Portis and Cooley Calling Out an Offensive Teammate?

[Coff]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

From the DC Sports Blog:

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Cooley:


Portis:


It seems to me that Portis and Cooley feel that atleast one member of our offense wasn't doing what they were supposed to do at times. Obviously, Portis' comment (accurately) alludes to the fact that Campbell cost the team 7 points by not doing what he was supposed to do. And while its plainly apparent that Campbell had a horrible game and made numerous mental errors and bad throws, I've only watched the game once. Upon further review, it could be apparent that others on the team weren't giving their all on every play. I know last year Santana had some issues with giving up on plays - did anyone notice this in the opener? What about other players? Whoever Portis and Cooley are calling out, they know who they are, and hopefully it'll fire them up to have a great game against the Rams.

I read Portis's comment differently; he was just saying that the fumble was the difference in the game, not that it was Campbell's fault.

Cooley seems to be suggesting that other players are not doing what they should be. Is this okay? Well, it depends. Sometimes a comment like that can fire up other players, sometimes it can piss them off. It really comes down to how respected the individual is who said it, and in this case we know this shouldn't be a problem as Cooley is a respected player on the team. Nevertheless, I'd rather he make the comment behind closed doors, which he very well may have.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Coff

I read Portis's comment differently; he was just saying that the fumble was the difference in the game, not that it was Campbell's fault.

Cooley seems to be suggesting that other players are not doing what they should be. Is this okay? Well, it depends. Sometimes a comment like that can fire up other players, sometimes it can piss them off. It really comes down to how respected the individual is who said it, and in this case we know this shouldn't be a problem as Cooley is a respected player on the team. Nevertheless, I'd rather he make the comment behind closed doors, which he very well may have.

Well, the fumble/TD was obviously campbells fault. I understand how the comments could be taken generally - Portis did say that they all made some mistakes. However, given the fact that Campbell played horribly and Moss is known to take plays off at times, kind of makes me think there are some specific players who are being called out. If thats the case, Kudos for Portis for actually displaying some tact and not publically throwing the guy(s) under the bus.

If its just an issue of guys taking plays off, this problem is easily correctable - the guys need to stop taking plays off. I'm personally hoping Campbell just had a bad game for whatever reason. He certainly looked better during the 1st 8 games last year than he did in this game - when his protection was better than its ever been in Washington. We have seen him play better before, so we know he can do it

[NYCskinfan82]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Well, the fumble/TD was obviously campbells fault. I understand how the comments could be taken generally - Portis did say that they all made some mistakes. However, given the fact that Campbell played horribly and Moss is known to take plays off at times, kind of makes me think there are some specific players who are being called out. If thats the case, Kudos for Portis for actually displaying some tact and not publically throwing the guy(s) under the bus.

If its just an issue of guys taking plays off, this problem is easily correctable - the guys need to stop taking plays off. I'm personally hoping Campbell just had a bad game for whatever reason. He certainly looked better during the 1st 8 games last year than he did in this game - when his protection was better than its ever been in Washington. We have seen him play better before, so we know he can do it

What game was you watching he wasn't fantastic but horribly in my opinion is to strong of a word. I also don't think they were calling anyone person out i think they were talking about the team. You must be a JC hater.

[Njall]

Originally Posted by Coff

I read Portis's comment differently; he was just saying that the fumble was the difference in the game, not that it was Campbell's fault.

Cooley seems to be suggesting that other players are not doing what they should be. Is this okay? Well, it depends. Sometimes a comment like that can fire up other players, sometimes it can piss them off. It really comes down to how respected the individual is who said it, and in this case we know this shouldn't be a problem as Cooley is a respected player on the team. Nevertheless, I'd rather he make the comment behind closed doors, which he very well may have.

Campbell should have stepped up in the pocket. Mistake well one of his many in the game.

[Trample the Elderly]

Sorry for being a downer. I just hate the effing Giants and that Cross-Eyed Mary QB. It's not fair. He can look strait ahead and see the whole damn field; It's like that she-he runner from Africa.

Eff the Giants and eff the Rams too. I hope we kill those miserable bastards!