The Huddle Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said the team expects a lot more from RB Ben Tate next season. Tate struggled with injuries and finished with 279 yards this past season. Huddle Up: The numbers for the Houston running game were down as a whole, and Tate played a major role in that as his yards fell from 942 to 279. He needs to be more of a factor to keep starter Arian Foster fresher.
March 19, 2013KFFL Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said the team expects a lot more from RB ...
March 19, 2013FFToolbox.com Ben Tate's successful 2011 campaign was all but forgotten by the time his injury-marred 2012 season was complete. He was limited to just 11 games and 279 rushing yards because of toe and hamstring injuries. That's why Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said Tuesday that he is expecting "a lot more" out of Tate in his fourth season. FANTASY ANALYSIS: The hamstring pull cropped up just as Tate was getting over his toe injury, and you could sense through the media that Kubiak was getting a little frustrated with Tate's inability to stay on the field. Don't forget that he also broke his ankle as a rook...
March 19, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Texans coach Gary Kubiak said in an interview with CBSSports.com at the NFL owners meeting on Tuesday in Phoenix that he expects more from running back Ben Tate in 2013. While adding he didn't plan on lightening Arian Foster's workload, Kubiak does have an eye toward using Tate more than he did last year (65 carries over 11 games). "He missed a lot of time last year," Kubiak said. "He’s a fine young player when he has been healthy. He has played very well for us. All signs are that he’s back and ready to go. He needs to have a good offseason. When that’s been the case he’s been very effective ...
March 19, 2013
Battle Red Blog To say that Ben Tate's 2012 season was disappointing would be a gross understatement. He only saw action in 11 games during the regular season, during which he posted a line of 65 carries for 279 yards and 2 TDs. The entirety of his postseason contributions to the Texans was two carries for a single yard in the Wild Card victory over the Bengals. Coming off his excellent 2011 season, when he was arguably the best RB2 in the league, Tate took a colossal step backward in 2012. Whether it was due to injury, ineffectiveness, or having all his mail forwarded to Gary Kubiak's doghouse, T...
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