I think Kubiak has had a fair shake and simply hasn't gotten it done. It's time to go. With the way the league is currently structured, it doesn't take 4 years to have one single winning season.
The way I see it, Kubiak's tenure should be judged in 2 areas. His coaching; i.e., team preparation and gameday calls and the team he has built (I think most agree he is mostly responsible for putting together this team). As for his coaching, I've been consistently underwhelmed. As others have noted, terrible clock management, adjustments, etc. At least 2 or 3 games a year, the team looks woefully unprepared. Finally, I don't think we've ever sniffed out a trick play. Seems like anytime the opposing team tries a little trickery, we are left completely flat footed (fake punts, wildcat last year, etc.).
As for the team he has put together, I do think the talent has been upgraded but (as someone else said somewhere else) the sum seems to be less the its parts. To me, this is the essence of a coach and where they should be judged. Do you do more with less or less with more? At the end of the day, the only above average unit we have is our pass offense. However, Kubiak inherited the centerpiece of that (AJ). He has used 3 picks on TEs (Daniels, Casey, and Hill), 2 picks on WR (Jacoby and Anderson), and free agency money on Jeb Putzier, Joel Dressen, Andre Davis, and Kevin Walter. Quite frankly, our passing game should be good considering all of these resources have gone into it and AJ was already here.
Finally, I don't understand his player evaluation. As said above, the fact that the Texans thought they were set at safety going into the season is mindboggling. I don't see how a pro personnel guy could have looked at our safeties and thought we were fine and didn't even need to bring in anyone for a look. I'm equally perplexed by his constant juggling of guys into and out of the lineup. Does he not have an opinion as to who is better? One week Okam starts, the next he doesn't dress. Same goes with Deljuan. With our running backs, one week Moats is the starter, the next he can't get a carry (in week 12 no less). How is Kubiak still trying to decide who is the better back in week 12? Isn't that what training camp is for?
In all, he's clearly added some talent to this team for which he is to be commended, but we nevertheless underperform in virtually every area other than our passing game. On top of this, his gameday preparation and execution is often lacking and I don't think I've ever finished a game thinking "Boy, Kubiak really pantsed (___fill in name of coach here___) today!" Finally, the team is clearly lacking in confidence and swagger and Kubiak seems to lack both. He seems to get just as tight and worried as the players when it seems like the game is slipping away. For instance, while I know it is a incredibly minor thing, it bothers me he won't watch a critical kick. You are the coach and the players expect you to lead. This is not the confidence I would like to see from my leader.
Finally, if I may ask one question. I often hear that Kubiak is not responsible for the execution and that's on the players. I get that to a degree, but if you don't judge Kubiak by how the team executes, what are you judging him on? Do you solely look at his playcalls and assuming that they aren't atrocious, you put everything from that point forward on the players? By this standard, would a coach ever be fired?
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