Q&A w/Dick Vermeil (8/23) - Page 3

TRR · 08-23-2005, 04:03 PM

Q&A with DICK VERMEIL
Aug 23, 2005, 4:37:52 PM

Q: To get all those familiar faces back on the field must have been gratifying. It must mean a lot to you.

DICK VERMEIL: “Oh yeah, plus we’ve got a lot of fresh bodies on defense, too. It was very, very nice to see all those guys working. It was good. It was a good explosive quick football practice. I think they were fresher, therefore, they were quicker. They were rested.”

Q: Kendrell Bell was out there on seven-on-seven but not in the 11-on-11.

VERMEIL: “Not quite ready yet. Getting closer.”

Q: How about Shields? Did it look like he lost a step?

VERMEIL: “Didn’t look like it to me. He was out there on a screen in front of everybody.”

Q: Is Dante Hall OK?

VERMEIL: “He’s got a sore knee, but he’s OK. The MRI says he OK, and he doesn’t even know when he got hit. Sometimes you don’t know. It’s nothing serious.”

Q: Are you going to rest him this week?

VERMEIL: “I don’t know. It just depends how he comes along.”

Q: Was it good to see Jonathan Quinn today?

VERMEIL: “He knows the offense. He was in it for three years and then was in it with (QB coach and former Bears offensive coordinator) Terry Shea. He’s a very handy guy to have, plus he lives in Kansas City. That makes it very nice.”

Q: What would be the plans for him? Will he get any playing time?

VERMEIL: “He may have to. I wouldn’t mind it.”

Q: Kilian would close out the game after Trent comes out?

VERMEIL: “Right now that would be the plan. We would have no choice unless Damon (Huard) is given clearance to go later in the week.”

Q: What would be the roster move to make room for Quinn?

CARL PETERSON: “It isn’t often that we want to talk about waiving a guy, but this guy deserves (recognition). It was Mike Maslowski. I’d like to begin this and end any speculation: we don’t think this is the end of Mike Maslowski’s career. It’s just a situation where he’s run out of time on PUP Active status. He had some more surgery done on that knee. They took out a plate and screws; both Dick and I saw it and it was pretty substantial. I don’t know how he moved around with that.

“We’re releasing Mike and he knows he could come back at any time with us and that’s why we put him on Active PUP at the beginning of training camp. That door is still open.

“Let me say this: since he joined us in 1999 he’s been an exemplary player on and off the field. I think everybody knows what he and (wife) Heidi have done in the community. He’s been honored by the President of the United States and Secretary of Labor for his off the field efforts. This is a guy that epitomizes what the National Football League is about. He came up from a Division III school, through the Arena League; we put him in the NFLEL. He was the defensive player of the year at Barcelona. He went to the World Championship of that league. He came here as a special teams player and ended up being a starter for us. Led this team and is the all time record holder in tackles in 2002.

“I think – and I think Dick would concur – that he’s been the heart and soul of the defense, particularly our run defense. We wanted to give him every opportunity to come back and that door is still open. Now he’s going to devote his full attention to rehabbing his leg completely. We wish him the best.”

jspchief · 08-23-2005, 09:28 PM

We're saving our secret weapons Kendrell Bell and Kris Wilson for the Superbowl. Our opponent won't know what to do when those two walk onto the field February 12th.

If we don't make the Superbowl this year, we'll save them until the 2006 Superbowl.

It make take a while, but sometime in the next few decades, we are going to totally catch some team off guard with our amazing LB and H-back.

**J Diddy** · 08-23-2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KCJake

Good luck Maz! This guy gave 100% on every down.

I agree.

Bye Maz.

TRR · 08-23-2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TEX

And how many 11 on 11 drills has he missed?

Not many. He practiced in 11 on 11 all week I was in River Falls.

TRR · 08-23-2005, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj

Law is supposed to play Friday. Bell, although he has been practicing, hasn't practiced 100% yet - no full contact. We'll see who actually plays the third or fourth game. At this point I think Law will actually end up playing in more regular season games than Bell.

Bell is scheduled to play in Saturday's game with full contact tomorrow or Thursday.

CoMoChief · 08-23-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TRR

FWIW, Bell hasn't missed a practice in Training Camp. Not a single one. The only thing he's missed is two meaningless Preseason games.

Bell hasnt really practiced. He's just been in drills and such. I dont remember hearing anything about Bell being in the 11-11 drills.

**HemiEd** · 08-24-2005, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BSPimpDude

Bell hasnt really practiced. He's just been in drills and such. I dont remember hearing anything about Bell being in the 11-11 drills.

Two posts above your's, post 33, TRR said he witnessed him practicing 11 on 11 drills.

Wallcrawler · 08-24-2005, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BSPimpDude

Why would we do that? Bell needs to be on the field along with the new players. He needs to get with the chemistry and the scheme of this new defense.

