Gary Kubiak Officially Signs Extension To Remain Head Coach Of Houston Texans
by Tim on Feb 2, 2010 5:43 PM CST
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Although head coaching contracts are generally not worth the paper they're written on, Bob McNair moved from "close" to "done" in terms of officially extending Gary Kubiak's deal as head coach of your Houston Texans today. Interestingly, word is that Kubes actually left a year (and therefore money) on the table, opting for solidarity with his staff by making 2012, not 2013, the end of his new deal.
Comradery? Loyalty? Or is Kubes relying on a shadowy network of Mayan contacts who have assured him the world is in fact coming to an end on December 21, 2012, thus rendering a deal for 2013 utterly useless?
Shine on in the Comments below, BRB. Your thoughts on this development?
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I hope the world doesn't end in 2012
That would mean we wouldn’t get to see the Texans become the first team to 3-peat at the Super Bowl in 2013.
Seriously though, it makes a lot more sense to have him under contract with his assistants. Plus, it’s still the NFL, so contracts aren’t guaranteed. Go forth, Gary, and prove you’re worth it.
I now hope to see a similar article in the near future where you replace the words “Gary Kubiak” and “Head Coach” with “DeMeco Ryans” and “Middle Linebacker.” A few days after that, it’ll read the same except with “Bernard Pollard” and “Strong Safety.”
by TexansDC on Feb 2, 2010 5:55 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Re: DeMeco and Pollard
I join you in your wish, though I believe Kerns would have me murdered if I attempted to post anything about Pollard getting an extension before he did. Pollard is Kerns’ property. Kerns even has a t-shirt proclaiming as much, I hear.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Feb 2, 2010 6:03 PM CST up reply actions
Just wait until Kerns learns
That all the questions in Lost can be solved by knocking the piss outta someone.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
I third that motion.
He needs to get those contracts done.
I will lose a lot of faith in Rick Smith if he doesn’t resign Meco.
On my list
Of potential sins by Rick Smith, it’s right on up there with cutting Andre Johnson.
That is blasphemous!!!
I don’t want to see you post anything like that again Jimbo!!!! lol. But I am with the consensus PAY THEM RICK!!! I am gonna write it on my shoes and everything.
I hear a lot of Demeco Ryans is an avg. MLB, but I have to say the guy IS the LEADER of our D. if being an avg LB means you can provide leadership, and still rank high in tackles every season, I will take that Average LB any day. Pollard on the http://cdn3.sbnation.com/profile_images/195905/receiverchart_small.jpgother hand brings the kind of talent and “Shut the Fawk upness.” (Watch Schaub and Cushing Miced up!) we need present on our team. Now if only we can get a healthy uber-productive year from our D-line and coverage from our CBs we will dominate the NFL next season…
Oh BTW we get the cowgirls at home this season… Time to shut those southern oklahoma fans UP!!!
“Plus, it’s still the NFL, so contracts aren’t guaranteed.”
Does that apply to coaches? I know quite a few coaches are paying off coaches who they fired with years left on their contract …
ah, makes sense :)
Still makes me wonder what the motivation for this is: does McNair worry Kubiak will leave for some other job without the extension? Or is it to keep the assistants happy? Otherwise, why not wait to do this until sometime next season (giving yourself an out in case everything falls apart).
That would imply
I had the ability to begin with. Even money says, No.
"380 pounds of pure pirogi" ~ Cush
Feh.
I’m unimpressed, but whatever. At least it’s 2 years instead of 3.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
You mean....
Just like taking Mario Williams over Vince Young?
Or sending draft picks for back-up Matt Schaub?
Or drafting Brian Cushing?
We’ll have to re-visit this thread in the future to see if it is or isn’t…..too soon to tell if it’s a mistake or a ill-timed move or McNair showing off his psychic skills.
i will give kubes credit for making good draft picks and the trade for schauby.
but throughout the year we were a one half team. i’m not sure how it would be the players’ fault for kicking ass in the first half, then sucking in the second. a reason that they could suck is because of play calling. i have two problems with kubes’s mentality. whether if it would be letting off of the gas or just sticking with the same game plan after the first half are both negative things. i personally believe that he does not change the game plan at halftime much. i know that if what we are doing on offense is working then we should stick with it right? WRONG. the other team’s D will make adjustments and maybe kubes has failed to see that. i will give him one more year because we did get screwed at the goal line 2 times. assuming that we sign most of our key guys back, we should be better than last year’s team. in this situation i wish i that mcnair wasn’t our owner. he’s not a smart owner like leslie alexander (arguably the best owner in sports) is with the rockets. i think mcnair is sticking with kubiak because he is comfortable with him, not because he is the best coach for us. kubes has to learn to make half time adjustments whether if we are losing or winning. if he is letting of the gas, that is ridiculous. and he should be fired for that. i want a 60 minute coach, not a 30 minute one.
