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2008 Faces of Herm Edwards

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Whether or not you're critical of the job Herm Edwards has done as the Kansas City Chiefs head coach, I'm sure we can all laugh at him, right?

Of course we can. Here are the Faces of Herm Edwards from 2008.

Check out last season's Faces of Herm here.

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The "Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth" face

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Despite his reputation as a player's coach, nobody seems to be listening to Herm in this picture, which is why it's titled like it is.

This face is most often used when Herm is dealing with rookies during games. He likes telling them during games that they're "growing up" and for the offense to get the ball to players who "make plays."

The Confused at the Scoreboard  Face

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This is the all-time best Herm Edwards face. There are countless pictures just like this one of Herm looking confused:

"Wait, you only get three timeouts?"

"That was a quick two touchdowns."

"Who the? What the?"

"There isn't a mercy rule in the NFL?"

This face is generally seen when the defense "does a pretty good job" or when the opposing team "gets a hot hand and makes a lot of plays."

The "I can't believe you just did that" Face

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Rarely is Herm genuinely disappointed during a game and this is the face he shows when it happens.

This face is most often seen when the Chiefs have "dropped balls that could have maybe kept the drive going." Or when the Chiefs gave "too good of an offense" too short a field. Or when a Chiefs' opponent "makes plays at the end to win the game."

This face is also a response to referees when they tell him he's out of timeouts.

The Player's Coach Face

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Another Herm classic. You can almost always catch Herm joking around with his own team or players on other teams. He likes getting close, slapping butts and smiling a lot when he's in this mood.

In this mood, he frequently tells his players to "just play, not worry about doing everything right or the score."

This is strictly a training camp, pre-game face of Herm's. He never smiles during games. At least not in the last two seasons.

The "Things are actually pretty bad" Face

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Another rare look for the always positive Edwards. You see this face when the Chiefs get destroyed at home (by the Bills), give up 300 rushing yards (against the Titans and Raiders) or forget to play defense for an entire season (2008).

We probably needed to see more of this face last season and this season.

All photos courtesy of NFL.com.

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Well Done

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. But your thousand words did add much to the pictures. :)

I thought the first one was the most accurate depiction of Herm as coach…just a bunch of guys staring at the ground or off into space while Herm rambles on just before throwing the game away against New Orleans.

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

by UCrawford on Jan 6, 2009 11:33 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Actually

I kind of wonder at what point in the game was that shot taken. The Chiefs were down going into halftime and considering that their trend of tanking in the second half was well-established by then I can’t help but wonder if some of those players are asking themselves why the hell Herm looks so happy with the score as it was.

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

by UCrawford on Jan 6, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

lol, the The Confused at the Scoreboard Face is a classic

by SayHeyWerd on Jan 6, 2009 2:06 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

DURRRRRRR!!!???

by augmental on Jan 6, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Herman

Herm is not a bad guy and under different circumstances it could have worked. Had he brought in a stronger staff. Had he not been saddled with Gunther and that tragic Solari experiment. Had he not been so stubborn and rigid (let’s be honest, he turned Galey loose out of desperation, the line had gotten the other QB’s killed and the team couldn’t run) . Had he a better GM than Carl. Had he started the hot Huard over Trent in the Indy playoff game. I understand why Clark likes him. KC spent their money of the stadium and Herm took the hit saying he didn’t want free agents. Sure he did. A few choice ones. But the coach has to be responsible and the well is poisoned. He gotta go.

by FrankPitts on Jan 6, 2009 3:05 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

It Was Never Going To Work

Almost all of those reasons you listed for why it didn’t work out are things that distinguish good coaches from bad coaches because they’re decisions a coach has to make…and Herm blew most of them. He’s not a victim of circumstance, he created those circumstances (except for having a bad GM, but then he was the one who decided to take a job where Carl was his boss so that’s at least partly his fault too).

Herm Edwards will not be the Chiefs' head coach next season.

by UCrawford on Jan 6, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think these pictures are great

The one where hes whispering something to LJ was excellent. “Makt it rain Larry!” haha

Let's call him...Trogdor the Burninator!

by mistamic on Jan 6, 2009 4:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I liked the

I gotta take a dump face. Or the I had too many burritos face.

Lets hope Clark lets the new GM start fresh, with his guys. Who would want a coach, who has lost twice as many as he has won in KC?

by Eric Allen on Jan 6, 2009 9:33 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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