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jdlea · 11-28-2005, 04:35 PM

I would like to know why Portis not really being an ideal fit for Joe Gibbs' offense is Portis's fault. First of all, if he didn't fit, Joe shouldn't have gotten him.

However, as it stands, he's the league's 9th leading rusher and he's averaging 4.2 ypc. That's more than Willis McGahee and Rudi Johnson, numbers 6 and 8 on the list. The problem is the system he's running in. Joe Gibbs' unwillingness to adapt to the strengths of his players is the damn problem.

I'd also like to know why Portis's running is always a problem when we lose games? The only time you all didn't want to bench him after a loss was the game against the Bucs.

Another big problem is what Southpaw mentioned, as it stands we have the #9 back in the league and the #15 quarterback according to yards.

Other good teams:

Seahawks: Alexander #1, Hasselbeck #8
Colts: Edge #3, Peyton #10
Cincy: Johnson #6, Palmer #2
Chargers: LT #5, Brees #7
Giants: Tiki #2, Eli #6

Are you noticing some sort of trend here? Those are all teams who rely on their offense. All of the other good teams rely on D. Since the Skins have shown they really can't rely on defense too much, they need a more balanced attack.

11-28-2005, 04:35 PM	#37
jdlea Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, VA Age: 41 Posts: 3,109	Re: Interesting tidbit about our running game I would like to know why Portis not really being an ideal fit for Joe Gibbs' offense is Portis's fault. First of all, if he didn't fit, Joe shouldn't have gotten him. However, as it stands, he's the league's 9th leading rusher and he's averaging 4.2 ypc. That's more than Willis McGahee and Rudi Johnson, numbers 6 and 8 on the list. The problem is the system he's running in. Joe Gibbs' unwillingness to adapt to the strengths of his players is the damn problem. I'd also like to know why Portis's running is always a problem when we lose games? The only time you all didn't want to bench him after a loss was the game against the Bucs. Another big problem is what Southpaw mentioned, as it stands we have the #9 back in the league and the #15 quarterback according to yards. Other good teams: Seahawks: Alexander #1, Hasselbeck #8 Colts: Edge #3, Peyton #10 Cincy: Johnson #6, Palmer #2 Chargers: LT #5, Brees #7 Giants: Tiki #2, Eli #6 Are you noticing some sort of trend here? Those are all teams who rely on their offense. All of the other good teams rely on D. Since the Skins have shown they really can't rely on defense too much, they need a more balanced attack.