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Jamaican'Skin · 12-17-2008, 02:25 AM

At first I chose not to reply to this thread, because I thought this was just an irate guy, who was mudslinging the entire organization, and Portis seemed to fall under that. fter reading the past few pages, and seeing that he has continued to back it up, I felt the need to address it.

To say that Clinton Portis has been clear from criticism for this entire year, would be a farce. He has indeed received criticsm from both within the org and from the media, yet he has played thru pain, and has had an excellent season. He may not be breaking 50 and 60 yd runs, but he is still just as effective. He is a devastating blocker against the rush D, and a hard nosed runner. He has taken the position as a team leader and set an example for his teammates in the offseason.

You claimed that you would rather have the following backs instead of Portis: AP (who was injured prior to him being drafted, and Minny took a chance on him, not knowing whether he was fully healed and returned to normal), Brandon Jacobs(who is currently injured and not playing and may be part of the reason why the Giants are losing), Brian Westbrook(who has been injured for most of the season causing both his team and my fantasy teams to suffer), Michael Turner(who as of last year was LTs backup, and Atl had no real way of knowing whether he would be a bust or not) and DeAngelo Williams(who up until last year was considered a disappointment). You'd rather have these guys, than someone who has proven his toughness and durability and loyalty to this team year in and year out? C'mon. Be serious. Up until our losing streak, the guy was the NFL's leading rusher. No complaints then, huh? But I guess since we're losing everybody deserves to get hated on.

12-17-2008, 02:25 AM	#12
Jamaican'Skin The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kingston, Jamaica Age: 39 Posts: 2,418	Re: Portis At first I chose not to reply to this thread, because I thought this was just an irate guy, who was mudslinging the entire organization, and Portis seemed to fall under that. fter reading the past few pages, and seeing that he has continued to back it up, I felt the need to address it. To say that Clinton Portis has been clear from criticism for this entire year, would be a farce. He has indeed received criticsm from both within the org and from the media, yet he has played thru pain, and has had an excellent season. He may not be breaking 50 and 60 yd runs, but he is still just as effective. He is a devastating blocker against the rush D, and a hard nosed runner. He has taken the position as a team leader and set an example for his teammates in the offseason. You claimed that you would rather have the following backs instead of Portis: AP (who was injured prior to him being drafted, and Minny took a chance on him, not knowing whether he was fully healed and returned to normal), Brandon Jacobs(who is currently injured and not playing and may be part of the reason why the Giants are losing), Brian Westbrook(who has been injured for most of the season causing both his team and my fantasy teams to suffer), Michael Turner(who as of last year was LTs backup, and Atl had no real way of knowing whether he would be a bust or not) and DeAngelo Williams(who up until last year was considered a disappointment). You'd rather have these guys, than someone who has proven his toughness and durability and loyalty to this team year in and year out? C'mon. Be serious. Up until our losing streak, the guy was the NFL's leading rusher. No complaints then, huh? But I guess since we're losing everybody deserves to get hated on.