If we can go back to the old days (even Grbac could do it) and that is run down people's throat and then hit them with the play action pass or screens we can score some points. We have young WR's with legs. Im excited about watching the young guys that have that hunger to play. We might not have a great season but I really think that we are on the right track. Personally, I was tired of getting old free agents and watching their sub-par play. I want to be watching the game and see Franklin, Charles, Cottam score their first of many touchdowns. Herm has a hard job and that is blowing this team apart and starting over. I don't think Bill Cowher could of saved this team.

Word. He's a wise old bastard. We're gonna be better with him. I didn't like the 1 more point than the other guy bullshit, but other than that, he's gonna teach these kids how to cram the football down mother****ers throats. I love smash mouth football.

No question. Nothing a defensive-minded coach likes more than a big lead because then you get the chance to try to kill the quarterback.

The field-goal Herm talk gets old very fast. Yes, that's what he wants. :rolleyes:

Gaily did quite well with Pitt. and I'm not going to dig for stats now, but I remember reading that the Steeler offense regressed dramatically when he left. Apparently Gailey is a chicken-salad chef. Of course, I don't claim special knowledge of his former team, so perhaps everyone got old and fell of the proverbial football cliff?

'They know we are running to that gap, we know we are running to that gap, now stop us."
CONTRADICTION!!!!!:banghead:

Not much to it, but that one phrase does stand out in my head. I think we may all be too critical, since Hermie said something much like that last year, one of our worst years offensively ever.

I think Chan will be a HUGE upgrade over Solari.

I just wish someone would use the phrase that Dick and Al loved... "Attack the defense". Doesn't seem to be our mentality at all does it.

We want to be balanced. We want to be able to run the football consistently and throw the football. I’d like for teams to not know what we’re going to do next.

ya, R2P2 needs to go

We definitely don't have a killer instinct offensively and I think you need that.
I think you must make it very clear that TD's are your primary focus offensively. So we aren't Air Coryell anymore... That's no reason why we shouldn't still be productive offensively.

Even in Vermiel's years, some of the most dominating performances [Atlanta, Baltimore] consisted of running down their throats from open to close.

Which was exactly Herm's point last week and he got blasted for it.

Baltimore and Atlanta KNEW we were running the ball, and they STILL couldn't stop it.

The difference being that Vermeil and company were much more capable and willing to make adjustments when the running game wasn't effective.

Or maybe the offensive line was much more capable and willing to make adjustments when the running game wasn't effective.

:shrug:

Perhaps...
Good point.

I suspect a bit of both might be closer to the truth....

I think you're right.
There was an entirely different culture offensively at 1 Arrowhead back then.

I like what Chan seems to bring to the table. Seems like the goal is to grind out long scoring drives that culminate in TD's preferably, but FG's at least. Score every time you have a possession, don't sit on a lead, but play smart...nothing flashy, nothing really exciting, but the kind of offense that makes the opponent tired by the 3rd quarter...