Quote From Gunther That Proves HE is the Cancer not JR

[svuba]

I posted this on the old BB, & thought everyone should see it.

I just got the September 10 edition of the Chiefs Report, which was written before the Titans Game. If you were disappointed in the play calling on Sunday, and you want to remain a Gun fan don't read this quote:

"The bottom line is we're going to run the ball when we can, and when we are in a situation when we need to throw, we're still going to run the football."

This is a direct quote from Gunther from before the Titans Game evidently he wasn't kidding!

What a stupid thing to say, and an even more stupid thing to do! The Chiefs ran twice on 3rd & 13, They ran 4 times from 1st & goal, and they sacrificed the game by trying to run in the 4th qtr when they couldn't run all day.

There is another quote in this article about how Gun told JR to NEVER throw the ball if they were backed up in their own territory, and just to get in good position for punting.

Jimmy Raye, I am sorry that I badmouthed you. Gunther's Idea of Offensive philosophy is to try to prove to the other head coach that he is the more stubborn coach. Good plan idiot! How about trying to gameplan to take advantage of the other teams weakness in a given situation?

I am officially off of the Gun bandwagon, and it pains me to say it because I really liked gun, but his offensive philosophy is horrible. With this philosophy the Chiefs will NEVER be able to use their 2 best weapons effectively (SLYMO & GONZO), and that is sad because they could both be stars in this league. <P>

[TEX]

I was wondering who REALLY is to blame for the poor play calling so I asked Adam Teicher. I figured that he would know more than any of us. His response was as follows:


Adam Teicher (teicher), 09/15/00 05:01 pm (reply 466 of 467)
To Steve M.:

Cunningham gives Jimmy Raye parameters on how he wants the game called, but rarely does he tell Raye what play to call. That's the coordinator's job. But Cunningham sets the philosophy.
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[Desert Chief]

Any Chance copies of that issue were mysteriously sent to opposing teams DC's?
Yea, probably not.
Uh, Uh, remember Paul "Can't" Hackett ? He seems pretty good compared to what has occured since he left. AT least he would throw the ball occasionally, he also had better scripted the first 15 plays or so. That's not a good sign.

I hate to give any credit at all to the Packers, but Wolf saw his problem,, and eliminated it. Trouble now is the lack of talent, but I give E for effort on the coaching change.

[WarPaint]

Not only do I agree with the original post, I would like to add this.

IMHO, we continue to have mental mistakes because of the way Gun coaches, he has these guys so wound up that by game day they can't seem to stay onsides, and so aggressive they get out of position, which opens up our D to the long gainer.

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J Smitty is happy C. Okoye will be in the Chiefs Ring of fame!!

[California Injun]

Warpaint,

How does getting "so wound up" prevent the D-Linemen from watching the center snap the ball?

For that matter, how does Gunther's pre-game speeches cause them to LINE UP offsides?

As for the stagnant play-calling of the offense, has anyone ever seen JR screaming into his headset?

[WarPaint]

Injun,

I think way he coaches practice, the go, go, go, kill, kill, kill, attack, attack, attack, takes its toll on some of these guys. By Sunday, play like wild dogs comes to mind, emotions get the better of them so to speak.

I think this hinders clear rational thinking, the kind of thinking needed to do the simple things, like watch the center, line up onsides, & knowing the snap count.


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