Cushing out 4 games for Steroids

[barrett]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I'm a big Cushing fan. So is my wife who happens to also be a Cancer survivor (over 5 years now - knock on wood), but when she and I watched his presser together the other day she's like, '"c'mon Cush, stop with the BS about the tumors because with that crap you don't go out and run around a football field and play for a season in the NFL at PB-level". OK ?
And no I don't like cheaters, but certainly neither do I want him to be a cheater. The guy was already one of the most popular players on the Texans roster, if not the single most popular. He was certainly one of my favorite players.
Can't deny that all the reports about Cushing, the rumors, his history aren't
a factor. And then I'm very reluctant to think that the league would pop him with such a severe penalty, especially it being his first infraction, without giving him every opportunity to clear himself, without giving him the benefit of the doubt if innocent ?
But I will continue to be a Cushing fan, which means I will hope he was and does remain clean and continue to play at the level he did in 2009. Got my doubts, but more than anybody I hope I'm wrong.

I agree with you that if there was a chance of him being innocent, he would have come out ok through the appeals process. I don't doubt for an instant he was taking something. I also don't understand why so many fans want to just explain it away simply because he wears a Texans uniform.

My only point is that we have no indicators yet as to what kind of player he is going to be from week 5 onwards. Past steroid cases tell us he should be about the same and I'll hope for the best.