Saturday Studmuffins: The Late Great Derrick Thomas

Fifth time's the charm, you might say. I for one, as a lifelong Chiefs fan, am glad that we can finally put this debate to rest: Derrick Thomas is in the National Football League Hall of Fame.

There are of course a number of possible angles to this story.

1) Those that feel he should've been in as a first-timer, can shed their frustrations, and simply be happy that he's in.

2) Those that know and believe he was a game-changing player, a guy you had to game plan for, can simply nod at the acknowledgment.

3) Those that think his off-field behaviors shouldn't've warranted an induction will feel new frustrations, especially if a member of a team they root for/represent got snubbed.

4) Those that insist that a championship-game appearance is required for induction saw their argument get weaker.

5) And of course, those that feel their team is under-represented in Canton likely are irritated by certain shoe-in inductees



not getting elected in on their first try. Reportedly, it was not expected by the Botox-lipped steed himself, but I'll bet any amount of gelding dung he's in before his fifth go, and that'll likely be in 2010.
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