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
group position
Sometimes they don't know what they don't know. You put yourself in a position to appease a group that doesn't know what they don't know.
fight guys motivate people performance position presence stronger ways within
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.
close environment forced might number people positions saw truth understanding
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.
actively christmas handed hard knows position recruit
A position isn't going to be handed to him in a Christmas package. He's going to have to compete, and he knows that. I didn't really actively recruit hard to get this guy. I wanted him to come on his own.
fire good hunt playing pleasing position
If I feel good and the team's playing well and I'm pleasing (owner) Lamar Hunt and Carl, then I'll make a decision. If not, then I don't want to put them in a position to fire me. I'll go on home.
It was the right thing for us to do. And it made me look smart.
battle field helped injury lowest pick point terrible time watched willing
I've been with him through the lowest time of his career. I've helped him come off the field with a terrible injury and I've watched him battle back to the point where you're willing to give up a first-round pick to watch him play again.
bad continue fly football game home lose talent
Conversely, when you lose a football game and you fly home and look at it, it's not as bad as you thought it was. We know we aren't there yet. But we all feel we have the talent here to continue to get better.
bothering calf develop early second took week
Early in the week (Green) had a numbness develop in his calf that went down into his toe. He could play, but after the second series, because it was bothering him, we just took him out. It comes and goes.
holding overcome personal time
Every time we got something going, we had penalties. You can overcome the five-yard penalties. But personal fouls and holding penalties?
hit throws
We had pass-protection problems, ... He was getting hit a lot, and that throws you off a little.
believe learned lesson situation turn walk
Believe me, if the situation comes up again, the lesson he learned from there will be to turn around and walk away.
followed football
I've always followed it, ... At one time, I thought I was going to be a driver, not a football coach.
great people poised priest saturday time
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.