Rick Dennison The "Favorite" For Broncos Head Coaching Job?
by Mike Kerns on Jan 12, 2011 8:12 AM CST
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PrintWe've all touched on the many needs that must be filled on this team before the 2011 season begins several times. But one thing none of us thought would be a concern this offseason is the possibility of having to find a new offensive coordinator.
I still thought it was a long shot until Adam Schefter said this on NFL Sunday Countdown:
"Dennison happens to be Kubiak’s best friend. Best friends don’t interview for jobs, they get jobs. Dennison will be there on Monday."
He then went on to call Dennison the "favorite" after his interview. And after Dennison was quoted saying:
"I'm orange and blue all the way through, I just work in Houston now."
It may be safe to assume that he will not be the offensive coordinator in Houston in 2011. My question is, should we be concerned? More after the jump.
There are still some other candidates interviewing for the Broncos gig, including John Fox this afternoon. So it is far from a done deal, but just for this article, let's assume that he is gone. What happens now?
It is a pretty safe assumption that Gary Kubiak runs the offense and even calls most, if not all of the plays. If that is the case, losing Dennison shouldn't be that big of a blow. However, Dennison and Kubiak are very close and if Gary was ever going to let the playcalling go, it would have to be to someone he trusts a whole hell of a lot. Dennison fits that description for sure. I think most of us would like Gary to relinquish complete control of the offense and focus on being a head coach. Bringing in a new coordinator or simply promoting from within isn't going to help that plan develop any faster.
Yet if Gary insists on being a head coach and an offensive coordinator, does losing Dennison really mean all that much? Most seem to think that the team would just promote Greg Knapp to offensive coordinator should Dennison depart. It's a position that Knapp has been in before (2001-2009 with San Francisco, Atlanta, Oakland and Seattle) and if it is going to be an OC position in name only, what does it matter?
Everyone is quick to give Dennison credit for the success of the Houston running game in 2010. They may be right, they may be wrong. Personally, I am on the side that gives Arian Foster most of that credit. The scheme was installed before Dennison got here and Foster showed that in the final two games of the 2009 season. Steve Slaton just lost any ability he had and the coaching staff stuck with him far too long that season. Therefore, the running attack seemed hopeless going into 2011. Foster, a perfect fit for this scheme, was very successful in what just happened to be Dennison's first year here.
Again, I don't want to completely discredit Dennison. He wouldn't be getting a shot at a head coaching position if he didn't know what he was doing. I just don't think he would be as devastating of a loss to this team as some would have us believe.
In the end, I still think John Fox gets the job in Denver. He's too good of a coach to be passed up on for a first-time guy. Still, Elway is new to this and may decide to go in the "hometown guy" direction. Looks like we'll know real soon. I'm personally not that worried about it.
Are you?
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I saw this on ABC 13 last night
It pissed me off when Bob Allen was talking about it. No coach should ever go on record stating that he is just “working in” any town. I felt like Dennison should have been fired in Houston after the season. Our offense took a step back last year, Kyle Shannahan did a better job than Dennison.
If he doesn’t get hired in Denver… I wish Bob McNair would step on Kubiak’s throat and fire this guy.
Shanahan v. Dennison
I disagree. Our red zone production ( a perennial woe under young Shanny), was much better with Dennison at the helm. Obviously, Foster’s part of that too, but you can also attribute it to a greater variety of plays for the o-line, particularly when it comes to blocking. Some of that may have been due to the changes in O-line coaching and players too. I was happier with the offense this year than I have been in the past, overall.
That is a jerky thing to say from Dennison though.
I hear your point
You make some very valid points too. I do however think that Schaub was more comfortable with Shanahan. He stated in the past that he thought a lot of his success was because of Kyle and the work that they had put in together. Last year, Schaub took a step back. Our run game was awesome (when we used it) but the offensive flow never looked the same because Schaub was out of whack. This is why I think Shanahan did a better job. Kubiak was a moron for keeping him on the practice sqaud as long as he did but Kyle used Foster effectively too at the end of last season (although it was only for a couple of games).
Schaub DID look out-of-sorts
I almost mentioned that myself. Hard to know though how much of that was due to the undisclosed injury that plagued him all year. Either way, I think Dennison can be replaced without losing much if anything
I disagree with your disagree.
Look at what Shanahanahan had to deal with in the red zone: 1) Matt Schaub throws it in, 2)a RAPIDLY waning Slaton/Brown running game to run it in, and 3) when they weren’t able to make it with the first two he could just throw the trusty leg of Kris Brown in seal the deal…..right?
