Good to see votes for Brian Cushing, he is a beast at LB and shows yet again the Houston got it right when they took him and not his more fancied team mate Ray Maualuga (CIN) who was high in a lot of the mock drafts. Cushing has outperformed not only his former team mate but also #4 draft pick Aaron Curry (SEA). He has been superb this season and will be doing this for the next decade.
Houston are building a team here ... the pieces are falling in to place.
While I agree to a certain extent, Curry has played very well imo in a defense that's secondary is rubbish.
The LB core for the Seahawks are the only ones that stand up consistently. IMO fix the secondary and Curry will develop very nicely.
And with Ray. Ray has gone VERY well for the Bengals. An absolute bargain in the second round. The kid hits like a truck. He is a definite reason for the turnaround in that Bengal's defense this season. They have built very well. They see him as a vital cog of that machine. Him, Jones, Rivers make up an imposing LB core, then its Odem and Johnson up front with ballhawks at the back and the veteran presence of Roy Williams.
The Texans also have stacks of talent AROUND Cushing to let him do his thing. When you have Akoye and Williams up front pilling the pressure you are going ok and then you've got great CB's and Safeties. The Texans are a quality team and one I thought would do much better than they did this season.
