Portis

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by maroonandblack30

When is this guy going to stop getting a pass for his lack of production?

JC gets hammered for being mediocre, Portis is nothing but a mediorce RB in my eyes. No balance, no ability to make guys miss in the open field, no ability to hit the homerun, horrible in short yardage....bottom line he isn't a PLAYMAKER.

Jason La Canfora has an article out that in Portis's last 266 caries he doesn't have a carry over 30 yards.... that is a shocking stat IMO.

Added to all this is the fact that he is a semi-cancer in the locker room.

I don't understand why this guy gets a pass while JC gets hammered constantly.

Don't take this personally, but how ****ing stupid are you?

On second thought, DO take that personally.

Portis led the league in rushing up until a couple of weeks ago, is averaging 4.6 YPC and 95 yds/game. Anyone complaining about his production is a ****ing idiot.

[maroonandblack30]

If I am paying an RB $20 mil he better be able to break some long runs, make guys miss, and stay on his feet in the open field. Like over the moutain said, "He only gets the yards his o-line creates for him. He rarely makes plays.

[JLW428]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Don't take this personally, but how ****ing stupid are you?

On second thought, DO take that personally.

Portis led the league in rushing up until a couple of weeks ago, is averaging 4.6 YPC and 95 yds/game. Anyone complaining about his production is a ****ing idiot.

Haha. I would have worded it a little differently - but, exactly!

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Don't take this personally, but how ****ing stupid are you?

On second thought, DO take that personally.

Portis led the league in rushing up until a couple of weeks ago, is averaging 4.6 YPC and 95 yds/game. Anyone complaining about his production is a ****ing idiot.

well im a *&^$ing idiot then. damn that kinda sucks b/c i get paid to be smart too. anything else i need to know before i leave my house?

[44ever]

Portis is not a flashy type back but when healthy he makes up for that in consistant yardage. The team tends to play to his tempo good or bad. The Giants are showing the same without Jacobs.

[Skins4L]

Portis is our best offensive player. This Thread starter and all you people who agree are fickle.

MAYBE IF WE HAD A PASSING GAME TEAMS WOULDNT MAKE CP CONSTANTLY THE DEFENSES #1 FOCUS. THERES NO RUNNING LANES IF THERES NO PASS ATTACK.

People were holding up PORTIS FOR MVP signs at the Pittsburgh game and now this.

Your all shot out, were gonna end up with a Cedric Benson....or F*kin Betts (WHOS NOT BETTER THAN CLINTON!!) Carrying the ball if it was up to BLIND PEOPLE like you.

AND HES NOT A "SEMI-CANCER" or a "CANCER"....hes made ONE negative comment in the years hes been in Washington...and its comming off our WORST SKID in years after a hot start. And i dont disagree with him ZORNS PLAYCALLING SUCKS!!!

We need to keep Portis and lose some of you fans.

Portis is so good that this thread has been started..."WHY DOES JC GET BLAMED?" WHA WHA WHA...SINCE WHEN DOES THE RB GET THROWN
UNDER THE BUS??!
HES THE RUNNING BACK!!! RUUUUNNNING BACK! The Quarterback is the position of blame! Most teams Offensive leaders are the QB. Even LT has Rivers, had Brees...we have booty Campbell overshooting Moss everytime hes finally open deep.

and i dont wanna hear ADRIAN PETERSON....whos gonna cry about not having him!!? Hes the only one you can say in the whole F*kin league at RB youd rather have...and were not gettin em so SHUT UP before our RB leaves and then well really suck and ill be blasting everyone.

[Skins4L]

Originally Posted by redsk1

Is this a serious thread? CP is the least of our concerns. Where were you during the first half of the year? So, 6 weeks w/ a injured CP, an injured offensive line will cause you lose sight of a top NFL Rb?

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[2BIG2BSKINNY]

I was at the Cincy game and after that loss on the radio on the 5 hour drive home, the cincy commentators mentioned a couple of things about the Redskins:

1st...Portis looked like an old man...not my words!
2nd...the offense did not want to win the game...lack of down field plays!
3rd...the team was not emotionally ready to play a football game!

I kind of agree! I don't have all the answers but somethings got to give.

[Skins4L]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Immune from critics? You mean critics who would, hypothetically of course, accuse him of dogging practice? Critics (again hypothetically) say his dress up routine was a distraction? Critics (more hypotheticals of course) who are former players and current radio announcers who take him to task on the air?

As for his whole career as a Skin - you must be referring to 2005 when he literally carried the team into the playoffs on his legs.

Something missing? Every opponent that I have heard speak of him calls him one of the most complete backs in the league, compliments him on his ability & toughness, and speaks with almost awe about his vicious blocking.

CP is not, has not been and never will be an elusive back. He is power and
speed (yes, speed). He has been unable to use his speed much because the line cant create holes that let him get to the second level untouched and, with defenses keying on him, he rarely gets into a true "open field".

"Missing something"?? Yes, he is missing Adrian Peterson's line that would give him holes that allow him to get to the second level. He is missing a passing game that will shake the defense loose from keying on him.

If his performance has not been the "lone bright spot", it certainly has been a bright spot.

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[firstdown]

Originally Posted by maroonandblack30

No trash talk...just my opinion from watching every game of his Maroon and Black career.

You might watch the games but you have no clue as to what your watching.

[PretzelBoy]

Betts put up the same type of numbers when Portis was hurt. Portis is not a playmaker. He is good and you can't argue with his numbers but he is not even the 3rd best back in the NFC East.

[Skins4L]

Originally Posted by PretzelBoy

Betts put up the same type of numbers when Portis was hurt. Portis is not a playmaker. He is good and you can't argue with his numbers but he is not even the 3rd best back in the NFC East.

hes not better than Clinton. YOU KNOW IT! if you dont, you just dont see the big picture.

[2BIG2BSKINNY]

my question is not that Portis is washed up...or the problem! the question sould be whether Portis should be the main focus of the offense! It seems the rest of the team leans on Portis to much! For most of the season he has answered the call. But I think it is limiting the growth of JC and the offense. Around the league I see many offense that go out and win games while here we pass the buck...maybe the defense can...maybe moss can return the kick! I was at the game and did not see a route more than 20 yards down the field...I was looking for it.

[over the mountain]

lol i think the responses in this thread prove what the OP was trying to figure out: do skins fans give portis a free pass? the answer is a resounding YES!! portis has never ekked 1 sentence of public criticism of this team 3 years ago aobut gibbs . .oh wait i mean when he threw his O line under the bus this year after 1 game . . oh wait, no i meant this past week about zorn b/c zorn said in response to why portis wasnt used "he didnt practice and betts did and knew the passing schemes we wanted to use".

also your right, no RB over the past 5 years could average less than 4 yards a carry behind our O line b/c samuels, thomas, jansen others have always sucked. they werent a big part of his 1500 yard season nor were they any help in making CP the leading rusher half way thru this season.

runningbacks are a dime a dozen, most easy position to fill, but to the people who think there arent 20 other rb in the league who couldnt do what CP has done or better are stupid *&^$ing idiots. (j/k about "idiot" part)

go skins!!

[MTK]

CP doesn't get a free pass, just stop.