Anyone still think Portis "was a product of Denver's system"?

[Hogskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I agree, you can pick apart almost any RB's performance and say, well if you take away this run he only had X amount of yards.

So right, Matty. If you took away his 30+ yard carries in Denver, his average looks a WHOLE lot different. Without those, his average puts him with bums. He made his rep on all the breakaway runs he got. This is not a Riggo-type runner who grinds it out, and very seldom breaks a big one. He is the other side of the spectrum, and every bit as valuable doing that.

It bothered me at the top of this thread to see the criticism of the OL. My gosh, how could the turnaround in the OL have been more dramatic from one season to the next????? And with the top performer on the line out for the year!! Bugel is amazing. I give him 100 out of 10! And it's going to get even better, guys.

[SmootSmack]

Enough about Denver's system. What about Gibbs' and Bugel's system? Why doesn't anyone talk about that? Who really thinks they don't know how to use Portis and showcase his strenghts and minimize his weaknesses? The way some people (not on this board) talk you'd think Denver invented the running game

[Beemnseven]

And to think the Skins accomplished all this without their best offensive lineman.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Hogskin

It bothered me at the top of this thread to see the criticism of the OL. My gosh, how could the turnaround in the OL have been more dramatic from one season to the next????? And with the top performer on the line out for the year!! Bugel is amazing. I give him 100 out of 10! And it's going to get even better, guys.

I agree 100%. Look at how far the OL has come in such a short time, PLUS they are missing Jansen. Bugel has yet again done a masterful job in getting this unit ready to play and at a high level.

No false starts, only 1 holding call (and it was a good hold by the way that prevented a safety) and we dropped a buck sixty on the ground against a solid defense. Oh yeah I almost forgot no sacks allowed.

I don't see how we can ask for much more. This unit still has plenty of room for improvement too, that's the scary part.