Coach Gary Kubiak backs Houston Texans’ readiness for playoff challenges – NFL News
The Houston Texans have downplayed suggestions that they could get carried away with the excitement of confirmation of their spot in the playoffs, reiterating instead to stay focused on each game as much as they had been ever before.
It is two times in a row that the Texans are through to playoffs and some commentators think since they are a younger side they are more likely to slip off the focus of second round during the remaining four games of the regular season.
Coach Gary Kubiak has discarded such an impression saying his team have already proved to be a bunch matured players who have learnt with passage of every game. He said the group has proved to be very talented throughout the regular season and they can do
so during the rest of the season.
Gary said:
"Now every time we step to the plate we can probably gain something else. So we just have to stay focused on that. Our last month is going to be difficult, but when it's difficult, that's what gives you the best chance to prepare to be a good football team
in January."
The Texans have only a year of experience of playing the playoffs; they were through to the second round in 2011 and this is second time straight that they are through to the second phase of the season.
Keeping in view experience of other teams like Cincinnati Bengals that have habit of making the playoffs once in a blue moon but then fall off course next year, some analysts have rightly questioned the ability of the Texans if they could sustain the pressures
and excitement of the second round this year again.
As for as the coach is concerned, the answer is: YES they can, and the team’s regular season performance is its evidence. The Texans have performed consistently well throughout. They are with unmatchable record of 11-1, and still four games to go.
They have learnt and gained in experience and maturity with passage of every game. An important characteristic of the Texans’ performance is that they have come into each game with a proper strategy and scheme. They have stuck to that strategy throughout
the entire game and at the end got benefited from it in form of win.
If they are to stick to the same style of preparation and play, there is no way that they cannot progress to the Super Bowl title, which is their ultimate goal this season.
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