play calling???

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Bucket

CP hasn't lost a step.. That 34 yard gain was on the short side of the field, and if any of you have ever run the ball at a college level (d2) then you would know that it's not that simple to break away ont he short side of the field.

AP is probally the only back in the NFL that would of broken that all the way, and he would of had to break the 2 DB tackles first. They were playing soft coverage, and he wasn't able to break through the 2nd level.

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

Ive went back and watched the replay about 5 times,and i amend my statement that 1/2 the backs would have broken it for a td,that was a ridiculous statement. However, I do think Portis has lost a step from the pounding hes taken the last few yrs, and Im still disapointed that he doesnt look like the back we thought we were getting.His longest runs have went down every yr sine he got here.That 34 yrd run was his longest since 2005,{which contradicts what Ive said about losing a step}but that hole was so big he was barely touched till he was tackled.Is it the off lines fault? I dont know.I do know that I would love to be proven wrong by Portis and you can rub it in my face all day long,cause if Im proven wrong then its helping the skins win which is what we all want
{oh,and it wasnt the short side of the field,just the opposite}

Look, even people around the league admit that Ladainian Tomlinson has lost a step -- so why is it impossible to think that Clinton Portis has?

It doesn't mean he's terrible or that he should be released. He's getting older, he doesn't run the way he used to, and it happens to every single player sooner or later.