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Kubiak's Next Destination

Double Barrel said:
The Blitz is my favorite radio show in Houston. That'll be tough competition. Those dudes are consistently funny and entertaining.
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Blitz fan here myself. I find them rather funny and myself and my wife tunes in now if she is out and about during their show and she doesnt even follow sports.

Another show I like is The Real Deal on saturdays, although its a show where they buy cars live on air over the phone they are pretty funny too with a lot of off topic stuff
 
2012Champs said:
Blitz fan here myself. I find them rather funny and myself and my wife tunes in now if she is out and about during their show and she doesnt even follow sports.

Another show I like is The Real Deal on saturdays, although its a show where they buy cars live on air over the phone they are pretty funny too with a lot of off topic stuff
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The Blitz never fails to make me laugh, even about stuff that I'm not interested in. Gambling, baseball, or heck, anything not NFL, and I still tune in. They are so irreverent and sarcastic, and they have great chemistry together. I was worried a while back when they pepper sprayed their producer. I thought they were going to be banned.

Funny that you mentioned The Real Deal, because I think I stumbled on that show a couple of weekends ago. I didn't realize it was a car show until about 20 minutes into it because they were going back and forth about something completely unrelated. Great show, though, now just have to remember to tune in.
 
Double Barrel said:
The Blitz never fails to make me laugh, even about stuff that I'm not interested in. Gambling, baseball, or heck, anything not NFL, and I still tune in. They are so irreverent and sarcastic, and they have great chemistry together. I was worried a while back when they pepper sprayed their producer. I thought they were going to be banned.

Funny that you mentioned The Real Deal, because I think I stumbled on that show a couple of weekends ago. I didn't realize it was a car show until about 20 minutes into it because they were going back and forth about something completely unrelated. Great show, though, now just have to remember to tune in.
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I pretty much like everything about the blitz, with the exception that they're very heavy (relative to other shows) on MMA. I don't have any issue with them doing it - I'm sure if there wasn't a fairly large amount of interest, they wouldn't bother - but it's just not anything I have interest in, and that's when I'll temporarily switch over to something else.

I will also say that IMO Faour makes the show. AJ's okay, but Fred's the reason I tune in as much as I do.
 
Carr Bombed said:
What does my clothing preferences have to do with smoking pot?


Oh well, if the man did stay out of my business and let me recreationally smoke marijuana I would.. but he doesn't so I don't.. not if I want to work. Alcohol is 100 times worse, but that's another topic for another forum.
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It has nothing to do with you. It's all me. I'm beginning to side with the Libertarians. You should have the freedom to be foolish and mess up your life as long as it doesn't endanger others.
 
speedfreek said:
It's possible that if Cleveland beats Baltimore that Gary is let
go.

Then again, if Baltimore wins and makes the playoffs, Gary
might be the next head coach at NY, etc.
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The only difference I see, if the Ravens win, teams will have to wait till the Ravens are out of the play-offs before they can start talking to Kubiak. If they lose, they can talk to him right away.

He still turned the Ravens' offense around & if I had a hodge podge of an offensive team, I'd definitely be looking at Kubiak to coach them. NYJets, Miami, St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, NYGiants... any team that thinks they have some pieces, just need to put someone to put them together.

& while we look at Kubiak's tenure here as utter failure, I'm sure NFL execs think otherwise. We were the "Detroit Lions" Now, there are several teams worse than we are.
 
thunderkyss said:
The only difference I see, if the Ravens win, teams will have to wait till the Ravens are out of the play-offs before they can start talking to Kubiak. If they lose, they can talk to him right away.

He still turned the Ravens' offense around & if I had a hodge podge of an offensive team, I'd definitely be looking at Kubiak to coach them. NYJets, Miami, St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, NYGiants... any team that thinks they have some pieces, just need to put someone to put them together.

& while we look at Kubiak's tenure here as utter failure, I'm sure NFL execs think otherwise. We were the "Detroit Lions" Now, there are several teams worse than we are.
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I think he's shown that he can be a successful OC but man, I would really think two, three times before making him a HC. I'd cite Norv Turner as the example.
 
i imagine executives would put more emphasis on his work from 2006 thru 2012 when evaluating kubiak as a potential head coach, than they would the single 2013 season. the overall improvement from flacco and the ravens offensively would certainly be a consideration. i imagine he'll get a few interviews, but the other candidates combined with how much he'd want to go to a location (new york for example) could keep him from the head coach's chair next season.

i dont know that he could (or would want to) control the locker room, but san francisco would be a great fit talent wise IMO. st louis could be an instant 11 game winner under kubiak.
 
infantrycak said:
I'm still trying to figure out why he takes crap for saying what every other coach says. If he had a habit of throwing players under the bus I could understand. Saying the buck stops with him became a bad thing when?
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Not so much a bad thing perhaps as a signature move?
 
infantrycak said:
I'm still trying to figure out why he takes crap for saying what every other coach says. If he had a habit of throwing players under the bus I could understand. Saying the buck stops with him became a bad thing when?
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I know, every coach says something similar. It's coachspeak 101.
 
