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The Houston DE's would easily fit into a 3-4. They are big enough and strong enough to handle the change. And it is not like they would be losing a on of pass rush here. Houston should be in position to draft a 3-4 Rush OLB in the draft. Really what else do they need? Cushing at on OLB spot. Hopefully a rookie at another. Diles and Demeco at ILB. Still need a big NT, but most teams do as well. They could get by.
At first glance that seems like it may work, but I think one of Kubiaks problems is being too player friendly, and that seems to be Wades problem as well. I wouldn't mind seeing (and I know this is impossible), Kubiak bumped down to OC, Wade as DC and a new HC coach who will bring some intensity.
this one is gaining the most steam from a variety of sourceshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...-wade-phillips/
The majority of players (not superstars) have to know that the coach will bench you or cut you if you do perform. Which means that the coachactually has to bench or cut somebody for them to know this. I think the Texan's players under Kubiak and the Cowboy's players under Phillips were too comfortable in their job positions. That is why both teams had problems showing up for 60 minutes each game.I do think the Texans could make the playoffs with Kubiak and Phillips, but ultimately do nothing in the playoffs because they will lose to teams who play withmore intensity.
What you mean like Diles, Wilson, and Kareem Jackson all losing snaps for under performing? This whole nice guy routine is rather stale. Just because the guy doesn't throw people over the bus at his press conferences doesn't mean he is a nancy with his players. People need to watch more games and stop regurgitating everything the media is feeding.The majority of players (not superstars) have to know that the coach will bench you or cut you if you do perform. Which means that the coachactually has to bench or cut somebody for them to know this. I think the Texan's players under Kubiak and the Cowboy's players under Phillips were too comfortable in their job positions. That is why both teams had problems showing up for 60 minutes each game.I do think the Texans could make the playoffs with Kubiak and Phillips, but ultimately do nothing in the playoffs because they will lose to teams who play withmore intensity.
Look, I think Kubiak is to be commended for not throwing people under the bus, but he takes it to the point of the absurd and it just makes him look weak.I hear him keep saying that we need to get better on defense. Okay, what are you doing to get better? Is the talent the problem? Is the Scheme the problem? Is the guy you picked to run the defense the problem? Is it a combination of all three?jsharlan said:What you mean like Diles, Wilson, and Kareem Jackson all losing snaps for under performing? This whole nice guy routine is rather stale. Just because the guy doesn't throw people over the bus at his press conferences doesn't mean he is a nancy with his players. People need to watch more games and stop regurgitating everything the media is feeding.dhockster said:aquateen said:The majority of players (not superstars) have to know that the coach will bench you or cut you if you do perform. Which means that the coach
actually has to bench or cut somebody for them to know this. I think the Texan's players under Kubiak and the Cowboy's players under Phillips were too comfortable in their job positions. That is why both teams had problems showing up for 60 minutes each game.
I do think the Texans could make the playoffs with Kubiak and Phillips, but ultimately do nothing in the playoffs because they will lose to teams who play with
more intensity.
Go away.Look, I think Kubiak is to be commended for not throwing people under the bus, but he takes it to the point of the absurd and it just makes him look weak.I hear him keep saying that we need to get better on defense. Okay, what are you doing to get better? Is the talent the problem? Is the Scheme the problem? Is the guy you picked to run the defense the problem? Is it a combination of all three?jsharlan said:What you mean like Diles, Wilson, and Kareem Jackson all losing snaps for under performing? This whole nice guy routine is rather stale. Just because the guy doesn't throw people over the bus at his press conferences doesn't mean he is a nancy with his players. People need to watch more games and stop regurgitating everything the media is feeding.dhockster said:aquateen said:The majority of players (not superstars) have to know that the coach will bench you or cut you if you do perform. Which means that the coach
actually has to bench or cut somebody for them to know this. I think the Texan's players under Kubiak and the Cowboy's players under Phillips were too comfortable in their job positions. That is why both teams had problems showing up for 60 minutes each game.
I do think the Texans could make the playoffs with Kubiak and Phillips, but ultimately do nothing in the playoffs because they will lose to teams who play with
more intensity.
He said Frank Bush was his guy when he hired him two years ago. He was a guy who had no experience, so what was Kubiak's plan B if Bush failed? I don't know because Bush has failed and I really don't see the Texans doing anything different. Kubiak is supposed to be this great offensive mind. As such, shouldn't he know something about what defenses are hard to play against? Shouldn't he be helping the Texans adjust their defense so that they are not
so soft?
Please, if you can do nothing else for me, just tell me one attribute about Kubiak that makes him a good Head coach. As of yet, I have not seen or heard one person give a concrete example. Keep in mind:
-The offense, which Gary controls, usually plays one good half of football. For a lot of 2010, that was in the second half when the other team was playing prevent defense.
-The defense is 29th in yards given up, 30th in points given up, and 32nd in turnovers forced. Usually a team trades the ability to get turnovers for the risk of giving up big plays. The Texans don't force turnovers and they give up big plays.
