What If?

So begins my first 'What If?' post (I found the days after a playoff loss the most appropriate for this sort of thing).

What if?

What if Tony Gonzalez and the Atlanta Falcons win the Super Bowl this season? What if, after they win, Tony Gonzalez retires?

Although, the Falcons are not the odds-on favorite to win it all, but it is a possibility. And Gonzalez admitted earlier this season that he's contemplated the idea.

Now, this is not my 'what if.' Gonzalez has had a great career and is a future Hall of Famer. My 'what if' is, if Gonzalez won a Super Bowl with the Falcons, would his picture in the Hall of Fame be with the Falcons?

This is Gonzalez's second season in Atlanta, and he's clearly slowing down. However, he's still been effective.

But nothing can compare to his years with the Chiefs.

In his twelve seasons with the Chiefs, he broke almost every Tight End record out there, had four 1,000 yard seasons, four 900-999 yard seasons, 76 touchdowns, and won the hearts of every Kansas City Chiefs fan alive.

But he never had postseason success. He has never won a playoff game.

Would two seasons and a championship be enough for Tony Gonzalez to be enshrined next to a Falcons picture? Marcus Allen spent from 1993-1997 with the Chiefs, yet his picture in the Hall of Fame is with the Raiders, where he spent the majority of his career. Would Gonzalez follow this route? Or would he forget about the years he spent with the team that drafted him?

What if?