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Cushing's Blog

bullpen116 — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:51:32 -0000

Check out Cushing's Blog if you have time, he has some interesting tidbits in his two posts so far.

On living in Houston: "The people of Houston have been great to me and I’m falling in love with the state of Texas."

On Playing with DeMeco:"It’s going to be awesome to play next to an All-Pro like DeMeco Ryans and be able to learn from him."

and

"DeMeco Ryans has been a big influence on me. He’s already been a big help. He’s a great pro and somebody I can look up to."

What he's been up to:"It’s boring to hear this, but mostly I’m just staying in my room, learning our schemes and trying to get up to speed as fast as I can. I’m trying to use every waking minute on and off the field to be well prepared for our first game."

He may not be Tim's all time favorite draft pick, but the guy is saying all the right things and seems to be working hard.

Texans sign Shaun Cody to 3 yr Deal

bullpen116 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:18:13 -0000

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcsouth/0-8-104/Texans-add-size-to-interior-with-Cody.html

John Clayton reports the Texans sign Detroit free agent DT Shaun Cody. I guess this pretty much eliminates any chances we draft a DT on the first day. I think Cody could really push Travis Johnson for a starting spot. This also makes me wonder about Frank Okam's progress, but we probablly shouldn't read to much into it.

McClain says no ext for DeMeco

bullpen116 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:37:18 -0000

Did anybody else see this in McClains chat from yestreday?

[Comment From Benard]
What type of contract ext do u see DeMeco getting?

12:30

John McClain: I don't. He was offered one and turned it down.

Whats the deal with DeMeco and Dunta turning down these extensions? It just makes me think they want out of Houston. Hopefully we can go on a playoff run and they'll change their minds. Thoughts BRB ?

OL Dan Stevenson blames Kubiak for Injury

bullpen116 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:49:10 -0000

I first saw this story on Mike and Mike this morning. OTL is reporting a CBA violation by the Texans related to Contact Drills being required during OTA's. Stevenson blames these drills for his season ending injury and possibly ending his career. Former Texans, Jordan Black and Fred Weary have also signed a affidavit supporting Stevensons claims.

Personally I think this probably happens with every team in the league. I have no idea why they would single us out. I can understand the guy is upset, given that his career may be over, but at the same time I can't help but think "grow a pair".

What do you all think?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=3885900

Matt Cassel bandwagon..All Aboard!

bullpen116 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:35:29 -0000

Matt Cassel is blowing up in New England and It's his contract year. The guy sat behind Leinart at USC and is proving he can handle the NFL better than Matt. I'm sure you've noticed but our Houston Texans could use a decent QB. So what do you think BRB? Should we pursue Cassel? I'm all for it. I've seen enough of Schaub. He can't stay healthy, he gets rattled easily,etc. This is a situation where Bob McNair should step in and order Smithiak to make a move.

Cassel Contract via Dead Spin

Adibi to get 15-20 snaps, Okam to be activated

bullpen116 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:21:42 -0000

Adibi to get 15-20 snaps, Okam to be activated

MM reports Adibi to get some pt and Frank Okam to be activated due to Okoye's ankle sprain.

Whats Left?

bullpen116 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:22:00 -0000

The Texans have reached the halfway point and we're 3-5. This just hasn't been our season so far. If you believe in the football gods, they are angry with us for some reason. Fumbles, red zone interceptions, hurricanes, you name it, it's happened to the Texans this season. You can make a good argument that we could be at least 4-4 if not 5-3, but you are what your record says you are. Let's take a look at the remaining games.

Opponent Prediction Comments

v Baltimore Loss Physical teams make us look JV

@ Indy Loss Not the same old Colts, but we're the same ol Texans

@ Browns Loss We can't win on the road, It'll be cold, Quinn improving

v Jax Win Reliant will be rocking for MNF, against the hated Jags

@ Packers Loss Another road embarasement

v Titans Loss The best team in the NFL lays the smack down, again.

@ Raiders Loss Raiders pull out a home win.

Bears Loss Bears battle for home playoff game. We just want to go home

I know the odds of us going 1-7 down the stretch are slim, but that's just the way I see it. Physical teams, such as Baltimore, kick the crap out of us and our guys just take it (see Pitt, Tenn, Vikings). We can't win on the road to save our damn lives. We can't beat the Titans to save our damn lives, or the Colts. We just have to be honest about this. I do think we could beat the Ravens and Raiders. But I just don't see us beating the Titans,Bears, Packers, or Colts. Maybe the Browns, but Cleveland is a very unplesant place to play and they're getting better.

Is a 4-12 record likely? Probablly not. But 6-10 is staring us in the face.

What are your predictions for the rest of the season BRB?

Slaton Profiled on USA Today

bullpen116 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:05:49 -0000

Slaton Profiled on USA Today

Only 2 of 16 'experts' from ESPN pick Houston for the playoffs

bullpen116 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:42:38 -0000

ESPN has posted their AFC Preview and only two brave souls have selected our Houston Texans to make their first playoff appearance. KC Joyner the 'Football Scientist' and Bill Williamson . KC has Indy winning the division and Jacksonville missing the playoffs in favor of the Browns while Bill predicts that Jacksonville will win the division with Houston and the Colts with the Wild Card. 5 out of 16 have both wild card winners coming from the AFC South. Bill and Matt Williamson (scouts inc) both predicted Gary Kubiac will be Coach of the Year. Matt Willamson also predicts Mario will win Defensive Player of the Year. So Matt says we'll have coach of the year and the defensive player of the year, yet we miss the playoffs in favor of the Jets. Huh?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview08/news/story?id=3552727

**edited awful spelling.

Walters = Easy Ed ??

bullpen116 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:43:38 -0000

Walters = Easy Ed ??

Kubes says Walters reminds him of Ed McCaffery. Thats quite a compliment. Walters could get some love from lil' Shanahan this year.