Post by lazarus on Dec 26, 2005 17:41:17 GMT -5
Vermeil not expected to return as Chiefs' coach
Jay Glazer / FOXSports.com
Posted: 2 days ago
The Kansas City Chiefs will be looking for a new coach within the next eight or nine days if they miss the playoffs. If they make the first round of the playoffs and lose, they'll be looking for a new coach within 14-15 days.
Head coach thingy Vermeil will not be brought back as the team's head coach, even if the Chiefs make it to the playoffs. Vermeil has talked about whether or not he wants to come back but it will not be Vermeil's call. Instead, he'll either retire or simply be told they will not re-sign him following the team's last loss — unless they take a sudden and drastic run to the championship round, a long shot at best.
NFL Week 16
"It's no secret in the locker room," said one Chiefs vet. "We know what the deal is and I think thingy is showing signs that he knows too."
Basically, it's time for a change as the Chiefs tried it Vermeil's way, only to fall short of the ultimate prize. Now, as the team heads toward the final years of an aging offense, they're going to try a much-needed fresh approach.
Another rumor to squash is the status of Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders. Saunders, without a doubt, will not be the team's next head coach despite the recommendation of Vermeil. In fact, Vermeil doesn't have enough recommendations to get Saunders the head gig. That's not to say Saunders isn't held in high regard as the team's coordinator; he's simply not going to be the team's head coach.
Names to replace Vermeil include college coaches such as Pete Carroll and Bob Stoops as well as NFLers Herm Edwards (if he can get out of his Jets deal) and Washington's defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.
Inspirational return ... almost
Word spread throughout the New York Giants locker room faster than a Tiki Barber sweep. The Giants had actually brought back the organization's most popular player of the last decade for a workout, sending hopeful and enthusiastic players scrambling for any information.
Several Giants players told FOXSports.com that the Giants actually worked out former Giants co-captain and Pro Bowler Jessie Armstead earlier this week, but didn't sign him after they felt he wasn't able to run the way they were hoping.
The possible signing of Armstead sent players like Michael Strahan, Tiki Barber and Amani Toomer to fantasize about what such a reunion would have meant.
"You couldn't imagine what having Jessie back in the locker room would do for our morale," said Strahan. "Guys would get so pumped up if he was back. It would have really been a huge, I mean huge, lift for us."
"Having Jessie come back, just to have him in the locker room alone, would have been extremely inspirational for a lot of guys," said Barber.
Armstead told FOX Sports he was hoping to sign with the team he left after making several Pro Bowls a few years ago. Since his exodus from the Big Apple, the Pro Bowl backer spent time in Washington and Carolina but is always associated with his time as the weakside Giants backer.
Instead of signing Armstead, the team went with Roman Pfifer, who had to actually sit during his first week of practice.
Williams a wanted man
Redskins defensive coordinator Gregg Williams will have his choice of where he wants to be head coach. In fact, at least five teams have already let it be known in how much regard they hold the hot assistant. Williams will have to make a decision this week between teams such as the Rams, Chiefs, Texans and perhaps even the Vikings.
This is a completely different Williams than the one who coached in Buffalo. In fact, last year after Niners head coach Mike Nolan was hired for his first head coaching job, Williams met privately with Nolan at the Senior Bowl and gave him a two-hour lesson on exactly where he messed up his tenure in Buffalo and how Nolan could avoid making the same mistakes.
Give Williams credit, as most head coaches who are canned come up with blame for everyone but themselves.
For those wondering what the best pieces of advice were for Nolan — wait to hire the assistants you'll be comfortable with. There's an awful lot of pressure from the owner to have a staff fast to make it look like they got the best. Williams told Nolan to withstand the pressure and get "his guys." Williams admittedly did the opposite.
Williams also said he changed who he was into what he thought the owner wanted him to be. He changed to impress the man who pays his checks even though he was hired because the owner liked what he initially saw.
Williams has now learned his lessons and is even able to voice it to others. He needs to have his own class at the Learning Annex, doesn't he?
