Portis: The Ultimate Team Player

mheisig · 11-07-2005, 06:15 PM

Ok, I know Portis' stats weren't exactly stellar last night, but they weren't horrible either. What I LOVE about this guy is how he works so hard to help the team no matter what his role. He had one fantastic block after another, working his ass off to protect Brunell.

While it sucked that Brunell fumbled, it was Portis' awareness and speed - he looks back, sees Brunell get hit and takes off on a dead sprint for the ball, hauling down the Eagle who recovered it who would have made a sure touchdown were it not for Portis' tackle.

Just an all around fantastic player and a great addition to the team.

Big C · 11-07-2005, 06:23 PM

agreed.

mooby · 11-07-2005, 06:28 PM

are you kidding me? portis sucks, ladell easily could've done what he did. j/k portis is worth what we are paying him.

jdlea · 11-07-2005, 06:30 PM

Clinton is a beast!

dblanch66 · 11-07-2005, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mooby

are you kidding me? portis sucks, ladell easily could've done what he did. j/k portis is worth what we are paying him.

dude, what game did you watch?

Beemnseven · 11-07-2005, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dblanch66

dude, what game did you watch?

I wouldn't say that he "sucks" but, I haven't exactly been blown away by his performances so far.

He has 3.4 yards per carry in 9 games against NFC East opponents. To me, that's very, very average considering what we gave up to get him.

MTK · 11-08-2005, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I wouldn't say that he "sucks" but, I haven't exactly been blown away by his performances so far.

He has 3.4 yards per carry in 9 games against NFC East opponents. To me, that's very, very average considering what we gave up to get him.

My calculations have him at 166 carries for 588 yards or 3.54 yards per rush in 9 NFC East games.

Not a big difference I know, but for the sake of being accurate let's give him credit for that additional .14.

Personally I don't care what his yards per carry is as long as we win our division games.

onlydarksets · 11-08-2005, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Personally I don't care what his yards per carry is as long as we win our division games.

Even if we are grossly overpaying him? What's the point of paying $6 million a year to do the job someone else can do for $1 million? That said, I think Portis brings more than YPC, and I think he is worth the money.

onlydarksets · 11-08-2005, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dblanch66

dude, what game did you watch?

dude, what post did you read?

i was also very impressed by portis. i was actually more impressed that the espn crew picked up on this as well. they did that montage of portis blocking on three or four plays and he was just manhandling people.

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 11-07-2005, 08:03 PM

I think people need to read Mooby's post more carefully. He said he was joking about Betts being able to do everything Portis can do.

Betts isn't a great pass blocker, but Portis is. Portis isn't averaging 5+ yards per carry and he's on pace for another 1300 yard season with less than 10 touchdowns. But, Portis scares defenses nonetheless and I have to think he opens up the passing game. I would attribute at least some of our passing game's relative success to Portis; teams know we love to run and Portis is a threat so they don't cover the wideouts as well as they should.

saden1 · 11-07-2005, 08:39 PM

Portis is the shit and the coaches/players seem to love him. I'm pretty sure they are irking him to do all those crazy characters.

skinsguy · 11-07-2005, 08:45 PM

Guys, j/k means joking and kidding. One thing I have to say about Portis is, although he hasn't been the superman that people feel he needs to be to earn the money, AT least the guy appears to be a team player. He does what is asked of him. He's a very smart player. He doesn't gripe and complain like alot of people feared he would do when the deal for him first came to light. He's played through injuries....I would much rather give millions to Clinton Portis and know that the guy is going to be a team player and do what he can to contribute, rather than to give millions to a guy like Owens.

NFLeurope · 11-08-2005, 03:07 PM

Hey guys...can someone let me know how to post a new thread???

Dirtbag · 11-08-2005, 04:44 PM

Clinton is great - agreed. But the organization owes it to him, and it the Redskins themselves, to PITCH HIM THE BALL OUTSIDE MORE. He's not an up-the-gut runner like Ladell. Swing him outside, where he can use his eagle-eye vision, and he becomes a terrifying running back.