2/3rds of Shanahan’s options were to suck.
I miss Shanahan’s play calling. There were a lot more screens, a lot more play action bombs to AJ, and I don’t recall very many handoffs on 3rd & 30 and passes on 4th & 1.
Add ammonia to your bleach, it goes down smoother.
It seemed that in the last few weeks, Dennison figured out what a screen pass was & started using them effectively
Although I don’t think I remember seeing TE screens last season, so that was a nice wrinkle
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jan 12, 2011 2:23 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, we mane ONE of those third and 30 plays
Handing the ball off
I am totally optimistic about the Texans new season - at least until the first of the 4 or 2 (if any) preseason games
by Barryfromtexas on Jan 12, 2011 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
Um, a step back?
In 2009 your Houston Texans were #1 in the passing game, and #30 in the rushing game, with an overall average of the #4 offense.
In 2010 your Houston Texans were #4 in the passing game, and #7 in the rushing game, with an overall average of the #3 offense.
I’m sorry, but to actually IMPROVE in the top 5 teams in the league from one year to the next is pretty damn impressive. The passing game fell off 6 spots but the running game jumped 23 spots.
For those talking about Shanahan and Dennison, don’t kid yourself. This is Kubiak’s system no matter who the OC is.
Stats are nice and all
but we still failed to make the playoffs.
We can blame the defense all we want but there were several games where our offense could have won the game and didn’t.
I really do think Schaub had a worse year in 2010 than he did in 2009. Maybe it was nothing but it seemed like he wasn’t as comfortable out there this year. I like Matt, I just expect him to play better than he did this year.
Btw… I completely agree with this being Kubiak’s system. He runs everything. I just think Lil’ Shanny helped Schaub more than you guys think.
So stats are dismissed when they don't support your opinion?
Also its pretty easy to have a lesser year passing when you suddenly go from the 30th rushing team to having the league’s leading rusher. If you are looking to blame an offense for not scoring 30+ points to win games I think you are misdirecting your blame. They wouldn’t even be in those positions if the defense was even marginal. If they were losing games 13-10 you might have an argument, but I’m not going to blame the offense when we lose games 31-24.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
I am not dismissing the stats at all
I am simply telling you that I think our offense could be improved upon. I don’t care if the stats say that we are number one. The fact is that our team did not get off to quick starts at all this season. Our game planning is suspect to say the least. We have an offense that should be able to put more points on the board than they did. The Texans failed to make a lot of deep throws as well. I am confused as to who actually makes the calls but I am of the opinion that we could do better offensively.
I agree that we are good enough to win offensively and that our defense is the bigger problem but we could have won more games if our offense would have shown up for the first half. Watching the games this season I felt as though we were being outcoached. The players are good. Comebacks happen when you have good players. My issue is that the players aren’t put in the best position to win.
I am surprised that more people did not feel as though Schaub was not as good this year. Maybe it wasn’t Dennison at all, maybe it was some injury. Whatever it was, it needs to be fixed because Schaub needs to play better for us to win.
So
Comebacks happen because the players are good, but the coaches have no part of that? Your very admittance that you would desire improvement even if they had the top offense in the league just shows that you would not be pleased with anything short of perfection, which is not only unrealistic, but delusional. The offense was 9th in scoring, and you honestly want to complain that they don’t score enough? What kind of average point total by the offense would meet your satisfaction?
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
he is complaining that they didnt score enough in the first half
which is a completely true. You seriously need to work on how you respond to people on here, disagreeing does not always have to include smart ass rhetorical questions and calling people delusional. Our offense was not the main problem but in a post talking about our OC leaving I htink its ok for someone to bring up our lack of production in the 1st quarter and the fact that Schaub looked less comfortable in the gameplan this year compared to last.
by theSpaceCityKid on Jan 12, 2011 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe you don't like my responses because of your
SUPERIOR HOUSTON FOOTBALL MIND. If you don’t like my posts, don’t reply to them. Games are played for a full 60 minutes for a reason. I don’t judge their performance based on a fraction of a game, but the whole thing. Let’s see if I want to look to assign blame for who caused a loss I go with:
a) The offense who began the game slow but made the necessary adjustments and scored points.
or
b) The defense that sucked the entire game and gave up 27+ points per game no matter who the opponent was
I don’t care if they score 27 points in the first quarter and then none the rest of the game, or all 27 in the 3rd quarter, its enough to win a game when the final whistle blows if if its not, its because the defense was terrible.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
once again do you have to be such a prick?
but anyways, this isnt a “Whats wrong with the team” post, its specifically about the offensive coordinator and his importance to he team. So when talking about that the defenses inability to stop anyone is completely off subject. If we didnt score in the 1st quarter a couple times it would be one thing but this team has a serious problem being productive offensively in the first half. You can keep your 27+ points when most ofthem are in garbage time against prevent D’s bc were already down by 21 bc we only put up 3 pts in the 1st half.
by theSpaceCityKid on Jan 12, 2011 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed....
