Gary Kubiak Says Changes Are Coming
by Mike Kerns on Oct 1, 2009 9:39 AM CDT
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Looks like enough is enough for Coach Kubes. After watching CB Fred Bennett get burned worse than someone camping out on the sun over and over again, it appears that rookie CB Brice McCain will be starting opposite Dunta Robinson this Sunday against
Injured CB Jacques Reeves was supposed to be back this Sunday, but he apparently has a jammed finger or wrist or something they were saying on the radio this morning. He did not practice yesterday. So it isn't likely that he wil be starting Sunday.
Another change being made is the recently acquired Bernard Pollard (the guy who ended Tom Brady's season last year) will start over John Busing this week at safety. If the guy is a hard hitter, he has to be an immediate upgrade. I like Busing, but it isn't like he is setting the world on fire so far.
Of course, with
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Probably will make me seem bitter but what the heck
Pollard for Busing is a no-brainer move at this point, Busing is roster filler, anything we can get out of Pollard is a net positive there.
McCain for Bennett—Kubiak did see McCain’s blown coverage of the Chansi Stuckey TD, right? As the founding (the only?) member of the “Fred Bennett is not the anti-christ” club, I can admit he hasn’t been very good this year, but McCain has zero business being on an NFL field right now.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 9:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
And why not Dunta, who’s been just as bad?
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, but...
The bottom line is, Bennett needs to be on the bench, and we don’t have anyone else we can put in there. How many mistakes do we need to see from Freddy before we forgive McCain’s one big goof? I mean, obviously he was doing SOMETHING right in camp, remember?
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by beefy on Oct 1, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give Me A One-Armed Jacques Reeves Coming Off A Broken Leg
And while you’re at it, a bottle of Bushmills, please.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Oct 1, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is it?
I don’t think Bennett is that bad. Certainly you’d rather him be a nickelback than a starter, but he’s an average enough corner.
I think if Bush had a damn clue about what he was doing and we actually had some pass pressure work out, this’d be less of an issue. And in general, I kind of think the pass rush is more important than who we have defending the passes. My main issue with the secondary is the strong safety. I’ll worry about replacing Fred Bennett once we have fixed the big problems.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and
I could care less about training camp reports. Especially ones about reach draft picks where it would be beneficial for the team to pump them up.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're prolly right...
The videos we saw of him ACTUALLY DOING IT were so fuggin fake.
Thank you for cracking that nut for us.
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by beefy on Oct 1, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
*shrug*
Should this be a good time to point out that I was not around a TV or the internet for the whole month of August?
Stand by my assertion that training camp doesn’t matter much.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right...
Play on the field, during games should, though…
So, I’m reverting back to my point that Fred needed to be benched.
Again, I love the Fred as much as anyone, but when shit’s broke, you need to try to fix it.
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by beefy on Oct 2, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess we're watching different plays, then.
Because, regardless of scheme, coach, astrological sign, or hairstyle… Bennett has not played worth a shit. Getting torched, misreading plays, and general suckery is not what any DC wants out of his CBs. Even the mighty Rex Ryan couldn’t succeed with that kind of CB play.
I realize that it’s just easier to blame Bush, but until the dumb errors stop, we’re never going to know what the defense is supposed to look like.
As we’ve witnessed far too many times this year, all it takes is one player’s brainfart to end up in 6 for the bad guys, regardless of how any other player does on that play. The point is, when we’ve got several guys making basic Football 101 mistakes, it exacerbates the whole issue. I’m not saying Fred is the only one, either, so don’t think I’m picking on him. I like Bennett, and I know he can play well. He just can’t continue to play the way he has been. The same could be said for Barber and Busing, and look what’s happened to them. Some people are screaming for accountability… well, there you have it.
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by beefy on Oct 1, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can live with that
Bennett has missed a few tackles but from everything I’ve seen, he’s done adequately enough to justify keeping his job.
I’m not trying to be disingenious by shifting the focus here, I think on a real defense that Bennett would deserve to lose his job so far, but I think there are 5-6 worse players starting on this defense that haven’t been scapegoated in the same way.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dunno about 5-6, but...
I know one, for sure, and they’re doing the exact same thing there.
I’d count Cunta in that, but with what we’re paying him on this tag, we’re going to let him earn it or burn it all season long. I’m still refusing to believe he’s one of the top two CBs on this team, btw, but for that money, the douche’s gotta be on the field.
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by beefy on Oct 2, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
love tha nickname
we should use that exclusively when referring to him!!! oh yeah…FUCK cunta
by turnip73 on Oct 2, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
h/t MDC for that one.
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by beefy on Oct 2, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In breaking news...
The Texans have decided to upgrade SS by benching John Busing and Dominique Barber in place of a fire hydrant.
“While not as good at coverage as Busing and Barber (The Whiffing Bees), the fire hydrant does not get caught out of position nearly as often,” proclaimed Gary Kubiak. “And we’re hoping to get some clutch trips.”
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 10:06 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
*groan*
“We’re also hoping to use the water stream to get some pressure up the middle,” Kubiak went on to add, “Frank hopes to figure out how to turn the hydrant on by Week 7.”
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
You've been on fire lately
But you already know this.
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by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pun!
C: I understand this IS Bolton.
O: (still with the fake mustache) Yes?
C: You told me it was Ipswitch!
O: …It was a pun.
C: (pause) A PUN?!?
O: No, no…not a pun…What’s that thing that spells the same backwards as forwards?
