Why Has THIS Guy Escaped the Blame???

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The resume is solid...no doubt...(I'll post it below from dc.com), however someone tell me why Hudson Houck avoids any blame and/or responsibility in the overall scheme of things?

He (and his unit) may turn out to be the single BIGGEST key to the season.

Garrett gets blame (and yes I am just like you all with him), but he did improve.

Wade...probbaly one of the top defensive minds in the game (minus tha one quote about we wanted to make Tom Brady beat us...what????)

We whack Special Teams and DC's when they don't produce (granted a year too late), by why is there not a CRY FOR HUDSON TO GET THIS GROUP TO PLAY AT AN ELITE LEVEL?

Just wondering...

:confused:

RESUME/HIGHLIGHTS-

"Hudson Houck returned to Dallas in 2008 as one of the most experienced and respected offensive line coaches in the NFL. In his previous tour of duty with the Cowboys (1993-2001), Houck was a productive member of a coaching staff that helped bring Super Bowl titles to Dallas following the 1993 and 1995 seasons.


Much in the same manner that he tutored an all-star cast of offensive linemen in Dallas in the mid-1990s, Houck will again oversee a group that is considered one of the league's most talented and complete. All five starters return from last year's club that helped produce a 9-7 record with hopes of finding consistency at the left guard position. In 2008 starter Kyle Kosier missed most of the season with a foot injury while Cory Procter and Montrae Holland filled in. Flozell Adams, Andre Gurode, Leonard Davis and Marc Colombo started every game along the line with Adams, Gurode and Davis each earning Pro Bowl berths.

In addition to being reunited with Adams, a player Dallas drafted in 1998 while Houck was the Cowboys offensive line coach, he is also serving on the same coaching staff with Wade Phillips for the second time as both men were assistant coaches under Marty Schottenheimer in San Diego in 2004.
Hired by Dallas on January 18, 2008, Houck spent the previous three seasons in a rebuilding process as the offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins.
In 2005 and 2006 he directed a Dolphins line that helped produce a team rushing average of 4.0-or-better in both seasons, marking the first time since the 1986 and 1987 campaigns that Miami had topped the 4.0-yard plateau in consecutive years. Immediately after taking charge of the line in 2005, Houck produced a unit that ranked fourth in the NFL in sacks allowed with 26 - a figure that was half the total permitted by the club in the season before his arrival.

With the Chargers in 2004, Houck helped to revitalize an offensive line which featured five new starters from the previous year. The Chargers ranked 10th in the NFL in total offense, and sixth on the ground, as they rushed for 136.6 yards-per-contest. LaDainian Tomlinson ran for more than 1,300 yards in each of Houck's three years there, including more than 1,600 in his first two. The Chargers line permitted just 21 sacks in 2004, the fourth-lowest total in the NFL and the eighth-fewest in that franchise's 45-year history. Overall in Houck's three seasons with the Chargers, the offensive line allowed an average of only 24.6 sacks-per-season. Their total of 74 sacks over a three-year period was the fourth-lowest in the NFL over this stretch. "
 
Maybe because the OL was fairly solid all year. It only brokedown against Minn at the worst possible time in the season. Believe me, he will get blamed along with Jerry if the OL is not good this year.
 
Quarterback Coach;3378448 said:
The resume is solid...no doubt...(I'll post it below from dc.com), however someone tell me why Hudson Houck avoids any blame and/or responsibility in the overall scheme of things?

He (and his unit) may turn out to be the single BIGGEST key to the season.

Garrett gets blame (and yes I am just like you all with him), but he did improve.

Wade...probbaly one of the top defensive minds in the game (minus tha one quote about we wanted to make Tom Brady beat us...what????)

We whack Special Teams and DC's when they don't produce (granted a year too late), by why is there not a CRY FOR HUDSON TO GET THIS GROUP TO PLAY AT AN ELITE LEVEL?

Just wondering...

:confused:

resume gone"

what are we "blaming" him for? the release of adams? the growth of free? the potential in brewster?

winning 2 playoff games?

not being success with 1 back when given 3?

just what are we mad about? i get lost in the crowd that always wants to blame someone for something.
 
Cowboys22;3378453 said:
Maybe because the OL was fairly solid all year. It only brokedown against Minn at the worst possible time in the season. Believe me, he will get blamed along with Jerry if the OL is not good this year.

False. OL was a weak point of team all year. Flozell getting hurt was the final straw.
 
iceberg;3378455 said:
what are we "blaming" him for? the release of adams? the growth of free? the potential in brewster?

winning 2 playoff games?

not being success with 1 back when given 3?

just what are we mad about? i get lost in the crowd that always wants to blame someone for something.

