The Coaching Career of Robert Smith

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2008 Season-Game 16-Texans 50, Bears 10

I'd have to guess the Bears would probably be likely to draft Zazzali next time-Flacco didn't work out. Leftwich had some ugly numbers-3 TDs and 24 INTs, but he did ok in this game. We finished the season 12-4 and will face the Chargers in the wild card game. One big injury-Andre Johnson cracked his leg bone and will miss the playoffs.

CU-OC-Lrn Dev-WR 2, DC-Improved Press, STC-Int Dev K 4, WRC-Receiver Discipline.

Inj-WR Andre Johnson-cracked leg bone-5-8 weeks, placed on IR.

Chicago Bears at Houston Texans
Dec 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago Bears (2-14)	0	10	0	0	10
Houston Texans (12-4)	6	17	3	24	50

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	HOU
Total Offense	317	521
Rushing Yards	7	167
Passing Yards	310	354
First Downs	16	19
Punt Return Yards	0	19
Kick Return Yards	226	77
Total Yards	543	617
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Converstion	2-12	2-8
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	1/5
Penalties	4-34	2-20
Posession Time	26:25	33:37

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Leftwich 28/47 327 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD j. Jones 12 7 0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Urrutia 9 101 11.2 0 D. Hester 6 85 14.1 0 G. Olsen 6 76 12.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Brown 6 0 1 1 M. Greenwood 7 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Gould 1/1 1/1 4 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Maynard 6 211 35.1 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Hester 5 155 31.0 0 M.Bradley 3 71 23.6 0

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 22/35 354 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Lynch 20 170 8.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Johnson 6 127 21.1 1 E. Bennett 5 87 17.8 0 k. Robinson 4 60 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Flynn 2 0 S. Justice 1 0 R. Schuening 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Ryans 10 2 0 0 K. Phillips 5 1 0 0 C. Steltz 6 1 0 0 D. Vobora 3 1 0 0 K. Hamlin 5 0 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 5/5 5/5 20 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Brooks 1 45 45.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 2 47 23.5 0 A. Davis 1 30 30.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 4 19 4.7 0

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2008 Awards and Texan Pro bowlers

Ok, my Pro Bowlers and the winners of the 2008 awards. The Colts did go undefeated in the regular season, so they did win the major share of the individual awards. Pro Bowlers below, followed by the Award winners.

Pro Bowl:

QB-Andre Woodson
HB-Marshawyn Lynch
FB-Carl Stewart
WR-Andre Johnson
WR-Earl Bennett
LE-Calais Campbell
DT-Amobi Okoye
MLB-Demeco Ryans
ROLB-David Vobora
FS-Ken Hamlin
SS-Kenny Philips
SS-Craig Steltz
K-Alexis Serna

2008 Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Peyton Manning	QB	Colts
Offensive Player of the Year	Peyton Manning	QB	Colts
Defensive Player of the Year	Lance Briggs	ROLB	Saints
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Andre Woodson	QB	Texans
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Keith Rivers	ROLB	Falcons
Best Quarterback	Peyton Manning	QB	Colts
Best Running Back	Marion Barber	HB	Cowboys
Best Wide Receiver	Reggie Wayne	WR	Colts
Best Offensive Lineman	Marcus McNeill	LT	Chargers
Best Linebacker	Lance Briggs	ROLB	Saints
Best Defensive Lineman	Calais Campbell	LE	Texans
Best Defensive Back	Kenny Phillips	SS	Texans
Best Kicker	Alexis Serna	K	Texans
Coach of the Year	Tony Dungy	C	Colts

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2008 Final Regular Season Standings

The Colts went undefeated in the regular season, and the AFC South was very tough this year. I felt bad for the 9-7 Titans, who finished 4th in that division, odd team out. You had to win 12 games to make the playoffs in the NFC, leaving the 11-5 Eagles out in the cold. Playoffs team with asterisks, chart below.

