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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I don't know who wrote that, but it's bull. You can quote me on that. Just like I was run out of St. Louis, that's ... people make a living on speculation. They're an embarrassment to the media.
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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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We've still got a ways to go. Obviously, (the new players) have made a contribution. Sometimes they make a contribution with their presence as well as their performance because they motivate other guys and they make other people fight a little stronger for their position within the roster.
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When you believe in yourself and the people you surround yourself with, you will win something really big someday.
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They're not all out yet, ... We're preparing to play without certain people and it'll be a plus if they can play.
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You saw what a real man's made of. There might be a number of you who don't come close to understanding what a real man's all about because you're not forced into the environment like people in our responsible positions are. But I think he told you the truth as well as he could tell you.
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I think we'll be better at stopping stuff like that. We'll have better recognition on the part of our defensive line. Our other packages include some things that bring people off the corners and sometimes make you leery of running quarterback (bootlegs).
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He's going through a battery of tests. Some of these tests aren't just five-minute deals, ... They take sophisticated equipment and sophisticated people to administer. We'll know a lot better tomorrow.
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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.
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All they told us, ... is there's 2,000 people decorating the dance floor.
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The kind of guy Joe is and the coach he was at the time he left, I think he got like all of us do: You miss it. You miss the competitive parts of the game and the people involved in the game. I told him he wouldn't have any problems if he surrounded himself with good coaches and good people.
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And I appreciated it very much. To have the opportunity to work for Lamar and Norma Hunt and work with Carl and these people I love very much has been a real, real bonus for me.
It was the right thing for us to do. And it made me look smart.