Game

Gibbs is living in the past and still thinks of portis as a power back when he is not him and tomlinson are the same style running back. I wish he(Gibbs)woulod realize that.

....the defense as a whole came up big and gave the offense a chance to win.

They literally handed the game to the O to win and they couldn't even get enough yardage for a FG.

How pathetic is that? About as bad as it gets.

Did you see the holes Tomlinson had? Portis didn't get blocking like that all day...he really hasn't had much blocking like that all year. It's ridiculous, this O Line doesn't blow people off the ball like the Chargers did. Portis never got the chance to get going.

Also, 13 yards isn't exactly a long run.

LOL, your right. Saying 13 yards is a long play is kind of stretching it a bit. Looks like Tomlinson just cuts though. Several times I saw a big open field but Portis would just stay inside instead of trying to cut outside. Who knows though, i'm not a Pro Running back.

They literally handed the game to the O to win and they couldn't even get enough yardage for a FG.

How pathetic is that? About as bad as it gets.

They would have had it had Rabach not been called for holding.

AND Betts doesn't even have a rushing TD this year. Nor does he have a 30 yard run. Portis on the other hand, had a 31 yarder against Tampa.

LOL, your right. Saying 13 yards is a long play is kind of stretching it a bit. Looks like Tomlinson just cuts though. Several times I saw a big open field but Portis would just stay inside instead of trying to cut outside. Who knows though, i'm not a Pro Running back.

I did notice Portis didn't cut back a few times when it looked open, but he said earlier this year that Joe doesn't want him to run like that. This offense is built for a patient runner. He's supposed to go play side and follow his H Back. I don't know if Joe really meant "never cut back," but it's always easy to say "he should have cut back" when I get to watch it on TV.

They would have had it had Rabach not been called for holding.

He's been kind of a disappointment all year long I think. I thought he would be a huge addition but I haven't seen it

Who looks like they run better though? This is by no means a Portis-hating post, or calling him a bust. Just do you remeber how he made people look silly? Jumping and jiving, he could run 60 yards with an assortment of moves. We were all excited when we heard he was come to D.C. Where did that go, that hold your breath feeling the announcer was talking about with L.T.?

Who looks like they run better though? This is by no means a Portis-hating post, or calling him a bust. Just do you remeber how he made people look silly? Jumping and jiving, he could run 60 yards with an assortment of moves. We were all excited when we heard he was come to D.C. Where did that go, that hold your breath feeling the announcer was talking about with L.T.?

I agree he hasn't really been the same back, but it's not the same system. I think we need to adjust to the system that Denver and Atlanta employ. I love the zone blocking idea. It works everywhere.

And it's not like he hasn't had good games with the Skins, but a lot of times he just doesn't get the chance to get going. It's tough for a skat back type to come into a power running system. It doesn't make much sense that we haven't adjusted the scheme to play to his strengths more. I know they tried or whatever, but they need to make a lot of changes to play to this kid's strengths, cause when he's on he can look like LT.