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2009
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cowboys*	13	3	0	502	297
Giants*	12	4	0	422	293
Eagles	11	5	0	483	303
Redskins	4	12	0	282	389
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Vikings*	9	7	0	307	302
Packers	8	8	0	278	343
Lions	5	11	0	210	309
Bears	2	14	0	90	325
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Bucs*	15	1	0	367	199
Saints*	12	4	0	390	289
Falcons	7	9	0	257	351
Panthers	2	14	0	240	363
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seahawks*	13	3	0	473	328
Cardinals	4	12	0	288	408
49ers	4	12	0	325	381
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Patriots*	10	6	0	429	302
Dolphins	7	9	0	299	387
Bills	7	9	0	247	272
Jets	6	10	0	280	317
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Browns*	9	7	0	394	375
Bengals	7	9	0	332	374
Steelers	6	10	0	291	351
Ravens	5	11	0	310	254
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Colts*	16	0	0	473	233
Texans*	12	4	0	466	317
Jaguars*	10	6	0	326	259
Titans	9	7	0	310	254
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Chargers*	9	7	0	285	311
Broncos	9	7	0	335	291
Chiefs	7	9	0	246	283
Raiders	4	12	0	239	371

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2008 League Leaders

Ok, just a quick look at the top 5 in passing, rushing, receiving, and defense in 2008:

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, 2009
Pass TDs		PTD	Pass Yds		PYD
	1. Matt Hasselback	43		1. Tom Brady	4820
	2. Peyton Manning	40		2. Joey Harrington	4671
	3. D. Anderson	38		3. Peyton Manning	4533
	4. Eli Manning	37		4. Drew Brees	4370
	5. Tom Brady	36		5. Eli Manning	4284
Rush TDs		RTD	Rush Yds		RYD
	1. Marion Barber	22		1. Ryan Grant	1465
	2. Marshawn Lynch	16		2. Ladainian Tomlinson	1409
	3. L. Maroney	15		3. Ronnie Brown	1395
	4. Brian Westbrook	15		4. Michael Turner	1375
	5. Edgerrin James	12		5. Steven jackson	1265
Receiving TDs		RET	Receiving Yds		REY
	1. Reggie Wayne	17		1. Reggie Wayne	1623
	2. Randy Moss	13		2. Deion Branch	1621
	3. R. Brown	13		3. Marques Colston	1530
	4. Marvin Harrison	13		4. D.J. Hackett	1527
	5. Terrell Owens	13		5. Amani Toomer	1485
Sacks		S	INTs		INT
	1. Charles Grant	16		1. Fred Smoot	10
	2. Calais Campbell	15		2. Marcus Trufant	8
	3. Derrick Burgess	15		3. Al Harris	8
	4. Demeco Ryans	14		4. Chris McCallister	7
	5. Chris Long	14		5. D. Hall	7

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2008 Houston Texans Stats

Then my team's stats in 2008:

Houston Texans Stats - 2008
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Andre Woodson	308/525	4190	7.9	261.8	90	22	20	82.3
Matt Schaub	57/109	629	6.0	39.3	66	4	6	61.7
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Marshawn Lynch	275	1193	4.3	84	5	16	74.5	8
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
Earl Bennett	89	1119	12.5	4	28		69.9	200
Andre Johnson	63	1075	17.0	8	90		67.1	375
Kevin Robinson	75	1042	13.8	4	35		65.1	217
Marshawn Lynch	53	662	12.4	3	35		41.3	207
Jacoby Jones	26	477	18.4	3	78		21.9	159
Owen Daniels	42	309	7.3	1	22		19.3	107
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
K. Harris					7		7
C. Flynn					6		5
S. Justice					3		4
R. Schuening					1		6
D. Hale					1		0
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Demeco Ryans			100	14	31	7	0	0
Kenny Phillips			91	7	27	7	5	1
Craig Steltz			91	6	27	1	2	0
Ken Hamlin			87	0	1	12	6	2
Fred Bennett			80	0	4	20	2	0
Dunta Robinson			77	0	1	15	3	2
David Vobora			73	7	21	4	2	0
Trey Simpkins			71	6	18	2	0	0
Calais Campbell			69	15	26	2	0	0
Mario Williams			46	5	19	3	0	1
Amobi Okoye			42	2	6	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Earl Bennett	32	777	24.2	39	0	54/452	8.3	0
Andre Davis	21	553	25.3	36	0
Jacoby Jones	18	418	23.2	31	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Alexis Serna	38	52	73	62	48	48	100	162
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Durant Brooks	62	2412	52	38.9	2015	0	11	9

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2009 Wild Card Game-Chargers 30, Texans 27

There were just too many mistakes in the 2nd half. I pulled Woodson after his third INT; then Schaub comes in and throws one on his only pass to kill any comeback.To make things worse, approval dropped to 50 after the game and to 35 after the coaching changes. I was kept on, but I really need to get Charisma next year.I'll do all the coaching changes in a separate post.

