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Originally Posted by srvy
Factor in Jack Steadman and Jim Schaff and its very easy to see how we made the Blackledge pick.
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Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven
At the time though, wasn't he a consensus good pick? Like, wow, the Chiefs got a good quarterback! Then...oops...
I don't know, I was living overseas and didn't really get to watch the Chiefs until the mid to late 80's.
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From what I remember being so young is that they thought he was a "thinking man's QB', a real smart player who could handle anything. He was winning a lot of awards and the Chiefs used that as a major reason for picking him.