I hope he prove's me wrong. Cushing replay.

[painekiller]

FYI I like Okoye and I think he will have a bust out year, but Willis is the the better player. And I said that right after the draft.

As for who would I have taken instead of Cushing? I have not answered that on the forum. Why? Because I want the Texans to be right, and I not in love with anyone at 15, and trade downs take partners.

If push came to shove I take either Brown RB from UConn, and he would be early, or I take Matthews.

[HPF Bob]

There may have been injury issues or "stay at home" assignments that we wouldn't know about without talking to their coaches. I'm taking a wait-and-see approach but I'm still of the opinion that Maualuaga was the best of the three and will have the brightest NFL career.

[Nconroe]

Brian Cushing #10 LB
YEAR TOT SOLO AST SACK STF STFY FF BK INT YDS AVG LNG TD PD
2005 23 14 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
2006 56 26 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2007 24 14 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2008 74 48 26 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0
Rey Maualuga #58 LB
YEAR TACK SOLO AST PD SACK FF REC INT YDS TD
2005 36 25 11 0 1 1 0 1 9 0
2006 78 45 33 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
2007 78 41 37 0 6 0 0 1 19 0
2008 80 52 28 0 0 0 0 2 48 1
Clay Matthews #47 LB
YEAR TOT SOLO AST SACK STF STFY FF BK INT YDS AVG LNG TD PD
2005 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2006 15 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2007 17 15 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
2008 54 26 28 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Stats from ESPN. Seems just depends what game you look at. Cushing had sacks and interceptions in 08, fwiw. ESPNU has 2009 Rose bowl on tonight where USC demolished Penn St. Matthews flying all over the place.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

ESPNU has 2009 Rose bowl on tonight where USC demolished Penn St. Matthews flying all over the place.

And I watched Cush the entire 1st half, then the blow out got boring. Cush did not look good against the run and he played weak at the line of scrimmage. He was at his best going back in coverage.

I am concerned, but as Bob said, I will wait and see, and I will say it again, I hope I am wrong.

[Blitzwood]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

Brian Cushing #10 LB
ESPNU has 2009 Rose bowl on tonight where USC demolished Penn St. Matthews flying all over the place.

I recorded this game and watched it specifically to scout Cushing......While he didn't have a great showing, he was always close to the action and made a few stops. Not bad, but I think we could have gotten better value in Zach Follet in the later rounds who, IMO, will be just as good a player, if not better. That being said, Cushing is my guy now and I'll be rooting for him every Sunday.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Blitzwood

Zach Follet .

Agreed, but as a person I have heard some new things about the young man(Cushing), and I will give him credit for being a great guy.

[painekiller]

And the injury bug has started before we even got a single snap out of him.

Good news, does not look to need surgery.

Also from the reports it sounds like work out boy did something while lifting.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by painekiller

And the injury bug has started before we even got a single snap out of him.

Good news, does not look to need surgery.

Also from the reports it sounds like work out boy did something while lifting.

Not that it couldn't have happened while lifting...but I heard he complained of a sore knee after practice and that they weren't sure when exactly it happened. Was there something else I missed?

[barrett]

Originally Posted by painekiller

And the injury bug has started before we even got a single snap out of him.

Good news, does not look to need surgery.

Also from the reports it sounds like work out boy did something while lifting.

The tone of this post is that you are happier about being "proven" right then you are upset the Texans are without a potentially valuable contributor. Is it too much to ask that we see this guy on an NFL field before we make decisions.