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A couple of months into the new Texan era, how do you like the current job the new staff is doing (trying to bring in players, cutting players, etc.).
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rockabilly said:A couple of months into the new Texan era, how do you like the current job the new staff is doing (trying to bring in players, cutting players, etc.).
They havent done anything to upgrade the worst O-line in the NFL
rockabilly said:A couple of months into the new Texan era, how do you like the current job the new staff is doing (trying to bring in players, cutting players, etc.).
I only have one complaint so far .... They havent done anything to upgrade the worst O-line in the NFL .... Until the line gets better the offense will struggle no matter who is calling the plays . If they address this prior to the start of the season Ill have little to complain about.
TheChad said:Kubiak is a pretty good coach. And it's supposedly he who came up with the "dive-at-the-defenders-knees" approach which forced defenders to either fall down or have their legs snapped in half.
TheChad said:Kubiak is a pretty good coach. And it's supposedly he who came up with the "dive-at-the-defenders-knees" approach which forced defenders to either fall down or have their legs snapped in half. That's one reason for Denver's huge success with no-name runners.
Not sure about Sherman, but the fact he was at one point a head coach does say something.
They should have been more active in free agency though. We needed Bently and we should be going for Jullian Peterson. Randle-El and Jurevicious wouldn't have been bad. Ramsey would have been a good backup.
All in all though... I mean we can't do much worse. So it's all an improvement.
thunderkyss said:I'm glad Tony Banks is gone... I can't stand a career backup... If a guy ends up being a career backup, I have nothing against him. But for someone to say.... I'm not interested in the Starter job...... that's insane to me. Each and every player on our team has to want to be the man.... they should all want the opportunity to get on the field, and show the league what they can do. If this team doesn't believe they should be the man, they should be hoping someone watching does. I don't think anyone should be wanting Carr to get hurt, but I want my backup to think he is starter material....
TexanSam said:Well lets see, if we had Bentley, Peterson, Randle El, and Jurevicius we would probably be $20 million over the cap right now. Bentley was going for way more than what we could afford. We aren't one of the teams that was $25 million under the cap and could spend freely. Randle El, IMO, is no better than a #3 WR. Look at his numbers, the most catches he's had is 47 in his rookie year. If we get Ike Hilliard, his number are better than Jurevicius. Peterson would have been nice, but I don't want to greatly overspend for him, especially after a season when he was hurt. I do agree about Ramsey though, I would have liked him as a backup and I think he would have given Carr some competition.
Grid said:Sherman
Grid said:btw..before anyone else says we havent done anything about the Oline and it still sucks.
Remember Hudson Houck? He is that guy that is now at Miami coaching the Oline..he was in San Diego and he took a terrible line full of rookies and made them one of the better lines in the league in one season.
Coaching matters.
Joe Texan said:So when did you evaluate the game film, Are you so certian it is the line and not the Tight end or running backs or maybe David himself. I trust Gary knows a tad more about film evaluation than any of you "O-Line sucks" people. The coach is following his plan to almost a T and people still complain, You just can't please everyone now can you.
corrosion said:I only have one complaint so far .... They havent done anything to upgrade the worst O-line in the NFL .... Until the line gets better the offense will struggle no matter who is calling the plays . If they address this prior to the start of the season Ill have little to complain about.
TEXANS84 said:I tend to believe that some of our linemen were failures of the "system" that the previous coaching staff had installed. They were all (except for Riley) decent to average linemen before they joined our team.
corrosion said:Milford Brown and Fred Weary as your starting tackles last season was a disaster .....
corrosion said:Coaching does matter .... but the player has to bring something to the table as well .... 208 sacks over 4 seasons under various coaches says something is wrong .
Yes there are other things that contribute to the sack total .... Carr's lack of pocket presence and failure to throw the ball away before taking a sack or running out of bounds .... DD isnt very good at picking up blitzing LB's .... TE's who arent very good blockers .
