postgame comments from Portis

[mheisig]

I don't hold it against him in the least.

The guy had a 1500+ yard season last year, he gives everything he's got on every play, and I'm sure both he and the coaches know that. He has nothing to prove in preseason, and like Offiss said, RBs hardly need any practice at all in the preseason to get back into form.

Besides, I remember him saying last year that late in the season the thing that hurts him the most is his shoulders. If I were him I'd be pissed too - risking my health and regular season for a meaningless preseason game. I think he showed character in that he went out and played when the coaches told him to, and he played with all his heart at 100% - not some half-assed effort like some people here seem to be suggesting.

If it's anyone's fault it's the coaches - but I think they've learned their lesson. We won't CP the rest of the preseason.

[BigSKINBauer]

it was an honest dumb comment. I would have been fine if we went off on the LEAGUE the entire time talking about 4 games being too much and rules there should be in the pre season to protect players or whatever his little heart desired. What everyone who has a problem, has a problem with is that he said he should have been taken out after the 8 yard gain. That is a stupid comment. He should play a series. If this happened at the end of the first he could yell and scream all he wanted but it was on the first series. It makes him look dumb. It makes our team look bad. Let him speak his mind but he could be more clear or throw in a bit of common sense. Starters play the first series or more in the preseason. It is just the way it is done. If he doesn't like it, he shouldn't be talking about the coaches needing to take him out. He should talk about the league ONLY. Saying the coaches should have taken him out after his first play is stupid. If that was the second series he might even have a point but it was the first series.

[Redskins_P]

His comments didn't bother me at all. Of course he was frustrated and I understand. I just hope he's 100% healthy come week 1.

[CRT3]

Well if the owners and coaches are not going to play the starters for at least a portion of the time during the preseason, why should I as a season ticket holder be required to pay full fare to watch this mess. I am forced into buying my preseason games every year and go because I pay for the ticket. Now you have a player saying he shouldn't be playing. Well I shouldn't be paying. While it might be a crime to potentially lose a starter for openning day it is just as much of a crime to charge me to watch people practicing.

[memphisskin]

Originally Posted by CRT3

Well if the owners and coaches are not going to play the starters for at least a portion of the time during the preseason, why should I as a season ticket holder be required to pay full fare to watch this mess. I am forced into buying my preseason games every year and go because I pay for the ticket. Now you have a player saying he shouldn't be playing. Well I shouldn't be paying. While it might be a crime to potentially lose a starter for openning day it is just as much of a crime to charge me to watch people practicing.

Your beef is with the owners, not the players. the problem is that as the offseason programs have changed, the model we use for the season has not. The preseason is just one long dress rehearsal, and to potentially lose someone as important as Portis in the first preseason game to accomodate fans makes no sense. What's the reward for Portis to be playing in the preseason? Portis has a point, he has nothing to prove, and that time could go to a rookie who is fighting to make the team. The rooks can't play with the vets on the field.

[CRT3]

I guess my beef is with the owners, but Portis should really shut up and understand that he is not above everyone else. My point is that if he is not going to play then why should I be forced into payinng full fare.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by CRT3

I guess my beef is with the owners, but Portis should really shut up and understand that he is not above everyone else. My point is that if he is not going to play then why should I be forced into payinng full fare.

my cousin asked me if i wanted to go to the jets game next week. So i was like hell yeah. He goes, oh no, i can't use my tickets do you want to buy them, $75 each. I laughed real hard. I think the owners should lower prices for pre-season games. They won't though because they just package them together with the other tickets. Its sad.

[memphisskin]

Originally Posted by CRT3

I guess my beef is with the owners, but Portis should really shut up and understand that he is not above everyone else. My point is that if he is not going to play then why should I be forced into payinng full fare.

I agree CRT3, you shouldn't have to pay full price to see people trying out for the Skins. But I don't think Portis was putting himself above everyone else, I think he was speaking on behalf of all veterans and not just himself. Four preseason games are a bit much, especially considering all the offseason work these guys do nowadays.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

I've got to agree with The BSB on this one. It sucks when anyone gets hurt in the preseason or in practice, but Portis wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary when he hurt himself. It was still the first series, and he'd only touched the ball once or twice. I think most of us thought he'd be in for the second series too if he hadn't gotten hurt, especially since he's playing in a new offense.

I understand that it must be very hard for the players to go through all these preseason games and they probably should cut at least one of them, but that doesn't mean the chance of getting injured goes away. Portis said it himself last night, a player can get hurt at anytime, anywhere, and that's just part of the game.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Good point CRT, I've always hated that so much.

as a season ticket holder, are you going to the first game? Because the guy who's tickets I was buying just screwed me over, and I seem to be SOL. I'm just pointing that out there.

[VTSkins897]

i agree with giving him the benefit of the doubt for now; he seems to be frustrated..

regarding the INT, it looked to me like Brandon Lloyd went inside when he should have gone out. i didn't look at any replays but usually when a ball is thrown that poorly, it's miscommunication. what do you guys think?

we'll be fine come the start of the season.

pre-season is lame... except i guess to get some of the potential team-makers playing

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by VTSkins897

regarding the INT, it looked to me like Brandon Lloyd went inside when he should have gone out. i didn't look at any replays but usually when a ball is thrown that poorly, it's miscommunication. what do you guys think?

In his post game comments, Brunell said he was attempting to throw the ball out of bounds, and said he was mad at himself for not putting enough on it to get it out.

[BigSKINBauer]

A single drive. If the same thing happened to brunell and he said this i seriously think the opinions would be far different. They weren't appeasing the tens of thousands of redskin fans in cinci, they were doing what they felt was best for the team.

Rudi johnson ran it 3 times and stayed in 3 series under real pressure and hard tackles. I wonder what action the league should take against our old d-cordinator.


All i am saying is that portis wasn't put in a position that was out of the ordinary.

[JWsleep]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

A single drive. If the same thing happened to brunell and he said this i seriously think the opinions would be far different. They weren't appeasing the tens of thousand redskin fans in cinci, they were doing what they felt was best for the team.

Rudi johnson ran it 3 times and stayed in 3 series under real pressure and hard tackles. I wonder what action the league should take against our old d-cordinator.


All i am saying is that portis wasn't put in a position that was out of the ordinary.

I agree, BSB. Well put.

[memphisskin]

Originally Posted by BigSKINBauer

A single drive. If the same thing happened to brunell and he said this i seriously think the opinions would be far different. They weren't appeasing the tens of thousands of redskin fans in cinci, they were doing what they felt was best for the team.

Rudi johnson ran it 3 times and stayed in 3 series under real pressure and hard tackles. I wonder what action the league should take against our old d-cordinator.


All i am saying is that portis wasn't put in a position that was out of the ordinary.

Good point, and while it wasn't out of the ordinary it was unnecessary. Running backs take enough of a pounding in the regular season, adding meaningless time in the preseason just adds to it. Our star rb does not need to go a whole series in the first preseason game, the risk is just not worth the reward. The only reason the starters would play the first of four preseason games is to justify the high ticket prices.