Comments on: Kubiak calls Cushing injury “a big blow,” won’t call block dirty

By: joeyjoejoejrjurevicius

joeyjoejoejrjurevicius — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:38:48 +0000

sounds like the texans have suffered…

a cushing blow

YEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH

By: prospero63

prospero63 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:46:14 +0000

Cutting from behind is legal. Check the rules.

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Must be a replacement ref, it’s only legal in certain circumstances (as the linked article by Jerome Solomon points out). This wasn’t legal. Period.

By: mavix27

mavix27 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:02:52 +0000

Don’t worry Texan fans…Cushing will juice and be back before the season ends.

By: pixelito

pixelito — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:28:35 +0000

Did Gruden actually say that Wade Phillips is heading to the Hall of Fame, or was I just wasted?

By: cashcarewins

cashcarewins — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:18:58 +0000

We know that steroids have long term health effects any affect muscle growth. I was wondering if any of those affects could make this kind of injury more likely?

By: axltcu

axltcu — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:29:25 +0000

Reading over these comments it is clear that no one bothers to actually look up what the rules are before running their mouth.

By: jskill3

jskill3 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:27:56 +0000

In zone blocking linemen are not going in the opposite direction of the end zone they are trying to get to, as Slauson was.

I bet Cush wishes Slauson had put an effective, legal cut block on him instead of an illegal clip.

Dirty? I don’t know what Slauson’s intentions were so I can’t say. Stupid, illegal – yep. Fair to compare to the Texans legal blocks? Nope.

By: joestemme

joestemme — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:14:48 +0000

Come on, does anyone here believe that if the guy who’s year was ended by this was named Aaron Rodgers or one of the Manning Brothers instead of Brian Cushing, that the NFL wouldn’t move to change the rule?

They’d act faster than they did after that Monday Night Football call with the Replacement officials.

By: green41563

green41563 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:13:39 +0000

dwheel79 says:
Oct 9, 2012 6:43 PM
Zone blocking ur facing the o lineman u see it coming… Getting cut from behind n at the knees u have no chance.. Dirty is all there is to say..
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Cutting from behind is legal. Check the rules.

By: 1972wasalongtimeago

1972wasalongtimeago — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:12:43 +0000

Even Marty Lyons thought that block was dirty

By: dwheel79

dwheel79 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:43:41 +0000

Zone blocking ur facing the o lineman u see it coming… Getting cut from behind n at the knees u have no chance.. Dirty is all there is to say..

By: spfripp

spfripp — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:37:33 +0000

Does it really matter if he is blocked from the front or the back? You can blow a guys knee out just the same. Chop blocking should be band but the NFL knows all to well that high scoring games attract fans, so they continue to bend the rules in favor of the offense even if it comes at the expense of players health.

By: woodsvikes

woodsvikes — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:32:14 +0000

Kubiak may not call this block “dirty” but ANYONE who watched it WILL. There was absolutely NO REASON what so ever to throw that block that way. Cushing was hardly even in the play, a simple shove would’ve been more than enough.

Also, Good on Clay Mathews for calling out the NFL on this. He tweeted about how the league “protects players…” yet they only seem to be offensive players. This cut blocking that goes on is ridiculous. There is absolutely no place for cut blocks anywhere other than right on the line of scrimmage. Linemen on linemen anywhere else it should be outlawed and further more anything anywhere near the side or behind should be taken as seriously as a hit on a defenseless receiver. Since, in Cushing’s instance he could not protect himself from this type of block. Something needs to be done other than this “with in 3 yards of line of scrimmage..” and “not when engaged by another player..”, its just NOT enough protection for these guys.

By: stealersfannot

stealersfannot — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:31:43 +0000

Watch now as the 11 remaining teams on the Texans’ roster secretly breathe a Cushing-sized sigh of relief, all-the-while expressing their genuine sympathy that no one wants a player to be hurt this way.

Yes, the Texans use legal cut-blocking schemes, as do many of the other elite teams in this League. Yes, Cushing was illegally chop-blocked. Yes, the refs missed the call.

And YES, the lineman should be fined and/or even suspended for this heinous act.

You’ve ruined this man’s season, and put a potentially massive dent in his career. And there should be more hell to pay than just being shamed on sports blogs for 24 hours.

By: packhawk04

packhawk04 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:24:09 +0000

I wouldve laughed for an hour if kubiak called it dirty.

