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Marty was too loyal to tradition, I think.
“Starters don’t lose a job due to injury,” “rookies have to earn their position.”
Put Gannon and Tony G on the field for the entire game in the 97 playoffs and I’m guessing we’re walking away with the win. In the playoffs, your margins are razor thin, and Marty’s adherence to tradition for the sake of tradition was enough to skew his margins every time.
Add in the rumors of Lamar being upset at the suggestion that the QB he spent franchise money on would be benched by Gannon and King Carl’s constant whiffs in the drafts and refusing to “lose” in contract negotiations (leading to Neil walking away due to going with Grbac and going cheap on a kicker in 95) and Marty was always going to be doomed in Kansas City.
Now, what happened with Marlon McCree and the Chargers? That shit was just curse territory for Marty.
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