It's March 11, 2009--Who Do You Want Your Houston Texans To Take At No. 15?

So I’ve made the guy no less than eight mix tapes. I didn’t vote for him to be the pick at No. 15. I’m banking on him being there at No. 46. I realize I have my work cut out for me; hence, my dead-hooker-in-Michael-Johnson’s-trunk plan. I call it “Operation Dead Hooker In Michael Johnson’s Trunk So The Texans Get Him At No. 46 And We Live Happily Ever After,” or ODHIMJTSTTGHAN46AWLHEA" for short.

Will Jenkins be there to take at No. 15?

I will bet money that Jenkins will still be a CB… at least until later in his career.

I voted for Clay Mathews Jr. because right now he looks like the best player available we can take who we don’t have to change their (or a current starters ) position, with the most character, coachability, work ethic, and a lot of talent to go with it. He might not go to Canton, but he’ll be consistently good.

I want a linebacker with my first pick, so here are the other two.

Maualuga, while exciting, is a liability in coverage and I don’t want to displace a top 5 MLB for the hope that a rookie can effectively replace him. He also has some injury issues.

Cushing scares me. He is a possible pick, but I don’t like the big question marks that come with him, and especially the lower leg issues. This is Cushing in 2004, as he is being recruited out of high school.

In this picture, the picture on the left is apparently from the summer of 2007 and the one on the right is during 2008.

From someone who has seen it happen before, the picture on the left looks like the onset of gynecomastia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia is typically induced by stopping steroid/prohormone use without a proper post cycle therapy, which includes aromatase inhibitors (substances that prevent the now massively in-excess testosterone in the blood from converting into estrogen), and natural testosterone boosters, to try and assist the testes in resuming their normal testosterone production. Stopping steroid/PH use without a PCT and without continuing to lift very hard and eat a lot, will also result in massive mass loss, due to the body trying to get back to where it feels “normal”. You have to essentially finish your ~one month of post cycle therapy while lifting just as hard as you were on cycle, to “permanently” retain the mass you’ve built.

He suffered a torn shoulder labrum and had ankle surgery due to floating cartilage (two tissue injuries which are relatively common during/after steroid/PH use, as the connective tissues have not developed nearly as much strength as the surrounding muscle. He also a seperated shoulder in 2005 and had arthroscopic knee surgery in 2007.

I understand that in no way is this empirical evidence, but the combination of these three pictures, plus the known injury issues that send up red flags. They could all possibly be explained away with work ethic, perfect diet, and extensive knowledge of the weight room, with many reports saying he is a high character kid. But what wins out, character, or Pete Carrol’s urging that you really have to recover from that injury over the summer, or you’ll never go to the NFL?

Jenkins is the only one on the choices that IMO is not a reach at 15. Having said that, I’d rather they trade down and pick Ayers or Matthews.

Yes you do.

Trading down is a Shake-trademarked maneuver. I apologize for the likely aneurysm this post caused you.