Dick Vermeil

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An all new A Football Life about Vermeil will be on tonight at 9 pm ET on the NFL Network!
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The DVR is set -- I really enjoy the Football Life series. Other than the one on Belichick (which I absolutely refuse to watch), I'll watch them all -- they're usually pretty cool back stories.

A year or two back, they did one on the Fearsome Foursome -- that one was pretty cool.
 

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Make sure you have your...
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Could he possibly be the nicest coach ever? Guys loved him and still love him. Very special in our hearts for sure.
 

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If only he would have stayed with the Rams . It's hard to tell how it would have turned out .
 

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If only he would have stayed with the Rams . It's hard to tell how it would have turned out .

The evil Rams organization screwed that one up. The original plan was for Mike Martz to serve as an understudy to Dickie V for three years , allowing Mad Mike to learn the ins & outs of head coaching. However, the Rams' SB run in 1999 scared the administrative brass with the idea they would lose the brilliant Martz, so they essentially forced Dickie V to retire so they could hold onto Mad Mike by promoting him to the top coaching job before he was really ready to handle the politics involved.
 

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Great show and well worth the time. A lot of little details about Vermeil and his life that really put in to focus what a great coach and man he is. Loved how his old Eagles players rooted for him while he was in St Louis as a father figure. Will rewatch this episode soon.
 

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I know it's damn selfish of me, but Vermeil does a weekly call in to a KC Sports radio station and I get jealous! "How they dare horn in OUR Super Bowl winning HC!!!!!!)...lol...Every place he has HeadCoached, love him.....Whats not to love?
 

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The evil Rams organization screwed that one up. The original plan was for Mike Martz to serve as an understudy to Dickie V for three years , allowing Mad Mike to learn the ins & outs of head coaching. However, the Rams' SB run in 1999 scared the administrative brass with the idea they would lose the brilliant Martz, so they essentially forced Dickie V to retire so they could hold onto Mad Mike by promoting him to the top coaching job before he was really ready to handle the politics involved.

Yeah, I don't remember where Martz stood, contract-wise... But he would have moved to another team in 2000 without the promotion.

At least, that's what I recall.

I'm not sure even Vermiel could have sustained success with Zygmunt around.