New St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo hired three coaches for his staff Monday, including Dick Curl as his assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach.
Curl comes to St. Louis from Kansas City, where he served three seasons as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach under Herm Edwards. He is a 46-year coaching veteran.
Rams' Spagnuolo hires 3 assistant coaches -- chicagotribune.com
H/T saskwatch in the FanShots.
about 3 years ago
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Ha! beat you by 2 minutes
- But your post logs prettier on the main page.
No big loss here.
"If you go out and you’re looking for the girl to wink at you and she hasn’t winked at you before 12 she isn’t going to. You might as well go home."-Herm
looks (logs-that wasn't even close)
"If you go out and you’re looking for the girl to wink at you and she hasn’t winked at you before 12 she isn’t going to. You might as well go home."-Herm
this might be better news than herm getting fired!
The Day Herm Edwards didn't get his team ready to beat the Raiders at Arrowhead is the day he kissed his job goodbye.
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehn GOODBYYYEE!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football"
- John Heisman
Wow!
This is good news! Makes you wonder if we are not seeing something that Spagnuolo is. Maybe he thought he was the main reason that Thigpen did as good as he did when he became the starter.
If you polish a turd, its still a turd
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
the trick is
you have to glaze it first… like fine pottery
by Ochophosphate on Jan 27, 2009 1:31 AM CST up reply actions
Heh
Oddly enough, I saw a clip on the Mythbusters site, where they did indeed polish dung into shiny spheres – and without glazing them, either. nothing but the poop, a little water, time & technique.
Go fig.
If the O-line isn't built up, a rookie QB is gonna look bad next season. If the O-line is a lot better, Thigpen will win more next season.
QBs drafted in the top 5, back to 2001:
Michael Vick, David Carr, Joey Harrington, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Alex Smith, Vince Young, JaMarcus Russell, Matt Ryan. How many were worth that high a pick? You decide.
by Bleedingredandgold on Jan 27, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
You have way to much
Time on your hands if you watched all of it!:)
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but in the end, it was still a turd
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
Maybe
If I could make a thousand in the 10 minutes it took to watch the webisode, you’d be right
OTOH, I learned about the Japanese pasttime of polishing dirt spheres – ain’t no worse than whitting.
I seldom count time I spend learning something utterly new as “Wasted”.
Still, Jamie & Adam are /way/ overpaid to do that show… ;-)
If the O-line isn't built up, a rookie QB is gonna look bad next season. If the O-line is a lot better, Thigpen will win more next season.
QBs drafted in the top 5, back to 2001:
Michael Vick, David Carr, Joey Harrington, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Alex Smith, Vince Young, JaMarcus Russell, Matt Ryan. How many were worth that high a pick? You decide.
by Bleedingredandgold on Jan 28, 2009 2:20 AM CST up reply actions
Hopefully
If the Chiefs are looking to keep Chan Gailey as the OC they’ll keep Eric Price around as well. He’s had some success as a QB coach and his area of responsibility last year was productive.
Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.
Neither will Mike Shanahan.
Its a good thing we didn't hire Spagnuolo...
He might have kept Curl.
"If you go out and you’re looking for the girl to wink at you and she hasn’t winked at you before 12 she isn’t going to. You might as well go home."-Herm
Woot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh, were Gun and Curl that bad, or is the Chiefs talent that bad? I just can’t see what other teams are seeing in our cast-offs….
Can Spagnuolo get a shot to cure that?:)
No more father time, guess they think whoever the next coach is will not need someone for clock management.
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(sobbing tears flowing.............)
HHHHhow wwwwwill QQQQQuin GGRay dddddevelop wwwwithout dddddick??
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
tough gay????
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Dick Curl????
Makes me definitely wonder how much more an up and coming QB coach cpould have helped develop Thigpen.
-I understand you grunts spend a lot more time finger painting than yo9u do writing. However, i was a grunt too…………………..
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Finger painting
and licking the flavored windows on the short bus are my speciality! Yeah i know you were! Thats why i have so much hetero love for you! :)
Its quite a fraternity either way
When I re-classed to Combat Engineer, I quit licking the windows and developed into quite a short-bus NCOIC.
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Nice!
I always thought a combat engineer would be a fun job. I like blowing stuff up!!!! I also like all my fingers tho……
What??!!!
All seven of mine work just fine???
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Your doing good then!
Back during OIF 1 we took a flex linear charge and killed our pet goat with it. Head went one way and the body flew the other. Dinner was damn good that night!
Goat loin...........
