Dear Coach Kubiak, This is "Your Moment"

Dear Coach Kubiak,

Give us a reason to believe in you, Coach Kubiak!

Even Shaun Cody is capable of making a play that impacts a game. He is on the field. He is in position, close to the action. The other team assigns an offensive lineman with the responsibility to stop him when they run a play. On third and three, the opposing QB could take five steps back into the pocket looking for the quick sideline pass to get the first down and stop the clock. Just by being there, Shaun Cody has the opportunity to surge around a blocker who missteps a bit on his sore knee, giving Cody that inch of space he needs to dip under the block, step towards the passer and pressure him into a throw that is 10 inches too high for the receiver causing him to leap in futility as the ball sails past his outstretched finger tips, forcing the other team to punt on fourth down, which hopefully isn't a fake. Yes, Shaun Cody does make enough impact plays that impress the coaches, I suppose, to keep sending him back out there, as foolish as that may sound, and as cheap as it is for me to write about, reaching for an easy laugh. Shaun Cody is good for that, because he plays.

But, back to my point.

You, Coach Kubiak, are capable of making moves, establishing strategy, calling plays, motivating players, taking chances, grabbing victory from the jaws of defeat, getting a W. You are on the sidelines. You are in the locker room. You are on the practice field. You are in the War Room making decisions and plotting strategy. You have assistants ready to direct your players however you wish. You have players that you have helped to handpick ready to follow your lead on the field of play. Just by being there, you are in position to do something to make a difference,... like Shaun Cody. The other team has a HC doing the same thing, attempting to thwart you. That other Head Coach isn't perfect. He has lost games, too. He has his chinks in the armor. But, just by being there, irregardless of all the above, you have an opportunity, Coach Kubiak. You can make a call, change the pace of the game, insert a player,.... you can lead this team to the playoffs! How do you want to be remembered, Coach Kubiak? Do you want to be the Head Coach of a losing team or a winning team? What does it take to be that guy who leads a team to a playoff season? Do you know what it takes? I think you know what it takes to not make the playoffs. That has been established in your first five seasons. You now have the opportunity to change all of that because, you are there. What will it be, Coach Kubiak?

We are all watching you in "Your Moment.," Coach Kubiak!

Very truly yours,

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