Why does Clinton Portis always trip
 

As soon as Portis gets the ball he always trips or falls down, even on his one good run of 30 yards last night, he stumbled on his own feet..how the hell does he have so many career rush yards??? lol

And why were we throwing dink and dunk passes and running at the end of the game?

Clock management was horrible too. At least the defense came together after the Giants got the TD..every other aspect was lacking.

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[quote=Bozzy;472957]As soon as Portis gets the ball he always trips or falls down, even on his one good run of 30 yards last night, he stumbled on his own feet..how the hell does he have so many career rush yards??? lol

And why were we throwing dink and dunk passes and running at the end of the game?

Clock management was horrible too. At least the defense came together after the Giants got the TD..every other aspect was lacking.[/quote]

I gather this thread is supposed to be humorous, but it is hardly worthy of a thread. Not to mention that Clinton Portis is the only player that came to play on offense last night (Randle El ended up with decent yardage but also jumped offsides twice). I guess you could say Portis could have picked up a few more yards if he kept going up the field, but he was surrounded and trying to cut back to make something happen when he "stumbled on his own feet".

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Portis' block on Kiwanuka was the play of the night for the Skins and the guy has a huge heart. There were plenty of things to criticize about the Redskins last night, but Portis is not one of them. Retarded thread.

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[quote=SC Skins Fan;472997]I gather this thread is supposed to be humorous, but it is hardly worthy of a thread. Not to mention that Clinton Portis is the only player that came to play on offense last night (Randle El ended up with decent yardage but also jumped offsides twice). I guess you could say Portis could have picked up a few more yards if he kept going up the field, but he was surrounded and trying to cut back to make something happen when he "stumbled on his own feet".

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Portis' block on Kiwanuka was the play of the night for the Skins and the guy has a huge heart. There were plenty of things to criticize about the Redskins last night, but Portis is not one of them. Retarded thread.[/quote]

Thank you.

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I always say he speed wobbles. He starts going fast then seems to lose his footing. Happens quit a bit but he still rocks!

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"speed wobbles"...so true. portis was a bright spot last night. it's not a criticism but i've been thinking this for a while too, right after he gets the ball he alway does something where he seems to catch himself. it's a bit odd.

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Clinton Portis is the least of our offensive worries. The man is a warrior, and if we can get the other 10 guys on offense to play with his intensity, then I like our chances.

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i agree..there are way bigger concerns that portis...

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This may fall under the "retarded thread" category....

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I was saying the same thing last night, Ive said it for as long as he has been here. He is a great back but once he hits the open field he stumbles. He had a long run last night where he started to stumble and in looked like he tried to run backwards, just looked strange.

I for one would like to see a few more plays where they let Portis run on the edges, get him outside. Running up the gut all the time is going to wear him down quickly

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i actually thought you were talking about his discussion with coach Zorn. Portis is one of the few players in the league that could play for any team in the league. not even close to being a problem

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I keep reading this thread title and I think it says "Why Does Clinton Portis Always Strip"...and then I open the thread and it's not quite that exciting

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Im with the OP. Ever since I can remember Portis seems to stumble over his own feet. It's not the biggest of our issues, but it doesn't mean it's not something we should look into.

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Yea Daseal, I know a good private investigator who can "look into" why Portis stumbles from time to time. He should have the report on my desk tomorrow. LOL, all kidding aside I thought Portis played well. Maybe as our O-line starts to play better, Portis won't be so excited everytime he sees a little day light that he stumbles over himself.

I am not near as worried about how this game went as most of us are. This season, each week will be better than the last generally speaking. The Giants should enjoy this one, because we're gonna get after 'em pretty hard when they come down to FedEx. We might even start out the game with the same defensive strategy we had in the second half.

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Give the man props..he's the only bright spot on this offensive roster right now.

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He has good body control in open space, but loses it when he gets near would-be tacklers. I think it has to do with his focusing on trying not to fumble. He tends to cover up the ball well when tacklers get near, but this also makes him easier to topple over as he is unable to use his arms to balance himself (arms protecting the ball).

Go outside, cross your arms over your chest, and try to make some quick cuts while sprinting while not moving your arms.

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84 yards the first game when Tuck and others were behind the line it seemed on every snap to tackle him not bad.

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Most of the yards he got were on his own too. Dumb thread.

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[quote=SmootSmack;473078]I keep reading this thread title and I think it says "Why Does Clinton Portis Always Strip"...and then I open the thread and it's not quite that exciting[/quote]

What you want to see CP nude?

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[quote=SmootSmack;473078]I keep reading this thread title and I think it says "Why Does Clinton Portis Always Strip"...and then I open the thread and it's not quite that exciting[/quote]

not as exciting??? what do you do with your free time???

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One thing I have noticed is that he has become more conscious about not fumbling which means running for as many yards as possible isn't his top priority.

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Portis was a zone blocking cut-back specialist. Gibbs made hime buy into being a north/south workhorse and now he has forgotten about the explosiveness. When you harness a thouroughbred will he ever run the same as before he was tamed???? time will tell

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I have noticed that portis does stumble a lot, BUT he always seems to stumble FORWARD so you can't really complain. It seems like he gets 3-4 yards on the forward fall alone. I feel like he prepares to hit the line hard and biases his body weight forward for this. So when you see him bursting through the line of scrimmage untouched, he is effectively falling forward b/c he doesn't get the anticipated impact. It seems like it takes him two or 3 strides to get his center of gravity under his legs. The alternative could be that he goes to a traditional style of running and when he hits that wall at the line of scrimmage he would be stopped for no gain or maybe even a loss...This would be no good. I guess it's just his style of running but as long as he is producing i see no problem with it.

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its not retarted or dumb at all, portis for the broncos takes this to the house, and portis for the skins, always stumbles. when did anyone say he's not a good back?? he just stumbles more than any other back in the nfl and most of those stumbles cost us yards. i have a feeling its his own insecurity to not fumble the ball and he always makes cuts with two hands on the ball and he loses balance.

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[quote=cpayne5;473113]He has good body control in open space, but loses it when he gets near would-be tacklers. I think it has to do with his focusing on trying not to fumble. He tends to cover up the ball well when tacklers get near, but this also makes him easier to topple over as he is unable to use his arms to balance himself (arms protecting the ball).
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Go outside, cross your arms over your chest, and try to make some quick cuts while sprinting while not moving your arms.[/B][/quote]

I noticed this little "stumbling" issue myself. But if you watch Clinton most of the time he is holding the ball with two hands. He NEVER stiff arms. This could be a big part of it.

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Betts is the one who trips. If he doesn't trip, he fumbles.

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[quote=cpayne5;473113]He has good body control in open space, but loses it when he gets near would-be tacklers. I think it has to do with his focusing on trying not to fumble. He tends to cover up the ball well when tacklers get near, but this also makes him easier to topple over as he is unable to use his arms to balance himself (arms protecting the ball).

Go outside, cross your arms over your chest, and try to make some quick cuts while sprinting while not moving your arms.[/quote]


Dont forget to hold a rock or football in your hand as well. You will trip, id rather portis fall than fumble

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[quote=Buster;473845]Betts is the one who trips. If he doesn't trip, he fumbles.[/quote]

ding ding ding

or getting tackled for a loss

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[quote=firstdown;473189]What you want to see CP nude?[/quote]

LOL. Nah, I just thought it'd be a more interesting topic, particularly because I was wondering how the OP would know this