Grid said:
I havent seen anything that says we arent looking at a Defensive minded coach. I know some people HERE have said they want an offensive minded coach.. but personally id like a former DC. We have a good running game.. could be better if we improved our Oline and got a bit of a passing game going.
That, combined with a good, solid defense.. can win championships.
most fans are looking to get out of our rut, which is primarily offensive. what i've noticed though is that we give our running game WAY too much credit, but we dont give DD near enough. more often than not he's hit behind the LOS by a defender, a guard knocked backwards, or norris running into our own guys with his eyes closed. what i'm looking for in kubiak is brains and a passion to win. he's got the pedigree, he's arguably the smartest guy in football at any level, and has proven his value. what he's already brought is an impeccable offense during his tenure, what he hasnt in his time is a defense (strictly because of position), although he's garnered the respect of his defensive players such as pro-bowler john lynch. i think his intelligence & his natural football intuition will carry over to the defensive side when given the chance. the ONLY questions about kubiak are the staff that he'd carry with him, and his ability to responsibly delagate authority. what i'm sure of, is that he COULD NOT do worse on the defensive side than dom & fangio. the only thing holding our defense together during their tenure was the vets ... sharper, payne, foley, glenn, walker, coleman. we've run out of vets and it's apparent that the coaches are clueless.
with what kubiak's learned from shannahan & his intellect, i'm not too worried about his ability to coach. the area in this scenario that i'm most concerned about is our scouting/gm's ability to provide better players to work with than travis johnson, morlon greenwood, & phillip buchannon. sorry, but even belichick isnt going to go far with these as his options.
what i'd love to see more than anything is an offense heavy coaching staff & draft. along with that i'd love to see a free agency heavy defense. defense is more about brains than braun and i personally dont care if zach thomas is 65 years old and in a walker ... he's going to be in the right spot to make a play regardless of "scheme". an incredible motor like shawne merrimam can be created. peek, babin, & orr could be in that mold with the proper coaching & veteran leadership.
i played soccer & football. during both, my brain shut down entirely. playing is an instinct that our current staff doesnt stimulate (mainly regarding defense). what they'd prefer is a thought process. merriman, thurman, totupu, & johnson are examples of what happens when instincts and teaching dictate movement ... as opposed to our current philosophy of read, decide, act (the play ended 2 seconds before the "act" phase ... coincidently the same time of alexander's TD celebration).
ps. please dont quote me, it's new years so i've got an influenced opinion =)