Comments on: Texans owner points out lack of linebacker depth http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 26 May 2013 04:24:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: damcmp http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2262439 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:39:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2262439 ole Bob McNair never has a clue….Houston gave him a stadium to play in and he uses it like his own and takes credit for everything supported by the NFL in the city…Now he is commenting on player personnel like he knows anything(two years ago he was crying on the radio “they(league) took my money and never sent anyone down here to tell how to run a team or set one up I don’t know what to do start over?” that was when he thought he was going to have to fire Kubiak…then the brilliant idea to hire savior Wade ….Now he’s talking like Jerry Jones only Jerry pays for his own stadiums and players….Bob uses the city and fans money.

]]> By: Dr. Jeff Kapp http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2262051 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:20:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2262051 The problem is absolutely coaching. In addition to the above comments 1. How does Kubiak warrant not using the talent he does have? Forsett, Tate, Posey, Jean, to name a few, barely saw the field if they did at all. 2. Why is our offense so routinely predictable? 3. Again, Kubiak goes with a decades old offensive mindset; never a hurry up or no huddle; never any change in scheme as the game evolves; never anything to keep the opposing D off balance.
The talent IS there, but the coaches must prepare the team, adapt as the games goes on, and utilize all of the talent on the roster! The Pats showed that all game long.
Mr. McNair, please make a change. Your fans are pleading with you!

]]> By: bluebongzilla http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2262043 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:13:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2262043 It’s not that they don’t have enough linebacker depth. They have too much Wade Phillips.

]]> By: wolfpack152 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2261370 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:35:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2261370 The problem lies in coaching and preparation as well. Don’t forget the defense gave up 40+ points twice to the same team and was clearly not ready for Brady’s quick snaps that you had just seen 4 weeks before. And how does Kubiak, the OC, and Schaub keep dinking for 8 yards, taking 30 seconds a play in the 4th when your down 3 scores. Do you really need to huddle and discuss how to run routes in the middle of the field for 8 yards when the team is playing 4 deep / deny the edges umbrella coverage?? Besides special teams, my Texans looked unprepared, without leadership, and clearly outclassed. The talent is there, and Cushing is a big loss, but a philosophy change is needed.

]]> By: dienavinjohnson http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260892 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:25:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260892 Yeah, they could really have used Cushing to cover Gronkowski and Woodhead on those short crossing routes yesterday…oh yeah, I forget, Gronk and Woodhead got hurt in the first 2 minutes forcing the Patriots to revise their game plan on the fly.

Excuses are for losers. No team has been hit harder by injuries at linebacker than the Patriots. They just played Tracy White and Niko Koutivides instead of Donta Hightower and Brandon Spikes and kept on chugging.

]]> By: nou04 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260884 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:23:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260884 I like Houston, but this is pathetic. Dallas had so many injuries on defense, only starting 4, starters in week 17, from the original 11, but people just say, they suck. Now Houston is going to use this as an excuse that their defense sucked for the past month of the season? That is just sad.

]]> By: seabreezes51 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260705 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:30:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260705 Take concentrated hits at a single port of your team and you get torched as the other teams target that weakness.
Linebackers for Texas, Oline for the Eagles…same thing.

]]> By: ccjcsr http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260690 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:27:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260690 Everybody has injuries, sounds like Texans are trying to play the excuse game.

]]> By: dalucks http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260645 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:12:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260645 These are the 2 reasons why I am not buying those excuses:
First, Rick Smith is on the competition committee so he can suggest that the rosters expand to 63 players on gameday to eliminate injuries for being an excuse for a team’s short comings. Every team has injuries to key players.
Second, inside linebackers do not play offense. The Texans offense has started slow every game this season, the offense cannot score in the red zone, the offense kicks too many field goals, the offense stinks in 2 minute situations and the playcalling is conservative, vanilla and repetitive of the same 20 plays every game.
The casual Texan fan might buy those excuses but I am a Texans fan who watched every game from the preseason to that collapse yesterday.
If Bob McNair really wants to help the Texans then he should hire Norv Turner as the offensive coordinator, strip Gary Kubiak of the gameday playcalling duties and give the playcalling duties to Norv Turner, hire Chris Ault from Nevada to be the running game coordinator, fire special teams coach Joe Marciano and hire former Titans special teams coach Alan Lowery, and tell Rick Smith to stop signing terrible contract extensions to unproven people like Gary Kubiak and Matt Schaub. Wade Phillips is the reason for the Texans success for the past two season.

]]> By: dwheel79 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260637 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:10:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260637 Jpb12….texans beat the broncos in denver and whipped the ravens… Can’t help that they had injuries.. Do your research b4 commenting…

]]> By: proBirdie http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260585 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:54:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260585 Maybe they shouldn’t have given up Demeco Ryans for a song?

]]> By: rdr4lif http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260580 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:53:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260580 Uh there’s an elephant in the room you are not addressing……intitials MS as in “mighty short” or coming up “mighty short” in big games.

I don’t see it in Kubiak either. That dude is in the Fox, Lovie Smith, Andy Reid coaching pool. Just below elite.

Could have played this game in front of the home crowd no? The HC and QB had a lot to do with that not happening.

]]> By: jpb12 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260548 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:42:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260548 Yeah, that’s it. Give them Cushing and they win.

Texans are the weakest of the weekend’s teams. There is no way they can beat Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks, Falcons, Packers or 49ers.

Oh yeah and Gronkowski… I hear he’s pretty good.

]]> By: rajbais http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/14/texans-owner-points-out-lack-of-linebacker-depth/#comment-2260494 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:26:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1644935#comment-2260494 Again, keep Schaub beyond 2013!!

If you go far with less depth, reassess, and add more you’ll go closer to the Super Bowl.

While you’re adding LBs, get some real WRs too!!! Apparently Brandon Lloyd did nothing for New England even though they added him after their SB loss to the Giants.

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