Well thought out, and well written Tim.

Make no mistake about it: I’m going to root for Brian Cushing. Because he’s a Texan, and I root for the Texans.

That is all I read, but I agree whole-heartedly!

I don’t have to agree with anything the org does and I can still root for them, in fact as a Broncos fan also I have had to choke that down alot this off season.
That said my biggest issue with the last couple of days is the personal attacks, it just seems a little childish, I’m much more interested in the though provoking banker than personal one ups man ship. Not saying I want Love, flowers, and smiles all the time, just respectful discussions.

Blind faith as a fan is a sign of myopia I hope to never have.

David Carr is a great example (along with Petey Faggins). Were we supposed to just keep blindly watching him turtle at every opportunity? Then, when we released him, off-handedly say, “Oh, his play has sucked for a couple of years and I haven’t liked him.”

It’s intellectually dishonesty at its peak.

Exactly, a fan should be able to question what the FO does.

And then now I will say exactly what you said…….“fan should still root for the team”

That Cushing has brought out the very best in you! You care so much about him that you put together a wonderful, thoughtful post based around him. I knew you liked him all along. It was only a matter of time.

Some of sports most passionate fans bitch about their team, but stand behind them through wins and losses. A" true " fan has every right to piss and moan as well as scream and cheer for thier team. I loved David Carr and then hated David Carr, but I always wanted him to succeed.

p.s. I hope the whole Timmy thing wasn’t offensive.

If so, that’s what I’d do about now.

People who never question anything and just pump sunshine – those people are called cheerleaders. They usually come equipped with short shorts, boobies, and pom poms.

And a little part of me dies each time he fumbles a punt. It’s as if JJ couldn’t give a nutra-rat-shit about protecting the football, but in this instance Kubiak is the real meatpipe strangler for continuing to send his butterfingered ass out on the field. Enough is fucking enough.

But, I haven’t noticed a school of thought that says you can’t say a bad thing about any Texan. I have noticed everyone saying just about anything they want and discussion about it. I have seen a school of thought basically agreeing with the derogatory things that people have posted. There is very little dissension it seems. Some posters say a lot of bad things and the school of thought seems to agree and other posters rarely say a bad thing and the school of thought still agrees. It seems when there is a dissenting comment about a derogatory statement from a poster; that is when the school of thought turns against the commenter. Is that the point of your post? Am I the only one who has noticed that?

A) Only true fans criticize. As Chris stated only bandwagoneers and cheerleaders never utter a discouraging word. The day one stops analyzing and/or criticizing both management decisions and player performance, is the day one stops being a fan.

B) I too hated the Cushing pick, but as kozanack pointed out, it was mainly because of suspected steroid use and the ramifications thereof. Several times before the draft I described Cushing as a career-ending leg injury waiting to happen. Like Tim, however, once the pick was made and he donned the steel-blue jersey, I started hoping like hell that I was wrong, and Smithiak would once again prove they are genius(es).

C) I think the coaching staff is being justafiably cautious with Cushing, and the issue is being blown way out of proportion by the media and the bloggers. I realize that is partly wishful thinking, but (see B) I want Cushing to be a smashing success. If Cushing plays as well as Smithiak believes, our chances of having nail-biting games in December goes way up.

Looking forward to the game tonight. Want to get a look at all of the new guys, and just enjoy some Texans football once again like a true fan. GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I like the Cushing pick, I felt that way about the Travis Johnson pick when it happened (desperately wanted Derrick Johnson), the Duane Brown pick (wanted Jenkins), the Mario Williams pick (wanted VY, but LOVE him now!), and Amobe Okoye (wanted Alan Branch… ouch!). At the time I loved the Carr pick (ouch), Dre, and Donta too. I was in between with the Babin trade up, and we know how that turned out.

If you cut me open I bleed Texan Battle Red/Deep Steel Blue/Liberty White, but I do not just drink the kool-aid when it comes to management decisions (draft picks, play calling, etc…).

One cannot have an investment in something, without the ability to be critical of it.

Well said Tim.
Bravo.

We invest so much into the Texans(or any other sports teams that we root for) and it would be ridiculous if our right to criticize our beloved franchise(s) was taken away.