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 ...  

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...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

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 ...