That's because your newfound moviestar status has gone to your head. You've become disconnected from the people you once associated with!
 
Joe Rod;3378462 said:
That's because your newfound moviestar status has gone to your head. You've become disconnected from the people you once associated with!

well it happens. : )
 
Ugh! Serves me right for opening this thread knowing who the OP is. I know, shouldn't have read it or commented about it. :bang2:
 
Quarterback Coach;3378448 said:
The resume is solid...no doubt...(I'll post it below from dc.com), however someone tell me why Hudson Houck avoids any blame and/or responsibility in the overall scheme of things?

You are right ...... you should yell at him from across the parking lot ..... that will show him.
 
iceberg;3378455 said:
what are we "blaming" him for? the release of adams? the growth of free? the potential in brewster?

winning 2 playoff games?

not being success with 1 back when given 3?

just what are we mad about? i get lost in the crowd that always wants to blame someone for something.

you cannot say you like the o line play last year...no way.
 
If not for the fact that on a very rare occasion even the blind squirrel could find a nut, I would have several people on block over the years.

Looking in your general area GimmeTheBall! :p
 
when has anyone not caught blame? When we win it is because of the coaches and players and when you lose it is because the coaches and players. Lose to much and you lose your job
 
RCowboyFan;3378465 said:
Ugh! Serves me right for opening this thread knowing who the OP is. I know, shouldn't have read it or commented about it. :bang2:

you liked the o line then huh...funny how it seemed to be a weak point in everyone else's assessment pre draft, etc.
 
Quarterback Coach;3378467 said:
you cannot say you like the o line play last year...no way.

i'm not one to pick apart every little thing and demand pefection at every slot/opportunity. houk has been a great oline coach for quite some time. will he put out superstar #'s every year?

no. but given what we have and the fact everyone around the entire free world and 3 choice planets knows we NEED OL help, then he must not have had "all that" given to him TO work with.

free has come along. i'm happy about that.
brewster is said to be coming along. i'm happy about that.

if you want to get upset and demand we all run around and go YOUR FAULT to houck, then give him some credit too.
 
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Houck not the problem, he hasnt forgotten how to coach. Overated talent on the O Line is. Bringing back same ol, same ol on the O Line is not going to improve their 26th rating in pass protection next year.
 
iceberg;3378477 said:
i'm not one to pick apart every little thing and demand pefection at every slot/opportunity. houk has been a great oline coach for quite some time. will he put out superstar #'s every year?

no. but given what we have and the fact everyone around the entire free world and 3 choice planets knows we NEED OL help, then he must not have had "all that" given to him TO work with.

free has come along. i'm happy about that.
brewster is said to be coming along. i'm happy about that.

if you want to get upset and demand we all run around and go YOUR FAULT to houck, then give him some credit too.

I will gladly give him credit. However the play of the line is no where near where it was the first time around, in miami, or san diego.

We are claiming that free has progressed. Well, we will see. Despite this progression as many claim it seems he is the center of a whole lot of attention around the league with a lot of question marks.

Brewster's potential? This team can't win because of potential. It needs to translate on the field against the best.

Minnesota exposed a lot of holes that we think 1 year later we have fixed.

Also, what about Proctor, and the other lineman that we have that have not progressed. I am sorry I will not give kudos when you develop 2 out of 10. 20% don't cut it.
 
Quarterback Coach;3378474 said:
you liked the o line then huh...funny how it seemed to be a weak point in everyone else's assessment pre draft, etc.

No, but I don't go about posting only threads either complaining or generally being negative about coaches/Ownership/players all the time. Nor do I expect perfection from anyone or everyone related to Cowboys or nor I am impatient with Team or coaches or players, and realize talent takes time to develop and accumulate.

The fact that Free has developed enough that the team believes he is ready to be LT now, is good enough for me to think Houck has doing pretty good job, especially considering he is not a first round pick. But hey, thats just me.
 
HoleInTheRoof;3378482 said:
Hud's in your head, QB Coach.

nah...just wondering. of course as soon as i post all sorts of red flags and kool aid drinkers come out...

not trying to rain on a parade here. just asked a simple question that is the possibly the BIGGEST ISSUE WE WILL HAVE?
 
Quarterback Coach;3378448 said:
We whack Special Teams and DC's when they don't produce (granted a year too late), by why is there not a CRY FOR HUDSON TO GET THIS GROUP TO PLAY AT AN ELITE LEVEL?

Just wondering...

:confused:
I'm starting the cry for you to start posting at an elite level. You're officially on notice. I expect to see a huge improvement in the next few weeks/months.
 
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