Basically, it all starts with Portis

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by jdlea

We're over .500 for the first time in a long time and we wanna cut everybody...pure genius. I have a question...was Portis overrated when we were 3 and 0? Did we waste money then?

Nobody's talking about CUTTING Clinton Portis. Some have simply observed the he has not exactly had the game-changing impact that many expected when we gave up Champ Bailey and a second round pick to get him. Outside of that one run against the Buccaneers on opening day last year, he's accomplished about as much as any other running back could have done for far less.

It's just another cog in the wheel of recklessly charging after high priced free agents at a time when most of us thought that strategy would cease with the cool-headed nature of Joe Gibbs calling the shots. Instead, we pay for moves like this without any depth at critical spots along both lines, while bargaining away draft picks year after year.

When the Skins were 3-0, Clinton Portis had 4.17 yards per carry and zero touchdowns. In eight games against NFC East opponents as a Redskin, he's been good for 3.6 yards per carry. That's an average performance, jdlea. That's not calling for him to be cut, that's calling it like it is.

Maybe it's just me, but considering what we parted with to get him, I guess I just expected more at this point.

Apparently, I was asking WAY too much.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Nobody's talking about CUTTING Clinton Portis. Some have simply observed the he has not exactly had the game-changing impact that many expected when we gave up Champ Bailey and a second round pick to get him. Outside of that one run against the Buccaneers on opening day last year, he's accomplished about as much as any other running back could have done for far less.

It's just another cog in the wheel of recklessly charging after high priced free agents at a time when most of us thought that strategy would cease with the cool-headed nature of Joe Gibbs calling the shots. Instead, we pay for moves like this without any depth at critical spots along both lines, while bargaining away draft picks year after year.

When the Skins were 3-0, Clinton Portis had 4.17 yards per carry and zero touchdowns. In eight games against NFC East opponents as a Redskin, he's been good for 3.6 yards per carry. That's an average performance, jdlea. That's not calling for him to be cut, that's calling it like it is.

Maybe it's just me, but considering what we parted with to get him, I guess I just expected more at this point.

Apparently, I was asking WAY too much.

Okay, my mistake...maybe not cut him, just bench him. There's plenty of people saying that. Plenty of people saying that he's not cut out for the offense and that Betts would be a better back. Also, Offiss wanted to gripe about how much everybody makes like it's stupid to pay people. I get the feeling if Offiss had it his way the Skins in the top 25 highest paid players in the league would be gone. So, IMO it seems like he wants him cut. If you didn't say cut him, my post didn't refer to you.

I didn't say Portis is the best back in the league, but he's a very good running back. The problem is Joe Gibbs didn't get the right back for his system. If Gibbs can't adapt to a speed back, that's his own fault.