Portis article on ESPN "in"

[Hogskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Portis puts his hand on the back of his blockers so he stays patient, it's so he stays behind his block.

Right now the line and Portis both need to step up their games. I think he's on the brink of busting out, let's just hope it's sooner rather than later.

Yes, I agree, Matty. And I expect it to be "sooner", because it is obvious this week he is not happy with his performance and is VERY anxious to turn it around.

But I really think for Portis to shine, he DOES need the quick hitters as someone mentioned, OR pitchouts and screens. We have seen virtually NONE of these latter 2 plays. They are tailor-made for Portis, and I keep expecting to see them. They will eventually show up. However, Baltimore may not be a good team to bring those plays out against. I would hope to see some quick hitters against this very fast, pursuing defense. The counters could also be more effective against this defense than in the first 4 weeks.

And since I've gone farther out on the "strategy" tangent, I'll mention that there have been several reports of the Redskins doing a LOT of practicing no-huddle this week. I bet we will see MUCH more of it than in the Cleveland game where it was pretty effective.