IMO, Kubiak is shaking his head and wandering what he got himself into, as being the HC has not 'blossomed' for Gary like many people thought it would. A preseason poll of which new HC would have the best results with their new team placed Kubiak at or near the top-instead, he ranks at the bottom with Edwards and Shell.
However, speaking from a fan perspective, I'll be the first to admit that I'm shell shocked and dumb founded by Kubiak's failure/lack of any kind of success on the field so far. The Texans results under Kubiak not only 'mirror' Capers, but some are actually worse. Too, I'm not talking about wins here either-I'm talking about play/results on the field.
IMO, Kubiaks biggest problems are a direct result of him not adhering to his own 'press clippings' of how he would run the team. First, players are not being put in the best situations to succeed. For example, our blocking style does not match our RBs. Secondly, we have not put the best players on the field because we have made poor player selections/evaluations. It appears that Gary has been over rated as a judge of talent, as much of the team is unsettled with deficiencies everywhere. RB and DB are nowhere near the 'comfort zone' that Kubiak thought they were going into the season.
Third, our game planning leaves a lot to be desired and has the same results as the previous regimes, with us being one of the lowest scoring teams in the league. And, adjustments to the game plan? Not. We go into the club house at the half and come out and score ZERO points in the 3rd qtr in every single game so far this year. Today, we are scoreless the entire 2nd half and score a whopping 6 pts the entire game.
Fourth, Kubiak said we would play to win. OK. When do we start? On the rare occasion we've had the lead this year, we've set on it. Today, with a first down on the one--despite no success running the ball--we run up the 'gut' twice--no boot leg, no roll out, no imagination. We get a FG and sit on it till Dallas KO's and we get a run back and kick another FG....
We just spent 4 yrs playing the 'you don't score, we won't score game,' and it got us an 18-46 record. Now, here we are AGAIN. We're averaging 14pts a game and we have given up more points this year than last, so how many games will we win the rest of this year with this scenario?
What has Kubiak learned? It's all about scoring more points than the other team. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think counting on the other team not to score because we're not is going to win many games---at least it hasn't since our 'day one.'....maybe Gary has learned that it 'ain't gonna be a cake walk.'
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