houstonsportsfan09
09-21-2008, 10:23 PM
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=4653
same ol' Kubiak to me. "They played hard, we just have to correct our mistakes, and blah blah blah."
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak
(on missed opportunities in the game) “In the first half, we dropped a couple touchdowns. You can’t come into a place like this and do that. We had our chances in the first half to make some big plays. In the second half, our defense played extremely well and they gave us a chance to win. We didn’t make any plays on offense. We were poor on third down. We missed some on fourth downs. We were very poor in the red zone. I think we were 1-6, so it’s very tough to win that way.”
(on how he thought the team played) “I thought our guys played hard, played extremely hard. We just didn’t play very clean, like I said. I don’t want to rehash it, but if you look at the first half, we had out chances to make our plays just like we’d worked on. But we didn’t make them. Then in the second half, like I said, give them credit. They did a good job. They knew that we were starting to throw the ball a quite bit. I mean 93 (Kyle Vanden Bosch) is a tough guy to handle and he gave us all we could handle.”
(on going for it on fourth downs) “Even if we kick a field goal, we are still two scores away. So I felt good. We need to be aggressive as a football team and work through this. We called zone coverage; we had a screen on. I feel pretty good about the play. I think it was fourth-and-four, but we didn’t get one of our guys out. One of our linemen out got held up, which that stuff happens. And they made the play. I’d be aggressive there again. Plus, I’d have to admit that I was very concerned there after watching the ball roll back there a couple times from a snap standpoint. So it concerned me.”
"“In the first half, we dropped a couple touchdowns. You can’t come into a place like this and do that. We had our chances in the first half to make some big plays." - Gary Kubiak(on QB Matt Schaub) “I know he struggled early. Now, I’m at the point after that where I have to go back and look at the rest of the football game. But early in the game, there were some things that were uncharacteristic. But we’ll go back and look at all four quarters and evaluate everybody’s play, including him.”
(on if he considered playing QB Sage Rosenfels) “You’ve got to let a guy work through things. I mean, he did not start clean, but we were right there in the ball game. It was a 12-10 ball game. That’s part of playing quarterback in this league. I didn’t consider it today. I’ll go back and I’ll study everybody on the film and see how we were playing. He needed to work through that and make some plays to help us win the game. We were in a very tight football game and we’ve got some plays there that we didn’t make. You’ve got to also remember there that he did make two great throws that we dropped for touchdowns. There’s other people involved in winning and losing, not just the quarterback. We’ve all got to do our job.”
(on who dropped touchdown passes) “I think we had Andre (Johnson) in the left corner early in the game for a touchdown, and then the big ball down the middle of the field was the other one. Those were two touchdown plays right there. Those are our plays to make and we’ve got to make them.”
(on RB Steve Slaton) “I thought he was special in the game. He played a lot of plays. We were going to rotate him, but he played so well we kept going with him. I liked the way he broke tackles. He just kept going and gave us a chance to make big plays. I think he ended up with 120 yards rushing. We probably got away from the run game too quick in the second half, in all honestly. We ran the ball good in the first half. He has a chance to be a fine player; he’s just got to keep going.”
(on if the loss to the Titans was particularly difficult to swallow) “They are all hard to swallow. When you work your tail off and you lose in this league, it’s very difficult. Like I said, I thought this team battled and I thought they battled extremely hard today, but there are a lot of things that we have to clean up if we’re going to compete and win at places like this and where we are going next week. But I thought they were ready to play and I thought they played extremely hard. We just didn’t play extremely good.”
(on the Titans’ defense) “They’ve got a hell of a defense. They don’t give up many big plays. They pin their ears back on third downs. Those two ends are very difficult to handle with those guys pushing inside. It’s very difficult to make big plays against them, and when you get one you better make it. And like I said, we had a chance to make a couple and we didn’t make it.”
(on the defensive effort) “I just think they played their hearts out. They kept us in the football game. They were excellent on third downs in the second half - gave us a chance for some returns, gave us some good field positions. We just didn’t get it done offensively.”
(on why he didn’t challenge a reception by Titans WR Justin McCareins) “We didn’t see that one on the replay for some reason. Upstairs we never got that replay. But it’s my understanding that it was very close. I thought on the first one that the kid maybe didn’t have total control when his helmet hit the out of bounds line, but obviously not.”
(on how good it felt to play again) “It was great to get back on the field. I mean, that is where we belong on Sundays. That’s what we do for a living. It was a long week. It was a long, hard week. We were hoping to make it a good week by finishing it the right way and we are disappointed from that standpoint.”
(on if this loss bothered him more than others) “They all bother me the same. When you get beat, you get beat in this league. I don’t think it’s one thing over another. I thought we had a chance to win in the second half. The defense put us in a position to win and we just couldn’t make any plays on offense.”
same ol' Kubiak to me. "They played hard, we just have to correct our mistakes, and blah blah blah."
