Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions

Paintrain · 01-05-2007, 03:27 PM

Am I the only one who saw Betts fumble away the Bucs game, fumble away the Rams game and have a key fumble in the Giants game? Yes he had a great run of yards but he is not a 16 game featured running back.. Trading Portis or even talking about it is ridiculous. Portis is a top 10 RB, maybe even top 5 (LJ, LT, Alexander, Jackson, ??) so to be talking about dealing him because Betts had a good quarter season is crazy.

12thMan · 01-05-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Paintrain

Am I the only one who saw Betts fumble away the Bucs game, fumble away the Rams game and have a key fumble in the Giants game? Yes he had a great run of yards but he is not a 16 game featured running back.. Trading Portis or even talking about it is ridiculous. Portis is a top 10 RB, maybe even top 5 (LJ, LT, Alexander, Jackson, ??) so to be talking about dealing him because Betts had a good quarter season is crazy.

I think Portis is a top five back. That's why the Redskins can't just let him go for peanuts.

GiantsSuck703 · 01-05-2007, 05:42 PM

If we trade CP it would kill what little morale this team has left. I cant trust Betts as an everydown back, and why would you trade your best offensive player when your trying to groom a young QB. If we did the deal for Bly and the #2 pick, whats to say that Bly doesnt come here and suck and the #2 pick doesnt end up being a bust? I dont trust giving up a proven top 10 if not top 5 back for unproven talent. I dont want to see Portis traded for anything, we gave up alot for him and hes been everything we expected him to be, minus the injury this year. Theres a reason teams are chomping at the bit to get Portis, they know how great he is and cant believe hes even available, man does this team love to rip my heart out.

SmootSmack · 01-05-2007, 05:48 PM

I think it's important to keep in mind that these are just rumors. And even if they have some modicum of truth to them they're all about what the Lions are offering. No where has any mention been made that the Redskins are actively shopping Portis.

724Skinsfan · 01-05-2007, 06:38 PM

Setting aside the fact that it is just a rumor. I think the fact that Betts has been a Redskin longer than Portis will help prevent morale loss. The team seemed just as excited having him back there as they did with Portis. I don't think it's going to be a morale killer trading him for team needs.

Once again, I don't want him to be traded unless the deal is just too sweet to pass up.

jdlea · 01-05-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Setting aside the fact that it is just a rumor. I think the fact that Betts has been a Redskin longer than Portis will help prevent morale loss. The team seemed just as excited having him back there as they did with Portis. I don't think it's going to be a morale killer trading him for team needs.

Once again, I don't want him to be traded unless the deal is just too sweet to pass up.

But see the problem I have with that is, what constitutes "too good to pass up." They can try to spin it that way if they want to. They could act like Domanick Williams (formerly Davis) and a 3rd round draft pick was too good to pass up. Might now work, but now, think about the fact the fact that they control much of the media that covers them and it just might work.

Beemnseven · 01-06-2007, 01:06 AM

Here's another reason why trading Portis will never happen...

Portis and Brunell were Joe Gibbs' first two original signings when he came back to be the head coach. In his mind, they were the two pillars of a foundation Gibbs had to build from in order to turn this team around. It took an unimaginable sequence of events to get Gibbs to realize that one of his personally hand-selected acquistions, Mark Brunell, ultimately didn't live up to expectations.

On the other hand, one can certainly argue that that his other selection, Clinton Portis was, all-in-all, a good move, and had it not been for him, the win totals for the first three seasons of Gibbs 2.0 might have been considerably less.

So you're trying to tell me that Gibbs would willingly trade away the more successful and more valuable of his two, hand-selected guys -- when the whole world knew that Brunell was a disaster, and Gibbs wouldn't hear of it?

Ain't gonna happen folks.

724Skinsfan · 01-06-2007, 11:28 AM

The last juicy pot deal came courtesy of Ditka. Of course the results of that deal never yielded a championship.

backrow · 01-06-2007, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

The last juicy pot deal came courtesy of Ditka. Of course the results of that deal never yielded a championship.

I love these rumors!

