Chiefs finished 10-6 and lost to the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers in a wild-card playoff game.
But even though they had their own stable of stars, including linebacker Derrick Thomas, the Chiefs made a move that instantly changed the dynamic of their team and turned every one of their games into a National Football League sideshow.
They acquired the rock star of quarterbacks -- Joe Montana, a three-time Super Bowl winner -- in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers.
"The moment we made the decision to acquire Montana, it became a heartbeat for what we were doing as an organization," former Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer said. "It validates what you're working to do. And it became apparent when Joe committed to us, he was still a terrific, terrific player."
At age 37, Montana proved that in his first game with the Chiefs in 1993.........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/once-more-for-old-times-sake-peyton-manning-preparing-to-start-over-652495/#ixzz25ynri3SO
But even though they had their own stable of stars, including linebacker Derrick Thomas, the Chiefs made a move that instantly changed the dynamic of their team and turned every one of their games into a National Football League sideshow.
They acquired the rock star of quarterbacks -- Joe Montana, a three-time Super Bowl winner -- in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers.
"The moment we made the decision to acquire Montana, it became a heartbeat for what we were doing as an organization," former Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer said. "It validates what you're working to do. And it became apparent when Joe committed to us, he was still a terrific, terrific player."
At age 37, Montana proved that in his first game with the Chiefs in 1993.........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/once-more-for-old-times-sake-peyton-manning-preparing-to-start-over-652495/#ixzz25ynri3SO