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak
(on missed opportunities in the game) “In the first half, we dropped a couple touchdowns. You can’t come into a place like this and do that. We had our chances in the first half to make some big plays. In the second half, our defense played extremely well and they gave us a chance to win. We didn’t make any plays on offense. We were poor on third down. We missed some on fourth downs. We were very poor in the red zone. I think we were 1-6, so it’s very tough to win that way.”
(on how he thought the team played) “I thought our guys played hard, played extremely hard. We just didn’t play very clean, like I said. I don’t want to rehash it, but if you look at the first half, we had out chances to make our plays just like we’d worked on. But we didn’t make them. Then in the second half, like I said, give them credit. They did a good job. They knew that we were starting to throw the ball a quite bit. I mean 93 (Kyle Vanden Bosch) is a tough guy to handle and he gave us all we could handle.”
(on going for it on fourth downs) “Even if we kick a field goal, we are still two scores away. So I felt good. We need to be aggressive as a football team and work through this. We called zone coverage; we had a screen on. I feel pretty good about the play. I think it was fourth-and-four, but we didn’t get one of our guys out. One of our linemen out got held up, which that stuff happens. And they made the play. I’d be aggressive there again. Plus, I’d have to admit that I was very concerned there after watching the ball roll back there a couple times from a snap standpoint. So it concerned me.”
"“In the first half, we dropped a couple touchdowns. You can’t come into a place like this and do that. We had our chances in the first half to make some big plays." - Gary Kubiak(on QB Matt Schaub) “I know he struggled early. Now, I’m at the point after that where I have to go back and look at the rest of the football game. But early in the game, there were some things that were uncharacteristic. But we’ll go back and look at all four quarters and evaluate everybody’s play, including him.”
(on if he considered playing QB Sage Rosenfels) “You’ve got to let a guy work through things. I mean, he did not start clean, but we were right there in the ball game. It was a 12-10 ball game. That’s part of playing quarterback in this league. I didn’t consider it today. I’ll go back and I’ll study everybody on the film and see how we were playing. He needed to work through that and make some plays to help us win the game. We were in a very tight football game and we’ve got some plays there that we didn’t make. You’ve got to also remember there that he did make two great throws that we dropped for touchdowns. There’s other people involved in winning and losing, not just the quarterback. We’ve all got to do our job.”
(on who dropped touchdown passes) “I think we had Andre (Johnson) in the left corner early in the game for a touchdown, and then the big ball down the middle of the field was the other one. Those were two touchdown plays right there. Those are our plays to make and we’ve got to make them.”
(on RB Steve Slaton) “I thought he was special in the game. He played a lot of plays. We were going to rotate him, but he played so well we kept going with him. I liked the way he broke tackles. He just kept going and gave us a chance to make big plays. I think he ended up with 120 yards rushing. We probably got away from the run game too quick in the second half, in all honestly. We ran the ball good in the first half. He has a chance to be a fine player; he’s just got to keep going.”
(on if the loss to the Titans was particularly difficult to swallow) “They are all hard to swallow. When you work your tail off and you lose in this league, it’s very difficult. Like I said, I thought this team battled and I thought they battled extremely hard today, but there are a lot of things that we have to clean up if we’re going to compete and win at places like this and where we are going next week. But I thought they were ready to play and I thought they played extremely hard. We just didn’t play extremely good.”
(on the Titans’ defense) “They’ve got a hell of a defense. They don’t give up many big plays. They pin their ears back on third downs. Those two ends are very difficult to handle with those guys pushing inside. It’s very difficult to make big plays against them, and when you get one you better make it. And like I said, we had a chance to make a couple and we didn’t make it.”
(on the defensive effort) “I just think they played their hearts out. They kept us in the football game. They were excellent on third downs in the second half - gave us a chance for some returns, gave us some good field positions. We just didn’t get it done offensively.”
(on why he didn’t challenge a reception by Titans WR Justin McCareins) “We didn’t see that one on the replay for some reason. Upstairs we never got that replay. But it’s my understanding that it was very close. I thought on the first one that the kid maybe didn’t have total control when his helmet hit the out of bounds line, but obviously not.”
(on how good it felt to play again) “It was great to get back on the field. I mean, that is where we belong on Sundays. That’s what we do for a living. It was a long week. It was a long, hard week. We were hoping to make it a good week by finishing it the right way and we are disappointed from that standpoint.”
(on if this loss bothered him more than others) “They all bother me the same. When you get beat, you get beat in this league. I don’t think it’s one thing over another. I thought we had a chance to win in the second half. The defense put us in a position to win and we just couldn’t make any plays on offense.”