HOUSTON--Texans owner Bob McNair says, Gary Kubiak learn from many low points this season and be a better coach because of you.
Kubiak is back for a sixth season in Houston, but the team fired four defensive assistants on Monday, including co-ordinator Frank Bush. The Texans (6-10) lost eight of their last 10 games and had the 30th-ranked defense League.
With Gary Kubiak's head coaching job is increasing speculation that former Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is a favorite for the defensive coordinator vacancy. More...McNair, who in a telephone interview with associated press, said on Tuesday that Kubiak, kept mainly, because he felt as the players and hard to work and remain dissolved as the season continues to united.
"Gary's strengthen and Gary able to keep the team together was what is influenced me, that, despite the difficult period we were by going," said McNair. "This is the sign of a good coach, because it's very difficult to do."
"I was in the locker room, I was on the practice field, I saw we played." "He had everything under control all the time."
For weeks McNair Kubiak, fire, whose Vertrag 2012 running through the season called fans. McNair, said fans "are not more frustrated than me", but also pointed to the job Kubiak last season has finished to accept 9 for his first win as Houston.
"I don't think that someone was calling for his head after the season", said McNair. "This year he has gone through some very difficult times and I think he's a better coach now as he was then based on this experience." "I don't think he went from the a good coach in one year will be a bad coach."
McNair, a major overhaul of staff said too risky threatening would have been a lockout with the possibility of spring. McNair wanted to maintain some stability if delaying the preparations for the next season of labor negotiations.
"Continuity facilitates ready contrary to be if you completely changed your systems and the players were not around the new system taught," said McNair. "Come back to play and try to start a new system and players are not properly prepared." "This was a very difficult situation might be, and certainly we want are in this boat."
McNair confirmed also that Cowboys head coach fired for becoming Houston's next defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is a top candidate, but he added that "one of several". McNair wants a new Coordinator in place less than two weeks.
His mother, Debbie, Phillips is on Wednesday with the Texans, who said AP interview on Tuesday night. The team would not confirm that Phillips interview was scheduled.
A phone message immediately returned Phillips.
Bush and his predecessor, Richard Smith, were first defensive coordinators and McNair and Kubiak said both, you want that someone with more experience.
He said McNair's happy with the progress which was offensive under Kubiak, Denver's offensive coordinator from 1995 to 2005. This year of the Texan third in total yards (386.6 per game) and the NFL's leading rusher in Arian foster produced.
"It is clear that our pass that counts top offense," said McNair. "Our problem was with our defense and we had us wondering what it would take to improve."
The Texans are 37 43 under Kubiak and the franchise in nine seasons making playoff. McNair vowed to make radical changes when the team is lagging again in 2011.
"The team got to go and show that we made the right decision", he said. "We don't know whether I have made the right decisions until we go and the next year to play and see how we do." I hope it is the right decision. If it doesn't, well, we need to go from there.
"I have more on the line with this team for everyone." I am indebted to a champion to Houston. I have not the obligation, have a winning team making. We want a team that plays on a championship level and we didn't get it.
Copyright 2011 by the associated press
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