Yuck, you made my skin crawl with that list.
Jimmy Johnson makes your skin crawl as your prospective head coach? People that actually want to win would be doing cartwheels over that selection. We should be so lucky to have him as our coach.
Wade Phillips has taken 3 different teams to the playoffs and is a fine coach and much better than Kubiak. its a fact. Wade wins while Kubiak loses but Wade coaches for those 'evil Cowboys' so he must suck. he will be fired if they don't win a playoff game, but its not his fault. Romo just sucks and is a chokejob. The white Warren Moon. never met a big game he couldn't choke in.
Steve Mariucci is a good coach but probably not a good fit. I don't know if he is wired to be a head coach but he has proven that he is a better head coach than Kubiak. It's not up for debate. it's a fact. His teams have made the playoffs and been winners.
Mike Ditka is a God. Please do not even compare Kubiak to Ditka. Ditka failed in New Orleans and probably screwed up with the whole Ricky Williams trade, but his record as a coach in Chicago and a player speak for itself. Kubiak isn't even worthy to lick Ditka's jockstrap. Ditka wins and Kubiak loses.
Mike Martz has shown that he is a great coordinator but had some trouble as a head coach. Sounds pretty familiar. Kubiak is Mike Martz - Part 2 except Mike got them to a Super Bowl. Why you think Kubiak is better than Mike Martz is beyond me. Martz is kinda an ahole but at least he won big games and made the playoffs. Martz is better than Kubiak but probably not a good fit at this point in time. We need a more complete head coach.
Dave Wannstedt? I don't even know why he was brought up but he is the one guy who Kubiak might be better than but remember Dave got the Dolphins to the playoffs and i believe they even won a game. I will call that one a draw just so i can be nice and do my good deed for the day.
So the coaches that make you want to vomit have all proven to be more successful and more accomplished than Kubiak has been. Yet the mere mention of their names make you vomit. that is kinda lame and shows that you lack objectivity and are very biased against anyone besides Gary.
By acting like Gary is better head coach material than those guys just shows you lack the basic knowledge of football and what success actually is. I know your a grandma and I totally respect that you love football and i know you are a good and loyal fan, but just because someone is the coach of your team doesn't make them good. you have to be honest and objective and not be so biased. gary has proven to be a loser. that is not up for argument or debate. It has been proven over a 4 year span. No argument. He has been a loser and has shown that he lacks the ability to adjust in games, make quality in game decisions, and chokes any time he gets to the big game.
These are all facts and aren't up for debate. If you think another year or two is going to magically change all that, that is your opinion, but i just don't see anything that would give you reason to believe that it will change. he has done nothing to show that it will change. in fact, his coaching was even worse this year. So is it going to change just because you say so? or is it going to change because he is a local Houston product? or is it going to change because he is so niiiiice? if you think that, you are just fooling yourself.
I am not saying those names are great fits as Houston head coach material, but all of those guys have been more successful than Gary has, so why is it that they make you vomit? I know why. because they don't coach for your team and because they arent named Gary Kubiak and are a 'local hero'. Outside of Wannstedt (who shouldn't even be on the same list as a Ditka or JJ) there are absolutely no football reasons that would give Kubiak the nod over those guys other than age (JJ and Ditka) and attitude/personality (Martz) Its just personal bias and homerism. Thank god you don't run our team.
This reminds me a lot of the end of the Carr era. People were still acting like he was going to turn the corner even though all evidence pointed to the exact opposite. Those of us that thought he sucked knew we needed to get rid of him to fix the offense but there were some who were stubborn and homered so much that they actually thought Carr was going to be good. That is exactly what is happening now.
And lets not be surprised that the same people who wanted more time for Carr are the same people that want more time for Kubiak. The same. And the same people that knew Carr sucked long before the Texans finally admitted failure are the same people that know Kubiak is a loser and needs to be fired. So excuse me if we don't put a lot of merit into the opinions of some homers who cheer for the jersey irregardless of how bad the player/coach inside it is performing.
It is following the same course. Vinny, KT, myself, and a few others know that Kubiak sucks, just like we knew that Carr sucked...way before the curve. Is it because we are so damn smart? maybe partly, but mostly its because we are actually honest and not letting homering and team loyalty cloud our judgment. We are just more objective and honest with our assessment. We don't let the color of the uniform cloud our thinking. So when you disagree with us, don't be crying to mama when you are proven wrong and we throw another year or two down the drain trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
I knew Carr sucked by the middle of 2003 and was called every name in the book for pointing out what was painfully obvious to any objective fan...and even a few of the Texan players themselves. As early as Year 2, I knew that some of the players knew that Carr sucked but couldn't say anything or complain about it. It split our locker room. I told people about that (couldn't disclose my source at the time) and was told I was full of crap.
Many of the defensive players came to a steakhouse that I frequented, and after a few cigars, a few bottle of wines, and a nice Porterhouse these guys would get loose lips. Jamie Sharper told he himself that Carr wasn't working hard, didn't hang out with the rest of the guys, and would be one of the last to show up and the first to leave. He also complained about his dad attending practices and that Carr didn't show any leadership or accountability after losses to the media. He told me this himself. I couldn't say anything specific at the time because I would have gotten my friend (the restaurant owner) and possibly Jamie in trouble.
Gary Walker also spoke up about it another time at the steakhouse's bar and mentioned how Capers/Casserley coddled Carr and would always come to his defense. Most of the time we talked about video games or the NFL but occassionally we would talk NFL/Texans. On this board, I was always asked to provide proof of my inside knowledge or quote a source, but I couldn't at the time. Now I feel I can because A.) i dont live in Houston and B.) my friend sold his restaurant and C.) Sharper and Walker are both gone as is Carr.
I am not against bringing Kubiak back, but only if we can't attract a truly proven head coaching candidate that will turn things around and bring some passion and fire to this team. Cowher, Gruden, Schottenheimer, and Holmgren all have those traits and we owe it to ourselves and our fanbase to make a phone call and see if they are interested.
i don't want another wasted year and i sure as hell ain't going to pay big $$ for it year after year like I have since 2002.
for those of you who waded through all this text, Merry Christmas and I am sorry for the rant and to those of you who passed, you were probably smart. here it is in Cliff Notes form.
Kubiak is a crappy coach. We need a proven coach. Same people homering for Kubiak are homering for Carr. They didn't know what they were talking about then and still don't know what they are talking about. I am sick of paying big $$ for this garbage and all this losing. Sorry about the length of the post. Merry Christmas.