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Talking of which
The wife is currently flying back from KC with a suitcase full of BBQ (Bryants I think).
Blame my wife!
Where you live trooper??
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Does a fat dog fart????
Of course I have HD, there is no other way to watch my friend. Beer is a staple food for me, so to answer your Q——anytime man
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Cameron, Mo
I know a few recuiters in Hays
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
I dont know
any of the recruiters here anymore. Just that damn retention NCO from the reserve unit that likes to hassle me.
I was stuck in..
Cameron on Christmas, takin a trip to Texas and my vehicle died, at a hotel on Christmas, really sucked.
by ComeSackMyQB on Jan 26, 2009 5:45 PM CST up reply actions
And ribs!
It was much better than anything MR. E had to offer or those damn t rats. Baby dicks and eggs… yuck! That damn goat loved going on patrol, back then we patrolled in cargo humvees and he loved to ride around in the back with us. Fed him grains we bought from the market and MRE’s and bottled water. Pretty greasy meat but it sure tasted good then!
Hal Moore Was At My Airborne Graduation
That was a rush…we had two Medal of Honor winners there as well, one of whom gave a speech.
Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.
Neither will Mike Shanahan.
Thats awesome...
I didnt mean to leave yours out Paratrooper…
I just saw the sweet youtube video of yalls….amazing stuff
We were soldiers,
One of my favorite movies, seen it once, and had to go buy it!
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Thanks
1St Cav. I was in 2/12 Cav. Hal Moore actually commanded 1/7 Cav. When I deployed, I deployed with Gary Owen (1/7 Cav) LTC Moore was the first Air Cav commander on the ground in Vietnam. Interesting man
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Tested experimental parachutes
Had to be half nuts, or an adrenaline junkie.
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Probably
Both!!!
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
That was one movie where
it seemed to catch the American military spirit very well. Never been in the military, but was raised by a ww2 vet. Taught me to have the upmost respect for our military men, and women. Thanks guys!
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Thank you
These days it seems less cool to support our troops, so thank you EA. Where you from EA??
BTW-It was a great depiction of the soldier cycle of thought—Country, fellow soldier, family, friends…great flick
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Kc metro.
About 20 minutes south of KC.
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Ought to grab a beer
and catch agame. I am in Cameron, Mo
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
I do not drink anymore
figured out I was not good at it, wore a lot of wrist jewelry when I drank. I have thought it would be neat for the AP crew to get together, of course the family has other plans at times.
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Wish I could figure that out.......
Yeah, I am trying to put together a tailgate party for the home opener with as mant AP folks as possible
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
I just woke up after drinking
Some rot gut whiskey, laid in bed three days sweatin, pukin, enough was enough. I have not wore any wrist jewelry since.
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It's been 3 years for me
unfortunatly, nobody told me how bad withdrawls could be! I had a seizure… Guess I was lucky.
Why did I quit drinking?
8 years for me.
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????????
Wrist jewelry??
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Handcuffs!
JOCO jail, nasty food! The ham was purple!
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Just found.
Burk the village idiot!!! Handcuffs…..I see.
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Quick learner,
at twenty-two, I was drinking everything under the sun!
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how old are you EA
??
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
34
After my first 26 years, I think I am pretty lucky to still be kickin!
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I am 33
Someday I will learn, but I am pretty moderate these days. I retire in about five years and would like to live to see it
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Meant to ask your age.
Might just have been something with our generation! People would ask me"wanna have a beer?" I say a beer hell, get a keg! Woo, glad I got past that!:)
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Wow, retire at 38
Good pension?
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Not Bad
50% of your base pay at retirement and medical insurance til i die
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Well you all
Earn every bit!
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thanks
I love my job
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Should be more
Should get all of your base pay.
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Gotta go 24 is on!!
Welcome to KC Scott Pioli, home of the most rabid football fans in the NFL!
I am a recruiter
here to assist!!! lol
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Cool
Later fellas
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Army doesnt care
what your major is… you could do anything you wanted! Id fly helicopters if i were to go back in.
the 160th SOAR
are the guys that fly for special forces. Some of them fly the “little birds”, they are the small ass ones that ud see on black hawk down. Theyd have like two operaters strapped to the side sniping people… Pretty crazy stuff!
yeah
they are the best chopper pilots the army has. But you could easily fly apaches, blackhawks or kiowas or even chinooks
by paratrooper on Jan 26, 2009 11:14 PM CST up reply actions
haa
yea…now just the thought of beer can make me gag….
