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O'Brien & His Coaching Staffs
- Thread starter PockyAF
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Playoffs
Hall of Fame
That win against the Ravens had the coach's footprints all over it...
We're on our 4th QB who was on another roster last week and we don't care...
Create a full on custom gameplan to match our personnel and attack their weaknesses, fully preparing our players...
Forced to play our RT at RG because of an early injury (Brandon Brooks) but they were prepared...
We held a top 8 offense to ~70 yards through 3 quarters...
Six direct snaps/Wildcat plays to Foster, early focus on AJ for Case to leverage their familiarity with each other...
Frustrating Kubiak's offense in the way we sometimes saw other defenses do to earlier Texans teams...
RAC, fantastic job!
Godsey, great work!
This game, for me, was the clearest example of our opponents being out-coached/out-prepared by the Texans. Not to take anything away from the guys who put the effort out there on the field, but big props to the coaching staff from me. Respect.
We're on our 4th QB who was on another roster last week and we don't care...
Create a full on custom gameplan to match our personnel and attack their weaknesses, fully preparing our players...
Forced to play our RT at RG because of an early injury (Brandon Brooks) but they were prepared...
We held a top 8 offense to ~70 yards through 3 quarters...
Six direct snaps/Wildcat plays to Foster, early focus on AJ for Case to leverage their familiarity with each other...
Frustrating Kubiak's offense in the way we sometimes saw other defenses do to earlier Texans teams...
RAC, fantastic job!
Godsey, great work!
This game, for me, was the clearest example of our opponents being out-coached/out-prepared by the Texans. Not to take anything away from the guys who put the effort out there on the field, but big props to the coaching staff from me. Respect.
Pantherstang84
@rolisrgti06
That win against the Ravens had the coach's footprints all over it...
We're on our 4th QB who was on another roster last week and we don't care...
Create a full on custom gameplan to match our personnel and attack their weaknesses, fully preparing our players...
Forced to play our RT at RG because of an early injury (Brandon Brooks) but they were prepared...
We held a top 8 offense to ~70 yards through 3 quarters...
Six direct snaps/Wildcat plays to Foster, early focus on AJ for Case to leverage their familiarity with each other...
Frustrating Kubiak's offense in the way we sometimes saw other defenses do to earlier Texans teams...
RAC, fantastic job!
Godsey, great work!
This game, for me, was the clearest example of our opponents being out-coached/out-prepared by the Texans. Not to take anything away from the guys who put the effort out there on the field, but big props to the coaching staff from me. Respect.
amen.
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That win against the Ravens had the coach's footprints all over it...
We're on our 4th QB who was on another roster last week and we don't care...
Create a full on custom gameplan to match our personnel and attack their weaknesses, fully preparing our players...
Forced to play our RT at RG because of an early injury (Brandon Brooks) but they were prepared...
We held a top 8 offense to ~70 yards through 3 quarters...
Six direct snaps/Wildcat plays to Foster, early focus on AJ for Case to leverage their familiarity with each other...
Frustrating Kubiak's offense in the way we sometimes saw other defenses do to earlier Texans teams...
RAC, fantastic job!
Godsey, great work!
This game, for me, was the clearest example of our opponents being out-coached/out-prepared by the Texans. Not to take anything away from the guys who put the effort out there on the field, but big props to the coaching staff from me. Respect.
seconded
Maybe the best coached game ever, from a Texans perspective. They had the Ravens dumbfounded. I thought the team would compete and give effort. I didn't expect this.This game, for me, was the clearest example of our opponents being out-coached/out-prepared by the Texans. Not to take anything away from the guys who put the effort out there on the field, but big props to the coaching staff from me. Respect.
Not to pat myself on the back (actually, it is) but I did call the wild cat. I thought it was going to be Blue pulling the trigger, but I did call the wild cat.
aussie_texan
Veteran
would be interesting to know, how many first year coaches have gone 8-8 or better?
or whats the average win ratio of teams with the previous years number 1 overall pick the following year?
i dont think it would be to many either way
or whats the average win ratio of teams with the previous years number 1 overall pick the following year?
i dont think it would be to many either way
Playoffs
Hall of Fame
PDS ‏@PatDStat
Neither did I. Not this game.
