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Originally Posted by MonkFan4Life
When Larry Johnson and Willie Parker were brought in did anyone care about Portis' feelings ? A man who only when he was injured didn't put up any less than 1,262 yards a season. No, we only said he deserves it. He needs to be replaced. He showed up to camp, didn't miss a workout, didn't bitch to the media,... Nothing.
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Is this a joke? Or are you being serious? I could be misreading your post, but if your talking about Portis from last season, he was one of the team's biggest headaches. And he did bitch to the media. He didn't work out at all. Nor did he practice with the team. The year before, he told Jim Zorn to "Get the F**k out of my face". (received extensive news coverage). He even said that had Jim Zorn stayed, he would have quit football. It was only sadly when the man got knocked out for the year, that the running game picked up and the team could finally move on beyond his distractions.
I give mad props to Portis for supposedly shaping up this season, but i dont think anybody can say that he was not a major problem during the latter part of 2008 and most of 2009. And I dont dislike Portis, i just think he is another guy who was caught up in the T.O. mold for a while.