4 White Russians + A few beers + Wine + Jameson Whiskey = Puke 9 times…
Probably an easier road.:)
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Nasty combo
Who would’t bring that cocktail back up?
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
I was a freakin' idiot
I drank pretty much everyday from when I was 19 to 33!
Why did I quit drinking?
Yep,
Two, to three times a day!!
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Or seems less cool to ACTUALLY support the troops
Hollywood tools say they do but that is because they have to…
They dont know what it means to actually support the military…
Yep without our military men,and women
We could easily be speaking Russian or German. Our stars with their multi-million dollar salary, and homes, should be the most thankful!
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I concur
But to each his own. i don’t have to respect idiots and they don’t have to respect me
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
One more down!
one more left go go (Krummie)
by KansasCityShuffle on Jan 26, 2009 4:06 PM CST reply actions
Nah Pete Carroll will hire him
He was impressed with his hand slapping drill.
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Thats funny I dont care who you are
Lets send ole Pete his resume just for kicks!
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
And the least effective coaching staff in the history
of the Chiefs is slowly dismantled to make way for some real coaches. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I am really sad!!!!!!
I like the term dismantled..........
Nice verbage. Bye Dick, go double dip your NFL salary and social security somewhere else!!!
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Great day in KC
Lock up Grienke for 4 years and fire Dick Curl.
by HIV 2 Elway on Jan 26, 2009 4:34 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That Was Sweet
I was hoping the Royals were going to realize how stupid it would be to nickel and dime Grienke through the arbitration years and then walk in free agency.
When you’re a team with less resources, the key to getting value is to do what the Indians did back in the ‘90s. Identify your core talent early in their career. Overpay for them somewhat with a long-term deal when they’ve still got 2-3 arbitration years remaining. That way you have a big enough sample size to see what you’ve got with the player but you can avoid all the bitterness that comes with the arbitration process. Plus, it’s not like you save much money with the player in arbitration anyway if he’s good and hires a good advocate.
Fortunately, I get the impression that Grienke wanted to stay in KC anyway. I get the idea that he kind of enjoys the low-key environment and if he went somewhere else for the big bucks he’d definitely be under the microscope.
Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.
Neither will Mike Shanahan.
Yeah
Listened to his presser from the plaza. He stated several times that he liked KC, wasn’t interested in a huge payday, loved KC and understood that management wants to win and that the Royals are moving in the right direction
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
Big Paychecks = Big Pressure
And it’s much worse when you’re going to a new team. Hopefully Grienke’s big deal will work out better for the team than Mike Sweeney’s did. At least Grienke’s not the injury risk Sweeney was when he got his extension.
Although I felt bad for Sweeney…I think he really cared and worked hard, but once you start in with the back injuries like he did your career’s usually in trouble. Particularly if you’re being counted on to be a power guy. Same thing happened to Don Mattingly.
Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.
Neither will Mike Shanahan.
Yep
Check out Royals Review. Solid spot for the Royals.
And your user name works over there as well.
by Joel Thorman on Jan 26, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
I've Popped Over There A Few Times
Perhaps this will inspire me to shake off that Royals apathy I’ve had since 2005 or 2006 or so. I’ve gone to a few games and still keep up, but it’s tough for me to get excited about a team that still signs guys like Jose Guillen to big contracts and trades for players like Mike Jacobs (who is a horrible 1B for this team considering how awful he is at getting on-base) or gives 500 at-bats in a season to Ross Gload.
Dayton Moore’s nowhere near as bad as Herk Robinson and Allard Baird were, but he’s still working for one of the worst owners in professional sports and I just don’t know that the Royals are ever going to be that good so long as Glass owns them.
Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.
Neither will Mike Shanahan.
Agreed, but things are looking a little better this year...
I had that Royals Apathy thing for many years and finally shook it off last year… starting to get excited about some of the really young talent, and they have made a good decision here and there… I agree about the ownership, but taking the team salary budget out past $70 million this year really helps… we’ll see, hopefully the Royals will be at least competetive this year… I enjoyed watching some games last year for the first time in years…
Well as they say
A poor worker blames his tools. I guess we’ll find out soon enough if it was the worker or the tools.
Blame my wife!
you gotts plug the tools into the right socket for them to work correctly
our problems were, the right tools (players) with the wrong type sockets (coaches) and not enough juice to power them (headcoach).
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
I sounded like a redneck there
oopps I am!
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
HMMMM
Interesting take
"The Chiefs went through what, three quarterbacks? You even went through one of ours!!"
