A boss going to bat for one of his employees and people are criticizing it. a lot of people would kill for that.
@mortreport: Bob McNair's meeting with Goodell re: Cushing is not part of a formal procedure; however, he did hire a NY specialist to build a case 4 Cush
I'm really torn on the whole thing. On one side, it cannot hurt to meet with Goodell and worst comes to worst, we'll be right back where we started. With that said, over-trained athlete syndrome is one of the most ridiculous things I've read in a while. I like McNair and I'm glad he's sticking up for his players but we'd be criticizing the hell out of Jerry Jones or almost any other owner had they come out and said it's because of over-trained athlete syndrome.
I wouldn't. I don't care what owner or team it is. If one of the faces of your franchise (and a guy who doesn't have a history of lying) repeatedly maintains his innocence and there is a plausible medical explanation (even if quite unlikely), you are a horrible owner if you don't go to bat for him. Do I believe Cushing? No, I don't. But were I in McNair's shoes, I'd do exactly the same thing, and I'd hope every owner would.
Just depends on how credible the story is. I'm not a doctor or an expert in this stuff, but I don't know. At face value, it appears laughable. If he's walking in there to present something that's laughable, then I don't think it's a good idea. I think it's a better idea to take your medicine and tell your "employee" you still trust him and that he's vitally important to your operation. McNair hopes to still be an owner long after Cushing has retired, I assume. He's going to have to deal with the commissioner and the rest of the league for quite a while.
well I don't like them bringing this back up again, however, if they can reduce the sentence than more power to them. Ideally a 2 game reduction would be perfect since he could play for the cowboys game. But given the situation, a 1 game reduction would be more likely....if a reduction is even granted (most likely).
I actually think that Bob knows Cush is guilty and he might be looking like a fool but NFL players see this and, while they may agree or not agree with Cushing, they see how hard Bob goes for his guys. I am sure players want to get paid but also want an owner that is behind them and fight for them not throw them under the bus. The Texans might not be activate in FAgency but if they ever target a player this could be a selling point.
at face value, I don't see Roger Goodell allowing a face-to-face meeting on a suspension (whose appeal has already been denied) if the evidence is considered laughable. That's not to say that I expect the suspension to be overturned or reduced, but Goodell isn't in the business of playing around for no real reason. The fact that he's allowed this meeting to take place says something.
Agree 100%. There may be a few talking heads that roll their eyes at it, but I can guarantee that people who matter - players and those in the league - will be impressed by McNair's actions. The anti-Dan Gilbert, if you will. (I found Gilbert to be dead-on accurate in his critique, but it was stupid because he didn't consider how it would look to other players. Likewise, McNair's case is likely BS, but it's wise because of how it looks to those in the league.)
Agreed. Like I said, there's really no harm in trying and any type of reduction would be HUGE for this team. But if he's walking in there only with "overtrained athlete syndrome," I'm kinda torn on whether it's a good idea or not since he's bringing the whole debacle back up again and will be putting the national spotlight back on Cushing. The Cat- I agree that there may be something behind it since Goodell is actually allowing the meeting. But I also think McNair being McNair might have something to do with it, not sure if Al Davis would've gotten the same treatment. But hopefully I'm being overly skeptical about the whole thing.
ChronicleTexans AP: Suspended Texans LB Brian Cushing says his positive test for a fertility drug was the result of overtraining
bob mcnair is a very, very wealthy man who is the owner of one of the most valuable franchises in the league. commissioners serve at the pleasure of the owners...not the other way around. this would be like a CEO saying he's too busy to meet with the board of directors.
That's what I think. It isn't even a formal meeting. Seems like Gooddell is just granting his request out of respect, but it's not really a sign he's considering changing anything.
You know, at this point I would have lied my butt off and said I was having sex right before the test with a nurse. Isn't sex or masturbation one of the causes that elevate hgc? You tell me, what is more believable having sex or masturbating before a test or having overtraining syndrome?
eh, I think there's enough mutual respect between owners and Goodell not to waste each other's time. Goodell is known as a hard-hitter on these types of things, and McNair isn't known as an Al Davis. From both sides, I don't see a meeting going down without there being a case to be made.
I would be shocked if this is overturned. Cushings excuse of overtraining is laughable (and is to everyone outside of houston) I am not saying its not possible he is getting screwed, but at this point he should quit talking.
Why would Godell take the meeting if it was a laughable explanation? I think there might be something to this
