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Originally Posted by Chiefnj
I find it enjoyable to make fun of his dumb decisions like wearing all white at home and not publicly speaking out against the Geathers hit.
I'm afraid if I am going to find some enjoyment in watching a team win and perhaps having a shot at the postseason I'll have to pull for my 2nd distant favorite team. It certainly doesn't look like KC this year - and no, it's not all Herm's fault. I haven't blamed him for the loss in week 1. IMO, it wasn't his fault. I don't think any team can win with its 2nd and 3rd string tackles playing and when the starting QB goes down.
Herm doesn't call the plays on O or D, he isn't responsible for in game adjustments that aren't made. He is supposed to be a good head coach for his ability to rally the troops and get players to play hard for him. So far, with criticism of his coordinator and not taking Trent's back I don't even see that leadership quality. Instead, I see a massive train wreck.
As Bob Gretz prepared us weeks ago, it is a year of transition.
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A rep-worthy analysis if there ever was one. I am one of the Herm-bashers/haters. No, I don't want us to fail, because it gives me no joy to say "I told you so" in this circumstance. I just think that Herm is incompetent, he's proved it in his game management, and he's proved it in the way that he has coached in important games. He reminds me of a poker player who is just content to get in the money, but never wants to take the risks necessary to win (look at the way he managed the Jets/Steelers playoff game two years ago for evidence of that). His lack of calling out the refs for their general stupidity and blindly partisan officiating just shows how conservative he is, if not cowardly. "We are told not to comment on those things." Give me a break. He's making 5 million a year, and doesn't want to risk 25 grand to send a message to his team about will and won't be tolerated? Moreover, even if he would have ripped Nemmers' dumbass, the organization would have most likely reimbursed him for the fine.
You lead by example, and it is quite obvious that the example that this year's team has learned is one of softness (witness the Country Club Camp) and unacccountablity mixed with double speak (as shown by him passing off blame on Solari, deserting his last team, and acting as though he was going to hold players' feet to the fire for their mistakes) This guy is a consummate politician. That's why the media loves him, and he never seems to get results.