Vermeil wishes he could've done more for Phillips

Former St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil speaks at halftime of a game at the Edward Jones Dome in October 2014. The team was celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Rams' championship season in 1999. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst)When he learned of Lawrence Phillips' death earlier this month, a part of Dick Vermeil wondered if he could've done more to help the talented but troubled running back during his time with the Rams.

"I'm disappointed we weren't able to do more for him when I was there," Vermeil told the Post-Dispatch recently. "I've said this many times, I wish I had been back in coaching for two or three years before I was confronted with him. Or never left coaching ad had all that…