Brian Cushing torn ACL .. out for season

[Tailgate]

First major injury this season. It was coming, sooner or later.... It was coming. Lets all pray for good news.

[TexanSam]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

Is throwing Mercilus in there and getting him some reps out of the question at this point? I can't see how he would be worse than Mister Alexander who will be starting once Dobbins goes down. He looks like Rudy in there playing Cushing's position. He's so tiny looking.

Mercilus is an OLB though. Would they shift Barwin or Reed inside?

[darnbni99a]

praying for the best...preparing for the worst....

[Surreal McCoy]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

Is throwing Mercilus in there and getting him some reps out of the question at this point?

At ILB?

[BullNation4Life]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

Is throwing Mercilus in there and getting him some reps out of the question at this point? I can't see how he would be worse than Mister Alexander who will be starting once Dobbins goes down. He looks like Rudy in there playing Cushing's position. He's so tiny looking.

Seriously, I would look at moving Brooks Reed inside and let Mercilus take Reeds spot. Brooks looks like he could play MLB, don't know if he is smart enough, but looks like he has the intensity to do so...

Would also look at Braman at MLB...

[Hervoyel]

Originally Posted by dalemurphy

It is a big deal. However, it is something that can be overcome. Because our lack of depth at the position, we need to be surprised by someone like Mister Alexander, get Sharpton back at 100%, or make a move to acquire a LB that is an asset in nickel and dime defense... It stinks but we did not lose our QB. Team will need to adjust. Those of you that hate the conservative offensive playcalling, may get your wish. The Texans may transition to a game plan involving greater expectations for the offense.

Just my opinion but I think Mister Alexander will always be a special teams guy who can maybe spell a starter for a couple of snaps until the other team realizes he's in there and that's the beginning of the end of that. Sharpton I doubt plays again for us and if he does come back he'll probably be hurt before long. He's even smaller than Dobbins. Nope, we're really thing behind Cushing. Much thinner than we were last year behind Mario or DeMeco

[TexanSam]

Hopefully we get some news on how Sharpton's rehab is going this week. If he's on the PUP, he can go back on the active roster after the Green Bay game.

[Hervoyel]

Originally Posted by TexanSam

Mercilus is an OLB though. Would they shift Barwin or Reed inside?

Don't know. Don't even know if that's viable. Just thinking out loud. The talent behind Cushing is really poor. Dobbins is a good player on a short field. He's a got a talent for being in the right place at the right time but in space he's going to get exposed badly. I just think the best shot we have at filling this hole is maybe going to come from our stacked pile of OLB's.

[Lurvinator11]

Lopez just tweeted that Cushing did tear his ACL and will be out for the season. Not confimred yet....How long does it take for an ACL to heal? Any free agent ILB on the market??

[TexansBull]

maybe we are fortunate enough that the guy is made of tougher stuff than expected and it is only a sprain. Maybe he can go on the temporary IR and be back in time for the playoffs...fingers crossed.

[The Cush]

Originally Posted by fiasco west

Should have never let 'Meco go. Said it then and saying it now.

His salary was too high to keep all the guys we did keep (Myers, Foster, Brown, Schaub)

[Big Poundcake]

I'd be thinking trade, working the phones *If* Cushing gone for a while.

I hope that the Texans go "ALL IN" this season.

[BullNation4Life]

Originally Posted by Lurvinator11

Lopez just tweeted that Cushing did tear his ACL and will be out for the season. Not confimred yet....How long does it take for an ACL to heal? Any free agent ILB on the market??

I believe 6-8 months to fully heal...

[TexansFanatic]

Originally Posted by Tailgate

First major injury this season. It was coming, sooner or later.... It was coming. Lets all pray for good news.

I agree that these things are virtually inevitable. The best you can hope for is not to have too many season-ending injuries.

If we only lose Cushing, we've still got a shot at winning it all. If we lose one or two more of his caliber, we're screwed.

[gtexan02]

Why would they have made him questionable to return if it was a torn ACL?

If they knew it was a season ending injury, he'd be listed as doubtful or out.

I think its a serious knee sprain that will knock him out 6-8 weeks but he'll be back


Either way the Demeco Ryans move is looking pretty stupid now

[TheMatrix31]

Originally Posted by dalemurphy

It is a big deal. However, it is something that can be overcome. Because our lack of depth at the position, we need to be surprised by someone like Mister Alexander, get Sharpton back at 100%, or make a move to acquire a LB that is an asset in nickel and dime defense... It stinks but we did not lose our QB. Team will need to adjust. Those of you that hate the conservative offensive playcalling, may get your wish. The Texans may transition to a game plan involving greater expectations for the offense.

Brian Cushing is kiiiiiiiinda the QB of the defense.

Look, I'm not writing off the season. I'm being realistic. Brian Cushing going out for a significant period of time is a big freakin' deal PRECISELY BECAUSE our depth at the position is not very good.

[Maddict5]

Originally Posted by Tailgate

First major injury this season. It was coming, sooner or later.... It was coming. Lets all pray for good news.

he's 1 of about 5 (schaub, duane, jj, and j-joe) guys we couldnt afford to lose though

[gtexan02]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

Brian Cushing is kiiiiiiiinda the QB of the defense.

Look, I'm not writing off the season. I'm being realistic. Brian Cushing going out for a significant period of time is a big freakin' deal PRECISELY BECAUSE our depth at the position is not very good.

I thought Bradie James wore the green helmet?

[steelbtexan]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

Don't know. Don't even know if that's viable. Just thinking out loud. The talent behind Cushing is really poor. Dobbins is a good player on a short field. He's a got a talent for being in the right place at the right time but in space he's going to get exposed badly. I just think the best shot we have at filling this hole is maybe going to come from our stacked pile of OLB's.

Yep

Reed will probably move inside.

I wonder if they would consider moving Barwin inside?

Is Braman capable of playing ILB?

[Lurvinator11]

Originally Posted by gtexan02

Why would they have made him questionable to return if it was a torn ACL?

If they knew it was a season ending injury, he'd be listed as doubtful or out.

I think its a serious knee sprain that will knock him out 6-8 weeks but he'll be back


Either way the Demeco Ryans move is looking pretty stupid now

I can only hope you are right....