Aug 29th 2008 3:35PM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Texans, AFC South, NFL Fans, NFL Media WatchIf you are interested in sportswriters riled up at bloggers, media ax-grinding, blog etiquette relating to altering blogs and blog comments, really ridiculous things about NFL coaches who yell, and/or the Texans running game, read on. Apologies if parts of it read like someone recounting their latest golf game, hole-by-hole, but none of this makes any lick of sense unless you have a bit of context.

Even with the context, I still find it baffling.

The other day, Richard Justice, columnist for the , wrote a negative article on the front page of the sports section about Houston Texans offensive line guru Alex Gibbs . He said in part:
The Texans began this summer hoping to be a run-first team. They were universally praised for the hiring of O-line coach Alex Gibbs, a rooster of a man whose idea of leadership seems to be running around screaming at and insulting players. He has spent much of his adult life in the NFL, but may not be sharpest knife in the drawer.

If he was as smart as people make him out to be, he’d know that players tune out screaming coaches about 12 seconds into their second tantrum. Are you listening, Gary Kubiak? Screaming at your quarterbacks isn’t a smart idea, either.
Ouch. I found the article extremely peculiar given all the positive things being said about Gibbs by offensive linemen for the Texans. And well, it is the preseason. Why is Justice calling out an accomplished coach installing a new blocking system after the third preseason game … because Gibbs is one of many NFL coaches who yell?Continue Reading