By the way, you do seem to possess a much SUPERIOR HOUSTON FOOTBALL MIND than the guy with the chip on his shoulder….. Really!
I think the difference, both good and bad
was mostly bc of the players not a coaching change. The OLine played lights out this year bc we were healthy throughout as opposed to missed both Gs and playing with an injured C like last year. Arian Foster is a perfect fit for the zone block and we zone blocked well this year, so he excelled, thats all.
I DO agree with you that Schaubs numbers are still there this year but he looked FAR less comfortable in the pocket. Some of that is because our pass protection was not as good this year so he tended to get David Carr “happy feet” at times and it affected his accuracy a lot I think.
Overall I think the players deserve the majority of the credit for our productive offense. I think the playcallign side of things COULD improve, especially when and where we run the football.
by theSpaceCityKid on Jan 12, 2011 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks SpaceCityKid
I agree with almost everything you said. I don’t know why a guy can’t come on a sports blog and give an opinion without some know-it-all bumping his gums about how his opinion matters more. Being a prick didn’t change my opinion, so he failed in his argument anyways.
If Dennison leaves, the Texans will be almost the same. Kubiak is the head of this monster and our OC is really just a position that is filled by Kubiak’s friends.
Almost the same as this year or last year? Probably.
But at some point, don’t you agree that a little continuity would go a long way? We might have scored a similar amount of points the past two years, but they did it in a completely different manner. Whether they want to lean on the running game or go back to the passing game, they’ll be able to find success (though I’d much prefer an Arian-dominant offense again), but I’ve just gotta think that they’d be more successful in year two under the same coordinator.
And I shall read it.
And rag on him immensely for the underwhelming year that his statistics masked.
I look at those stats
going from #4 overall to #3 overall with a change in OC, and to me it screams that Kubiak is the offensive coordinator.
the tenth time is a charm
should we get Kubes a fake mustache
to wear when the camera is on him and they are talking OC and then when it comes back to talk about head Coach stuff he takes it off? well call his alter-ego “Kary Gubiak” our NEW OC!!!!!!!!
by theSpaceCityKid on Jan 12, 2011 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
Why not just clone a younger version of him & make the clone OC?
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jan 12, 2011 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Red Zone vastly improved also
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Foster was running the ball
So that would explain that improvement
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jan 12, 2011 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
getting way to worked up about a guy trying to win the HC job in his "hometown"
Kubiak and Wade have both always wanted to coach in Houston. Did that mean that Kubiak should have been fired as the OC in Denver when he didn’t get the Houston job the first go round?
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Of course, not.
The issue is not whether he would prefer to coach in City B when he currently works for the team in City A, but that he had the bad taste to make a public comment about it. That shows a definite lack of class IMO.
Your opinion is different than mine then
It boggles my mind that people would get accept about something so trivial, but I guess that’s your right.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
hahahahahahahahaha
gasps for air
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
with man tits like that Dennison can work where ever he wants
Gimme some sack lunch
Waiting patiently for the next Texans 4th quarter collapse
by SackLunch on Jan 12, 2011 8:54 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Playcalling
I think what happens – I’ve heard this, but I don’t know for sure – is that Dennison makes the calls but they go through Kubiak, who either approves or changes them. I guess we’ll never really know how much of a role each plays.
not even a little bit of recognition? oh well…
by CanadaGoose on Jan 12, 2011 9:08 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Didn't see you Fanshot, CG
No offense meant.
Just for the future, take into consideration that some of us NEVER look at Fan shots. At least I don’t.
I was wondering too
I’ve been left in the dust on a few fan shots with breaking news, but if most people do not look over at them I’ll hold my ammo for the center-line articles. Thanks for the heads up.
Fan Post usually get notticed a little better
Fan shots are farther down the page and most people never see them if they don’t go looking for them.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
The problem is that a lot of us have limited time...
and just like at the grocery store, the items in the middle get the most attention.
