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12-28-2010, 09:09 PM
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There's a lot of "dead coach walking" talk going around Houston but I've found nothing "official", certainly not from the Texans.
In one way, Kubiak might find the timing right to get out of town. The talk in Denver is that John Elway is going to join the Broncos inner circle as Director of Football Operations and, possibly, as part owner. He would have power over the GM and will be involved in the search for a new head coach. Dollars to donuts, Elway would want his old roommate and best buddy Kubiak as either head coach or offensive coordinator and who is going to tell John "no"? So, my belief is that a coaching gig is likely for Kubiak in Denver if he becomes available. Next year at this time, the head coach job won't be available. 
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12-28-2010, 10:31 PM
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I'd say keep an eye on what goes down right after Sunday's game. If there's no word by Monday night, then things might get interesting. If McNair dismisses Kubiak, I think he'll do it with some class and integrity and maybe not as fast as a disgruntled fanbase wishes.... Maybe I'm wrong.... I think if Kubes had been able to win a couple of these last few games, he may have been able to salvage his job but the team is too banged up and there aren't any horses left in the stable and that's partly his doing, too... A year that started off with much promise and sky-high expectations turned into a disaster...
Perhaps they really will go through the whole SOP of "evaluation" that they do with staff every January or perhaps they announce something to that effect. (Note, no comments from McNair lately. I woudn't talk either if I had tried to say something a little positive about the team and the entire fan base had thrown it back in my face.) As far as Rick Smith goes, isn't he on the NFL competition committee? My understanding is that McNair thinks highly of him and I really don't see him going anywhere...
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12-29-2010, 12:06 AM
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Replacements that I would love...
Schottenheimer Gruden Dungy Miss Jerry Jones made an astute observation recently. She said "No head coach has ever gone to another team and won a SB." Something to think about. Who am I kidding? I just want consecutive double digit winning seasons!!!!!
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12-29-2010, 12:10 AM
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But how many coaches have won a superbowl total? Maybe 25. How many went on to coach in other places? About a dozen maybe. And how many coaches total in the superbowl era? Hundreds? A Thousand? I really have no idea. But the point is the sample size of superbowl coaches who move on is tiny and you really can't draw any conclusions from it.
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12-29-2010, 12:49 AM
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12-29-2010, 01:03 AM
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May I remind you, Chuck, that Smith didn't hire Kubiak. Smith came later, even though they both came from the Broncos. He has no track record for hiring head coaches so it's all speculation at this time. It's just that the overall track record of minority GMs is that they hire fellow minorities as their head coaches/managers. It's not always the case (Ozzie Newsome, for one) but it is a trend - one that I think means we should not dismiss minority HCs in the speculation.
FWIW, if the Vikes are dumb enough not to keep Leslie Frazier, I'd be thrilled to give him a shot here. I think he has potential to be the next Jeff Fisher (if we can't get Fisher). But if Smith is staying, that will make it harder to reel in the big names circulating in the media because most of them want a lot of control and a sitting GM is not likely to give it.
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