hooknladder Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 ...........-'cause i won't be taking him. The Washington Redskins' off-season conditioning program begins Monday, and head coach Mike Shanahan says he's certain that running back Clinton Portis will take part in the voluntary workouts. "Oh, I guarantee you Clinton will be there," Shanahan said Thursday, per the Washington Post. "I know Clinton too well. He'll be there and kick off the offseason on the right note. I want my leaders to be there, and hopefully we'll have 100 percent participation and if not, I'll be disappointed." Portis had an injury-plagued 2009 season in which he played only eight games and ran for only 494 yards, and there was speculation that he could have been playing his final season in Washington. But the combination of his contract -- which guarantees him $6.43 million whether he plays or not -- and his personal relationship with Shanahan make him, in Shanahan's words, "our running back." Shanahan also said that he'd like for Larry Johnson to be his backup running back. "Obviously I've watched him from afar for years," Shanahan said of Johnson. "I coached Larry in the Pro Bowl. I like Larry. I'm a big fan of his." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBroncos Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Remember, Shanahan cut Portis from Denver for a reason. I don't suspect Portis to have very much of a future in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Remember, Shanahan cut Portis from Denver for a reason. I don't suspect Portis to have very much of a future in Washington. Not cut, he traded him to Washington for Champ Bailey and a 2nd-round pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBroncos Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Not cut, he traded him to Washington for Champ Bailey and a 2nd-round pick. Correction noted. It was a trade that made some scratch their head was my initial meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Not cut, he traded him to Washington for Champ Bailey and a 2nd-round pick. that's was a pretty solid reason to send him packing, imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Yeah, Shanahan made a living out of making any RB he touched into gold. That pretty much makes them expendable in his eyes. If you're going to get one of the best corners ever, and a 2nd rounder, and still have a good running game, why not do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Wow... More predictable crap from hooknladder about Portis. What a shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yeah, Shanahan made a living out of making any RB he touched into gold. That pretty much makes them expendable in his eyes. If you're going to get one of the best corners ever, and a 2nd rounder, and still have a good running game, why not do it? +1. This was exactly Shanahan's rationale. However, I hope his last few years in DEN humbled him a bit on that thought. His system is obviously RB friendly but not every RB can sustain 1500+12+ seasons as Shanny believed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanzs Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Do they still have Shaun Alexander lurking around on their roster? If so, they should do a star trek style time warp back to 2005, and they'd have 1 heck of a fantasy running back squad! Edited March 13, 2010 by jordanzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Do they still have Shaun Alexander lurking around on their roster? If so, they should do a star trek style time warp back to 2005, and they'd have 1 heck of a fantasy running back squad! He was cut a couple weeks after they signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Ranking RB's is no fun this year. Just no fun at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooknladder Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Ranking RB's is no fun this year. Just no fun at all. That sounds like a disclaimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosGatosEnFuegos Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 +1. This was exactly Shanahan's rationale. However, I hope his last few years in DEN humbled him a bit on that thought. His system is obviously RB friendly but not every RB can sustain 1500+12+ seasons as Shanny believed. Well I think the point is that even though one RB couldn't sustain that, a bunch of them could. Even in 2008, when their leading rusher was Peyton Hillis with 343 yds, the team ranked 12th in total rushing yards with 1,862 and 2nd in YPC @ 4.8 per. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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