postgame comments from Portis

[irish]

Originally Posted by MightyJoeGibbs

He wasnt injured running he went out of his way on his own and got hurt. Hes not paid to tackle in preseason is all Im saying.

I agree 100%. This was not week 14 when the team is trying to get into the playoffs, its preseason and it does not matter. He would not have been coming back into the game. This was a stuipd move on his part and then to blame everyone except himself is typical of today's pro athlete. Luckily he has a gracious coach that will take the heat because he knows if he does it will diffuse the situation.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by irish

This was a stuipd move on his part and then to blame everyone except himself is typical of today's pro athlete. Luckily he has a gracious coach that will take the heat because he knows if he does it will diffuse the situation.

So some of you guys think he should just keep his mouth shut and run to he can get used to contact again, but he shouldn't react to a play the same way he would in a game situation? You're basically saying it was his fault for playing hard. That's a ridiculous statement, because you know if he had walked off the field after the turnover, he would have been slammed for that too.

And to say Portis is "typical of today's pro athlete" is absurd. He's basically the face of the team, and he does whatever is required of him with pride, whether it's running hard up the gut or stoning a blitzing linebacker. He's 100% hustle. Lumping him in with players like TO and Randy Moss is just stupid.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

So some of you guys think he should just keep his mouth shut and run to he can get used to contact again, but he shouldn't react to a play the same way he would in a game situation? You're basically saying it was his fault for playing hard. That's a ridiculous statement, because you know if he had walked off the field after the turnover, he would have been slammed for that too.

And to say Portis is "typical of today's pro athlete" is absurd. He's basically the face of the team, and he does whatever is required of him with pride, whether it's running hard up the gut or stoning a blitzing linebacker. He's 100% hustle. Lumping him in with players like TO and Randy Moss is just stupid.

I'm not ripping him for playing hard, I am saying he should be aware he is in a meaningless game and when not running the ball or blocking in pass protection, act accordingly.

All the same stuff I heard about LA for all the time he was here and now that he's gone most people on this site cant rip him enough.

FYI, Joe Gibbs is the face of this team.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by irish

All the same stuff I heard about LA for all the time he was here and now that he's gone most people on this site cant rip him enough.

Yeah, that's a typical Warpath response to any good player that leaves to play somewhere else. They were never any good, and we're better off, blah blah... And there's no doubt in my mind that it will happen to Portis when he's used up. I just wasn't expecting this kind of response to a couple "heat of the moment" comments from the most talented player on the offense.