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Originally Posted by barrett
Facts would say Kubiak signing Keenum last year, praising him for 2 straight years, letting him compete for the backup job, jumping him ahead of Yates to start, giving him 6 consecutive starts even though he's never won a game, and grooming him from UDFA to starting QB show that Kubaik has greatly helped Keenum's development.
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I certainly agree with this part. No doubt Kubiak helped to develop and groom Keenum but that doesn't mean Kubiak, who wants to win and wants to show his players he wants to win, agrees with the decision to play him over Schaub so when the game is close late and Keenum has not looked all that sharp, he brings in Schaub to try to win the game.
I really don't fault Kubiak for doing that but if it defies orders from Smith or McNair, I can see why that might have been the final straw to getting fired now instead of next month.
To me, it's the 14 penalties that said "time to go". The players know he's a lame duck and aren't listening to him. They're going through the motions instead of auditioning for whomever the new coach turns out to be.