Keep Texans Talk Google Ad Free!
Venmo Tip Jar | Paypal Tip Jar
Thanks for your support! 🍺😎👍

Fire Frank Bush

Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

Hall of Fame
Just thought I would go ahead and get this thread started. The defense was the same ole same ole, no heart, and no deception or aggressiveness.

If our defense plays even half as bad as they did last night, we will be lucky to win 6 games. Very lucky.

And don't give me that BS that its only preseason. Last time I heard that garbage, we were pathetic in preseason and we carried that into the season going a miserable 2-14. Last night was a bad omen.

Everyone had to realize that hiring from within was a stupid and ignorant move. The fact that they didn't even interview anyone worth a crap, tells you all you need to know. Bush is Kubiak's friend and Kubes wants to hire his friends or Denver cronies...and we know how good that Denver defense has been....

FIRE FRANK BUSH (yes I am the first and I wont be the last)
 
I never liked the hiring myself, but come on HOneymoon, we still have to wait until the season. This thread really is meaningless, because you know good and well that he isn't going to be fired in pre season and even if they're terrible all season he probably still won't be fired in the middle of the season either. If our defense doesn't do anything this season and isn't improved or gets worse, to me it will be more on Kubiak than it will be on Bush since it was Kubiak's hiring knowing what was at stake here.

Lets wait until the season though man.
 
Second Honeymoon said:
Just thought I would go ahead and get this thread started. The defense was the same ole same ole, no heart, and no deception or aggressiveness.

If our defense plays even half as bad as they did last night, we will be lucky to win 6 games. Very lucky.

And don't give me that BS that its only preseason. Last time I heard that garbage, we were pathetic in preseason and we carried that into the season going a miserable 2-14. Last night was a bad omen.

Everyone had to realize that hiring from within was a stupid and ignorant move. The fact that they didn't even interview anyone worth a crap, tells you all you need to know. Bush is Kubiak's friend and Kubes wants to hire his friends or Denver cronies...and we know how good that Denver defense has been....

FIRE FRANK BUSH (yes I am the first and I wont be the last)
Click to expand...

How is your boy VY doing?
 
Oh, brother.

It is two games into the preseason, and already the numskullery has begun.

Fire the coach! Fire the coach!

You have got to be kidding me.
 
I hear you Arlington but let me pose a question to everyone and forgive me for borrowing trouble before it gets here.

Hypothetical situation: We play this season and our defense is in every way, shape, and form exactly like the one we've been watching for the last 4 years. Say we end up in the mid to high twenties on that side of the ball and all year long we hear about progress being made and how sometimes we (the fans) can't see the good things that are taking place or how particular plays aren't exactly failures but instead are the result of just one man being out of position. You know all the spin moves from the last four years.

Now, I don't think that will happen and I don't want that to happen. I want Frank Bush to succeed in every way possible and I want to see the Texans defense finish somewhere in the low teens if they can. I think that can be done with these players if the coaching is there, the system is sound, and the effort shows up.

But what if they don't change? I think people are going to completely wig out over this and I think that if that happens they'll be right to do so. From day one it's been so scary thinking that the Texans essentially did nothing but fire a bad coach and replace him with someone no more likely to succeed. Nobody wants this but the suspicion is difficult to shake and having players like DeMeco say "It's the same system, just more aggressive" in interviews just keeps that feeling at the pit of my stomach.

If we get everyone back and can't stop the run at all this season just like we've been unable to stop the run pretty much "forever" then I'm going to be sick because we could have hired a real defensive coordinator this time around and instead we'll end up giving a noob a couple of seasons of our players careers to go be "aggressive".

I swear I do not have my mind made up about Frank. I'm desperate for him to show progress and to somehow bring the missing ingredient to the table that makes us at least moderately effective. I'm just terrified that nothing has changed. I think that's where this stuff comes from and I feel it too. I need to see some evidence that we're not the Richard Smith defense anymore.
 
OK, I'll try to take this thread in a serious direction.

IF the defense performs like it did (specifically, the individual players, not the scheme), who do you blame? The scheme is not to blame (yet), since there really was nothing shown last night. Kubiak doesn't really touch the defense, near as we can tell. Instead, he hires as many competent minds as he can find. I believe we probably have more defensive coaches than most teams, yet they can't seem to put this thing together. Is it the players? Are the coaches not getting the best out of them? It's easy to say Kubiak is responsible, because as the head coach he is, but that doesn't mean the defensive problems are his doing. He may go down for them, but seriously, someone has to be able to figure something out with this group, don't they?

All this hinges upon an "if", but it's something to think about.
 
Hervoyel said:
I hear you Arlington but let me pose a question to everyone and forgive me for borrowing trouble before it gets here.

Hypothetical situation: We play this season and our defense is in every way, shape, and form exactly like the one we've been watching for the last 4 years. Say we end up in the mid to high twenties on that side of the ball and all year long we hear about progress being made and how sometimes we (the fans) can't see the good things that are taking place or how particular plays aren't exactly failures but instead are the result of just one man being out of position. You know all the spin moves from the last four years.

