Coach Gary Kubiak

HOUSTON — As he usually does at Houston Texans practice, coach Gary Kubiak hovered midfield, facing the quarterback about 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Every time second-year backup quarterback T.J. Yates threw a pass that was dropped by a young ...  

In a press conference with the media after the Houston Texans OTA on Wednesday, head coach Gary Kubiak admitted that the WR position ... That's our job." Andre Johnson's lingering hamstring injury last season exposed the lack of depth the ...  

The franchise knew DE/OLB Whitney Mercilus had potential, yet coach Gary Kubiak feels the first-rounder may be better than advertised. "Mercilus, athletically, is probably even more than what we thought he was," said Kubiak. "He's excellent."  

HOUSTON — Undrafted rookie wide receiver Dwight Jones missed Tuesday’s organized team activity with the Houston Texans. Jones’ absence came amid online reports that he had quit the team. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak did not provide details on...  

Texans head coach Gary Kubiak did not provide details on Jones' status ... drew radio criticism several weeks ago after joking that he could be the "next Andre Johnson."  

May and June is the season of football played in shorts. It's easy for young players to impress before the pads go on, and it's easy to find glowing quotes from coaches who have seemingly limitless expectations for the future of their rookie class.So when Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak took time to also point out what third-round wide receiver DeVier Posey and fourth-round receiver Keshawn Martin need to work on, it says as much about...  

Although Keenum’s lack of height is noticeable on the practice field — he’s 4 inches shorter than Schaub and 3 inches shorter than Yates — he’ll have his chance to earn a roster spot. After all, Texans coach Gary Kubiak was a 6-foot career backup ...  

After Tuesday, the second day of organized team activities, Texans coach Gary Kubiak singled out two young receivers as the leading candidates to replace Jacoby Jones as a receiver and a return man. “Keshawn (Martin) jumps out at me because he’s an ...  

The Texans begin their OTAs next week, and coach Gary Kubiak will have to keep a close eye on quarterback Matt Schaub to make sure he doesn't try to do too much. Schaub is almost 100 percent recovered from last season's surgery to repair the Lisfranc joint ...  

The first organized team practices this week are giving coach Gary Kubiak his first look at his replacements on the offensive line.  

With the Houston Texans losing fullback Lawrence Vickers and tight end Joel Dreessen to free agency, head coach Gary Kubiak will be turning to versatile tight end/fullback James Casey to fill multiple roles on offense, reports John McClain of ...  

Here’s my Cliff Notes-sorts of thoughts on various Texans subjects being discussed these days: Bob McNair is planning on giving head coach Gary Kubiak and GM Rick Smith a contract extension. There’s no salary cap for coaches or staff, so go for it. Means it won’t be a distraction in the last year of their [...]  

Coach Gary Kubiak sang a tune last week that was music to James Casey’s ears. Before the team’s annual golf tournament to raise money for the Houston Texans Foundation, Kubiak said he has big plans for Casey as a fullback and tight end. “He’s going ...  

While Houston Texans' Matt Schaub said he would be "100 percent ready to go" in time for training camp, his coach Gary Kubiak said the quarterback won't be going full speed before then. "If we're not paying attention, he'll do everything, but we ...  

Just a year ago, a lot Houston Texans fans were calling for the firing of head coach Gary Kubiak and believed their wish would indeed come true. Instead, the Texans made their first ever trip to the playoffs in the 2011 season and Kubiak is on ...  

King says Texans coach Gary Kubiak expected to be "offensively explosive" under Leinart after losing Matt Schaub to a Lisfranc fracture, and believed he was "just turning around his disappointing career." Now backing up Carson Palmer in Oakland, King ...  

"You learn to throw through windows. I saw one of the greatest small quarterbacks in (Doug) Flutie do it for years." Keenum has been able to get a lot of reps in OTAs because of Matt Schaub's injury.  

The Houston Texans are gearing up to extend the contract of head coach, Gary Kubiak and general manager, Rick Smith, on the heels of their best season ever. Kubiak and Smith’s second deals mirrored each other in length previously and would ...  

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair plans to give contract extensions to coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith. McNair confirmed his ... Instead, McNair retained Kubiak, who brought in Wade Phillips as his defensive coordinator.  

