Any concerns about Kubiak?

Joshua · #1 09-30-2008, 09:37 AM

While I'm certainly not advocating firing Kubiak or anything that extreme, this is year three so I think we do have sufficient body of work to begin to judge him. Since that's what message boards are for, here we go-

Kubiak's in-game coaching is starting to concern me. When he first started I expected some growing pains, but thought he would get past these in a year or so. Now, in year three, I still do not see a confident head coach who can quickly make decisive (and correct) decisions. The glaring examples this year are the mistakes with the challenges (at the least, call a timeout so you can see a replay) and the fake punt by the Jags. The fake punt I have the hardest time with. I simply can't imagine Dungy, Fisher, etc. letting that ball get snapped.

I'm also not seeing a coach who can develop week-to-week game plans to either optimize our talent or take advantage of a perceived weakness. Maybe it's just me but our game plan seems to the same each week with a wrinkle or two thrown in. Watching the Pitt-Ravens game last night, Pitt was stagnant and needed a jump start and went to the no-huddle. This got them going and proved to be the right call. I could be wrong, but I don't remember us ever trying anything as daring to jumpstart our offense.

Finally, I know he is not the defensive guy, but he ultimately is responsible for it and for whatever reason, it is bad. If Richard Smith is the problem, Kubiak must identify this and correct it.

Having said all this, I do think Kubiak has done a good job in drafting players (although Okoye and Bennett's start to this year have tarnished this star a little, hopefully they'll turn it around). He also had an incredibly difficult task and has done a decent job of turning the attitude around at Reliant. However, the difference in winning and losing in the NFL is often miniscule and can often turn on proper in-game coaching decisions. Unfortunately, I have seen little from Kubiak to suggest he's the guy to get these decisions right. Even if he is the guy to assemble the necessary talent to compete with the best, if he continues to blow a couple calls a game, this may still cost us the game.

Arky · #2 09-30-2008, 02:01 PM

I'd like to see Bob McNair sign Kubiak to a 10-year deal.

A little history: In the Cowgirls early days, coach Tom Landry came under fire in his 5th year as there was a groundswell of fans calling for his head because of 5 straight losing seasons. Owner Tex Schram responded by giving Landry a 10-year contract extension. Game over.

dadmg · #3 10-01-2008, 02:05 PM

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Any concerns about Kubiak?

No. Which is surprising considering I was against his hiring in the first place.

KJ3 · #4 10-01-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Arky

I'd like to see Bob McNair sign Kubiak to a 10-year deal.

A little history: In the Cowgirls early days, coach Tom Landry came under fire in his 5th year as there was a groundswell of fans calling for his head because of 5 straight losing seasons. Owner Tex Schram responded by giving Landry a 10-year contract extension. Game over.

haha, they can't lose forever, right? hand over those reigns!

NBT · #5 10-01-2008, 04:03 PM

No concerns, however he is showing an alarming tndency to stay with players and certain coaches too long to suit me.

nunusguy · #6 10-02-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NBT

No concerns, however he is showing an alarming tndency to stay with players and certain coaches too long to suit me.

Couldn't agree more NBT, and that makes it a big concern for me.
The Capers regime had a bad case of cronyism, and Kubiak has the same disease. We may be getting to the place where McNair might want to sit down and tell his employee he's been down that road before with his first HC, and he doesn't much need it a second time.
Or maybe Rick Smith is the one to talk to (that would be the chain of command for McNair I suppose). Could be the young GM is the one to make the tough personnel decisions if his HC can't ?

NBT · #7 10-02-2008, 02:12 PM

Schaub seems to have gotten over his yips so he seems safe, but Kubiak needs to look at his entire repertoire and use more people that he has in order to keep fresh players in the game. Kubiak needs to also sit down with Ricard Smith and say it is this way or the highway. We must have a gameplan that doesn't sit back and wait for the offense to come to them. that is a sure fire way to defeat. Richard Smith needs to generate a more aggresive game plan. Heck let Frank Bush make the gameplan.