Portis Out To Prove Redskins Wrong
 

[url=http://www.csnwashington.com/05/25/11/Portis-also-wants-to-play-the-Redskins-t/landing_redskins_loud3r.html?blockID=528608&feedID=9656]Portis also wants to play the Redskins twice a year[/url]

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haha....nobody wants a washed up RB who's wheels have fallen off.

See Edgerrim James, Shaun Alexander and mostly any other RB at or above 30 years old. The only exceptions I've seen have been LT and T. Jones, and truth is Jones is probably done for considering his production last year. This will be LT's last year as well I imagine because he broke down the second half of last season.


Portis would still be good if Joe Gibbs didn't run him into the ground. That's why that 2 back system does wonders for a team.

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Bring it on CP.

Rogers sure is burning some bridges eh? He's never been the sharpest tack.

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Both those guys are idiots and washed up

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Portis who?

I wanna see the Helu/Royster attack!

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If I were the Eagles I would sign him. He is going to come cheap and could play at a high level in spats.

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Yeah he's capable of playing well for stretches, but unless he goes out and runs for 1500 and scores 10 TDs, he's not going to be proving the Skins wrong for letting him go and moving on with younger legs.

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[quote=Mattyk;804375]Yeah he's capable of playing well for stretches, but unless he goes out and runs for 1500 and scores 10 TDs, he's not going to be proving the Skins wrong for letting him go and moving on with younger legs.[/quote]

1500 yard bar? Clinton Portis is 29...if his injuries are healed and he gets time on the field I am sure he is capable of giving you 1100 yards and 8TDs. To prove the Redskins wrong he only needs to get more yards and TDs than the Redskins starter. Let's hope Torain stays up.

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[quote=saden1;804377]1500 yard bar? Clinton Portis is 29...if his injuries are healed and he gets time on the field I am sure he is capable of giving you 1100 yards and 8TDs. To prove the Redskins wrong he only needs to get more yards and TDs than the Redskins starter. Let's hope Torain stays up.[/quote]

Well in Andy Reid's system he'd never get enough touches to even come close to 1100 yards, given that McCoy would be the unquestioned starter and Reid simply doesn't run that much in the first place.

But speaking in broader terms, I don't think Portis has done enough over the course of his career to keep himself in prime physical condition. The only backs who make it past 30 are the ones who work out like warriors and eat right. E Smith, T Jones, these guys had longevity because of their habits. Portis is headed downhill in a hurry because he's never had the work ethic.

If Portis gets you 1100 and 8 TDs, you will have had a losing season, I promise. Because that would mean he's your best option, and it would mean you had to give him 300 carries just to get those 1100 yards. He doesn't have the speed needed to average more than 4 yards per carry anymore.

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now he gets motivated!

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As porous as our pathetic run d was last year, im sure evey running back would love to play us twice a year. hope we fix that somehow

Portis is absolutely done, he is no threat

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He looked incredible at times last season, especially in the Houston game. Even in his final game against the Titans, he was running well until the re-injury.

He can definitely still run, but unfortunately for him he can't stay healthy. His body isn't breaking down, it's already broken down.

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[quote=saden1;804377]1500 yard bar? Clinton Portis is 29...if his injuries are healed and he gets time on the field I am sure he is capable of giving you 1100 yards and 8TDs. To prove the Redskins wrong he only needs to get more yards and TDs than the Redskins starter. Let's hope Torain stays up.[/quote]

LOL no way he even sniffs 1000 yards. Nobody is going to make him their featured back.

To prove the Skins wrong, he would need to have a heck of a season. I don't think he has it in him anymore. He's a role player at best now.

I would bank on one of our rookies putting up better numbers.

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[quote=Mattyk;804369]Bring it on CP.

Rogers sure is burning some bridges eh? He's never been the sharpest tack.[/quote]

Domino effect with these guys...one after the other they all say the same thing when they leave for whatever the reason.

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Well, not all of them.

Rogers isn't even out the door yet and he's popping off. Not smart.

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[quote=Mattyk;804385]LOL no way he even sniffs 1000 yards. Nobody is going to make him their featured back.

To prove the Skins wrong, he would need to have a heck of a season. I don't think he has it in him anymore. He's a role player at best now.

I would bank on one of our rookies putting up better numbers.[/quote]

HELUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Seriously, both of them, Helu and Royster should do very well for Coach Shanahan. Torain, Keiland and the 2 rookies...this looks like an exciting bunch of RBs.

We know Torain can dominate. Keiland was a monster in the Titans game where he had to be the top guy after CP went down. The rookies are coming into what looks like a reincarnation of Shanahan's "Plug-and-Play RB system", where anyone is an instant 100 yd-game rusher just by stepping onto the field.

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Actually I don't think the article was Portis taking a shot at the skins other then he thinks he has more in the tank. What player dosen't get dumped by a team thinking they can still play. He actually seemed to talk as if the skins where on the right track.

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[quote=Mattyk;804389]Well, not all of them.