Other Wild Card Games:

Browns 21, Jaguars 20
Giants 31, Cowboys 30
Saints 27, Vikings 24

Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers
Jan 4, 2009	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (12-5)	3	10	7	7	27
San Diego Chargers (10-7)	0	6	14	10	30

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	SDG
Total Offense	369	419
Rushing Yards	59	79
Passing Yards	310	340
First Downs	15	22
Punt Return Yards	29	14
Kick Return Yards	141	165
Total Yards	539	598
Turnovers	4	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-11	4-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	2/3
Penalties	0-0	2-25
Posession Time	26:31	33:18

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 21/34 319 1 3 M. Schaub 0/1 0 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Lynch 17 59 3.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 5 80 16.0 0 J. Jones 5 73 14.6 0 M. Lynch 3 56 18.6 0 O. Daniels 3 53 17.6 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 3 1 0 0 D. Robinson 13 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 2/2 3/3 9 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Brooks 3 130 43.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 5 102 20.4 0 A. Davis 2 39 19.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Bennett 3 29 9.6 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 21/35 350 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Tomlinson 27 83 3.0 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Chambers 7 120 17.1 0 A. Gates 5 91 18.2 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK K. Dielman 2 0 J. Clary 1 0 N. Hardwick 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Phillips 4 1 0 0 T. Jessup 4 0 2 0 S. Merriman 6 0 1 0 A. Cromartie 4 0 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Kaeding 3/3 3/3 9 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 5 176 35.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Cromartie 5 136 27.2 0 A. Cason 1 29 29.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Cromartie 2 14 7.0 0

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2008-9 Playoffs and Coaching Changes

After winning narrow victories against SD and NE, the Colt easily beat the Bucs in the Super Bowl to enjoy a undefeated season. First I'll list all the rival coaching changes along with the playoffs, then all of mty coaching moves:

Divisonal Games:

Colts 20, Chargers 14
Bucs 30, Giants 22
Patriots, 21, Browns 20
Seahawks 32, Saints 30

Conference:

Colts 38, Patriots 35
Bucs 33, Seahawks 30

2009 Super Bowl:

Colts 41, Bucs 14


Coaching Changes:

HC-Redskins-Rob Ryan, Rams-Gary Hammermill, Raiders-Alex Gibbs.

GM-Panthers-Mack Miller, Lions-Jeremy Strauser, Rams-Marvin Hurley.

OC-Raiders-Jim Westgate, Bears-Henry Ellard, Jets-Scott Linehan, Lions-Butch Millwood.

DC-Dolphins-Jerry Gray, 49ers-Chuck Bresnahan, Raiders-Robin Matthews.

STC-Bucs-Jim Caldwell, Patriots-Richard Smith.

Staff Retirements:

Trainer Dexter Simons-Browns, OC Gregg Knap-Raiders, QBC David Lee-Dolphins, WRC Jimmy Robinson-Packers, OC Jim Colletto-Lions, GM Ray Zest-Rams, RBC Tim Spencer-Bears, DLC Jethro Franklin-Texans, Trainer Steve Parker-Ravens, HC Jim Zorn-Redskins, DLCJim Washburn-Titans, WRC Mike Sheppard-Bengals

Texan Coaching Changes:

Then we get to my changes-I fired everyone except the GM, and he only kept his job because there were no quality GMs this year.



OC Brian Schottenheimer-Analyst-38-TC 4/4, PC 4/5, Str 3/5, Perf 2/4. All development skills to 3, most to 4 or 5. Special skills-Ambition, Speed Training, Strength training, Game Film Analysis.

DC Paul Pasqualoni-Commander-22-TC 2/5, PC 2/3, Str 3/4, Perf 2/4.All development skills to 3, most to 4 or 5, SS-Speed Training.

STC Chris Staymates-Superstar-46-TC 4/5, PC 4/5, Str 4/5, Perf 4/5. All dev 1/1, no SS.

QBC Tom Rathman-Optimist-35-TC 3/4, PC 2/4, Str 4/5, Perf 3/5. Dev 2/3 or 3/3, no SS.

