‘What allows Vermeil to so rapidly build championship teams? “He has a unique ability to motivate not only players but coaches and football support people to perform at a level that I think sometimes they don’t even think they can perform at,” Peterson said. “Dick finds a way to get the best out of these people, whoever they might be, whether it’s the first player or the 53rd player (on the team). I don’t know anybody who does it better.”‘