Chris Watkins: Rick Smith's Bad Week
Soon enough, I imagine Jordan Black will weigh in with how Rick Smith doesn't tip well at restaurants.
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At least Jordan Black actually played here when Rick was the GM
…haha I’m taking the piss out of my own article.
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by HoustonDiehards on Jun 19, 2011 10:30 AM CDT reply actions
Rick smith has always to me seem like a yes man.
I know i am not suppose to bring down my people like that, but that is the way alot of people see him. He has no say in anything i bet. They just stuck him out there so i would not see the texans FO is southpawed/. Anyways i hope none of this is true and he goes on being the best yes man in history.
Rick is left handed?
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by Barryfromtexas on Jun 19, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Awesome.
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by UprootedTexan on Jun 20, 2011 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions
No football = let's invent a story!
so…Marcus Coleman heard something…. Oh My God…we better get rid of him. Did they mention if Marcus Coleman got another DWI on his way from the interview? Did he forget that it’s impossiblt to be a “mole” for the front office. IF YOU WORK IN THE FRONT OFFICE!!!! So the guy who reports directly to Mr Mcnair is telling him information about the players???? Mind blowing.
by TEXANSNUTT on Jun 19, 2011 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
lulz... rec'd...
Desperate times for sports writers…
"In conclusion, I’d like to say that Dicky Justice is an assclown."
"...your in-house hirings on the defensive side suck donkey balls..."
- tehGrindCrusher
Asking Ahman Green if he was faking injuries elevated my opinion of Rick Smith.
I think our problems boil down to bad coaching, not a bad GM. Its been 2 years or so since he’s really botched anything up that I can remember. Letting Dunta go was a good move, because of the money, he got Andre re-upped twice, DeMeco’s contract was both team and player friendly, he has signed some good free agents (Antonio Smith, Vonta Leach, Joel Dreessen, Neil Rackers), has found some decent mid season talent when we needed an impact (Pollard, Jason Allen to an extent) an gave only two second round picks for Matt Schaub who, in retrospect, I would sacrifice my left nut to have replacing Carr.
I couldn’t care less what our players think of him. If our players loved him, we’d be in salary cap hell. We need the players to like our coaches, not the people who negotiate their salaries.
I’m very surprised anybody thinks Smith asking Ahman Green if he was faking his injuries was some kind of bad thing. He may well have been doing that and Smith took the stance that when he spends this organization’s money he is going to hold the players accountable and expect them to contribute. Its not like he asked DeMeco, OD, ’Dre or other players who very obviously WANT to be on the field if they were faking their injuries. He had good reason to ask Green.
We may not be a winning team yet and we may be just now putting together the right coaching staff – but beyond that and maybe some insignificant things there is nothing about this organization that “poorly run”. The fan experience, the tailgating, reasonable ticket prices, good PR… I would like a better product on the field, but we’re certainly not stumbling over ourselves all Houston Beer Fest style.
by WhiskeyR on Jun 19, 2011 11:21 AM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Yup... Yup... rec
Yup to the reasonableness of asking a multi-million-dollar asset…“Are you faking it to soak a check?”
Yup to the overall quality of the organization.
"In conclusion, I’d like to say that Dicky Justice is an assclown."
"...your in-house hirings on the defensive side suck donkey balls..."
- tehGrindCrusher
I agree
He may not be the best GM in the league, but they all have their faults. I don’t think it is a big deal that he is not flamboyant or “noisy”.
My name is Barry - I am from Texas
by Barryfromtexas on Jun 19, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously
I used to have this manager who complained I didn’t show a “sense of urgency” when problems arose. Sense of urgency, to him, meant running around cluelessly and yelling at people. Staying calm, cool, collected, and thoughtful was completely verboten.
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Oops
Forgot my conclusion. That’s what this situation reminds me of. Chock full of stupid.
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Sense of urgency when making decisions can get you in real trouble
Btw, Maybe it’s because I’m not too swift, but I’m not sure I get the conclusion to your story. Maybe I need to know more about your story. Did your manager make a habit of blowing up situations when there was no need?
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Always
Without fail, he always made things worse.
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Oh god, I know how that is.
Even worse is that I have a couple co-workers that tend to react the same way.
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by Synchysi on Jun 20, 2011 9:23 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Anyone who remembers Ahman Green getting hurt will remember it was just an average play
He got up and that was it for him. He had had enough. I think we all were thinking that he was faking it. Nothing happened!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Also, I've said it before and I'll say it again
Sean Pendergast in one of the dregs of the broadcasting profession. He is a drama-queen who savors any kind of sports-related non-sports drama. You can put him in the category of a Jim Rome and Travis Rodgers. He’s just a dreg trying to make a name for himself.
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by Rip Jersey on Jun 19, 2011 5:55 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I wouldn't put Jim Rome in that category
He already has made a name for himself, the other two are still trying
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jun 19, 2011 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Jim Rome has a unique knack
For stretching an hour and 45 minute show into 3 hours. He repeats himself again and again, and isn’t interesting on his own. He manages to get great guests, though I have no idea as to why.
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by Barryfromtexas on Jun 20, 2011 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I wanna shoot myself in the head when he starts the repeating
or the “quote” button he must have right next to him that yells “HEY-O” over and over and over, and I hate the dead silence he’ll let run for 45 seconds while he shuffles papers or thinks, I hate the stupid “clone” bullshit thats just one big giant inside joke after another. BUT the man can conduct a great interview.
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by theSpaceCityKid on Jun 20, 2011 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions
welCOME what is UP
I just really hate the way he speaks, with his arbitrary and unnecessary emphasis on seemingly random words and syllables.
