This is another in a season-long series on the Kansas City Chiefs search for a franchise quarterback. It appears weekly on Thursdays throughout the 2015 season. It had been 26 years between Len Dawson’s retirement in KC and Trent Green’s arrival there. Much had happened in the interim, particularly at the quarterback position and not all of it pleasant. While never reaching levels of idolatry that the public fostered on Derrick Thomas, Green enjoyed the benefit of directing the offense, the side of the ball that fans find more attractive, as studies have shown. While he fit the idea of a “manager” of Vermeil’s offense, he was far more confident, skilled and possessed qualities of leadership that separated him from others who were attained or retained to run an offense in Kansas City.
QB Series Chapter 26: The Essence of Leadership Part II
