Kubiak officially out, Smith staying?

[Joshua]

Well, I'm now convinced that Kubiak is staying after hearing that Bum and Pastorini were at practice yesterday and voiced their support for him. If you think it is just coincidence that those guys showed up at practice yesterday and had a microphone shoved in front of them, you're crazy. The Texans (and more importantly, McNair) tightly controls all access. This was clearly the first orchestrated PR step by McNair before he announces Gary is returning.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by Joshua

Well, I'm now convinced that Kubiak is staying after hearing that Bum and Pastorini were at practice yesterday and voiced their support for him. If you think it is just coincidence that those guys showed up at practice yesterday and had a microphone shoved in front of them, you're crazy. The Texans (and more importantly, McNair) tightly controls all access. This was clearly the first orchestrated PR step by McNair before he announces Gary is returning.

The guy is not a billionaire for nothing....he knows how to work a customer, and the masses. I told my wife when we saw it last night, this was a total PR sham to appeal to the "good ole days"......

Whatever Bob. I will still buy your stupid tickets, your $8 dollar beer, and your crappy $20 T-shirts...... Just freaking win.

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by WMH

The guy is not a billionaire for nothing....he knows how to work a customer, and the masses. I told my wife when we saw it last night, this was a total PR sham to appeal to the "good ole days"......

Whatever Bob. I will still buy your stupid tickets, your $8 dollar beer, and your crappy $20 T-shirts...... Just freaking win.

Yeah, but I don't have to like being condescended to and clearly McNair thinks we're too stupid to recognize when someone is blowing smoke up our ass.

I've been a season ticketholder since day 1. By my calculation, I've missed about 5 home games in the franchise's existence. Not only that, I've been eating 1 ticket most weeks for the past 2 years because I added a 3rd seat so I would have one for my son when he gets older. Now, I'm really torn over whether to renew. While I had never really believed some people's complaints that McNair didn't care about winning (I thought he just didn't know what he was doing or had hired the wrong guys, neither of which is uncommon for owners), I now truly think there may be something to this. If winning is priority no. 1, I don't see how you can arrive at McNair's decision (assuming he keeps Kubiak). I've pretty much come to the conclusion that McNair would like to win, but running the business his way, having employees (i.e. coaches and players) that meet his off-the-field criteria, all the while making a tidy profit is more important. Winning would just be gravy.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Joshua

While I had never really believed some people's complaints that McNair didn't care about winning (I thought he just didn't know what he was doing or had hired the wrong guys, neither of which is uncommon for owners), I now truly think there may be something to this. If winning is priority no. 1, I don't see how you can arrive at McNair's decision (assuming he keeps Kubiak). I've pretty much come to the conclusion that McNair would like to win, but running the business his way, having employees (i.e. coaches and players) that meet his off-the-field criteria, all the while making a tidy profit is more important. Winning would just be gravy.

I am in complete agreement with everything you say here. Excellent post.

[cadams]

i just threw up a little in my mouth. completely sick over this whole situation.

and here's the problem, if you do keep you tickets next year it will basically be just to preserve your tickets for future use. if kubiak is back they will not be a playoff team next year. i don't care who the dc is. the offense will sputter if the defense keeps them in games because kubiack won't have to go off of his gameplan to get back into the game.