1.   The coach got into a rhubarb with the umpire.

2.   And if his coaches got a little bloodied by being in the line of fire, so be it.

3.   And, soon after the big recruiting party, coaches finally will get a chance to exhale and breathe a sigh of relief.

4.   Anybody who thinks any old coach could have gotten the Chiefs to the playoffs five straight years is deluded.

5.   As much as his coaches got on him, his teammates were even harsher.

6.   At least school coaches get a salary.

7.   Bad coaches often get multiple chances to prove their incompetence, as Jerry Glanville did in Atlanta and Houston.

8.   Bill Belichick may be tougher than Pete Carroll, but so far the new coach is getting a dose of what the old one did the past three years.

9.   A coach can get close to his players and still make them accountable.

10.   A good coach will get you some extra wins.