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The Herm defenders are going to look back on the season and point to the fact that two QBs, starter and 2nd were out for the year—and point to other injuries as well. Fact is, the QBs were hurt because since Willie Roaf’s retirement, the offensive line has declined terribly. The GM and Coaches have failed to address it quickly enough. Croyle is fragile, but I don’t care who the QB was—getting sandwiched by 600 pounds of NFL Defense time in and time out will injure even the most durable QBs. In the NFL, injuries are not an excuse. The problem is that Herman Edwards is not a good Head Coach. Carl Peterson made a terrible mistake with this hiring and I wouldn’t wait until the end of the season—it’s time to make a statement by firing Herman Edwards now. If this game was his best coaching of the year and the team still lost, all the more reason to say goodbye. There’s simply no reason to drag this out. I’d probably let Gunther Cunningham be the interim coach then fire the staff at the end of the season and start over. If Peterson is continuing to deny the fact that he made a bad hire, it’s time to fire him too. Clean house. At this point, a message has to be sent to players and fans that the owners care about winning.
leaves;104853 wrote:that is truly the problem. Herm’s coaching a young team like its a veteran, hardnosed team. An issue too is the fact that Gun has contemporary defenses, while Chan has some OLDSCHOOL off. plays.And that falls on the Head Coach (and to an extent, the General Manager). A Head Coach in control of the situation will see to it that the offensive and defensive styles and playcalling complement eachother, not work against eachother. Look at Andy Reid’s history with the Eagles. He has good coordinators, but he manages them and his input insures that the team is integrated, not splintered. This type of thinking and ability is apparently lost on Edwards.
Well, that’s exactly right. Herm Coaches like it’s 1979. Keep it close. Chew up the clock. Defense. Pound it. Problem is that it’s not 30 years ago, it’s 2008. “Keeping it close” doesn’t cut it in this league anymore. Say what you will about Vermeil, but the irony is that Edwards played for him in Philadelphia 30 years ago. As recent coaches, Vermeil reinvented his gameplan into torching other teams and having a feared offense. Edwards on the other hand has a comical offense. Other teams aren’t afraid of the Chiefs play calling—they’re afraid they’ll be laughing too hard to make a tackle. I’ve been a fan of this team for 36 years, so I wasn’t even a fan when they won the Super Bowl. I suffered through the Paul Wiggin years, Frank Gantz, etc. Folks, THIS is rock bottom. Not Wiggin or interim Coach Bettis, certainly not Levy, who actually had them on the right track and was mistakingly fired, not Machovic who was largely sloppy but did get them to the playoffs once. Note Gantz either, or Cunningham even. No, based on the team being relatively modern achievers under Schottenheimer and Vermeil, I contend that Herman Edwards is the worst coach in the history of the franchise. He managed to make the playoffs early on (like he did in NY), but when the team actually became “HIS” they slipped badly, and now are one of the worst teams in pro football. The fade has been fast, painful and humiliating. It’s clear he doesn’t know how to improve things or how to win games. I don’t want to hear the excuse about how young the team is either. The NY Giants were the youngest team in football a couple years ago and they managed to rebuild respectably, and then win a Super Bowl on top of it.
I was one of the “stay the course” fans as recently as the beginning of this season. I’ve jumped ship. Herman Edwards is among the worst head coaches in the league, definitely bottom 5 or 6 if not the worst. This experiment is over. I wouldn’t even wait for the end of the season to dismiss him. This has gotten ridiculous now, embarassing even. Time to sweep things clean. I’d can him and let one of the assistants serve as interim coach. At the send of the season, it’s likely the whole bunch will have to go and we start over. Not sure if Peterson has to go with them. Al Saunders should have followed Vermiel—he earned it. Peterson hired a cronie instead. It’s really a shame.
