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  • Matt Schaub Traded From Texans To Raiders

    Matt Schaub Traded From Texans To Raiders

    The Raiders have struggled greatly over the past several seasons, and as a result, they are in dire need of a new quarterback. Matt Schaub has been traded to the Raiders in exchange for a 6th-round pick, but who benefits from the trade is also in question.

    The Texans and Raiders are both in serious need of a quarterback, and Matt Schaub, while once a franchise quarterback for the Texans, struggled greatly in the 2013 season. Whether he will be able to help the Raiders is uncertain, but perhaps a new environment will be all that he needs to succeed.

    The Oakland Raiders have consistently been one of the worst teams in the league, and are coming off of their second four win season in a row. They tried out both Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin throughout the 2013 season, and while Pryor had a bit of success at first, neither quarterback could give the team success on the season.

    Matt Schaub got off to one of the worst starts of any quarterback in 2013, after setting an NFL record for the worst kind of interceptions, and threw a pick-six in four games in a row. However, Schaub did have great success with the Texans up until last year, and led the Texans to AFC South Division titles in 2011, and 2012.

    Before the awful season for the Houston Texans could come to a close, they decided to fire their coach, Gary Kubiak. He has since been hired as the offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, a team that struggled to score last season.

    Schaub, who has a $14.5 million salary-cap figure and a $10 million base salary for 2014, was forced off of the Texans roster after the signing of Ryan Fitzpatrick on Thursday.

    Matt Schaub is looking for a fresh start, and believes that he can have success with the Raiders. Speaking on the change, he said “Last year did not go as I had planned, given my prior nine years before that. I’m looking for a fresh start, I’m excited for the opportunity here.”

    Coach Dennis Allen also said that the quarterback position is the most important, and feels that Schaub has what it takes to lead his team, which has struggled in every aspect of the game in recent years. Despite his performance last year, he is a two-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and has passed for over 4,000 yards in three different seasons.

    Acquiring a player like Matt Schaub in a trade allows the Raiders to think about other positions in the draft, and with the No.5 overall pick, their options are wide open. Who should they pick?

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  • Gary Kubaiak Hired As Offensive Coordinator Of The Baltimore Ravens

    The off-season is a time of rebuilding, and several teams around the league have already begun to hire new head coaches, along with coaches for the other positions.

    Gary Kubiak is the latest to be added to the list of new additions after leaving the Houston Texans before the end of the 2013 season. He was fired during a very disappointing season, and one that had predicted big things for the team at the beginning.

    Kubiak was let go at the point when the Texans were 2-11, and by the end of the season, they continued to decline and had a final record of 2-14.

    Since he left as the head coach, Bill O’Brien has been hired as his replacement, and will look to turn things around with the No.1 pick in the draft.

    Despite their awful season in 2013, in the time that he was the coach, Gary Kubiak compiled a 61-64 record as a head coach and took the Texans to the playoffs twice, losing in the divisional round both times, including to the Ravens in 2011.

    He was able to lead the Texans to have a solid offensive game behind Andre Johnson, one the league’s top receivers, and as the Ravens have struggled on the offensive end, having Kubiak on the sideline should help in that area.

    Speaking about the opportunity to work with coach John Harbaugh, and how things worked out, he said “I told John when he first called me: ‘I want to have a chance to enjoy coaching, teaching and have a chance to win.’ I know you would offer all of those opportunities if things worked out.”

    The Ravens have also added Rick Dennison as their quarterbacks coach, who was previously the offensive coordinator under Gary Kubiak.

    Gary Kurbiak will be working with an offense that finished 29th in the NFL in yards per game and 25th in scoring. Joe Flacco also set a franchise record with 22 interceptions on the season.

    The Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl last year, and while they lost a handful of their star players from that season, they still have what it takes to make the playoffs again, and almost did this year.

    After the addition of Gary Kubiak, John Harbaugh said that they have a chance to build the best offensive staff in the NFL. They will need it in order to improve to the offensive production that they had last year, and become a contender in the AFC again.

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  • John Gruden Will Not Coach for the Texans in 2014

    Let the rumors begin. The Houston Texans fired head coach Gary Kubiak on Friday morning after an embarrassing loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, on national television, in front of the whole country. The Texans loss brings them a game below the Jaguars to 2-11, the worst record in the NFL.

