Accountability

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

So I believe that they are TRYING to address the needs. They just have no idea how to evaluate talent.

I hear what you're saying, but I don't think a bunch of street free agents and a 5th round pick represents much of a try. I also think Pollard is a good example of this team's inability to assess what it has. This guy comes in off the street in week 4 and is immediately starting? What were the coaches doing in training camp? I don't see how a competent staff can supposedly be content with what they have then turn around and have a street free agent starting by week 4. To me, not realizing how bad your safeties are that a street free agent can come in in week 4 and start shows a major inability to proper evaluate talent.

[coloradodude]

I think where our main problem is lies precisely within the coaching staff as opposed to the players.

Alex Gibbs is the one I'm disappointed with the most. In the past, his teams were prepared the most. They were not the biggest nor the best athletes on the field but they always did their job because they knew how to accomplish their assignment.

With a few personnel upgrades in free agency this team should be 11-5 but instead...I just wonder how much time is going into films and teaching what to do as opposed how to save my job mentality.

[barrett]

Signing castoffs is not attempting to address needs. It is simply filling out the roster. We have had needs that we have continued to ignore.

But we put money into our #3 and #4 WRs and then go draft a 4rd and 4th TE. Do they not realize that you are either using 3/4 WRs OR you are using multiple TEs.

We have Daniels, Anderson, and Casey to basically fill one role in the offense. Then we have two return specialists/4th WRs in Jones and Davis. Then we have two blocking TEs in Dreesen and Hill. And these guys don't even match-up. It's a split personality with multiple TE running sets that don't mesh with paying 5 WRs good money. We have no personality offensively. Everyone in the world can see we can pass it but we can't run it, but we continue to try and run it (all after not investing in a RB).

And everyone one of these guys besides Dreesen represents a financial or draft expense. All of those offensive specialists and Luxuries (they are not needs), and we don't have the resources to get a guy to carry it on 3rd and 1?

[NBT]

Kubiak is stubborn to the point of having tunnel vision. To wit, his insistance on trying to run the ball. I don't necessarily think the personnel we have are scrubs, or at least some of them. I think it is more the inability of Kubiak to realize what he has, and to utiliize those players to their best advantage in the best situations.

The game preparation to me, leaves a lot to be desired, at least in the opening periods.

On the offensive line the weakest links seem to be Meyers, and kubes favorite breisel.

[coloradodude]

In reference to Koobs being stubborn, it looks like you're correct but he may be willing to change...

http://www.examiner.com/x-778-Housto...ween-the-lines


"Last but not least, when Kubiak was asked if he's giving up on his goal for a balanced run-pass attack given the Texans running game woes, he said "you've got to run the ball in this league. You're going to have a hard time changing me on that, but I've also got to look at what's going on with my team right now and what's happening. We're throwing the ball very, very well and we're not running it very well. We're going to do what we have to do to win, but we're not going to give up on the run.""