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Brian Cushing Is The DROY Hands Down
- Thread starter gary
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Goldensilence
hipster elite
This defense minus Brian Cushing = Dick Smith's.
Def should be DROY.
Def should be DROY.
alphajoker
Veteran
JMO...he could work on his pass coverage skills but other than that, yes, homeboy is a bonafide stud.
gary
Hall of Fame
A little work there but that's about all.
-he leads all linebackers, rookies and vets, in pass deflections with 12
-tied for first with 3 interceptions out of all linebackers
of course, any player could be better but thats a damn good start.
eriadoc
Texan-American
Dallas Clark is still catching passes on him, I think. Of course, I'm just being devil's advocate, because no one should have expected Cush to cover Clark. Putting him in that situation would be a bad coaching decision. Oh wait .......
Maddict5
Hall of Fame
i thought demeco had a great game today aswell. himself and OD have really earned the right to get paid this offseason imo.
id still keep dunta too if i could. not for near the money he was asking but if hes reasonable. hes getting beat times (and good for a penalty a game) but there must be a reason teams arent throwing on him so much
id still keep dunta too if i could. not for near the money he was asking but if hes reasonable. hes getting beat times (and good for a penalty a game) but there must be a reason teams arent throwing on him so much
TimeKiller
Guest
No player is perfect but he sure does have a wealth of talents playing defense.
V3rm0nt3r
Rookie
because it's just easier not too. it's not because he's great it's because he's better than Reeves McCain and Quin (for the time being).
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
I find it strange that pundits claim Harvin is having the best overall year of rookies. Cushing is the only rookie that is playing at an all pro level imo.
sportfan73
Noob
It will probably go to Byrd from Buffalo b/c the media will look at 8+ picks and cream their pants
JMacaroni
On the bubble
I agree....his INTS or Matthew's or Orakpo's sacks.
sportfan73
Noob
lol internet hyperbole, you cannot seriously believe this
you might feel he should, but to actually believe any defensive player on the Texans is going to easily win an award is just blatant homerism
Maddict5
Hall of Fame
write it down. make a note whatever. cush is going to win DROTY in a landslide. thats not homerism etc. its because, according to many sources and websites that do these things that hes played better than every other olb this season.
axman40
Hall of Fame
False Start
On # 69
Vinny
shiny happy fan
Harvin is a freaking stud and playing like one. That Cushing guy is really good too.
gary
Hall of Fame
Dallas has the best QB in the NFL throwing the football to him and he has been at it for much longer than Cushing has.I have seen a flaw , he cannot cover Dallas Clark !
Aside from that he is a beast!
Vinny
shiny happy fan
Don't tell DeMeco Ryans that...he won't believe you.
JMacaroni
On the bubble
True, but there weren't many standouts that year. At least not like this year with the "sexy" stats that everyone seems to notice and hype.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Jairus Byrd got another pick today which puts him at 9 ints for the season.......interceptions are a very sexy stat with people on the media who don't get to see all these players play. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they handed the award to a rookie DB who leads the entire league in interceptions.
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Vinny
shiny happy fan
Cushing has been so good I don't see that since he is a front 7 defender and much more of an impact player. You guys are so paranoid.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
I'm not being paranoid. Just saying it wouldn't surprise me if they gave the award to a guy who leads the entire league in interceptions. The fact that there are so many high quality rookie LBers might actually hurt Cushing.
Vinny
shiny happy fan
more paranoia. Cushing will be Droy and it won't be close.
valleytexfan
Veteran
Yes. Stud.
Wolf
100% Texan
before today,
he leads the team in solo(64),assists(38) and total tackles(108) .. leads the team in INT's (3) ,tied for team lead in (9) Pass defense, and tied for team lead with 1 safety
sacks he was 5th in the team before today
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/hou/stats?sort=nfl.stat_type.705
he leads the team in solo(64),assists(38) and total tackles(108) .. leads the team in INT's (3) ,tied for team lead in (9) Pass defense, and tied for team lead with 1 safety
sacks he was 5th in the team before today
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/hou/stats?sort=nfl.stat_type.705
MEGA SWATT
All Pro
I like Brain Cushing!!!
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
We'll see. I still don't see how acknowledging another great season by a rookie is "paranoia" though, but whatever.
