Thank you Gunther

This title deserves to sit at the top of the Rec’d posts. Gunther was a hard working guy who deserves another chance.

I was anti-gunther for a while, for the same reason I am anti-Cowher and anti-Tuna. I do not respect a drill-seargant style.

However, over the course of his time in KC, I came to really respect the man – and seeing how he changed personally toward his players really warmed me to him (was that on hard knocks?). I think a fresh start in Detroit may be just what the guy needs — and seems like a good choice by the Lions as well. Good luck Gun!

Yes, he wanted Kendrell Bell. However, he also wanted and nurtured DT. He loved DT, we all know that. Gunther and Marty treated DT like their own son. Gunther was very passionate about football and he was loyal to the HC, and to all of us in KC over the years. Gunther was right, he can’t operate in the cover 2 scheme. He has the blitz all of the time mentality. He didn’t have the personnel to fit his scheme either. I feel there was a rift between what Gunther wanted to do and what Herm wanted to do—-the players didn’t even know what to do, and the defense suffered terribly. I think with a clear direction from a HC (please Jesus I don’t pray much—but can Herm) and the DC being on the same page, and a few players—the defense will be solid.

Will always be a Chief to me.
I will probably never see a better defense in a team I root for than the 1997 Chiefs.
He had to sublimate his personal defensive style & do what Herm wanted him to do the last 3 years. 99% of coaches would have left. Gunther stayed and did what he was told and took his lumps when it failed. He did it in a job most would not have taken after being HC. He did it because in his heart, he will always be a Chief.
In my heart too.
I wish him nothing but success.

Gunther is still a decent DC. He’s just been coaching a scheme that for one he’s not good with and two didn’t have the personnel. His profanity laced tirades will be missed.
Does anyone else feel like maybe Gun is/was in a situation similar to Greg Robinson as possibly a scapegoat?

good luck in Detroit!

Gunther is a passionate coach and has a distinct love for the game. Whether or not he was suffocating under Germ or that he just was in the wrong place with the wrong personell (or maybe that is the same) is irrelevant. He was appreciated for all he did for KC and for the Chiefs. And will be missed.

I mean where else do you get the scow, the verbal tirades and the yellow glasses?!

I agree, Gunther did a lot for the Chiefs, even if it was a long time ago. I wish him well.

I appreciate you giving us all a place to send off Gunther. He wasn’t a particularly good Head Coach, proving once again that a great coordinator will not always make even a serviceable Head Coach; but he did some very good things for KC while running the defenses under Marty. I don’t really understand why Herm would bring in a guy for DC that doesn’t run a Tampa 2 if he is going to force him to anyway. I don’t like a Head Coach that thinks he should be running one side of the ball, either.

I think it could be pretty interesting to what becomes of Detroit over the next 2-3 years. I think Linehan and Gun are pretty good coordinator choices, and I would expect Gun and Schwartz to see more eye-to-eye.

Good luck coach Cunningham. I wish you the best of luck.