Every year, he tells us about what's going on in Camp..... they did this, we tried that.... they loafed a bit.... etc..
This is the first time I've heard him say, "I threw them a bone, they failed to meet my expectations, I will give them another shot tomorrow... "
He's called a player or two out, sort of, "He has to play big for us this year." " We expect him to take a big leap this year" that kind of thing.
But this is different. Subtle, but different.
How is this different? LOL. You're pulling a Bill Clinton semantics on us here. "It depends on what "is" means..." -- Bill Clinton. Furthermore, when he says he'll give them another shot the next day,m it's not like anybody's getting cut and it's not like he's going to make them run to Pasadena and back in full pads. He's simply saying that, obviously, they get another shot to come out the next day and prove him wrong or they'll get another ass chewing from him.
He has chided them as a group, he has chided them individually. He has been subtle. he has been overtly open about his meaning/context.
It took me all of 20 seconds to search for it on Google and I'll post only one of about 2,000 examples that you and I, or anybody else for that matter, could find on this issue. The two quotes are at the end of this post.
Gary Kubiak has called players out, by name, and has said "He needs to get better" or "That kid is good, but he has trouble with consistency out there" I mean, seriously...it's not even up for debate. if anything, Gary has always been a bit grumpy in camp and OTAs. He uses his comments, every year, to motivate the guys individually and as a group.
Gary Kubiak has never been one to skirt the issue(s) of OTAs and camp, whether it is individual players or the group as a whole. I don't see anything different now compared to years' past. It's the same old schtick, different year.
Below are quotes from camp in 2010. He was all over Ben Tate's ass, trying to motivate him. Nothing subtle, and nothing new. Standard operating procedure, actually.
(on if he’s happy with RB Ben Tate right now) “He’s up and down right now. He’s every bit the talent that we drafted. He’s learning to be a pro. He has to catch up because he missed a lot time because he missed OTAs. He needs to know to get his motor going when he leaves out of the locker room and not 30 minutes in to practice. He’s working and he’s giving us what he’s got. He could help this team if he continues to grow up.” Ouch.
(on the play of the defensive line during nine on nine running drills today in practice) “We were really slow to get it going this morning. I didn’t like our energy as a football team. We practiced better after we got going. We’ve been pretty consistent on defense. I’ve been telling you all that quite often through camp. Offensively we need to get more consistent in what we’re doing. It’s a good competition, good end of the practice. It was good competition at both sides of the ball.
Here's the
link to Gary Kubiak making not-so-subtle hints at which players are needing to step up.