What was wrong with a run here.
I understand that they script the plays. I get that.
But even if Schaub changed the first play to a pass, that's still 2 passes to 1 run.
That's not enough.
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What was wrong with a run here.
I understand that they script the plays. I get that.
But even if Schaub changed the first play to a pass, that's still 2 passes to 1 run.
That's not enough.
jaayteetx
All Pro
Honestly? The only press conference I'm looking forward to is Bill Cowher's Press Conference.
Man, that looks good doesn't it? But seeing the history of past superbowl winning coaches moving on to other teams, it tempers my enthusiasm just a tad.
GuerillaBlack
Hall of Fame
But with what we have now? I'll take Cowher please.
Dishman
Miss Ya Blue
Yes, Matt Schaub hasn't looked right all year. GK is trying to fix him in-game or soemthing rather than sticking with something that has been working better than the passing game this year.
TK you are the one who said the passing game has not been as good???
Add that with the fact that the Colts are susceptible to the run and I'm not sure why you don't add in more runs.
Couldn't you use the logic of "what wrong with a pass here" with any play?
What was wrong with a pass on the Schaub INT? The receiver was open...It was just a bad throw, and maybe the receiver didn't come back to the ball???
The fact is that the Colts are weakest against the run. Not sure how you defend Kubiak not taking advantage of that.
Trail.Blazr
Hooked up to a Kool-Aid IV
I really get the impression that the Rooney's trusted Bill and gave him the power to run their organization the way HE wanted. Bill was never on a short leash. Another example is the classy Dungy. Both examples of winners who left on their accord.
To speak to your enthusiasm, what past winners do you think of when it affects your enthusiasm toward Cowher?
Shanny? Billick? Bellichick? Vermeil? Seifert? Switzer? Holmgren?
With exception to Seifert and Switzer, this is a list of names that have proven to be legitimate leaders of men. Some more than others, but Cowher, IMHO definitely stands among the some...
I'm not trying to defend Kubiak's gameplan per se...
What we saw yesterday was the same thing we've been seeing all year... "Is there something wrong with Matt Schaub"
Is he giving Schaub more responsibility & that's why he is struggling early?
Or is the passing game something Kubiak can't fix?
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If you're saying you knew the passing game was a mess, & Kubiak should have been running the ball, I can agree with that.
If you're saying the passing game has been working, but not that day.... that's where I have the problem.
If you're saying the passing game has been working, but not that day.... that's where I have the problem.
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You can say that about almost any play that is called.
Fact is, running the ball more earlier would have given us a better chance to win.
I really don't think I can be swayed on that one.
ATXtexanfan
Hall of Fame
i'm on board with the O being the major problem this season. they aren't clicking. i'm also lead to believe that schaub is average. dude has accuracy issues, seems like guys are always reaching for balls instead of them being put in the proper position. also seems like schaub rolls out and waits to long to make a throw. maybe its just me
ATXtexanfan
Hall of Fame
running the ball more would have helped but the execution of the O is off. the colts execute their offense no matter what play is called. they run the quick slant with $$$ signs all over it but schaub makes a bad throw it seems every time he runs a quick slant. either the wr has to make a catch rather than the ball coming to him or schaub puts the ball where db can get a hand on it. schaub's success of last year has gone to his head i believe. dude is pressing like he needs to win all on his own. i dont know if he understands the concept of managing a game.
Looks like a repeat of what we saw with Slaton & Kris Brown.
Doesn't make sense. Schaub was progressing at the end of last year, now he's totally regressing.
I will say this... we seem to play under more control.. all the mistakes we made last year that cost us games seem to have gone away. But so has all the plays that made this offense potent.
We are not the Colts.
Part of a coaches job is knowing his personnel. Knowing the opponents personnel is a part of the coaches job.
Some teams do other things well, while other teams may excel in another area.
That is the point. Matt Schaub is not an elite QB. He definitely isn't Peyton Manning. Yes, if the colts do some things they are money...Whereas if we do those same things it = FAIL.
Sure, why not....
Doesn't make them better QB's....Just means that they put up better metrics for what ever goes into QB rating...
Would not take either of them over Schaub or Manning.
dalemurphy
Hall of Fame
I've been sick for a couple days... but, yeah, I haven't been able to re-watch the game, much less shoot video yet. This one hurt bad and has me reeling.
After the game, Kareem took all the blame. Thoughts on him?
Hes tough kid. Good kid. In a big situation for young man. Started from day 1. Gave up big plays yesterday but tells you what he's all about. He done some good things. Needs to keep working. No doubt in my mind he'll be good. Also though at the same time, gotta make those plays.
You stayed with him. Gonna stay with him?
You bet.
How did Matt when he took deep breaths this morning?
He was fine. Was in the meeting. He was sore. Nothing physical today.
What have you done on D to improve and what can you do that you havent done?
Gotta settle down people. Brian moved positions, Bentley also in there. Anderson is new at DE. We've done some things better over the last 2 weeks. Nading will get back and gives us flexibility. Need to continue to get better and not give up big plays.
Did Matt suffer bruised ribs?
Hit in lower gut. Took him in and gave him shot to finish the game. Very sore.
Regarding Kareem, same mistakes all year and why no change?
He's best guy to be back there. Got beat in man coverage. Should be getting some help but got beat in man coverage. He's best guy for our team. He done some good things.
[Missed question but regarding along the lines of 5 good plays outweighing the bad or 5 bad plays outweighing the good regarding Kareem Jackson]
I'm watching him. I believe in him.
Dont feel like it costs you games?
A lot of things have cost us games. Win and lose as team.
Who has played well this season on D?
94. Pollard played well yesterday. Mario is consistent. Brian getting better. Cody is consistent.
How frustrating to see guys make same mistakes?
Give me example
Pollard and Cushing got the ball out a lot last year, but they arent making the big plays.
You're right. No turnovers. I think 8 right now. We gotta strip the ball and make big plays. They come in bunches. If you play hard, they'll come.
Achilles heel is AFC south 7-17. Basically have to sweep to make playoffs. How do you convey that to fans and team?
Team is worried about Jacksonville. Not worried about sweep of AFC south. Not focused on the long haul
Why cant this team close out?
We didnt make plays yesterday. 5 or 6 reasons we can all look at each other.
How far away is Nolan from taking over?
He played. He played 15-20 plays. He'll see more time.
In other games, WAS and KC specifically, Offense was calm and got it done. Did you work too quickly in 4th?
No that was the right thing. We were calm. I wish I had that QB sneak back. Wish I took a TO. But I don't. We were calm though.
