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
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.
Southpaw
11-08-2005, 11:54 AM
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.
What does he have to do to earn his money? Be LaDanian Tomlinson? Portis may not be having a Pro Bowl year as far as numbers go, but he is one of only a handful of complete tailbacks in the league. He's probably the best blocking tailback in the league, he can catch out of the backfield as good as anyone, and he is still a home run threat.
People are trying to compare him to Tiki or Shawn Alexander, but if Portis had the holes to run through that those two do, he'd have similar numbers. And for those of you who think we should've picked up Alexander instead of Portis, you need to watch more Seahawks games. Alexander is a pure edge runner. Not at all a Gibbs style runner. Notice when they played Washington, he was completely ineffective running between the tackles. His only substantial gain came on an edge play.
onlydarksets
11-08-2005, 12:13 PM
What does he have to do to earn his money? Be LaDanian Tomlinson? Portis may not be having a Pro Bowl year as far as numbers go, but he is one of only a handful of complete tailbacks in the league. He's probably the best blocking tailback in the league, he can catch out of the backfield as good as anyone, and he is still a home run threat.
People are trying to compare him to Tiki or Shawn Alexander, but if Portis had the holes to run through that those two do, he'd have similar numbers. And for those of you who think we should've picked up Alexander instead of Portis, you need to watch more Seahawks games. Alexander is a pure edge runner. Not at all a Gibbs style runner. Notice when they played Washington, he was completely ineffective running between the tackles. His only substantial gain came on an edge play.
Um...reread my post. You are agreeing with me.
Southpaw
11-08-2005, 02:50 PM
Um...reread my post. You are agreeing with me.
I only quoted you because you made the most recent comment about Portis being overpayed.
NFLeurope
11-08-2005, 03:07 PM
Hey guys...can someone let me know how to post a new thread???
onlydarksets
11-08-2005, 03:43 PM
I only qouted you because you made the most recent comment about Portis being overpayed.
My bad - I like to take things personally :smashfrea
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.
Master4Caster
11-09-2005, 07:04 PM
Portis gained his 5000th yard rushing during the Eagles game. The Redskins recognized that by flashing his image on the big screen at FedEx and with a PA announcement so that stadium fans could recognize him, which they loudly did. :biggthump Portis rushed for most of those yards while with Denver.
Does that make the Redskins a first class organization according to the TO definition? :laughing-