Rockets>>>>>>Jazz
Texans>>>>>>>Titans
Super Mario>>>>>>>Vince Young
by Rockets 4 Life on Feb 4, 2010 8:53 PM CST up reply actions
I was all set to respond to this...
and then I got to this: Leslie Alexander (arguably the best owner in sports).
I gotta have an explanation on this one.
RE:
i want a 60 minute coach, not a 30 minute one.
Yeah, and I want people to use the shift key every now & then. But you can’t always get what you want, huh.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
by Shake on Feb 4, 2010 9:30 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Pizza Donuts?
Did anyone ever get a chance to try those?
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.
Well
The ones that didn’t involve the Shift key.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 5, 2010 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
There is a question mark in there somewhere.
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.
Made my head hurt.
But I found it.
i personally believe that he does not change the game plan at halftime much. i know that if what we are doing on offense is working then we should stick with it right?
At some point, you have to let off the gas.
Otherwise Schaub is going to get murdered back there/make a game-losing turnover. That’s the issue with not having a running game; if we get to the second half with a lead, the only way we’re going to get first downs to sustain that lead is by passing. Not only is passing risky and more prone to turnovers, but also, we can’t afford to have our QB throwing 50+ passes per game.
Every coach in the league would try to play it safe in those scenarios. Keep in mind, this team is not used to playing with a lead. I’ve got faith that they’ll figure something out in the off-season.
You're talking about football
I find that very hard to do these days. I’d rather talk about the shift key or bfd’s thing for Astroglide and Sweet Valley High.
Kudos to you for staying focused.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 5, 2010 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Dude.
You forgot about the big time falcons man.
Never forget about the big time falcons.
by Jordann on Feb 5, 2010 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Big time advice from a big time reminder.
by TexansDC on Feb 5, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Big time falcons
Show up big in big time hunts.
Pics later today.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2010 2:04 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
JOPKE.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 3, 2010 11:01 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
jopke
(noun) Hellmuthspeak, in poker language, for “Joke”, misspelled because of the relative geographic similarity of the “o” key and “p” key on a QWERTY keyboard. Jopke is what happens when a good poker player loses a hand to a bad poker player because the bad poker player played better in that instance.
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Paul Phillips
Talk about a has been.
For that matter, so is Hellmuth.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 4, 2010 4:00 AM CST up reply actions
I don't understand
What is the opportunity cost to not extending him? It’s not like he’s going to go take some other job after next year unless we extend him now. By not extending Kubiak, you have the option of cheaply firing him next year if everything goes to shit. If everything is good next year, extend him then. I don’t really understand.
Shrewd move, then....
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
ya
I suppose that could be true. I guess I just don’t remember many coaches not resigning with their team because of lack of money, and going someplace else. But you are right that it is probably cheaper to do now than later.
My guess
I don’t think McNair liked the media circus around Kub’s job status this year. By extending the contract he avoids the same circus next year (as long as we don’t tank early in the season). McNair seems like the type that prefers to avoid the spotlight when possible.
Good insight man.
Didn’t look at it that way.
We dont even know the terms of the contract. For all we know, there’s a clause that if he doesn’t finish with a winning record or not make the playoffs next season; McNair can fire him without any repercussions.
ya
That is a good motivation for doing this now, and you are right it does sound like McNair’s style to avoid the spotlight.
I felt a little annoyed by this
And then I thought about how I would feel if I were a Bills fan and we’d just hired Chan Gailey. That made everything feel better.
by JimboTexan on Feb 3, 2010 8:45 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I like this comment
Because Gailey has made a playoff apperance in both years he was a head coach.
Jussss sayin.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Feb 3, 2010 9:43 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
True.
But there’s gotta be a reason why he moved from being a head coach to an offensive coordinator after two straight seasons of making the play offs.
Jerry Jones is a moron
Jerry Jones has also said that of all the things he regrets as an owner,not giving gailey more time is one of his biggest regrets. Its why he gave Wade an extension. Gailey I think might surprise a lot of people.
www.manningface.com
Oh trust me, this is not a defense of Chan Gailey
I just thought it was sort of funny in context.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Feb 3, 2010 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
You guys seem to forget
It’s not our money. So throw it around bob….
Throw. It. Around
by AllenOU on Feb 3, 2010 10:10 AM CST via mobile reply actions
I heard a radio guy...
