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David Gibbs Interview/Gibbs Hired

Frank Bush is not going to mean disaster just for the sake of being on staff when Richard Smith was.

There were two styles of defense on the field this year:

1. The old bend-but-don't-break which "bent" over backwards and grabbed ankles for about 30 points a game.

2. And then there was that stretch of games where there were lots of blitzes, press coverage instead of the standard 10-yard cushion that Smith had our CBs playing, and a variety of pre-snap alignments that mixed up the opposing QB (at least more than Richard's famous "Vanilla" look that supposedly masks what the defense is reallllly going to do when the ball's snapped).

Then we had the Oakland game, which was easily Richard's "Grab Ankles" defense that made the Raiders look like champs all of a sudden.

Then we had the Bears game where we beat a team playing for a playoff spot. It was back to the "different" defense again: The defense that actually works. If these defenses were ALL of Richard's concoctions, then he's mentally unstable like you-know-who at the Chronicle.

Frank Bush is one of the following:

1. The defacto defensive coordinator and has yet to be announced officially

Or, he could be

2. Retained as either a temporary consultant until the defensive coordinator is chosen, or as a more permananet advisor to the Smithiak Regime who will oversee and/or assist the new d-coord

Or he could be

3. The new 100% d-coord if none can be found when the interviews finish and its time to move forward (The so-called "Plan B").

That ought to wrap it up, correct? Feel free to add any other scenario or edit the ones I listed above.
 
da Bull said:
Bush maybe the guy, but.......

Kubiak isn't totally devoid of defensive knowledge. If you scheme against them (offensive coordinator) you have to understand them at least a little bit. I believe Kubiak is now exercising his administrative/coordinating efforts on defense after giving Smith a fairly long leash for 2 years and a shorter one this last year. To think that Kubiak hasn’t talked with various people he’s considering for defensive positions is ridiculous…..like he can’t get Sean McDermott’s phone number or hasn’t talked to him in the past. Kubiak isn’t stupid enough to pass that information along to John McClain.

Likewise, Kubiak probably called Jack Del Rio about Gregg Williams. Jack probably told Gary to hire Gregg on the spot since they play each other twice a year.

Bottomline: Kubiak has grown into the head coaching position administratively, not just the Xs and Os. He will pick “his” team that he wants to spend 18 hrs/day with for the next year trying to figure out the opponent’s strategy. Also, he probably won’t get input from us (fans) before he makes the hires either. I’d really be worried if there was a poll setup on the HT-website regarding “fan’s choice for defensive coordinator”.
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The scariest thing is that if the marketing department thought we fans would enjoy it then it would probably be there already.
 
swtbound07 said:
Name the last time that giving someone with the name of Bush a job, promotion, responsibilities, or money was a good idea.
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Well, we ought to hold off on that sort of statement until we see what Mr. I Mumble And Say "uhh...uhhh..." 2000 Times is going to do. He hasn't been in office 1 day yet, and somehow he's a Savior. You're atheist, Bush is Christian, we get it OK?

You should keep this about football and put your political sentiments into another forum. My jabs at you were a shot across the bow to show you what it feels like when you interject politics into a football discussion.

Graduate from college, have a family, work the same job for 5-10 years, and then come back and see us instead of acting like the snarky college kid who has seen it all and lived it all. It's a little shallow, IMO, to jump into this conversation for what easily seems like a chance to take a shot at a President.
 
GP said:
Well, we ought to hold off on that sort of statement until we see what Mr. I Mumble And Say "uhh...uhhh..." 2000 Times is going to do. He hasn't been in office 1 day yet, and somehow he's a Savior. You're atheist, Bush is Christian, we get it OK?

You should keep this about football and put your political sentiments into another forum. My jabs at you were a shot across the bow to show you what it feels like when you interject politics into a football discussion.

Graduate from college, have a family, work the same job for 5-10 years, and then come back and see us instead of acting like the snarky college kid who has seen it all and lived it all. It's a little shallow, IMO, to jump into this conversation for what easily seems like a chance to take a shot at a President.
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I thought he was referring to Reggie Bush. Or maybe the band "Bush"

(well, not really)
 
OzzO said:
/\ I was thinking he meant Reggie as well.
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I think he was talking about the President, and he was making a joke, and didn't expect to be taken this seriously. I was gonna rep him on the humor, but I have to spread it around....blah blah blah....

As to the actual real subject of this thread, as I've said before, I don't care who they hire as long as the defense improves. A lot.
 
