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Mike Sherman

is there any more reliable sources other than a messageboard.

I hope its true though, that would give us one hell of a offense.

I just hope we shore up the defensive staff.
 
Finally, I am glad we have someone named to be o-line coach and assistant head coach. I'm glad we got the offensive side of the ball taken care of. Now hopefully we'll start workin on the D. GO SHERMAN!!! GO TEXANS!!! Today is a good day.:fans:
 
Do we have an "official" source, yet. Good news, if true! For some reason, I feel good about having Sherman on the staff. He seems to be a solid coach.
 
From KFFL:

Texans | Sherman to accept position on Texans’ staff
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:10:31 -0800

Albert Breer, of the Metrowest Daily News, reports former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman told the newspaper he will accept an offer to join the Houston Texans' coaching staff. He is expected to be named assistant head coach/offensive line.

http://www.kffl.com/player/1966/NFL
 
Huzzah! Great pick up in my book. I think this will help silence some of the critics about the hiring of Kyle Shanahan with the addition of a proven winner in Sherman.
 
nunusguy said:
If this story is true, wonder if it means they may drop the zone blocking system ?
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I guess the KFFL report wasn't good enough for you...Here's the actual article:

Mike Sherman spent 17 years in coaching before throwing his hat into the NFL ring.
This time around, it seems as if four weeks on the outside looking in was more than enough for the Northborough product.
According to a published report on Saturday, the ex-Packers coach was offered a position as assistant head coach/offensive line head coach Gary Kubiak’s first staff in Houston. Tuesday night, a source close to Sherman confirmed to the Daily News that he has accepted the Texans’ post.
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http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sportsNews/view.bg?articleid=120749
 
Well, then if we do drop the zone blocking scheme, how would this offense be like the Denver offense, as we have been told it would by Koobs.
 
Forget that he is a former head coach. This is a bright offensive mind with experience as a line coach. That was our weakest unit and it has our best assistant coach so far.
 
Hopefully he will improve our individual pass protection more then anything. This would make it even more attractive to draft D'Brick...
 
:whoohoo: :wow: :whoohoo:
I feel so woo-hooey getting more 'concrete' evidence. Good call, Gary!

Now, whatcha gonna do about the DC situation? We are ALL ears. :drool:
 
run-david-run said:
Hopefully he will improve our individual pass protection more then anything. This would make it even more attractive to draft D'Brick...
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Solid post. I'm looking forward to see what he can do with our people. I wonder if he'll have any influence on the draft. Sherman could be a solid addition to the team as whole.
 
The main aspect of bringing in Sherman is to improve the pass blocking. The zone blocking scheme will do its damage run blocking and with improvement of technique, but Denver's pass blocking was not overly dominant and Kubiak is trying to fix that. Sherman has done a good job in the past of teaching pass blocking technique. I dont think him coming here does much for us drafting D'Brick, if anything it further solidifies the fact that we will either take Bush or draft for defense.
 
cadahnic said:
The main aspect of bringing in Sherman is to improve the pass blocking. The zone blocking scheme will do its damage run blocking and with improvement of technique, but Denver's pass blocking was not overly dominant and Kubiak is trying to fix that. Sherman has done a good job in the past of teaching pass blocking technique. I dont think him coming here does much for us drafting D'Brick, if anything it further solidifies the fact that we will either take Bush or draft for defense.
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To the previous guy who gave props for a solid post...
This is what a solid post looks like!
 
cadahnic said:
The main aspect of bringing in Sherman is to improve the pass blocking. The zone blocking scheme will do its damage run blocking and with improvement of technique, but Denver's pass blocking was not overly dominant and Kubiak is trying to fix that. Sherman has done a good job in the past of teaching pass blocking technique. I dont think him coming here does much for us drafting D'Brick, if anything it further solidifies the fact that we will either take Bush or draft for defense.
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Have to disagree with one point here . Denvers pass protection was FAR above average during the regular season . They ranked 3rd in the NFL with only 23 sacks allowed behind only Cincinnati (21) and Indianapolis (20) .

It wasnt until the Steelers Play-off game that their protection broke down ...and the Steelers did the same thing to the two afore mentioned teams in the play-offs . Cincy allowed 4 sacks to the Steelers in their play-off game , The Colts 5 sacks vs the Steelers while Denver gave up 3 . Not only did they sack them but they harrassed those QB's continually thruought the games .


I think this just shows how good Pittsburgh's defense and scheme is to do that to the TOP THREE teams in sacks allowed in the regular season during their play-off run .


On a side note , the two QB's who were sacked least this past season also put up the highest QB rating's .

Peyton Manning 104.1 ... 20 sacks
Carson Palmer 101.1 .... 21 sacks

A comparison to those sacked the most .

