|
01-14-2004, 09:19 AM | |
Please squeeze
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clinton, MO
Casino cash: $1704644
|
Guess what? Gretz call us classless and deranged
http://www.kcchiefs.com/news_article...RNYVT5ZWBXRP4A
An Act of Supreme Loyalty 1/14/2004 6:17 AM The columnists dissect the 2003 season and take a look at what's ahead for the Chiefs in '04. Read it here in a series of columns beginning next week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Bob Gretz January 14, 2004 (morning)--Last year, Dick Vermeil showed his loyalty to Greg Robinson by retaining him on his coaching staff. Robinson paid back that loyalty on Tuesday by resigning as the defensive coordinator of the Chiefs. It was an extraordinary act by Robinson. He put aside ego, all pretense and he fell on his sword for Dick Vermeil. Team and Vermeil came ahead of himself. No small wonder why the head coach was so emotional when he talked about Robinson and why he felt like he let his assistant down. In more than 25 years of covering the NFL, I’ve never witnessed anything that came close to Tuesday’s morning gathering. The raw emotion was unforgettable. It was a window into the world that Vermeil has created with his football team. It was a window into the world of coaching and all the twists and turns that make the business so exciting and so heart breaking. First, Robinson did the right thing in offering to resign. Secondly, Vermeil did the right thing in accepting. After everything that happened with the Chiefs in 2003, the focus was entirely on Robinson and the defense. It would have been impossible for this organization to make enough changes in other areas to overcome the negativity that would have surrounded Robinson’s further employment. There’s no question the defense was broken. Robinson and the defensive staff tried their best, but in the end it did not come together on the field. Last year, Robinson was handicapped by a defense that had few talented players. This season, the talent level was improved, but it still wasn’t enough. What was missing was a defensive mind-set that’s absolutely imperative to success in the NFL. Yes, football today is more complicated than it was years ago. Defenses must react to offenses, they must take part in the chess game. But they must do it with an attitude that was seldom evident around the Chiefs defense. It was never there in 2002, showed itself early in 2003, but then disappeared, returning just briefly for the Chicago game. For that, the players, Robinson, the defensive staff and Vermeil must share the blame. Beyond scheme, beyond talent, what this Chiefs defensive unit needs is an infusion of passion. When Vermeil picks Robinson’s successor, that’s should be the most important part of his resume. There are many people celebrating Robinson’s departure, reveling in kicking a man when he’s down, laughing at the raw emotion he was willing to share on what was probably the worst day of his professional life. If you are one of those people, like the classless folks who started a web site to promote the firing of Robinson, please seek help. You believe the success of the team is more important to you, than the people who give their blood, sweat and tears each and every day to make it work. You are deranged and can not a hold a candle to a man like Robinson. Anybody who witnessed what happened at Arrowhead Stadium on Tuesday morning should now have a better understanding of what the people who coach in this business put on the line. They don’t always get it right, they don’t always produce. |
Posts: 66,702
|
01-14-2004, 01:38 PM | #121 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Casino cash: $8298275
|
Quote:
__________________
We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W. |
|
Posts: 95,642
|
01-14-2004, 01:39 PM | #122 | |
Seize life. Be an ermine.
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: My house
Casino cash: $1458491
VARSITY
|
Quote:
__________________
Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history. |
|
Posts: 143,131
|
01-14-2004, 01:40 PM | #123 | |
Wasted away again...
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: in Margaritaville
Casino cash: $5610000
|
Quote:
__________________
If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . . |
|
Posts: 51,737
|
01-14-2004, 01:44 PM | #124 | |
King Shit of **** Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Casino cash: $685437
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 50,130
|
01-14-2004, 01:50 PM | #125 | |
v^V^v^V^v^V^
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Holland*
Casino cash: $10005177
|
Quote:
__________________
|
|
Posts: 39,518
|
01-14-2004, 01:52 PM | #126 |
For The Glory Of The City
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Kansas City
Casino cash: $4296768
|
I thought the photos were in poor taste and I didn't find them funny but there is no way you can actully think there was true malice behind them....thats just crazy.
|
Posts: 54,009
|
01-14-2004, 01:52 PM | #127 |
Please squeeze
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clinton, MO
Casino cash: $1704644
|
I am really pissed about this article, you know if Gretz wanted to call us classless and deranged on the radio or in the newspaper, that is one thing but to have it posted on the Chiefs website really pisses me off and I don't care what disclaimer is posted underneath the column. Since it is there I take it just as if it comes directly from Lamar, Carl, or Dick and to criticize your fan base and call them names is bullshit!
GROB deserved to be fired and deserved to get the criticism that came his way, if him or anyone in the Chiefs organization can't handle it then they need to leave this profession. These guys are in a high profile position and they get paid millions of dollars to do their jobs and if they can't they need to quit or get fired plain and simple. So FUG YOU BOB GRETZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posts: 66,702
|
01-14-2004, 01:53 PM | #128 |
One4Mahomes
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: f
Casino cash: $9985545
|
I think we definitely need to put one of your emails on the front page of the site.....since it is still getting web traffic. Maybe Bob will get the hint that there was about 27,000 classless people..
|
Posts: 5,233
|
01-14-2004, 01:53 PM | #129 |
Most Valuable Poster
Join Date: Oct 2003
Casino cash: $9300002
|
Lattimer and Headsnap... you are deranged and need to seek help.
|
Posts: 36,719
|
01-14-2004, 01:55 PM | #130 | |
Please squeeze
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clinton, MO
Casino cash: $1704644
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 66,702
|
01-14-2004, 01:55 PM | #131 |
Most Valuable Poster
Join Date: Oct 2003
Casino cash: $9300002
|
damn I missed the Robinson Napalm pic, :-(
|
Posts: 36,719
|
01-14-2004, 01:58 PM | #132 | |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
Casino cash: $1228962
VARSITY
|
Quote:
__________________
Mind you own damn business |
|
Posts: 80,122
|
01-14-2004, 02:05 PM | #133 |
One4Mahomes
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: f
Casino cash: $9985545
|
My quick take in the "sound off" section of the kcchiefs site...
As someone involved in creating the firegregrobinson.com site, I found your column...well, classless. The fans needed a voice in the future of our defense and the site helped give some that voice. Greg is probably a great guy...but his defense DID NOT WORK in KC. Vermeil was too loyal to him and it cost us this year. For the 27,000+ people that visited and the 3,000+ that signed the petition and agreed that he needed to go....check yourself before you go calling someone else classless. |
Posts: 5,233
|
01-14-2004, 02:08 PM | #134 |
For The Glory Of The City
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Kansas City
Casino cash: $4296768
|
Gretz didn't say he didn't think GR shouldn't have been fired...
|
Posts: 54,009
|
01-14-2004, 02:08 PM | #135 | |
"Think ZOOM!"
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Space Station #5
Casino cash: $117236
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 18,469
|
|
|