Portis is a BIG problem!!!

SOUL-SKINS · 11-08-2009, 03:14 PM

I dunno know guys but with Portis out the offense looked alot better.
Portis slows our offense down it seems. What do u guys think?

Big C · 11-08-2009, 03:20 PM

he doesnt hit the holes nearly as hard as rock or betts.

DynamiteRave · 11-08-2009, 03:43 PM

Yeah. Running into your own guys kinda poses a problem when you're trying to gain yards.

Hog1 · 11-08-2009, 04:05 PM

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Yeah. Running into your own guys kinda poses a problem when you're trying to gain yards.

Since he hosed up Big Mike with the "no block" stuff to the coaches, Sellers won't "tow" him through the line anymore......

WaldSkins · 11-08-2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SOUL-SKINS

I dunno know guys but with Portis out the offense looked alot better.
Portis slows our offense down it seems. What do u guys think?

I've yet to see the improvement. We still have the same whopping 17 points.

Ruhskins · 11-08-2009, 03:51 PM

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I've yet to see the improvement. We still have the same whopping 17 points.

Really? You didn't see those two drives when the passing game was much better because we were actually running the ball? I think the problem is that our defense didn't come to play.

WaldSkins · 11-08-2009, 03:59 PM

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Really? You didn't see those two drives when the passing game was much better because we were actually running the ball? I think the problem is that our defense didn't come to play.

I meant improvement on the scoreboard

Ruhskins · 11-08-2009, 04:02 PM

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I meant improvement on the scoreboard

Well at least on this game I would lay the blame on the defense not being able to hold up and for having game injuries catch up at the end.

44Deezel · 11-09-2009, 05:49 AM

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Well at least on this game I would lay the blame on the defense not being able to hold up and for having game injuries catch up at the end.

Maybe if they could play with a lead just once. Not surprising that the D is starting to wear down after having to play with that pathetic Offense all year.

Counter-Tre · 11-08-2009, 03:47 PM

I agree. Portis has lost more than a few steps. We are better off with Betts and Cartwright.

Longtimefan · 11-08-2009, 04:17 PM

We've talked a lot about Portis and the various problems he presents, but with all the other many thing going wrong with this team he's just a small portion. Discipline is a serious issue with this team.

tryfuhl · 11-08-2009, 04:19 PM

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We've talked a lot about Portis and the various problems he presents, but with all the other many thing going wrong with this team he's just a small portion. Discipline is a serious issue with this team.

In my opinion, when you excuse problems, you become one.

Ruhskins · 11-08-2009, 04:35 PM

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We've talked a lot about Portis and the various problems he presents, but with all the other many thing going wrong with this team he's just a small portion. Discipline is a serious issue with this team.

Funny that you mention discipline because Portis' problem is discipline too. He doesn't practice, he has had run-ins with head coaches (both Gibbs and Zorn), and this year he called out Sellers (correctly, but it is still wrong). He has a direct line to the owner, and that seems to allow him to do whatever he wants.

Longtimefan · 11-08-2009, 05:16 PM

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Funny that you mention discipline because Portis' problem is discipline too. He doesn't practice, he has had run-ins with head coaches (both Gibbs and Zorn), and this year he called out Sellers (correctly, but it is still wrong). He has a direct line to the owner, and that seems to allow him to do whatever he wants.

I agree, and that's what makes him the thread title. He takes a position that's not condusive to winning football.

sportscurmudgeon · 11-09-2009, 03:13 PM

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We've talked a lot about Portis and the various problems he presents, but with all the other many thing going wrong with this team he's just a small portion. Discipline is a serious issue with this team.

Portis is part of the reason that dicipline is lacking. When/if anything goes along in a way he doesn't like, he calls Danny Boy and puts pressure on the coach/coaches who are doing things he doesn't like.

He also complained about the abilities of his OL last year saying that he would love to run behind a good OL for a season or two. That really helped the coaches form a solid and cohesive unit.

Clinton Portis was a very talented running back. He is seriously on the decline now. At the top of his game, it was probably worth putting up with his "diva act" because of his productivity on Sunday. Now he is still a diva and his productivity is headed down.

A good message for the rest of these guys would be to dress Portis and then not play him a single down in a game. But it won't happen...

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