But I always wanted to see my team "confuse" a Kubiak offense the way it sometimes happened with the Texans... you know those games when there weren't any answers and they just "burned" the film and moved forward?
Really proud of these coaches today.
TEXANRED
Texan-American
I agree. O'Brien has done a solid job. Now let's go out and beat the Jags.
speedfreek
All Pro
BoB has done better than I expected -- Kudos to him.
I would still rather see him hire an OC though.
He needs to spend more time focusing on in-game decision
making and not the minute details of play-by-play offense..
I would still rather see him hire an OC though.
He needs to spend more time focusing on in-game decision
making and not the minute details of play-by-play offense..
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
If I remember right, BoB said he's only doing this the first year so he can get his offense implemented the way he wants it.
Marshall
Not pretty, but ALIVE!
Ok. Let's speculate on the possibility of the QB Coach taking over as OC and Fitz taking over as QB coach next season. Or was that Mallett that he was saying would make a good coach?
amazing80
Hall of Fame
It looked like Godsey was calling plays when the camera panned on him.
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
Why does our new OC next year have to be from our current staff? BoB can bring in anybody he wants.
The way I see it, he's making Godsey earn the title the same way he did in New England. Godsey is effectively the OC, the New England way is to call the guy the TE/QB coach his first year, so the fans & media will jump on the HC.
Next year, I guarantee you they'll be calling Godsey the OC... & not a whole lot is going to change.
houstonspartan
All Pro
Found the following comment on a Ravens board. It stood out because it felt so familiar.
While Kubiak has made the offense much more reliable and steady, its missing the big play element. You can only scheme your way to points so often. After awhile all the play-action passes and out routes and dinks and dunks to the backs and TEs are going to figured out. If your skill players cant take a normal play and make it into a big one every once in awhile, the offense just becomes too predictable. I cant remember the last time one the WRs made a contested catch downfield or got significant YAC. It seems like we went from that extreme in Cam Cameron to this extreme in Kubiak. With a solid running game though, hopefully this extreme is easier to fix.
As for today's game, this coaching staff brought their A game. Extremely impressive. I had my doubts about O'Brien when we first hired him, but, I'm liking him so far.
While Kubiak has made the offense much more reliable and steady, its missing the big play element. You can only scheme your way to points so often. After awhile all the play-action passes and out routes and dinks and dunks to the backs and TEs are going to figured out. If your skill players cant take a normal play and make it into a big one every once in awhile, the offense just becomes too predictable. I cant remember the last time one the WRs made a contested catch downfield or got significant YAC. It seems like we went from that extreme in Cam Cameron to this extreme in Kubiak. With a solid running game though, hopefully this extreme is easier to fix.
As for today's game, this coaching staff brought their A game. Extremely impressive. I had my doubts about O'Brien when we first hired him, but, I'm liking him so far.
dream_team
Hall of Fame
Correct! BOB already explained that Godsey calls the plays during the games.
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
So now, you want to act like Bob is okay of a coach that fast? Just a few weeks ago you were acting like he was worthless.
Dude has done a great job with this team this year.
houstonspartan
All Pro
Lol. I was thinking the same thing.
But, hey, give Wade, I mean, Speedfreak, some credit for finally realizing that getting rid of Kubiak MIGHT have been a good idea. lol.
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
I'm glad that some people at least are starting to come around. I got sick to death of all of the bashing that OB took on early. I love having this guy as our coach. First coach in Texans history I have confidence in and feel good about on a weekly basis. That doesn't mean I won't criticize him or change my mind if I see a long pattern of problems that he won't address. But, so far he has been everything that I had hoped for and I think he is over achieving at this point. Arguably any way. And remember, this is all after having a #1 draft pick completely wasted.
one of the things that impresses me most with BoB is his ability to take the strengths of his qb and utilize them and still make it his offense.
it's not easy to go from fitz to mallet to savage and then pull these creative schemes and do wildcats and many shotgun snaps benefiting keenum to get a solid win against the best team we've beaten this year.
it's not easy to go from fitz to mallet to savage and then pull these creative schemes and do wildcats and many shotgun snaps benefiting keenum to get a solid win against the best team we've beaten this year.
houstonspartan
All Pro
Agree, but, he has to solve the QB puzzle next year. Has to. He can't go into his third year with questions about who our QB is.