-The special teams have been anything but special. Football Outsiders ranks them 24th out of 32 teams. Both Kickoff return and punt return teams are well below league average and they punting coverage is below average. The Kickoff coverage is slightly above average, and Field goals/XPoint conversion is their bright spot ranking about 3rd in the league.
So if you can tell me one good thing that Gary is doing as a head coach, I'm all ears.
I will gladly admit I'm wrong if you can point out one good thing Kubiak has going for him as a head coach.I like the guy because he is a class guy and a nice guy. I want to see him succeed. I grew up in Philly but now live in Houston, so the Texans are my
McClain did make a good point in the Chronicle today that it is very unlikely that McNair would have let Bum Phillips come to practice andsay all sorts of nice things about Kubiak if McNair were planning to let Kubiak go next week. Based on that logic, I do think Kubiak isprobably staying.
I agree with your thinking. Don't hire someone because they have Texas ties, hire someone who will get the job done.The same goes for Gary. Don't hire buddies you have worked with before, hire someone who will get the job done.The problem with hiring someone who you have some tie to, is that you inevitably keep them longer than you should because you want themto succeed. This keeps you from making the best decision for the team.
No, you won't (haven't). You'll tell us again about how he's too nice and doesn't "have the look" of what you think a coach should look/act like, in spite of whatever good he's done.
Which is.......?
Don't think I have read anything since he was put on IR in August. Hopefully we will start to hear some news in the springtime.
Sigh.Maybe you don't mean to be, but you're suggesting that Kubiak hasn't done a single positive thing in 5 seasons? Of course he has. If you really need for me to give you examples (again), then you eitherdhockster said:
I am not suggesting he has not done any good things in 5 years. He has. He has built a very good offense. It is still way too inconsistent, but it is agood offense. But he could do that as an offensive coordinator. My beef with him is as a head coach.
I heard Matt Williamson talking about Norv Turner as a head coach, and I think Kubiak is similar. Matt said that Norv was so good as a playcaller(best in the league is what he said) and so good at developing QBs(best in the league again) that a team would always have to make him a head coach if they wanted to keep him, even if he wasn't that great of a head coach. Kubiak has coached his offense to be a top 6 unit for the last four or five years in a row. Sure, he's probably more of an OC than a HC, but sometimes you have to give a guy more than he really deserves if you want the benefit of what he is good at. Right now, until Kubiak does something to break that facade, that's where I see him.
Fair point. Frankly, I don't like having a head coach who is only able to get the best out of one of his three units (and the offense, while it has been in the top 4 in yards gained the last 3 years, has only been as high as 9th in points scored).I think my dislike of Kubiak as a head coach probably centers on two things he did this year, both on offense. First, in one game in the middle of the season, the Texans were running the two minute drill before the end of the first half. The Texans had one timeout left when they completed a pass at around the Opponents 40 yard line with roughly 25 seconds left. Rather than call timeout, the Texans rushed up field to spike the ball to kill the clock. By the time they did this there were only 2 seconds left on the clock and the Texans still had their timeout left (which they now could not use). The camera showed a frustrated Matt Schaub who looked over at the sidelines and said "why didn't we call timeout?". My complaint in this instance, is not that Kubiak didn't call timeout, but why after 4 years as your QB, Matt Schaub does not have authority to call a timeout. To me, that indicates that Kubiak likes to control too much on the offensive side of the ball and is not training his players to be leaders. The second thing this year that frustrated me about Kubiak was his playcalling in the second Indy game. After running the ball 42 times in the first game and averaging 6.1 yards a carry in their first game against the Colts, the Texans only ran the ball 18 times in the 2nd game. This made no sense because they were on the road in a dome when the crowd noise really helps the home teams pass rush which is one of Indy's defensive strengths. So instead of continuing to run the ball to minimize the defenses strengths, The Texans ended up throwing the ball 2/3rds of the time. The Colts never were able to stop the Texans running as they averaged 6.0 yards a carry in the 2nd game.To Nate's pleasure, I will now stop being critical of Kubiak until next season (and only if he does things to warrant it).
Actually these are both very good points and I agree. You'll never hear me complain about criticisms of Kubiak (or anyone else) when they're based on something tangible we saw on game day.
I get that you can be forced to abandon the run, but the Texans opened up that game pass-heavy.
There was no cap in 2010, but they were comfortably under in 2009 where they could take his huge contract. The problem Asomugha is:1) The Texans will have to money whip him2) Convince him that they are legitimate Superbowl contender.At 30 Asomugha has close enough to backside of his career that my winning might matter as much as money. He can get money pretty much anywhere (and he has made a silly amount of cash) think all the other things are that going to matter.
Unfortunately, very true. Why come to Houston when probably 2/3'rd's of the teams out there will both want him & can probably afford him? About the only intangible I think we can offer is that he and Andre are supposedly somewhat friends off the field. I doubt that counts much in the grand scheme of things though.
The biggest problem is that there is will not be any Free Agency period this year until a new CBA is signed.