Yes
I didn’t mean it in a disrespectful way. I just wanted to let people know that no one is “dissing” them or anything. We just don’t get/remember to give a h/t to every fan shot out there.
not offended at all
don’t worry about it. Your article was way more detailed than mine anyways… makes sense.
Foster is a perfect outside zone running back and gets credt for being talented
Dennison gets the credit for focusing on the outside zone runs. According to LZ, Gibbs had the running backs immediately looking for cut back lanes or holes…Dennison had them heading first to the outside and THEN look for cut back lanes on the inside or back side. Obvously Foster has great vision and timing, but Dennison’s added wrinkle can’t be discounted. It made a huge difference, imo. Having said that, I don’t see why they can’t keep running the ball the same way if Dennison moves on.
Gibbs instituted his brand of the zone offense
Too lazy to look for links, but it was fairly well known that Gibbs had contol over all aspects of the zone offense, running included. That’s his thing, wherever he goes, he wants total control. Dennison’s focus was to improve running game, not just O-line. The parts of the system all work in tandem, you can’t focus on one without the other.
hmm dont know about last i heard gibbs hated talking to rb's cause he thought they where stupid.
i love the zone blocking cause everybody is on the same page, i just did not know he had a say with the backs. Thanks for clearing that up.
Dennison put some things in that Gibbs really didn't do
pulling lineman out in front to use our lineman’s athleticism etc. Not just straight up zone blocking. Gibbs was pure Zone with a very limited amount of plays, basically inside zone, outside zone to the right and the left with only a few small wrinkles off of that.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Knapp will move up to OC
if he does we could be worried or not really for two reason. One he coached Schuab at atlanta so he is cool with that, Two he is known more for a west coast offense. With that said i wonder if we go west coast some times. Can you see Tate and Foster in the backfield together? All in all i think Kubes will have some confidence in Wade running D he will just take over O. So they both pretty much going to be head coach.
Tate and Foster
That would be awesome. I am excited to see what Tate has to offer. Obviously this is Fosters teams but Tate has a lot of talent. We will have to see how he comes back from injury.
Tate said he would make us forget Earl Campbell… Foster made most of us forget about Tate.
by wasteph on Jan 12, 2011 9:43 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Let me guess
Tate is BO because he is from Auburn… comparing Tate to BO though seems foolish, almost as foolish as him saying that he would make us forget Earl.
I like Tate though. Hopefully he is a little more humbled and is in the gym getting ready to make our team better.
damnit you got it lol.
Hopefully he is Bo somewhat just not for a couple of years. I think foster will be around for a while. I also hope he dont break the bank either.
Umm
Ben Tate will never be anything close to Bo Jackson. I hope he is great, don’t get me wrong, but you are getting way ahead of yourself there haha.
by arianbrotherhood on Jan 12, 2011 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
Agree
I’m the biggest Ben Tate fan boy on this site (at least that’s what they tell me) and I pretty much don’t expect a whole lot out of him after Foster’s breakout. Let’s see how he recovers from injury before we start talking about Bo comparisons.
I expect Tate to turn out much like
McGahee after that injury: still productive and even stellar at times, but not what he “could” have been. Couple that with Foster’s dominance and he’ll be an afterthought unless Foster needs a blow or has to recover from a nick/scrape.
Dont get me wrong i am just using them as a comparison.
How many of y’all can think back when marcus allen and bo was on the field at the same time? that was scary.
I love when athletes run their mouths...
…like VY’s self-induction into the Hall of Fame after leading the Titans to the SuperBowl… whoops…
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"Because this is a blog and I’m an argumentative bastard." - tehGrindCrusher
"Not to completely equate marriage to fandom, but both rely on suspended insanity a bit..." - beefy
well . . .
I did NOT like this statement from Dennison
“I’m orange and blue all the way through, I just work in Houston now.”
Seriously? He’s just collecting a paycheck down here? If that’s all we are to him, he can stay in Denver and freeze for all I care. Don’t bother coming back to Houston.
NEXT!
by BattleRedFan on Jan 12, 2011 9:58 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
tell it like it is, if you not from texas you ain't about shit.
now with that said that does not apply to andre, mario, demeco, brian, and schuab, but the rest well, whats that saying “i wasn’t born a TEXAN but got here as fast as i could”
Yeah, I found it pretty shitty
When I first heard the quote, I thought the person was making it up. When I found out it was true, I said ’fuck that clown."
by Mike Kerns on Jan 12, 2011 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
goo'd...
