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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC
Yeah totally whiffed on the predecessor thing.... Nice call!
I think you hit the nail on the head and I have said this before. Herm is a Marty Clone. That is why there is so much of a shorter leash on Herm then on the previous not to be named coach.
When the previous coach came to KC, there was a new hope and optimism, the transformation from the so called "3 yards and a cloud of Dust" era was going to take some time. The fans were willing to give them that time. Why? The previous coach had a Super Bowl Ring. It was shiny and blinding to the Fans; little did we know that the previous coach was going to make the Defense ride a short bus to all away games. Super bowl ring equaled time to rebuild program.
Then along came Herm. Now poor old Herm is caught between a rock and a hard spot. First he inherits a steady declining offense with a solid young stud RB. (Although with a little creativity and few risks and this “O" could still be top 10) Herm comes in and right off the bat bashes the offense for the lack of success of the Chiefs for the last 5 years. Well that was a kick in the nuts to the pride of the Chief fans. We took pride in our Offense. It was all we could hang our hat on.
Then he has the monumental task of building the Defense that has been ranked down around the bottom 4 for the last 5 years. This defense had the least amount of NFL talent in the history of the NFL for a defense. (Again thank you previous coach) We all knew that they had to make improvements to help the Defense, but at what cost? The cost came as not trying to improve a declining offense and help the Defensive embarrassment improve.
A couple of things that really eat at the fans of KC,
1. Herm doesn’t think we are very knowledgeable fans. He talks to the media like we have no clue to what is happening on the field. IE "Playing to win the game" When someone questions his lack of coaching abilities.
2. His game decisions leave a lot to be desired. Playing prevent in Cleveland and rushing 4? Punting on 4th and season late in the Baltimore game? Not using timeouts properly. Etc... Etc... Etc...
Lastly, we as chief fans really didn’t want to see this type of football back at KC. We went from 1989 to 2001 with Marty ball type football. It has worn thin in KC. We are not even through the first year of Hermie ball and we are already looking 3-4 years ahead, hanging our hopes that this dark cloud will move on and a change of the guard in KC is just over the horizon.
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Firstly, let me say that you don't speak for all Chiefs fans. Some of us were VERY excited to see Vermeil come in, because we were VERY tired of Martyball. But some of us were also extremely relieved to see Vermeil LEAVE and we've been without any meaningful wins for SO LONG that we're willing to accept the return of conservatism if it means we can WIN.
And in Herm's defense, a great many Chiefs fans ARE NOT very smart at all. I'm sure Laz will be here any minute, because this really gets his goat, but it's true. I've said it many times:
The average Planeteer is FAR MORE football saavy than the average Chiefs fan.