Best Chiefs by Decade

[DaFace]

I have an idea for an improvement to the Planet, but I'm only a n00b in the broader scheme of the Chiefs history, so I need some help.

If you had to pick one or two players (or coaches) from each decade in the Chiefs history to make a "top 10" list of all-time Chiefs, who might they be?

EDIT: OK, I decided to go with a different approach. Rather than create a "slideshow" gif, I just added a little script that will pick a random image from the folder each time you load the page. That way, I can just add images as they're made rather than having to create a new slideshow every time.

My current plan is to try and get one for everyone in the Chiefs HOF in there. We'll see where I go from there, but if anyone has any pics that they feel are "iconic" in Chiefs history, post them here and I'll get them in the rotation.

[DaneMcCloud]

1960's: Len Dawson, Willie Lanier. Coach: Hank Stram

1970's: Gary Barbaro, Jack Budde. Coach: Marv Levy

1980's: Deron Cherry, Albert Lewis. Coach: John Mackovic

1990's: Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith. Coach: Marty

2000's: Priest Holmes, Tony Gonzalez. Coach: Dick Vermeil

[OnTheWarpath15]

I couldn't get it down to 10, because I couldn't leave out Lamar.

1960's: Lamar Hunt, Hank Stram, Buck Buchanan, Bobby Bell

1970's: Willie Lanier, Emmitt Thomas

1980's: Joe Delaney, Deron Cherry

1990's: Derrick Thomas, Will Shields

2000's: Tony Gonzalez

[Crush]

I agree with both of these posts.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Crush

I agree with both of these posts.

Cheater.

[carlos3652]

1960's: Len Dawson, Bobby Bell. Coach: Hank Stram

1970's: Willie Lanier, Jack Budde. Coach: Marv Levy

1980's: Deron Cherry, Joe Delaney. Coach: John Mackovic

1990's: Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith. Coach: Marty

2000's: Trent Green, Tony Gonzalez. Coach: Al Saunders (off coordinater)

[Rain Man]

If I had to pick one offense and one defense....

1960s: Buck Buchanan, Otis Taylor
1970s: Willie Lanier, Jack Rudnay
1980s: Art Still, Christian Okoye
1990s: Derrick Thomas, John Alt
2000s: Tony Gonzalez, Jared Allen

If offense and defense didn't matter...

1960s: Buck Buchanan, Otis Taylor (apologies to half a dozen players, particularly Bobby Bell)
1970s: Willie Lanier, Emmitt Thomas (apologies to Jack Rudnay)
1980s: Art Still, Deron Cherry (apologies to Albert Lewis)
1990s: Derrick Thomas, John Alt (apologies to Will Shields and Neil Smith)
2000s: Tony Gonzalez, Priest Holmes

[Rain Man]

And Jack Budde? Tsk, tsk, people.

[kysirsoze]

I'm interested in what "improvement to the planet" will come from this list, if we are in fact able to agree on 10.

[WilliamTheIrish]

The 60's? You could throw a dart onto that roster and find great players.

There was no Jack Budde in the 70's. There was however an Ed Budde. And to be honest, I consider him one of the great anchors of those 60's teams. So the 70's were all terrible players.

80's: Gary Green maybe. Barbaro. Maybe Lowry. I guess Mackovic since he made the playoffs.

90's Thomas. Smith.

[milkman]

You'd have to include Abner Haynes in the 60s.

During the 80s, Art Still and Deron Cherry were by far the best players for the Chiefs.
I don't even consider it debatable.

The rest of the suggestions seem pretty good.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

I'm interested in what "improvement to the planet" will come from this list, if we are in fact able to agree on 10.

See the upper-right corner. It's still a work in progress to an point, and I know that I'll never have everyone that people think should be included, but it's a start.

[RippedmyFlesh]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I have an idea for an improvement to the Planet, but I'm only a n00b in the broader scheme of the Chiefs history, so I need some help.

If you had to pick one or two players (or coaches) from each decade in the Chiefs history to make a "top 10" list of all-time Chiefs, who might they be?

To me these are 2 different lists.
"top 10" list of all-time Chiefs
The above would include at the least 6-7 players and stram from that era.
The chiefs top players of other era's may not be in the top 25 chiefs of all time.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh

To me these are 2 different lists.
"top 10" list of all-time Chiefs
The above would include at the least 6-7 players and stram from that era.
The chiefs top players of the 80's may not be even to 25 chiefs of all time.

True. I guess my vision was "Chiefs through the ages." As you mentioned, if it were truly the "best" players, it would be a bunch of players from the super bowl team, then no one, then MAYBE DT and Tony G. That's why I chose to place the constraint - it's much more interesting to show history when you ensure players from a variety of time periods.

But like I said, it'll never be perfect.

[RippedmyFlesh]

Originally Posted by DaFace

True. I guess my vision was "Chiefs through the ages." As you mentioned, if it were truly the "best" players, it would be a bunch of players from the super bowl team, then no one, then MAYBE DT and Tony G. That's why I chose to place the constraint - it's much more interesting to show history when you ensure players from a variety of time periods.

But like I said, it'll never be perfect.

And you have to think about it because like some music you would associate with the 60's actually came out post 70. I guess I would think the SB team is 60's because thats when I started following them but they played into the 70's. For me the post stram to marty era was a deep dark period i dont think about often.