Brian Cushing injures left knee in Houston Texans' win - YouTube!
There is the video for anyone who hasn't seen it. That's worthy of a suspension IMO. He realized he missed the block on Cushing, saw that Cushing had his back to him, and dove straight with his helmet at the back of the knee. That's not a play where a D-lineman engages with an O-lineman a split second before someone makes a cut block on the defensive player. Or even one where an O-lineman makes a cut block and the D-lineman turns late and takes an awkward hit to the side of his knee.
Watching that replay and seeing Slauson lower his head directly at Cushing's knee really bothers me. I think what bothers me the most is that it is clearly premeditated. Things happen on the offensive line in the trenches, but an open field chop block when you have time to size up a player is just flat out dirty.
There is the video for anyone who hasn't seen it. That's worthy of a suspension IMO. He realized he missed the block on Cushing, saw that Cushing had his back to him, and dove straight with his helmet at the back of the knee. That's not a play where a D-lineman engages with an O-lineman a split second before someone makes a cut block on the defensive player. Or even one where an O-lineman makes a cut block and the D-lineman turns late and takes an awkward hit to the side of his knee.
Watching that replay and seeing Slauson lower his head directly at Cushing's knee really bothers me. I think what bothers me the most is that it is clearly premeditated. Things happen on the offensive line in the trenches, but an open field chop block when you have time to size up a player is just flat out dirty.