Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - Portis will have 2,000 all purpose yards in 2006

dcweldon · 03-16-2006, 02:57 AM

Portis can defintely reach that mark. It is completely realistic, even if you didn't have the new additions to this offense, you could make that argument. Portis ran for over 1,500 yards last season, and most of the plays that called for him last year did not include going out in the flat, he did on occasion, but if they had called it more early on in the year, good lord, who knows what his numbers would have been like. Being that it took the team about three or four weeks to finally get the offense clicking, just imagine what they would have done if they started the season with a bang.

People can go ahead an say all they want negatively about Randle El, but it doesn't matter, what the skins did with throwing Moss in the slot on more than one occasion last year, Randle El and Moss will be flip flopping that spot alot now, and that combo alone will be deadly. And if Lloyd can get into a rythm, add Cooley to the mix...oooo i get tingly thinking about it. If Mark is the starter, I expect him to improve his numbers from last season, which was one of his best seasons.

We do need to fix one problem, which I hope Al Saunders will address...running a three-wide shot gun on every third down. We did this ALOT on every third down play toward the end of the season, and eventually it caught up to us in the playoffs.

03-16-2006, 02:57 AM	#7
dcweldon Camp Scrub Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA/Easton, MD Age: 39 Posts: 65	Re: Portis will have 2,000 all purpose yards in 2006 Portis can defintely reach that mark. It is completely realistic, even if you didn't have the new additions to this offense, you could make that argument. Portis ran for over 1,500 yards last season, and most of the plays that called for him last year did not include going out in the flat, he did on occasion, but if they had called it more early on in the year, good lord, who knows what his numbers would have been like. Being that it took the team about three or four weeks to finally get the offense clicking, just imagine what they would have done if they started the season with a bang. People can go ahead an say all they want negatively about Randle El, but it doesn't matter, what the skins did with throwing Moss in the slot on more than one occasion last year, Randle El and Moss will be flip flopping that spot alot now, and that combo alone will be deadly. And if Lloyd can get into a rythm, add Cooley to the mix...oooo i get tingly thinking about it. If Mark is the starter, I expect him to improve his numbers from last season, which was one of his best seasons. We do need to fix one problem, which I hope Al Saunders will address...running a three-wide shot gun on every third down. We did this ALOT on every third down play toward the end of the season, and eventually it caught up to us in the playoffs.