Comes to my next question. IS RICK SMITH A YES MAN? Does he just rubber stamp what Kubiaks wants? Did the Disasterous Cash-erly have some SAY-NO-ability that made '06 a better draft? I guess the end question is. . who is the YEA OR NAY on draft picks in this organization? Rocket River
Well . . . McNair is often late on things. He held on to BUST-celli about 2 yrs too long He held on to David Carr at least 1 yr too long He will hold on to Kubiak 1 yr too long. Come Next year . . . Cowher is gone. . . Chucky is gone. . .not good PROVEN Coaches out there . . . Then he will tell the fanbase. . . Well . . WHO IS THERE TO REPLACE HIM WITH?????? If Kubiak survices this year. . . I expect him to complete his contract Rocket River
http://espn975.com/portals/2/podcast_blitz/121610BOBMCNAIR.mp3 Here's the audio from Mcnair today. He is officially delusional. "I just wanted the team to know how close we really are" How does he just completely ignore the fact that we routinely play only ONE HALF of a football game, despite how great the 2nd half comebacks look on TV.
Sigh, medicoreville here we come. We don't suck enough to land players like Patrick Peterson and we aren't good enough to get into the playoffs. Heres to more years of getting players like Travis Johnson, Okoye, Kareem, and Duane Brown
Can't stop thinking about this. It's amazing that the team has actually REGRESSED and taken a step backward and McNair is going out there and praising theme for losing a game. Yes it was an amazing comeback, but time and time again the team has failed to show up for the first half, but never mind that, good job for almost winning a game guys!
I enjoyed the snicker after McNair's "on the right track" line. Texans: Job Security in a Tough Economy.
I think Mcnair needs to think about this thoroughly because, by keeping Kubes he may cost him a chance at the Denver job. There's no guarantee Kubiak will ever get another head gig in the future. It's a tossup for me. I like Kubiak however, his deficiencies magnify on this team. Defense and a lack of intensity.
In this whole discussion.... ARE WE OVERRATING THE OFFENSE?? When we talk about what a fabulous offensive corrdinator he is....do we consider that: 1. We're 9th in the league in scoring. We're a full touchdown and extra point off the leader (the Pats). This is really good...but it's not GREAT. It's not so great that it overcomes our other deficits. We score nearly identical to what the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys score on a per game basis. 2. There are tons of good coordinators out there that have no business being head coaches. We see those guys hired and subsequently fired all the time.
I've said that all along. It's not like Kubiak is the only offensive guru on the planet capable of having a top 10 offense with Schaub, AJ, Foster, and even OD if he ever gets back to 100%. Some people here seem to be insinuating that these players are all the product of an offensive system. That's nonsense. If that's the case, how do you explain the Steve Slaton dropoff? Also, no one seems to be able to answer this question: If we bring in Marvin Lewis as DC, why not just make him head coach and bring in another OC? I truly don't understand this "we might fail with an unproven coach" line of thinking. The only thing Gary has proved is that he can lose 2 out of every 3 games to winning teams.
Agreed. Did Kubiak MAKE Foster, Schaub, and AJ the great players they are? I know. . I know. . I am probably listed as a Gary Hater but I think they tend to be great . . INSPITE OF HIM!! Rocket River
If the Texans sported an average defense, the Texans offense would be on the field more and have more opportunities to score.
And if they weren't down by 2-3 TDs every game, they wouldn't run hurry up offenses and would score less. Instead of trying to score as much as possible every 4th quarter, they'd be trying to run the clock out.
As a simple counter example, Denver RBs of yesteryear posted great numbers in the ZBS. I highly doubt that they could duplicate those numbers in a nonZBS.
If the Texans offense consistently showed up in the first half and moved the ball, the defense would be on the field less and might be a little closer to average. Instead, we go 3 and out, the defense gives up a score, then they are back on the field 4 plays later after the offense goes 3 and out again. Not saying the defense is close to average, because it's not, but the offense is far from great. Explosive, yes, but not great. I'm starting to believe that the NFL has caught on to the ZBS, and I used to be a big believer in it. These type of schemes are successful until there is enough tape and enough teams figure out how to slow it down. There is really no other way to explain how terrible we were running the ball last year (even with injuries to Pitts and Brisiel and Slaton's downturn, we shouldn't have been that bad if the ZBS works). I think this year, Foster is just so good that he is getting the yards even when teams know it is coming. You'll notice that he really hasn't had any really long runs (over 30 yards), other than against Indy and the one against Oakland. And really, the ZBS is designed to produce more of those types of runs.
I don't understand your point. If the ZBS is so great, why were we 30th in the league in rushing yards one short year ago? The only difference between last year and this year is one Arian Foster. Hmmm....
The Texans also have a different OC. Kyle Jr favored passing over running, methinks. Derick Ward is averaging 6 yards a carry (which is better than Foster). Is it the system or is Ward a football god?
Given that Ward had 1000 yards with the 2nd highest YPC in the league just 2 years ago (5.6) in a totally different system, I'd say it's more Ward than the system. Maybe he's a pretty decent running back, especially when he gets to play just part time.
He couldn't have been the only one, because we abandon a white hot Foster running game (Dal, Indy2) for a misfiring Schaub at the drop of a hat.
