I'm going to be blunt and say I told you so, but I'm going to be polite and say I'm happy about some comments made in this thread.
To begin with I posted some time ago that McNair should look thing about investing his money in coaching where there is no Cap hit. My point is that in this league of equality its the coaching that now makes the difference as much as the trenches. You only have so much to work with and its the coaches who bring out the best of what they have that seems to win the most games. Each year it seems like the same coaches come to the forefront for the most part. I'm glad that it appears one way or another that Mr. McNair may have picked up on this fact.
We need a good receivers coach. Are receivers have no idea what they are doing on the field. That's being a bit rought, but the truth is they do not run routes the way they should. AJ has digressed this year and I believe has had zero coaching while a Texan. He is no TO or MOSS at this point and isn't even a threat to them. AJ can not alone take over a game. Just as people can talk about Carr's inabilities you can talk about AJ's too. Don't get me wrong AJ is a heck of a talent, but he needs coaching to bring out his best and he hasn't had that.
Carr is very similar to AJ. Is there a lot of talent there? Yes, there is, but the coaching has been absolutely horrible. You talk about game planning and the utilization players, and anthing else you want to talk about and it all goes back to coaching at this point in time.
The O-line is a bust again because of coaching. They affect what the QB and recievers do. We have not had anyone coaching the offensive line that knows what the ----- they are doing. I still say Boselli left and decided not to help with the O-line, because of the coaching staff and not the players. Do I know that for certain? No, but my gut feel tells me I'm right based on some comments.
You could continue on with this and it would all lead back to coaching even on the defensive side of the ball. But I will elaborate on one point made by Vinny and I will say I think he is dead wrong, but then again he does not like Carr and that is putting it midly. Most of the coaches who have come in for interviews have been on opposing teams we have played. As such they have extensive reviewed game film of David's tendencies and abilities looking for ways to beat Houston. Those films have been poured over with a fine tooth comb and discussed in depth by the rest of the oppositions coaching staff. I think they have a very good idea of what David's abilities are and respect above all else his toughness. I suspect they did things to keep David and the Texans from beating them by out foxing our previous coaches. They probably know that the Texans telegraph their plays by the way they substitute and what certain linemen do when they lineup.
Is David, DD, AJ, Gaffny, DROB or any other player on the Texans what we think he is? I think right now its hard to answer that question because of the coaching all of the players received. It was simply SH-----y. I don't believe you can even criticize a player like PBUCH because of the way he was coached and the schemes that were run.
ONCE AGAIN, IT DOESN'T MATTER SO MUCH WHEITHER IT IS BUSH OR YOUNG, but it matters more who McNair hires to coach this ball club and the assistants who are then hired to assist the new HC. The money spent their and who we are able to get will determine where the Texans are going. If you fail to hire a top tier coaching staff, then you will have a sub par team regardless of the talent on the team. It can't be stated more simply than that. Once, again, there is no CAP limit on coaching. Go find the best that money can buy and you will have a team. Most owners don't like to pay the coaches, but hopefully our owner figures out that's how you get a winner.
