Shanahan: Portis will be allowed to test the market (updated: Portis officially released)

[Monkeydad]

Assuming he wants to sign with a contender like his agent said last night on 980:

New Orleans, Indy, New England, Green Bay, Baltimore, Tampa Bay could all use another RB.

New Orleans - always injured RBs
Indy - Releasing Addai, retaining only Donald Brown and Mike Hart, both injury-prone
New England - always a RRBC in need of another
Green Bay - they had no running game at the end of the year. Turned out they didn't need one, but should be addressed.
Baltimore - Parting ways with McGahee, so that leaves only Rice and McClain, who is more of a FB who can carry if needed
Tampa Bay - a lot of subpar pieces. Is LaGarrett Blount reliable? Is Cadillac Williams still alive?




Hopefully he'll return here for less money and a reduced role, but still as an important contributor.

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by Buster

Assuming he wants to sign with a contender like his agent said last night on 980:

New Orleans, Indy, New England, Green Bay, Baltimore, Tampa Bay could all use another RB.

New Orleans - always injured RBs
Indy - Releasing Addai, retaining only Donald Brown and Mike Hart, both injury-prone
New England - always a RRBC in need of another
Green Bay - they had no running game at the end of the year. Turned out they didn't need one, but should be addressed.
Baltimore - Parting ways with McGahee, so that leaves only Rice and McClain, who is more of a FB who can carry if needed
Tampa Bay - a lot of subpar pieces. Is LaGarrett Blount reliable? Is Cadillac Williams still alive?




Hopefully he'll return here for less money and a reduced role, but still as an important contributor.

Good list. All of those teams need a starting runningback, with help by a backup. I see where Portis would fit nice as a guy who could spell carries with someone else, maybe getting 5-10 carries a game as a 3rd down back or something similar, but i doubt highly that any of those teams will bring him in as a "Starter", and pay him "starter money".

Someone else on here said the most likely scenario is that he does a Brian Westbrook type deal, like around 1 million for 1 year, with incentives, so they can just test the waters with CP so to speak. IF/When he gets hurt, they wont be on the hook for huge money.

His age and the kind of money he in all likelihood is seeking might be a hinderence for him to sign on with a contender team.

[scowan]

Shanahan is still cleaning up the roster and trying to find "his" players. This is just another step in that process. I think the Redskins are still looking at 2012 before they start to really turn it around. With the mess they are in right now, its just hard to see them getting anywhere close to 10 or 11 wins next year.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by scowan

Shanahan is still cleaning up the roster and trying to find "his" players. This is just another step in that process. I think the Redskins are still looking at 2012 before they start to really turn it around. With the mess they are in right now, its just hard to see them getting anywhere close to 10 or 11 wins next year.

I'd be happy with 8

[scowan]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I'd be happy with 8

skinsfaninok, I hear ya! Its just that when you see the other 3 teams in the division that are settled at QB, Romo, Vick and little Manning, its just hard to see the Skins winning 4 or 5 in the division, which is what they need to do and CAN'T do year in and year out. In 2010 the Skins were 2-4 in div, 2009 0-6, 2008 3-3, 2007 3-3, 2006 1-5, 2005 5-1.

The pattern is that you have to go all the way back to 2005 to find the Skins having a winning record in the division. Even then they were just a Wildcard team.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by scowan

skinsfaninok, I hear ya! Its just that when you see the other 3 teams in the division that are settled at QB, Romo, Vick and little Manning, its just hard to see the Skins winning 4 or 5 in the division, which is what they need to do and CAN'T do year in and year out. In 2010 the Skins were 2-4 in div, 2009 0-6, 2008 3-3, 2007 3-3, 2006 1-5, 2005 5-1.

The pattern is that you have to go all the way back to 2005 to find the Skins having a winning record in the division. Even then they were just a Wildcard team.

It all starts with QB and it always has. I'm just a fan of Locker but even if we drafted Cam, Gabbert etc. I'd still be happy because it's time for this team to get a QB of the future. Even with JC it didn't have the "franchise" QB feel to it. As for the rest of the East, both Phiily and Dallas have very AVG defenses, so that will help. Lets wait and see what we do this offseason, maybe we can create a pretty good team. Go get Rice at WR bring back Moss, Add a NT and another OL and who knows, But you are definitely right about the QB, this team needs one ASAP!

[skinsfaninok]

CP is the 2nd best Redskins RB ever, he had a very good run in WSH. I've always been a huge Portis fan.

[SkinDogg]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

CP is the 2nd best Redskins RB ever, he had a very good run in WSH. I've always been a huge Portis fan.

And he accomplished this without The Hogs.

All the best Clinton. Thank you!

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SkinDogg

And he accomplished this without The Hogs.

All the best Clinton. Thank you!

Good point. Early on, when he had a healthy Chris Samuels and Randy Thomas, a younger Dockery with a more-motivated Sellers and with Raymer at C instead of Rabach and the legend Ray Brown...he had a good line. The last few years though, he did a lot with no help in front of him.

[Ruhskins]

Redskins release Dockery...

"Rich Campbell
Was skedded to make $3.8M. Easy decision. RT @Insider: #Redskins have released LG Derrick Dockery. Doc said Shanahan informed him today."

[Monkeydad]

Dockery was an easy decision. I was excited about having him back but he's just not what he used to be, and isn't fit for the zone block scheme.

When we had C. Samuels-R. Thomas-C. Raymer-D. Dockery-Ray Brown...it looked like we could have a second coming of the Hogs. They WERE great for a while. Too bad it didn't last.

[SmootSmack]

Dockery news should probably be in a separate thread