Vinny
shiny happy fan
I see more peepee herts stuff about how the media hates Houston than I care for. Cushing DROY is just a no brainer across NFL nation. Book it.
Vinny
shiny happy fan
Orakpo is really coming on strong...I actually forgot about him. Talk about no respect!
Oh wait, isn't that what a SAM is supposed to do? Cover a TE?
We could have taken Diles out, put an extra DB in & that would have tak... no, we tried that the first time, & Peyton ate that up too.
sportfan73
Noob
goes to show you what having a solid secondary can do for your pass rush
Jackie Chiles
Veteran
Brian is absolutely going to win DROY. I'm just not sure which Brian, Cushing or Orakpo. Before this week I would have said Cush was going to win pretty easily but now Orakpo has 11 sacks with 3 games left. Ugh, thats rough. Oh well, from what I have seen I wouldn't trade Cush for any defensive (or offensive) rookie from this years class. Thats good enough for me.
P.S. Barwin should have gotten up to 3.5 sacks, that was the worst intentional grounding I have ever seen. Ever. Seneca Wallace, you suck.
P.S. Barwin should have gotten up to 3.5 sacks, that was the worst intentional grounding I have ever seen. Ever. Seneca Wallace, you suck.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
where would the Texans be without this rookie class of defensive players? Led by Cushing, Glover Quinn looks better than Reeves while Brice McCain blankets WR's in coverage competing to force break-ups. Connor just needs more reps, has second gear to QB & as projected will be the pass rushing specialist Texans have needed.
silvrhand
All Pro
I have to admit this made me laugh cause it was the worst intentional grounding call I have seen in a VERY long time.
He takes bad angles at times, but that's part of the rookie learning curve. Everyone is way faster in the NFL. I think for a rookie, his coverage is pretty good, except vs Dallas Clark.
I would like to see Quinn and MCCain start the rest of the year.
Showtime100
Got JJ?
I've seriously tried to get rid of that notion for years and the fact is it's real. Cushing as a candidate for DROY is indeed real, but he's a Texan. If he played for a New York team or Pittsburgh it would be a no brainer. JMO
Vinny
shiny happy fan
It's not real and it is peepee herts stuff. You have to give the NY and West Coastmedia a reason to pay attention to you or you just don't matter. Cushing is a reason. They don't give a crap about us as a mediocre team with nothing to talk about. When Earl was tearing up the league the Oilers were all over the place across the Nation. When DeMeco burst into the scene he was ROY. Andre Johnson gets massive respect around the league. The Texans in general? pfft....they don't matter because they are endlessly mediocre, so the media isn't gonna waste their time talking about a team that draws nobodies interest outside of Houston. The problem with the Texans getting no love falls on the Texans...not the media. They have actually tried to get on the bandwagon at different points this season for instance, but the Texans keep letting them down. Nobody has much interest in this team for a reason, and the reason is we are mediocre.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
yeah, me too.
LDE - Mario Williams
LDT - Antonio Smith
RDT - Amobi Okoye
RDE - Connor Barwin
SAM - Brian Cushing
MLB - DeMeco Ryans
WLB - Zach Diles
SS - Bernard Pollard
FS - Dominique Barber
RCB - Glover Quinn
LCB - Brice McCain
* bold denotes rookie
SheTexan
Hall of Fame
AJ went into space, or at least his jersey did! lol Pretty freaking awesome if ya ask me!! I'm not sure, but, I don't think any other NFL player has had that honor.
All I can say is that IF I was 40 yrs younger I would be camping out on Brian Cushings doorstep! lol I am officially IN LOVE with a true Texan TALENT!
His ability speaks for itself. It's his passion, intensity, respect, and love for the game that turns me on, and I hope the NFL as well. He makes the game FUN to watch, something we don't see much of anymore, esp on our own field.
All I can say is that IF I was 40 yrs younger I would be camping out on Brian Cushings doorstep! lol I am officially IN LOVE with a true Texan TALENT!
His ability speaks for itself. It's his passion, intensity, respect, and love for the game that turns me on, and I hope the NFL as well. He makes the game FUN to watch, something we don't see much of anymore, esp on our own field.
Showtime100
Got JJ?
I thought we were talking about an individual award. Totally aside from that, come to Austin and hum a few bars of "peepee hurts," you'll be called a whiner.
I do agree though, the Texans give us very few bullets with which to shoot.