BREAKING NEWS: Rick Dennison Hired As Offensive Coordinator
by Jake on Jan 12, 2010 7:35 PM CST
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Rick Dennison, a long time Denver player and coach for the Denver Broncos, has accepted an offer from the Houston Texans to be the next offensive coordinator. Dennison has an impressive resume as an offensive line coach, and more recently as an offensive coordinator. It probably also helps that he is a long time colleague and close friend to one Gary Kubiak.
This seemed like a foregone conclusion considering Kubiak said last night that Dennison "left with a contract" last night on his way back to Denver to talk the offer over with his family. Mr. Bowlen and Josh McDaniels didn't make it easy to stay with the only NFL franchise that he had ever played or coached for considering he was demoted from his offensive coordinator position back to offensive line coach after Mike Shanahan's firing.
I'll have another larger post about Dennison within the next 24 hours, but the succint version is I think this is a good thing for the Texans. He has a history of producing great zone blocking lines and high powered passing offenses, sound familiar? What about you BRB, what do you think of the move?
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More fade to AJ
and less HB pass, and he’s already a winner.
And he coached the Broncos more recently than anyone on our staff, so I bet we see some FA signings of Denver cast-offs that he liked as well.
Mount Cody in round 1
At some point...
I worry about getting too many of the same voices in the locker room. Liked the idea of the QB coach from Hotlanta that had worked with Schaub twice before. At the same time, Kubiak has proven his offensive system can work with or without the all important running game to support it so I can’t be too upset with him for bringing in another guy who knows the game plan.
I worry about that too
On the other hand, I think Dennison might have been the more run-oriented coach in Denver, whereas Kubiak was always more of a QB-guy. That to me is why having Kyle Shanahan as our offensive coordinator always seemed slightly redundant; he and Kubiak basically saw things the same way.
This is hiring for the sake of familiarity, no doubt. But I think Dennison brings enough to the table to where it’s not a terrible decision. Here’s to hoping he brings back the running game that we had in 2008.
by Nashmeister on Jan 12, 2010 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
With the 178th pick in round 6
The texans draft
chris brown. RB. OU
it’s coming
by AllenOU on Jan 12, 2010 8:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Well, if he's better than both Chris/Kris Brown's, I can live with that. But for some reason, I'd rather not take that chance
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Jan 13, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
Dude my grandfather is better than Chris Brown
…and he’s been dead for 16 years
In Canada our balls are bigger
by canadian texan on Jan 13, 2010 12:49 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Can he kick?
I always assumed "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" would be some sort of country music diss track. Live and learn, I guess.
in other coaching hiring news
Lane Kiffin is a douche bag and Tenessee has one more reason to cry
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Dear Lane Kiffin,
Thanks for taking me off the front page,
xoxo,
Mark McGwire
by TexansDC on Jan 13, 2010 1:19 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Am I the only one....
who is practically erect at the thought of watching the carnage take place as USC athletics comes crashing down in the next few years. I thought they were headed for some NCAA trouble anyway, but now they add Kiffin to the mix?
On a side note, it’s amazing how quickly Kiffin went from a guy who I really felt sorry for (because he was stuck in the middle of Crazy Al’s fun house) to a guy who I just can’t stand. Although he’s a little like a wet street in Houston when it actually gets cold and freezes….if you watch long enough you’re going to get to see a wreck. So there is some entertainment value there.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
I have constantly given kiffin the benifit of the doubt
due to him having to deal with Crazy Al. No more.
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This is a rhetoricle question isn't it.
“…what do you think of the move?”
I’m currently disinfecting the forehead after bouncing it off the auto approve button.
Wow suddenly spell check is broke. I guess I better not type 3 2’s, like freakin free Euro spell check ever caught that. Maybe I have to turn something on, like smart screen filter.
Actually, thanks to the local online news rag, and their loose adserver and news farm, I’ve had to disinfect my whole machine.
Antivirus live, like I’m gonna pay some assholes to fix something they broke.
Anyway, the guy’s a plug in and will probably end up as good an OC as Frank Bush has been a DC.
We gotta get some bigger quick offensive linemen between the tackles.
Not being able to run well 15 out of 16 games is a hint/clue/etc.
Tough year this upcoming season.
What the hell hit post it’s not like the chron has ediotors that actually read what the writers submit.
Sigs, the play ground of mindless philosophers.
Tomriffic, um could you next time just say what you want and leave out narratoring your life for us. Thanks.
Miss-placed Houstonian living and going to school in the wilderness of Wyoming. Fresno St. 28 - Wyoming 35 (2 OT)!!! Hands down best game I have ever been to.
That may be his one and only comment ever.....
so, maybe he put all his thoughts out there at once. I have to agree with his comment about needing “bigger quick offensive linemen between the tackles” and “it’s not like the chron has ediotors that actually read what the writers submit.”
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
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