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Why no Foster?

They showed him suited up. Why isn't he on the field? I hope kibosh isn't trying to save him or something
 
I heard it had something to do with "humbling" him because he's been getting cocky but that's not a credible source.
 
Foster must be getting disciplined for violating a team rule

Sorry about the delay in filing. The wireless in the Raiders' pressbox is the worst I've seen, and it's been going on and off. I apologize and will try to send as much as possible.

The score is 7-7. Arian Foster, the league's leading rusher, is on the bench. He's healthy, which means coach Gary Kubiak is disciplining him for an undisclosed violation of team rules. The Texans have given us no explanation and are telling us to ask Kubiak after the game.

Foster isn't hurt. He wasn't on the injury report. He practiced all week. At some point, he violated a rule, and Kubiak is putting his foot down.

That means the Texans are playing this game without Foster — so far because the team is giving us no explanation in the pressbox — Andre Johnson, Kevin Bentley, Darryl Sharpton, Brian Cushing and Duane Brown.
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http://blogs.chron.com/nfl/
 
Arian has been the first to admit that historically he's had a sense of entitlement and lack of discipline.

This kind of behavior may have reared its ugly head again. Experiencing some personal success can sometimes make some folks forget that they have to continue to work for it.

Just a guess.
 
Kubiak is pissing me off. Punish him with laps or pushups or something. He better have dine something really really bad
 
in kubiak's post-game he said that foster's had some disciplinary problems over the past couple weeks, but didnt say much more than that.
 
Lucky said:
When did Foster admit this?
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In one of the massive flurry of articles and feature videos about him when he became a star after week one of this season.

Lucky said:
If you're as good as Foster, maybe you deserve some entitlement.
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One of the reasons he wasn't drafted was because he got a big head while at Tennessee and figured he had a first round grade wrapped up. Falling completely out of the draft was a major wake up call for him. But he still hadn't completely matured even after the Texans signed him as a UDFA. Kubiak was constantly on him, telling him he needed to grow up.

Finally, as Kubiak said, the light went on and he started acting like a professional. He used AJ as a role model and started practicing as if each practice were a live game.
 
BullNation4Life said:
Wrong! Arian Foster has proven nothing yet but have a few good games. Let him put a couple of seasons together before entitling him with anything
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Gary Kubiak never got his team into the playoffs, but was "entitled" to a contract extension. Foster is the leading rusher in the NFL. I'm saying that he's pretty darn good.

I love that the Sunshine Club is so ready to throw Foster under the bus before they even find out what exactly he did or didn't do. That's fine, the Texans are undefeated when Arian Foster is "disciplined".
 
Lucky said:
Gary Kubiak never got his team into the playoffs, but was "entitled" to a contract extension. Foster is the leading rusher in the NFL. I'm saying that he's pretty darn good.

I love that the Sunshine Club is so ready to throw Foster under the bus before they even find out what exactly he did or didn't do. That's fine, the Texans are undefeated when Arian Foster is "disciplined".
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Lol, Kubiak was not entitled to an extension, he was granted. Do even understand what entitlement means? Foster is doing well, but hasn't won any rushing title to entitle him to anything yet.

Who threw Foster under a bus? He broke a rule, was disciplined and went out and took it our on Da Raidas. End of story. Nobody is throwing Foster under any bus though

If anybody is getting thrown udder a bus, it's Kubiak for having control over his team, which is stupid
 
Lucky said:
Gary Kubiak never got his team into the playoffs, but was "entitled" to a contract extension. Foster is the leading rusher in the NFL. I'm saying that he's pretty darn good.

I love that the Sunshine Club is so ready to throw Foster under the bus before they even find out what exactly he did or didn't do. That's fine, the Texans are undefeated when Arian Foster is "disciplined".
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how are the two remotely connectable?

should we have given slaton a $100mil deal after his first season, especially if he turned into a diva by game 4? i'm not saying that's where foster's at, but the lax attitude is something that the coaching staff cant allow to happen. foster looks amazing and appears to be the real deal, but without that discipline he's as likely to fall off (as he's already done before) than succeed.
 
The cowboys and Bengals have some of the most talented rosters in the NFL. They're collectively 3-4 this season. The major reason for that is a total lack of discipline. Kubiak is keeping a firm hold on his head and helping his players grow into men and teammates, not locker room cancers like T.O. and Pacman Jones.

Kudos to him.
 
I think that there's more to this than simply reminding Foster of what he needs to do. I think the Texans took a shot at "featuring" Steve Slaton and Derrick Ward in the first half of this game and there may be valid reasons for doing it.

Ward seems a very nice fit here and Slaton looked to me to be getting a little more comfortable and a little closer to his old self. He had some serious acceleration at times and bounced that one run outside for good yardage.

If you're thinking of trading somebody like Steve Slaton you get him on recent film playing well if possible. Particularly if you have a guy like Ward who can do this stuff (or it might be the other way around). Backs are going down around the league. It might not be a bad idea to show a couple of ours off.
 
Lucky said:
Gary Kubiak never got his team into the playoffs, but was "entitled" to a contract extension. Foster is the leading rusher in the NFL. I'm saying that he's pretty darn good.

