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Cushing retains AP ROY after re-vote

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per Houston Chronicle's and The General's twitter account...



ChronicleTexans BREAKING NEWS: Texans LB Cushing retains AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award


McClain_on_NFL Brian Cushing retain his NFL Rookie of the Year Award with 18 votes in the AP revote. He got 39 the first time.
 
blitz90 said:
per Houston Chronicle's and The General's twitter account...



ChronicleTexans BREAKING NEWS: Texans LB Cushing retains AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award


McClain_on_NFL Brian Cushing retain his NFL Rookie of the Year Award with 18 votes in the AP revote. He got 39 the first time.
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Wow at the loss of 21 votes. But I'm really glad he kept the award. I guess the media isn't as dumb as people thought. Maybe.

And this was simply great timing by me to log in. I'm at school right now, and was only going to be on for like 7 minutes.
 
Sweeeeeettttttttt.

Of course, it doesn't make me feel any better about 56 not being on the field for games 1 thru 4, but hey, I'll take it.
 
From the AP

That revote gave Cushing 18 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd received 13 votes, and Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews III got 10. Washington linebacker Brian Orakpo earned three votes, and St. Louis linebacker James Laurinaitis got one.

Three voters were not available to cast ballots, and two voters abstained.
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Adam Schein: "I originally voted for Brian Cushing. I was disgusted to learn he failed a test for PEDs in September, marring his great rookie season. I was even more disgusted to find out he tested positive for a masking agent for steroids. Upon getting an e-mail from the Associated Press learning there was a needed re-vote, I instantly voted for a totally clean ball player, Brian Orakpo. A player who fails a drug test for a performance enhancing drug shouldn't receive an award."




HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
 
On top of everything they basically just embarassed Matthews, Orakpo, and Byrd by doing this. I wonder how those players feel now, knowing that they didn't beat Cushing even after he failed a drug test. LOL.

Freaking stupid-ass AP.
 
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TheDrifter said:
LOL

Fantastic.

I hope Byrd's teammates head explodes over it. :-D
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LOL, I really want to read some transcripts of interviews if they touch on this subject. Especially Donte Whitner's response, since he was the first one who brought this up in the first place.
 
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
 
So then apparently John McClain voted 18 times ? I didn't realize McClain was from Chicago ?
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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I'm guessing it's because one of our players won an award. I'm pretty sure we were celebrating like this (or at least I was) when he won it the first time.

Another reason is that this is one of the very few bright spots in this whole incident.
 
Sure, it is a nice piece of hardware for him to retain, but there was no real monetary value to it. This re-vote, as silly as it was, does nothing to recoup the four game miss.
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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Honestly, to me this award doesn't compare to what the 4 games he's going to miss. I'd much rather he be eligible to play than get this award. After this BS the AP pulled to get a revote kinda changes my outlook on this award anyway.

That said, I think he deserved the award over the other players nominated either way. I understand he roided (allegedly) during the offseason and was coming off a cycle going into the season. Which obviously gives him an advantage over the others that are presumably clean. I just think the difference in performance between Cush and the other players was just too significant to surpass.
 
The AP backed themselves into a corner and would have had a shitestorm had this played out any other way. How are you going to re-vote on one player who got hit with a 4 game ban but you didn't the same thing to a player that was suspended the last 4 games of the year and STILL won the award?

Julius Peppers ring a bell?

They should have never gotten on their moral soapbox and left it as is. Now they have even more egg on their face than when they first announced this...

Hypocrisy seems to be the media's second language....
 
HOU-TEX said:
Honestly, to me this award doesn't compare to what the 4 games he's going to miss. I'd much rather he be eligible to play than get this award. After this BS the AP pulled to get a revote kinda changes my outlook on this award anyway.
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Exactly. Of course I rather have him there for those 4 games. Im just amused 18 voters stuck it to Dante Whiner and SI's Peter King (who Ive often considered a blowhard who works for a bias publication.)
 
I nailed it. Good job, GP. (Pats self on back, repeatedly).

Fewer votes, but the true winner retains his award.

Adam Schein was a HUGE Texans backer. I bet now he will find every reason to transition into a Texans hater because of this. Ditto for the other pseudo-intellectuals who switched their vote to try and look so suave and nuanced. Playing the popularity game...pffft!!!

And, as I also predicted (but have not been able to confirm yet) Baird and the others are going to reach new levels with their whining and trash talk. Expect it to be a constant media theme for the remainder of this week.

