Gunzlingr
05-09-2003, 08:37 AM
The third time has always been the charm for Dick Vermeil.
In previous NFL coaching stops in Philadelphia and St. Louis, Vermeil's program soared in his third season. He took the Eagles to the playoffs for the first time in 18 years and the Rams to the Super Bowl title.
Such success in year three with the Chiefs appears far from preordained. The Chiefs haven't made the playoffs since 1997, finished 8-8 last season because of the league's worst defense and still don't have a healthy Priest Holmes.
Yet optimism abounds at Arrowhead Stadium, a lot of it due to Vermeil's history. And if the Chiefs are going to win under Vermeil, they had better do it this year. Vermeil, who turns 67 in October, is in the final season of his contract, though he has said he would consider returning for at least one more.
Vermeil's third season in Kansas City gets its unofficial start today with the beginning of a three-day minicamp at their Truman Sports Complex practice facility. And it starts with the head coach believing the Chiefs could very well be in the company of his third-year Eagles or Rams.
more (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/5818278.htm)
In previous NFL coaching stops in Philadelphia and St. Louis, Vermeil's program soared in his third season. He took the Eagles to the playoffs for the first time in 18 years and the Rams to the Super Bowl title.
Such success in year three with the Chiefs appears far from preordained. The Chiefs haven't made the playoffs since 1997, finished 8-8 last season because of the league's worst defense and still don't have a healthy Priest Holmes.
Yet optimism abounds at Arrowhead Stadium, a lot of it due to Vermeil's history. And if the Chiefs are going to win under Vermeil, they had better do it this year. Vermeil, who turns 67 in October, is in the final season of his contract, though he has said he would consider returning for at least one more.
Vermeil's third season in Kansas City gets its unofficial start today with the beginning of a three-day minicamp at their Truman Sports Complex practice facility. And it starts with the head coach believing the Chiefs could very well be in the company of his third-year Eagles or Rams.
more (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/5818278.htm)