Time to look at changes?

[painekiller]

OK we are seeing the bad side of Kubiak right now. He is stubborn and he panics/gambles.

Reasons I was not in favor of the hiring of Kubiak started with his lack of play calling experience, I still do not think he is very good at it and he gambles to much. Week one's game seemed to turn on the missed 4th down on the opening drive. This week he tried to send the message that we are a good red zone team and all he did was leave points on the field.

Another thing about Kubiak is he is stuck with a system. He is living on a scheme that worked for him over 10 years ago. Small quick OL work very well for a team that has a homefield advantage of high elevation, Denver and Atlanta are the 2 highest elevation teams. But when you want to power block you need a lot more beef.

In our division we have 2 team that have huge DTs that are quick and athletic, small guys get bulled over by them. I prefer the type OL that the Eagles and Ravens have. Huge maulers, they do not have to be super athletes but they have to be big.

While I am on pass protection and big maulers, the WCO was designed around the short pass = the run. The pass set up the pass, Bill Walsh's words. The Shanahan/Kubiak version of the WCO have decided to force the run to set up the pass.

I am not sure Kubiak can go outside his comfort zone and tinker with the offense and design an offense that highlights his guys strengths and exploits the opponents weaknesses.

His defensive philosophy, or lack of one. Having grown up watching Buddy Ryan and Jerry Glanville blitz on every play, I tend to like pressure and more pressure. I have always loathed the bend don't break guys. And I look at our defense and I cannot figure out what the heck we are.

All that said, Kubiak has shown me he was the right hire for the HC position. He has done an excellent job in changing the atmosphere at Reliant. So he needs more time, and one more draft. And the players need to play.

I hope we see some changes with the Defensive coaches next off season, and the last of the Casserly drafted players.