Tribal Warfare
09-23-2008, 10:43 PM
Herm’s Terms on the Chiefs (http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/story/811117.html)
On the Denver Broncos’ offense:
“They’re scoring about 38 points a game. Doing a good job on third-down conversions; they’re 50 percent. Run the ball good, about 130 yards a game. And the quarterback is playing terrific. He’s doing a great job. He’s very confident right now. . . . They’re a very confident football team. You watch them play, and they’re very hot.”
On the Chiefs’ pass protection, which has allowed 11 sacks in three games:
“That’s not very good. I don’t know if it’s protection. You’ve got to get open. You’ve got to beat man-to-man coverage. You’ve got to get rhythm in your offense. We’ve got to make some plays in the passing game. We’ve got to hit some passes. It doesn’t have to be a bomb of 50 yards. It can be a nice shot like the one in New England. It was a slant, and the guy ran off for 45 yards — if you can go 50 yards, maybe you’ve got a different story right now.”
On the young players’ progress during the losing streak:
“We’re trying to make them understand what they need to do to win. It’s part of execution and really when the opportunity presents itself to make the play. That’s what they struggle with at times. They play good for a while, and then all of a sudden something happens, and they’re all looking at each other saying, ‘What could I have done?’ Well, it’s a process you go through with young guys. That’s what we’re dealing with right now. But I think what they understand is that we believe in them. They believe in the staff, and we’re going to keep coaching them. That’s all you can do at this point.”
On whether Edwards is facing pressure from within the organization:
“This organization is all in the same boat. We’re all going down the same road. That’s the way it was when we talked about it. We knew it was going to be tough. Did some people maybe think it wasn’t going to be this tough? Probably not. But it’s tough, very difficult.”
On Larry Johnson and his first 100-yard rushing game Sunday:
“I thought he ran fairly hard against Oakland and New England. But he made the big runs. That’s what we need out of him. The offensive line did a good job of blocking, too. They picked up some guys on the second level. He hit some creases. And he was able to run, and that’s good. That gets us going. That’s the thing about offense. You can kind of puddle along, puddle along. But you need an explosion play, whether in the passing game or the running game. You need some plays that kind of get you down the field some. When you can do that, you get energy. Everyone kind of gets energy off that thing. That’s what we’ve got to do more of.”
On the Denver Broncos’ offense:
“They’re scoring about 38 points a game. Doing a good job on third-down conversions; they’re 50 percent. Run the ball good, about 130 yards a game. And the quarterback is playing terrific. He’s doing a great job. He’s very confident right now. . . . They’re a very confident football team. You watch them play, and they’re very hot.”
On the Chiefs’ pass protection, which has allowed 11 sacks in three games:
“That’s not very good. I don’t know if it’s protection. You’ve got to get open. You’ve got to beat man-to-man coverage. You’ve got to get rhythm in your offense. We’ve got to make some plays in the passing game. We’ve got to hit some passes. It doesn’t have to be a bomb of 50 yards. It can be a nice shot like the one in New England. It was a slant, and the guy ran off for 45 yards — if you can go 50 yards, maybe you’ve got a different story right now.”
On the young players’ progress during the losing streak:
“We’re trying to make them understand what they need to do to win. It’s part of execution and really when the opportunity presents itself to make the play. That’s what they struggle with at times. They play good for a while, and then all of a sudden something happens, and they’re all looking at each other saying, ‘What could I have done?’ Well, it’s a process you go through with young guys. That’s what we’re dealing with right now. But I think what they understand is that we believe in them. They believe in the staff, and we’re going to keep coaching them. That’s all you can do at this point.”
On whether Edwards is facing pressure from within the organization:
“This organization is all in the same boat. We’re all going down the same road. That’s the way it was when we talked about it. We knew it was going to be tough. Did some people maybe think it wasn’t going to be this tough? Probably not. But it’s tough, very difficult.”
On Larry Johnson and his first 100-yard rushing game Sunday:
“I thought he ran fairly hard against Oakland and New England. But he made the big runs. That’s what we need out of him. The offensive line did a good job of blocking, too. They picked up some guys on the second level. He hit some creases. And he was able to run, and that’s good. That gets us going. That’s the thing about offense. You can kind of puddle along, puddle along. But you need an explosion play, whether in the passing game or the running game. You need some plays that kind of get you down the field some. When you can do that, you get energy. Everyone kind of gets energy off that thing. That’s what we’ve got to do more of.”