Should Ramsey Start Against Chicago?

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Originally Posted by SUNRA

Correct he if I'm wrong. But Portis's size has never been his downfall. What has been his strengths has been his speed and power. Portis is as big as Tiki, Priest or Deshaun Foster. I watch other backs in the league right now like Curtis Martin, Tiki Barber and Holmes and I just shake my head with disbelief that this offensive line could be the main reason for our failures when all of the backs I mentioned have runners who cut back a lot to get the yards they need.

What do all of those backs have? A quarterback who is a threat to the defense. If I was a def. coord. I would put 8 in the box until Brunell beat me deep once, then leave 8 in the box until he proves he can do it again. It's not the line, it's not the system, it's not the scheme, it's the personnel..

In your previous post you said you would bench Portis, for who and for what? What would benching your best offensive player prove? The whole 'system back' thing is a joke. If he was running against linemen and backers instead of linemen, backers and blitzing safeties all game then maybe he could put up some numbers.. Since the Tampa game, what's been the method to stop the Redskins offense? Blitz almost every play. Why? Because we haven't shown an ability to beat it. How many times did Ed Reed come off the corner and stuff the play? I can think of at least 4 off the top of my head, TD included. You have to be able to beat the blitz in the NFL or else you won't move the ball.