But when a team uses primarily Three and Five step drops , short curls and slant patterns and still gives up 68 sacks .... There is enough blame to go around.
Milford Brown and Fred Weary as your starting Edit Guards last season was a disaster ..... McKinney getting manhandled and pushed back in the pocket wasnt pretty either . Pitts had a decent second half of the season after the failed Victor Riley experiment ..... Wade couldnt stay on the field which forced Wiegart from RG to RT .... Hurting two positions.
For those of you saying there is nothing wrong ....Dont go calling us "Chicken Little " or "Doom and Gloom" .... Its reality .... the team was 2-14 ....The offense and Defense were both statisticly DEAD LAST for the past season .... Some of the problems from last season are still problems today . When the team is competitive and lacks huge weaknesses .... you wont hear chicken little screaming the sky is falling .
I truely hope this team makes me eat some crow this coming season (Kinda like you 's last year) .....But some of us have been saying this same thing for the past Four Years ..... and we havent been wrong yet .
As for the current coaching staff .... they deserve a grace period , they inherited a HUGE MESS and it will take more than one off-season to fix it.
HJam72 said:Chicken Little
corrosion said:Let me clear something up here ....
I dont think scrapping the complete O-line is the answer here .... an upgrade at Center would allow McKinney to move to LG where his skills are better suited .... McKinney would be an upgrade over Milford Brown.
Replacing either the RG or RT removes Fred Weary from a starting role with Wiegart could remain at either of those positions for a year or two. One or the other ....
Pitts , Wiegart and McKinney (If he's at guard) are a solid foundation to build upon ....
TheChad said:Kubiak is a pretty good coach. And it's supposedly he who came up with the "dive-at-the-defenders-knees" approach which forced defenders to either fall down or have their legs snapped in half. That's one reason for Denver's huge success with no-name runners.
LINKAlthough he was loved by his players, McKittrick often was loathed by opposing defensive linemen for the tactics he taught.
McKittrick taught a technique known as cut blocking, where offensive linemen attack defenders below the waist. His techniques were legal but drew the anger of defensive linemen who feared career-ending knee injuries.
After one game, former Raiders defensive end Howie Long became so enraged at McKittrick's tactics that he chased him up the locker room tunnel at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Long never caught him.
"He took a rap for teaching questionable techniques," Cross said. "I can tell you one thing, and I'd absolutely say this to anybody at any time, and that includes Howie Long: Bobb McKittrick never taught one illegal technique."
vtech9 said:I gave them a fair rating. I like the Walter and Weaver signings, and I'm ok with the Cook signing. What bothers me is what we paid for Weaver. I think Weaver was a good signing but we way overpaid for him. .
corrosion said:Let me clear something up here ....
I dont think scrapping the complete O-line is the answer here .... an upgrade at Center would allow McKinney to move to LG where his skills are better suited .... McKinney would be an upgrade over Milford Brown.
Replacing either the RG or RT removes Fred Weary from a starting role with Wiegart could remain at either of those positions for a year or two. One or the other ....
Pitts , Wiegart and McKinney (If he's at guard) are a solid foundation to build upon ....
Hope I'm eating Crow
Amen Grid. That's a big start.Grid said:Sherman
edo783 said:I keep seeing this "We way over paid for Weaver" mantra and IMO,
rockabilly said:A couple of months into the new Texan era, how do you like the current job the new staff is doing (trying to bring in players, cutting players, etc.).
Grid said:btw..before anyone else says we havent done anything about the Oline and it still sucks.
Remember Hudson Houck? He is that guy that is now at Miami coaching the Oline..he was in San Diego and he took a terrible line full of rookies and made them one of the better lines in the league in one season.
Coaching matters.
Carr Bomb said:There are half of dozen of these threads you could of picked any of them to post your rant.
tulexan said:Kubiak and the staff has a specific system and these guys fit it.
Carr Bomb said:You wanted the answer, there it is. He is signing role players to fit his system and bringing in guys with experience in it, such as Putzier.