Both Texans coach Gary Kubiak and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips have raved about Mercilus, contending that his playing style will fit right in with a young outside linebacker unit that includes Connor Barwin and Brooks Reed. “He’s like the guys ...  

HOUSTON -- The Texans begin their OTAs next week, and coach Gary Kubiak will have to keep a close eye on quarterback Matt Schaub to make sure he doesn't try to do too much.  

That will happen eventually. Punt Returns. Gary Kubiak said that both Trindon Holliday and rookie Keshawn Martin are competing for replacing Jacoby Jones in punt return duties: “Keshawn (Martin) jumps out at me because he’s an excellent returner and ...  

Texans owner Bob McNair said today that he is ready to begin negotiations on contract extensions for coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith. Kubiak and Smith have one year left on their respective contracts, both of which expire after the 2012 season.  

Texans owner Bob McNair plans to sit down with coach Gary Kubiak and GM Rick Smith soon to get contract extensions out of the way. Kubiak started last year on the hot seat, but now he has a budding contender on his hand.  

Beck will presumably compete for the No. 3 quarterback role with undrafted rookie Case Keenum behind starter Matt Schaub and backup T.J. Yates. It's a perfect fit for Beck because coach Gary Kubiak essentially runs the same offense as his former ...  

With OTAs approaching, coach Gary Kubiak is looking forward to seeing first-round DE Whitney Mercilus' initial sessions with the league's second-ranked defense. "To be able to add this young man to 'em, you really kind of use three outside guys as starters ...  

Earlier this week, Texans owner Bob McNair talked about negotiating contract extensions for coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith. That got me thinking: Who are the AFC South players who need contract extensions before they get anywhere close to an expired contract at the start of the 2013 league year? Here are my top six: 1) Matt Schaub, Texans quarterback I understand there are some ...  

Coach Gary Kubiak and General Manager Rick Smith led the Texans to their first playoff berth in 2011 and they should be cashing in with new contracts shortly. Owner Bob McNair said Monday that he plans to start working on contract extensions for ...  

Owner Bob McNair has given the green light for negotiations to begin on contract extensions for coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith. Kubiak, hired in January of 2006, has one year left on the extension he signed after the 2009 season.  

There have been bumps in the road. Kubiak could have been fired a few times. Texans owner, Bob McNair, has exercised prudence and stayed the course. He deserves credit. I was preaching to the choir, calling for Kubiak to be fired.  The team has ...  

Cal McNair was named vice chairman of the Houston Texans in January 2008. He has been instrumental in working with Executive VP/General Manager Rick Smith and Head Coach Gary Kubiak in the management of the Texans football operations and ...  

Record-breaking University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum has agreed to a contract with the Texans. Keenum, who wasn’t drafted, will join Matt Schaub and T.J. Yates as the Texans’ quarterbacks. Keenum impressed coach Gary Kubiak and the offensive ...  

I think the Texans wanted Wisconsin center Peter Konz in the second round. He also can play guard. Atlanta took him three spots ahead of where the Texans would have picked. By trading down, Smith and coach Gary Kubiak passed on players like Ole Miss ...  

Keenum also felt comfortable with coach Gary Kubiak and the staff after a recent 30-minute workout at Reliant Stadium ... He needs to learn how to "play taller," releasing the ball with more loft than he was required to do in college.  

Houston opted for another defensive addition, even though coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith both said they were eyeing the deep pool of receivers in the draft. Five-time Pro Bowler Andre Johnson, who turns 31 in July, missed nine full games ...  

Houston opted for another defensive addition, even though Houston coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith both said they were eyeing ... allowing about 91 yards fewer per game than it did in 2010. The Texans have now taken 13 defensive ...  

Keenum, the former Wylie standout who wasn't drafted, will join Matt Schaub and T.J. Yates as the Texans' quarterbacks. Keenum impressed coach Gary Kubiak and the offensive coaches when the Texans had their annual tryout camp for local players.  

FB will be one of several positions at which James Casey will line up, according to coach Gary Kubiak. "He's going to play everywhere," said Kubiak during the team's annual charity golf tournament Monday. He's our starting fullback today; he's our starting ...  