"the laws of physics are immutable and shit" - tehGrindCrusher
"Because this is a blog and I’m an argumentative bastard." - tehGrindCrusher
"Not to completely equate marriage to fandom, but both rely on suspended insanity a bit..." - beefy
if he was our DC this season and said that
I’d have my answer as to how in the HELL we let Tebow pass for 300 yards.
the tenth time is a charm
Well we all know what the answer to that is though
God made it to Denver by the second half to watch his baby boy play. We didn’t have a chance
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jan 12, 2011 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
he's trying to get his first coaching job... people need to chill the F out
Did Kubiak get fired from Denver when he interviewed to be the head coach for the Head job for that new expansion team and he told everyone it was his dream to coach in his hometown?
Am I the only one who doesn’t go completely batshit insane over one or two sentence sond bites and blow them out of proportion?
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
by papabear on Jan 12, 2011 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Blasphemy.
Clearly we should overreact to anything and everything said in the media.
In fact, since Arian Foster chose to conduct an interview in Pterodactyl, I think it’s clear that we should cut him since he probably can’t understand our vernacular playbook.
by Nashmeister on Jan 12, 2011 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
You are expected to find common ground and reference experience and passion in interviews.
The guy spent his entire professional life (player and coach) at Denver! Let’s see:
2006-2008 Denver Offensive Coordinator
2001-2005 Denver OL Coach
1997-2000 Denver Special Teams Coach
1995-1996 Denver Offensive Assistant Coach
1982-1990 Denver Linebacker (Player)
College: Colorado State
Born: Montana
DENVER BRONCOS.COM: In all, Dennison spent 15 seasons on the Denver staff before moving on to Houston in 2010. His 24 combined years as a Broncos player and coach represents the longest tenure in franchise history.
Let’s all agree that Elway, Kubiak and Dennison bleed orange and blue after their extensive careers there. The Houston Texans are only nine seasons old as a franchise FFS. This doesn’t bother me a bit, and I think it’s a fair and truthful statement on his part. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t like working here or being here. His offense finished #3 in the NFL.
No one has a problem with him "bleeding" those colors
But to say “I just work in Houston” still sounds shitty. It sounds like someone saying “I’m just going through the motions until something better comes along.”
by Mike Kerns on Jan 12, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think the biggest issue that most people have with his statement...
is that he showed the bad taste to discuss it with the media. I don’t care what he “bleeds”, or what he actually says in his interview, but those sentiments do not need to be made public. It’s just disrespectful of his current employer.
I see your point there.
He could, and should, have been supportive and positive toward both in that statement.
Frankly, it would have been less of an issue to me...
…if he had STOPPED after “I bleed Orange and Blue…”
It’s the ungrateful additional mention of “…I just work in Houston.” that crosses the line for me.
Sports is very much an “us-against-them” endeavor… When you blur the lines on where your heart lies, it’s time for you to move on.
Good luck to him for continued success… except against the Texans.
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"Because this is a blog and I’m an argumentative bastard." - tehGrindCrusher
"Not to completely equate marriage to fandom, but both rely on suspended insanity a bit..." - beefy
Goo whore strikes again
Oh, and good point too.
""Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot" ~ BFD
I hope he stays
As it would be nice to have consistency where we are good.
I am totally optimistic about the Texans new season - at least until the first of the 4 or 2 (if any) preseason games
by Barryfromtexas on Jan 12, 2011 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
Dennison to Denver (where he can be orange and blue all he wants)
Kubiak OC, John Fox HC in Houston.
"You know what they say - Fool me once: strike one. But fool me twice... strike three."
John Gruden HC, Kubiak OC, Wade DC
At least Gruden could fire up the team, and everyone on the roster would hear: “that guy is a football player!” each day
Have you not watched much MNF?
ya, no thanks on Gruden.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
Not to mention what he did to Tampa...
which was turned around by a completely unknown Raheem Morris. I’ll take Kubiak over Gruden any day.
I'm not a Gruden fan by and large
but somebody with a voice and a beating heart has to get this team fired up. I love the technical minds of Kubiak and Wade, but neither one seem to have the red hot poker to juice up a team or work the media in pressers.
It’s like having: “Eeyore2” (Eeyore Squared)
I don't need the coach firing them up
I expect the MLB and the QB to be doing that. I prefer the coaches to be skilled tacticians. This is why a guy like Ray Lewis is so valuable.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
Gruden is regarded as having somewhat of a scorched earth affect on every team he touches
He supposedly burns a lot of bridges and leaves a lot of turmoil in his wake. No idea how much truth there is to that, but I’ve heard it several times.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Pray that Dennison stays in Houston.
