NFL Defensive ROY -Cushing Tests Positive

BC-FBN--AP NFL Defensive Rookie Voter Breakdown,0433
AP NFL Defensive Rookie Voter Breakdown
By The Associated Press
New selection in parentheses
KEPT BRIAN CUSHING (17)
Don Banks, Sports Illustrated.com
Bob Berger, Sporting News Radio
Chris Berman, ESPN
Steve Cohen, Sirius Satellite Radio
Frank Cooney, SportsXChange
Mark Craig, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tom Curran, Comcast Sportsnet
Vinny Ditrani, The Record
Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News
Paul Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee
Clark Judge, CBSSports.com
John McClain, Houston Chronicle
Gary Myers, New York Daily News
Danny O'Neil, Seattle Times
Pete Prisco, CBSSports.com
Adam Teicher, Kansas City Star
Charean Williams Fort Worth Star-Telegram
KEPT JAIRUS BYRD (4)
Brian Allee-Walsh, New Orleans.com
Paul Domowitch, Philadelphia Daily News
Ashley Fox, Philadelphia Inquirer
Armando Salguero, Miami Herald
KEPT CLAY MATTHEWS (3)
Jim Corbett, USA Today
Tony Grossi, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kent Somers, Arizona Republic
CHANGED TO BRIAN CUSHING (1)
Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Jairus Byrd)
CHANGED FROM BRIAN CUSHING (19)
Jarrett Bell, USA Today (Jairus Byrd)
Clifton Brown, The Sporting News (Jairus Byrd)
Rich Cimini, New York Daily News (Clay Matthews)
John Clayton, ESPN The Magazine (Clay Matthews)
Bob Costas, HBO/NBC Sports (Clay Matthews)
John Czarnecki, Fox Sports (Brian Orakpo)
Boomer Esiason, CBS/Westwood One (Jairus Byrd)
Mark Gaughan, Buffalo News (Jairus Byrd)
Nancy Gay, AOL Fanhouse (Jairus Byrd)
Bob Glauber, Newsday (Jairus Byrd)
Dave Goldberg, AOL Fanhouse (Clay Matthews)
Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune (Jairus Byrd)
Peter King, Sports Illustrated (Clay Matthews)
Matt Maiocco, Santa Rosa Press Democrat (Clay Matthews)
Alex Marvez, Foxspor

 

As I figured, Tom Silverstein (Packers beat writer for MJS) was one of the two who didn't vote.

Here's his take:

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/93622504.html?commentSubmitted=y&refresh=40949#comments

 

Which one of these is not like the others.

 

CHANGED TO BRIAN CUSHING (1)
Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Jairus Byrd)

Huh?

 

He voted for Jairus Byrd the first time and voted for Cushing this time.

 

Bouchette didn't like the revote.

 

Yeah, that I get. Just was trying to figure out how you change your vote to the guy that got busted. TSP hit on it.

 

One more reminder why I like Bouchette. The revote was stupid.

 

The revote was for pompous assholes like Peter King.

 

I didn't really pay much attention to it, other than to think it was stupid. And having met Bouchette many times, his response to it is not surprising at all.

 

NFL's drug policy is not feeble. Actually catching people is the issue.

 

Fox is a fucking joke in every variety of communications: sports, news, journalism, entertainment, you name it.

Mouth-breathing hysterical sensationalist pandering smothered in tits-and-ass. A parasitic media empire run by a fascist fake American working for the Saudis and Chinese.

So don't expect them to worry one whit about "credibility" or "integrity." Why the fuck would they start now?


To the main topic: the revote was idiotic.

Cushing should have either been completely stripped of the award, or they should have done nothing.