Houston opted for another defensive addition, even though Houston coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith both said they were eyeing the deep pool of receivers in the draft. Five-time Pro Bowler Andre Johnson, who turns 31 in July ...  

McNair, the son of owner and CEO Bob McNair and also the team’s vice chairman, was on the search committee that eventually hired both GM Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak. He currently works closely with Smith and Kubiak, along with representing the ...  

Coach Gary Kubiak on DE Whitney Mercilus (1st round): "We think he can play a lot of places for us. We all know what he did from a sack standpoint (16 last season at Illinois), but he also forced nine fumbles, so he finds a way to make big plays.  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- After Texans coach Gary Kubiak spoke glowingly of DeMeco Ryans for several minutes, the question was asked: “Well, if he’s so great, why didn’t you keep him?” It’s the question many in Philadelphia have been ...  

During the rare quiet weeks on the calendar for NFL head coaches, three of them will be devoting their time to a late colleague and friend. Per the Associated Press, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan, Rams coach Jeff Fisher, and Texans coach Gary ...  

good point Mrzuki...they did a great job to be patient and let him develop in 1995/6 and get him ready to replace Anthony Miller ( the Brandon Lloyd of his day ) in 1997..people seem to forget he originally came here on Wade Phillips' watch...very nice article yesterday with Gary Kubiak's thoughts on Rod :http://blog.houstontexans.com/2012/05/1 ... rod-smith/  

The Texans have finally signed a fourth quarterback : ex-Washington Redskins QB John Beck . With depth at the position, the Texans addressed a concern that head coach Gary Kubiak mentioned earlier this week . "I think I'd like to sign a fourth guy,” Kubiak said. "With Matt being out, with the 90-man player roster, I think there's room for that guy." They found “that guy,” and now the Texans’ QB ...  

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, who's ahead of schedule when it comes to rehabbing surgery on his right foot, is "doing great," according to coach Gary Kubiak. "He's playing golf, so he's fine. I think once we get to OTAs, he'll do everything," Kubiak said ...  

For the moment, rookie guard Brandon Brooks is the heaviest Texan ever at 346 pounds and offensive line coach John Benton admits he has never worked with such a behemoth. “College … pros, it doesn’t matter,” said Benton, who has been a Gary Kubiak ...  

Bob McNair of the Texans is said to be considering a contract extension for Gary Kubiak. The question whether or not he deserves it. Kubiak is an interesting case. His career record with the Texans is an uninspiring 47-49 (.490). Of course, the Texans ...  

... and T.J. Yates on the roster as the quarterbacks and he will be battling with Yates for the backup position. Keenum made an impression on head coach Gary Kubiak from a tryout from local Houston-area players, and Kubiak must have liked what ...  

University of Houston quarterback Case Keenum ... Keenum said he recently ran into Gary Kubiak at a local golf course, and the Texans' coach said the quarterback impressed him when they had their annual tryout camp for local players, according ...  

Gary Kubiak had me back in early December. After he took a beaten up team, won the division and assured the Texans of their first playoff appearance, this skeptic pivoted and said the coach had earned an extension. There was little doubt he’d get one, but little has happened on that front either. Monday, owner Bob McNair said he will soon talk to Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith, who are ...  

They’ve recently won Super Bowls, so no argument there. But Jim Schwartz (1), John Harbaugh (6), John Fox (8) Mike Smith (9), Gary Kubiak (10), Marvin Lewis (11), Mike Munchak (12), and Rex Ryan (13) is a flat-out joke. Gary Kubiak has made ...  

For the first time since Gary Kubiak became their head coach in 2006, the Texans are not desperate to find a starter in the first round of the NFL draft. From defensive end Mario Williams in 2006 to defensive end J.J. Watt in 2011, the Texans have selected ...  

Check out our slideshow of Texans Cheer tryouts. It's been a longstanding joke that since the time Gary Kubiak took over the reins of the Houston Texans, every facet of the organization here has...  

Texans owner Bob McNair contemplated a complete house-cleaning, if only briefly, a year ago. On Monday, he promised coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith would soon be handsomely rewarded for guiding the franchise to the AFC South title and first ever playoff appearance in 2011.  

The Texans Head Coach took some time during the AFC Coaches breakfast at the NFL owners meetings to speak about the Cowboys acquisition at fullback.