Dick Vermeil
Dick Vermeil
Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeilis a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Ramsand Kansas City Chiefs. He is in the Sid Gillman coaching tree and has coached at every level; Vermeil owns the distinction of being named “Coach of the Year” on four levels: High School, Junior College, NCAA Division I and Professional Football...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 October 1936
CityCalistoga, CA
cannot five football guy guys knows six throw
He didn't throw a punch. He's the most intelligent guy on this football team, ... He knows what he can and cannot do. He did not throw a punch. Five or six other guys did, though.
convenient knows lives offense smart
He knows the offense and he lives in town. He's convenient and a smart guy.
chance feeling
He is feeling a lot better. There's a chance he'll practice. But he's still questionable.
ability ball extremely game good hold kurt offensive onto pass slow supporting talking
He has the ability to slow the game down, and he executes extremely well, ... He has to have a supporting cast, and I'm talking about the offensive line. Quarterbacks like Kurt Warner need good pass protection. He's not going to panic. He's going to hold onto the ball and go through the progressions.
ball football took win won
We took the ball away and won the football game. If we don't take it away, we don't win the game.
allow denver game miami team
Look at that game and Denver doesn't look like the same team because Miami didn't allow them to be.
coaches defense football night obviously offense played proved super whipped
I think our defense is better than we played (Monday) night and I think our offense is better, but obviously we proved we don't play super every weekend, ... They whipped me, they whipped my coaches and they whipped my football team.
anybody football good normal practice thursday
I just didn't want to get anybody else banged up, ... It's not as good a football practice as a normal Thursday practice is when you have pads.
figured
I just figured I'm too old to wait,
bit case compelled half larry needed road second somewhere
I just feel compelled to get Larry going a little bit more just in case he's needed somewhere down the road in the second half of the season.
anyone close games good maybe personally played playoffs predicted schedule screwed team teams tough win
I personally predicted we'd win 12 games this season, and we didn't. Maybe we screwed up. But we were a good team this year, and anyone who played us will tell you that. There are teams in the playoffs that didn't play anything close to the tough schedule we did, and we're a better team than they are.
best business knowing people pro relying
But he was going about his business knowing there was nothing he could do, relying on the people down there doing the best they can. He's a pro in every way.
far game humming normally patient persistent running tough
Their running game can be tough to stop. So far they haven't been humming like it normally is, and you just have to keep them in that mode. They're very patient and persistent and keep doing it.
felt hard hard-work last remember stress work
I remember how I felt after the last play. It made all the stress and the hard work worthwhile.