Does the home record concern you?
Everything concerns me. 4 losses concern me. Doesnt matter where you play, have to play good to win.
This time last year 5-3, lost 4 in a row, bad stretches, does that help them deal with right now?
Dealing with getting beat is hard. Harder after a loss. A lot of positive things but we dont get to talk about those things because we couldnt execute at the end. We're 4-4 and gotta get ready for next week. If we keep playing hard, things will go our way. Gotta find that way to get it done.
Hes tough kid. Good kid. In a big situation for young man. Started from day 1. Gave up big plays yesterday but tells you what he's all about. He done some good things. Needs to keep working. No doubt in my mind he'll be good. Also though at the same time, gotta make those plays.
You stayed with him. Gonna stay with him?
You bet.
How did Matt when he took deep breaths this morning?
He was fine. Was in the meeting. He was sore. Nothing physical today.
What have you done on D to improve and what can you do that you havent done?
Gotta settle down people. Brian moved positions, Bentley also in there. Anderson is new at DE. We've done some things better over the last 2 weeks. Nading will get back and gives us flexibility. Need to continue to get better and not give up big plays.
Did Matt suffer bruised ribs?
Hit in lower gut. Took him in and gave him shot to finish the game. Very sore.
Regarding Kareem, same mistakes all year and why no change?
He's best guy to be back there. Got beat in man coverage. Should be getting some help but got beat in man coverage. He's best guy for our team. He done some good things.
[Missed question but regarding along the lines of 5 good plays outweighing the bad or 5 bad plays outweighing the good regarding Kareem Jackson]
I'm watching him. I believe in him.
Dont feel like it costs you games?
A lot of things have cost us games. Win and lose as team.
Who has played well this season on D?
94. Pollard played well yesterday. Mario is consistent. Brian getting better. Cody is consistent.
How frustrating to see guys make same mistakes?
Give me example
Pollard and Cushing got the ball out a lot last year, but they arent making the big plays.
You're right. No turnovers. I think 8 right now. We gotta strip the ball and make big plays. They come in bunches. If you play hard, they'll come.
Achilles heel is AFC south 7-17. Basically have to sweep to make playoffs. How do you convey that to fans and team?
Team is worried about Jacksonville. Not worried about sweep of AFC south. Not focused on the long haul
Why cant this team close out?
We didnt make plays yesterday. 5 or 6 reasons we can all look at each other.
How far away is Nolan from taking over?
He played. He played 15-20 plays. He'll see more time.
In other games, WAS and KC specifically, Offense was calm and got it done. Did you work too quickly in 4th?
No that was the right thing. We were calm. I wish I had that QB sneak back. Wish I took a TO. But I don't. We were calm though.
Does the home record concern you?
Everything concerns me. 4 losses concern me. Doesnt matter where you play, have to play good to win.
This time last year 5-3, lost 4 in a row, bad stretches, does that help them deal with right now?
Dealing with getting beat is hard. Harder after a loss. A lot of positive things but we dont get to talk about those things because we couldnt execute at the end. We're 4-4 and gotta get ready for next week. If we keep playing hard, things will go our way. Gotta find that way to get it done.
HJam72
Hall of Fame
He didn't know they needed a whole yard on the QB sneak play. Actually, i would say that Kubiak was too calm and just going through the almost pre-decided motions. He expected to have half a yard to go on that play...........so he called a play for that...
Dumb, dumb, da, dumb, dumb...
Dumb, dumb, da, dumb, dumb...
False Start
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HSF09, you left out, tap tap tap. 
Wolf
100% Texan
how the hell can Kubiak say that with a straight face?
sure there might have been some parts that were better and their were parts that were worse , but the sum of the total was still about 400 yards of offense and the the Texans still gave up about their average points per game..
wag the dog Kubiak, wag the dog
False Start
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Gary Kubiak Show:
Rich and Rob, rough Monday for you. When you look back, biggest regrets?
We didnt close the game. Did good things in all 3 phases. Thought game was going exactly how we wanted it to, had chances, but we didnt finish.
Schaub has sore ribs, how is he?
Took a good shot, he's sore. He's tough though.
You mentioned...regretting not being able to close it out, we get calls from fans..2 points,1. reason behind hurry up and 2. 4th and 2 Schaub sneak. I know you said you wanted that back
Reason for hurry up is, I know we do it good. I wanted to create the pace of the game if we went 3 and out or got stopped that we could get another shot. Didnt want that to be last possession if we got stopped.
4th down - thats part of 2 min. offense. Thats the call we make. Thought we needed half yard but was yard. SD stopped it. We should of called a TO. My fault/responsibility
Couple plays before, Matt called for intential grounding. Sending it to the league? Or did they make the right call in hindsight?
Tricky call. Rule says ball has to be in area of a reciever. Matt did. Official on my side told me he would go tell the other that Dreessen was there. Mike said angle towards throw was not enough towards JOel.
Hard to defend that. Not sure if I've ever seen that call in that situation.
Yeah I dont agree. Matt did all he could do.
Dont wanna linger on it too long but shouldnt in a situation like that, shouldnt they consider whether QB is under pressure?
Yeah, great point. Matt wasnt necessarily under pressure but had nowhere to go so he threw it away.
[Caller]: What is it that you changed your gameplan after putting up 20 pts in the first half? We ran well in the first half and then passed the ball in 2nd half. Only 3 pts in 2nd half.
I disagree. Had 1 possession in 3rd Q and kicked FG. If we score, that would be TD with our only possession.
Another great game from Arian Foster. TD got away when he set hand down. Arian said he wasnt clear on that rule. HAvent coaches told players about that?
They've seen the film. Thats what we teach them off of. I thought the play was the same play as the SB. Caught ball outside of EZ and reached over, TD. They didnt see it that way. They thought he caught it in the EZ so he has to maintain possession. Thought NO had same play in 2 pt conversion in SB.
You turn that into the league?
Oh yeah.
Did you notice...looked like Arian bobbled it some.
I thought he caught it. Everything I see, he caught it. He got great hands, big hands. Very comfortable catching it. It'll be interesting to see what their opinion is.
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[Caller]: Consideration, if we keep going down the same path, to a coaching change on D?
Frank did a hell of a job last year. Some adversity this year. Started with Brian missing and has continued - lost Barwin, Bulman, DeMeco, and young secondary. I think we are making progress and are improving. I believe in our coaches and players. At the same time, yes, we have to do better.