Bob going into his 3rd year? he hasn't even finished his 1st.
houstonspartan
All Pro
Correct. He has to get the QB issue solved NEXT YEAR, which is his second year, so he won't be going into the following year, his THIRD YEAR with the QB issue hanging over his head.
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
O'Brien should be in the conversation for Coach of the Year.
Especially after this freaking performance. My god.
And if there were a Coordinator of the Year, I'd vote for RAC.
Especially after this freaking performance. My god.
And if there were a Coordinator of the Year, I'd vote for RAC.
None of that sounds familiar to me. Aj, OD, Jacoby... they were all good for some YAC. Foster, Tate... lots of yards after contact, Kubiak insisted on as much.
Our offense got to be predictable because he let the limitations of his injured QB kill half the play book.
Baltimore's problem is that they don't have any good WRs... not since they let Bolden go. Torrey Smith is fast.... & that's it. Defenses can scheme for fast. They can't scheme for good routes & great hands.
houstonspartan
All Pro
None of that sounds familiar to you? LMAO!
Well, ok then. I'm not sure what team you've been watching the last 8 years, but the Gary Kubiak-led Texans as exactly as that person described: play action, screens (to OD), dinking and dunking...
going into the draft at 9-7 (assuming we win next week), do you think anyone is better than a healthy mallet? I don't think so.
Mallet is the guy if he returns 100%. Hoyer? RG3? Cutler? Mallet man. And let Fitz go while Case and Tom battle it out.
houstonspartan
All Pro
Yeah, I agree. I like Mallet. We will see. Next year will be interesting in the QB race. As I said, OB has to get this figured out. The last thing he wants to be is one of those head coaches that can't figure out the QB situation and spends years spinning his wheels.
What I like about O'Brien so far is that he really seems serious about making players earn their spot. He's all about competition.
agreed. you can tell how much case has improved from the off season. better pocket presence, blitz awareness, and most of all getting rid of the football quick....faster than fitz. all of which BoB has contributed.
Sounds like the Patriots to me.
The Pats offense and Ravens offense are about as different as can be. If you cant see that then you've got blinders on. Or are just trying to be argumentative.
houstonspartan
All Pro
He's trying to be argumentative to get attention. He doesn't believe what he just wrote.
My point is that description is awful vague. Play action, screens, dinking & dunking.
That doesn't "describe" the Ravens' offense anymore than it describes the Raiders offense.
michaelm
vox nihili
dalemurphy
Hall of Fame
This organization is now in great hands! O'Brien is already an elite NFL head coach. It was quite amusing to see how confused and baffled the Ravens' players were on both sides of the ball and how lost Harbaugh and his staff were. Each player on the Texan roster now knows with certainty that they can win any game, regardless of the personnel/injury situation... that sort of trust and confidence in the "system", coaches, and teammates is incredibly valuable and a key component of championship organizations. I am freakin' thrilled!
michaelm
vox nihili
DX-TEX
#TomSavageDontCare
Watched that yesterday. As good as it was I would LOVE to hear the pregame speech the players were all talking about. Dre said he felt BOB was about to flip the podium over when delivering it
TEXANRED
Texan-American
Being a Texans fan is a lot like being bipolar:
Texans are great, they suck, we rock, not losing another game, so who are we drafting 1.1, fire o'brien, O'Brien coach of the year, McNair is the worst owner ever, better than the Browns, we are the Browns of the AFC South, we are out of the playoffs, we still have a chance, can't believe we are out of the playoffs, we are still in it...........
Texans are great, they suck, we rock, not losing another game, so who are we drafting 1.1, fire o'brien, O'Brien coach of the year, McNair is the worst owner ever, better than the Browns, we are the Browns of the AFC South, we are out of the playoffs, we still have a chance, can't believe we are out of the playoffs, we are still in it...........
