Broncos interested in Portis?

[juggernaunt]

it was reported in today's denver post that the broncos are interested in Ricky willaims and the possiblity of bringing back Clinton portis

[Beemnseven]

Get ready for the "link please" onslaught. In fact, I'll start:

Link please?

[firstdown]

Link Please. I think alot of teams would be interested in Portis but it probably stops there.

[724Skinsfan]

It's about half-way down...


DenverPost.com - Time to add hired help

[MTK]

It's nothing more than the Denver papers picking up on the rumors that were floating around last week about the Skins possibly shopping Portis.

Portis on trade block
January 7
Denver Post: "There is speculation the Redskins might trade running back Clinton Portis. With backup Ladell Betts emerging and Portis' expensive contract, the Redskins may want to move Portis, but it will be difficult."

[juggernaunt]

DenverPost.com - Time to add hired help

[irish]

I think the skins would have a hard time trading CP. He older, dinged up and costs a lot of $. Thats the kind of player the skins love but most teams shy away from those types of players.

If the skins could unload CP I'd love to see them get a bunch of draft picks.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

I think the skins would have a hard time trading CP. He older, dinged up and costs a lot of $. Thats the kind of player the skins love but most teams shy away from those types of players.

If the skins could unload CP I'd love to see them get a bunch of draft picks.

He's only 25.

Age isn't the issue, his contract is.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's only 25.

Age isn't the issue, his contract is.

I know he's only 25 but he's been in the league what 5 years. Thats a longtime. The contract is the key issue but combined with the mileage on his body and the fact that he's dinged makes him a hard sell.

[CanadianSkin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He's only 25.

Age isn't the issue, his contract is.

I was just about to bring up the same point. Portis is still you ng and just entering his Prime. This is when we need him the most.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by irish

I think the skins would have a hard time trading CP. He older, dinged up and costs a lot of $. Thats the kind of player the skins love but most teams shy away from those types of players.

If the skins could unload CP I'd love to see them get a bunch of draft picks.

Me too, but it won't happen. And age might not be the issue, but his mileage is.

Not only that, when Gibbs came back, he brought along two, personally hand-picked guys to build a winning franchise. We saw what it took for him to admit that one of those guys, Mark Brunell, had seen better days. Portis was the guy he was right about. So why would he get rid of him, when it took heaven and earth for him just to bench Brunell?

[Beemnseven]

Thanks for the links.

Wasn't Portis unhappy in Denver anyway? Didn't they maintain he wasn't worth what he was asking? I thought that bridge was a pile of ashes at this point.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Thanks for the links.

Wasn't Portis unhappy in Denver anyway? Didn't they maintain he wasn't worth what he was asking? I thought that bridge was a pile of ashes at this point.

Well, that is misleading. Portis had a signed contract for another year at the low (relatively speaking) salary he signed as a rookie. He felt he deserved a new contract, the Broncos felt they signed him to a contract already so he should have honored it. I think the Broncos did the right thing. I get sick of players trying to renegotiate their contracts.

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Well, that is misleading. Portis had a signed contract for another year at the low (relatively speaking) salary he signed as a rookie. He felt he deserved a new contract, the Broncos felt they signed him to a contract already so he should have honored it. I think the Broncos did the right thing. I get sick of players trying to renegotiate their contracts.

I can see the other side of it though. The average shelf life for a RB in the NFL is 3 years, i think. If you are putting up the #'s of a top tiered back don't you think you would want to get paid like it. The main thing is that you could suffer a career ending injury anytime and the team can cut you at any time. I can see both sides of the arguement. I'm leaning towards CP on this one. I can't remember all of the details and exactly what went on.

[Mc2guy]

Originally Posted by jsarno

I get sick of players trying to renegotiate their contracts.

Fair enough, but the NFL is an owners league. Players have little or no leverage to get fair pay other than to request a trade or to sit out. Baseball has an arbitration process that ensures that players are fairly compensated. Football players basically get screwed if they outperform their contract. Furthermore, teams also have the leverage when a player underperforms as the team can simply "cut" a player and not honor their contract to the player. It works both ways.

If contracts in the NFL were guaranteed, then I would agree with you that it unfair for players to renegotiate in the media.