Shanahan Dodging the Heat

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

In defense of Portis, his pass protection is so much more physical than any other RB that I can't accept that its a matter of him shying away from contact when he carries the ball.

IMO there are different types of "contact".

Portis has no problem with taking a few steps and plowing into a line where the other players pretty much have no momentum, its not really your typical high impact contact.

He doesnt have a problem blocking a much larger guy who is coming off a block and trying to get to hit someone other than portis. Its alot easier to be the hitter than the hitted.

Portis does shy away from contact in the open field where you can have those bone and brain jarring speed momentum blindside hits.

That and his concussion last year, maybe he is thinking he wants to preserve enough of portis to try and get another contract in the nfl after his skins contract expires?