Chron: With Broncos' loss, Texans set to hire Kubiak

I was pulling for Denver. But, I'm glad that the texans can get their off season with all of their personel on board.

 

See a QB like Jake Plummer (or David Carr) is not good enough to win the big ones...got to have that stud QB....it starts there.

Bring on Vince baby !

DD

 

Good lord. Just ask him to marry you.

 

Oh man, I was hoping we could go more posts in this thread with out the mention of that kids name.

 

That's some serious man-crush you got, seesh


Oh and a qb like Plummer or Carr isn't good enough to win the big games but a Mr. Peyton Manning is? If the Texans stay with Carr I'll trust Kubiak to mold him into something productive. It's amazing what a new coach and new line will do for him. It'll be nice to finally get the ball rolling on this offseason.

 

Exactly! You have to have a stud quarterback to win the big one - awesome point!

Signed,
Trent Dilfer
Brad Johnson

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2302213

HOUSTON -- Denver offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak will be hired by the Texans to take over the worst team in the league and help decide what Houston should do with the first pick in the draft.

Texans owner Bob McNair said during a Sunday news conference that the hiring won't be completed until later in the week because the Texans could not negotiate a contract with Kubiak until the Broncos were eliminated from the playoffs.

McNair's announcement came about an hour after Denver lost to Pittsburgh in the AFC championship game.

"Hopefully we'll have him down here by the middle of the week and he will then be assembling a staff," McNair said.

McNair said he planned to speak with Kubiak later Sunday.

There's been speculation for weeks that Kubiak would become the Texans' second coach, replacing Dom Capers.

Capers was fired a day after Houston finished its season 2-14. He had led the team since its inception four seasons ago.

Houston won four games in its first season, five in 2003 and seven last season before its 2005 meltdown.

Kubiak has been a highly regarded coaching prospects for several years, but this will be his first head coaching job at any level. He spent the last 11 years with Mike Shanahan in Denver, helping the team to back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 1998 and 1999.

The Texans formally interviewed four offensive coordinators and six total candidates, but Kubiak was the front-runner from the beginning. It certainly didn't hurt that he played in Denver for Dan Reeves, who is working for Houston as a consultant to McNair.

Kubiak will have to immediately get to work on helping the team decide what to do with its No. 1 pick in April's draft.

A Broncos source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen last week that the Texans told USC that Reggie Bush would be selected with the No. 1 pick, despite a rise in public sentiment after the Rose Bowl that Houston select Texas quarterback Vince Young.

That assurance was given because it was in line with Kubiak's philosophy.

A Broncos source told Mortensen that Kubiak believes current Houston quarterback David Carr can flourish with a new offense headlined by Bush and wide receiver Andre Johnson.

Kubiak, a Houston native and former Texas A&M quarterback, played for Reeves and backed up John Elway from 1983-91. His NFL playing career was mostly forgettable, although he played in 11 postseason games and had a 4-1 record as a starter.

He returned briefly to coach at his alma mater -- in College Station, about 90 miles from Houston -- then joined Shanahan on George Seifert's staff in San Francisco in 1994. With Shanahan as the offensive coordinator and Kubiak as the quarterbacks coach, the 49ers won the Super Bowl and Steve Young was named the MVP.

Shanahan became the Broncos' coach the following season and took Kubiak with him. Since then, the Broncos have had one of the league's top 10 offenses in 10 of 11 seasons. The Broncos ranked fifth in total offense in 2005.

Kubiak was a candidate for the job the first time around and was interviewed in 2001 before the Texans picked Capers.

 

That was a good read, thanks for posting.

Bring our AGGIE back to Texas! Welcome home Kubiak!

 

I love how "a Broncos source" told Mortensen about what the Texans and owner Bob McNair are going to do. Mort is regularly used and abused by NFL types looking to spill false info into the media every year during draft time.

 

Jake Delhomme
Trent Dilfer
Chris Chandler
Neil O'Donnell
Jay Humpries
Mark Rypien

All made it to or won a Super Bowl. I would say Carr is equal or better then all of them.

I still want the Texans to draft Vince, but a stud QB is not needed to win the big one.

 

Didn't all of those guys LOSE the superbowl?

 

Dilfer and Rypien won.

 

What team was this for?

 

Neil O'donell made it to the SB as a Steeler.

 

The CS crew loves this mention! He lived across the street from my best friend growing up.

CS 4 life yo

 

Jay Humphries? You mean Jay Schroeder? or Stan Humphries?

Add to list: Doug Williams, Jim McMahon, both won in blowouts.

 

A little bit more was added to that ESPN article:

McNair said Kubiak was much more prepared for the interview this time and that he was "very impressive." He said he told Kubiak after the 2001 interview that he thought he needed "a little more experience" before he became a head coach.

McNair said Kubiak recently told him: "'You were right back then, but I can just tell you I'm ready now.'"

"And I thought he was," McNair said.


WELCOME HOME AGGIE!

 

I understand but d*mn . . TIMING PEOPLE
Was McNair on the sideline holding the contract during the game.
I mean less than 2 hours after the game. . . .



Rocket River

 

No kidding and we are about to bring in someone whose offence couldn't win the big game today......say no to Kubiak......

bring in someone else baby !