Chiefs Easterbrook on Herm's Late FG Sunday - Page 2

steelyeyed57 · 10-21-2008, 10:01 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...erbrook/081021

bishop_74 · 10-21-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rambleonthruthefog

its like a new low every week with this guy. down by 4 touchdowns to a better team with 5min left in the game, and you kick a field goal inside the 10 yard line. where is the puke emoticon?

smittysbar · 10-21-2008, 11:05 AM

OTWP was trying to argue that is was the thing to do. I say it is quitting. He said that maybe Herm was trying to build confidence in this young team getting points on the board, and confidence in the kicker. IMO it does nothing but show the young team that you as a coach has given up. As far as the kicker goes, I would say Hard Knocks shows exactly how Herm feels about kickers. Plus I doubt he was trying to build confadence in a player that he goes out and signs another at his position the following week.

Plain and simple, he kicked it to avoid a shut out, so that he wouldn't look as bad. I don't care if it is 58-0 with 10 seconds left, you go for the TD.

blueballs · 10-21-2008, 11:06 AM

on the bright side he's not norv
and turned a talented heavy salaried team into average
their window is slowly shutting

Reerun_KC · 10-21-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bishop_74

I like this one better!

Reerun_KC · 10-21-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by smittysbar

OTWP was trying to argue that is was the thing to do. I say it is quitting. He said that maybe Herm was trying to build confidence in this young team getting points on the board, and confidence in the kicker. IMO it does nothing but show the young team that you as a coach has given up. As far as the kicker goes, I would say Hard Knocks shows exactly how Herm feels about kickers. Plus I doubt he was trying to build confadence in a player that he goes out and signs another at his position the following week.

Plain and simple, he kicked it to avoid a shut out, so that he wouldn't look as bad. I don't care if it is 58-0 with 10 seconds left, you go for the TD.

yeppers.. Its all about Herm and HIS EGO... He could give a rats ass about anything else...

CoMoChief · 10-21-2008, 11:16 AM

Yeah that was a bullshit decision by Herm, afraid of getting shutout for the 2nd straight game. ****ing pussy ass faqqot. what kinda confidence will a FG bring in that late of a game? We weren't going to win that game. He was afraid to get shuout again.

Herm is a gutless coward. Those are the kinda decisions, (like starting Thigpen against ATL) that should get you ****ing canned.

Too bad our front office is filled with incompetent ****ing reeruns.

I don't think I've ever been this pissed about a sports team...........EVER, and it's only gonna get worse.

Reerun_KC · 10-21-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Yeah that was a bullshit decision by Herm, afraid of getting shutout for the 2nd straight game. ****ing pussy ass faqqot. what kinda confidence will a FG bring in that late of a game? We weren't going to win that game. He was afraid to get shuout again.

Herm is a gutless coward. Those are the kinda decisions, (like starting Thigpen against ATL) that should get you ****ing canned.

Too bad our front office is filled with incompetent ****ing reeruns.

I don't think I've ever been this pissed about a sports team...........EVER, and it's only gonna get worse.

just wait until next year....

**dirk digler** · 10-21-2008, 11:23 AM

I said as much in the game thread and called him a coward.

Sure-Oz · 10-21-2008, 11:24 AM

I hope he gets an NFL coaching job somewhere, so we have a chance to stomp his ass to the ground later

Mr. Laz · 10-21-2008, 11:26 AM

i have no problem with the field goal

we could hardly make 10 yards and a first down with 3 plays and now we are supposed to make 8 yards with 1??

our offense is pathetic ... take the points

Sure-Oz · 10-21-2008, 11:27 AM

Soren on the radio ripping Gun as well a bit or our DL coach, saying the #5 pick can't suck! He isn't making an impact

keg in kc · 10-21-2008, 11:41 AM

5 minutes to go, down 27-0 and bitching because they don't go for a TD for some impossible fantasyland comeback?

Uh-huh.

Has he watched the Chiefs offense this year?

FAX · 10-21-2008, 11:42 AM

I think this deal is kind of strange. First of all, what difference does it make? We lose by 31 or 34? Where is the moral victory in a FG with 5 minutes left? Or a garbage touchdown, for that matter. So what if we don't get shut out? Does anyone really care? The final score was 34 to 10 and the stats prove it wasn't that close.

