Kewl story. He's a bit of a laughing stock among the media. He asks for money for each interview... I bet times are tough.
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Lets see if you feel different by game day.
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I remember watching Bill Kenney, but was really too young to absorb it fully.

The first game I actually watched was 49ers/Bengals Super Bowl when Montana hit Taylor for the win (John Candy game).

It wasnt long after that DeBerg became the Chiefs QB and we went to the playoffs, I remember being young enough that I thought the words "wild card" sounded cool. "The Chiefs are the WILD CARD. That's awesome!!" Maybe I even equated it with Uno. I remember losing to Marino in Miami, and feeling like I had been gypped. Didn't realize at the time I needed to get used to that feeling.

Kevin Harlan was THE voice of the Chiefs on 101.1 the Fox, and I liked the Chiefs well enough. I started playing Madden football on Super Nintendo, and Tecmo Bowl on the regular Nintendo...and then we got Joe. And Marcus.

And I got hit with that fevah. We went to the AFC Championship. And Joe got hit with a helmet-to-helmet that was so brutal it wouldn't just be a penalty, someone would've been ejected and fined. I figured we'd be back the next year, we had JOE!!!

And we didn't.

And so Bono became the starter...and we didn't.

Then came the Gannon/Grbac years...and we didn't.

Then Vermeil gave us real hope...but it was such a horrid putrid defense, and no real WRs on offense...so we didn't.

And Herm...no duh, we didn't.

The Pioli years...and we didn't...

So Alex Smith came, and I was conditioned not to get my hopes up for another 49er retread, because I had been seeing that same show my whole life.

And now?

It's MAHOMES.

:-)
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It's expensive to live in California.
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Mahomes in 4 playoff games:
1,188 Yards
11 TD
0 INT
115.2 Rating
62.7 Comp%
125 Rushing Yards
2 Rushing TDs
3-1 W/L

Joe Montana in 4 SBs:
1,142 Yards
11 TD
0 INT
127.8 Rating
68.0 Comp%
105 Rushing Yards
2 Rushing TDs
4-0 W/L

I should have put this here instead of spazzing out and making an entire thread. Anyway I think the resemblance is amazing.
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Joe Montana gave me three great unforgetable Chief's moments: the Monday Night Miracle in Denver, the playoff win against the Steelers with a great TD pass to win and the comeback against the Houston Oilers in the divisional round.

We just got him after all his Super Bowls.
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Yep and when he retired he thanked the fans of Kansas...ugh, facepalm.

He probably doesnt remember playing for KC.
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That hit in Buffalo was a doozy.

Helmet-to-helmet :
(Can't embed, on my phone)

https://youtu.be/4ihj0KImgsk
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nvm. Somebody already posted Joe's last tweet.
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And Sega Genesis games!



(They filmed commercials through potatoes back in the dark ages)
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Why would I feel differently? Patrick Mahomes II is not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame, and Joe Montana is retired.
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Geez, that hit was late and the other guy was helmet to helmet. They sure let them get away with a lot more back on those days. I had forgotten.
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Excellent post
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-he-cant-lose/
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Yeah, in 2020 that's a penalty, an ejection, a massive fine, and possibly a suspension.

And that ended our legitimate Super Bowl aspirations for a year.

I'd like to think, without that hit, Joe would've had a better 1994, and possibly returned for 1995, which would've most likely been a Super Bowl year with him as a starter.

All moot now, because we have MAHOMES.
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