Wade Phillips is the new DC

[popanot]

Aside from Foster, who might not even have seen playing field had Tate not gotten hurt, there is nothing positive that came out of last year. There are very few positions on this team where we don't need an upgrade, all-out replacement, depth, or serious improvement. And despite getting up off the mat and making most games at least interesting, this team was a bumbling mess most of the time.

The Defense was obviously horrible, but I'd put coaching right there in the sewer with it. I know it's easy to blame coaching, but how can anyone seriously consider Kubiak in the top - or even above average - coaching tier or think he's the answer? He was all over the map as far gameplanning and certainly with in-game adjustments, he buries young players on the depth chart despite the fact a veteran is playing poorly or the game/season is lost, never put any empasis on building a quality D backfield, he hires and keeps a subpar (or inept) coaching staff... Do I need to go on?

Kubiak has done nothing in his tenure to make me believe he has the skill-set to win big in this league. Hopefully I'm wrong. I think Wade will make the D respectable, and hopefully that will be enough to overcome Kubiak's deficiencies. I'm not counting on it, though, because I thought we were on the right track prior to last year and it all derailed. I don't see that we've improved.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by popanot

I'm not counting on it, though, because I thought we were on the right track prior to last year and it all derailed. I don't see that we've improved.

But I wonder if the team really regressed last year ? It was a relatively difficult schedule while the 2009 record was perhaps inflated because of a very easy schedule ? In other words the Texans were about a 6-7 win team in both 2009 & 2010.

[chuck]

Joshua, sir, I am considering retiring from football-related posts around here for a while (and there was great rejoicing...) because anything I plan to say or want to say or would say I find already said by you.

[Nconroe]

well, fwiw, if we were to vote on Chuck continuing his posts daily or not, I'd vote yeah, for keep posting. find your posts entertaining and you have good opinions so keep up the posts. and your probably not that old either.

[popanot]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

But I wonder if the team really regressed last year ? It was a relatively difficult schedule while the 2009 record was perhaps inflated because of a very easy schedule ? In other words the Texans were about a 6-7 win team in both 2009 & 2010.

If their feable showing last year was because of how tough the schedule was, then we're in for another long season in 2011. The schedule this year looks a hell of a lot tougher than last year's to me. For the most part, championship teams aren't influenced by the schedule. Good teams make their breaks and overcome their mistakes. Bad or mediocre teams like the Texans make mistakes and provide the opposition with the breaks. Coloradodude brought up the Ravens game and Schaub's poise, but it was Schaub who made the final bonehead play that lost the game. I'm just saying this team isn't talented enough to overcome their mistakes on top of Kubiak's (and staff) coaching deficiencies. I think that has more to do with their record the last few years than the schedule.