More games that go by for Cushing, more seem to think he is better on the edge. Case for keeping him on the middle?
It is different being in the middle. Chargers had #1 offense. Held them to 50 football plays. In that 50 plays, played a good # of snaps on Cover 2. In that, your MIKE will not have a lot of tackles. From that standpoint, yeah, Brians numbers are down, but Brian has played well. I do think we've settled down on D with him going to MIKE. Him going there was a necessity. We did get Kevin back. He played the whole game. Hopefully this healthy situation stays that way.
How about Bentley? HOw did he do at SLB?
He held his own. Solid. Not a lot of impact plays but he was solid. Did his job. Did good things on D. Kevin did his part.
[Caller]: Why not bring in 1 vet corner to work with young corners, like the guy out of GB. Why cant we get one?
Not a lot of guys out there that are free and ready to get right to work. They just dont exist. I dont know about the GB player. We went with our young players. They are doing good things. Kareem played 50 plays, 3 poor plays, and then I can also point out a lot of good plays. Gotta hang onto the positives and work on the negative. Kareem expects to make plays. We gotta believe and trust him. If we do that, good things will happen to him.
What about from mental standpoint? Gotta wear on someone like him. Baptism by fire. How is he holding up?
He's tough minded. Came off best game 2 weeks ago. Times when confidence is good. Not feeling that way today but he has short memory.
His mentality will make him a great player.
What about Nolan? Situation there?
Played 18 of 50 snaps. He'll get more involved. Done good stuff. Reps will climb.
[Caller]: We know the D is going through growing pains and O is better than average, if you could rank yourself against other teams, where would you say you rank?
Well....we're 4-4. We gotta get better. Ranking me? Mr. McNair does that. He's in charge of that. We gotta get better. Play better, coach better, gotta find a way to win.
You feel McNair is still behind you?
You have to ask Bob those questions. I believe in Bob everyday. I feel good about my relationship but this is a business. My job is to win games. McNair evaluates me and I respect the job he does.
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OVerall, not a good feeling after yesterday, but reinforced that Arian is a force as a runner. Very little question he is playing at elite level.
Yeah, leading NFL in yards from scrimmage. He's playing special. Very good blitz pickup guy. Very proud of his progress.
He runs with an attitude. Doesnt shy away from contact and doesnt go down easy.
Yeah, must of made 5 plays yesterday that originally didnt look good. He got that big body and is playing well.
As much as you's count on him, you do concern with not putting too much on his plate.
Yeah, he played 60-61 snaps. We talk as a staff on whether he can
handle it. As long as he show signs he can carry it, we'll let him get after it.
Earlier, that opening drive, when you got in RZ, Arian checked out, is that his call or your call?
Tied to on the number of plays on the drive. He'll normally get a break on 7th or 8th play if its a long drive.
[Caller]: The Saints use Bush in a creative ways. I see Slaton in the same way. Ever consider using Slaton in a similar role or out in the slot?
Steve catches the ball good, got speed. One thing we've done is gone to power football. Yardage wise, there is about a 20 yard difference from last year and this year. Steve, with Arian and Derrick, Steve is working hard.
He'll be a big part before this season is over.
[Caller]: I think Cushing is solid, but fact he is in new position, is he losing his edge and aggressiveness, and can he get that back?
He hasnt lost the edge. He is playing well. That hasnt changed. He is in a different spot. We have to be creative in how we bring Brian. It is different for him and has taken time/adjustments but I think it is best for our D. Brian would tell you, he learned as much football in past 2 weeks as he has in past year and half with us.
...
Looking ahead to 2nd half, tough schedule. Schedule makers didnt help you out. Cant let that get in the way huh?
You're right. Tough schedule but that is a good thing. If we're gonna get there in the end, these are the type of teams we'll have to beat. Gotta keep plugging. Hang onto the good and make the 2-3 plays that'll get the W. Jacksonville a fresh team, coming off the bye.
Texans need to make strong push to keep playoff hopes alive. Previous 4 years, you finished strong. Common thread there to finish strong?
I dont know if there is or not. We'll have to do it again. Rough stretch last year was this next month.
Feel your team is capable to make the strong push?
I have no doubt.
[Caller]: On the last play, why didnt it unfold like it did? Did SChaub rush the pass? Seems like AJ wasnt quite ready.
That play was cover 2 - 2 deep. Andre over the top, Jacoby pulls underneath coverage. Andre expects to make that play. When he makes those plays, we win. Chargers S made a great play on the ball. Sure would be nice to close it out.
Andre usually makes it look routine. Play before, looks Dreessen was surprised. Did SChaub rush that throw?
No, Schaub wasnt rushed. Joel expects to make that play.
[Caller]: Tennessee and Randy Moss - how will you handle that?
In all due respect, havent thought about that. Gotta worry about Jacksonville. Great addition for Tennessee. Opens it up for CJ.
How is Owen Daniels?
I dont know. This is touch and go situation. He didnt step on the field last week. Touch and go this week. He wont go out there until 100%.
When you go next man up, confidence with James Casey?
A lot of confidence. I expected him to play well and he did. We will use him more. Played good on ST. He'll be a heck of a pro for a long time.
Appreciate it. Thoughts on Jacksonville?
Their runner is a great player. Gotta slow him down. Their QB is playing well. Very capable. They played diff. things defensively. They're fresh coming off a bye. They'll have a lot of confidence. We'll have to play well and take the good things we did this past week with us.
Appreciate the time. Good luck.
Alright, have a good evening.
Rich and Rob, rough Monday for you. When you look back, biggest regrets?
We didnt close the game. Did good things in all 3 phases. Thought game was going exactly how we wanted it to, had chances, but we didnt finish.
Schaub has sore ribs, how is he?
Took a good shot, he's sore. He's tough though.
You mentioned...regretting not being able to close it out, we get calls from fans..2 points,1. reason behind hurry up and 2. 4th and 2 Schaub sneak. I know you said you wanted that back
Reason for hurry up is, I know we do it good. I wanted to create the pace of the game if we went 3 and out or got stopped that we could get another shot. Didnt want that to be last possession if we got stopped.
4th down - thats part of 2 min. offense. Thats the call we make. Thought we needed half yard but was yard. SD stopped it. We should of called a TO. My fault/responsibility
Couple plays before, Matt called for intential grounding. Sending it to the league? Or did they make the right call in hindsight?
Tricky call. Rule says ball has to be in area of a reciever. Matt did. Official on my side told me he would go tell the other that Dreessen was there. Mike said angle towards throw was not enough towards JOel.
