Texans coach Gary Kubiak has helped build the Texans from depressing to dangerous, but ultimately disappointing.
Now he’s got five games to earn another chance to coach them to the next step.
“Right now, I have a coach,” Texans owner Bob McNair said Tuesday. “Since I have a
coach, and I haven’t made any decisions to replace my coach, I’m not
even thinking about anybody else. I’m just thinking about winning this
next game against Jacksonville.”
The schedule is manageable. If Houston gets swept by Jacksonville
Sunday, the Texans simply don’t deserve to go the playoffs. Houston finishes with
Seattle, St. Louis, Miami and New England.
It sounds like McNair wants to maintain continuity if at all possible.
“This is a
critical time,” McNair told the Houston Chronicle. “My true feeling is we have our best
chance of developing a winning team with Gary as opposed to someone
else, at this point in time. Making a change is very disruptive.
“This is a
critical time. I want to see how Gary manages it. In the past, he’s
managed it very well when his back’s been against the wall. I hope he
will now because I think he’s very sound.”
Kubiak and G.M. Rick Smith have built up an impressive collection of young
talent tailored to Kubiak’s system. There is risk in blowing the whole enterprise up and McNair sounds mindful of that.
One potential problem for Kubiak is that a rumored candidate to replace him — his mentor Mike Shanahan — runs the same system.
Right now, I have $10 in my hand. That could change. So could the Texans coaching situation.
“This is a critical time. I want to see how Gary manages it. In the past, he’s managed it very well when his back’s been against the wall. I hope he will now because I think he’s very sound.”
If he is talking about managing to never make the playoffs then yes, bravo, Kubiak has managed it very well indeed!
Kubiak has gone 6-10, 8-8, 8-8 and is now 5-6…where’s the improvement?
The Texans have shown an inability to defeat the Colts during his tenure, and blowing a 20-3 lead vs. Indy this past week just proves Kubiak isn’t getting the job done.
If I were the Texans, and I could get Shanahan, Cowher or even Jim Haslett or Gregg Williams, to take over I’d fire Kubiak in a heartbeat.
His mismanagement of the Texans’ offense has been an absolute joke.
Can I have those 2 minutes back? Why say anything at all when you’re saying nothing. Only possible inference I see is a negative one.
McNair isn’t going to hire Mike Shanahan to replace Kubiak. Good lord……. let’s not go Jason LaCanfora on us here…..
We dont want him. He has taken this team as far as he’s going to. To mediocre, to 8-8. It’s time for him to go. Something like 5-17 against the AFC South. And from his abilities(or lack thereof) to prepare his team, make adjustments when necessary, challenge a play, using his timeouts, etc – it’s time for him to go.
After watching that Colts game it would be very surprising to see him return next year.
They should bring in Dungy…let him stick it to the Colts.
He could also help Ryan Moats recooperate from HIS run in with the law-BAAAzing
McNair should have just given him a vote of confidence. Then, we would have all known that Kubiak was done at the end of the year and we could move on.
No way Mike Shanahan take over a job that one of his closest friends and his son just got fired from…
I’m not in Houston and don’t read or hear the local press but to an outsider the Texans’ problems seem to be mental/psychological, not a lack of football talent. Sure, they’re mediocre (at best) at RB, but the team has playoff talent on the field.
So why do they never make the playoffs?
Look at the Saints. What was their big move? Greg Williams. Not some big game-changing player, but one of the best DCs in the game. I’m sure he brought his own scheme, but more importantly he brought a new, mentally tougher attitude.
The Texans don’t seem to be mentally tough, not in their coaches and that trickles down to the players.
The owner should be thinking this. How in the world are we ever going to win a division crown if the Colts always win. Mr. Mcnair, spend more money and bring in people to shut Peyton down. Simple as that. Get a better RB, get Andre some help as well and get some studs on defense, Williams, Cushing and Ryan can’t do it alone
“The Texans don’t seem to be mentally tough, not in their coaches and that trickles down to the players. Get a better RB, get some studs on defense, Williams, Cushing and Ryan can’t do it alone”
In seeing what is needed in Houston is there a better fit than the new trifecta for this team?
Bill Parcells, Charlie Weis and Al Groh come on down…one year with this crew and you have a Super Bowl contender.