Clinton Portis Interview-Part II

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Originally Posted by The Goat

I mean the optimist might hope CP's field vision might improve such that he can still evade tacklers despite the diminution in agility. One might further hope a slimmer Portis will cut better than the heavy/injured Portis of the last couple years.

Basically I tend to think CP is a fairly bright guy who wants to play longer and augment his stats/reputation/legacy as the greatest back to wear the B & G and one of the greatest of all time. If your analysis is accurate Tripp, which I believe it is, we should expect CP to embrace the transition to a different king of running strategy/scheme.

Portis was spectacular for Denver running from this scheme. Admittedly, he has lost a step, but the key to a good RB in the Zone Blocking scheme is a single, DECISIVE cut upfield. I'm hopeful that if our O-line executes the scheme well, Portis can still be a 1,000 yard back sharing carries with LJ. The biggest key is the O-line play, as they were the weak link that destroyed the offense for the last year and a half.