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Originally Posted by sportsshrink
Couldn't agree more 
But Herm wasn't really in control anyhow and we all know that Peterson hired Herm because Herm was a "yes man" as Gunther was and Vermeil was Peterson's closest friend who Peterson respected with a track record and allowed to call the shots but Vermeil's mistake was not building the D otherwise we would have been SB champs potentially in 03,04,05.
Peterson didn't realize how insignificant Marty would make him become when he hired Shotty because Shotty called all the shots "player personnel" wise. As long as the Chiefs were winning Peterson would always play 2nd fiddle. It wasn't until Marty's girl friend fiasco and losing at home did him in with Peterson's cloak and dagger firing. Now Peterson finally had control and Carl from that point on would never hire anyone but a "yes man" type of personality IMHO. |
Herm was definitely not a "yes man." I think it's pretty well known that in the last 1 or 2 seasons, he was given the keys to the franchise and Carl Peterson became background noise. By the end of Herm's tenure, Herm and Kuharich ran the show, which is a big part of why the Chiefs are successful today.