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Portis is going to be fine. The Denver system requires some talent, Q Griffin did start at OU the past couple of years so he's got some talent. I think Portis and Davis were two special backs who really understood the system, hence they were able to gain more yardage than other backs in that system.
I don't think it's the system, but more the philosophy and dedication to the running game. Gibbs has consistently churned out productive runners, but none with Portis's game changing ability. Portis is getting it, he's learning to trust the running lanes and get behind those pulling guards. And Gibbs will incorporate some sweeps and screens and tosses to take advantage of Portis' speed. But you don't run sweeps on Dallas because of the speed of their defense, you have to run right at them which Gibbs did and Portis was effective at doing that. The goal line call, well they just looked awfully rushed after that failed sneak and the play calling broke down. But I trust Gibbs, he'll fix it.
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