HOUSTON--Texans owner Bob McNair meeting with coach Gary Kubiak on Monday to assess what went wrong this season.
Sunday Spotlight Arian foster belonged.
The 2000–01 free agent ran 180 meters to win rushing title NFL and Houston Jacksonville's slim play-off hopes ended 34-17 victory over the Jaguars.
Foster finished with 1,616 metres the highest total of a season for 2000–01 player crashed. He had also 604 yards reception to the sixth player in League of history 1,500 yards rushing and 600 yards receiving in the same year to reach.
"In this life, sometimes things go your way and you can two streets," foster said. "You can fold and stop, or you can follow your heart and do what you know how to do." "And that's what I did."
But foster laments that his numbers never translated to victories, especially, because Houston's defense was so bad. The Texans (6-10) your worst voted since 2006 Kubiak's first season.
Outraged fans was local sports radio talk shows for weeks, bombard required Kubiak be fired. Kubiak shot off a media report that he came back and McNair had signed off on all personnel decisions.
"This is not true," he said. "I had a few conversations with him (McNair) this week." But the bottom line, I asked him was the last time I talked to him, to let me enjoy the week. Let me coach. Let me this game to coach.
"So he's been fair to me and we make this decision (Monday)."
McNair was unavailable for comment.
The Jaguars (8) can make some decisions to have. Needed a victory and Colts lost to Tennessee of the playoffs, but not the lack of upper could overcome two offensive players.
Trent Edwards started at quarterback for David Garrard, surgery Thursday subjected to finger, and Rashad Jennings rushed for 108 yards where the Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-drew, who was sitting with a right knee injury requiring surgery this week.
The Colts to win wound up minutes after the Jaguars game ended.
"There are no excuses for you," Rashean Mathis said cornerback. "Deleted a group together, we the ball." "Three straight drop, it is very disappointing."
Stumbling finish raised speculation about the future of coach Jack del Rio, who has 20 28 over the last three seasons. Del Rio aside one question about his job status.
"I am only concerned that continues to be a lead idea of your stories", he told a group of reporters. "Other than that, I'm OK."
Matt Schaub completed 18 of 22 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown. He is always the sixth quarterback 9,170 yards over the past two seasons, raised to achieve 9,000 yards passing in a two-year period.
But the star Houston's season was foster, who is on the scene to burst when he was running 231 metres in the opener against Indianapolis and racked up eight 100-yard games.
Spoken throughout the season play foster with a purpose and showing up skeptics, to pass on him draft 2009. He feels like it, to show next year has more.
"I think this gives my work a reason in the off season," he said. "But I feel, you are never perfect as a player or a person, because you are working towards it." "I think I have set some new goals."
Foster the tension took the race for the rushing title on his first carry, a 56-yard burst at Houston's third snap. Foster came into play following Kansas City's Jamaal Charles 32 yards and leading Tennessee's Chris Johnson of 111.
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Foster finished the opening drive with the first two touchdown passes.
They promote embraced Kubiak, when he walked off the pitch, his final carry at 1: 54 left. He embraced Schaub and most of the starting offensive linemen as the last minute of the watch checked.
"It's always nice to know that people around you and the people the since shaped years in this business and have been playing this game you respect your game and respect what you do," he said. "It feels good." "I wish we could have to go some WS along with it."
Notes:. Foster scored 108, the first Texans non-kicker to be more than 100 points in a season. ... Texans LB Zac Diles left the game in the first half with a concussion. ... The Texans scored a team record more than 30 points for the fifth time this season. ... Jaguars FB Montell Owens tied a franchise record with his 95th tackle on special teams. ... Jacksonville has lost its last five season finale.
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