UGLY LOSS!!! Now questions to Ponder going forward.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Speaking of Kubiak I've read where some would like the Texans to hire him as their offensive cordinator which is silly for anyone to think for a moment that a man as insecure as HC Bill O'Brien would accept a popular Houstonian & former super bowl winning HC on his staff.

I've never heard Kubiak described as popular. Fans here ran him out of town.

[bikerack]

Don't be surprised to see Kubiak join the JAX staff. Lots of interest there.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by barrett

I've never heard Kubiak described as popular. Fans here ran him out of town.

I know a lot of people who liked Kubiak and I'm one of them. And I was happy for him when he won a SB with the Broncos.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I know a lot of people who liked Kubiak and I'm one of them. And I was happy for him when he won a SB with the Broncos.

I liked and like him a lot. But I would never describe him as popular in Houston.

As far back as 2010
http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5962120

And the low point in 2013
https://houseofhouston.com/2013/11/1...ery-right-boo/

Fans bashed him as boring and too nice and unimaginative and too loyal to his guys. By the end the city couldn't wait for him to be fired. He may rightly have a whole new image as a super bowl winner, but that doesn't mean he's some kind of insecurity inspiring legend in the city. D'antoni hiring Rudy T as an assistant it wouldn't be.

[nunusguy]

Not saying Kubiak was beloved in Houston or anything like that, just popular with a significant portion of the Texans' fan base.
After the stroke, mini-stoke , whatever kind of attack Kubiak suffered many were very sympathetic, and the fans didn't run him out of town, the ownership did.
Schaub was the one who was really mistreated by the fans. That was disgusting
which made me realize that many Houstonians aren't just really ignorant football fans, they are also insensitive if not mean-spirited.

[Arky]

Kubiak's first gig as a head coach in Houston lasted 8 years and in the end, he just wasn't getting it done. Towards the end, I'd say many were ready for a change. Until he got that SB win as the Broncos HC, he had a better reputation as an OC than a HC. In Denver, he probably has a higher approval rating having been a part of three SB wins there....

Side note on Denver: They've been to 8 SB's and have won 3. They started off 0-4 (ouch!) until Shanahan and co. broke through in '98 (1997 season).... They went to their 1st SB in their 18th year of existence. Texans begin their 18th year in September....

[Arky]

Kubes on his way to Minnesota:

Gary Kubiak is back on an NFL coaching staff, but it's not in Denver.

The Minnesota Vikings hired the former Broncos and Texans coach on Monday with an expected title of assistant head coach/offensive advisor, sources told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Kubiak interviewed earlier Monday in Minnesota and was scheduled to travel to Jacksonville to interview with the Jaguars on Tuesday. The Vikings apparently didn't let him out of the building.

More at link.

[barrett]

Cousins was best under Shanahan so it's a nice hire by Minnesota.