Kevikazi · 11-08-2005, 05:19 PM

One thing I admire about Portis is that he doesn't bitch and moan about lack of carries, O-line not opening holes for him, not enough stretch and toss plays...etc. He just goes about doing the little things to help Skins win. If he's asked to block a DE or a LB...he'll do it. If he's asked to play WR...he'll do it. He is a "team first" guy and he's worth his paycheck IMO.

11-07-2005, 06:15 PM	#1
mheisig The Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Southeast Age: 41 Posts: 2,119	Portis: The Ultimate Team Player Ok, I know Portis' stats weren't exactly stellar last night, but they weren't horrible either. What I LOVE about this guy is how he works so hard to help the team no matter what his role. He had one fantastic block after another, working his ass off to protect Brunell. While it sucked that Brunell fumbled, it was Portis' awareness and speed - he looks back, sees Brunell get hit and takes off on a dead sprint for the ball, hauling down the Eagle who recovered it who would have made a sure touchdown were it not for Portis' tackle. Just an all around fantastic player and a great addition to the team.

11-07-2005, 06:23 PM	#2
Big C Mr. Brightside Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,453	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player agreed. __________________ "I don't care what nobody say I'm a be me, stay hood stay real, cause I'm out here grindin'" -Joe Gibbs

11-07-2005, 06:28 PM	#3
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,544	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player are you kidding me? portis sucks, ladell easily could've done what he did. j/k portis is worth what we are paying him.

11-07-2005, 06:30 PM	#4
jdlea Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, VA Age: 40 Posts: 3,109	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player Clinton is a beast!

11-07-2005, 08:03 PM	#10
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 8,317	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player I think people need to read Mooby's post more carefully. He said he was joking about Betts being able to do everything Portis can do. Betts isn't a great pass blocker, but Portis is. Portis isn't averaging 5+ yards per carry and he's on pace for another 1300 yard season with less than 10 touchdowns. But, Portis scares defenses nonetheless and I have to think he opens up the passing game. I would attribute at least some of our passing game's relative success to Portis; teams know we love to run and Portis is a threat so they don't cover the wideouts as well as they should.

11-07-2005, 08:39 PM	#11
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player Portis is the shit and the coaches/players seem to love him. I'm pretty sure they are irking him to do all those crazy characters.

11-07-2005, 08:45 PM	#12
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player Guys, j/k means joking and kidding. One thing I have to say about Portis is, although he hasn't been the superman that people feel he needs to be to earn the money, AT least the guy appears to be a team player. He does what is asked of him. He's a very smart player. He doesn't gripe and complain like alot of people feared he would do when the deal for him first came to light. He's played through injuries....I would much rather give millions to Clinton Portis and know that the guy is going to be a team player and do what he can to contribute, rather than to give millions to a guy like Owens. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

11-08-2005, 03:07 PM	#13
NFLeurope Camp Scrub Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 85	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player Hey guys...can someone let me know how to post a new thread???

11-08-2005, 04:44 PM	#14
Dirtbag Special Teams Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 142	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player Clinton is great - agreed. But the organization owes it to him, and it the Redskins themselves, to PITCH HIM THE BALL OUTSIDE MORE. He's not an up-the-gut runner like Ladell. Swing him outside, where he can use his eagle-eye vision, and he becomes a terrifying running back.

11-08-2005, 05:19 PM	#15
Kevikazi Special Teams Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Age: 55 Posts: 187	Re: Portis: The Ultimate Team Player One thing I admire about Portis is that he doesn't bitch and moan about lack of carries, O-line not opening holes for him, not enough stretch and toss plays...etc. He just goes about doing the little things to help Skins win. If he's asked to block a DE or a LB...he'll do it. If he's asked to play WR...he'll do it. He is a "team first" guy and he's worth his paycheck IMO.

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