Hard to defend that. Not sure if I've ever seen that call in that situation.
Yeah I dont agree. Matt did all he could do.
Dont wanna linger on it too long but shouldnt in a situation like that, shouldnt they consider whether QB is under pressure?
Yeah, great point. Matt wasnt necessarily under pressure but had nowhere to go so he threw it away.
[Caller]: What is it that you changed your gameplan after putting up 20 pts in the first half? We ran well in the first half and then passed the ball in 2nd half. Only 3 pts in 2nd half.
I disagree. Had 1 possession in 3rd Q and kicked FG. If we score, that would be TD with our only possession.
Another great game from Arian Foster. TD got away when he set hand down. Arian said he wasnt clear on that rule. HAvent coaches told players about that?
They've seen the film. Thats what we teach them off of. I thought the play was the same play as the SB. Caught ball outside of EZ and reached over, TD. They didnt see it that way. They thought he caught it in the EZ so he has to maintain possession. Thought NO had same play in 2 pt conversion in SB.
You turn that into the league?
Oh yeah.
Did you notice...looked like Arian bobbled it some.
I thought he caught it. Everything I see, he caught it. He got great hands, big hands. Very comfortable catching it. It'll be interesting to see what their opinion is.
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[Caller]: Consideration, if we keep going down the same path, to a coaching change on D?
Frank did a hell of a job last year. Some adversity this year. Started with Brian missing and has continued - lost Barwin, Bulman, DeMeco, and young secondary. I think we are making progress and are improving. I believe in our coaches and players. At the same time, yes, we have to do better.
More games that go by for Cushing, more seem to think he is better on the edge. Case for keeping him on the middle?
It is different being in the middle. Chargers had #1 offense. Held them to 50 football plays. In that 50 plays, played a good # of snaps on Cover 2. In that, your MIKE will not have a lot of tackles. From that standpoint, yeah, Brians numbers are down, but Brian has played well. I do think we've settled down on D with him going to MIKE. Him going there was a necessity. We did get Kevin back. He played the whole game. Hopefully this healthy situation stays that way.
How about Bentley? HOw did he do at SLB?
He held his own. Solid. Not a lot of impact plays but he was solid. Did his job. Did good things on D. Kevin did his part.
[Caller]: Why not bring in 1 vet corner to work with young corners, like the guy out of GB. Why cant we get one?
Not a lot of guys out there that are free and ready to get right to work. They just dont exist. I dont know about the GB player. We went with our young players. They are doing good things. Kareem played 50 plays, 3 poor plays, and then I can also point out a lot of good plays. Gotta hang onto the positives and work on the negative. Kareem expects to make plays. We gotta believe and trust him. If we do that, good things will happen to him.
What about from mental standpoint? Gotta wear on someone like him. Baptism by fire. How is he holding up?
He's tough minded. Came off best game 2 weeks ago. Times when confidence is good. Not feeling that way today but he has short memory.
His mentality will make him a great player.
What about Nolan? Situation there?
Played 18 of 50 snaps. He'll get more involved. Done good stuff. Reps will climb.
[Caller]: We know the D is going through growing pains and O is better than average, if you could rank yourself against other teams, where would you say you rank?
Well....we're 4-4. We gotta get better. Ranking me? Mr. McNair does that. He's in charge of that. We gotta get better. Play better, coach better, gotta find a way to win.
You feel McNair is still behind you?
You have to ask Bob those questions. I believe in Bob everyday. I feel good about my relationship but this is a business. My job is to win games. McNair evaluates me and I respect the job he does.
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OVerall, not a good feeling after yesterday, but reinforced that Arian is a force as a runner. Very little question he is playing at elite level.
Yeah, leading NFL in yards from scrimmage. He's playing special. Very good blitz pickup guy. Very proud of his progress.
He runs with an attitude. Doesnt shy away from contact and doesnt go down easy.
Yeah, must of made 5 plays yesterday that originally didnt look good. He got that big body and is playing well.
As much as you's count on him, you do concern with not putting too much on his plate.
Yeah, he played 60-61 snaps. We talk as a staff on whether he can
handle it. As long as he show signs he can carry it, we'll let him get after it.
Earlier, that opening drive, when you got in RZ, Arian checked out, is that his call or your call?
Tied to on the number of plays on the drive. He'll normally get a break on 7th or 8th play if its a long drive.
[Caller]: The Saints use Bush in a creative ways. I see Slaton in the same way. Ever consider using Slaton in a similar role or out in the slot?
Steve catches the ball good, got speed. One thing we've done is gone to power football. Yardage wise, there is about a 20 yard difference from last year and this year. Steve, with Arian and Derrick, Steve is working hard.
He'll be a big part before this season is over.
[Caller]: I think Cushing is solid, but fact he is in new position, is he losing his edge and aggressiveness, and can he get that back?
He hasnt lost the edge. He is playing well. That hasnt changed. He is in a different spot. We have to be creative in how we bring Brian. It is different for him and has taken time/adjustments but I think it is best for our D. Brian would tell you, he learned as much football in past 2 weeks as he has in past year and half with us.
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Looking ahead to 2nd half, tough schedule. Schedule makers didnt help you out. Cant let that get in the way huh?
You're right. Tough schedule but that is a good thing. If we're gonna get there in the end, these are the type of teams we'll have to beat. Gotta keep plugging. Hang onto the good and make the 2-3 plays that'll get the W. Jacksonville a fresh team, coming off the bye.
Texans need to make strong push to keep playoff hopes alive. Previous 4 years, you finished strong. Common thread there to finish strong?
I dont know if there is or not. We'll have to do it again. Rough stretch last year was this next month.
Feel your team is capable to make the strong push?
I have no doubt.
[Caller]: On the last play, why didnt it unfold like it did? Did SChaub rush the pass? Seems like AJ wasnt quite ready.
That play was cover 2 - 2 deep. Andre over the top, Jacoby pulls underneath coverage. Andre expects to make that play. When he makes those plays, we win. Chargers S made a great play on the ball. Sure would be nice to close it out.
Andre usually makes it look routine. Play before, looks Dreessen was surprised. Did SChaub rush that throw?
No, Schaub wasnt rushed. Joel expects to make that play.
[Caller]: Tennessee and Randy Moss - how will you handle that?
In all due respect, havent thought about that. Gotta worry about Jacksonville. Great addition for Tennessee. Opens it up for CJ.
How is Owen Daniels?
I dont know. This is touch and go situation. He didnt step on the field last week. Touch and go this week. He wont go out there until 100%.
