Checking The Pulse: Do You Approve Of The Job Gary Kubiak Has Done?

the team has definately improved but the only way to go was up, and the ascent was/is not near fast enough. Also he has to take heat for supporting Mittens when coming on board, as well as hiring Frank Bush? Then there are the game/clock management issues, questionable challenges, playcalling, and God knows he is always blaming himself instead of the “kids” so yeah, let him take the heat.

Offensive Coordinate – Yes

Choosing Frank Bush for DC is enough of a mistake to basically erase all the offensive progress we’ve made. Actually, it DID erase it.

All he needs is a competent DC and we are set. I’d hate for him to leave and then some other coach comes In and wins a super bowl with a team he built. I’d be estatic but also would credit him.

i agree with what TexansDc said, Kub looks so frustrated in press game interviews he needs to hand over the defensive playbook to(hate to say it but) frank bush or the next guy who comes in now that hes on the field instead of the box..This team can play with any team in the league and beat` em too just need that X factor

Kub takes the blame when its really not his fault honestly dunta robinson should have stay so they stuck with the youngest secondary next to the patriots.demeco got hurt so now who makes the adjustments??just bad luck to me

If Kub get fired we have to get a top notch coach to make up for it and not settle for a
bullshitter.

is responsible for both sides of football. Kubiak is on pace to have NFL’s worst defense in history = can’t approve of him.

Wow. Glad im not the only one who thinks that.

What if we hired a competent Defensive Coordinator two years ago, instead of Frank Bush?

I hate these kinds of mistakes. That’s a 2 year setback.

And its Kubiak’s error.

then i would have voted yes

Jerimiah Johnson signed with Denver

You can’t judge Kubiak’s performance in a vacuum. Sure, the team is much better however we have to look at what other organizations have been able to accomplish in less time. It wasn’t that long ago that we were checking off Baltimore as an easy win. Then they brought in Harbaugh and are now a perennial playoff team.

The next question you have to ask is if the team is getting better?

Lastly, can you see a clear path and concise plan to get the team to a championship level?

Based on this criteria there is no way I can approve of the job that he has done.

However, I still think he has potential and this team has come a long way under him. If we could do something to improve the damn defense, the question of firing him or not becomes moot.

Bush must go. In fact, short of sending him to Tennessee or Indianapolis, I think we need to dress him up as a giant Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage and toss him head-first into a pit of hungry hyenas.

I would give Kubiak one final chance to get his defense in order, by hiring a proven, capable defensive coordinator. If he screws the pooch again, I say toss him and damn the consequences; because then it becomes a question of his decision-making skills.

Without a Neutral option this one was tough. First, I have always given Kubiak credit for the good he’s done, like tossing Carr to the curb and bringing in Schaub, who he turned into a Pro Bowl MVP (since he taught little Shanny everything he knows about OC’ing I give Kubiak credit here).

He’s given us a top flight offense, our first winning season in franchise history, and the current NFL rushing leader. Those are things that can’t be discounted.

BUT……..I had to vote no here, for the simple reason of sticking with Frank Bush. I can give him a pass for the clock management issues and other coaching quirks, but I absolutely cannot stomach his stubbornness to let Bush run our season straight into the ground. Being a head coach means making the toughest decisions, and firing a good friend is as tough as it gets.

Okie state is getting hooked the fuck up!

What are the horns getting….. Wait…..

because Gary Kubiak drug us out of the sewer, but he has put us in some ugly clothes.

It reminds me of how I felt last year. I’ve been a Kubiak supporter all the way and realistically I have no idea who can replace him and not lose offensive ground. But I also think he is holding us back with bad game time decisions as well as other things like hiring Frank Bush.

Each year he’s put a better product on the field until this year.
 
The regression of our young players, as has been noted on this blog, is a direct result of poor coaching and this is the most alarming thing for this team.

When I see this team struggle, with all the talent we have, I see coaching mistakes. I see people who are in over their heads and as much as I like Kubiak, he either needs to straighten things out or we need a new coach. The bottom line is that this team lacks guidance.

To me, this year was his chance.

i said no but am willing to change this if he can get his clock management problems/play calling worked out and he needs to get a proven DC. Also get out of the talent evalutating because we passed on willis for okoye…. theres no excuse for that lol. if all this happens and there is no lock out next year we have a shot to go far into the playoffs i bet.

mostly because Our offense has improved ever since he got here. And finding a competent DC is difficult, though I thought about a no because of the Frank Bush fiasco, now if Bush is still our dC at the beginning of the Season I will demand Kubes wife for my pleasure because Bush is horrid! Why is it when our d has aggressive play calling we look ok but when it starts working bush goes right back to the cover 2 which with our Safeties has been worse than having a child with a tits fan and having it grow up to be a cowbitch fan.

I wanted a playoff appearance by now and I don’t see one. There is nothing else for me to consider before placing my vote.

