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Originally Posted by htismaqe
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.
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From the standpoint of football savvy-ness, I have been nonplussed with what Herm has done, but for the record, I've also been one of his biggest detractors. I never wanted him here in the first place, so that could color my opinion of him to some extent. However, it's hard to watch this offense's functioning (or lack thereof) this year. You can put a good deal of it on execution, but poor coaching, game planning, and play calling have had a greater hand in it, IMO.
We never run screens, reverses or counters. We almost never run the stretch play anymore, which negates Wiegmann's best abilities as an O-lineman.
Running one TE screen does not connotate trying to set up an adequate misdirection game plan. Furthermore, the wholesale lack of spreading the field (which helps negate our receivers' inability to get open) is stupid coaching. If you spread the field and give Trent carte blanche for audibles, then you let Larry run into six or seven man fronts, and if they stack, you can use a quick hitter, or a pump and go.
We've also never used the pump draw this year, primarily because we have no semblance of how to pass to open up the run. Moreover, Herm is extremely myopic in his management of LJ. Running the guy 440 times in one year might help you win 1 or 2 more games this year, but it's going to cost you 10 over the next 4.
There is a huge gap in logic for someone to be so conservative offensively, while brazenly grinding our best playmaker into the ground, acting as though there will be no recourse for so many carries, and that's one of the main reasons why I don't think Herman Edwards should be a head coach in the NFL.