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SmootSmack · 10-09-2004, 02:00 AM

From The Washington Times

Portis spouts off

Running back Clinton Portis, who declined to speak to Washington area media this week, found time to blast the Ravens' defense on Sirius NFL Radio.

"Nothing impresses me about them," Portis said. "It is a defense, and we have to go out and play ball, and that is what we are going to do. There's nothing impressive about them; it's nothing spectacular about them. We just got to go out and establish what we want to do and don't put ourselves in no [bad] situations and run right at them."

Extra points

Coach Joe Gibbs just laughed when asked about the conventional wisdom regarding Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis — that the best way to beat Lewis is to run right at him. "I wouldn't want to spend my game plan running at Ray Lewis," Gibbs said. "I prefer to find out where he is and run every other place. I don't know that I buy into that." ...

Gibbs indicated that he hopes to get running back Ladell Betts more involved. Betts has 10 carries and one reception, including just two touches at Cleveland when he was the third-down back and in the hurry-up offense. "I think our deal is we want to keep Clinton fresh," Gibbs said. "We probably need to get [Betts] more carries."

10-09-2004, 02:00 AM	#13
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Portis and Gibbs Respond From The Washington Times Portis spouts off Running back Clinton Portis, who declined to speak to Washington area media this week, found time to blast the Ravens' defense on Sirius NFL Radio. "Nothing impresses me about them," Portis said. "It is a defense, and we have to go out and play ball, and that is what we are going to do. There's nothing impressive about them; it's nothing spectacular about them. We just got to go out and establish what we want to do and don't put ourselves in no [bad] situations and run right at them." Extra points Coach Joe Gibbs just laughed when asked about the conventional wisdom regarding Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis — that the best way to beat Lewis is to run right at him. "I wouldn't want to spend my game plan running at Ray Lewis," Gibbs said. "I prefer to find out where he is and run every other place. I don't know that I buy into that." ... Gibbs indicated that he hopes to get running back Ladell Betts more involved. Betts has 10 carries and one reception, including just two touches at Cleveland when he was the third-down back and in the hurry-up offense. "I think our deal is we want to keep Clinton fresh," Gibbs said. "We probably need to get [Betts] more carries." __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You