Thinking Skins Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Shawn Barber on Clinton Portis Barber has words about his former opponent http://redskins.theinsiders.com/2/239414.html Clinton Portis By Warpath Staff -- Posted Mar 3, 2004 The ex-Redskins linebacker visited Redskins Park on Tuesday and shared his thoughts on a former opponent, running back Clinton Portis. Here's Barber's take on the Redskins' newest back. Hint: he likes him. ``He's definitely one of the quickest and most explosive backs in the league. I don't know if the NFC is as prepared for him as our division was. Everyone had seen him for a year. I think he'll do great in the NFC and he'll be the next Marshall Faulk. The things he can do coming out of the backfield. He has great hands, great vision. He displays so much quickness at the point. That's who he reminded me of. Going there my first year in KC I just had a year's film watching him. He showed me new moves every time. He gives you a good wallop. He runs hard, he runs with a lot of power. The one thing people won't be able to catch up with him off the bat is his balance. If you see some of the moves he made during the year . . . sometimes he cuts totally lateral. He's on the 34-yard line, cuts three yards lateral and starts running from the 34 again. That's one of the hardest cuts. You don't prepare for a guy to stop on a dime and cut totally lateral. I saw him do that three or four times last year. He'll be a great addition. And he comes from a program that knew how to run the ball. He doesn't need much room. If the guys up front don't create big holes, he doesn't need a lot of room. That's obvious. He runs a lot bigger than he is. ``As you see the linebacking position transcend into more athletic linebackers, the running backs to get those big breakaway runs have to be quicker and faster. I don't know the number of breakaways he's had over 20 yards, but he had many. It wasn't anything anyone on the field was doing but himself. He'd break through a hole and run away from the rest of the defense. You don't have to do anything offensively to scheme a play a certain way for him to do his thing. That's what makes him such a good weapon. ``When you're coming from Denver, a lot of times guys want to say it's not the quality of the back it's the running scheme. Anyone they put back there ends up with 1,500 yards. It's hard not to see that. As far as God-given raw talent he has amazing quickness, speed, balance. He has all the things great running backs have. He'll be another household name as one of the great running backs. He has good hands, doesn't have problems with fumbling. He'll be one of the better running backs in the league this year, after, of course, Priest Holmes.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Champ who!!!!!! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 That was good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 What's Barber doing here? Doesn't he already have a team? I mean we dont want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Barber grew up in VA and went to school there. He has plenty of ties to the area and from what I understand it's also his offseason home. Him and Arrington are best friends so he probably went down to Redskins park along with Lavar yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Wow, I hope everything he said transfers to the field in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidFan Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by blakman211 What's Barber doing here? Doesn't he already have a team? I mean we dont want him. I'd take Barber back in an instant.... :dallasuck :ravensuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck :jetssuck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaganaut Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 I saw all of this when he was in college. Too bad Cerrato didn't have that pick and we got Betts. Lateral moves are what throws a team off balance. Barry Sanders did it, so does Michael Vick. It's impossible to defense it because so few runners can pull it off. Many try and get swarmed down for losses. Portis is quick enough not to get caught when he goes lateral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwninja420 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 That was a great artile. In context and it lifted my spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essex03 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 I would love to have Barber back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdaddy Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Somebody tell Barber to go home....he didn't tell us anything we don't know. Hell, I watch ESPN, I know what we got in Portis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMonkey Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by Sunday Money I'd take Barber back in an instant.... :dallasuck :ravensuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck :jetssuck: I 2nd that, I would like to see him back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Hog Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsLegacy44 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Welcome back Shawn....feel free to stay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchuck Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by Sunday Money I'd take Barber back in an instant.... :dallasuck :ravensuck :eaglesuck :gaintsuck :jetssuck: Mee too! I liked him. Hes a solid WlB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowghost Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Man the season can't get here soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavarleap56 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Portis is going to be a special Redskin and if he perfoms like we think he is capable then i just might forget about Champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Don't think he was that good when he played for us but he's a beast in KC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yank Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Portis = 1/2*Gayle Sayers + 1/2*Larry Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pga Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 :drool: Portis right for a gain of 8..... Portis left for a gain of 12.... Brunell to Coles for a gain a 22.... Portis busts loose up the middle for a touchdown!! I can't WAIT! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMonkey Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by Skinderella Don't think he was that good when he played for us but he's a beast in KC. he was one of our most consistent LB's between 99 and 2000 especially Lavar's rookie season they both were all over the field until Barber broke his leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pga Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Yeah, I remeber Barber playing very well. Liked him alot. AND he is kicking ass for me in Madden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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