I love that the Sunshine Club is so ready to throw Foster under the bus before they even find out what exactly he did or didn't do. That's fine, the Texans are undefeated when Arian Foster is "disciplined".
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Didn't realize kubiak got an extension his first year as coach...

Foster hasn't even played a full season, so why should he be entitled to anything?
BTW I like foster not throwing him under the bus, just saying he's not entitled to be immature or whatever the case was that benched him, just because he's leading the nfl in rushing.
 
If I were coach I would dicipline him some other way. Leaving him out of the game for any disiplinary reason was, IMO, counterproductive in the grand sceme of things and could have cost the team.

I think I would get him back to Houston and tell him to start running and/or start the pushups and not to stop until I say.
 
Lucky said:
I love that the Sunshine Club is so ready to throw Foster under the bus before they even find out what exactly he did or didn't do.
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I hope I'm not included in that group.

I'm not looking to throw him under the bus. Hell, I love the guy.

I was just guessing.
 
Showtime100 said:
If I were coach I would dicipline him some other way. Leaving him out of the game for any disiplinary reason was, IMO, counterproductive in the grand sceme of things and could have cost the team.

I think I would get him back to Houston and tell him to start running and/or start the pushups and not to stop until I say.
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Seems to me like it accomplished just what you would wish for. Slaton and Ward got some work and some confidence, and Foster came in with a vengence to redeem himself.
 
Showtime100 said:
If I were coach I would dicipline him some other way. Leaving him out of the game for any disiplinary reason was, IMO, counterproductive in the grand sceme of things and could have cost the team.

I think I would get him back to Houston and tell him to start running and/or start the pushups and not to stop until I say.
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i think the "grand scheme" is exactly why it was a gameday move, we need foster to have his head right and working as he should the whole season for the texans to have success. what's a football player care about doing pushups or running laps? the rules are there and the precidence has been set already, notably with jacoby. the other 50+ guys are doing what they're supposed to, there's zero reason to make an exception for foster or anyone else.
 
JB said:
Seems to me like it accomplished just what you would wish for. Slaton and Ward got some work and some confidence, and Foster came in with a vengence to redeem himself.
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Scooter said:
i think the "grand scheme" is exactly why it was a gameday move, what's a football player care about doing pushups or running laps? we need foster to have his head right and working as he should the whole season for the texans to have success. the rules are there and the precidence has been set already, notably with jacoby. the other 50+ guys are doing what they're supposed to, there's zero reason to make an exception for foster or anyone else.
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Point well taken from you both. :)
 
Showtime100 said:
If I were coach I would dicipline him some other way. Leaving him out of the game for any disiplinary reason was, IMO, counterproductive in the grand sceme of things and could have cost the team.

I think I would get him back to Houston and tell him to start running and/or start the pushups and not to stop until I say.
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But it didn't cost them anything. Ward & Slaton looked fine.

NOt as good as Foster, but not bad.

This tells me Kubiak has control of his team. He expects them to carry themselves a certain way, and he holds them accountable. To me, this means Foster will be that guy that we need, for a long time.
 
Lucky said:
:confused:

Welcome to the forum. Eventually, I'll understand what you're saying.
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I guess it's a fail of trying to be sarcastic.
what I'm saying is that, when you said that kubiak was entitled to an extension, comparing kubiak and foster. Foster is still technically in his first year. It's like comparing apples and oranges.

When kubiak got his extension it definitely wasn't his first year. But from what I understand you're saying is that foster should be entitled to something, even though he is in his first year leading the NFL.
What I'm saying that if you're in your first year, you shouldn't really be entitled to anything.

If that makes any sense, which probably doesn't. Usually I'm the only one that can understand what I'm saying.
 
thunderkyss said:
But it didn't cost them anything. Ward & Slaton looked fine.

NOt as good as Foster, but not bad.

This tells me Kubiak has control of his team. He expects them to carry themselves a certain way, and he holds them accountable. To me, this means Foster will be that guy that we need, for a long time.
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Yeah. No biggie. All's well that ends well. I'm really glad it worked out. My way couldn't have worked out better than what really happened so I'm not complaining.
 
you made perfect sense the first time downbycontact, i think lucky just didnt have any actual response.
 
silvrhand said:
Nope.. if you allow one to break the rules you might as well let everyone break the rules.. Rules are made to be followed.. This is not Arian's first time down this road..
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i know lol. we're on the same side of this fence. discipline is what separates the teams at this level
 
From Rotoworld:

Arian Foster was benched for the first quarter of Sunday's win because he was missed one meeting last week and was late to another.
As we suspected. Foster does have a history of unprofessional habits, but he's simply playing too well for this to linger. Coach Gary Kubiak sent him a message Sunday and we expect Foster to keep his nose clean going forward. The top-5 fantasy back racked up 187 total yards and two touchdowns in 2 1/2 quarters Sunday.

Source: John McClain on Twitter
 
Yeah. That's pretty bad. Dude needs to get his head on straight. To quote a fictitious friend of mine, "That boy ain't right."
 
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