When you go next man up, confidence with James Casey?
A lot of confidence. I expected him to play well and he did. We will use him more. Played good on ST. He'll be a heck of a pro for a long time.
Appreciate it. Thoughts on Jacksonville?
Their runner is a great player. Gotta slow him down. Their QB is playing well. Very capable. They played diff. things defensively. They're fresh coming off a bye. They'll have a lot of confidence. We'll have to play well and take the good things we did this past week with us.
Appreciate the time. Good luck.
Alright, have a good evening.
GP
Go Texans!
He THOUGHT he had only a half yard to go? Seriously?
Should be fired JUST for that.
Those guys are asked to play their guts out. Run to locker room and get a pain shot. And Kubiak freaking fails to get the needed yardage correct when sending in the play?
I can't believe he admitted that. Honesty is refreshing, but man oh man it just proves he's not a gameday head coach you want handling the duties.
Absolutely dumbfounded after reading that he didn't get the distance right. Jiminy Freaking Christmas, Gary Kubiak.
Just. Go. Away.
Should be fired JUST for that.
Those guys are asked to play their guts out. Run to locker room and get a pain shot. And Kubiak freaking fails to get the needed yardage correct when sending in the play?
I can't believe he admitted that. Honesty is refreshing, but man oh man it just proves he's not a gameday head coach you want handling the duties.
Absolutely dumbfounded after reading that he didn't get the distance right. Jiminy Freaking Christmas, Gary Kubiak.
Just. Go. Away.
Feel free to call me dumb or a clown for still tuning in heh 
After the game, you said it was inexcusable Glover didnt make the play.
No, not pointing towards Glover. It was us as a team. Glover did what he was suppose to do. My disappointment was meant as a football team. Cant lose a game in that situation. People responsible for going up for the ball and others repsonsible for stopping them.
He was suppose to knock it down?
Exactly. You either catch it or knock it down. If in a tough environment, you knock it down.
You went down and kicked FG early in the game, can you do anything to fix these slow starts?
We moved ball last week well against SD. We have had struggles throughout the season. Couple of 3 and outs(2 yesterday), then down by 7 or whatever, we run 49 football snaps. That's not a lot to get your job done. Gotta find a way to get more snaps. 2nd half we went uptempo. Last week we started uptempo. We need to find more snaps.
When you say uptempo, what does that mean?
You got things you're trying to get done. Had 20-23 snaps at half. We needed to figure out in 2nd half how to get more snaps.
Worse on 3rd down?
2-6 yesterday. Made 1 on first drive. Made 1 later but still punted. Big drop on 3rd down. 2 3 and outs. Not gonna have the ball for long.
Take us through 90 seconds. Scobee misses FG there.
35 yard line is the goal. No wind there. If we get Neil there, good chance we make the FG. 2nd and 10 at 45, That play had 8-10 yards but jumped offsides. 2-15 with 22 secs left, no play there then 3rd and 15. You dont have time to run 8 yard play and then get FG team on the field. Need 19-20 seconds. Couldnt kill the clock because it was 4th down. Once we missed 2nd and 10, we missed out.
Did you think about taking any shots down the field?
3rd and 15 - I think we could still make a play but we werent able to. They also had a kicker who made a 59 yarder a few weeks earlier, which concerned me.
Insight on...they gotta pick themselves up. What did you tell them?
We gotta go back and look at the game first. Not Joel or Quin's fault and if you think so, you're wrong. Many reasons we lost the game. We gotta meet our standards in all 3 phases. Our standard is not being met right now. You wont beat anyone not playing well. Teams we're playing, you got no chance if your not playing well. None bigger this week. Searching for answers on D. Hasnt gotten better so we gotta do some things, figure it out. On O, gotta play 4 quarters instead of 2 1/2. ST wise, we did our job yesterday.
Worst D in the league, anyone gonna lose their job?
We have to do everything we can to improve. Every player we got available, we may have to do things coaching wise, but we gotta give ourselves a chance to improve. We played some different guys, changed things up but things the same.(When he says 'coaching wise', no it did not sound like Frank's job was in any danger)
Did you play McCain more in place of Jackson?
Yes, McCain played more. It was a rotation.
Matt make right decision going into middle on Joel?
Only place he could have gone to. We make 15 yards many times. He did the right thing.
Turk in the bottom of the league. Anticipate a change?
Matt has been consistent. Agree yesterday though wasnt good.
Kareem rotation with McCain was planned then, correct?
Yes, planned.
What else did you do differently on D?
Rotated some guys. Played Sharpton, had plan with Kareem and Brice, played a safety more. We'll get Allen involved. Cushing went back to his spot. That was a positive. Had other problems still. Gotta keep searching.
Play before Antonio Smith offside, did you want to challenge?
Looks like his foot was out.
Did you go back and look?
Yeah, thought his foot was out. Wont hear back until Wednesday from the league.
[Missed question]
We can make a play on the Joel play. Cant get out there though and make the FG.
How surprised your D continues to get beat up so bad?
Come again?
Over last 13 games last year, 4th in D. This year, your D is getting beat up. Does that surprise you?
Yes, I'm struggling big time. Im aware of the issues but not an excuse. No reason not to be improving. Had issues at various spots but there should be progress. In Indy, thought some progress. Against San Diego that all came back. Yesterday, bad again. We're trending the wrong way.
Right before we talked to Glover, you pulled him aside, share what you said?
Worried about guys like that. Just wanted to tell him he did fine, and I'm with him.
What is it like on tape with Arian screen?
We can talk about a play here or there. We had many opportunites to get it done and we didnt get it done.
Anyway to describe why your bad in November?
I would if I could.
As a coach, you been through losing streaks though no loss like this. Job harder this week?
Coming out of a loss, its the same. Yesterday was devistating but still a loss. We gotta do some things to change the things going on. Gotta change the trend on D.
How frustrated are you, at this point, you're in a bad spot after starting out well.
Thats football. Been part of it for a long time. Dont order playoff tickets when 4-2. Just keep playing. If you play well and get some breaks, things can change. Wont change unless you keep working.
Moved Cushing back, how did he do?
He played both inside and outside. Nickel he played inside. Much more impact on stat sheet because where he was. Him there(on the outside) is best for our team so hopefully Kevin (Bentley) can stay healthy.
Change on D calling? Ray Rhodes?
No Frank will still call plays. They're in it together.
Having trouble on D, thought about being more aggressive on O such as going for it on 4th down,etc?
Did that 2 weeks ago and backfired. Better score some more points.
