Texans Fire Richard Smith!!

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Because there is not a better place to put this, on the other board, TT.com, one of the regular poster, Dan B., had a interesting encounter with Frank Bush

I then asked him what was the biggest change in our defense over the second half, and whether there were any changes he made in the last 8 games with our defensive scheme. In fact I asked him point blank if he was calling the plays.

He attributed the difference at the end of the season largely to Dunta, although he went out of his way to compliment our LB corps, and while he didn't say he called the plays, he did say that "Coach and I" (I assume Kubiak) banned certain plays by Smith, but let him call his own game otherwise. Maybe it's just me, but telling a coach that some of their basic plays are off limits is pretty damn close to removing play calling duties. I can see the conversation now -- "Sure you can call any play you want. Except that one. Or that one. Maybe this play would work?"

A very interesting little post, and you guys should all read the entire thing.

On all the boards I have watched a large group of poster screaming about how Kubiak was not dealing with Smith and the Defense, and how was he going to promote a person that was part of the problem. How? Why?

1) Kubiak is media smart, and he uses the media to build his guys and the program. He never airs his dirty laundry. He does that behind closed doors, as any good manager should.

2) How could he consider Bush? Think about how Bush finally arrived here? He came in not with the title of Co-DC, that was Smith's job, and Kubiak was not going to slap the man (Smith) in public with a Co-DC title. He came here and wanted to fit in, the defensive playbook had been basically designed and in place. Bush was not going to come in and wholesale change what Smith (his good friend) had already done.

We do not know the behind closed door workings, and should expect Kubiak, and McNair to be much better to assess the team.

I agree after last year, more control over Smith should have been done. But we are not sure about what micro managing Kubiak was doing on the defense, or lack of time for defensive matter due to micro managing of the offense.

Maybe Kubiak has grown enough as a HC to see the errors of his past and this time we get better results. If not I do not see McNair making the same CC for to long mistake.