Portis Says This Year Could Be Last With Skins.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Yeah, I agree. I just hate that he always says something to worry everyone.

[MTK]

CP tends to think out loud, yet it seems everyone hangs on his words and takes them way too seriously.

[Texanskin]

His comments are motivation for him to have a good year. He knows how injuries can affect how people look at you(aka David Patten), but he is secure with the org. because he proved his toughness last year. This is just his way to put pressure on himself to perform.
Portis over fumbling Betts anyday!!!

[Southpaw]

I think this comment is closer to what he actually feels than most of the things he says, and I'd have to say that I agree. That's the way the front office does business in Washington. As soon as a player shows the slightest hint of having lost a step, he's expendable. Face of the team or not.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

I think this comment is closer to what he actually feels than most of the things he says, and I'd have to say that I agree. That's the way the front office does business in Washington. As soon as a player shows the slightest hint of having lost a step, he's expendable. Face of the team or not.

Yeah I really don't understand what the F people are just talking shit for. And the title for this thread is very misleading, he never says he wants to leave, he is just pointing out how our front office works and also on how many people now question his abilities.

He is worried for his job, not trying to leave DC. Way to overhype stuff on the Warpath once again people...

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by hooskins

Yeah I really don't understand what the F people are just talking shit for. And the title for this thread is very misleading, he never says he wants to leave, he is just pointing out how our front office works and also on how many people now question his abilities.

He is worried for his job, not trying to leave DC. Way to overhype stuff on the Warpath once again people...

The title was pulled directly off of SI.com and I tried to clarify in the first post that this wasn't that big of a deal. I could have used "Portis says this could be his last year with the skins if he doesn't perform as well as he is expected to due to injury or simple physical degradation" but I wasn't sure it would fit...

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

The title was pulled directly off of SI.com and I tried to clarify in the first post that this wasn't that big of a deal. I could have used "Portis says this could be his last year with the skins if he doesn't perform as well as he is expected to due to injury or simple physical degradation" but I wasn't sure it would fit...

I guess I am not directing at you in particular, it is just frustrating everyone is taking normal quotes that anyone would say and blowing them out of proportion. No matter what Portis likes to do or doesn't whenever he is asked to do it he gives 100%. That is why he got injuried in preseason last year, he went all out to make a tackle. I am sick of people who question Portis because he speaks his mind and those same people get frustrated when other players give cliche answers to question. Portis is an honest player who gives it his all on the field, and that is all that matters.

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by hooskins

I guess I am not directing at you in particular, it is just frustrating everyone is taking normal quotes that anyone would say and blowing them out of proportion. No matter what Portis likes to do or doesn't whenever he is asked to do it he gives 100%. That is why he got injuried in preseason last year, he went all out to make a tackle. I am sick of people who question Portis because he speaks his mind and those same people get frustrated when other players give cliche answers to question. Portis is an honest player who gives it his all on the field, and that is all that matters.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the wording was to generate web hits, which it certainly has, both here and on SI.com.

I guess what hooskins is trying to get at is that when posting links of articles, try to lean less for the shock value and more for what the article is saying when choosing a title. This particular thread doesn't necessarily do it, but so many on the website are guilty of doing this.

If SI.com saw Portis sitting down outside the stadium before a game the title would read:

"Portis sits out week 1"

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by hooskins

I guess I am not directing at you in particular, it is just frustrating everyone is taking normal quotes that anyone would say and blowing them out of proportion. No matter what Portis likes to do or doesn't whenever he is asked to do it he gives 100%. That is why he got injuried in preseason last year, he went all out to make a tackle. I am sick of people who question Portis because he speaks his mind and those same people get frustrated when other players give cliche answers to question. Portis is an honest player who gives it his all on the field, and that is all that matters.

No worries. I was just concerned with that exact issue when I posted the thread.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

I think this comment is closer to what he actually feels than most of the things he says, and I'd have to say that I agree. That's the way the front office does business in Washington. As soon as a player shows the slightest hint of having lost a step, he's expendable. Face of the team or not.

Exactly, he's not saying "I dont want to be here after the season"...he's saying "If I dont produce, they're going to get rid of me"....


Which is probaboly correct.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

I think this comment is closer to what he actually feels than most of the things he says, and I'd have to say that I agree. That's the way the front office does business in Washington. As soon as a player shows the slightest hint of having lost a step, he's expendable. Face of the team or not.

What team doesnt do that? The minute a player is offered more $ by another team they will bolt so I have no problem with teams dumping guys they believe are not helping anymore. Its a business for players and organizations and the goal is winning. IMO, the minute CP cant help the team anymore he should be gone.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by irish

What team doesnt do that? The minute a player is offered more $ by another team they will bolt so I have no problem with teams dumping guys they believe are not helping anymore. Its a business for players and organizations and the goal is winning. IMO, the minute CP cant help the team anymore he should be gone.

I understand that the majority of the NFL handles business that way, but the Redskins front office has a way of making a split with a star player as ugly as possible.

And I agree that if a player is completely used up and no longer productive, there's no point in keeping him around, but my point is the Redskins definition of "used up" is different from most people.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

I think this comment is closer to what he actually feels than most of the things he says, and I'd have to say that I agree. That's the way the front office does business in Washington. As soon as a player shows the slightest hint of having lost a step, he's expendable. Face of the team or not.

That's the way the entire NFL works, not just the Redskins. This is a business - if someone is establishing a track record of injuries and poor performance, they are going to be cut and someone else will be brought in.

I would agree with CP - if he doesn't get back to his former self this season, he probably will get traded. Everyone is expendable, no doubt about it.

How long is a team obligated to hang on to someone who can't cut it anymore? I'm certainly not saying CP is washed up, I fully expect him to have a huge year. But why do so many fans have some expectation that we'll hang on to people and pay them millions of dollars as long as they want to work here? Players are here to perform at a multi-million dollar salary level and win games. If it's not being done, get them out and bring in people who can.

I swear people thing that football teams are a big family business where people should be able to work happily in peace until they die or retire. It ain't that nice of a world, folks.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by mheisig

I swear people thing that football teams are a big family business where people should be able to work happily in peace until they die or retire. It ain't that nice of a world, folks.

First of all, I've already stated that I realize that the NFL is a business and everyone basically runs their organization the same way. All I'm saying is the Redskins organization is a little dirty in the way they do business. Snyder turns on the media machine and turns 90% of the fanbase against any big name player that is about to be released, or wishes to sign elsewhere. Anyone that's been around here for a while should be able to remember all of the eff(Champ, Smoot, Pierce, Arrington, Coles, etc.) threads that popped up when it was clear that one of them was leaving.

And it's funny to me that a lot of the same people that defend the front office for cutting a player are the same people that bitch at a player for wanting to leave the Redskins organization and play elsewhere.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

First of all, I've already stated that I realize that the NFL is a business and everyone basically runs their organization the same way. All I'm saying is the Redskins organization is a little dirty in the way they do business. Snyder turns on the media machine and turns 90% of the fanbase against any big name player that is about to be released, or wishes to sign elsewhere. Anyone that's been around here for a while should be able to remember all of the eff(Champ, Smoot, Pierce, Arrington, Coles, etc.) threads that popped up when it was clear that one of them was leaving.

And it's funny to me that a lot of the same people that defend the front office for cutting a player are the same people that bitch at a player for wanting to leave the Redskins organization and play elsewhere.

As a member of the "media machine" I can tell you that this is not exclusive to the Redskins, and it's not exclusive to the team's point of view as well. The players do the same when they want out. Surely you've seen that.