Injuries?
No we came out ok.
After the game, you said it was inexcusable Glover didnt make the play.
No, not pointing towards Glover. It was us as a team. Glover did what he was suppose to do. My disappointment was meant as a football team. Cant lose a game in that situation. People responsible for going up for the ball and others repsonsible for stopping them.
He was suppose to knock it down?
Exactly. You either catch it or knock it down. If in a tough environment, you knock it down.
You went down and kicked FG early in the game, can you do anything to fix these slow starts?
We moved ball last week well against SD. We have had struggles throughout the season. Couple of 3 and outs(2 yesterday), then down by 7 or whatever, we run 49 football snaps. That's not a lot to get your job done. Gotta find a way to get more snaps. 2nd half we went uptempo. Last week we started uptempo. We need to find more snaps.
When you say uptempo, what does that mean?
You got things you're trying to get done. Had 20-23 snaps at half. We needed to figure out in 2nd half how to get more snaps.
Worse on 3rd down?
2-6 yesterday. Made 1 on first drive. Made 1 later but still punted. Big drop on 3rd down. 2 3 and outs. Not gonna have the ball for long.
Take us through 90 seconds. Scobee misses FG there.
35 yard line is the goal. No wind there. If we get Neil there, good chance we make the FG. 2nd and 10 at 45, That play had 8-10 yards but jumped offsides. 2-15 with 22 secs left, no play there then 3rd and 15. You dont have time to run 8 yard play and then get FG team on the field. Need 19-20 seconds. Couldnt kill the clock because it was 4th down. Once we missed 2nd and 10, we missed out.
Did you think about taking any shots down the field?
3rd and 15 - I think we could still make a play but we werent able to. They also had a kicker who made a 59 yarder a few weeks earlier, which concerned me.
Insight on...they gotta pick themselves up. What did you tell them?
We gotta go back and look at the game first. Not Joel or Quin's fault and if you think so, you're wrong. Many reasons we lost the game. We gotta meet our standards in all 3 phases. Our standard is not being met right now. You wont beat anyone not playing well. Teams we're playing, you got no chance if your not playing well. None bigger this week. Searching for answers on D. Hasnt gotten better so we gotta do some things, figure it out. On O, gotta play 4 quarters instead of 2 1/2. ST wise, we did our job yesterday.
Worst D in the league, anyone gonna lose their job?
We have to do everything we can to improve. Every player we got available, we may have to do things coaching wise, but we gotta give ourselves a chance to improve. We played some different guys, changed things up but things the same.(When he says 'coaching wise', no it did not sound like Frank's job was in any danger)
Did you play McCain more in place of Jackson?
Yes, McCain played more. It was a rotation.
Matt make right decision going into middle on Joel?
Only place he could have gone to. We make 15 yards many times. He did the right thing.
Turk in the bottom of the league. Anticipate a change?
Matt has been consistent. Agree yesterday though wasnt good.
Kareem rotation with McCain was planned then, correct?
Yes, planned.
What else did you do differently on D?
Rotated some guys. Played Sharpton, had plan with Kareem and Brice, played a safety more. We'll get Allen involved. Cushing went back to his spot. That was a positive. Had other problems still. Gotta keep searching.
Play before Antonio Smith offside, did you want to challenge?
Looks like his foot was out.
Did you go back and look?
Yeah, thought his foot was out. Wont hear back until Wednesday from the league.
[Missed question]
We can make a play on the Joel play. Cant get out there though and make the FG.
How surprised your D continues to get beat up so bad?
Come again?
Over last 13 games last year, 4th in D. This year, your D is getting beat up. Does that surprise you?
Yes, I'm struggling big time. Im aware of the issues but not an excuse. No reason not to be improving. Had issues at various spots but there should be progress. In Indy, thought some progress. Against San Diego that all came back. Yesterday, bad again. We're trending the wrong way.
Right before we talked to Glover, you pulled him aside, share what you said?
Worried about guys like that. Just wanted to tell him he did fine, and I'm with him.
What is it like on tape with Arian screen?
We can talk about a play here or there. We had many opportunites to get it done and we didnt get it done.
Anyway to describe why your bad in November?
I would if I could.
As a coach, you been through losing streaks though no loss like this. Job harder this week?
Coming out of a loss, its the same. Yesterday was devistating but still a loss. We gotta do some things to change the things going on. Gotta change the trend on D.
How frustrated are you, at this point, you're in a bad spot after starting out well.
Thats football. Been part of it for a long time. Dont order playoff tickets when 4-2. Just keep playing. If you play well and get some breaks, things can change. Wont change unless you keep working.
Moved Cushing back, how did he do?
He played both inside and outside. Nickel he played inside. Much more impact on stat sheet because where he was. Him there(on the outside) is best for our team so hopefully Kevin (Bentley) can stay healthy.
Change on D calling? Ray Rhodes?
No Frank will still call plays. They're in it together.
Having trouble on D, thought about being more aggressive on O such as going for it on 4th down,etc?
Did that 2 weeks ago and backfired. Better score some more points.
Injuries?
No we came out ok.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Feel free to call me dumb or a clown for still tuning in heh
After the game, you said it was inexcusable Glover didnt make the play.
No, not pointing towards Glover. It was us as a team. Glover did what he was suppose to do. My disappointment was meant as a football team. Cant lose a game in that situation. People responsible for going up for the ball and others repsonsible for stopping them.
He was suppose to knock it down?
Exactly. You either catch it or knock it down. If in a tough environment, you knock it down.
ect..
Hey, I finally have to take my hat off and give the local media a applause. They actually asked some pretty tough questions and held his feet to the fire.
silvrhand
All Pro
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Hey, is anybody listening to Gary on sports radio 610?
The fans are really taking it to kubiak.
The fans are really taking it to kubiak.
Also typing that up as we speak.
But yes, one caller just ripped him for the mediocre D and not upgrading the DT spot.
"Ok caller, let him answer".
Heh.
Pantherstang84
@rolisrgti06
Yeah. I just got in the door and jumped on here to see if there were any comments. It is pretty brutal today. Houston is fed up.
This is my biggest question. How does our defense regress like this? We were looking promising this season and had all the pieces in place to be a top 15 defense and they come out as the worst defense in the league. And we really only changed 1 player on defense. It just blows my mind.
Pantherstang84
@rolisrgti06
The most disturbing thing I heard from the 610 show is basically nothing is going to change. Kubiak is going to ride Simple Frank all the way to the unemployment line. What this team needs is a :wadepalm:. Someone who knows defense and has proven they know defense. We won't get one under Kubiak. Sad really.