Rogers isn't even out the door yet and he's popping off. Not smart.[/quote]

You're right Matty, not "all" of them though a few names do readily come to mind that have expressed the desire and we know who they are. I just wonder why some form of revenge has to be their motive as if they were done some form of injustice by the Redskins.

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I'm not saying he will get 1100 yards, just that he could. Every backup in the league is one play away from becoming a starter. No one is going to sign Portis as a starter but someone will sign him as a backup. I remember LT a couple of years ago was signed by the Jets as a backup and now he is splitting time with Green.

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[quote=saden1;804401]I'm not saying he will get 1100 yards, just that he could. Every backup in the league is one play away from becoming a starter. No one is going to sign him as a starter but someone will sign him as a backup.[/quote]

But that's like saying Mark Brunell could throw for 3500 yards at this stage in his career. If he plays enough to put up those numbers, you're going to lose a lot of games because of all the negatives that come along with the attempts it takes to put up that yardage.

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I appreciate Portis for everything he did here, but he's finished. He's had a wide variety of injuries over his career, and now he's got the dreaded concussion issue.

Somebody may sign him, but his days of consistent productivity are over and have been for 2 years.

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The days of the feature back that plays for a team for 10 years are over. RBs are cogs that you get cheap (only punters & kickers make less $) and run hard for a couple years then find another.

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He could still help us as a 3rd down blocking back. That's his strong point. I've always thought that NE would be a good fit, they bring in vets like him for specialized roles. Where he lands might come down to which teams lose RBs to injury.

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If the lockout ends and there is a pre-season, CP would get signed to be practice fodder, which is sad because he hates both preseason and practice...

He might make it somewhere as a backup i'm sure, and probably get signed to a 1 year deal at vet minimum. But i dont see it happening due to the fact it is unlikely he would bust his butt in practice just to make the squad, when he at best would be 3rd RB, or practice squad. Portis wont work hard when he is told he is not going to be the starter.

only way he gets 800+ yards this season is if his team (assuming he gets signed), loses 2 runningbacks and he goes up against other teams that has no run defense. Portis' body has betrayed him, he doesnt have that breakaway speed anymore, and he cant break tackles or shake off hits.. I say he's done.

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[quote=irish;804409]The days of the feature back that plays for a team for 10 years are over. RBs are cogs that you get cheap (only punters & kickers make less $) and run hard for a couple years then find another.[/quote]

Agreed....Bill Parcells once said: You'll draft 100 RB's before you find one Jim Brown, Walter Payton or Emmitt Smith.

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[quote=Schneed10;804404]But that's like saying Mark Brunell could throw for 3500 yards at this stage in his career. If he plays enough to put up those numbers, you're going to lose a lot of games because of all the negatives that come along with the attempts it takes to put up that yardage.[/quote]

I don't believe that a team will lose because of him. I mean, you put him on a good team like the pats or colts and he isn't hurt them one bit.

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[quote=Longtimefan;804397]You're right Matty, not "all" of them though a few names do readily come to mind that have expressed the desire and we know who they are. I just wonder why some form of revenge has to be their motive as if they were done some form of injustice by the Redskins.[/quote]

I don't think it's something unique to the Skins. Mallet for example said he wants to make Miami pay for not drafting him. Players say this stuff all the time. Randy Moss back in the day wanted to make Dallas pay for not taking him.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;804412]If the lockout ends and there is a pre-season, CP would get signed to be practice fodder, which is sad because he hates both preseason and practice...

He might make it somewhere as a backup i'm sure, and probably get signed to a 1 year deal at vet minimum. But i dont see it happening due to the fact it is unlikely he would bust his butt in practice just to make the squad, when he at best would be 3rd RB, or practice squad. Portis wont work hard when he is told he is not going to be the starter.

only way he gets 800+ yards this season is if his team (assuming he gets signed), loses 2 runningbacks and he goes up against other teams that has no run defense. Portis' body has betrayed him, he doesnt have that breakaway speed anymore, and he cant break tackles or shake off hits.. I say he's done.[/quote]

Good post. 100% agree.

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[quote=firstdown;804394]Actually I don't think the article was Portis taking a shot at the skins other then he thinks he has more in the tank. What player dosen't get dumped by a team thinking they can still play. He actually seemed to talk as if the skins where on the right track.[/quote]

Agreed. And given his willingness to speak sharply when he was actually still with the team, I would have expected him to one-up Rogers, but this is not just tame by comparison, it's just flat-out tame. Funny to read him talk about his clash with Al and his near concession that Al had a legitimate beef.

Good luck to Portis but finding a suitor in FA might be tough for him. He could possibly only have teams like CIN and BUF interested.

Compound that with the current lockout and he'll have his hands full.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;804412]If the lockout ends and there is a pre-season, CP would get signed to be practice fodder, which is sad because he hates both preseason and practice...