History in the making
CP – fired
Herman – fired
Dick – couldnt stand erect no more, so ViagraRams took him over
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
So, What is next
I guess we have to wait at least until after the SB to find out about our HC. I wonder how much input Pioli will allow the new HC to have on the other coaches? I can’t even imagine who Pioli is looking at right now to fill these holes. I’m getting nervous.
I'd say we will have a coach by next
Wednesday.
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
Maybe later...
Just cuz I think they will interview more people than we realize….
They likely are interviewing people this week but we dont hear about it thanks to Pioli’s double-agent-ness
I think we will interview a number of staff from both Superbowl teams…Haley, Grimm and maybe even Bruce Arians….
I like Russ Grimm, myself…
The mothership has already removed him from the site
Here’s who is left:
Offensive Coordinator – Chan Gailey
Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
Assistant Offensive Line – Joe D’Alessandris
Tight Ends – Jon Embree
Defensive Assistant – Michael Ketchum
Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie
Running Backs – Curtis Modkins
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Kevin Patullo
Wide Receivers – Eric Price
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brent Salazar
Strength and Conditioning – Cedric Smith
Manager of Football Operations/Player Development – Nate Wainwright
Defensive Quality Control Assistant – Daron Roberts
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
Ok already, if you don't agree with what I am saying, just don't email my mom again. She beat the crap out of me with my keyboard!
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
I don't know much about them
and may be way off base, but I would like to see Bicknell get replaced at a minimum.
John Embree
How do I know if he’s any good when Tony G is the example? I think a bag of my hair would look like a good TE coach if it had Tony as a player.
On that note, we should drop Embree and let Tony be a player/coach like a mini Pete Rose… but without the gambling problem… or the lying problem…
by Ochophosphate on Jan 27, 2009 1:46 AM CST up reply actions
Staff reform
If Chan Gaily is named Head Coach then I think he should promote Bicknell to OC. He was Offensive Coordinator in NFLE and won two World Bowls with Berlin while racking up lots of yardage. But Bicknell is a part of the Dick Curl posse, so I could see him going to the Rams with him. I dont like Eric Price as our OC. I dont even think he did a good job mentoring our WR’s. Curtis Modkins did an outstanding job I think. He worked with all of our young backs and they seemed to transition to the pro game nicely. Kevin Patullo is a nice young coaching prospect. He was a QB at South Florida. He also helped coach our QB’s the past couple of years….maybe he gets a shot at the QB coach. As far as Defensive I really like Tim Krumrie. I dont think he will stick around but I dont think Jared Allen is where he is at today without Krumrie. The poor defensive play is not on Krumrie as he didnt call the plays…I think our young guys need that veteran grizzled player getting in their faces and getting his point across.
Thanks for the run down
I had only read bad things about Bicknell in the early part of the season. I appreciate getting some of the facts and stand corrected. I’m not so sure about Price being a real good OC. He has done good things with receivers and (college) QBs in the past, but I am not sure about OC. Agree about Modkins and Krumrie as well. I think with the talent we had and the schemes we had, they did a good job. We just need a good agressive DC and a good coach to put it all together.
question
what ever happened to al saunders ????
by Chief_fan_Dodge_City on Jan 26, 2009 6:51 PM CST reply actions
Apparently
Interviewing for the Raiders job last I heard.
by Joel Thorman on Jan 26, 2009 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
I think we need strength, and conditioning coaches
awful lot of injuries, course that could have been due to powder puff practices.
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Probably both
I really got sick of the players saying how great a coach Herm was and how much they loved playing for him while we were losing games and they were getting injuries that screamed “lack of time in practice and lack of time lifting”. Don’t get me wrong, I am not an amazing physical specimen myself, but I also don’t make millions or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for playing football.
Hopefully the next coach won’t be somebody the players love, but somebody they like playing for because he makes them work, and makes them win.
by ryan_andersen98 on Jan 26, 2009 7:38 PM CST up reply actions
Winning cures a lot.
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It does.
Funny how on a winning team, in the playoff hunt or playing in the playoffs, a lot of the guys toughing it out have or had the same injuries that sidelined our guys for a couple weeks. Perhaps some of the, “I like our coach, but I am not putting my future earning ability on the line for this shitty team” mentality?
by ryan_andersen98 on Jan 26, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
Short people need assistants too!!
Thank the heavens Curl’s gone!! But who is there left to hire??
Ooh maybe not as good as we thought…
But hey maybe the guy we get will know how to develop QB’s as opposed to go over basics with dinosaur QB’s
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