postgame comments from Portis

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Originally Posted by illdefined

Clinton is a leader.

that play was an example to the whole team. knocking a blitzer's helmet off wasn't enough, instead you chase down a 1st string cornerback and punish him for trying to score on your team.

a "me-first" player would have been all too aware that its a preseason game and wouldn't have put in that kind of effort. he inspired the entire team on that play, i'd say even the coaches.

as a leader, i think he also feels strongly about pre-season games in general and with the brand new comissioner watching, he looked him straight in the eye and told what he thought was right for all players.

pre-season is about making the owners money, not about conditioning. They are showcases where veteran players risk injury and don't get paid and testbeds for new talent. it should just be the latter. you won't find one starter in favor of them.

Nice take.

You would think we would know Portis better by now. Since he's been here he's been a player that's given this team 110% effort on every play, whether it's picking up blitzing LBs or playing hurt. He's the kind of guy you wish you could clone and have an entire team full of.

He gets banged up in a meaningless preseason game, he's frustrated about it and lets his feelings be known.

Personally, I'm not going to hold it against him.

I think it's funny that some people are so quick to question someone's leadership based on a couple of words. I'm sure that his teammates and coaches understand why he said what he did and aren't questioning his leadership abilities today. I'm sure they know what kind of guy he is and they can understand why he's upset over getting hurt in a preseason game.

Our entire season could potentially be in jeopardy, isn't that worth getting upset over??