He might make it somewhere as a backup i'm sure, and probably get signed to a 1 year deal at vet minimum. But i dont see it happening due to the fact it is unlikely he would bust his butt in practice just to make the squad, when he at best would be 3rd RB, or practice squad. Portis wont work hard when he is told he is not going to be the starter.

only way he gets 800+ yards this season is if his team (assuming he gets signed), loses 2 runningbacks and he goes up against other teams that has no run defense. Portis' body has betrayed him, he doesnt have that breakaway speed anymore, and he cant break tackles or shake off hits.. I say he's done.[/quote]

I think he's more than camp fodder, he'll find a backup role somewhere as long as he's healthy. And he's definitely way past being practice squad eligible at this point.

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[quote=Schneed10;804404]But that's like saying Mark Brunell could throw for 3500 yards at this stage in his career. If he plays enough to put up those numbers, you're going to lose a lot of games because of all the negatives that come along with the attempts it takes to put up that yardage.[/quote]

Me and my brother were just talking about him yesterday, and my brother asked me that with the Jets' offense, what kind of numbers would Brunell put up if he had to play, say 14 games...

I figured on probably 2,500 to 2,800 yards, probably 17 TD's to 15 INT...

He would probably look great at the beginning of the season, but get slow and struggly as the year wore on...

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Here Portis speaks about how he would fair better playing for a team with an established QB....and expresses his view of the local media, suggesting them more a hindrance than an asset. Donovan McNabb was not up to snuff.

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/clinton-portis-says-mcnabb-wasnt-ready-for-the-dc-media/2011/05/25/AGg7nGBH_blog.html]Clinton Portis says McNabb wasn’t ready for the D.C. media - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post[/url]

Portis and Barber can form the complaining duo in NY and take LaVar back with them.

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/hard-hits/post/so-clinton-portis-wants-to-play-for-the-giants/2011/05/25/AGmW9HBH_blog.html]So, Clinton Portis wants to play for the Giants... - Hard Hits - The Washington Post[/url]

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^^ Portis is such a dumbass. I'm sooooo glad this turd is gone. One "me" player down, a few more to go. I find it hilarious he's bitching about the DC media, yet is talking about playing for the Giants. This guy is so stupid and listening to his interviews make me cringe.

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^LOL.

Lavar....
[QUOTE]I was thinking some of those same thoughts during my last days here as a Redskin, and now another former face of the franchise leaves feeling the same way.[/QUOTE]

probably for two reasons:

1: Since 99 HC's change every few yrs and players don't fit the mold.
2: Instead of building through the draft the team gets FA's, and the players come here to get paid then find out they don't fit the mold a year or two later.

In any event there is no stability in the coaching aspect and no building throught the draft for long term players. The Skins moto should be "It's all about change."

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[quote=NC_Skins;804439]^^ Portis is such a dumbass. I'm sooooo glad this turd is gone. One "me" player down, a few more to go. I find it hilarious he's bitching about the DC media, yet is talking about playing for the Giants. This guy is so stupid and listening to his interviews make me cringe.[/quote]


Yeah, I'd think the NY media would be Killing players picking them apart, but I could be wrong. I guess looking at the positive side of things Portis is trying to say the DC media and fan base are a knowledgable media and fan base who are starved for information. NY must have a lame media and fan base. Players can get away with murder... or shooting themselves in the leg. OOOPS.

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I don't make a habit of commenting on threads without reading the link...but I have wasted enough of my life reading about what Portis has to say...my only thought is thank god he's gone...

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I am a tad siappointed by CP's comments. But, I will always appreciate the time he spent here as our featured back. He came with his share of BS and he was a pain in the ass at times. Yet you can't argue with his production during, his willigness to put his hat on a blitzer, his concession to go from a one cut zone runner to a between the tackles yard churner (at 205 lbs.) or his seal of approval from Joe Gibbs. I loved CP in the B&G and will miss him as a performer.

That being said, business is business. CP, if you do go to a division rival....I am going to heckle you and encourge our D to lay the wood to you.

After you retire, I'll clap when you are entered into the ring of fame.

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[quote=SmootSmack;804365][URL="http://www.csnwashington.com/05/25/11/Portis-also-wants-to-play-the-Redskins-t/landing_redskins_loud3r.html?blockID=528608&feedID=9656"]Portis also wants to play the Redskins twice a year[/URL][/quote]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Who is he going to play for in the East that will allow him to have an impact? The Eagles don't run the ball with the backs they have McCoy and Weaver. The Giants have Bradshaw and Jacobs. The Cowboys have Jones, Choice and Barber if they decide keep to him. Give it up Portis. We loved you but it is over now.[/FONT][/COLOR]

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[quote=Son Of Man;804449]I am a tad siappointed by CP's comments. But, I will always appreciate the time he spent here as our featured back. He came with his share of BS and he was a pain in the ass at times. Yet you can't argue with his production during, his willigness to put his hat on a blitzer, his concession to go from a one cut zone runner to a between the tackles yard churner (at 205 lbs.) or his seal of approval from Joe Gibbs. I loved CP in the B&G and will miss him as a performer.

That being said, business is business. CP, if you do go to a division rival....I am going to heckle you and encourge our D to lay the wood to you.

After you retire, I'll clap when you are entered into the ring of fame.[/quote]

It would have great if Portis had let the way you describe him be his legacy without all the drama. The drama is why so many are not exactly sad to see him gone.