Dick Vermeil

[Leuzer]

An all new A Football Life about Vermeil will be on tonight at 9 pm ET on the NFL Network!

 

[HeiseNBerg]

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.

 

[T-REX]

Make sure you have your...

handy!

 

[RamBill]

Super Bowl winning coach Dick Vermeil discusses the NFL Network special about his career with Bernie.

Listen to Vermeil Talk With Bernie

 

[KNUCKLEHEAD]

I'll be watching.

 

[RamsSince1969]

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

 

[gabriel18]

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

 

[jap]

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.

 

[rking4441]

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.

 

[Loyal]

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?

 

[CGI_Ram]

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.