    It’s especially difficult considering the Texans were thought of as front-runners to win the AFC South this season. Texans CEO, Bob McNair, had this to say about firing Kubiak. “We felt that a change was needed at the head coach position and Gary Kubiak is no longer the head coach. To have this string of losses that we sustained is just totally unacceptable and it’s not what this organization is about, We’re about winning and accountability. Even though we normally would wait until the end of the year to evaluate our coaching staff and our players, under these extreme circumstances, we decided it was in the best interest of the organization to go ahead and start that evaluation process now.”

    Former Dallas Cowboy head coach Wade Phillips will serve as the interim coach while the Texans figure out their next move. Of course, rumors are already beginning to swirl. One very sexy name that has come up is former Super Bowl Champion head coach and current ESPN Monday Night Football Color Commentator, John Gruden.

    But Gruden says not so fast. “I’m just trying to do my job. I’m not going to address every little rumor or supposed conversation that takes place, according to these so-called sources. There are a lot of good coaches out there available to coach these teams. I’m just hoping ESPN likes the job I’m doing. That’s my focus.”

    It looks like Gruden will stay up in the booth for the remainder of this year and the 2014 football season. The Texans will need to fill their vacancy sooner than that. Also in the conversation is Tony Dungy and Bill Cower, names that always seem to come up when there is a head coach vacancy.

    Gruden, also affectionately known as “Chuckie,” for the mean faces he was known to make along the sidelines, had a 95-81 record as head coach for both the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His Super Bowl victory with the Bucs was their only championship in team history.

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  • Houston Texans Fire Coach Gary Kubiak

    Houston Texans Fire Coach Gary Kubiak

    Well, anyone who has been following the NFL at all this year would have certainly been able to see this one coming. Gary Kubiak, the coach of the Houston Texans, was fired today.

    The Texans had a chance of going to the Super Bowl coming into the season, and those aspirations were shut down quickly as the team proved to be a completely different team than that of last year. While they won their first two games, and seemed to be doing okay, the Texans quickly became the worst team in the league after losing the next 11 games.

    Their most recent loss came last night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have had about the opposite of the Texans’ record, after having won their past three games.

    The Texans have also switched around quarterbacks multiple times over the season, and while Matt Schaub was benched earlier in the season, he came back in the third quarter as his replacement Case Keenum has continued to struggle.

    Schaub started the season in the worst way possible, and got lots of hate from the fans as a result. In week 5, he even set the record for interceptions after throwing a pick six in four straight games.

    Typically, teams wait until the end of the season to fire their coach but under the circumstances, the Texans staff felt that something needed to be done right away. Bob McNair, the owner of the team, said of the situation “This has been a very disappointing year. We started with such high hopes. To have this string of losses is unacceptable.”

    In addition to the disappointing season that the Houston Texans have been forced to endure, Kubiak is also a bit of a risk to keep around after leaving the field during halftime of their loss against the Colts with a mini-stroke. He only missed one game, but that could be a factor as well.

    Before being fired, Gary Kubiak was the fourth-longest tenured coach in the league, behind only Bill Belichick, Marvin Lewis and Tom Coughlin.

    After the Houston Texans have lost almost every game this season, the firing of Gary Kubiak was something that fans had been expecting for a number of weeks. They have secured themselves in the last spot in the league, and with the Colts and Broncos as two of their final three opponents, it doesn’t look as if that will be changing before the season ends.

    Wade Philips will serve as the interim head coach of the Houston Texans until a replacement can be found. As they will end up the worst team in the league, they will also have a shot at the top quarterbacks in college football. Who should they choose?

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  • John Fox Released From Hospital, Still Out As Coach

    John Fox, the coach of the Denver Broncos was hospitalized recently after a golf outing near Charlotte, North Carolina. He was suffereing chest pains, and was forced to undergo heart surgery earlier this week.

    The Broncos coach is certainly eager to return to his team, but his health is the most important thing right now, and he will not be returning to coaching duties for their game on Sunday.

