Basically, it all starts with Portis

[Daseal]

Haven't you picked up on this pattern yet?

After a loss that's when all the armchair GMs come out to play.

Boring and predictable.

How is that any different from your lack of opinion since Gibbs came into power matty? You were armchair GMing with us when Spurrier was at the helm just as much. Now you constantly use the cop-out "I trust Gibbs" reply to nearly every post and mock those of us that give our unabashed opinion. I'd really like to see the type of content you used to have with your posts.

As far as Portis, I agree that he's not exactly what we wanted. Coming out of Denver I think everyone expected his numbers to drop, I didn't expect quite the drop we've seen, but apparently I was wrong. Here's the thing about Portis, while he's not getting the yards we necessarily want from him, and definitely not getting the touchdowns. I feel the system is completely wrong for him, it looks like Buges and Gibbs has worked on getting more "Portis" plays in there. I think his injury is worse than we all know, and I believe our run blocking isn't THAT bad. Often he has one man to beat and stumbles (as Offiss pointed out).

What Portis brings to the table -- INTANGIBLES INTANGIBLES INTANGIBLES. He has a charismatic attitude, he's the head of our franchise. Coaches, Players, and fans all seem to respect him, the Redskins finally have someone stepping up to be a LEADER for this team. He's also a warrior, he plays throuh pain and injuries, and while I often don't respect this attribute as much as others, I do when the #2 is out. I think we gave Portis too much dough, and giving up a 2nd rounder was kinda tough -- especially with Shaun Alexander on the market (but who knows if we could have gotten him for the same price, but I think he'd fit into the system better.)

Long story short -- Portis is a quality back who will ALWAYS run hard and will be an emotional and vocal leader for your club. I feel our expectations will slowly come realized with time. I like to see our offensive line starting to gel (is it me or is Dockery a new player? Okay.. not quite, but improved!) we have some stability at most positions, and it looks like we're actually keeping a coaching staff together. I think in the end, Portis will work himself out. Gibbs seems to have gotten the passing game going (provided the Giants game brunell doesnt become a trend) maybe next year comes the running game...