Well, as most have heard by now it's official, Bush is the new DC. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6208713.html The article also says not to be surprised if David Gibbs gets the DB coaching position.

I just hope we have an aggressive shutdown type of defense like Baltimore, Philly, or Pittsburgh. We'd be a very formidable team with that type of defense and the offense we have now.
 
He must be pretty darn smart. He's got a huge forehead.

LOL! JK

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handsome bunch those gibbs'. good thing they've got a good blood line for coaching! to be honest i'd hire him for that reason alone.
 
Herm Edwards is known as a defensive secondary specialist so Gibbs had a great teacher for a few years.
 
Why isn't he here yet? Where's the official announcement?

Not trying to call anyone out on this, but it seems like everyone thinks it's a done deal that David Gibbs is the DB coach.

I've had to actually re-trace the threads just to make sure I haven't missed a post that says he's hired.

What's his status right now? Is he interviewing elsewhere?
 
GP said:
Why isn't he here yet? Where's the official announcement?

Not trying to call anyone out on this, but it seems like everyone thinks it's a done deal that David Gibbs is the DB coach.

I've had to actually re-trace the threads just to make sure I haven't missed a post that says he's hired.

What's his status right now? Is he interviewing elsewhere?
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From Kubiak:

(on interviewing Chiefs defensive backs coach David Gibbs for the vacant coaching position) “I had David in here yesterday and this morning. He went back to Kansas City. We had a very good visit. He’s going to make a decision here probably over the course of the next 48 hours. He went back to visit with his family so we’ll see. It was very positive. We’ll see what happens.”

(on if he has offered David Gibbs the job) “We’re just talking right now.”
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http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=5101
 
GP said:
Why isn't he here yet? Where's the official announcement?

Not trying to call anyone out on this, but it seems like everyone thinks it's a done deal that David Gibbs is the DB coach.

I've had to actually re-trace the threads just to make sure I haven't missed a post that says he's hired.

What's his status right now? Is he interviewing elsewhere?
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I think on the bush pressuer, Kubiak said that Gibbs had two interviews,then went back to KC to talk to his family and they we would know in about 48 hours(about 36 hours now) and that as soon as David gives us an answer, the texans would let us know

If I remember everything correctly
 
Well the second quote makes it sound like no formal offer but the first sure sounds like the ball is in Gibbs' court:

(on interviewing Chiefs defensive backs coach David Gibbs for the vacant coaching position) “I had David in here yesterday and this morning. He went back to Kansas City. We had a very good visit. He’s going to make a decision here probably over the course of the next 48 hours. He went back to visit with his family so we’ll see. It was very positive. We’ll see what happens.”

(on if he has offered David Gibbs the job) “We’re just talking right now.”
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A formal offer probably hasn't been made...

Kubiak probably said, "Gee David, we'd really like to have you as a part of the staff"..."If you were offered the job, is this somewhere that you could commit yourself to?"

David probably says that he's very interested but needs a few days to weigh his options before making any final decisions.
 
Killer Bee said:
I'm impressed that Baby Gibbs has been affiliated with so many successful pass defenses, although it’s on the Chiefs webpage and obviously skewed to only his accomplishments. Note that his secondary ranked 28th this year in yards allowed, so I would take the articles bias with a grain of salt.
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Well, Gibbs' DBs were not helped by the fact that the Chiefs had, by far, the worst pass rush in recent NFL history in 2008. Trading away Jared Allen absolutely devastatued their rush, and it showed. The Chiefs notched a grand total of 10 sacks in 2008; since at least 2000 (the year I went back to), no team has notched fewer than 17 sacks in a season.

I'm sure some of that blame belongs to the DBs not being able to cover very well, but the failure of the Chief pass rush in 2008 was downright epic. So I'd take your grain of salt with a grain of salt.
 
What a tough decision: Come to the Texans or stay with the mighty Chiefs.

I bet somewhere in Kansas City there's a few moving companies that have been called for quotes on how much it costs to move to Houston.

Gibbs might not fit into the plans of Pioli and/or whatever happens in K.C.

What a great "out."
 
nunusguy said:
And they will be again. Maybe next year. Look at the 'Phins & ATL, they turned it all the way around in one short year.
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Herm Edwards was like warm milk on a hot day: It was a bad idea.

Seriously, Herm Edwards is a franchise killer. There was no sense in the Chiefs going the Herm route. None whatsoever.
 
I agree with GP. With Pioli coming to KC, there’s a regime change about to happen. Gibbs is probably backing his bags as we speak.
 
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