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Longtimefan · 10-16-2007, 10:53 AM

I also think there's something going on in the Portis situation that is not just the obvious.

Watching The Redskins Report (Saturday Night) with Jurgenson, Michael, and Wilbon, the subject of Portis came up. Riggins made reference to the fact Portis has the freedom to take himself out of the game when he so desires, and that it would not have been tolerated during Gibbs -1. I recall last year, before Portis was injured there were some concerns about this particular issue.

It's has become evident there is some form of conflict between Gibbs, Portis, and Saunders because the latter has made it known it's difficult for him to stay on the game plan when a player can take himself out at any point in the game. It is my belief that Saunders would like to use Betts more, but of course Gibbs swears by Portis. It's something they need to get worked out.

10-16-2007, 10:53 AM	#40
Longtimefan Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germantown, Md. Posts: 4,832	Re: Portis Interview on Fox I also think there's something going on in the Portis situation that is not just the obvious. Watching The Redskins Report (Saturday Night) with Jurgenson, Michael, and Wilbon, the subject of Portis came up. Riggins made reference to the fact Portis has the freedom to take himself out of the game when he so desires, and that it would not have been tolerated during Gibbs -1. I recall last year, before Portis was injured there were some concerns about this particular issue. It's has become evident there is some form of conflict between Gibbs, Portis, and Saunders because the latter has made it known it's difficult for him to stay on the game plan when a player can take himself out at any point in the game. It is my belief that Saunders would like to use Betts more, but of course Gibbs swears by Portis. It's something they need to get worked out.