I think the time to worry about Herm's cowardice or ignorance or bullheadedness or just plain old fashioned stupidity was back around 22 games ago. It was patently obvious then that he was in way over his head in this job - at least to any objective observer.

Our problem isn't deciding between junk FGs or touchdowns or desperation passes out of bounds after getting our asses handed to us for 55 solid minutes. Our problem is that we need to go back to some basic coaching education. This is a tackle. This is a block. This is a first down. Stuff like that.

FAX

patteeu · 10-21-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

i have no problem with the field goal

we could hardly make 10 yards and a first down with 3 plays and now we are supposed to make 8 yards with 1??

our offense is pathetic ... take the points

Kicking a field goal brought the Chiefs to within 3 scores too.

**HemiEd** · 10-21-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

i have no problem with the field goal

we could hardly make 10 yards and a first down with 3 plays and now we are supposed to make 8 yards with 1??

our offense is pathetic ... take the points

Exactly, IIRC it was first and goal at the 1 or 2. Reminded me of the first and 5 against the Patriots. No chance, forget about it.

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10-21-2008, 11:05 AM	#17
smittysbar Right in the Lumberyard Danny Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LaPlata, MO Casino cash: $10004942	OTWP was trying to argue that is was the thing to do. I say it is quitting. He said that maybe Herm was trying to build confidence in this young team getting points on the board, and confidence in the kicker. IMO it does nothing but show the young team that you as a coach has given up. As far as the kicker goes, I would say Hard Knocks shows exactly how Herm feels about kickers. Plus I doubt he was trying to build confadence in a player that he goes out and signs another at his position the following week. Plain and simple, he kicked it to avoid a shut out, so that he wouldn't look as bad. I don't care if it is 58-0 with 10 seconds left, you go for the TD. __________________
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10-21-2008, 11:06 AM	#18
blueballs Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Casino cash: $10004900	on the bright side he's not norv and turned a talented heavy salaried team into average their window is slowly shutting
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10-21-2008, 11:16 AM	#21
CoMoChief Mahomes Dynasty Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $7662254	Yeah that was a bullshit decision by Herm, afraid of getting shutout for the 2nd straight game. **ing pussy ass faqqot. what kinda confidence will a FG bring in that late of a game? We weren't going to win that game. He was afraid to get shuout again. Herm is a gutless coward. Those are the kinda decisions, (like starting Thigpen against ATL) that should get you ing canned. Too bad our front office is filled with incompetent **ing reeruns. I don't think I've ever been this pissed about a sports team...........EVER, and it's only gonna get worse. __________________
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10-21-2008, 11:23 AM	#23
dirk digler Please squeeze Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Clinton, MO Casino cash: $54644	I said as much in the game thread and called him a coward.
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Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	i have no problem with the field goal we could hardly make 10 yards and a first down with 3 plays and now we are supposed to make 8 yards with 1?? our offense is pathetic ... take the points __________________
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10-21-2008, 11:41 AM	#27
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	5 minutes to go, down 27-0 and bitching because they don't go for a TD for some impossible fantasyland comeback? Uh-huh. Has he watched the Chiefs offense this year?
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10-21-2008, 11:42 AM	#28
FAX testing ... 1, 2, 3 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Casino cash: $6753759	I think this deal is kind of strange. First of all, what difference does it make? We lose by 31 or 34? Where is the moral victory in a FG with 5 minutes left? Or a garbage touchdown, for that matter. So what if we don't get shut out? Does anyone really care? The final score was 34 to 10 and the stats prove it wasn't that close. I think the time to worry about Herm's cowardice or ignorance or bullheadedness or just plain old fashioned stupidity was back around 22 games ago. It was patently obvious then that he was in way over his head in this job - at least to any objective observer. Our problem isn't deciding between junk FGs or touchdowns or desperation passes out of bounds after getting our asses handed to us for 55 solid minutes. Our problem is that we need to go back to some basic coaching education. This is a tackle. This is a block. This is a first down. Stuff like that. FAX
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