A lot of people will say the biggest factor in evaluating a head coach is the wins to losses. I agree with that. Mostly.

A losing team is not always the coach's fault. Losses can stem from multiple sources.

1. An inefficient GM who screws up in off-season acquisitions. (Who here thinks Carl Peterson is a good GM?)

2. Players who aren't doing there job. Some have said that if you have players who are making mistakes on the field it's the coach's fault for not preparing them for their game. 

In my working experience my boss sets the general scheme for what we are doing then he expects me to execute the plan and get as many customers as possible. He doesn't stand over my shoulder and tell me "hey this is how you type" or "hey you should stand like this when meeting a customer." That's my job and if he told me every little thing that's micromanagement. If anyone has ever had a micromanager you know how badly that effects your production.

NFL players are fully grown adults who are getting paid millions of dollars to do their job. If you think they just sit and drool on themselves while the coaching staff tells them how to play the game then your crazy. These guys know football, they know their body, they have to have their own work ethic and their own desire to win.

Sure at the high school and college level there is a lot of player development going on and it's important. But at the pro level ussually the player's got it or he doesn't. Experience is important but you can't coach experience and you can't coach talent.

I've always believed the signs of a badly coached team is the players committing stupid penalties and turning the ball over in ridiculous amounts.

We are the seventh least penalized team in the NFL and are +9 in turnovers. That's not only acceptable that's really good.

I've never been a coach and I've never been a player but I have been a student of the game and a persistent fan of the Chiefs even when it's painful. This isn't a popular stance right now because we are losing. It would be really easy to rant and rave and say how bad Herm is and how he doesn't know a football from a head of lettuce. But that's not what I believe. I think he's a good coach. Time will tell. If we are this bad next year I'll be the first to say fire Herm.

I'd go on but I have to head out into the real world.