Now, I don't think that will happen and I don't want that to happen. I want Frank Bush to succeed in every way possible and I want to see the Texans defense finish somewhere in the low teens if they can. I think that can be done with these players if the coaching is there, the system is sound, and the effort shows up.

But what if they don't change? I think people are going to completely wig out over this and I think that if that happens they'll be right to do so. From day one it's been so scary thinking that the Texans essentially did nothing but fire a bad coach and replace him with someone no more likely to succeed. Nobody wants this but the suspicion is difficult to shake and having players like DeMeco say "It's the same system, just more aggressive" in interviews just keeps that feeling at the pit of my stomach.

If we get everyone back and can't stop the run at all this season just like we've been unable to stop the run pretty much "forever" then I'm going to be sick because we could have hired a real defensive coordinator this time around and instead we'll end up giving him a couple of seasons of our players careers to go be "aggressive".

I swear I do not have my mind made up about Frank. I'm desperate for him to show progress and to somehow bring the missing ingredient to the table that makes us at least moderately effective. I'm just terrified that nothing has changed. I think that's where this stuff comes from and I feel it too. I need to see some evidence that we're not the Richard Smith defense anymore.
Click to expand...

true, on the poll thread, I put a vote for "kinda" mainly because of what you are stating.. I think we have some of the horses needed to become a very good defense but we have that unknown variable with the coaching .. we don't know how the system was going to work (like you said)

If our offense got shut out against the saints , we wouldn't worry , because we have seen what it can do (at least I wouldn't worry ) (red zone offense is still scaring me though as far as FG's instead of TD's)
 
Hervoyel said:
I hear you Arlington but let me pose a question to everyone and forgive me for borrowing trouble before it gets here.

Hypothetical situation: We play this season and our defense is in every way, shape, and form exactly like the one we've been watching for the last 4 years. Say we end up in the mid to high twenties on that side of the ball and all year long we hear about progress being made and how sometimes we (the fans) can't see the good things that are taking place or how particular plays aren't exactly failures but instead are the result of just one man being out of position. You know all the spin moves from the last four years.

Now, I don't think that will happen and I don't want that to happen. I want Frank Bush to succeed in every way possible and I want to see the Texans defense finish somewhere in the low teens if they can. I think that can be done with these players if the coaching is there, the system is sound, and the effort shows up.

But what if they don't change? I think people are going to completely wig out over this and I think that if that happens they'll be right to do so. From day one it's been so scary thinking that the Texans essentially did nothing but fire a bad coach and replace him with someone no more likely to succeed. Nobody wants this but the suspicion is difficult to shake and having players like DeMeco say "It's the same system, just more aggressive" in interviews just keeps that feeling at the pit of my stomach.

If we get everyone back and can't stop the run at all this season just like we've been unable to stop the run pretty much "forever" then I'm going to be sick because we could have hired a real defensive coordinator this time around and instead we'll end up giving him a couple of seasons of our players careers to go be "aggressive".

I swear I do not have my mind made up about Frank. I'm desperate for him to show progress and to somehow bring the missing ingredient to the table that makes us at least moderately effective. I'm just terrified that nothing has changed. I think that's where this stuff comes from and I feel it too. I need to see some evidence that we're not the Richard Smith defense anymore.
Click to expand...

Yes, I agree with most of this and people will not be wrong for going nuts either.

I never liked the Bush hiring in the first place at all. But many people said at the time that if it doesn't work out and things don't turn around it will be a huge dent on Kubiak's resume, since Kubes hired his boy instead of going out and getting a guy with a much better proven track record at running a defense. Kubes knew that improving the defense was going to be a major importance at making that next step this season, and if he hired a guy that doesn't have a much better and improved defense with all of the players we've brought in as well, then that's going to be a lot of criticism on Kubiak even more than it will be on Bush.
 
It will be Kubiak's neck if this flops and the fallout will define Kubiak for years if this doesn't work out. See, I feel like if Frank Bush fails then ultimately it means the Kubiak has failed and that it won't be a case of "Well, we need a new DC because Frank didn't cut it". It will be a case of "Well, Gary has our offense working great but he doesn't know squat about defenses and we aren't going anywhere without one".

At that point Bob McNair has a choice and that choice is either push a "name" DC on Kubiak whether he agrees or not or replace Kubiak entirely. I really think that's a slim possibility post 2009 (if things go that way with no improvement) and a strong probability post 2010 (again if nothing changes).

Frank Bush is all Gary Kubiak's hire. I want our defense to work more than I want anything else as far as the Texans are concerned right now. That's issue #1 for me.
 
Wolf said:
I figure SH is lathering up the soap right now
:shower:
Click to expand...

Hey Wolf, its only one preseason game and your already having to bust out the Sunny happy avatar? Its going to be a long week isn't it.

And on a side note (and not toward you Wolf) the Colts look bad every preseason and look like they lose something yet come back when the games count and dominate. Just sayin.
 
Texecutioner said:
Yes, I agree with most of this and people will not be wrong for going nuts either.

