Portis

[dmek25]

i love coach gibbs to death but may he be c portis worst enemy? its almost like there is too much structure in the running game.thats great for people like riggo,who can put their head down and run north and south.but clintons ability to cut back and find small creases,maybe not so good.

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by dmek25

i love coach gibbs to death but may he be c portis worst enemy? its almost like there is too much structure in the running game.thats great for people like riggo,who can put their head down and run north and south.but clintons ability to cut back and find small creases,maybe not so good.

What about Joe Washington and Earnest Byner?? They were similiar to Portis in running style and they did pretty good.

[dmek25]

those guys were good redskins but neither carried the load as heavy as portis.im just saying maybe they have in it his head sooo much that he is just going where the hole is suppose to be and not really looking to cut back i see you have been a skins fan as long as i have.does that make us authorities(ha ha)

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by dmek25

those guys were good redskins but neither carried the load as heavy as portis.im just saying maybe they have in it his head sooo much that he is just going where the hole is suppose to be and not really looking to cut back i see you have been a skins fan as long as i have.does that make us authorities(ha ha)

Maybe not experts, but close!! Hey man, I'm just using my "hope" tool trying to will Portis a big game this weekend. I think he has to have a big game for us to win on sunday. Either him and/or Ladell.

[SKINSnCANES]

As our passing game continues to improve, our running game will get even better. When Portis gets any sort of a whole he always get 6-10 yards.

Portis also leaves the game a lot and gives betts playing time. The one two punch will be even better when they have to respect our passing game.

[firstdown]

What we need is for another WR to step up their game if its Patten ,Trash, or Jacobs. Right now we have only one deep threat and we need two. This will open up the field and in turn open up the running game. Brunell did a good job last week of getting big plays when the Seas stacked the line and if we can keep that up teams will have to respect our passing game. Thats why we converted so many 3rd downs they were stacking the line.

[4mrusmc]

We need to in a bad way assert a strong running game. This team needs to find an identity that will confuse all who plays them. We can not rely on last minute plays to save our butts. We are starting to get those sustained drives that we are used to seeing from J. Gibbs football team. Only then will this team find true balance on offense. That will open up a variety of offensive solutions. We have a tuff schedule and the only way you can know that you are a good team is beat good teams. Fear none, but respect all.

[mooby]

i don't think we will have a big game for portis against denver, because denver has a great defense that is awesome against the run (see Taylor, Fred, 11 carries, 12 yards) and we will have to win by passing. And our offense hasn't gotten up to full capability yet in the passing game, and the outcome doesn't look good for us against denver.

[4mrusmc]

Mobby, come on man have a little faith. Portis is going to break out in this one. This game will set the stage for this season and how we will reclaim fear in our opponent's eyes. This is what we have been waiting for ever since J. Gibbs left. And now that he is back we will not be a laughing stock anymore. Have faith bro the running game will be in effect.

[mooby]

i still have faith. I might not be very optimistic about Denver, but i have some faith left. I just worry too much about our next opponent. My honest prediction after the giants game in week 8 is that we might be 5-2, with both losses coming from the chiefs and broncos, then we'll beat san fran, and we'll win in new york. So i do have some faith that we can get off to a good start. But these next two weeks will prove how tough we really are.

[MTK]

That's talk about what's really important...

How bout those black shoes? I thought they were tight.

[offiss]

Portis is exactly what I said he was from day 1, he is a system back, period! You have to love how Gibbs goes to extremes to justify this guy and his 50 million dollar contract, Clinton is such a good blocker, and he's a real tough guy, OK, but is he a RB? Because he seems incapable of doing anything unless he has holes you can drive a truck through like he had in denver.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by offiss

Portis is exactly what I said he was from day 1, he is a system back, period! You have to love how Gibbs goes to extremes to justify this guy and his 50 million dollar contract, Clinton is such a good blocker, and he's a real tough guy, OK, but is he a RB? Because he seems incapable of doing anything unless he has holes you can drive a truck through like he had in denver.

damn you're objective. portis isn't a system back, he put up 1300 yards last season. those aren't pedestrian numbers. Portis has earned his money imo. He has a second gear, and he's a threat to take it to the house anytime he has a ball. That's something I'm not sure Ladell Betts could do, although Betts has been performing great as a compliment to Portis. I take it you don't watch a lot of football, cuz i've seen this year and last year time and time again where it looked like Portis was gonna be stopped, then he speeds up and breaks a gain of five, maybe ten yards.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Portis has been a few inches away from breaking some big ones and as we saw his first carry as a skin, he can completely change the game on one normal turned spectacular play.

[Redskins8588]

Originally Posted by offiss

Portis is exactly what I said he was from day 1, he is a system back, period! You have to love how Gibbs goes to extremes to justify this guy and his 50 million dollar contract, Clinton is such a good blocker, and he's a real tough guy, OK, but is he a RB? Because he seems incapable of doing anything unless he has holes you can drive a truck through like he had in denver.

I usually agree with your assesments of players but this time I do not heed your OPINION of Portis. I will admit that I am guilty of being against the trade for Portis, but that was due to me not knowing what kind of player we were about to recieve.

Portis in my OPINION is one of the best if not the best in the league at picking up blitzes and throwing his body for a block. Also he is a TEAM player in every sense of the word. Portis came here and due to his play on the field he has turned me from being a doubting Thomas to a TRUE BELIEVER!!!

As I stated earlier in this thread and many times on this site when ever people start to thrash Portis, who else would you want? People tend to forget that we do not have Davis no more, we let him go for Candidate, that was a smooth move Spurrier. And until last season Betts was injured as often as Rex Grossman. So again who else would you want in our backfield?

I guess this is where I should request for forgiveness from one Mr. Clinton Portis. Make no bones about it, I am one of his biggest fans, and I am as happy as a child in a candy store that the Washington Redskins have him in there backfield.