C: (Long pause) A palindrome…?
O: Yeah, that’s it!
C: It’s not a palindrome! The palindrome of “Bolton” would be “Notlob”!! It don’t work!!
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And now a 3rd
this comment deserves to be green
by Shake on Oct 1, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man you guys are so negative...
It’s not like Pollard was cut by one of the crappiest teams ever.
Sheesh.
I think Pollard is the solution to all of our problems** and may even bring us a super bowl ring.
So relax and quit with the worrying, everything is fine.
Move along.
Nothing to see here.
**Problems do not include winning, tackling, football, defense, preventing runs, preventing passes, preventing herpes, plugging holes, man coverage, zone coverage, interceptions, forcing fumbles, and/or remaining healthy.
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by TexansForever on Oct 1, 2009 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
he didn't fit into their system
but he has a pulse, and he moves faster than the fire hydrant…
Smushiak will take us to the playoffs in 2009.
by texanphil on Oct 1, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the biggest changes will be in playcalling/scheme
Even if there are a few new starters. Kind of like last year when the Texans were trying to play tight man coverage while rushing 4 and Kubiak had to finaly step in and tell the DC “you have to put pressure on the QB if you want to consistently play man in the NFL”, this year it’s Bush trying to rush the passer more than in the past but doing so with soft coverage in the defensive backfield. At some point we need to figure out oil and water doesn’t mix.
by Bryan72076 on Oct 1, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute...
are you hoping the Texans coaching staff will make positive, well thought out changes despite the “Brice McCain is starting” information? You’re a glass-is-half-full guy! Cool! The Texans need all the glass-is-half-full fans they can get right about now. You know, “they’re the worst against the rush, but they’re 17th against the pass!” That kinda thing. Keep it up, man!
The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.
by TexanKurt on Oct 1, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No surprises
I wouldn’t be surprised to see 9 guys in the box on Sunday. Pollard is like a 4th linebacker, and Jamarcus Russell will miss his receivers covered or not.
by jxjx on Oct 1, 2009 12:14 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Dunno about 9
But Bush and McFadden may still beat us if Russell doesn’t throw a single pass.
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
8 In The Box For Sure
I’d imagine.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Oct 1, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has the NFL...
granted Kubiak’s appeal to allow him to put 12 men in the box?
The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.
by TexanKurt on Oct 1, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not sure
But that would mean he takes the Aggie slogan way too serious.
by Shake on Oct 1, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I'm not sure it'd help
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bernard Pollard in 2009=Will Demps in 2007?
Discuss.
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by Tim on Oct 1, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
God I hope so.
If I was the raiders I would script 15 run plays to start the game.
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by CFHTim on Oct 1, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets at least see the guy have a good game first
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement
by riversmccown on Oct 1, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Pollard
But John Busing looking pretty good in run support, he just cant cover WR’s infact I think he looked more like a weekside LB than as SS.
You can't fix Dumb
by Texans-Brocos on Oct 1, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
funny...
I thought Busing looked like a big, thick, steaming bowl of suck. How you guys can differentiate between he and Barber’s suckitude is beyond me. Is it racial?
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by beefy on Oct 1, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
only racial thing i've seen........
was all the Texan players giving CJ a pass on that play cuz he was black and had dreads. (figured he was dunta)
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by chrisd21 on Oct 1, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
speed
one thing we will have at corner sunday is a lot of speed between Dunta and Brice. And I do think that Pollard could be a will demps in 2007
Rumplestiltskin
by jahunter221 on Oct 1, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets just offer...
Troy Palumalu (or hoever its spelled) 8972954 gajillion dollars to come to Houston.
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by TexansForever on Oct 1, 2009 4:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why do that?
When we can sign a UDFA for the minimum?
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 1, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
either him or......
ed reed! Mr. Ball Hawk! hell can we get “primetime” to come out of retirement? at 40+ he’s still 10x FASTER than anyone we got… including dunta “hop a long” robinson!
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by chrisd21 on Oct 1, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be the Texans thing to do.
The strong do what they have to do; the weak accept what they have to accept
by Riott on Oct 1, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Brice McCain
The guy whose name Kubiak couldn’t remember in training camp, or was that Troy Nolan?
by JimboTexan on Oct 1, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nolan
The strong do what they have to do; the weak accept what they have to accept
by Riott on Oct 1, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess
That makes me feel a little better
by JimboTexan on Oct 2, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KC fan here
Pollard is def. a good Safety not the best in coverage but a ballhawk,
can lay a big hit….and miss sometimes too. I think hes great on ST’s hes great at blockong punts his rookie year when we only used him on ST’s he had 2 or 3 blocked punts
He’s slimmed down about 15 punds to make up for his coverage skills too last year he ran down Mcfadden from behind
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by DT58forever on Oct 2, 2009 10:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
whoa
Really? He ran down D-McFad from behind???
Note to self: Insert something witty here.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 2, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Do you think they cut him, are his coverage skills really that bad?
by JimboTexan on Oct 2, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moving to a 3-4...
Your safetys are that much more coverage-centric, because you’ve got all your tacklers in the box. I’d guess (hope) this was the main reason. We’ll see what Derrick Thomas has to say, though.
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
by beefy on Oct 2, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DING DING DING
you are correct, people(well fans thats is) were even debating switching him to LB this year b/c of the way he plays.
He can really lay a lick on someone thats for sure
Not the best pop but I like this one
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by DT58forever on Oct 2, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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