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Originally Posted by chuck
Funny, you know, I was reading through this (I'd first seen it on the Chronicle's site) and before I got to your post I was reflecting on how sanguine I am about the extensions and how I'm even more at ease with Kubiak's being extended than I am Smith's. Like barrett I do not begrudge Kubiak's success as the head coach of a team with an excellent coaching staff. It would have been fantastic had he put a competent staff together six years ago but what can you do? Last year there was a notable lack of halfback passes, fewer bonehead challenges than usual and no suicidal clock management decisions.
I'm still not sold on Smith. For every home-run draft he seems to oversee two or three that just suck massively. But there's not a hell of a lot I can do about that, either.
At the end of the day I think if the team's winning then continuity is good.
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That’s basically how I feel. I’ve never seen anyone with the team give a straight answer about who does what as far as player personnel, but I’ve heard/read that the Texans organization is set up like the Broncos were under Shanahan, with the coaches doing the serious player evaluation and the scouts being basically information gatherers. At the very least, it’s clear that the coaches have significant input into the draft and free agency. Kubiak has shown that he has a pretty good eye for finding players that fit his offense, and so far, so has Wade on the other side of the ball. The previous defensive staffs not so much, and that’s where the biggest busts have been. So I don’t know how much credit (or blame) Smith is due as a talent evaluator, but the results have been a mixed bag.