You learn the scheme in practice. From what all eyewitness accounts say, Bell looks damn good in the scheme, knows what he is doing, and is almost always in position to make a play.

We don't need to hide him from anybody. It's not like the guy is the second coming of Lawrence Taylor or Mike Singletary.

The hiding is speculation. I dont think the Chiefs are hiding him, but you only need an ounce of common sense to figure out that if youve got a guy with injury questions around him, you dont put him in a meaningless football game. If Bell were to get injured in a pre-season game, the fanbase of the Chiefs would want the coaching staff's blood for putting Bell in there in a meaningless game, and losing one of our best FA pickups.

The guy is good but were all acting like he's Jesus on a football field.

Uh, no, we really arent. Quite the opposite in fact. If we were acting like he was Jesus on a football field, he would be playing every down in every game, meaningless or not, because if we're acting like he is the son of God, why would be be afraid of any injury or nagging ailments?

Use your head here man.

He needs to get out on the field and help out.

Help out with what? A meaningless pre-season record?

I know it's only preseason, but this injury shit with him is starting to worry me. I don't feel comfortable at all with Griffin, Fox, or Fooj starting in his place.

Well, youre not on the coaching staff, nor are you calling the shots. So it really doesnt matter what you feel comfortable with, or what you dont.

In no way does anyone sit someone out of contact drills and such as a precaution, unless it's a serious injury. Groin injuries and shoulder injuries in my opinion are like back injuries.

Stop reading information from profootballtalk.com. You will sleep much better at night.

They never go away.

Eerily similar to topics like this that have one of our best FA pickups on IR before he ever plays a down or misses a practice. Did Tex put you up to this post?

They always come back and nag at you, I would imagine that it is especially more for an NFL football player. Why would a coach try and hide him? Are teams really gonna be that confused when Bell lines up and plays football? I highly doubt it.

Ok, mastermind. Tell me how you think that the Jets defensive coordinator is going to gameplan for Kendrell Bell in the opener.

How is he going to do it? Look at Steelers film? Thats an entirely different scheme.

Yeah, Bell not playing in pre-season poses a problem for the Jets, especially if Bell ends up not playing in any pre-season games. If we as Chiefs fans dont even know what Bell is going to be doing for our team, how the hell are the Jets supposed to know and then draw up a gameplan to neutralize him?

Id love to know how you would gameplan against a guy you havent seen play for a new team.

jidar1 · 08-24-2005, 07:20 AM

That whole saving people for the regular season argument is complete homer BS. It's not like we really show too much in preseason anyway, and it's not like everyone wouldn't see everything in the first game.

The truth is we don't even know if we have anything that needs hiding until we get him out there on the field. Right now we assume he's going to be good but the road is litered with players people thought were going to be good.

Bell being held out is something that concerns me. Does it mean he's going to miss the first game? Probably not if we believe the front office. But you have to be concerned.

jspchief · 08-24-2005, 07:30 AM

Anyone that thinks we're keeping Bell out of games to hide what we do with him is a fool.

If we wanted to hide our super secret weapon, why wouldn't we just not use him that way. He could still be in games, playing a normal OLB role, building chemistry and getting acclimated to the speed and contact. Besides, how long are we going to keep him secret? After the first game, every team will have film on him. So we're going to let him skip all full speed, full contact work so that we can suprise one team? Give me a break.

The notion that he isn't missing out by missing these games is stupid too. If these games are so meaningless, why do we play guys that are infinitely more important to this team than Bell is? There's a reason we play these pre-season games, and Bell missing a bunch of them is more likely to be bad than good.

Clearly there is something wrong with him. And regardless of his past, it only makes sense to be concerned about a player that has missed the entire pre-season so far.

KCTitus · 08-24-2005, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

AIf these games are so meaningless, why do we play guys that are infinitely more important to this team than Bell is? There's a reason we play these pre-season games, and Bell missing a bunch of them is more likely to be bad than good.

Yeah, that explains why 2nd, 3rd and 4th string players play more than the starters...

The reason for the games, first and foremost, is for owner profit and second for the coaches to evaluate young/new talent.

stevieray · 08-24-2005, 07:34 AM

My biggest fear is he's turned into Dan Williams.

Knows he's not healthy, and just ripping off the team for money while he can.

jspchief · 08-24-2005, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by KCTitus

Yeah, that explains why 2nd, 3rd and 4th string players play more than the starters...

The reason for the games, first and foremost, is for owner profit and second for the coaches to evaluate young/new talent.

So why Does Trent Green play at all? Or Tony Gonzalez? Or any of our other stars that have proven their value to this team?