I don’t think I’ve ever been able to stomach his style of speech long enough to find out if there’s any actual substance.
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by Synchysi on Jun 20, 2011 9:32 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'll take Jim Rome over Rachel Nichols any day
When it comes to the speech thing. I simply can’t stand that chick…..her voice inflections and cookie cutter hand gestures make me want to shoot puppies.
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Plus, although it has nothing to do with radio,
She never blinks. It’s creepy. I have to look away when she’s on which is unfortunate because she’s rather nice to look at.
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by UprootedTexan on Jun 20, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
"she’s rather nice to look at"
Except for the nose. It looks disproportional for some reason.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Yeah, redheads are much better to look at than Jim Rome
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jun 20, 2011 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
She gets something of a pass.
For obvious reasons. Still, given the choice I tend to mute her too.
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by Synchysi on Jun 20, 2011 2:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If he can get away with it & people listen
he’s doing something right then. At least he’s limited to less than 30 minutes on Jim Rome Is Burning
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Jun 20, 2011 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I actually kinda like the show
Especially when he burns someone I don’t like. Of course, I don’t listen to him on the radio so I guess I don’t get the full dose.
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I keep rec'ing these
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In fact, Jim Rome is how Sean Pendergast initially got in to the broadcasting profession
He was a multiple “smack-off” winner. Which is nothing more than saying that he is good at insulting others.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
You know....
I never have been a fan of rick. But I have always believed that plays can learn with expirence… soo why not Head coaches and general managers? maybe rick learned when to man up and ask questions and be louder than normal.
by Carter Liles on Jun 19, 2011 7:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Pardon the link here...
But even if you’re not high on Justice, he posted a good interview with Kubiak today.
That actually was a good article, and a good interview
I guess Justice sucks at commentary, but can handle an interview. Less RJ in there is what made it good.
I'm surprised Kubiak even gave him an interview.
He must not read the paper.
I’m scared to click it, but here it goes……………………………………..
2 Questions in and I'm concluding its not real.
He should be more upfront about fake conversations. Reads more like what he thinks Kubiak’s responses would be, rather than an actual interview (which would have been done by Nick Scurfield and posted on the Mothership anyways).
I really am starting to think Kubiak watched super troopers and has replaced meow with battle
It would be so much cooler if he did
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you fuckers
here i go, clicking the link to whatever is below hell….
I see myself as an entertainer and an Icon. Oh and C finnegan can go fuck himself
no way is this an actual interview
thats pretty obvious. But it had some good material in it, and is one of DICKS better articles. of course thats like saying you slept with the hottest chick at fat girl convention, but when your DICK, thats still better than anything else he has ever done
I see myself as an entertainer and an Icon. Oh and C finnegan can go fuck himself
Totally fake. A typical LDJA12 stunt.
And yet, everyone seems to believe it. Unbelievable that no one has questioned this yet. Hell, I questioned it even before I clicked on it. Naturally. Just amazing how news goes nowadays. The second McClain, who has good access throughout the organization gives an obvious fact (DeMeco “told me”) everyone jumps on him like its probably not true. LDJA12 “sits down” with Kubiak in a blog post, used none of the answers for any kind of real Chron story, has never had access to anyone of interest before and never states outright where or how he hears something and suddenly everyone believes his interview is real? Its also a mile long.
Talk about poor journalistic integrity. He’s like the damn poster boy.
I questioned it before I read it, too.
Changed my mind about halfway through, though. If it’s truly fake, then it was some very impressive name-dropping by Justice.
I doubt even LDJA12 and the Chronicle would go so far as to print a completely made up interview
It’s certainly presented as a “real” interview and not any kind of satire. That would represent a whole new low for the Chronicle. Even the bleacher report (sorry Jake) wouldn’t stoop so low as to run a completely fake interview without identifying it as such. OK they probably would, but they would probably pull it down when they got called on it….like they do when they got caught plagiarizing.
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Wait, how is that obvious exactly?
I’m lost as to how you’re determining that this interview is fake. The only evidence I see is the title — “Let’s see what’s on Kubiak’s mind” rather than “an interview with Kubiak” or something that would usually be prefaced by “I sat down with Gary Kubiak at Reliant yesterday to discuss…”
Other than the lack of wrap-around and the title I don’t see anything that seems obviously fake. If he’s just making up fake statements from Kubiak, he did an excellent job of capturing his general tone and demeanor anyway.
Hell man, anyone here can capture Kubiak's general tone and demeanor
He’s so predictable it’s ridiculous!
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
"I think Matt played very good. He can always play better, and he’d be the first one to tell you that
Classic Kubiak line….very easy.
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He does not do a good job of capturing what Kubiak sounds like
aside from the key things already mentioned. Read through it, there are ALL KINDS of weird things Kubiak would never say. He also does not dance around issues near enough. He doesn’t mention being barred from talking about free agents when asked about FA corners (last time someone asked him, he laughed, called the the interviewer by their name, had a different demeanor to his answer all together).
After deciding this was fake, I skimmed it. I didn’t read the whole thing. It was obvious to me he did a terrible job impersonating Kubiak after the second question after years of having read and watched Kubiak interviews.
When has Kubiak EVER sat down for an interview that long with ANYONE?
that's true, it is unusually long.
And you make a good point about this being a blog post not an article, plus this sort of nonsense is typical of Justice. What’s really impressive though is that you were able to tell it didn’t sound like Kubiak without even reading the article! I’m impressed
Heard Justice in the radio today...
It’s most definitely not fake.
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by The Night Owl on Jun 20, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
high motors
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