I won’t mention his name, but he was on 610 between 10 and 11 this morning and he claimed that McNair said before last season that “Anything other than the playoffs is unacceptable.” And, the guy said it was well documented and he questioned what changed for McNair to back down from that statement. I don’t remember seeing McNair say that. Has anyone seen that quote?
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
He said he'd "be disappointed" and fully expected to reach the playoffs:
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2009_4732027
McNair: disappointment = new contract ; unmet expectations = new contract
The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.
That's a little much
Saying he’d be dissapointed if the team didn’t make the playoffs before the season started is not the same as saying he’d be dissappointed in the coach if the team didn’t make the playoffs. Alot of things happened during the course of the year that led to the team missing the playoffs such as injuries, missed FGs, RB fumbles, ect. Everytime McNair was approached about his feelings on Kubiak’s job, he deflected blame away from Kubiak saying that he never saw the team show up for a game unprepared and that the players need to make the plays they were brought here to make.
The notion that McNair was or would be unhappy with Kubiak if the team didn’t make the playoffs, pretty much all came from outsiders. Really, you’d probably be hard pressed to find an owner with a team currently with a losing record talk up his coach as much as McNair has done with Kubiak over the past few years during struggling time. If you don’t pay attention to what anyone else is saying but McNair, it’s hard to see that Kubiak’s job was ever really in serious jeapardy unless the team totally tanked to end the season and even then he’d probably just not get a contract extension and have to coach for his job next year.
Kubiak is the best coach we have ever had, regardless of your opinion on his actual talent level.
Resigning him is the right thing to do. You can always fire him for a little extra money. It’s not like these guys make player-money.
At the end of the day, he has earned the right to continue to lead this team, and I was not in his camp starting the season.
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
The ROSENFAIL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKAKE-uq-8&feature=related
I don't think there is a significant upgrade at coach out there
Not that I wouldn’t mind a Cowher or a Gruden or someone else with some bling.
But given the steps the Smithiak have taken over the past few years in personnel and the competitiveness in the team now, I do not see how bringing someone else in, having them strip back the team, have all the players re-learn how to play under the new coach.
I just think that it is just not worth hit i would take for a year or two.
We were competitive in 15 of 16 games last season. It is not a playoff season, but still, have we been able to say that before?
by distant_texans_fan on Feb 3, 2010 1:05 PM CST reply actions
Cowher - no.
Gruden – Oh HELL no.
I’m meh about Kubes as a coach but I’m not horribly disappointed that he’s been extended. We keep getting more talented, after all. Eventually we’ll reach the point where our talent level on defense outpaces our mediocre coordinator and we end up having a decent d.
Could be this year, depending on how we draft.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 4, 2010 4:03 AM CST up reply actions
Looks like Kubes is trying to earn his new contract
By trying out new kickers:
http://www.examiner.com/x-778-Houston-Texans-Examiner~y2010m2d3-Texans-work-out-CFL-kicker
"380 pounds of pure pirogi" ~ Cush
by LoneSpot on Feb 3, 2010 5:13 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
WAT NO WAY OMG HUGS FOR EVERYONE
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by nolander on Feb 3, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome
So far…we let Chris Brown and Rex Grossman leave town….and actually worked out other kickers….
Good stuff.
If this carries on,
Do you think the collective mind of Battle Red Blog should get a say in management decisions with the Texans? If we’re going to start being right about everything, surely they should start paying us.
by distant_texans_fan on Feb 3, 2010 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
I agree.
Gary, if you’re reading this, please fire Bush and replace him with MDC. If Bob can’t afford MDC , you probably can get Tim for a six pack of Zima and a case of Ding Dongs. If Bob won’t do that, you can probably get bfd for a bucket of Astroglide and the entire Sweet Valley High series.
Please send my check to my Cayman Islands account. Kthanxbai.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 4, 2010 4:29 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Shit I would apply for a job on the coaching staff
even if it was assistant team director of distributing equipment… all i want is 25K and free shiner!
Congratulations Kubes!
We miss you in Denver, guy! Sure do love watching the Texans when I have a chance. It was so great to see them score a winning season this year!!
"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.
As long as you guys let us borrow Mike Clark from time to time
We’ll do what we can to keep Kubes.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 4, 2010 4:32 AM CST up reply actions
LOL
Mike is our official orange-and-blue Koolaid dispenser and the official mayor of Broncos Lalaland where we’re always 13-3 (until we’re not). I can see him being quite effective for you for as long as Kubes is your HC. ; )
"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.
by broncosmontana on Feb 4, 2010 8:05 AM CST up reply actions
Go Kubes!
He deserves it. Anyone who disagrees is flat out wrong. :)
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