I read that post yesterday and my impression was that although it was a fascinating read, it didn't reveal as much as the poster thought it did. It just reinforced my belief that it is REALLY hard to know what is going on inside an organization like the Texans.
First, it didn't say what calls Kubiak disallowed, or even what percentage of the calls. Or what types of calls. A lot of fans have wondered whether Kubiak was unhappy with the lack of agressiveness of the defense and therefore during the season forced Smith to be more agressive, but what Bush said seems to reveal the exact opposite: that the midseason increase in blitzing was something brought about by new personnel on the field who allowed them to blitz more.
The truth is, this organization is VERY tight lipped. Nothing wrong with that, actually. Their job is to win, not to inform. I myself hold out the possibility that Kubiak may not even have been the one who decided to pull the plug on Smith. It may have been the owner. After all, the announcement came the day after Kubiak had a long meeting with him.
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