By: tmdill18

tmdill18 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:21:16 +0000

I’m sure Cushing will get back on the PEDS and heal very quickly. Oh, wait – he wasn’t doing PEDS when he was suspended. It was just from working out too hard. LMAO

By: nyjalleffingday

nyjalleffingday — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:11:21 +0000

This is the only actual injury to a player on the team facing the Jets where I’d say it’s dirty. I’m not a fan of cut blocking at all and even with cut blocks being legal this one is pretty dirty.

And before the “hurr hurr Jets bounty hot sauce” morons show up, if the team was instructed to deliberately hurt a player, why not go after Watt, who easily beat our offense over the head all night? It was just a stupid play by Slauson.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:02:12 +0000

Yea, Demico is doing phine in Plilly. Houston is deep enough to overcome this. Hope that they win next week.

By: vikingsvoice

vikingsvoice — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:56:07 +0000

Demeco Ryans was a terrible fit for that defense. Big loss, but Cushing wasn’t even the best player on that D. They’ll be fine.

By: vikingsvoice

vikingsvoice — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:55:10 +0000

Whoever mentioned the Texans offense utilizing cut blocks themselves is right. It’s been Kubiak’s offensive MO back to his years with the Broncos with Shanahan.

By: protagoras111

protagoras111 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:48:38 +0000

A lot of ignoramuses posting on here.

Cut blocking is a LEGAL NFL block between where the tackles line up and 3 yards on either side of the line of scrimmage. This block occurred about 4 yards to the outside of the tackles. That makes it ILLEGAL. Get it, yet? Stop all the misinformation. If you don’t like the legality of cut-blocking, don’t blame the Texans, Redskins, Raiders, etc. Blame the league.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:41:04 +0000

Damn thats sucks, dude worked his butt off in the offseason. Probably kinda wished they still had Demeco Ryans!

By: joestemme

joestemme — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:38:37 +0000

If this kind of hit were regularly done to QB’s, it would have been eliminated from the NFL even before ‘The Tom Brady’ rule was even conceived.

But, it’s “just” Linemen and Linebackers, so the league just lets it go.

P.S. I’m not a Jets or Texans fan, just an NFL fan. Not that it should matter.

By: jetfan28

jetfan28 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:37:54 +0000

The Houston guys on here defending their type of “clean” cut blocks is laughable. All of their cut blocks are clean. Their guys never miss a mark or go low.

I understand their mad because of their loss and I wish that it didn’t happen. However, the Texans cut more than anyone so please stop rationalizing you “clean” cut blocks

By: nyjetsfan08

nyjetsfan08 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:34:29 +0000

Ha. That is all.

By: dalucks

dalucks — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:23:52 +0000

“A big blow” is probably the wrong message to send to the team. As a Texans fan, I know there is depth at ILB with Tim Dobbins and Bradie James as capable starters while Mister Alexander is a capable backup. Brian Cushing is a good player but he does not make every tackle for the Texans.
Injuries are part of football so I will not waste time talking about whether or not it was a dirty block. I would have preferred if Matt Slauson was in front of Brian Cushing instead of coming from behind him but that does not change the status of the injury. A zone blocking scheme should not be illegal as it is used by alot of teams like Army, Georgia Tech and many others professional and college teams. Mike Hemmindinger used it in Tennessee with Chris Johnson before his unfortunate death. Regardless of your viewpoint, zone blocking is a legal part of football. Let’s focus on the depth on the roster and on the Packers. Go Texans.

By: jordera22

jordera22 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:21:16 +0000

Am I the only one who saw the replay? The initial hit was to Cushing’s thigh which is legal. Only when Cushing got upended did the Slauson’s helmet come into contact with Cushing’s knee and cause the injury. I’m not a fan of that kind of low block because although legal, could lead to injury, which it did. But just because the Houston media thinks the play was dirty doesn’t mean it was.

By: zn0rseman

zn0rseman — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:08:26 +0000

Cut blocking is one thing… slamming into a guys knees from behind is called clipping, and it has been illegal for a LONG time.

By: 6steelrings

6steelrings — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:08:03 +0000

Guess you live by the sword you die by the sword! Isn’t that right, Kubiak????!

By: danfoutsbeard619

danfoutsbeard619 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:06:40 +0000

When I read the headline I was ready to criticize how the whole Texans blocking scheme relies on cuts and low blocks but everyones already done it for me