David Carr 77.2 ........68 sacks
Daunte Culpepper 72.0 ....31 sacks in his 7 games before finding his way to the bench due to injury . (Minn was second in sacks allowed this season w/ 54 total)

As for Sherman coming to the Texans , I think its a good hire but only a short term fix because he will be a head coach again in the not too distant future . Sherman was a HC casualty because of injuries and the fact that his O-line was torn apart in the last offseason losing two starters via FA .... :stirpot:
 
It took me a minute to realize who Mike Sherman was. Not bad. I think the coaching staff is shaping up nice. Still anxious on the defensive side. Seems like Jon Hoke is the only one holding it down for the defensive backs.
 
cap1 said:
Great pick up. We need to solidify the defensive coaches now.
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Exactly. You know it seems we aren't the only one's that aren't interested in Meeting Jim Bates demands. Buffalo just hired there DC yesterday. I wonder what's the deal with Jerry Gray? Why haven't we considered him?
 
O.G. said:
Exactly. You know it seems we aren't the only one's that aren't interested in Meeting Jim Bates demands. Buffalo just hired there DC yesterday. I wonder what's the deal with Jerry Gray? Why haven't we considered him?
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Doesn't matter now, the Redskins got him. Damn, Redskins!!! lol
 
To be honest, with Kubiak as HC, I wasn't as concerned about the OC. It's the DC that I am more interested in. Is there a list of viable candidates? All I keep hearing is Bates, and it's usually not in a positive connotation.
 
oso said:
To be honest, with Kubiak as HC, I wasn't as concerned about the OC. It's the DC that I am more interested in. Is there a list of viable candidates? All I keep hearing is Bates, and it's usually not in a positive connotation.
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It's looking extremely thin IMO
 
this is absolutely fantastic...it's about time we get some experience on this staff...granted he'll only be here for a max of 2 years...you gotta believe he'll get another HC job soon
 
O.G. said:
It's looking extremely thin IMO
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It's looking thin if all we are considering are big names. All successful coaches were nobodys once. I'd rather get the person that's best for the job rather than overpay to get someone just because they have had success. I think McNair is willing to pay if needed, but he's not Dan Snyder who wants nothing buy headlines. If Bates is the best person for the team they will find a way to get him.
 
What is interesting is to know how Sherman's and Bates relationship was/is. Will Sherman help capture Bates and soothe over the control mantra?
 
Kaiser Toro said:
What is interesting is to know how Sherman's and Bates relationship was/is. Will Sherman help capture Bates and soothe over the control mantra?
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Good point. I had not thought of how Sherman could influence Bates.
 
Kaiser Toro said:
What is interesting is to know how Sherman's and Bates relationship was/is. Will Sherman help capture Bates and soothe over the control mantra?
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I was thinking about that last night when I heard the Sherman news. I hope Bates will put his ego aside and come aboard. Even if he is only here a short time he can groom the future or co dc.
 
bckey said:
I was thinking about that last night when I heard the Sherman news. I hope Bates will put his ego aside and come aboard. Even if he is only here a short time he can groom the future or co dc.
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For the sake of stability I think I'd rather have an unknown who's here for a
longer term than some name coach who's here for maybe a season until something to his real likeing comes along. And of course that applies to both
Sherman & Bates.
 
TexanBacker93 said:
It's looking thin if all we are considering are big names. All successful coaches were nobodys once. I'd rather get the person that's best for the job rather than overpay to get someone just because they have had success. I think McNair is willing to pay if needed, but he's not Dan Snyder who wants nothing buy headlines. If Bates is the best person for the team they will find a way to get him.
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Even if they aren't big names, Teams are locking up there assistants. That or they aren't releasing them from there current contracts. What's the lastest on the two defensive assistants......one from Arizona and the other from Miami? Frank Bush and Richard Smith I believe there names were.
 
Arizona declined to let Bush interview/accept the co-DC job; I have not heard anything new on Smith as of yet.
 
O.G. said:
Even if they aren't big names, Teams are locking up there assistants. That or they aren't releasing them from there current contracts. What's the lastest on the two defensive assistants......one from Arizona and the other from Miami? Frank Bush and Richard Smith I believe there names were.
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Arizona would not release Bush as of a couple of days ago.
 
66cobra said:
Arizona declined to let Bush interview/accept the co-DC job; I have not heard anything new on Smith as of yet.
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Sounds like we are back at Square one. No big name DC which I frankly don't care about anyway, but no "experienced" assistance free from there current commitments. I wonder about the assistants on the Pittsburgh's staff.
 
:redtowel:
it's a good day to be a Texan Fan

I haven't given up on the possibility our DC will be employed by another team until after a certain game on Sunday. :excited:
 
Kaiser Toro said:
Arizona would not release Bush as of a couple of days ago.
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http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9201384

Here is an update.
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A CARDINAL MOVE
Last week, Cardinals coach Dennis Green denied the Texans permission to hire Arizona linebackers coach Frank Bush as Houston's defensive coordinator.

But now Green is making it up to Bush.

