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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Ramseyfan:
Let me be explicit here: I do NOT want Portis traded or cut or demoted or anything else.
The Riggins stats from 78 and 79 are most comparable to Portis' season this year. In 78 and 79 the Redskins were mediocre; Russ Grimm and Mark May and company had not yet arrived. That's kinda what Portis had this year in DC.
The difference that I see between Riggins and Portis is that I can never recall Riggins appearing to "take a play off" let alone "take a weekend off". But I sure got that impression from Portis a couple of times this season and that is not a good sign at all.
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Riggo had HEART........I don't think Portis has as much......I remember the stories of Riggo checking in the hospital with his back aching so bad.....sure a few beer cans rolled out from under the hosptial bed......but come Sunday Riggo would ignore the pain and play his heart out. Another thing I liked about Riggo was Gibbs asked him one time if he wanted to check back into the game to break a record....and Riggins replied, all I care about is winning the game, not records!!! Riggo is a TRUE Redskin and I would have to see something more out of Portis for him to earn that title..............