    Fox plans to watch them play the San Diego Chargers on television, and will remain in North Carolina until he is fully healed, and ready to return to the sideline. The doctors at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, N.C. replaced his aortic valve, an operation that he knew he needed, but was hoping to wait until the end of the season.

    John Fox has a very supportive group back home, and the coach certainly feels the love, saying “The encouragement I’ve received from Robin and my family, friends, the Denver Broncos, fans and so many around the NFL has been incredible. I am truly thankful for every single thought and prayer that was directed my way.”

    He says that he is progressing well, and hopes to be back home in Denver soon, but will have to continue recovering before he can return. Jack Del Rio has filled in as the interim coach until John Fox can return. He will remain in Charlotte during his recovery, and watch Sunday’s game from there. He is likely to be out for another month following the surgery, but the fact that he does not need to be kept under constant watch be doctors any longer is encouraging.

    In addition to Fox’s heart condition, Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak collapsed during their game on Sunday against the Colts.

    The Denver Broncos have already had an incredibly successful season with their quarterback Peyton Manning, and will look to make a deep run in the playoffs, as the season comes to close. In fact, Manning had the best start of any quarterback in the history of the NFL.

    John Fox has been released from the hospital, but will have to wait several weeks before returning to the sideline, as he continues to recover in Charlotte.

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  • Arian Foster Is Injured, Out Against Cardinals

    Arian Foster is definitely out for the upcoming game against the Arizona Cardinals, and his injury be more serious than expected. His back injury could require season-ending surgery, which would diminish an already struggling Texans team even further.

    He seems determined to play without needing surgery, but that may not be an option at this point.

    Foster is the star running back for the Houston Texans, and a graduate of Tennessee. As a key asset to the Texans team, he would be very missed if he is out for the remainder of the season, as he touched the ball more than any other back in the NFL from 2010-2012. He injured his back on Houston’s first drive against the Colts in their previous game.

    The Texans came into the season with hopes of making the Super Bowl, following a successful run in the playoffs last season. Their season has been anything but successful this year, and have struggled in every sense of the game, with a record of 2-6. They started the season off 2-0, and have lost every game since. To add to the drama, their coach Gary Kubiak also collapsed on the field during the same game.

    Before Foster’s injury, quarterback Matt Schaub started off with a very difficult time having any success, and they were forced to turn to another option with Case Keenum. He even set an NFL record earlier this year after throwing a pick six in four consecutive games.

    Despite their disappointing season, Arian Foster has continued to show off his star power and was on a bit of a roll before injuring his back. He had averaged 113 yards per game in three consecutive losses to Seattle, San Francisco, and St. Louis. The young running back was also second in the NFL in rushing prior to his injury.

    It was reported on Friday that Arian Foster is seeking several opinions on his back problems, according to a source informed of the running back’s injuries, reports NFL insider Ian Rapoport. He is battling a lumber spine issue, and understands that surgery could be a likely option.

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  • Gary Kubiak Collapses During Colts Game

    Gary Kubiak Collapses During Colts Game

    Gary Kubiak, the head coach of the Houston Texans, collapsed during their game last night. He hunched over and fell to the ground on the field just as his team was starting to head to the locker room during halftime.

    The Texans had the lead going into halftime, as they were playing the Indianapolis Colts, a big favorite to beat the struggling Texans. However, it was hard to maintain the good spirits going into the locker room after hearing about what happened to their coach.

    To the surprise of many fans and people watching everywhere, the Texans took a commanding lead early in the game under their new quarterback Case Keenum. It can always be hard on the quarterback of a team especially when something like this happens, and after the game Keenum mentioned that “When we went back out they told us he was … stable. We were all upset about that but trying to stay focused at the same time.”

    The defensive coordinator Wade Phillips took over as the coach in the second half after Gary Kubiak was taken to the hospital. The Texans were up 21-3 when their coach went down, but the game completely turned around at halftime, and the game ended with a final score of 27-24, in favor of the Colts.

    It was reported that Gary Kubiak was in a stable condition late Sunday night after being taken to the hospital, and was awake and coherent. They have not been able to determine what exactly happened to him, but it does not seem to be that serious. The team reports that Kubiak, the 52-year-old coach, was conscious and with his family as he was taken to the hospital.

