Portis is a BIG problem!!!

[SmootSmack]

In the long run, neither Portis or Betts is the answer. It's just the nature of the game and the nature of life that they have only so much left to give as full-time backs. Maybe a year or two more. Maybe.

[maroonandblack30]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

do you think we would spend every fist round pick on offense like the Colts? Do you think we would put up with 7 years of Peyton Manning's playopff futility like the Colts did? Yall would be crying for Peyton to be fired. Roster envy!!!

HAHAHHA...wow.

Yeah I would hate for Peyton to be a Skin.

[joethiesmanfan]

Marronandblack30 I see you have Zorn as your Avator. Jim zorn what a waste of head sets!!!!

[maroonandblack30]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

Marronandblack30 I see you have Zorn as your Avator. Jim zorn what a waste of head sets!!!!

Yawnnnnn

[joethiesmanfan]

Originally Posted by maroonandblack30

HAHAHHA...wow.

Yeah I would hate for Peyton to be a Skin.

You forgot about those years when Peyton he couldn't win a playoff game? the Colts stuck with him. You don't seem the kind to stick behind the Redskins players. One bad game and ohh we need to get rid of them.

[maroonandblack30]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

You forgot about those years when Peyton he couldn't win a playoff game? the Colts stuck with him. You don't seem the kind to stick behind the Redskins players. One bad game and ohh we need to get rid of them.

Peyton has been one of the best QBs in the league since he was drafted...Good QBs are at a premium...no one ever suggested giving on him. CP is an old, worn down RB, RBs are a dime a dozen in this league, even good ones.

Peyton Manning is a great teammate and leader, CP is a selfish cancer....I hardly think thats a good comparison

Really? Just one?

[Pocket$ $traight]

I think the bottom line is that Portis is hurt. It happened sometime last year after or during he was leading the league in rushing. Now because he is hurt, he has missed practice time and between not practicing and being injured, he just is not effective right now.

He should be benched until he is 100% and I would say that if Betts continues to play like this, Betts should be our starting runningback until Clinton EARNS the starting spot back. Unfortunately it seems that starting runningback is Portis' job if he feels like he can play. Zorn's press conference today didn't give me confidence that anything has changed and when Clinton feels like playing he will be back in, even if he is still hurt.

[joethiesmanfan]

Originally Posted by maroonandblack30

Peyton has been one of the best QBs in the league since he was drafted...Good QBs are at a premium...no one ever suggested giving on him. CP is an old, worn down RB, RBs are a dime a dozen in this league, even good ones.

Peyton Manning is a great teammate and leader, CP is a selfish cancer....I hardly think thats a good comparison

Really? Just one?

Peyton is not a Redskin. Nuff said. Shut up!!!!!

[maroonandblack30]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

Peyton is not a Redskin. Nuff said. Shut up!!!!!

I don't think I ever said he was...but this is ground breaking...good call.

[maroonandblack30]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I think the bottom line is that Portis is hurt. It happened sometime last year after or during he was leading the league in rushing. Now because he is hurt, he has missed practice time and between not practicing and being injured, he just is not effective right now.

He should be benched until he is 100% and I would say that if Betts continues to play like this, Betts should be our starting runningback until Clinton EARNS the starting spot back. Unfortunately it seems that starting runningback is Portis' job if he feels like he can play. Zorn's press conference today didn't give me confidence that anything has changed and when Clinton feels like playing he will be back in, even if he is still hurt.

I totally agree....At the same time, Portis is always hurt thats who he is. Kinda of like Bryan Westbrook or Bob Sanders...the "he is very good when he is healthy" arguement gets tired after 2-3 years.

I agree about Zorns PC...he sounded like as soon as Portis is healthy the job is his.

[joethiesmanfan]

Look at Portis's stats. Where in those stats do you see a player that is always hurt. If Betts didn't fumble so much Gibbs would have let him run more. AP has Chester, LT has the short dude, Jacobs has Bradshaw, Barber has choice (Felix Jones always hurt). We tried it with Betts during Gibbs II, but he kept fumbling!!! Portis does not fumble that much son. One fumble per season.

[SolidSnake84]

One Fumble per season? I've read your posts and i like your style, but you have to be making a joke here. Please tell me you are.

I do agree with the posters who said that something happened to Portis between late last year and earlier this year. Maybe they were just keeping quiet about it because of his salary and all, but who knows.

Because it used to be where he would just practice a little bit, but now he's reached some "elite" level in his mind that says he doesn't have to practice, or workout, or do anything team related during the week. Just put the pads on for gameday, stumble forward for 2 yards, and then say after the game that the Oline has you limited...rinse and repeat

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

Look at Portis's stats. Where in those stats do you see a player that is always hurt. If Betts didn't fumble so much Gibbs would have let him run more. AP has Chester, LT has the short dude, Jacobs has Bradshaw, Barber has choice (Felix Jones always hurt). We tried it with Betts during Gibbs II, but he kept fumbling!!! Portis does not fumble that much son. One fumble per season.

You're high on crack!

[CantonLegend]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You said previously, "the offensive line is always the reason for a good running game......ALWAYS....."

I pointed out that you were wrong, giving the example of Barry Sanders. There are many more examples: OJ Simpson did not always have the Electric Company, Eric Dickerson ran behind some shaky lines, for a few years Emmitt Smith did not have the best line but still put up yards...I can keep going as there are many more examples.

because they had good offensive lines......players like barry sanders dont come around all the time.....all of the other players you mentioned played on good teams with good offensive lines regardless of whatever garbage you think you pointed out.....

is LT a hall of famer without his offensive line and fullback? is emmit smith the all time leading rusher without he cowboys offensive line? NO.....they are not

for some reason you think you are right about this but you arent....its so blatantly obvious that you know nothin about the offensive line and its making the rest of the redskins fans look bad

Same thing with your point about Portis. You keep citing 2008 although now it is 2009. Once again, your argument is flawed, yet you are not man enough to admit it.

i keep citing last season because people continue to claim that he has been struggling for more than just this season.....read the thread dude

the fact is that portis is struggling because he is hurt and because the team is bad......not because he is bad

im telling you that you are blinded by the fact that your team is losing

but your too blind to see that as well

open your eyes..portis is not the problem......so what if he doesnt practice.....thats not a bad thing, especially if he can still produce on sunday.....its a bad thing if he doesnt practice and stinks on sundays.....but he doesnt

why would you want your best running back and one of the highest paid players on the team to get hurt doing something as silly as running drills in practice when the only thing that matters is sundays?

[CantonLegend]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Its funny how fans like this from another team which finally is playing great football think now they can come tell us what we are doing wrong. Oh, by the way Saints will fall apart again this year so ride that train while you can.

like ive said before

ive been here since april......i was invited by an intelligent, well informed poster from this forum but it appears he has left....can you blame him?

you guys are in a position that my team has been in for their entire history....but you guys are new to it so you jump the gun, blame players, coaches and front office officials for how poorly the team is playing

you call for the coaches head, the running backs job.......you want to draft a QB in the first round when just last season you were bumming because you thought for sure that they would draft a QB in the first round

you know the last time you guys drafted an offensive lineman in the first round? 2000......since then you guys havent spent any higher than a 3rd round pick on a lineman

you guys have a good defense because the 4 of the last 5 first round picks have been defensive players not to mention the free agents you guys bring in......but almost no attention has been paid to the offensive line