Coaches often have the same basic message phrased different ways.

With Kubiak, I think he is truly sincere about it. It was on him. He got out-coached by Romeo Crennel and was unable to create a game plan to negate the Texans most powerful weapon.

I like Kubiak - the man - but to be honest, we were on the receiving end of too many games where he was seriously out-coached that I cannot help but feel joy to be on the other side of that kind of game. It feels great to know that we have coaches that can out-coach someone else.
 
Darn, I've wanted to see Kubiak go somewhere else as a HC. It would be interesting here as there are many folks who still adore the guy. For some strange reason he resinates with some people in here as Bum Phillips seemed to from back in the day. They are still rooting for him and wanting him to prove some sort of point. Then there are those of us that are so glad that he is gone, and would love to see him HC again, so I can see his coaching style get exposed over and over again when people invest faith in him. Either way, it was likely going to be an interesting thing to unfold. I'm surprised that Gary isn't taking as many interviews as possible right now. He has enough interest to likely get a good deal again, and had better cash in while he still can.

I do think he seems to have settled in well with Baltimore. Maybe he doesn't feel fit to coach another team again as the head guy.
 
Texecutioner said:
Darn, I've wanted to see Kubiak go somewhere else as a HC. It would be interesting here as there are many folks who still adore the guy. For some strange reason he resinates with some people in here as Bum Phillips seemed to from back in the day. They are still rooting for him and wanting him to prove some sort of point. Then there are those of us that are so glad that he is gone, and would love to see him HC again, so I can see his coaching style get exposed over and over again when people invest faith in him. Either way, it was likely going to be an interesting thing to unfold. I'm surprised that Gary isn't taking as many interviews as possible right now. He has enough interest to likely get a good deal again, and had better cash in while he still can.



I do think he seems to have settled in well with Baltimore. Maybe he doesn't feel fit to coach another team again as the head guy.
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I like Kubiak, I want to see him succeed in this league. But at the same time, I think letting him go was the right move for the Texans. He does a lot of great things as a coach, and he brought us more success than Dom ever did. He brought this franchise their first winning season, first division championship, first playoff appearance, and first playoff victory. For that, I'm grateful!

Why some people have to see him fail in order to feel some kind of vindication... I don't know?
 
I would not be surprised if Kubiak is done being a head coach. That he's not even entertaining interviews speaks volumes about his current mindset.
 
Double Barrel said:
I would not be surprised if Kubiak is done being a head coach. That he's not even entertaining interviews speaks volumes about his current mindset.
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it sounds a lot like his time in denver to me. he'd been approached by several teams over the years, but i believe houston is the only team he ever interviewed for. kubiak might have one or two teams that he would consider if they came knocking (probably houston and denver), but other than that he's perfectly content as a coordinator. he went somewhere stable with fantastic management, i doubt he'd want the headache of another rebuild somewhere he doesn't really care about.
 
Scooter said:
it sounds a lot like his time in denver to me. he'd been approached by several teams over the years, but i believe houston is the only team he ever interviewed for. kubiak might have one or two teams that he would consider if they came knocking (probably houston and denver), but other than that he's perfectly content as a coordinator. he went somewhere stable with fantastic management, i doubt he'd want the headache of another rebuild somewhere he doesn't really care about.
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I think this is correct. He interviewed last year and turned down an offer. I'm a little surprised he isn't interested in the Bears but I don't know enough about their management and that may be the issue..
 
Scooter said:
it sounds a lot like his time in denver to me. he'd been approached by several teams over the years, but i believe houston is the only team he ever interviewed for. kubiak might have one or two teams that he would consider if they came knocking (probably houston and denver), but other than that he's perfectly content as a coordinator. he went somewhere stable with fantastic management, i doubt he'd want the headache of another rebuild somewhere he doesn't really care about.
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That's a good point. I forgot about his long tenure as Broncos OC and not interviewing for jobs back then.