    The medical personnel that rushed to his aid when he collapsed said that he was light-headed and dizzy, and they were able to rule out heart attack as the cause.

    After Gary Kubiak left the game, the Texans struggled to put points on the board, and lost their sixth game in a row. While they came into the season hoping to win a Super Bowl, now they will have trouble achieving a winning record.

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  • Matt Schaub Struggles In Loss, Sets Pick Six Record

    Matt Schaub, the quarterback for the Houston Texans, has been struggling as of lately. After their latest game against the 49ers, he set the NFL record for interceptions after throwing a pick six in four straight games. The Texans were one of the top teams in the league last year and while they still have all of their same all-star players including Arian Foster and Andre Johnson, the team has a lackluster record of only 2-3.

    Schaub has had a successful run with the Texans and lead the team to the playoffs in 2011 and 2012. However, this season has proved to be much different, and many of the fans are blaming Schaub’s performance for the team’s awful record. The season started out good enough, with Schaub leading the Texans to a comeback victory in week 1 against the Chargers, but things have certainly gone downhill from there.

    Schaub’s first pass of the night against the 49ers was picked off on Sunday night. The Chicago Tribune mentions that the pass was picked off by Tramaine Brock and returned for a touchdown, making Schaub the first NFL quarterback to throw a pick six in four consecutive games. As if that embarrassing statistic is not enough, it was only his 1st of 3 interceptions of the night and he had 0 touchdowns. The whole team struggled in a terrible loss, that ended 34-3.

    Schaub was eventually replaced by the backup, T.J. Yates, late in the game. After his awful performance, it is no wonder that he was benched by the end of the game, but head coach Gary Kubiak says that Schaub will remain as the starter. He said “This has to be rock bottom,” assuring fans that he has to improve and knows that they will be able to salvage the season. For now, he still beileves that Schaub is the best option, but how long will that view last? The Texans face off against the Rams next week, which should be a bit of an easier match-up, and give Schaub a chance to shine again.

    Houston is now on their first 3 game skid since the end of 2011, a team that had high hopes of making the Super Bowl. T.J Yates has proved that he could play, after replacing Schaub after an injury in 2011, and the Texans may be forced to turn to him if Schaub’s play continues to struggle. Some frustrated fans even burned Schaub’s jersey after their loss to the Seahawks.

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  • Houston Texans Rally From 21 Down, Defeat Chargers

    In what seemed like an insurmountable task, after being down 21 points in the third quarter, the Houston Texans were able to put up a fight and beat the San Diego Chargers. The Texans and Chargers played second in a Monday Night Football doubleheader in order to kickoff the season. This followed a tough game between the Eagles and Redskins, which the Eagles won. Quarterback Matt Schaub finished with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, while their star receiver Andre Johnson had over 100 yards receiving on the day, in order to lead them to victory. The game ended with a final score of 31-28 after the Texans scored 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter.

    When talking about the game and how they were able to come back, Schaub simply said “Momentum keeps building, and you can feel that energy, and it’s contagious.” When players start to work together, it seems that sometimes they are able to come back from any deficit. After back-to-back division titles and playoff trips, the Texans have plenty of experience in handling troubles during a game together, says CBS Sports. The veteran Schaub is able to provide the leadership that a younger team like this needs in order to comeback in a big game, and they really rallied together in order to win this game.

    They opened the season in San Diego too, which naturally made the comeback even more impressive. The Texans are led by head coach Gary Kubiak, who has created quite a reputation in the league in recent years, completely turning around the Texans program. The Chargers are playing under new coach Mike McCoy, replacing Norv Turner, who experienced an embarrassing season last year. In what looked like a great start to his career as a coach, the Chargers could not hold on and fell apart after halftime, like they did in several of their games last year.

    The defensive star of the Texans, Brian Cushing, returned an interception toward the end of the game in order to tie it up with 9:30 left in the game. Randy Bullock kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired to give the Texans the win. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw for four touchdowns in the game, giving fans a very impressive start to the season, according to Fox Sports. However, that was simply not enough, and Rivers will need to avoid throwing interceptions, which plagued him last season, if they want to become a team with can compete with the rest of the league again.

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