Texans hire Special Teams Asst Coach

[chuck]

Why would a Special Teams wizard such as Joe Marciano need an assistant?

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by chuck

Why would a Special Teams wizard such as Joe Marciano need an assistant?

Cause he is not a wizard and the Texans were one of the last teams to only have one special teams coaches. But you already knew that.

[barrett]

Hopefully the new guy doesn't ruin the great thing Joe had going. Some teams might have creative and explosive special teams, but those teams often gamble and fail a lot too. We were never flashy, but under Joe we made up for lack of explosion by being inconsistent and mistake prone.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

Hopefully the new guy doesn't ruin the great thing Joe had going. Some teams might have creative and explosive special teams, but those teams often gamble and fail a lot too. We were never flashy, but under Joe we made up for lack of explosion by being inconsistent and mistake prone.

My grandfather once described my golf game as consistently erratic. I don't know that Joe even has that going for him.

[Warren]

I compared some of the Bucs’ and Texans' 2012 special teams stats (the ones that seemed to reflect more on the quality of the unit than the kicker or punter), hoping for something to be excited about from this hire. I didn't find much.

Kickoff returns: The Bucs averaged 20.3 yds. per return (#30 in the NFL) with no TDs. The Texans averaged 21.7 yds. per return (#23) with 2 TDs. The Bucs’ average starting position after a kickoff was the 20.5 yard line (#29) and the Texans’ was the 20.4 yard line (#30).

Kickoff coverage: The Bucs’ opponents averaged 25.2 yds. per return (#25) with no TDs. The Texans’ opponents averaged 25.7 yds. per return (#27) with 2 TDs. The Bucs’ opponents’ average starting position after a kickoff was the 20.9 yard line (#9) and the Texans’ opponents’ was the 25.6 yard line (#32).

Punt returns: The Bucs averaged 9.0 yds. per return (#19) with no TDs. The Texans averaged 11.0 yds. per return (#9) with a TD. The Bucs blocked 3 punts and the Texans blocked 2.

Punt coverage: The Bucs’ opponents averaged 11.0 yds. per return (#24) with no TDs. The Texans’ opponents averaged 10.1 yds. per return (#20) with a TD. The Bucs has a punt blocked and the Texans did not.

Placekicking: Neither team had a kick blocked.

Placekicking defense: Both teams blocked a kick.

[Nconroe]

Must be the personnel on ST. Hope performance improves this year.

[popanot]

Looking at this guy's coaching history, he usually sticks with a team for 1-2yrs and then moves on (and probably not by his own choosing). He lasted one year in Tampa as the full-blown ST coordinator, gets tossed, and now takes a job as an assistant? Hmm... Unfortunately, me thinks Joe's job is safe - at least as it pertains to this guy taking over. Well, just as long as our ST play improves, I guess...

On a side note, I'm always perplexed at how it takes Kubiak 2 years minimum to notice a significant problem area and to action on it. Started with Carr/QB, then RB, then S, then DC (and thus, Wade), now ST (and maybe even WR now).

Why do I get the impression Kubiak is not the one at all who takes action on these issues and most of these hires/moves are force-fed to him?