Texans have had FOUR offensive coordinators in Kubiak’s time with the team..
The Texans had their best, most balanced offensive performance against some very tough defenses this years with Dennison. And if you wanted Kubiak to relinquish more control, you’d want him to do that with someone that knows the offense as well as Dennison does.
In talking to the players, they said that Dennison’s biggest role as it related to the running game was small technique things that if you could do them consistently would pay off. Historically, offenses that Dennison has been involved with have been able to run the ball with a variety of running backs.
Dennison promised the Texans would run better this year, and they did.
It would be nice for the Texans to get a break. That break would be to not have to get used to yet another offensive coordinator.
The offensive wouldn’t be dead in the water bc it’s Kubiak’s offense, but it sure would be nice to get some continuity at that position so they can focus on other stuff, like fixing the rest of everything while improving the offense.
by StephS on Jan 12, 2011 2:12 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
Agreed
Some ROLLOVER would be nice for this team. It seems like we fix a list of problems just to be introduced to a new set the next year.
by theSpaceCityKid on Jan 12, 2011 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
Not to mention
i would love NOTHING more than to see Arian Foster put up another 1500+ yd season next year and silence some haters.
by theSpaceCityKid on Jan 12, 2011 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
Rec'd.
People who long for baby Shanahan’s offense seem to forget how completely inept this team was against any competent defense in the old pass-happy scheme. The 2009 Texans scored exclusively against lousy defenses. Dennison’s offense managed to put up points against the Jets, Chargers, and Ravens.
by Nashmeister on Jan 12, 2011 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Let's not forget that Dennison had Foster
whereas Baby Shan had … ugh … Chris Brown.
"You know what they say - Fool me once: strike one. But fool me twice... strike three."
by RocketsAstros on Jan 12, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Derrick Ward averaged 6.3 yards per carry.
And while I’d agree that Foster was phenomenal (I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a RB in my lifetime get the absolute most yardage out of a particular game like Foster did), the offensive line did a completely 180 this season. Chris Myers and co. didn’t get pushed around by the Ravens or Jets like we all assumed they would; and unless those guys magically got bigger and stronger in the off-season (overtraining?), I’m going to credit scheme and technique.
Offensive line deserves a lot of credit
but I swear the wide receivers where also throwing phenomenal blocks on seemingly every long Ward carry.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Perhaps.
Then again, Kevin Walter was basically a 6th offensive lineman this season.
If I were going to rag on Dennison for one thing, it would be taking K-Dub out of the passing game. That’s something they’ve gotta fix next season; he’s too damn sure-handed to not throw the ball to 5-6 times per game. And that contract is gonna look awfully lousy on Rick Smith’s free agency resume if we can’t get more production out of him.
Especially after the numbers he put up against the Skins & Raiders
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jan 12, 2011 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
Krystal!!!
"the laws of physics are immutable and shit" - tehGrindCrusher
"Because this is a blog and I’m an argumentative bastard." - tehGrindCrusher
"Not to completely equate marriage to fandom, but both rely on suspended insanity a bit..." - beefy
You know for all the speculation about the quote
has anyone though that he wasn’t saying “Houston is just another job” he was saying that “hey, at heart I’m a Bronco even if I’m in Houston right now?” Why does it have to be the most negative interpretation?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
hell, it probably wasn't even the whole quote
Just the part of the quote the Denver writer used for his story….of course that could mean that he REALLY started bashing Houston and the Denver writer left that part out to protect him.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Kubiak could
marker in a fake mustache then name his mustachioed character. At which point the character could interview the position with the original Kubes. Then Gary liking the fact that they both seem to be on the same page would hire this good looking mustached character.
From then on… fans will never saw both kubiak and the mustached OC together.
Dennison?????
With Wade alling the defense. I would love to see Kubiak save the organization some money. Grab the head set and pull a Sean Payton. He is a superior play-caller than Dennison
My concern with that is...
…that Kubiak seems unable to BOTH call plays AND manage the game (time outs, challenges, etc…)
"the laws of physics are immutable and shit" - tehGrindCrusher
"Because this is a blog and I’m an argumentative bastard." - tehGrindCrusher
"Not to completely equate marriage to fandom, but both rely on suspended insanity a bit..." - beefy
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