this is one that I’m just hoping for the best. He’ll win me over or lose me forever pretty quickly, I’d say. That’s just how I ride the fence.
I was pretty ticked about the selection, but I do see how it could turn out to be solid, so I guess I’m warming a little.

Crush said something on one of the interviews I saw on houstontexans.com that I really liked and gives me more hope for this pick than anything else. They where talking to all of the rookies about how tough it was to learn the playbook and what they had to do, everyone else said that they where trying to figure out their own job. Cushing said "I have been working hard to know where EVERYONE is supposed to be on each play. I like this because it says he will understand not only his part but the whole system and that he is a pretty smart guy if he is working on remembering everyones spot while the other guys are just trying to figure out what they are supposed to do.

is all one needs to get behind the Cushing selection. Was I in love with the pick on Draft Day? No, but once I heard Kubiak’s reason for taking him it was easy to get behind it. He was the one of the guys (along with Malcolm Jenkins) this group had targeted from the get go, and to argue that they don’t know how to draft is just ignorant. How many more examples on top of Mario Williams, Eric Winston, DeMeco Ryans, Owen Daniels, and Steve Slaton are needed to prove that – they know what they’re doing! They addressed a need with a physical guy who was a four-year starter in the same system they run. At USC no less! If somebody chooses to pre-judge Cushing before he even plays a down as a Texan, then that’s on them. You have to give Kubiak the benefit of the doubt here.

The nickname “Ponytail” sticks. That shit is funny.

is the dedication he’s shown to football. Look at his blog, look at his interviews: it seems like he really only cares about getting better at football. He says he isn’t partying much, he’s eating a special diet to make sure he stays in top condition. The scouts, if I remember, said that he responds well to coaching and has good football IQ. We know the guy can hit and I am pretty sure they can teach him to cover. Then we’ll finally have a good SLB.

I didn’t like the Cushing pick at first but I have really come around. Or maybe I’m just being an optimistic homer.

Y’all want someone who is going to dish it out, don’t ya? I read Texans-Brocos’ Fanpost Attitude the other day and a lot of you were dreaming up nicknames that will imply some level of nastiness. This is your guy! This guy will be handing out bloody noses and he will get his share too, doing it. But, he won’t be backing down. He will leave it all on the field. Cushing will run through a brick wall if he has to, to get to the ball. WGAF how he wears his hair? A homophobic moron, if you ask me! This guy lives football 365 days a year. Anyone who talks bad about Cushing in any way, shape or form is gonna eat his words in about two months!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ………………….sorry for the rant…gasp…

Is that he’s not afraid to bottom 12 inches of pipe, if ya know what I mean.

Football related? Stick to what got you here.