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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Some people see Priest going out there on Saturday for the first time and say, 'What's he doing?' ... He's poised to have a great season.
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We couldn't knock McNabb down even though we hit him. What a great football player.
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We couldn't knock McNabb down even though we hit him, ... What a great football player!
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The ability of the defensive teams to take away what you do is much greater in the NFL than in college. What you do well now, they might eliminate on Sunday. So you've got to make sure you can keep branching off onto other things.
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He's a charismatic guy, has a great work ethic.
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Todd had a great practice today. We would not change at all. If you look back to the preseason games, we did exactly with Todd what we did with Trent. And he played well.
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Todd had a great practice today, ... We would not change at all. If you look back to the preseason games, we did exactly with Todd what we did with Trent. And he played well.
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That's 4.3 miles with the ball under your arm. We brought him here with great hope and respect but no way could you anticipate him doing what he's done.
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That kind of guy, as you saw, most of the time somebody was on him, but he just wins the battle physically, one-on-one. They do a great job of throwing him the ball. It's just a one-on-one situation, and he wins that battle.
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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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We had a week's bye. Again ? you turn the ball over, you're going to lose. Especially when you've got two great teams.
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They put together a great game plan, and they executed. They knew what they had to do, and they tore us apart.
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I don't want to put so much pressure on him right now as a young player. He will become one of the great running backs in the National Football League just like Priest Holmes did. You become that. But each time he steps on the field he adds credibility to those kinds of credentials.
It was the right thing for us to do. And it made me look smart.