cscmtp Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 or was it the Bears D? I LOVE Portis, and was VERY encouraged by his patience today, as he waited for the blocks, and of course his speed. I'm just wondering if today is the start of something great, Portis getting near 30 touches a game, or more a product of the Bears horrible D (*much like how Q Griffith looked so good against the Chiefs during week one, but has pretty much dropped off the face of the earth since) What do you guys think? Oh, and tonight, when everyone is saying their prayers before bed, pray that Gibbs starts Ramsey after the bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorTis Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 i think he MIGHT be back to himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyRules Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 The Bears had a pretty good run defense coming into the game. I think the offensive line and Portis took it up a notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afkidd Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 170 yards vs 8 men in the box is good against any defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 well he DID get 36 carries..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saqs Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 And he wouldnt get those carries without converting 1st downs and keeping himself on the field..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins11 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Originally posted by NoCalMike well he DID get 36 carries..... Give credit where credit is due man. Before the half, he already had 104 yards on 21 carries. That's a game worth of yardage right there. Throughout the whole game, he had to take carries while Brunell picked apart the Bears defense with his unstoppable aerial attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockville Redskin Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 He did get 36 carries however he burst into those large gains and I think Gibbs changed some of the plays for how Portis plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 From what I understand, we ran Portis out of 3 and 4 WR formations today. We also tossed to him. That gave him more room to manuever. So a few adjustments to the offense were made this week and suddenly Portis is back. I think the 8 man in the box strategy is suddenly not gonna be the answer to stopping our running game anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Originally posted by ramseyskins Give credit where credit is due man. Before the half, he already had 104 yards on 21 carries. That's a game worth of yardage right there. Throughout the whole game, he had to take carries while Brunell picked apart the Bears defense with his unstoppable aerial attack. Well yeah that is what I meant. 20-25(possibly 30) is more realistic for Portis's carry numbers. So I'd expect more in the 100 - 130yards rushing per game statbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEM10 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 He has to believe in the system to be sucessful here, and today he definitely believed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spm Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 What we think of as the real Portis comes from Denver where Portis had a passing game. This was a great game by Portis no doubt, he carried the offense, but we won't see the crazy explosive Portis until we can make teams respect our passing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzlightbeer81 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Other then fumbles portis has been portis the whole time. I think the blocking improved, as long as there are holes somewhere on the field, portis will hit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoch Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I give a lot of credit to the offensive line in run support, Portis had lanes to cut back into and holes to run through. Gibbs made some nice adjustments in the running game to help Portis. It was nice to see some runs out of the 3 and 4WR sets, and the pitch plays were great. I don't remeber if they tried running Portis out of the I formation with a FB blocking in previous games, but I like it. If they can get the passing game going, this offense will be a threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiNT0N P0RTiS Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Originally posted by ramseyskins Give credit where credit is due man. Before the half, he already had 104 yards on 21 carries. That's a game worth of yardage right there. Throughout the whole game, he had to take carries while Brunell picked apart the Bears defense with his unstoppable aerial attack. Thank you! Everybody needs to give this guy his credit and stop looking back, its over. Lets look forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipper Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Though Im not doubting portis' ability, sadly I think his performance will decrease unless we find a way to stretch the field with passes, because defenses are going to stack up on us and brunells joke of an arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins26 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I think today was the same Portis we've been seeing the entire time. I think the question is, is this the offensive line we will be seeing from here on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsLegacy44 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 No fumbles...36 touches...talking sht (ie pointing to his bicep after a 9 yard run)!!!!!!!!!! HE'S BAAAAAAAAACK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsCrunkin Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 The saying he could only get 171 yards on 36 carries is making him sound like he didn't run well, heck that's still 4.75 yards per carry. Last time I checked that's not to bad at all. The kid ran well today and to have any doubt in your mind is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Originally posted by Skins26 I think today was the same Portis we've been seeing the entire time. I think the question is, is this the offensive line we will be seeing from here on? I agree, but think he did step it up a bit today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjinhan Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 also another encouraging note is that... btw i just watch the first half but... Betts had some really good runs while he was in there during 3rd downs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzFiftySix Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I just want to know who is the girl in the white top posted in CP's sig block. Niiiiiiice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfbovey Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I think it depends. There were two key things in this game that made Portis look like his normal self. 1- Gibbs adapted the playcalling. He called more plays to utilize Portis' strengths. More toss plays and draws than in the previous games. 2- The OL for the most part, blocked much better in this game than they have all season. He had more holes to run through. If these two things continue to be the norm, then we will see this type of production more regularly from Portis. I think the game is something to build on. :2cents: Now if the damn passing game would get on track, they can keep defenses honest and Portis would be even more of a weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter23 Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 bump.... id like to know who is in CLiNTONPORTiS's signature also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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