Guess it's just his personality and he only wants to look at potential jobs that truly interest him.

Very different than most asst. coaches who will always entertain an interview just for the shot and to keep their names in the mix.
 
I think he's lost the edge to be a HC and he's content to be an OC.......unless the Denver job opens up. Then I think he will find his motivation again.
 
Texecutioner said:
Darn, I've wanted to see Kubiak go somewhere else as a HC. It would be interesting here as there are many folks who still adore the guy. For some strange reason he resinates with some people in here as Bum Phillips seemed to from back in the day. They are still rooting for him and wanting him to prove some sort of point. Then there are those of us that are so glad that he is gone, and would love to see him HC again, so I can see his coaching style get exposed over and over again when people invest faith in him. Either way, it was likely going to be an interesting thing to unfold. I'm surprised that Gary isn't taking as many interviews as possible right now. He has enough interest to likely get a good deal again, and had better cash in while he still can.

I do think he seems to have settled in well with Baltimore. Maybe he doesn't feel fit to coach another team again as the head guy.
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Pretty much agree

As I've long said, people have tended to confuse personality with performance. Kubiak's personality is solid, and therefore people wanted him to succeed. But, he didn't. And yet, people still continued to believe and believe, until the bottom fell out

I'm glad he's not going to the Bears. I know some Bears fans that are cool people, and they deserve better. Sounds like Kubiak has found his lane and is going to stay in it.
 
Norg said:
well I guess its time for manning to come to Houston then :kitten:

Andre Manning foster and lets roll the dice TEH OLD MEN SQUAD LOL
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He has 2 more years left on his contract. So his choices right now are stay in Denver or retire.
 
Lucky said:
That would make sense. Looks like another 5 year rebuild after Manning retires. Kubiak can do that. Maybe we can send them Rick Smith to help?
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Playoffs said:
I think Denver should get a head start on that rebuild... box up Rick and send him now.
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Oh like Elway is going to let someone else call the shots up in Denver.
(where's the "Humphf" smiley)
 
houstonspartan said:
Pretty much agree

As I've long said, people have tended to confuse personality with performance. Kubiak's personality is solid, and therefore people wanted him to succeed. But, he didn't. And yet, people still continued to believe and believe, until the bottom fell out

I'm glad he's not going to the Bears. I know some Bears fans that are cool people, and they deserve better. Sounds like Kubiak has found his lane and is going to stay in it.
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Well he will end up somewhere it looks like. I'm surprised that he isn't cashing in again now while he still has offers. That could change next season possibly. His value could also go up. I wouldn't risk it if I were Kubes though. I'd love to see Kubiak in NY. That would be just to funny to pass up seeing.

I'd love to see him back in our division more than anywhere though. The Titans or the Jags would be great.
 
i could see that being a good choice for kubiak, assuming he and elway have a solid relationship. either manning retires, or kubiak has a year with manning as he sets up shop. the defense is pretty solid, especially if del rio returns. there are also a handful of workable young quarterbacks around the league that could fit what he does - RG3, hoyer, keenum, cousins, etc etc. most importantly the front office is in place, a front office obviously familiar with the style of offense kubiak runs.
 
I see some of you still bashing Kubiak, and I remember all the comments about his system was old and predictable. Funny thing is his system in Baltimore does not seem to be old and predictable at all. In fact the Ravens found themselves in the playoffs, and we found ourselves on the outside looking in.

It seems to me there is some crow to be eaten because Kubiak did not flop in Baltimore, but it's clear those of you to whom I refer are not man enough to admit you were wrong.

Seems like Kubiak announced too soon as the Denver job is now open with Fox and the Broncos parting ways. Perhaps with his recent health issues Kubiak is happy to remain an OC which carries less stress. Will be interesting to see if his stance changes now that the Denver HC job is open.
 
Nitrofish said:
I see some of you still bashing Kubiak, and I remember all the comments about his system was old and predictable. Funny thing is his system in Baltimore does not seem to be old and predictable at all. In fact the Ravens found themselves in the playoffs, and we found ourselves on the outside looking in.
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the dissent comes from those who have a reputation for hating everything and then getting excited if things go wrong. pay them no mind.
 
it'll be an interesting situation. if gase is hired, it's manning's show for at least another 2 years. anyone else gets the job and it could signify the end of manning's career.

what i think is intriguing, is if manning would be willing to adapt - kubiak could very well extend his career. not only keeping him in the game, but give him twice the pass protection he's used to and a more post season oriented scheme to work from. manning did want to come play for kubiak, so it's not out of the question, but it'd definitely be difficult to imagine that dynamic working. opposite schemes, and both "this is how i do it" people - it's tough to think of either one bowing to the other. but (i'm arguing with myself it seems lol), manning is on a team directed by a man who let go of a lot of the reigns to end his career with 2 superbowl rings.
 
