I Want To See The Clinton Portis Of Old

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Originally Posted by saden1

CP and Cooley are the two guys I'm least concerned about on this team. If given a decent chance to perform they'll come through.

Well said, but I get what the poster is saying. Portis had numerous runs over 30 yards with Denver, and has had perhaps 3-4 runs of that length in 4 seasons here. I believe that the Denver Zone Blocking scheme allows the runner more freedom to choose the lane to turn the ball upfield, and produces frequent cutback opportunities that play to Portis's strengths. I agree that he's our rock on offense, but he is not the regular home run threat in this running scheme as he was in Denver.