Ex-Steelers Coach Cowher 'open' to a return to the field

My guess is Pollard will struggle to stick with a new regime. Polamalu is excellent in coverage, excellent against the run, can cover sideline-to-sideline and is smart and instinctual. I'm not sure Pollard possesses a single one of those traits and certainly nowhere near on par with TP.

 

Or maybe their offensive success is partly based on the opposing defense relaxing because the game seems to be in hand (despite it being not). In the one recent game that the Texans were close at half time (San Diego, actually up 20-14), they got shut out in the 2nd half.

I'm not sure what exactly it is. But my suspicion is that if the game was 7-7 at halftime last night, you wouldn't have seen the offensive explosion from the Texans that we saw.

 

A point other people might be missing is the effect of defensive stops. Giving the Texans offense another two/three tries a game would have a huge impact on the score.

 

I don't think too many NFL coaches would consider a 10-14-point halftime lead "in hand."

But it's certainly possible. I keep going back to the idea of the script, though: Force a defense to expose itself, exploit that knowledge as the game progresses. This is seemingly *exactly* what the Texans are doing, week after week.

 

How soon is now?

 

are the texans somehow less capable than the cowboys or vikings to handle that sort of situation? your premise is terrible, and rm95 nailed it... it's only a legitimate issue to a franchise to chickenshi!t to make bold moves, which is EXACTLY what this franchise has been since it's inception.

 

Not sure I follow. They made in-season changes and will likely stick with those coaches, who are inexperienced and unproven. Would you trade Kubiak for Garrett or Frazier, and if so, why?

 

Because at this point, I'd rather have someone that hasn't gotten a shot yet vs someone that has clearly proven that they can't get the job done.

 

Fair enough; I believe that was the same thinking behind replacing Capers with Kubiak.......

 

absolutely because we know what we have with Kubiak, a team that will always underachieve and be mediocre. I would much rather roll the dice and give the team a chance to reach the next level. I would rather them fail than linger in the middle with a known commodity like kubes

 

Anybody have ESPN insiders?

"Rumors: Cowher's potential AFC South future "

 

I bet a close examination, assuming its from a "different" source, would reveal Cowher's fingerprints all over these stories. Not a coincidence, imo, they started to appear the millisecond after the Texans cinched Kubiak's 4th non-winning season.....

 

Here it is...

 

Thanks, wallyj12

I wonder who that could be..................

 

Good stuff here, Adam is right, the connection is logical but hardly a given. What has me really excited about reading this article is the way the nation sees the Texans. When Capers got let go, the job wasn't the most appealing but this time around the pieces are there minus a certain few that won't be difficult to attain. If not Cowher, I still think we might get a REALLY GOOD HC.

Edit - Side note, John McClain is really getting on my nerves, this morning McClain was trying his best to put out the Cowher to Houston fire. He has been strongly in favor of keeping Kubiak because of the lockout and now that this info has come out he is trying to make it seem like it can never happen.

 

Well they need to change their plan because it's not working - they keep losing week after week

 

I didn't mean to argue that scripting is uncommon, just that Kubiak sucks at it. Let me tell what *is* uncommon for good coaches:

I heard a stat recently that the Texans have fallen behind by two touchdowns or more this year more than any team in NFL history. That's pretty damning.

Again I understand the theory. But I would assume he's not planning to be down by two touchdowns and to have a historically low first half scoring average.

Being consistently two and three scores down is a big deal. If the score were "10ish-to-14ish" as you suggest (assuming I understood that correctly) that would be one thing. But you generally can't win the majority of games in which you fall behind by over two scores. And oh look: the Texans are 5-8.

Again, my point wasn't that he shouldn't script, just that he sucks at it. Evidently he is also historically elite in adjusting! But arguing in favor of falling behind by two or more scores then racing for all you're worth to catch up in the second half just doesn't make sense to me. You're going to fail more often than not: 5-8.

I by no means intended to say they shared an equal burden. Just that they are on the radar (especially special teams). In fact, I didn't even mention offense: I mentioned coaching and special teams.

No argument here.

 

From Mort's chat today...

Does Kubiak coach the Texans next year? Who would be the ideal candidate if they do decide to make a change? Thanks

Chris Mortensen (11:53 AM)

I think Kubiak is the coach in 2011 but that is speculative. If there is a change, obviously Bill Cowher would be a strong candidate because the defense is struggling.

 

@Chris Mortensen

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