Pop the cork
The San Diego Chargers didn't need any in-flight booze to KC this week. The '72 Dolphins made sure that they were stocked. The Fins sent Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer a case of champagne this week for beating Indy to keep that 1972 team the only undefeated team in modern history. The Chargers coach gave out bottles to members of the Chargers staff
Jay Glazer / FOXSports.com
Posted: 2 days ago
The Kansas City Chiefs will be looking for a new coach within the next eight or nine days if they miss the playoffs. If they make the first round of the playoffs and lose, they'll be looking for a new coach within 14-15 days.
Head coach thingy Vermeil will not be brought back as the team's head coach, even if the Chiefs make it to the playoffs. Vermeil has talked about whether or not he wants to come back but it will not be Vermeil's call. Instead, he'll either retire or simply be told they will not re-sign him following the team's last loss — unless they take a sudden and drastic run to the championship round, a long shot at best.
NFL Week 16
"It's no secret in the locker room," said one Chiefs vet. "We know what the deal is and I think thingy is showing signs that he knows too."
Basically, it's time for a change as the Chiefs tried it Vermeil's way, only to fall short of the ultimate prize. Now, as the team heads toward the final years of an aging offense, they're going to try a much-needed fresh approach.
Another rumor to squash is the status of Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders. Saunders, without a doubt, will not be the team's next head coach despite the recommendation of Vermeil. In fact, Vermeil doesn't have enough recommendations to get Saunders the head gig. That's not to say Saunders isn't held in high regard as the team's coordinator; he's simply not going to be the team's head coach.
Names to replace Vermeil include college coaches such as Pete Carroll and Bob Stoops as well as NFLers Herm Edwards (if he can get out of his Jets deal) and Washington's defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.
Inspirational return ... almost
Word spread throughout the New York Giants locker room faster than a Tiki Barber sweep. The Giants had actually brought back the organization's most popular player of the last decade for a workout, sending hopeful and enthusiastic players scrambling for any information.
Several Giants players told FOXSports.com that the Giants actually worked out former Giants co-captain and Pro Bowler Jessie Armstead earlier this week, but didn't sign him after they felt he wasn't able to run the way they were hoping.
The possible signing of Armstead sent players like Michael Strahan, Tiki Barber and Amani Toomer to fantasize about what such a reunion would have meant.
"You couldn't imagine what having Jessie back in the locker room would do for our morale," said Strahan. "Guys would get so pumped up if he was back. It would have really been a huge, I mean huge, lift for us."
"Having Jessie come back, just to have him in the locker room alone, would have been extremely inspirational for a lot of guys," said Barber.
Armstead told FOX Sports he was hoping to sign with the team he left after making several Pro Bowls a few years ago. Since his exodus from the Big Apple, the Pro Bowl backer spent time in Washington and Carolina but is always associated with his time as the weakside Giants backer.
Instead of signing Armstead, the team went with Roman Pfifer, who had to actually sit during his first week of practice.
Williams a wanted man
Redskins defensive coordinator Gregg Williams will have his choice of where he wants to be head coach. In fact, at least five teams have already let it be known in how much regard they hold the hot assistant. Williams will have to make a decision this week between teams such as the Rams, Chiefs, Texans and perhaps even the Vikings.
This is a completely different Williams than the one who coached in Buffalo. In fact, last year after Niners head coach Mike Nolan was hired for his first head coaching job, Williams met privately with Nolan at the Senior Bowl and gave him a two-hour lesson on exactly where he messed up his tenure in Buffalo and how Nolan could avoid making the same mistakes.
Give Williams credit, as most head coaches who are canned come up with blame for everyone but themselves.
For those wondering what the best pieces of advice were for Nolan — wait to hire the assistants you'll be comfortable with. There's an awful lot of pressure from the owner to have a staff fast to make it look like they got the best. Williams told Nolan to withstand the pressure and get "his guys." Williams admittedly did the opposite.
Williams also said he changed who he was into what he thought the owner wanted him to be. He changed to impress the man who pays his checks even though he was hired because the owner liked what he initially saw.
Williams has now learned his lessons and is even able to voice it to others. He needs to have his own class at the Learning Annex, doesn't he?
Pop the cork
The San Diego Chargers didn't need any in-flight booze to KC this week. The '72 Dolphins made sure that they were stocked. The Fins sent Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer a case of champagne this week for beating Indy to keep that 1972 team the only undefeated team in modern history. The Chargers coach gave out bottles to members of the Chargers staff
