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
approach believe bit darn last lost offense prove run tougher whatever year
You'd like to believe we haven't lost much of what we had, ... But you still have to prove it. Whatever we did last year doesn't count, doesn't make a darn bit of difference. It's what you do now. With our approach and the way we run the offense in the preseason games, we make it a little tougher on ourselves.
defensive football games good played prove seems teams
To me, there seems to be more good defensive football teams right now. I can't prove it, but it seems that way. . . . And there are more games being played on defense.
football miss player
We're going to miss him. He's more than a football player for this organization.
The other thing is to keep their quarterback struggling,
came dad door found knocked office upstairs walking
When he found out his dad was located, he came upstairs to my office, knocked on the door and came walking in (and said), 'Coach, they found my dad,' ... He was real excited, and relieved.
behind downs euphoric experience gain game kinds limit playing presents proves rushing team totally week
I don't think one game proves anything other than we're going in the right direction. It's a very euphoric experience to play well and limit a team to no first downs rushing and those kinds of things. But that's behind us. We're playing a totally different kind of team this week that presents different kinds of problems.... Doing it once in a while isn't the way you gain credibility. You have to do it often.
capable football good looks might plays producing team
If the team plays real well and it looks like the way we do things is capable of producing a good football team, then I might stay, ... I'm just going to play it out and see what happens.
player receiver
He showed every player out here what he's all about on every snap. That's what a No. 1 receiver does.
checked shook
He's home. He's fine, and he's been checked out by the doctor. It shook him up.
anger carries duck mad runs strong
He?s big, strong and fast. He runs with anger. He?s mad when he carries the ball. You don?t see him duck and dive.
allowing good seems speak
He's better, he's coherent. They're not allowing him to speak to anybody. We have no other information, but that seems to be good news.
battery equipment people tests
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.
confidence explosive gaining gets happening legs line patience powerful pulling running speed understanding within
He's gaining confidence and a better understanding in what's happening within the running game. How to read the blocks, a little more patience getting to the line of scrimmage and more explosive when he gets there. ... Pulling through tackles with powerful legs and speed around the corner.
chance feeling
He is feeling a lot better. There's a chance he'll practice. But he's still questionable.