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Originally Posted by barrett
I lay the loss on Kubiak. Not for play calling. Not for redzone failures. Foster plays a part in both of those and we did score 33 and put up 500 yards. But Kubs froze up when we should have been putting them away and didn't do the things we do best (keep Brees off the field), when the game demanded it. He felt compelled to respond to the pressure Brees and co. were putting on him. In other words he was like a WR over the middle who hears footsteps.
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And if Kubiak would have called runs (or even a mixture of run/pass) and we got stuffed people would be bitchin about that. You bring up great points and I don't deny Kubiak, Schaub and numerous others share the blame for the loss, but the fact is, the D sucked in the second half, namely the 4th QTR. They gave up 40 points. Sometimes you have to count on your D to stop the opponent (like the Saints did to us) when the game is on the line - or at least once in the 4th QTR. The 2nd 2pt. conversion showed everyone just how discombobulated and how bad the D was in the 4th. No pass rush and absolutely atrocious coverage on Moore and Graham, with sprinkle of choke from Kubiak and Schaub, did this team in.
EDIT: And my goodness, how long is this staff going to trot out KJ when he's clearly overmatched. No one could be any worse right now and he should be sitting the bench and only in there when we're in a blowout.