....

Kubes knew that improving the defense was going to be a major importance at making that next step this season, and if he hired a guy that doesn't have a much better and improved defense with all of the players we've brought in as well, then that's going to be a lot of criticism on Kubiak even more than it will be on Bush.
Click to expand...

Hervoyel said:
It will be Kubiak's neck if this flops and the fallout will define Kubiak for years if this doesn't work out. See, I feel like if Frank Bush fails then ultimately it means the Kubiak has failed and that it won't be a case of "Well, we need a new DC because Frank didn't cut it". It will be a case of "Well, Gary has our offense working great but he doesn't know squat about defenses and we aren't going anywhere without one".
Click to expand...

I agree with these takes. Kubiak's ass is on the line for this, and it should be. However, that really doesn't answer the question of why none of these coaches can get anything from these guys. We have Ray Rhodes, Frank Bush, Bill Kollar, etc., etc ..... someone ought to be able to get something out of these guys. I don't really have a problem with Kubiak turning the defense over to the DC, with the understanding that the buck stops at him whether he likes it or not, but at some point, I have to ask how a collection of coaches can be so bad, especially when I just see payers failing at the individual level.

If we don't control the LOS, we won't win consistently. On defense, who do we have that can control his part of the LOS? Mario. That's it. So why are all these other scrubs not doing well? Is it mental, as in coaching? Is it physical (Okoye)? Are they just not good enough? WTH?
 
I hope the defense kicks butt this season and maybe I can get someone to make a avatar ...one that would show Mario holding up the sky instead of Atlas

maybe that will give some comfort to the sky is falling crowd

atlas.jpg



SD-Williams-800.jpg
 
Last edited:
Wow preseason game two and already this thread.

Well while your at it here are some other threads that are in order.

Fire Barak Obama
Fire Hillary Clinton
Fire Rick Perry
Fire Bill Gates (Vista is really bad)
Fire the chairman of the joint chiefs.

LOL.... Come on guys its way too soon to call for the mans head.
 
TEXANRED said:
Hey Wolf, its only one preseason game and your already having to bust out the Sunny happy avatar? Its going to be a long week isn't it.

And on a side note (and not toward you Wolf) the Colts look bad every preseason and look like they lose something yet come back when the games count and dominate. Just sayin.
Click to expand...

a lot of doom and gloom posts the past day and a half and so I had to make adjustments LOL
 
Typical SH post. Nothing to see here.:panic:

Now you see me.

:backsout:

Now you don't.
 
forcefollow said:
Wow preseason game two and already this thread.

Well while your at it here are some other threads that are in order.

Fire Barak Obama
Fire Hillary Clinton
Fire Rick Perry
Fire Bill Gates (Vista is really bad)
Fire the chairman of the joint chiefs.

LOL.... Come on guys its way too soon to call for the mans head.
Click to expand...
Bill Gates no longer works for Microsoft. He's been retired for about a year now. He now devotes all of his time to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
 
If the D doesn't make any improvements this season then it's time to look at some of the players. The lackluster attiude is on them as well. Players who have the talent but don't care like Okam and a couple of others must get hungry and make up for their sloppy play at DT or be told to get out. The CB's Fred does not look like he is going to be the player that he was all hyped up to be with his poor coverage and getting beaten one on one but I hope I am proven wrong. Why blame Frank when this team is as thin as they are in the backfield? It's all on the players to want to win as well as the coaching staff. Last night the team looked very lazy and they were just going through the motions of playing football. Lets just wait and see how it goes before we all jump on the fire Frank Bush bandwagon after just one preseason game. I will say if Bush gets the pink slip then count on him and Gary getting one together because Gary is one that promoted him when there were better options out there to start with. Come on already, give the man a break.
 
Last edited:
Sometimes I really hate this message board.

I'm not naming any names, but there's is one poster on here that truly disgusts me to no end.
 
Specnatz said:
I apologize for Thorn, I will see if I can get him to post more while drinking and Angry.
Click to expand...
Marcus... I'd really like to apologize for my fellow Austinite. I'll see if I can get him straightened out at our first away game. I'm sure I'll be seeing him then.
 
And I was hoping it'd be foul-mouthed over optimist me.

BOLD PREDICTION: this thread will go to 2 pages, the Texans D will be good for a couple weeks. Then when they suck again, a new shiny sparkly thread for firing Bush will apear and this one will be forgotten.
 
b0ng said:
And I was hoping it'd be foul-mouthed over optimist me.

BOLD PREDICTION: this thread will go to 4 pages, the Texans D will be good for a couple weeks. Then when they suck again, a new shiny sparkly thread for firing Bush will apear and this one will be forgotten.
Click to expand...

fixed, hey got to have a few pages bitching about the thread
 
MojoMan said:
Oh, brother.

It is two games into the preseason, and already the numskullery has begun.

Fire the coach! Fire the coach!

You have got to be kidding me.
Click to expand...

ik u would think this its HT.com ...we actually have standards here, i hate this crap especially this early
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top