Comments on: Merlin's Magic: Week 13 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/12/03/merlins-magic-week-thirteen/ A Kansas City Chiefs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 808NaNz808 http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/12/03/merlins-magic-week-thirteen/#comment-25589 808NaNz808 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:16:24 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=2697#comment-25589 Is it weird that I think Herm is gonna let loose once he has the talent to do so? Maybe he's only been conservative because he's afraid that our O line cant pass block for crap, and our QB is young and rattled more often under pressure. Maybe the third down draws runs and QB boots are a result of Herm knowing that with the Blitz packages that teams like to bring on short third downs would ultimately lead to a sack air-go less opportunity to continue the drive? Honestly I think Herm knows his stuff and if we end up firing him who are we gonna use to replace him? Chan as an interim? He's good as a coordinator, but thats where he belongs. We all know Cower is way out of our ball park, he wants to work with talent, which we are still working on. Spagnolo? I doubt he'd jet from the to-be-super-bowl-champion Giants (we all know they're gnna repeat) for a team thats out of the playoff picture for a few more years. Facing facts, the NFL has an extreme shortage on quality head coaches and Herm is perfect for this team. He's really good with young players and what's our team composed of? He's pieced together a solid draft for us this year with a no nonsense trade ethic that kept all of our picks in the talent heavy deep '08 class rather than the top heavy no depth draft of '09. Once Herm has some elite talent to work with you'll see him work and all his critics now will be saying "I LOVE HERM" Think about the talent he brought in from the lackluster free agent market. Upstart Mark Bradley, Maurice Leggett, and Connor Barth, al young talents that will be aroud for years Is it weird that I think Herm is gonna let loose once he has the talent to do so? Maybe he’s only been conservative because he’s afraid that our O line cant pass block for crap, and our QB is young and rattled more often under pressure. Maybe the third down draws runs and QB boots are a result of Herm knowing that with the Blitz packages that teams like to bring on short third downs would ultimately lead to a sack air-go less opportunity to continue the drive?

Honestly I think Herm knows his stuff and if we end up firing him who are we gonna use to replace him? Chan as an interim? He’s good as a coordinator, but thats where he belongs. We all know Cower is way out of our ball park, he wants to work with talent, which we are still working on. Spagnolo? I doubt he’d jet from the to-be-super-bowl-champion Giants (we all know they’re gnna repeat) for a team thats out of the playoff picture for a few more years.

Facing facts, the NFL has an extreme shortage on quality head coaches and Herm is perfect for this team. He’s really good with young players and what’s our team composed of? He’s pieced together a solid draft for us this year with a no nonsense trade ethic that kept all of our picks in the talent heavy deep ’08 class rather than the top heavy no depth draft of ’09. Once Herm has some elite talent to work with you’ll see him work and all his critics now will be saying “I LOVE HERM”

Think about the talent he brought in from the lackluster free agent market. Upstart Mark Bradley, Maurice Leggett, and Connor Barth, al young talents that will be aroud for years

]]> By: sgt_ducttape http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/12/03/merlins-magic-week-thirteen/#comment-25588 sgt_ducttape Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:55:08 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=2697#comment-25588 I agree with you thebryman. We should look for a D lineman or maybe an end for our first pick. Dorsey and the rest of the line could use the help. We get no pressure up the middle. Opposing QBs have too much time to do whatever they want. Thank God J.R. didn't know what he wanted to do most of the time. Comparing Thiggy to J.R. is interesting though, to say he didn't do much better than J.R. could be seen as a good thing. Considering where he came from, his time as a starter compared to J.R., and thier production these last few weeks tells me we might have something with Thigpen. Talk about getting some bang for your buck! Having the second best coach in a division where 3 of the 4 teams are in the bottom quarter of the league is a quasi-compliment at best. I feel that we are more than just a player or two away from being something special. I feel that our current coaching staff doesn't truly know how to "play to win the game". Blowing a 21 point lead to a sub .500 team speaks directly to that. We don't seem to know how to capitalize on things that are working for us. At one point we lead the league in take aways and at the same time had the least sack in the league. What does this say to you? I agree with you thebryman. We should look for a D lineman or maybe an end for our first pick. Dorsey and the rest of the line could use the help. We get no pressure up the middle. Opposing QBs have too much time to do whatever they want. Thank God J.R. didn’t know what he wanted to do most of the time.

Comparing Thiggy to J.R. is interesting though, to say he didn’t do much better than J.R. could be seen as a good thing. Considering where he came from, his time as a starter compared to J.R., and thier production these last few weeks tells me we might have something with Thigpen. Talk about getting some bang for your buck!

Having the second best coach in a division where 3 of the 4 teams are in the bottom quarter of the league is a quasi-compliment at best. I feel that we are more than just a player or two away from being something special. I feel that our current coaching staff doesn’t truly know how to “play to win the game”. Blowing a 21 point lead to a sub .500 team speaks directly to that. We don’t seem to know how to capitalize on things that are working for us. At one point we lead the league in take aways and at the same time had the least sack in the league. What does this say to you?

]]> By: thebryman http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/12/03/merlins-magic-week-thirteen/#comment-25587 thebryman Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:52:42 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=2697#comment-25587 D Line first pick, D Line first pick, D Line first pick, I can't emphasize enough, on record pace for fewest sacks, that's all that needs to be said. Also Adam or anyone else, after your comment, I want an article on ranking Herm among all NFL coaches. I'll make one easy, Cable is definitely no. 32 after his trick play. D Line first pick, D Line first pick, D Line first pick, I can’t emphasize enough, on record pace for fewest sacks, that’s all that needs to be said.

Also Adam or anyone else, after your comment, I want an article on ranking Herm among all NFL coaches. I’ll make one easy, Cable is definitely no. 32 after his trick play.

]]> By: Randy http://arrowheadaddict.com/2008/12/03/merlins-magic-week-thirteen/#comment-25586 Randy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:48:41 +0000 http://arrowheadaddict.com/?p=2697#comment-25586 You know before boxing turned into the sewer it is today I was a big fan. The best during that period was Mike Tyson but I was a bigger fan of Tommy Morrison. Tommy wasnt going to win the title, everyone knew that, but most of the fights I watched him fight were more entertaining and exciting that the Tyson fights. Had he won the title I would have been on top of the world with him, but he never did that was ok with me too. Most of the fun was watching him get his ass kicked one night and totally KICKING ass the next. If you dont understand this logic you are going to be one frustrated Chiefs fan. You know before boxing turned into the sewer it is today I was a big fan. The best during that period was Mike Tyson but I was a bigger fan of Tommy Morrison. Tommy wasnt going to win the title, everyone knew that, but most of the fights I watched him fight were more entertaining and exciting that the Tyson fights. Had he won the title I would have been on top of the world with him, but he never did that was ok with me too. Most of the fun was watching him get his ass kicked one night and totally KICKING ass the next. If you dont understand this logic you are going to be one frustrated Chiefs fan.

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