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I lived through it all.
Here are some of the things that I think killed the Chiefs of the 70s and 80s
1 - Early success led people in the org to believe they knew exactly what they were doing, when they didn't.
2 - Lloyd Wells had great connections to small "black" colleges at a time when the NFL was dragging its collective feet with integration. That source dried up when the NFL moved quickly to bring in black players they previously overlooked.
3 - The Blackledge fiasco stopped the org from drafting a 1st round QB for 35 years.
4 - Jack Steadman was not competent for the position he was in. He was just a friend of Lamar.
I'm sure there are more, but these things stand out in my mind. Any one of these things can bog down a franchise, but we were battling all four of them. It was a horrible time to be a Chiefs fan.
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