RBC Lorenzo Westbrook-Anchor-40-TC 1/2, PC 1/2, Str 1/1, Perf 3/4.Phys dev 4/5, Int Dev 3/4, Lrn dev 2/3. SS-Improved Carrying.

WRC Brent McDaniel-Guru-26-TC 2/4, PC 1/3, Str 2/2, Perf 1/4. Phys Dev TE 2/2, all others to 4 or 5. No SS.

OLC Tim Cobble-Analyst-35-TC 3/4, PC 1/3, Str 3/4, Perf 2/4. All dev to 4 or 5, no SS.

LBC Mike Katkavage-Titans-40-TC 4/5, PC 3/5, Str 3/4, Perf 3/5. All dev to 4 or 5. SS-Ambition, Strength Training.

DBC Chipper Duncan-Optimist-22-TC 2/3, PC 2/4, Str 1/4, Str 3/4. Phys Dev 4/5, others 1/3. No SS.

DLC Tim Spangler-Captain-23-TC 3/5, PC 2/3, Str 1/3, Perf 2/4. All dev to 4 or 5, no SS.

Trainer Ian Baker-Superstar-65-Inj Eval 4/5, Rehab 4/5, Fat Rec 3/5.SS-Offseason Rehab

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2008 Player Retirements and Offseason Period

Quick note, offensive linemen will only show 2008 numbers and beyond, not career stats. I'll include player-age and overall, and career stats. I'll inlude player retirements first, then events in the 18 day countdown.

Player retirements:

Bengals-RT Willie Anderson-91-33-10 pancakes, 3 sacks.
Broncos-FS John Lynch-87-36-1112 tackles, 13 sacks, 26 INTs.
Broncos-C Tom Nalen-89-37-27 pancakes, 3 sacks.
Bucs-QB Jeff Garcia-83-38-2223-3656-25524 yds-172-92.
Bucs-WR Joey Galloway-84-35-690-10811-78 TDs.
Chargers-FB Lorenzo Neal-83-36-213-780-6 TDs.
Chiefs-ROLB Donnie Edwards-85-35-1585 tackles, 27 sacks, 31 INTs, 16 FF.
Cowboys-QB Brad Johnson-77-39 -2641-426928782-165-117.
Eagles-K Jason Elam-90-38-413-513-80%
Eagles-P Mitch Berger-88-36 -760-32766-43.1
Falcons-QB Jamie Martin-71-38 -355-541-3794-20-21
Falcons-WR Joe Horn-74-36, 609-882459 TDs.
49ers-ROLB Randall Godfrey-76-35-971 tack, 28 sacks, 22 FF.
49ers-DT Grady Jackson-78-35- 446 tackles, 34 sacks, 8 FF.
Giants-DT Sam Adams-74-35-404 tackles, 44 sacks, 6 FF.
Giants-LE Michael Stahan-86-35-885 tackles, 144 sacks, 23 FF.
Jets-LT Todd Steussie-76-37-No stats.
Jets-QB Chris Weinke-60-36-429-429-784-4425-16-30
Jets-HB Thomas Jones-84-30-1892-7340-38 TDs.
Lions-CB Aaron Glenn -73-36-623 tackles, 40 INT, 121 defl
Lions-LG Ruben Brown-85-35-15 pancakes, 1 sack given up
Panthers-K John Kasay-89-37-372-462-80%
Patriots-P Matt Turk-85-40-841-35539-42.2
Ravens-K Matt Stover-88-40-456-545-83%
Redskins-QB Mark Brunell-73-37-2737-4594-31826-182-106
Redskins-QB Todd Collins-76-36-4355-22-19
Redskins-RE Phillip Daniels-477 tackles, 58 sacks
Titans-P Craig Hentrich-86-37-1115-47561-42.6
Titans-C Kevin Mawae-88-37-7 pancakes, 0 SGU
Vikings-FB Cory Schlesinger-75-36-167-473-5 TDs.

Season Goals-85+ RT, 85+ LOLB, 85+ROLB

Franchise Tag:

ROLB Terrel Suggs-Ravens-87-25-1 year, 8.5 illion
HB Steven Jackson-Rams-91-25-1 year-10.0 million

Misc. Notes:

Pro Bowl-AFC 27, NFC 10
Cuts-LG Chester Pitts, HB Ahman Green
Gamechangers-Cowboys-Accounting Error, Chargers-Teaching Breakthrough.
National Champion-Florida Gators