Portis

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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

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.

Do you really actually watch the games or just say you watch?

So much hate..... take off your rose colored glasses about Portis. He has rushed for 1500+ yards once as a Skin. His avg per rush is average at best. Again, I am not a Portis hater, I just don't think he is a great back. He is probably the 4th best RB in the NFC east! If you are a Skins fan and have watched every game over the past 5 years ask your self the following questions

1. How many 30+ runs has CP had?
2. How many times does he just fall over in the open field when he has the chance to break a long run?
3. How many times does he make a defender miss in space
4. How many times has Portis been stopped on 3rd and 1 or at the goal line?

Its easy to just call me stupid and an idiot, but can you really argue with my points? I would love to hear legit opinions.

I'm talking about his Redskins career as a whole...not just this season. This is probably his best year (especially the first 7 games). I will also admit that his numbers are impressive, he is just missing "something" IMO.

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.
I guess we don't have any type of test for people to join this site.

Do you really actually watch the games or just say you watch?

I watch every single game... without rose colored glasses.

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.

I agree.... 100%