Comments on: COMMENTARY: Can’t Hide The Pain http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html Dedicated to providing the best coverage of the Kansas City Chiefs. News, commentary, reports, and exclusive inside information - daily! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChiefGonzo http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5705 ChiefGonzo Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:54:26 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5705 I'm not sure my heart can take this anymore! I was at my 1st ever Nfl game at Arrowhead against the Bucs and what a crazy game to go see! Now with this last loss, I'm not sure I have been out of my seat as much as the last two games and it is about time!!!! It's gonna be nice to see this team winning in the not too far future. I’m not sure my heart can take this anymore! I was at my 1st ever Nfl game at Arrowhead against the Bucs and what a crazy game to go see! Now with this last loss, I’m not sure I have been out of my seat as much as the last two games and it is about time!!!! It’s gonna be nice to see this team winning in the not too far future.

]]> By: Tim http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5604 Tim Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:44:57 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5604 Amazing what happens to a team when there is quality play from the QB position. Thigpen's improvement has been amazing & improbible BUT thank goodness for it! I just wish he'd have used his legs more on the goal line & close 3rd downs. It was almost as if he was purposefully taking that option out of the mix. I thought a qb draw down there might've worked. The bootleg was quite predictable on that play. We're getting too cute & predictable with that toy. Finally we're playing with a little less predictability. Not sure why none of the "wildcat" formation in this game. It might have come in handy a couple of times. Amazing what happens to a team when there is quality play from the QB position. Thigpen’s improvement has been amazing & improbible BUT thank goodness for it! I just wish he’d have used his legs more on the goal line & close 3rd downs. It was almost as if he was purposefully taking that option out of the mix. I thought a qb draw down there might’ve worked. The bootleg was quite predictable on that play. We’re getting too cute & predictable with that toy.

Finally we’re playing with a little less predictability. Not sure why none of the “wildcat” formation in this game. It might have come in handy a couple of times.

]]> By: Timac http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5577 Timac Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:32:25 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5577 hawaiian chief - "But I like the way you motivate and teach." I agree, and Herm is the perfect head coach for this group of young players. Too many people think good coaching is all about neck bulging, vein pulsing yelling and screaming. Good coaching is good teaching, and Herm and his staff are great teachers. Learning is a process, and nobody "learns" anything without being given the opportunity to apply and grow into what they are being taught. Tear someone down for something they have not been allowed to learn and eventually they loose the will to learn. Growing takes time, and that's where Herm's greatest strengths comes in. He believes in his players, in what they can accomplish, and has the patience to stick with them and allow them grow. And that's how you motivate young people today. You believe in them! hawaiian chief – “But I like the way you motivate and teach.”

I agree, and Herm is the perfect head coach for this group of young players. Too many people think good coaching is all about neck bulging, vein pulsing yelling and screaming. Good coaching is good teaching, and Herm and his staff are great teachers. Learning is a process, and nobody “learns” anything without being given the opportunity to apply and grow into what they are being taught. Tear someone down for something they have not been allowed to learn and eventually they loose the will to learn. Growing takes time, and that’s where Herm’s greatest strengths comes in. He believes in his players, in what they can accomplish, and has the patience to stick with them and allow them grow. And that’s how you motivate young people today. You believe in them!

]]> By: True Red & Gold http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5567 True Red & Gold Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:34:30 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5567 I mean have you ever seen a better job of coaching? The best coaching staff in that stadium was so obvious a blind man could have seen it. You Herm haters should open up your eyes, you are missing something special! I mean have you ever seen a better job of coaching? The best coaching staff in that stadium was so obvious a blind man could have seen it. You Herm haters should open up your eyes, you are missing something special!

]]> By: findthedr http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5564 findthedr Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:27:22 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5564 agree with you all. Chiefs have shown improvement the last 3 games, and that is all the fans can ask for. They looked incompetent up to the carolina game. agree with you all. Chiefs have shown improvement the last 3 games, and that is all the fans can ask for. They looked incompetent up to the carolina game.

]]> By: jim lloyd http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5548 jim lloyd Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:38:17 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5548 Woa ---- Even Carl and that waiver wire + some come back favors , there has to been a lot of work puting this all together . good job . Woa —- Even Carl and that waiver wire + some come back favors , there has to been a lot of work puting this all together . good job .

]]> By: Abe http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5547 Abe Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:31:05 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5547 Congratulations to our war party in their little red pants (sure miss the classic whites). They fought valiantly and with honor. As a 25 year fan that is what I expected from the onset of this season. I hope they do continue to grow, win a couple games to keep their spirits up and go into next season experienced and hungry. But a quick shout to our o & d line coaches, get these guys more angry, they look scared! GO CHIEFS!!! Congratulations to our war party in their little red pants (sure miss the classic whites). They fought valiantly and with honor. As a 25 year fan that is what I expected from the onset of this season. I hope they do continue to grow, win a couple games to keep their spirits up and go into next season experienced and hungry. But a quick shout to our o & d line coaches, get these guys more angry, they look scared! GO CHIEFS!!!

