Kansas City Chiefs: 15 most explosive offensive weapons of all time
QB. (1962-75). Len Dawson. 124. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 5. player
Most explosive players in Kansas City Chiefs history: 5. Len Dawson
Kicking off the top five is the greatest quarterback in Chiefs history and the only one, to this point at least, to win a Super Bowl with the franchise. Len Dawson joined the Chiefs in 1962 when they were still known as the Dallas Texans.
The team relocated to Kansas City the next season and thus began the dominant run by the Chiefs in the 1960s. During that era of football, it was more common to run the ball, but that didn’t stop Dawson from putting up great numbers.
In each of his first six years at the helm, Dawson threw for over 20 touchdowns and threw for over 25 touchdowns in four of those seasons. That was impressive back then, as football was more of a running sport for sure.
Dawson is the only quarterback to A) Win a Super Bowl for the Chiefs; B) Make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; C) Look badass smoking a cigarette on the sideline. He’s the fifth most explosive weapon for the franchise and the most explosive quarterback on the list.
4. Otis Taylor. (1965-75). player. 124. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. WR
Most explosive players in Kansas City Chiefs history: 4. Otis Taylor
Otis Taylor is still the greatest wide receiver to ever play for the Chiefs. While he hasn’t made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Taylor is still an all-time legend in Kansas City, winning a Super Bowl and sitting second all-time in receiving yards. Oh, did I mention he hasn’t played in the NFL since 1975 and still holds all of those accolades?
Taylor spent 11 years in the league and all 11 seasons were with the Chiefs. He totaled 7,306 yards and 57 touchdowns in an era of football where it wasn’t as easy to be a dominant wide receiver. Imagine Taylor in today’s NFL and how he’d blow the lids off his opponents.
As I mentioned not long ago, the NFL was more of a running league when Taylor was playing, but the guy was still a freak of nature. He had two seasons where he went for over 1,100 yards and even had one season that saw him grab double-digit touchdowns!
With how dominant Taylor was in an era where receivers weren’t dominant, he has to be high on this list.