KCTitus · 08-24-2005, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

So why Does Trent Green play at all? Or Tony Gonzalez? Or any of our other stars that have proven their value to this team?

Did Tony play in the AZ game?

jspchief · 08-24-2005, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by KCTitus

Did Tony play in the AZ game?

No.

Are you going to answer the question or keep dodging it?

KCTitus · 08-24-2005, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

No.

Are you going to answer the question or keep dodging it?

I believe I just did. Twice in fact. I find preseason games worthless, but please dont let me stand in the way of a good rant.

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TRR The Priest and I Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: CO Casino cash: $9870185	Q&A w/Dick Vermeil (8/23) Q&A with DICK VERMEIL Aug 23, 2005, 4:37:52 PM Q: To get all those familiar faces back on the field must have been gratifying. It must mean a lot to you. DICK VERMEIL: “Oh yeah, plus we’ve got a lot of fresh bodies on defense, too. It was very, very nice to see all those guys working. It was good. It was a good explosive quick football practice. I think they were fresher, therefore, they were quicker. They were rested.” Q: Kendrell Bell was out there on seven-on-seven but not in the 11-on-11. VERMEIL: “Not quite ready yet. Getting closer.” Q: How about Shields? Did it look like he lost a step? VERMEIL: “Didn’t look like it to me. He was out there on a screen in front of everybody.” Q: Is Dante Hall OK? VERMEIL: “He’s got a sore knee, but he’s OK. The MRI says he OK, and he doesn’t even know when he got hit. Sometimes you don’t know. It’s nothing serious.” Q: Are you going to rest him this week? VERMEIL: “I don’t know. It just depends how he comes along.” Q: Was it good to see Jonathan Quinn today? VERMEIL: “He knows the offense. He was in it for three years and then was in it with (QB coach and former Bears offensive coordinator) Terry Shea. He’s a very handy guy to have, plus he lives in Kansas City. That makes it very nice.” Q: What would be the plans for him? Will he get any playing time? VERMEIL: “He may have to. I wouldn’t mind it.” Q: Kilian would close out the game after Trent comes out? VERMEIL: “Right now that would be the plan. We would have no choice unless Damon (Huard) is given clearance to go later in the week.” Q: What would be the roster move to make room for Quinn? CARL PETERSON: “It isn’t often that we want to talk about waiving a guy, but this guy deserves (recognition). It was Mike Maslowski. I’d like to begin this and end any speculation: we don’t think this is the end of Mike Maslowski’s career. It’s just a situation where he’s run out of time on PUP Active status. He had some more surgery done on that knee. They took out a plate and screws; both Dick and I saw it and it was pretty substantial. I don’t know how he moved around with that. “We’re releasing Mike and he knows he could come back at any time with us and that’s why we put him on Active PUP at the beginning of training camp. That door is still open. “Let me say this: since he joined us in 1999 he’s been an exemplary player on and off the field. I think everybody knows what he and (wife) Heidi have done in the community. He’s been honored by the President of the United States and Secretary of Labor for his off the field efforts. This is a guy that epitomizes what the National Football League is about. He came up from a Division III school, through the Arena League; we put him in the NFLEL. He was the defensive player of the year at Barcelona. He went to the World Championship of that league. He came here as a special teams player and ended up being a starter for us. Led this team and is the all time record holder in tackles in 2002. “I think – and I think Dick would concur – that he’s been the heart and soul of the defense, particularly our run defense. We wanted to give him every opportunity to come back and that door is still open. Now he’s going to devote his full attention to rehabbing his leg completely. We wish him the best.”
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jidar1 Starter Join Date: May 2005 Casino cash: $10004900	That whole saving people for the regular season argument is complete homer BS. It's not like we really show too much in preseason anyway, and it's not like everyone wouldn't see everything in the first game. The truth is we don't even know if we have anything that needs hiding until we get him out there on the field. Right now we assume he's going to be good but the road is litered with players people thought were going to be good. Bell being held out is something that concerns me. Does it mean he's going to miss the first game? Probably not if we believe the front office. But you have to be concerned.
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jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	Anyone that thinks we're keeping Bell out of games to hide what we do with him is a fool. If we wanted to hide our super secret weapon, why wouldn't we just not use him that way. He could still be in games, playing a normal OLB role, building chemistry and getting acclimated to the speed and contact. Besides, how long are we going to keep him secret? After the first game, every team will have film on him. So we're going to let him skip all full speed, full contact work so that we can suprise one team? Give me a break. The notion that he isn't missing out by missing these games is stupid too. If these games are so meaningless, why do we play guys that are infinitely more important to this team than Bell is? There's a reason we play these pre-season games, and Bell missing a bunch of them is more likely to be bad than good. Clearly there is something wrong with him. And regardless of his past, it only makes sense to be concerned about a player that has missed the entire pre-season so far. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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