Portis staying?

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Beneil (diehard since 87)

I really don't get where you guys are getting your stats and ideas. This season, he went out with a cuncussion, but nobody who came in after him had similar stats. LAST season, he began the season with a half decent line and was at a 1800yard season pace, once we lost the best of our line, he STILL managed to get 1400 yards. Now, I personally don't consider getting 1400 with a crappy line as "Losing a step" when at his best, he only ended his highest season with 100 more yards.

Also, when he "Threw his teamates under the bus" he was only telling the truth! When starting back at our own 2 or 3 yardline our coach Zorn, moronicaly, called a slow developing sweep to the right. Sellars was CP's blocker and both of them were in the endzone. Sellars had two choices of people to block. He blocked the wrong one and Portis was saftied. He had nowhere to go and the rest of the line provided no support. His only chance at avoiding a safety would be Sellars making the right block. Sellars made similar blocking errors all game and CP was the one being punished, beat up, and battered because of them. If this was the only game that sellars showed his skills deminishing, then i'd say, "Bad Portis"... but he cost us several games. He also ended what could've been Cambells first big game win against the then undefeated saints by fumbling to end the drive in overtime.

Good post. I believe its time to move on from Portis along with players such as: ARE, Randy Thomas, Rabach, Smoot, Rock, Daniels under the old regime and should be released or not brought back along with this movement. As a franchise we bottomed out this year under the Snyder/Vinny leadership, and now its a new era. Portis contract is disgusting and Shanny has proven he can get any RB to preform in his system. Portis's mouth doesnt help, you dont call out your QB to the media EVER. Its time for change.