Portis NOT overrated!!!

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Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I would like to see the team as dedicated to the run vs. teams like Dallas and NY and see what type of game he has. All too often we drop the running game and Portis isn't much of a factor later in games, like the Raiders and San Diego. Didn't you think that Rocks performance against the Rams should have earned some carrys here and there against the Cards?

i would like to see that too, but how much of that is playcalling? Gibbs admits himself he got discouraged too quick (probably too encouraged by the success of Moss and Cooley) and gave up on the run early in those games just like you said. he himself acknowledged that against good defenses, you have to stay dedicated to the running game as was reflected by San Diego themselves.

we had everyone's favorite back LT pretty much bottled up early on in that game, but you'd expect that from a good defense. only after repeated attempts softening up the defense did LT start getting those big runs, and that's exactly what we have to do.