Scooter said:
what i think is intriguing, is if manning would be willing to adapt - kubiak could very well extend his career. not only keeping him in the game, but give him twice the pass protection he's used to and a more post season oriented scheme to work from. manning did want to come play for kubiak, so it's not out of the question, but it'd definitely be difficult to imagine that dynamic working. opposite schemes, and both "this is how i do it" people - it's tough to think of either one bowing to the other.
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This is what I never understood about the rumored interest by Manning - two people who very much have their systems.
 
infantrycak said:
This is what I never understood about the rumored interest by Manning - two people who very much have their systems.
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and such absolutely opposite systems. kubiak works under center because he likes the drop-back read as opposed to shot-gun. kubiak uses much tighter formations compared to manning's spread. kubiak's a zone/cut scheme compared to manning's draw/trap. kubiak's audibles are within the play, manning's are extremely varied. there's not a bigger contradiction in football. though with manning's practice regiment and his uncanny play-action, he could certainly do some damage.

i didn't have any interest in manning the first time around (i didn't like the neck, arm, and price), but i find it a bit curious that rumors are surfacing that he wanted to play for kubiak. manning must have known he'd be assimilating into a system instead of taking over one. i'd absolutely love to see how the dynamic would actually work out. BUT - i think the dynamic at this point is more kubiak and elway than it is he and manning.
 
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Odds in Las Vegas at http://t.co/03TNSZm5ra of Broncos next HC:

Gary Kubiak 5/2, Mike Shanahan 7/2, Dan Quinn 4/1, Adam Gase 4/1, JDR 6/1.
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Hope it works out for him.


Nicki Jhabvala ‏@NickiJhabvala
Oh, OH -- found a gem in the DP archives. Elway and Gary Kubiak enjoying a chuckle in 1988.

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Nitrofish said:
I see some of you still bashing Kubiak, and I remember all the comments about his system was old and predictable. Funny thing is his system in Baltimore does not seem to be old and predictable at all. In fact the Ravens found themselves in the playoffs, and we found ourselves on the outside looking in.

It seems to me there is some crow to be eaten because Kubiak did not flop in Baltimore, but it's clear those of you to whom I refer are not man enough to admit you were wrong.

Seems like Kubiak announced too soon as the Denver job is now open with Fox and the Broncos parting ways. Perhaps with his recent health issues Kubiak is happy to remain an OC which carries less stress. Will be interesting to see if his stance changes now that the Denver HC job is open.
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This couldn't be more hilarious.
 
Scooter said:
and such absolutely opposite systems. kubiak works under center because he likes the drop-back read as opposed to shot-gun. kubiak uses much tighter formations compared to manning's spread. kubiak's a zone/cut scheme compared to manning's draw/trap. kubiak's audibles are within the play, manning's are extremely varied. there's not a bigger contradiction in football. though with manning's practice regiment and his uncanny play-action, he could certainly do some damage.

i didn't have any interest in manning the first time around (i didn't like the neck, arm, and price), but i find it a bit curious that rumors are surfacing that he wanted to play for kubiak. manning must have known he'd be assimilating into a system instead of taking over one. i'd absolutely love to see how the dynamic would actually work out. BUT - i think the dynamic at this point is more kubiak and elway than it is he and manning.
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Manning will either change teams or retire before he changes to Gary's system. Not that he should have to change.
 
Kubiak feels obligated to stay where he is. He's not going to install his offense and jump ship after one year. He's too conscientious, and the loyalty he always displayed towards players and coaches is the polar opposite of that type of Lane Kiffin sleaziness. Besides, he may currently enjoy the health benefits of not having stress induced mini-strokes.

And the idea of Manning playing in a ZBS WCO is LOL.
 
I'm fully expecting the announcement that Payton Manning will become the Head Coach in Denver as well as the QB. He's had everything but the title anyway.
 
Nitrofish said:
It seems to me there is some crow to be eaten because Kubiak did not flop in Baltimore, but it's clear those of you to whom I refer are not man enough to admit you were wrong.
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They are almost as frustrating as the people who refuse to admit that Schaub is a washed-up has-been who is now a terrible QB.
 
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