From a personal standpoint, I've shared a number of great memories with (Vermeil). I've said this on numerous occasions he's been in charge of three organizations as a professional coach in his career and on two of those occasions he chose me to be his starting quarterback. So, I feel a great deal towards him, a great deal of responsibility in St. Louis when I was brought into that situation and he told me what was needed. Even though I wasn't able to carry that over onto the field, I felt good about the direction going into that season. Coming here and having it explained what was expected of me and I tried to do all those things. That's what I told him when he got me to Kansas City.
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I love my relationship with Coach Vermeil because it is one of the few genuine relationships that I have.
All I know is that he was well thought of there, ... Coach Vermeil and I have been friends a long time. Coach Vermeil would not tell me anything that wasn't true, even in a competitive situation. He likes the player very much.
Other than Dick Vermeil and my family, no one has been a bigger influence on my life than Bill Dooley. I am hopeful that his toughness and the love pouring in from all those he touched will pull him through. I was with him on Monday when this first occurred, and I have stayed in touch with the family throughout the week. Coach Dooley has done so much for college football, and I ask everyone to keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
Here, with Shanahan, you take care of your body so you be fresher Sunday, so as an older guy you love it. Here, it's about tempo. But it's not just fans or media talking about it. Players know that Parcells, Coughlin, (Chiefs coach Dick) Vermeil, (Jaguars coach Jack) Del Rio, they're going to pound you before you ever play a game.
It's just a situation where he's run out of time on PUP active status. He had some more surgery done on that knee. They took out a plate and screws. Both (head coach Dick Vermeil) and I saw it and it was pretty substantial. I don't know how he moved around with that.
We're definitely disappointed. We worked a long time. It's been a three-year process to get to this day under head coach Dick Vermeil. We've invested a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of sweat, a lot of blood and a lot of tears. We definitely wanted to get this victory today.
I have great respect for Dick Vermeil. He has watched over me and took care of me since I took the job here. They are coming off a tough loss to Denver and he will certainly have that team prepared.