AADQ: Whitlock In Cahoots With Harm?
A week after being all up on Herm Edwards‘ jock, now Jason Whitlock calls the Chiefs bigger losers than the Detroit Lions and the worst team in franchise history, yet doesn’t offer up any criticism at all of Harm? I know he’s a likable guy and an African-American coach, but there are plenty of both of those out there who can actually coach. Off the top of my head, Lovie Smith, Mike Tomlin and Tony Dungy fit the bill, and Jim Caldwell will soon. I always though Dennis Green was a good coach as well, Arizona debacle aside. Actually, there’s certainly an argument to be made for the opinion that Harm is setting back racial progress in the NFL coaching ranks.
But I don’t think this is a racial thing. I think it’s that Jason has such a raging hard-on for getting Carl Peterson fired that he doesn’t want to direct any of his venom at anybody else. That’s just my opinion, though.
Addicts, why won’t Whitlock blast Herm Edwards?
I dont have a clue whats going on with mngmt and ownership with the Chiefs or why Big S doesnt blast Herm thats extremely odd. I always thought that the whole mess would make a first class TV drama.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pmWith Whitlock, I think race IS the issue. He wants an African-American coach to be successful in Kansas City so badly that he can’t or won’t admit Herm’s shortcomings. Frankly, I don’t care what the race or ethnicity of the coach is as long as he can coach. Herm has a long way to go to show me much. Although progress has been made merely by allowing the offense to actually play offense, I think Herm’s tenure is still very much in doubt. Do you suppose we could get a head coach who has the Maori facial tattoos? Wouldn’t that be cool? Even though Dan Saleamua was Samoan, maybe he could get the Maori tattoos and come back as coach. Okay, now before anyone goes all ape-shit bananas on me and calls me a racist, that is just my lowly attempt at humor.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pmHard Knocks came at the wrong time.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pmI don’t care either, hammer. Give me a lime green alien coach if he can win.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:06 pmI don’t think it has anything to do with race.
Who is the one responsible for the product on the field? Who is the one responsible for the direction of the team for the last 19 years? Who is responsible for the hiring of the head coach?
November 18th, 2008 at 5:22 pmcuz their both brotha’s!
November 18th, 2008 at 5:58 pmTrust me, Jason is not in love with Harm.
I did enjoy reading between the lines to see that Whitlock is indeed a Chiefs fan, and is tired of the losing, even though it makes his job so much easier.
Harm Edwards Sucks.
At this point, I have to applaud Chan Gailey for his creativeness in working with what he has. The only glimmer of hope we have is that the offense is improving, and I would bet my life Harm edwards has nothing to do with the offensive improvement.
He gets an “A”
Harm and Gun straight “F”s.
If Clark Hunt is not going to fire Harm this offseason at least let go of Gun. Sorry to say it, but Gun is past his prime. Maybe the game has past him by.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:13 pmYes I think its time for new blood in the coaching staff too, give Chan some more time. I dont think its race with Jason W.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:35 pmBecause Herm is a good coach who fits what the team is trying to do right now - rebuild with youth.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:00 pmConsider this:
Herm lets Chan finally do what he wants (or needs) to do on offense. Result - the offense improves immensely.
Herm continues to exert control over the defense (to what degree who knows, but you know he does) and Gun’s defense declines immensely.
See a pattern here?
I don’t see this as Gun’s fault at all. Let him play his style of D and see what happens. Gun just doesn’t fit the style of defense Herm wants to play. Therefore there’s a clash of philosophies because two styles of players and two styles of play are being attempted at the same time for compromise, causing a break down.
Give me a game, just ONE game without Herm at the stadium. Let Chan and Gun do their thing and see what would happen. We should be so lucky…
November 18th, 2008 at 7:18 pmJeremy,
If we can bring in Cowher, then I have no problem keeping Chan around. Agree on the other two, too…
A Gun and Harm do go together well, but not in Kansas City!
November 18th, 2008 at 7:41 pmI actually think Herm might see some success at the college level Ive always thought that. That age group thrives more on the touchy feely stuff.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:09 pmYou have to be able to develop players at the college level and I think Herm could do that maybe. Anyway time to see if Im right go get a college gig Herm.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:13 pmI second what Scott said.
We went to a spread out of necessity- everyone here knows we aren’t playing Hermball right now; which is why we have been competitive in these games.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:00 pmMake that Harmball.
We can’t run the ball at all, so we were forced to do something different. If you have watched one game this year, you don’t see Harm calling plays or even coaching for that matter, all he does is look up at the replays (which is a waste of time…whats done is done unless a challenge is imminent).
This tells me Chan is mostly responsible for the offense improving and Harm is responsible for well, the harm that has been done already- the early blowouts, the running the ball 3 times up the butt and punt, Brokie, the recession etc.
That was one hell of a scoop on Ms Stewart Crane.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:13 pmThanks Randy-glad you noticed. You sure know how to make a gal blush!
November 18th, 2008 at 9:38 pmI sleepily clicked on article, then I was like (surf surf surf) thats not anywhere else….then I was like THATS NOT ANYWHERE ELSE!!! Seriously thats professional stuff some major sites linked that. Anyway you know all that good stuff buddy made me proud.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:51 pmYep, we break news at ArrowheadAddict Randy. I did a little poking around and verified it my own way, and went with it. The only reason it blew up like it did the next day was because Adam and I gave a heads up to several sites. Next time we might wait a tic before blowing our horn. But you’re right, you saw it here first!
November 19th, 2008 at 1:18 amCant wait for next time that was awesome.
November 19th, 2008 at 7:26 amBeing unbias, i’d still say the chiefs are currently better than the raiders, bengals, lions, rams, seahawks, and 49ers. Not to mention that if thigpen keeps doing what he’s doing, and the defence gets healthy, i think the chiefs have to be considered in the top half of the league potential wise. Kinda surprised anyone is bashing the chiefs right now. I think that window closed four weeks ago. Sure herm is still an idiot, but aside from that we are definately on an upswing.
November 19th, 2008 at 5:54 pmWhitlock is many things, but he is not a homer, especially when it comes to people that are the same color as him. He’s been blasted as a sell-out for being TOO critical of his own race (he was fired from ESPN for criticizing another black writer). People like to say he brings race up too much, and that is certainly open for debate, but to say that he won’t criticize someone because they’re black is entirely off base.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:09 pm