I think Ben Roethlisberger's agents are the ones who cooked up the Lawrence Taylor and Brian Cushing events. What a stroke of genius. Nobody even knows Ben's name today. LOL. :hurrah:
 
wagonhed said:
On top of everything they basically just embarassed Matthews, Orakpo, and Byrd by doing this. I wonder how those players feel now, knowing that they didn't beat Cushing even after he failed a drug test. LOL.

Freaking stupid-ass AP.
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Don't ever say I never rep'd you. Just sent you positive rep. :butterfly:

See, we CAN agree on something. Really enjoyed your post on this.
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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It's like this, to alot of us the Texans are like family, even if little brother gets in trouble you still love and want the best for little brother. The Texans are our nfl family and no matter what whe are gonna love them and we want the best for them.
 
Lol! Congrats to Cushing on winning the same award twice! Add that to the resume. Take that Jealous Byrd and all the other haters!
 
TheDrifter said:
Exactly. Of course I rather have him there for those 4 games. Im just amused 18 voters stuck it to Dante Whiner and SI's Peter King (who Ive often considered a blowhard who works for a bias publication.)
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The only time I read SI is when I'm waiting on a doctor or a haircut or something and I find a copy of it in the waiting room. Even a year old copy of SI is better than Better Homes and Gardens. LOL
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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It's a consolation prize for all of us. Our guy retained his award that he earned last year, so we can be happy to have a second(third?) DROY in our team's 9 year history. Little victories are still victories! :D
 
Thorn said:
The only time I read SI is when I'm waiting on a doctor or a haircut or something and I find a copy of it in the waiting room. Even a year old copy of SI is better than Better Homes and Gardens. LOL
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LOL

I just expressed the same sentiment to my father last night!

Even the...ugh...baseball issues.
 
BIG TORO said:
It's like this, to alot of us the Texans are like family, even if little brother gets in trouble you still love and want the best for little brother. The Texans are our nfl family and no matter what whe are gonna love them and we want the best for them.
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I'm not saying that he shouldn't get the award or that people shouldn't want him him to have it. As I said, the revote at least legitimizes it instead of people talking about doing a revote. I just think it is a little over the top top to start "facing" sportswriters and people. They had an opinion that he shouldn't get it. I don't really think its outlandish. It's a worthy debate. That is all.
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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Someone associated with Houston, with their back against the wall, wins while simultaneously shoving it up everyone elses collective asses...

That's not a feeling we are used to. Feels kinda good.
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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It's a minor victory. How much does it count? It counts in the sense that we won't ever hear "And then you have Brian Cushing, the FIRST player to have been voted for an award only to have it rescinded by a re-vote." Instead, it will potentially be a bit of a silencer because 18 voters were not swayed by it. Instead of it being a source of media pride (had it been rescinded) now it's something they will want to hush up and move on from. Because it failed.

Oh, I expect a column from Schein and/or King. It's coming. Just gotta' wait for it. They're both composing their essays as we speak. Searching for the nuanced and intellectual view on how such a travesty could have happened. And I suspect their columns MIGHT focus upon the Dirty 18 who kept their vote for Cushing.

It tells me there are 18 voters who still can't determine (within reasonable doubt) that Cushing failed the test for masking reasons or other reasons.

And the clowns who voted for Clay Mathews amaze me. Hey, you guys DO know that they were buds and teammates at USC? You DO know that Clay had an amazing burst of physical size while at USC? Why would you vote for a guy who is certainly a potential violator, as well? Gee whiz, just cast your votes for Baird and be done with it. But to cast votes for Mathews? LOL. Wow.
 
HoustonFrog said:
I'm very confused by the sentiments in this thread. It really makes no sense to me.

1) This doesn't take away the fact that he cheated so there is no reason to really celebrate

2) At least the AP gave him the award with more knowledge and it can be legitimized

It really leaves the situation the same. He screwed up and will miss 4 games.
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Yeah, but it clearly illustrates how stupid the AP is. They rushed to vote on something that they don't have all the info on, won't ever get all the info on, and after they've already given awards to other PED users. It's not an NFL sponsored award, so it doesn't really matter anyway, but it's just fun to see the AP make an ass of themselves.

Well, several voting members of the AP, anyway.
 
And if your not down with OUR 2 Time DROY award winner, then I got 2 words for ya...

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