In the Chiefs' playbook 40-plus years later, "Some of the plays are still absolutely the same," Reid said Friday, "and people now have grown accustomed to [how] you have to be able to throw the football to win football games."
Athlon Sports, observing the magazine's 50th anniversary, listed BYU's offensive system of the Edwards era No. 35 among the most significant college football developments of the last 50 years. Edwards' early version of the "Air Raid" ranked just behind Twitter and ahead of ESPN's "College GameDay."
"You realize that his influence … spreads all across the country," BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe said.