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...or at least that Smith and Williams make it easier for the DTs to contribute.
If so, the next draft can be biased towards the secondary early on.
Insert Peyton Manning here!!!
...or at least that Smith and Williams make it easier for the DTs to contribute.
If so, the next draft can be biased towards the secondary early on.
LOL This guy wants some of VY
Deljuan Robinson will be a player next season. I think he will eventually be a starter in place of TJ.
Yeah plus with out LB squad can now help back them up and provide less pressure for them. Either way I see our def line being WAY bettter now. So who do you guys see as our season LB squad? Is Adibi going to get the boot the the bench?
Have fun continuing to suck.
I think he is going to be the starting Will LB and it will be a compe ion between Cushing and Diles for the other spot. June will be a situational LB.
THE NEW TEXANS
NFL, Texas always in Cushing’s plans
As a third-grader, Brian Cushing came up to his father, Frank, one evening and told him matter-of-factly, “Dad, I’ve got a plan.” The elder Cushing put down his newspaper, eyed the boy and replied, “You’ve got a plan? OK, Brian, then tell me, what’s your plan?”
Brian had things neatly laid out. He said: “I’m going to Bergen Catholic High School, I’m going to be all-state and All-American, then I’m going to Notre Dame and then — you’re not going to like this part, Dad —I’m going to play for the Dallas Cowboys and be the best player in the whole NFL.”
Residing in North Jersey, New York Giants country, Frank Cushing was required to be a sworn enemy of the Cowboys. Worse, calling himself “a baseball guy,” his dream was to see his youngest make it to the major leagues. At least the Notre Dame part sounded good.
“I’m Irish Catholic,” Cushing said.
But that didn’t work out despite a major push from Charlie Weis, who called the Cushings the day after he landed the Notre Dame head-coaching job. After receiving some 75 scholarship offers, Brian wound up choosing USC instead. And now he’s moving to Texas.
Family visit
But his father can relax. He’ll be playing in Houston, not Dallas.
After the Texans made Cushing the 15th pick of the NFL draft Saturday, the family flew in Sunday to meet owner Bob McNair and the coaching staff. Addressing the media, the rookie outside linebacker promised not to disappoint, saying he will be “a player that brings a lot of excitement and intensity and anything that helps the team win.”
Cushing’s father advises you take him at his word.
“Brian has always known what he wanted and how to get it,” he said. “He’s such a great athlete — I think he would have been a better baseball player than football player — and he’s relentless. You could put him on offense and he’d be unstoppable there, too.”
That’s Cushing’s reputation: A full-bore maniac on every play, may the devil take the hindquarter. But his über-intensity has caused him to get injured frequently and raised su ions of what was really fueling the white-hot fire in his flat belly. Rumors of steroid use have nagged the 6-3, 246-pound Cushing since high school despite his having never failed a drug test.
Frank Cushing can tell you why the stuff started.
“Between his junior and senior years (in high school), Brian gained 25, 30 pounds,” he said. “But he also grew taller, and he gets his size from the Polish side of the family. Compared to his cousins, he’s average. They’re all as big or bigger than he is.”
Tired of rumors
The doping su ions, not to mention the criticism of his agility, football instincts and adaptability within the flow of the game, frustrates Cushing no end.
“It’s been difficult,” he said. “There are people out there trying to slam you and tarnish your name. I don’t know how many more drug tests or anything else I can go through to prove that I’m a hard-working guy and don’t take anything illegal.
“The Houston Texans believe in me and that’s what’s most important. I’m just going to keep proving people wrong.”
Somehow, Jerrald's meddling and millions hasn't provided much more.
Somehow, the Texans will continue to suck.
"That’s Cushing’s reputation: A full-bore maniac on every play, may the devil take the hindquarter."
That's exactly the kind of fire the D needs. Hopefully all the other players will feed off it it.
Hopefully he doesn't turn out to be a roid head. He hasn't failed a test, but he did bulk up a lot at SC. The prevalence of steroids does tend to cast a shadow over those who have simply busted their ass.
Got to love him and DeMeco as starters in the linebacking corps for the foreseeable future.
Yeah thats going to kick all kinds of ass. What number is Cushing going to have I wonder? Who is number 10 right now?
Clearly the Texans needed to draft SC's placekicker in the 5th round.
Not sure. When he visited after the draft he was displaying a #56 jersey. I don't believe he could get a #10 jersey in the NFL as a linebacker.
Yeah I was sure thats a QB number. Depending on his season I might have to get a cushing jersey to go with my Andre Johnson Blue or Super Mario Battle red.
Brad Van Pelt wore 10 with the Giants for years but only because he was the backup kicker in his rookie year. Tell the NFL that Cushing is the 3rd string QB so he can wear 10.
LOL I should start a Cushing lover thread to make ThunderDan jealous and put that Cushing has more muscle lol.Brad Van Pelt wore 10 with the Giants for years but only because he was the backup kicker in his rookie year. Tell the NFL that Cushing is the 3rd string QB so he can wear 10.
I also like that they were able to get two RBs as UDFAs who are likely just as good as who they could have gotten from the 5th round on. Apparently they were ready to take a RB with their 3rd rounder but the two they targeted for that pick were off the board, so they went with Caldwell instead.
Foster apparently was projected to go as a 2nd rounder last year before he got injured. That was after a 1,000 rushing yard junior season at Tennessee.
Damn what kind of power does he have? Will he be a good 3rd down back?
Arian Foster bio on nfldraftcountdown.com
Jeremiah Johnson, RB, Oregon
They also got a WR from Arizona St who's pretty good as an UDFA.
Seems like Johnson would be a better 3rd down and goal line guy for us.
Their draft looks even better with these UDFA signings.
Yeah, power back to complement Slaton. I think they'll still need to pick up a veteran RB in free agency.
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