The State of Redskins Nation

I had the very same injury as Portis a few years ago. My shoulder popped out and then back into place. It was very painful. However, after about a week I was playing golf. I am not worried about the injury affecting him much once it has healed.

This is the year to make a run but the one fatal flaw with this team is depth. They dont have much on either side of the ball. Hopefully they can stay fairly injury free and the depth wont be an issue but if they cant well I dont want to think about that.

Sheesh, where is the faith??? It's not like we are playing our first real game tomorrow. The coaches have plenty of time to knock heads around and get us prepared. I still think we will be fine. However, I'm getting sick and tired of CP saying he never should have been in that game. It looks bad, makes him look like all he cares about is himself, and that he doesn’t have faith in Coach Gibbs to make the right choices. I understand his frustration that he got hurt, but he said it once and that was enough, he didn't need to repeat it yesterday to the media, and also add that he is too high caliber of a player to be in a pre-season game....that annoyed me. He is part of the TEAM and should act like it. Coach Gibb's intention wasn't to turn him into a defensive player, he just wanted him to carry the ball a few times. CP wasn't sounding much like a Redskin yesterday, but rather a frustrated, spoiled brat.

You have to think that Portis will get the best care money can buy, which is better than probably 99% of us talking on this site. Most of us that remember Emmitt Smith playing for the Cowboys in the mid to early nineties, probably remember him playing thru a lot of these type of injuries. Portis has a month to heal, not just 2 weeks. AND he is in better physical shape than 99% of the American population. What would take 6 weeks for one of us may only take 3 for him.

I'm good. If you look at the first 3 games, we don't really need Portis. You have a game thats a win vs. Minnesota with or without him. A game that we likely won't win at Dallas Week 2 even with him. (Although theres a much greater chance with him) And a game at Houston in Week 3 that shouldn't be a loss even with Betts playing. That brings us to Week 4 before we need him when games are decided.

I've read a report that says he's got the same injury as Cedric Benson has up here. That's a 3-4 Week injury. I would put him as questionable for Week 1, and week to week after that, fully expecting him to be on the field with no repercussion at Dallas in Week 2.

I agree, we really do not need portis the first couple of games, I say we play him limited the first couple games so he is good to go for the regular season.

Woah everbody, don't push the panic button yet. Let's step back and take a true inventory of the team and the upcoming season:

1) The Portis injury is not devastating. He banged up and will miss the remained of the preseason. His is a 4 - 6 week deal, and if he's smart, he'll sit out the first game if he's not 100%.
2) Brunell is still out money maker. As he goes, we go. Let's stop trying to get Jason elevated, he's not gonna take us to a Super Bowl this year.
3) Our defense is awesome. Enough said.
4) This is our year to make "the run". We have a team capable of winning 11 or 12 games. Brunell just needs to not have ints. We won't win pretty, but we'll win.

not panic here i,m pushing the easy button...
we are in good shape yet this ia all about preseason,meaningless football.

One good thing that came out of our first preseason game, Campbell has been, atleast for the time being, moved up to the number two spot at QB. Because of Collins poor play, Gibbs has put Campbell at number for the next game. We can all agree that was a good move, and now we can see that Campbell's progression is being noticed by the coaches.

This is the year to make a run but the one fatal flaw with this team is depth. They dont have much on either side of the ball. Hopefully they can stay fairly injury free and the depth wont be an issue but if they cant well I dont want to think about that.What team doesn't have a problem with depth?

Portis will be ready for the season he will share the caries with betts im not worried.



GO REDSKINS

I'm good. If you look at the first 3 games, we don't really need Portis. You have a game thats a win vs. Minnesota with or without him. A game that we likely won't win at Dallas Week 2 even with him. (Although theres a much greater chance with him) And a game at Houston in Week 3 that shouldn't be a loss even with Betts playing. That brings us to Week 4 before we need him when games are decided.

I've read a report that says he's got the same injury as Cedric Benson has up here. That's a 3-4 Week injury. I would put him as questionable for Week 1, and week to week after that, fully expecting him to be on the field with no repercussion at Dallas in Week 2.

"a game we liekely won't win at Dallas"... WOW... what kind of fan are you??