Yeah, no changes are going to be made, coaching wise. "Frank is doing a heck of a job". Says he gotta get other guys involved.
Anyhow, full recap below:
H: Appreciate it as always. Rich and Rob here. On the game, it seems like you guys are in creative in losing. That was a new one yesterday.
GK: Yeah, very difficult. Had all kind of opportunies. Flipped the game in the 2nd half. We didnt make the plays to finish.
H: A lot of people wondering about final play and whether Glover would be better catching it.
GK: You either catch it or knock it down. He did what he was coached to do. He doenst know where it's gonna go but other guys gotta box out the trailers. We didnt finish the play.
H: One follow up, do you ever consider some WRs back there?
GK: We did work on that a few years ago but our guys should be able to handle that situation. That's something we work on all the time.
H: Mentioned quick turn around in 3rd Q, almost a diff. team. What changed from 1st half to 2nd half.
GK: Was a lot like a couple games back. Not much tempo. Had 2 3 and outs. Had 15 plays and turn around and it was 17-3. Had 49 total snaps, usually its around 70. At half, we said we would go to hurry up mode. We were efficient doing it. Bad snap on 3rd down and had to punt and then TO at end of game.
H: At as much as a loss as much of we are or at least I am? Very flat in many games in the first half.
GK: Different last week. We had our chances in 2nd half yesterday.
H: How much does tackling need to improve?
GK: Just gotta improve on D. Gave up a bunch of yards yesterday. Cant get off the field. Gotta try something different. Gotta get new guys in there, try something different coaching wise. We played better vs Indy, but in last 2 weeks, it has gone back to bad. Gotta find change to the better direction.
H: You mention change, is Bush safe?
GK: Frank is fine. I think Frank is doing a heck of a job. Frank led D last 12 weeks last year when they were good. When it's bad, you gotta try something different. Gotta go about our week different, maybe do different things in different. Gotta introduce change.
H: On the D, you mention doing something different, gotta include looking at different guys?
GK: I dont forsee any big changes but Allen gotta get going. He gotta see the field. McCain was more involved. Safeties playing more. Sharpton saw more time. We gotta get other guys an opportunity. Everyone is gonna get an opportunity.
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[Caller]: I've noticed from the beginning of the season until now, seems focus isnt there from the beginning of the season. I'm sure they're motivated but...they were focused and motivated, now it seems the focus isnt there like at the beginning of the season.
GK: I guess...the morale has been good 4 times and bad 5 times. I look at the past couple weeks, nothing wrong with the morale. We just need to make a play or two to finish the game. This group is upbeat though.
H: Tough losses can have a cumulative effect, what can you do as coaches to avoid that?
GK: I dont feel that way. If you got the right and people and doing it the right way, things should work out. There are highs and lows. Right now, we need to keep pushing as a team. Cant feel sorry for yourself. Gotta keep working and get things changed.
[Caller]: Antonio Smith jumps offside in crucial spots, when is enough enough there? It seems it's 50/50 on whether or not he jumps. What was the thought process on the Joel Dreessen play?
GK: Antonio - disagree there. He has jumped a couple times but it's not 50/50 with him. It does hurt but..we address it with our players. He gives us all he got. With Dreessen, we had 22 secs left, 2nd and 10, need 7 yards, then penalty on that play, got pushed back, 3rd and 15 with no TO, we're in a tough bind. I think we can make a play and get clock killed but cant make a play down the field and get the clock killed. Called a play for Matt to go down the field. Got 11 yards there and probably going to OT but in a tough situation because of the 2 prior plays.
H: I wouldnt use the word morale but Antonio said, your message had to do with accountability and guys not giving it their all would not be accepted. Is that right?
GK: Thats the case all the time. We have to remind ourselves of that constantly. We all got a job to do. My talk today was about standards and we arent meeting our standards. When losing, people may not do things harder. That was my message.
H: Need better effort?
GK: No, not effort. They work hard. Got great practices but not transferring to the field.
[Caller]: This mediocre D keeps showing up. I know you had whole offseason to move players around and do this and that, why no dominant DT to help stop the run? You got a young secondary. We need to establish a dominant line. We keep running this mediocre D out there.
GK: Believe it or not, what we are doing well is stopping the run. We struggled stopping the pass. We did draft Mitchell. He has been a positive. I will agree with you on one thing - this D is not acceptable. We have not improved in the last 2 weeks. Gotta show some improvement.
H: Seems like Amobi had one of his better games. How did he do?
GK: We played with good effort inside. Mario also did well. Bottom line - Garrard had a good day so what we're doing, we gotta do better.
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H: Thoughts on Bentley and Brian?
GK: Good to get Brian back out there. More factored in the game going back out there. Kevin played better this week. Stamina better, played a lot of snaps. He can run the show. Need constant improvement across the board though.
[Caller]: In regards to clock management, before the end of the first half, we got the ball back, had 3 TOs, threw passes to middle of field and didnt use a TO. At the end of the game, no TOs and threw to middle of the field. Strategy there?
GK: At end of the half, I dont have the exact seconds right now but we were backed up. When we didnt get first down on 2nd down, I didnt wanna punt the ball so I let the clock run out. At the end of the game, we used TOs to get the ball back. We had plenty of time to get the job done but we didnt. We hurt ourselves.
[Caller]: I've heard about mediocre changes or things we hope for, we're playing against an arrogant coach in Rex Ryan. I imagine he's confident. I havent heard anything on what we are going to change. Or is anything going to change? What are some of the mediocre things you hope to see change? Anything you can tell us you have planned that will be different or noticeable?
GK: No big changes. We gotta give more guys opportunities. No lineup changes. No lack of effort on our part. We're just not doing good. Nothing will change on who is calling the D. We need to improve and will do everything we can.
H: Everyone that gets reps, is everyone on notice?
GK: Lets start with, you only got so many guys. You look at the secondary, we lost Barber and that was a blow. All 3 safeties played, all the corners played except Allen and he wasnt ready. Every LB played except Adibi, who has been hurt. On the D-line, everyone played except Nading. We're trying to get everyone involved.
H: What role should we expect to see for Allen?
GK: Hope to see him on the outside. He has played against this team. He has done some good things. Gotta catch him up. We thought about suiting him up but didnt.
H: When you pick up a player like this midseason, how concerned are you about his previous time?
GK: First off, guys arent on the waiver wire unless they dont want them. You evalute based on talent and what you see on film. You then evaluate what you see on the film on how he can help your team.