The fact that we were given NO's entire compliment of draft picks for R. Williams that day in order to move backward, had me elated. Then, we got silly, and traded nearly all to move back up for Champ!

Who would have guessed either of those two moves in a rumor? Gentlemen, we had our Herschel Walker-type-deal, and fumbled back out of it!

Redskinhog1963 · 01-06-2007, 11:40 PM

i can't see portis or betts going to any other teams.gibbs has lost pierce,smoot,and bailey all considered hard core redskins.moss,cooley,randall l,and taylor wo'nt be traded either.

01-05-2007, 03:27 PM	#1
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions Am I the only one who saw Betts fumble away the Bucs game, fumble away the Rams game and have a key fumble in the Giants game? Yes he had a great run of yards but he is not a 16 game featured running back.. Trading Portis or even talking about it is ridiculous. Portis is a top 10 RB, maybe even top 5 (LJ, LT, Alexander, Jackson, ??) so to be talking about dealing him because Betts had a good quarter season is crazy. __________________ Paintrain's Redskins Fandom 1981-2014 I'm not dead but this team is dead to me...but now that McCloughan is here they may have new life! Jay Gruden = Zorny McSpurrier Kirk Cousins = Next Grossman

01-05-2007, 05:42 PM	#3
GiantsSuck703 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 293	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions If we trade CP it would kill what little morale this team has left. I cant trust Betts as an everydown back, and why would you trade your best offensive player when your trying to groom a young QB. If we did the deal for Bly and the #2 pick, whats to say that Bly doesnt come here and suck and the #2 pick doesnt end up being a bust? I dont trust giving up a proven top 10 if not top 5 back for unproven talent. I dont want to see Portis traded for anything, we gave up alot for him and hes been everything we expected him to be, minus the injury this year. Theres a reason teams are chomping at the bit to get Portis, they know how great he is and cant believe hes even available, man does this team love to rip my heart out.

01-05-2007, 05:48 PM	#4
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions I think it's important to keep in mind that these are just rumors. And even if they have some modicum of truth to them they're all about what the Lions are offering. No where has any mention been made that the Redskins are actively shopping Portis. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

01-05-2007, 06:38 PM	#5
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions Setting aside the fact that it is just a rumor. I think the fact that Betts has been a Redskin longer than Portis will help prevent morale loss. The team seemed just as excited having him back there as they did with Portis. I don't think it's going to be a morale killer trading him for team needs. Once again, I don't want him to be traded unless the deal is just too sweet to pass up. __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

01-06-2007, 01:06 AM	#7
Beemnseven Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 51 Posts: 5,311	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions Here's another reason why trading Portis will never happen... Portis and Brunell were Joe Gibbs' first two original signings when he came back to be the head coach. In his mind, they were the two pillars of a foundation Gibbs had to build from in order to turn this team around. It took an unimaginable sequence of events to get Gibbs to realize that one of his personally hand-selected acquistions, Mark Brunell, ultimately didn't live up to expectations. On the other hand, one can certainly argue that that his other selection, Clinton Portis was, all-in-all, a good move, and had it not been for him, the win totals for the first three seasons of Gibbs 2.0 might have been considerably less. So you're trying to tell me that Gibbs would willingly trade away the more successful and more valuable of his two, hand-selected guys -- when the whole world knew that Brunell was a disaster, and Gibbs wouldn't hear of it? Ain't gonna happen folks.

01-06-2007, 11:28 AM	#8
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions The last juicy pot deal came courtesy of Ditka. Of course the results of that deal never yielded a championship. __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

01-06-2007, 11:40 PM	#10
Redskinhog1963 Special Teams Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: somewhere on this planet Age: 62 Posts: 178	Re: Rumored Portis Trade offered FROM! the Lions i can't see portis or betts going to any other teams.gibbs has lost pierce,smoot,and bailey all considered hard core redskins.moss,cooley,randall l,and taylor wo'nt be traded either. __________________ Parcells' legacy with the Cowboys can be framed this way: Instead of joining Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer as coaches who led them to championships, he leaves lumped with Chan Gailey and Dave Campo. (ESPN QUOTE)

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