He's not?
That win against the Ravens had the coach's footprints all over it...
We're on our 4th QB who was on another roster last week and we don't care...
Create a full on custom gameplan to match our personnel and attack their weaknesses, fully preparing our players...
Forced to play our RT at RG because of an early injury (Brandon Brooks) but they were prepared...
We held a top 8 offense to ~70 yards through 3 quarters...
Six direct snaps/Wildcat plays to Foster, early focus on AJ for Case to leverage their familiarity with each other...
Frustrating Kubiak's offense in the way we sometimes saw other defenses do to earlier Texans teams...
RAC, fantastic job!
Godsey, great work!
This game, for me, was the clearest example of our opponents being out-coached/out-prepared by the Texans. Not to take anything away from the guys who put the effort out there on the field, but big props to the coaching staff from me. Respect.
Right on, man!
I was fortunate enough to be at the game yesterday (thanks again, Greg!), and it was great to see a Texans team that is outcoaching a good opponent.
O'Brien's concept of complimentary football could not be more evident than yesterday's game. It was the best example of a team win that I've ever seen.
The defense played lights out. For all the concern that some folks had about Romeo Crennel's defensive scheme and how he would use J.J. Watt, I think those concerns should be put to rest now. Crennel is a badass DC. He's got the pedigree, history, and rings to prove it. He truly out-coached Kubiak, and I could not help but think how that used to feel as a Texans fan. It felt great to be on the other side of that kind of game!
There were a couple of things I questioned with O'Brien yesterday (mainly not feeding the rock to Foster when it's first and goal on the two yardline), but overall the dude easily earned an A yesterday and pretty much this whole season for turning the fundamental attitude of this franchise around in a season.
I've been thinking the same thing about O'Brien and COTY. I get why Bruce Arians is the frontrunner and do not want to diminish what he's done, but I certainly think a case can be made for O'Brien. Dude is winning games with THREE different starting QBs, one that was on a practice squad the week before!! Amazing to me.
Exhibit B for the future of A.J. with this franchise. Exhibit A, of course, is Mr. McNair's public statements about A.J. being a lifelong Texan.
Hopefully, A.J. is a true believer in O'Brien after this season. I know I am as a fan.
You could make that being a HOUSTON pro football fan is a lot like being bipolar. I feel like this has been the way our fanbase has always been going back to Luv Ya Blue. But, it is a collective experience that can often bring us together. :hugs:
Playoffs
Hall of Fame
No one is talking about him nationally. It's all Bruce Arians. I've been interjecting his name with the big media for weeks now.
Here's a local article(not my favorite writer): Case Keenum should win Bill O'Brien Coach of the Year: No doubting brilliant first-year run now
infantrycak
Hall of Fame
Wow, really glad we got the win but this OB love fest is getting a little gaggy. I think RC did a far better job than OB/Godsey. There was a lot of sketchy play calling on O but the D played so well a completely unable to get into the endzone (wait except for the exact play that Kubiak was an absolute dumbass for calling) offense got away with a win on the leg of for the rest of the season our fat Aggie kicker.
PapaL
Loose Screw
You don't think he should be a candidate for COTY?
Right on, man!
I was fortunate enough to be at the game yesterday (thanks again, Greg!), and it was great to see a Texans team that is outcoaching a good opponent.
O'Brien's concept of complimentary football could not be more evident than yesterday's game. It was the best example of a team win that I've ever seen.
The defense played lights out. For all the concern that some folks had about Romeo Crennel's defensive scheme and how he would use J.J. Watt, I think those concerns should be put to rest now. Crennel is a badass DC. He's got the pedigree, history, and rings to prove it. He truly out-coached Kubiak, and I could not help but think how that used to feel as a Texans fan. It felt great to be on the other side of that kind of game!
Good to see you out there as well. (We see Greg all the time!)
I felt sorry for the folks who didn't appreciate how great that defensive first half was. Like someone mentioned earlier, it felt great to shutdown a Kubiak offense like we've seen other do for several years.
The Offense wasn't perfect and kept stalling in the Red Zone, but otherwise held up phenomenally considering what we were dealing with under center.