Kansas City Chiefs: Top 5 Assistant Coaches In Chiefs History

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Number 1: Al Saunders

Al Saunders first came to Kansas City in 1989 with Schottenheimer as assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. He remained with the Chiefs until 1998, before moving onto St. Louis with Dick Vermeil as assistant head coach. It’s in St. Louis that Saunders would help win a Super Bowl.

After the 2000 season, Saunders came back to Kansas City in 2001 with Dick Vermeil where he would once again serve as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. Under Saunders and Vermeil, Kansas City would develop into one of the most dominating offenses of the early 2000’s, averaging over 30 points per game and utilizing shifts and formations that defense’s hadn’t seen in years. Saunders lead offenses for the Chiefs were ranked number one from 2002-2005.

Saunders left the Chiefs in 2006 after Dick Vermeil retired and the head coaching job wasn’t offered to Al. He went on to join the Washington Redskins, Rams (again), the Baltimore Ravens and the Oakland Raiders. Last season, 2013, he served his final season with the Raiders as their senior offensive assistant and is for now retired.

Saunders makes my list at number one because of his long runs with Kansas City as an assistant head coach. He was a part of some great Kansas City teams and helped develop an offensive play book that was said to have over 700 pages of plays. Saunders never got his shot as a Head Coach when he certainly deserved it.