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
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Many times, early losses can put so much pressure on the younger quarterback that he never really gets a chance to grow. The big thing in developing a quarterback is patience. If you thought he was good enough in the first place, then ...
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Oh yeah, sure. There are degrees of sprains and we've had three or four of them this year already and guys come back and play. But you don't know until you get a few days away as to how severe it is.
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I hand drew all of them with a template.
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I feel very confident we can play. I go through these concerns all week because we can't practice like we normally practice. But when we line up and play Sunday I'll expect the people on the field to line up and play well enough to win.
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I feel great, ... But we've got to get the job done. That's what they brought me here to do. So far we've only done it once. And we should have been a playoff team two other times.
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There are organized plots and plans to get you one way or the other. But every once in a while someone gets trapped. We always assume our players are not guilty of any major problem until someone really clarifies it for us.
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Now the players are going to say we don't need to practice on Thursday.
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Needless to say, I'm very, very proud of how well they played.
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It's a very big win. These guys played like they had a chance for the playoffs. They played with great intensity and pride.
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It's hard to single out one game as more important especially within the division, ... This is an important game for us because it's a home game - it's a division game.
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Dante's the best I've ever been around, ... I'm going to tell you this: You'll see a better return for a touchdown than you've seen.
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It's more exciting now because I better know what he can do and what he brings,
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It's the right time for me to leave. They don't need me here next year, everybody asking, 'Is he going to be here next year?' I just wish I was 10 years younger.
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It's the right time for me to go. It's the right time for me to leave the Chiefs. They don't want a guy where every year they say 'Is he going to be here?' It's just not fair.