Offensive-centric Head Coaches and bad game management
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:49 amI was reading this article about the Texan's coach Gary Kubiak, and it sounded a lot like JJ. I think because JJ has more experience, he's not as bad as Kubiak, but I still think JJ's game management is lacking and the sense of urgency is missing a lot of times. JJ freely admits to not paying attention when the D is on the field.
I wonder if one day JJ's offensive-centric mind will cost us a game because he is pre-occupied with something on that side of the ball.
I wonder if one day JJ's offensive-centric mind will cost us a game because he is pre-occupied with something on that side of the ball.
There is no shortage of situations in which Kubiak has been unaware of what was really going on in a game because he was too busy planning for the next play. In one instance at Indianapolis this season, he was so consumed with getting in his third-and-short play that he said he hadn't thought about what he would do on forth down.
Against San Diego, Kubiak thought the Texans needed half a yard to get a first down when they needed almost 2.
That is partly because he has too much on his plate. (Insert your own joke about that menu of plays he orders from.)
The day-to-day grind, game-planning, quarterback coaching, etc. is too much for him to handle. There is no shame in that. Kubiak is among the best offensive coordinators in the business. If he wants to do that, he should go get a job as an offensive coordinator. If he wants to be a head coach, he needs to lead both sides of the ball.