I voted no, because I just can’t stand the mediocre product that Kubiak puts on the field week in and week out. There are two ways you can go when you’re in the middle, and that’s either up or down. After two seasons of 8-8, and one at 9-7, all three having their highs and lows, it seems we’ve regressed this year.

The Texans are a pretty talented team (no ‘home team talent’ bias here, I’m from Canada haha)…but they commit the small errors that lose games. These errors point to deficiencies in coaching. Good coaching is what makes the difference when the team comes out of the tunnel and smashes the other team in the mouth, then closes the game by stifling the other team.

Under Kubiak, we generally see one to two good quarters of football (sometimes three!), but there is never a consistent effort across the board. This leads to winning some games based on talent, but losing the close games because of poor coaching. Yes, I just credited the winning to the talent and blamed the coach for losing, but that’s the way I see it.

Bottom line, Kubes may be a good offensive mind, but as a coach I think he’s lacking.

I admit that I’ve wanted him gone for 2+ years now, but even I’m not as vicious about it as others have been. But I thought that this board was way more on the Fire Kubiak bandwagon than it appears. At least from the comments in this thread.

I even said to Tim the other day that perhaps Kubiak is coaching his ass off to consistently have us in these games late with our defense as shitastic as it has been.

Still, I’m in favor of a change.

and on another note, those who are faulting him for not firing Bush mid season there are a few things you need to consider. First, we don’t know if McNair prevents that from happening with his stance of not making changes during the year. Secondly, there won’t be a good option for a replacement on the street during a football season. Lastly, there isn’t a legitimate replacement option on staff. So his hands are kinda tied.

Now if they do like they did with Richard Smith and fire Bush right after the season, then we know they were planning it all along. If they keep Bush on until next year, then I will lose my faith in him. They need to bring in a guy with proven success with no ties to Kubiak’s past in Denver. I like the ideas of Marvin Lewis, he molded Ray Lewis and those good Baltimore defenses.

But it doesn’t mean I really want Kubes gone.

What I figure, is he will be one of the coaches that leaves his first team, gets a new slate and then takes the next team to the Super Bowl in 2 years. Meanwhile we either get some big headed big name guy that dismantles all that is good starts rebuilding and never gets us anywhere. I know that is pessimistic.

People think that Kubes does not want a new DC because he says he believes in Bush. Really, what else can he say in the middle of the season, when he doesn’t think the Texans get a new one. What kind of effort would he get from his players if he said he did not believe in him.

While I do not approve oh how he has done – I do not think it is smart to get rid of him at the end of the season – all things considered.

There’s not really a realistic head coaching candidate that could take this team and elevate them in 2011.

There are a bunch of good defensive coordinator candidates though that could spark a turnaround.

and a 3-4 D of….

mario, NT, antonio
barwin,sharpton,meco,cush
quin,pollard,FS,allen

kjax as nickel

we need a NT and a FS, and we are at the very least

mario and barwin would be great as a DE and OLB respectively in a 3-4

and we would need LB depth, but could grab one in the fourth and sixth and be fine

NO TE in this draft PLEASE

Barwin isn’t a linebacker and has never played the position. We have no NT. Mario is an outside speed rusher, not a 3-4 DE. Thats way too many holes to expect a good defense out of right away. That is a rebuilding program.

Each scheme has its merits and shortfalls. Knowing how to use the scheme is the key. A good DC adjusts to game situations where you may only see 2 or 3 linemen and maybe only 2 LB. It depends on the game situation.

What do we expect as fans of this franchise?

If we expect to “compete” and have a mediocre record every year, then I would approve of the job Kubiak has done.

I expect more. To me, its pass/fail. If you make the playoffs, you have a shot. We are the Boise State of the NFL. We don’t ever get a shot, but everybody always says we should be there.

I’ll look at the whole tenure and say the first three seasons are pass, based on what he inherited, I didn’t expect the playoffs. 2009 and especially 2010 are fail (unless we pull out a miracle, but I am asked the question as we sit last in the AFC South), and trending the wrong way.

I vote no.

How did that happen?

I’ve been watching football for oh, I don’t know, ummmm 39 years or so, and if you want to talk technical stuff about Tampa 2s, West Coast, Ground and Pound, whatever, man, forget it. I will talk circles around all of you…..

It has been 5 years already. This year, the team has came out flat in most of the games. I think that last year we were a better team even without the rushing attack. There is no accountability in this organization from the owner down to the players. IF THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY, HOW ARE THESE COACHES AND PLAYERS GOING TO IMPROVE! Any normal person with a normal job knows that if they don’t do their jobs, that they will be replaced. I don’t see that in this team. I am one pissed off fan and I don’t understand how some fans in this blog actually believe that Kubiak is doing his job! Fire the nice fucker and the rest of his dumb ass staff. Peace!