[Joshua]

Agree on the lack of passion. IMO, Kubiak "hopes" to win, rather than "expects" to win. You can see it in his body language (not watching field goals, etc.), see it in his playcalling, and hear it in his comments ("It's hard to win in this league," etc.). Hoping to win is fine when you take over a terrible team. However, at some point, hoping to win doesn't cut it anymore. Couple his attitude with a team of young guys without any real alpha male leaders and you get what we have--a team that collectively shrinks from the moment and a team which you can tell is waiting for the other shoe to drop. Confidence plays a huge role in separating the good teams from the average. This team lacks confidence at virutally every level.