CSN: Point-Counterpoint: Clinton Portis Edition

[Oldskool]

Sunday, July 11, 2010, 4:20 PM

By Rich Tandler
Redskins Blogger
CSNwashington.com


It appears that Clinton Portis will be the Redskins' starting running back when the season opens on Sept. 12. Whether or not he should be, and how that move might work out for the Redskins is the subject of today's edition of the wildly popular Point-Counterpoint.

Point: Portis is just 29 years old, and he has bought fully into the Redskins' offseason training program. Many backs have had productive seasons at that age. There is no reason to think that he won't be able to have a solid season, if not a great one.

Counterpoint: The calendar may say that he's 29, but he's much older than that in terms of mileage on his body. With 2,176 career carries and 242 pass receptions, Portis has abnormal wear and tear on his body. The fact that Joe Gibbs and Jim Zorn liked to run him between the tackles has added to the beating he has taken. And it's great that he has found religion when it comes to offseason conditioning, but you can't make up for several seasons of less-than-fanatical commitment to staying in shape in one offseason.

For the rest of the article, please see: http://www.csnwashington.com/07/11/10/Point-Counterpoint-Clinton-Portis-Editio/landing.html?blockID=269542&feedID=272

[scruffylookin]

Sigh

I guess it's official, the Clinton Portis interview with the Thompson show will forever be cited as the time when Clinton "questioned JCs leadership". Nevermind the fact that it was shown at the time (after the kneejerkers ran with it) that all Clinton said was that JC wasn't a rah rah guy and did not get in peoples face.

Oh and as for wanting Sellers benched, if a qb can go to the coach and ask for a receiver to be taken out if they drop passes or run the wrong routes then it's okay for a runner to do that with his lead blocker. I have zero sympathy for Sellers.

[Hitman21ST]

Counterpoint:You won't find a defense of either of those incidents, or of Portis' other antics, such as questioning Zorn's use of him during the loss to Baltimore in 2008, here except to say that such things were tolerated under the old regime.


Except that we already have, and everyone has let those issues pass like water under the bridge. The article makes some good points, but it looks more like it's just designed to stir up some more animosity towards Portis.

aka :beatdeadhorse:

[BurgundyBlog]

portis is only 28. not a huge difference, but the writer makes a pretty huge deal about his age, and he has it wrong.

http://www.nfl.com/players/clintonportis/profile?id=POR792942

[TGW21]

portis is only 28. not a huge difference, but the writer makes a pretty huge deal about his age, and he has it wrong.

http://www.nfl.com/players/clintonportis/profile?id=POR792942


lolololol *facepalm*

[Mark The Homer]

lol

The point of the article is whether CP should be the starting RB in 2010. CP will be 29 on Sept. 1.