where the Portis haters?

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You're right illdefined. There were several people on this site who made those comments. But I'm not going to be the one to call them out.

I love Portis, think he's one of the top backs in the league. His cutback ability in the open field is unbelievable.

But I thought about what you wrote in another thread and I think you're right, I think maybe we do take him for granted. Maybe it is because we come to expect it, I don't know. It's almost like the complaint we make about the Hall of Fame snubbing of Art Monk. It seems like his career has been taken for granted because day in and day out he just did his job as was expected. No excitement, no flamboyance, just a consistent, reliable performer.

It's the same way with Portis, though he has flair. You know he'll show up so it's only a big deal when he doesn't