[Caller]: About accountability, we keep hearing about it, yet the D still stinks and no one lost their jobs, where is the accountability there?
GK: Give me an example. Everyone is playing.
H: My gosh coach, on the first series you played 8 diff linemen.
GK: Everyone is playing. There are different reasons you make changes. Everyone is playing hard. We gotta find a way to get better and that starts with me and Frank. We gotta get everyone more involved.
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[Caller]: How can you change the mindset of the players to finish strong?
GK: The mindset is fine. I think we prepare very good and do it good in the week. We just lost 2 tough games in situations where we cant close. Our mindset has been positive. Moving forward, all you can do is stay positive and keep grinding. We're playing great football teams, including the team this week in New York. Have to understand the standard of play right now is not acceptable and gotta fix it.
H: Got a 2 headed RB in NY. Stopping the run #1?
GK: Yeah, big, physical on D. Can give you problems from a mental standpoint.
H: What strides has Sanchez made?
GK: I havent watched him much. Any time you play every week, you get experience and are getting better. When he protects the ball, they're successful.
[Caller]: I realize you're in a tough business, but question is, we feel this O is good enough to be a playoff team. In regards to the D, we spent many #1 picks on D, how many #1 picks will we have to spend? How can we go from #4 in D to where we are now?
GK: I'm baffled by that. Talking about draft choices, look at the successful teams in this league. Just because you have #1 picks doesnt mean you'll be good or successful. Our group has a lot of ability. We lost DeMeco but this group has to find a way, new face Kareem and all, gotta find a way as a group to find an idenity and lead it. We are going with the guys we got and they gotta find a way to get it done.
[Caller]: Tough loss. Fans mad. Beyond the cliches, how do the players get over a tough loss, especially the young guys?
GK: You have to remember, these guys been doing it their whole life. I'm sure all of them have been through tough times. You'll suffer tough losses in this league. You battle with it. Look at the film. Cant let it soak in. All about doing a job and gotta be man enough.
H: Seemed like you had lengthy conversation after PI on Andre Johnson. Can you explain?
GK: Not allowed to pick anyone. If running shallow cross route, and Andre was, Andre and WILL LB ran into each other. Hard call to live with. Splitting hairs how deep it happened. Disagreed with the call but we'll see what league says.
H: Make sure I understand, the LB can hit the WR in the box but WR cant hit LB?
GK: Yeah, I belive it's a 5 yard box. It's a judgement call. Were you running a pick or running a route. I thought Andre was running a route.
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H: Appreciate the time. Good luck against NY. Thanks again.
GK: Ok, have a good night.
HuttoKarl
Veteran
[Caller]: I've heard about mediocre changes or things we hope for, we're playing against an arrogant coach in Rex Ryan. I imagine he's confident. I havent heard anything on what we are going to change. Or is anything going to change? What are some of the mediocre things you hope to see change? Anything you can tell us you have planned that will be different or noticeable?
GK: No big changes. We gotta give more guys opportunities. No lineup changes. No lack of effort on our part. We're just not doing good. Nothing will change on who is calling the D. We need to improve and will do everything we can.
:mariopalm::kubepalm::wadepalm:
GK: No big changes. We gotta give more guys opportunities. No lineup changes. No lack of effort on our part. We're just not doing good. Nothing will change on who is calling the D. We need to improve and will do everything we can.
:mariopalm::kubepalm::wadepalm:
Cjeremy635
Overtraining
[Caller]: I've heard about mediocre changes or things we hope for, we're playing against an arrogant coach in Rex Ryan. I imagine he's confident. I havent heard anything on what we are going to change. Or is anything going to change? What are some of the mediocre things you hope to see change? Anything you can tell us you have planned that will be different or noticeable?
GK: No big changes. We gotta give more guys opportunities. No lineup changes. No lack of effort on our part. We're just not doing good. Nothing will change on who is calling the D. We need to improve and will do everything we can.
:mariopalm::kubepalm::wadepalm:
This is what drives me fukin' CRAZY!!!! The man says we have to make some changes and then goes on to say that we aren't really going to be making any changes. WTF is it? I swear I can't stand this team at this point. I'll always be a fan, but I just watch without getting emotionally involved in the games. That part sucks for me too, because I enjoy getting excited about my team, but it isn't worth getting an ulcer over......and that's the point that I'm at. My 11 year old daughter is smart enough to know that a change is needed. Hell, she was screaming at the TV more than me on Sunday, that's how numb I am to the situation.
Texas T
Veteran
[Caller]: I've heard about mediocre changes or things we hope for, we're playing against an arrogant coach in Rex Ryan. I imagine he's confident. I havent heard anything on what we are going to change. Or is anything going to change? What are some of the mediocre things you hope to see change? Anything you can tell us you have planned that will be different or noticeable?
GK: No big changes. We gotta give more guys opportunities. No lineup changes. No lack of effort on our part. We're just not doing good. Nothing will change on who is calling the D. We need to improve and will do everything we can.
This is the thing he said that really bothered me... while he basically admitted our D sucks...he's not changing anything..
That makes absolutely NO sense...can anyone explain it to this obviously low minded fan??? 'Cause I just don't get it.
HuttoKarl
Veteran
No joke...the defense isn't working...hasn't worked all season long. It's insane to trot the same crappy vanilla, no-blitzing, no creativity scheme out there every week for teams to exploit. Play nickel all game and send some corners in to blitz...we got these physical guys on the team but don't use them for shite. Teams know that they can hold the ball for a few seconds and rape our CB's and S's and the QB may or may not take a hit while his WR is scoring a TD. There's not a bit of fear that any of our opposition feels on offense. They know nothing's going to happen differently than the game tape they've seen because our defensive coordinator is crap and our head coach lacks the scrotum fillers to fix the problems.
Cjeremy635
Overtraining
I just don't understand the lack of creativity with the defense. We can't stop them with man to man or nickel. We don't blitz right....I say that because when we do it, it rarely works. There are no disguises of schemes or defenders. We don't roll linemen and bring up LBs, only to have them fool the QB and make him throw an INT. All the crap I see other teams do, we don't have in our playbooks. They can blame it on the players, but the coach picked these guys and they have done a poor job at teaching them the tools of the trade. I'm a manager at my company. If I trained my employees this poorly, I'd have been out of a job already. The buck stops at the HC and he's done a poor job at making sure his players fully understand what it is they are supposed to do and failed miserably at getting a DC who can actually understand the chess match that occurs on a football field.