]]> By: tm1946 http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5544 tm1946 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:18:19 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5544 Herm does not have to apologize for anything for sunday's game. And that is hard to say. The best team won, we did not have enough injured players. The losing team had a chance at the end and played as hard as I can remember,us. I saw a game you could watch from start to finish and that is all I asked for in a rebuilding season. Herm does not have to apologize for anything for sunday’s game. And that is hard to say. The best team won, we did not have enough injured players. The losing team had a chance at the end and played as hard as I can remember,us. I saw a game you could watch from start to finish and that is all I asked for in a rebuilding season.

]]> By: eyePod http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5537 eyePod Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:57:09 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5537 Don't forget that we lost Jamaal Charles too. How much better would those screens have been if they weren't being tossed to Savage... Charles would have BURNED THEM UP! Don’t forget that we lost Jamaal Charles too. How much better would those screens have been if they weren’t being tossed to Savage… Charles would have BURNED THEM UP!

]]> By: Skrappy http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5536 Skrappy Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:36:08 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5536 I agree with you: Hawaiian and JP, These Chiefs are so much fun to watch. The heart of this team is left out on the field and they are playing as if their lives depend on it. Herm really has these guys playing at a high level with regards to their availability. Imagine how this game might have went with LJ, DJ, Flowers, and Turk in the game. Win or lose, I just love watching and thinking about how this team is going to be in position next year and how hungry these players are going to be, especially with the infusion of another top draft class. I am excited about where this is going. Now just go out there and win a game! Hopefully this week when I am in my seats at Arrowhead! I agree with you: Hawaiian and JP,
These Chiefs are so much fun to watch. The heart of this team is left out on the field and they are playing as if their lives depend on it. Herm really has these guys playing at a high level with regards to their availability.

Imagine how this game might have went with LJ, DJ, Flowers, and Turk in the game. Win or lose, I just love watching and thinking about how this team is going to be in position next year and how hungry these players are going to be, especially with the infusion of another top draft class. I am excited about where this is going. Now just go out there and win a game! Hopefully this week when I am in my seats at Arrowhead!

]]> By: hawaiian chief http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5535 hawaiian chief Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:09:50 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5535 Just wanted to say proud of our Guys for balling today and playing their hearts out. These last 3 weeks have been so much fun to watch compared to the beginning of the year. Everybody is busting their tails coaches and players alike. All this losing is not from a lack of effort, and the adversity that we are facing now will pay huge dividends for those games when it really counts when we are in playoff races; Which I am starting to think might happen sooner than most people think if we can have another solid draft. Herm I may not like the fact that you don't attack other teams especially at the ends of halves with 2 minutes remaining and we have the ball, or how you use your time outs. But I like the way you motivate and teach. Your plan to build through the draft after our previous coaches mess is the right move. Go Chiefs Just wanted to say proud of our Guys for balling today and playing their hearts out. These last 3 weeks have been so much fun to watch compared to the beginning of the year. Everybody is busting their tails coaches and players alike. All this losing is not from a lack of effort, and the adversity that we are facing now will pay huge dividends for those games when it really counts when we are in playoff races; Which I am starting to think might happen sooner than most people think if we can have another solid draft.

Herm I may not like the fact that you don’t attack other teams especially at the ends of halves with 2 minutes remaining and we have the ball, or how you use your time outs. But I like the way you motivate and teach. Your plan to build through the draft after our previous coaches mess is the right move. Go Chiefs

]]> By: JP http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/commentary-can%e2%80%99t-hide-the-pain.html#comment-5532 JP Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:44:20 +0000 http://www.bobgretz.com/?p=4733#comment-5532 I think the Chiefs played one hell of a game. It is always hard to watch a loss. However, the better team doesn't always win. The only thing that bothers me is for the last couple of weeks the team comes out of the half with a lead and the offense hits the brakes. The trio of 3 n' outs in the third quarter in the last couple of games is very frustrating. They should come out and go for the throat, not leave the defense out to dry. The play calling gets conservative and allows the other team to hang around a little too long. I know that running the ball kills the clock, but it also kills our momentum. On a side note throwing on first down has also been a plus. I think the Chiefs played one hell of a game. It is always hard to watch a loss. However, the better team doesn’t always win. The only thing that bothers me is for the last couple of weeks the team comes out of the half with a lead and the offense hits the brakes. The trio of 3 n’ outs in the third quarter in the last couple of games is very frustrating. They should come out and go for the throat, not leave the defense out to dry. The play calling gets conservative and allows the other team to hang around a little too long. I know that running the ball kills the clock, but it also kills our momentum. On a side note throwing on first down has also been a plus.

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