The Cardinals will name Bush their assistant head coach, a promotion rewarding Bush for remaining with Arizona as opposed to going with Houston. It continues a steady rise for Bush, who has gone from special teams coach to linebackers coach to assistant head coach. Bush is popular amongst players and, being such, could be in line for more promotions in the future.
 
corrosion said:
Have to disagree with one point here . Denvers pass protection was FAR above average during the regular season . They ranked 3rd in the NFL with only 23 sacks allowed behind only Cincinnati (21) and Indianapolis (20) .

It wasnt until the Steelers Play-off game that their protection broke down ...and the Steelers did the same thing to the two afore mentioned teams in the play-offs . Cincy allowed 4 sacks to the Steelers in their play-off game , The Colts 5 sacks vs the Steelers while Denver gave up 3 . Not only did they sack them but they harrassed those QB's continually thruought the games .


I think this just shows how good Pittsburgh's defense and scheme is to do that to the TOP THREE teams in sacks allowed in the regular season during their play-off run .


On a side note , the two QB's who were sacked least this past season also put up the highest QB rating's .

Peyton Manning 104.1 ... 20 sacks
Carson Palmer 101.1 .... 21 sacks

A comparison to those sacked the most .

David Carr 77.2 ........68 sacks
Daunte Culpepper 72.0 ....31 sacks in his 7 games before finding his way to the bench due to injury . (Minn was second in sacks allowed this season w/ 54 total)

As for Sherman coming to the Texans , I think its a good hire but only a short term fix because he will be a head coach again in the not too distant future . Sherman was a HC casualty because of injuries and the fact that his O-line was torn apart in the last offseason losing two starters via FA .... :stirpot:
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All that stat quoting is good, but don't remember all the times Jake squeezed his way out of what should have been sacks, I can remember at least three times vividly. He did end up fumbling the last one on 4th down...They pass protect well because they move the QB with PA bootleg action with is effective due to the running game; however, they are not a great drop back passing team, but efficient. Carr can be better in the pocket than Jake though.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
:redtowel:
it's a good day to be a Texan Fan

I haven't given up on the possibility our DC will be employed by another team until after a certain game on Sunday. :excited:
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More and more I'm thinking the same thing.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
:redtowel:
it's a good day to be a Texan Fan

I haven't given up on the possibility our DC will be employed by another team until after a certain game on Sunday. :excited:
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Are y'all thinking of Dick Lebeau? Why on Earth would he come here?
 
Found this on the MetroWest Daily News:



Northborough’s Sherman in line for job with Texans
By Albert Breer/ Daily News Staff
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - Updated: 02:42 AM EST

Mike Sherman spent 17 years in coaching before throwing his hat into the NFL ring.

This time around, it seems as if four weeks on the outside looking in was more than enough for the Northborough product.

According to a published report on Saturday, the ex-Packers coach was offered a position as assistant head coach/offensive line head coach Gary Kubiak’s first staff in Houston. Last night, a source close to Sherman confirmed to the Daily News that he has accepted the Texans’ post.

The fit seems to be a natural. Kubiak and Sherman worked together on the offensive side of the ball -- Kubiak with the running backs, Sherman with the line -- at Texas A&M in 1992 and ’93 under R.C. Slocum. Kubiak, in fact, tried to convince Sherman to come to the Broncos before Sherman took his first pro job as Packers tight ends and assistant offensive line coach in 1997.

Also, the two come from the same NFL coaching tree, one tracing back to Bill Walsh, which is sure to ease the transition for both men.

Sherman interviewed for vacant positions in New Orleans and Buffalo in recent weeks, and was reported to be one of two finalists for the Bills head coaching job that went to fellow Bay State native Dick Jauron (Swampscott). He was also approached by Jauron and new Jets coach Eric Mangini about becoming offensive coordinator, but reportedly brushed back those overtures.

In Houston, Sherman will join new offensive coordinator Troy Calhoun and receivers coach Kyle Shanahan (son of Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan), both of whom came from Denver with Kubiak, and holdover Chick Harris, the team’s running backs coach.

Working with the offensive line in Houston, Sherman has a mighty task in front of him. Former No.1 overall pick David Carr has taken a staggering 208 sacks (1,226 yards lost) in his four-year career, and the Texans haven’t drafted linemen with any proficiency.

In its first two seasons, Houston spent three top-75 picks on offensive linemen. Only one, guard Chester Pitts, has become a consistent starter, and the prized pick of the 2002 expansion draft, oft-injured left tackle Tony Boselli, never played a down for the team.

On the other hand, Sherman will be working with an offensive staff largely from Denver, a place where some of the best offensive lines of the last decade have been cultivated.

And in Houston, there’s also the matter of the team having the No.1 overall pick, widely expected to be USC tailback Reggie Bush. There has also been speculation the team will rid itself of Carr -- who may have taken one too many hits at this point -- before the quarterback’s $8 million roster bonus comes due on March 1, which would clear the way for the Texans to pick Houston native Vince Young or Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart.

Of course, Sherman may want to start stumping for Virginia’s blue-chip left tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson, considering the Texans’ history up front.
 
nunusguy said:
McNair makes him a godfather offer ?
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I'll give him an offer he can't refuse. I would hate for something bad to happen to him.
 
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