I hope its OK to post old articles like this... http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/columnist/2005-11-23-corbett_x.htm Posted 11/23/2005 12:01 PM Come hiring time, Kubiak could be Super coach By Jim Corbett, USA TODAY Sports Weekly If Texans owner Bob McNair wants Houston to ever play in a Super Bowl, not merely host one, he needs to hire Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak to lead his lost team out of the abyss. Kubiak will be the hottest head coaching commodity on the market this offseason, and that market figures to be something of a shopping mall with up to eight jobs up for grabs depending on how some teams finish. Kubiak has done a phenomenal job of Bronco busting, transforming interception-prone Jake Plummer to a poised league MVP candidate who has learned to play as a key cog within a machinelike offensive system. For all those still waiting for Plummer to revert to mistake-prone form, it's not happening. Kubiak is the reason why. He's ironed that wild streak out of Plummer. Plummer has the Broncos at 8-2 atop the AFC West, and he hasn't thrown an interception in 219 attempts, spanning eight games and one quarter to Sept. 18 against San Diego. Imagine what Kubiak could do for David Carr, the battered fourth-year quarterback who has spent nearly as much time on his back as a Houston auto mechanic. Kubiak has spent 12 years learning the nuances of the West Coast offense and that adaptable, zone-blocking run game under Mike Shanahan, the Broncos coach nicknamed "The Mastermind." Just call Kubiak "The Apprentice Mastermind." He's had the rare confluence of learning from a Hall of Fame quarterback in John Elway and a potential future Hall of Fame head coach. Kubiak served nine seasons as Elway's backup in Denver. During his past 13 seasons of coaching, three as offensive coordinator in San Francisco and the last 10 seasons as Denver's head coach, Shanahan's offense has ranked fourth or higher 10 times. Kubiak has been with Shanahan for 12 of those seasons. "Does Gary Kubiak deserve a head coaching job in the NFL?" CBS analyst Phil Simms asks. "My God, yes. "Where's the outcry? Gary doesn't seek publicity. He's quietly done a great job." He can bring that most elusive quality of offensive balance to places in dire need such as Houston and St. Louis. Kubiak turned down the University of Colorado head coaching job during Denver's late 1990s run to two Super Bowls because he didn't want the program to have to wait on a coach who's commitment to his team wouldn't be over until February. "Gary's been mentioned for a handful of jobs over the last few years," Titans general manager Floyd Reese says. "He's done such a great job with a great organization working under Mike, a great mentor, he didn't feel the need to take the first thing that came along. "A lot of times you run the risk as an assistant that if you pass up the chance when you're hot, you might not get another. "He's shown he can resuscitate a quarterback. There's a number of young quarterbacks in the league who are a good coach away from having a fine career in this league." Which brings us to the most important question that distinguishes a young head coach who wins and one who goes bust. Can the easygoing Kubiak bring the hammer? And we're not talking Bears tackle Fred Miller hitting center Olin Kreutz in his head with a 5-pound weight. We're talking about coming down on players when they hurt the team. "Absolutely, he can bring the hammer," Broncos Pro Bowl safety John Lynch says. "Just come out to one of our practices. You can hear him bring it. "He's got that in him. He's a very mild-mannered guy. But he's got that fiery ability. When someone needs a kick in the butt, he'll give it to them. "He's got great leadership ability. I watch the way he game plans people every week. It's incredible. He is going to attack what they feel an opponent's weakness is. "He's impressive. I would love to see him have that opportunity this offseason to be a head coach."
It's a good read and doesn't matter that it is an old article because I believe its true...We could do much, much worse...We need him in a bad way..
I like Kubiak and if he gets the job he can make these lineman lose weight and move side to side better and keep the rbs they have and pick up players in other spots.
if the texans were smart they would look long and hard at kubiak....something texas a&m should have done, instead of going with fran.
