Vermeil Press Conference, texans week.
 

Vermiel PC coming up.

Vermiel and Carl must be comparing notes...running 10 minutes late so far. "remember dick, you've still not talked to Priest Holmes"

Texans week, put Buffalo behind them.

Losing the first game of the 2nd half is tough.
knows staff is doing a good job and players will be back tomorrow.

Knows players will play with great effort, but so will Texans.

Knows his squad pretty well and knows how they'll respond. Playing the toughest schedule in the NFL...Texans that is.

Texans have been drafting very high for a few years. Respects Dom Capers, Knows the Texans have some fine football players, regardless of their W-L record.

The Chiefs have Got to believe they are better than they are, have to get healthy.

Chances are that they'll get Sammy Parker back, which will give them some speed back at WR.

8 teams with 5-4 record in conference

Houston beat them last year, not looking down their noses at anyone.

Understand their(chief) problems more after this loss, than after win vs Raiders.

Loss brings more focus on evaluation than wins.
Houston won't make it any easier on them(chiefs).

Chiefs have got to be more successful from here out. If not, starting sunday dig a deeper hole in playoff race. Have to figure out how to win on the road, and play tougher at home.

Questions.

I am so sick of the platitudes. DV, hey bitch, your guys sucked on Sunday, an embarrassment to the City, they borderline quit playing football.

What are you going to do about it?

something about Larry Johnson?

A. offense has been extremely successful, and is #9 right now. Doesn't know how many games he's coached?
(this was tough to hear)

"What I have learned is this, you have to be careful when talking to RBs about what they should have done, or cuts they should have made"

Larry for the most part, is doing a good job of reading his blocks and knowing where to go.

Jordan Black

No more of a liability than anyone else....Situations make it tougher on young linemen(black and welbourne)...3rd and 9.

NO, will not be playing Shields or Dunn at LT..."how much do you know about football? Dunn is not interested in doing that"

LT is very difficult. Even top draft picks take time. Every pass rusher, every week is different. Complicated and difficult.

When player needs help, coaches must figure out how to help them, without limiting the offense.

Chiefs are Spoiled with past Oline. thinks black has done some good things. Played well, played RT et al.

Jordan Black at LT, most problems came with 9minutes in game, when the Def was bringing the house.

thinks roaf is Questionable. Will know more tomorrow. Every hamstring injury is different.
Aggrivated the old injury.

Evaluate pass protections every week. Buffalo had 2 very good rushers.

Texans are different problem....3-4 with stand up OLBs

Don't use excuses about Tackles....they've won games with all these guys at tackles.

It does cause extra work for Al Saunders and Mike Solari. We're just being spoiled from past Offensive lines.

it does affect play calling...must adjust to find plays that work, that Qb has time....also use protections vs different blitz schemes. its very sophisticated.

Huh???

Is Black somehow related to McCleon?

He blasted Bob Fescoe. I could hear the question about Jason Dunn, it was Fescoe...

got pissy about questions about him coming back..."not commenting" If we're winning, he'll have a decision to make...if not, he's gone."

"i'm not satisfied where we are right now"

asked about fights.

Defensive line, particularly Dalton played well...they aren't playing powder puff. Hicks was tossed for trying to break a fight up. tied in with frustration and losing football games.

Dv talks about this stuff all the time....has talked to Hicks, not Dalton. Said Hicks approached him to appologise and said "coach I'm sorry, but I was just trying to pull them off"