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Daseal · 10-04-2009, 05:51 PM

Tony,

Something that has been bothering me for some time about Clinton Portis is how he can't seem to stay on his feet, ever. If he does the unthinkable and breaks a tackle, he's going to either stumble and slow down so someone can easily run him down or plain just fall down. Have the skins/Portis done anything to attempt to help this issue? Feel free to tell me if you disagree with my assessment.

In addition, the playcalling from this team seems to be feast or famine. We seem to have two modes. We either run on 1st, 2nd down then throw a screen or a comeback route short of the chains on 3rd down. Or we throw the ball all over the stadium, then run only patterns to the outside of the endzone. Perhaps it's the opposing team forcing us into these situations, but I'd think we could mix it up a bit. For the last 5ish years playcalling has been painfully predictable. I feel like keeping the defense on its toes alone would work wonders for a still sputtering offense.

10-04-2009, 05:51 PM	#2
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 42 Posts: 8,341	Re: Tony McGee Questions for Bucs... Tony, Something that has been bothering me for some time about Clinton Portis is how he can't seem to stay on his feet, ever. If he does the unthinkable and breaks a tackle, he's going to either stumble and slow down so someone can easily run him down or plain just fall down. Have the skins/Portis done anything to attempt to help this issue? Feel free to tell me if you disagree with my assessment. In addition, the playcalling from this team seems to be feast or famine. We seem to have two modes. We either run on 1st, 2nd down then throw a screen or a comeback route short of the chains on 3rd down. Or we throw the ball all over the stadium, then run only patterns to the outside of the endzone. Perhaps it's the opposing team forcing us into these situations, but I'd think we could mix it up a bit. For the last 5ish years playcalling has been painfully predictable. I feel like keeping the defense on its toes alone would work wonders for a still sputtering offense. __________________ Best. Player. Available.