beerlover
10-01-2011, 08:32 AM
http://www.examiner.com/houston-texans-in-houston/kubiak-tate-needs-to-grow-as-a-player
There's no doubt Tate's a good runner, but as anyone who follows the Texans knows, you have to do more to get on Kubiak's A-list.
Keep your eye on Tate's development in this area. In addition to the technical aspects of pass blocking and being able to recognize blitzes, etc., this is where you also get into the psychology of player development.
Sometimes the difference between a good player and a great player is how well the player is able to take coaching and handle criticism on Mondays. Ask Foster.
If Tate maintains the right attitude as Foster re-enters the picture, and he shows that he's willing to do whatever it takes to become a complete player, then it's all good for him and for the Texans.
Nice job as usual from Alan/AJ. Tate is essentially a rookie, having never taken a regular season snap before this season. Solid yet unspectacular with decent inside power game to complement Arian Fosters big play ability. I feel Tate will replace Ward as Texans #2 while Chris Ogbonnaya proves his case to be #3. How Kubiak compares Ben to Arian also tells me that Foster IS in Texan long range plans & a shiny new fat extension will be hammered out sometime in the very near future. For the time being, Tate must continue to carry himself like a NFL veteran even though he is really just a rookie while developing a complete package of skills, blitz pick-up, down field blocking, receiving, recognizing his cut back lanes & oh yeah, finding the end zone more often would really help too. :kubepalm:
There's no doubt Tate's a good runner, but as anyone who follows the Texans knows, you have to do more to get on Kubiak's A-list.
Keep your eye on Tate's development in this area. In addition to the technical aspects of pass blocking and being able to recognize blitzes, etc., this is where you also get into the psychology of player development.
Sometimes the difference between a good player and a great player is how well the player is able to take coaching and handle criticism on Mondays. Ask Foster.
If Tate maintains the right attitude as Foster re-enters the picture, and he shows that he's willing to do whatever it takes to become a complete player, then it's all good for him and for the Texans.
Nice job as usual from Alan/AJ. Tate is essentially a rookie, having never taken a regular season snap before this season. Solid yet unspectacular with decent inside power game to complement Arian Fosters big play ability. I feel Tate will replace Ward as Texans #2 while Chris Ogbonnaya proves his case to be #3. How Kubiak compares Ben to Arian also tells me that Foster IS in Texan long range plans & a shiny new fat extension will be hammered out sometime in the very near future. For the time being, Tate must continue to carry himself like a NFL veteran even though he is really just a rookie while developing a complete package of skills, blitz pick-up, down field blocking, receiving, recognizing his cut back lanes & oh yeah, finding the end zone more often would really help too. :kubepalm: