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Originally Posted by SUNRA
Did anyone notice on the first TD against the Bucs that Portis scored that the O line was pulling to the left when Portis cut back to the right where the hole was wide open. My question is if Portis knew that the Browns defense had an idea where he was going to run the ball, why didn't he change his course and cutback more often to break one open? Joe Gibbs reviewed the tapes of Portis's claim that the defense knew the plays and Gibbs concluded that most defenses call out all kinds of plays that suggest the team is running but turnovers are the key reason we loss this game. Portis better shape up before he's shipped out.
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That is what I have been saying all along, the denver system is a cut back system, they block down, the back then follow's the block until a wall emerges, he then cut's back through the hole with a strung out defense, which allow's him one on one matchup's after he get's though the hole, that type of blocking allow's him to use his excelleration, and cutting abilities. The reason he was able to break off that big run against Tampa, was because it was a draw, and on draw's you allow linemen to take themselves out, so whichever way they rush you just keep riding them that way, so if the defensive line was slanting, the line would block down, not by design, but dictated by the pass rush, essentially creating the same type of blocking pattern that Portis was used to on a regular basis in denver.