Raider.Nation Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Associated Press8/13/2006 11:29:14 PM ''After that eight-yard run, I was like, `Get me out of that game,''' Portis said. ''That's what I was thinking. It's football. It can happen to anyone. It happened to me.'' Standard treatment involves rest and strengthening exercises. Portis had the left arm in a blue sling after the game, when he lobbied for regulars to play less in the pre-season. ''For whoever's watching: Let's get rid of some of these games,'' Portis said. ''Four games is ridiculous. Then you play a 16-game season and the playoffs behind that.'' Gibbs planned to keep Portis and his other starters in the game for only a short time. ''We wanted to have one good drive,'' Gibbs said. ''We didn't want him to carry the ball more than one or two times.'' Without Portis, the running game will depend upon backup Ladell Betts, who ran for 338 yards last season and missed four games because of a knee injury. ''Who knows what it is?'' Portis said of his injury. ''Even if it's not serious, to be nicked up for the first week of the season ...'' I know I may get chewed up for looking at it like this, but Portis seems like a real puss for making comments like this. I'm in agreement with him that the preseason should be shortened to avoid these kinds of injuries, but come on! The stage has been set for him to leave the game early already going into week 1, and we haven't even started week 2 of the preseason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 neither....I could have used this to make a funny...but I will save the opportunity... I think that had this been a regular season game...he would have been back after halftime at worst... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider.Nation Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 neither....I could have used this to make a funny...but I will save the opportunity... I think that had this been a regular season game...he would have been back after halftime at worst... please elaborate... you've got a thick skinned raider fan on the line with ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 please elaborate... you've got a thick skinned raider fan on the line with ya! Portis a wuss, or I'm an idiot?!? too easy here....especially you being a Raider fan... it's like a slam dunk only requiring a 5 ft vertical... even skins can make this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ernie McCracken Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) For Portis to say he shouldn't have been in the game is ridiculous, considering he ran 50yds. to make an unneccesarily hard tackle. Every time you point a finger there's 3 pointing back. Edited August 14, 2006 by Big Ernie McCracken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 i like the idea of 2 preseason and 18 reg. games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 That could just be frustration setting in. He knows that this could have been a really promising season and it might jave just been ruined. If it happened in the last preseason game, I'd agree. I think he knows that this is no one's fault and that he really was not in the game for too long. IMHO, I bet you hear a different tune coming from him shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUBJPO01 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 For Portis to say he shouldn't have been in the game is ridiculous, considering he ran 50yds. to make an unneccesarily hard tackle. Every time you point a finger there's 3 pointing back. exactly. why does he even make that tackle? If Cinci. scores...who cares????!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dogs Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Whether or not he's and idiot or puss is not the question..........the question is, is he now worth the #4 pick........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 but we're the same people who would normally criticize him (or any player) for not hustling and trying to make the TD-saving tackle. can't have it both ways, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Whether or not he's and idiot or puss is not the question..........the question is, is he now worth the #4 pick........ maybe he'll slip to me now at #8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ernie McCracken Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 but we're the same people who would normally criticize him (or any player) for not hustling and trying to make the TD-saving tackle. can't have it both ways, folks. not in preseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 too easy here....especially you being a Raider fan... it's like a slam dunk only requiring a 5 ft vertical... even skins can make this one... if you think having a 5 ft vertical is easy, you must be really light in the loafers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 if you think having a 5 ft vertical is easy, you must be really light in the loafers awesome...I meant to say a 5ft dunk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 if you think having a 5 ft vertical is easy, you must be really light in the loafers That's just a little taller than wiegie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 That's just a little taller than wiegie. is he a leprechaun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider.Nation Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 maybe he'll slip to me now at #8? Keep dreaming... Gone by 6th at the latest because of this... ASSuming you're not drafting with half-wits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Keep dreaming... Gone by 6th at the latest because of this... ASSuming you're not drafting with half-wits... my local has half-wits.... it could very well go like this 1. LJ 2. SA 3. LT2 4. SSmith 5. Tiki 6. Manning 7. Portis also...slide TO in there somewhere if he plays one pre-season game and looks good... Portis could easily fall to 8 in any local draft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Keep dreaming... Gone by 6th at the latest because of this... ASSuming you're not drafting with half-wits... 1.8 just went by in the Good vs. Evil BoTH league and he still hasn't been picked up. I think you'll be surprised where he's going to drop until there's a better evaluation on his injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Misfit Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I don't think he's a wuss. That said, at least where I was sitting, he made a good hit on Keiwan Ratliff, who was not only more or less standing still when he was hit, but weighs all of 185 pounds soaking wet. (He's officially listed at 188) Is that not reason to be concerned that his shoulder could be an issue all year? It's not like he was taking a flying tackle at some 250-pound LB who was galloping down the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavinRJohnson Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 He's just pi$$ed, that all these preseason games cause nicks heading into Week 1. He'll play in Week 1. Also, he's one of the toughest backs in the league. He blocks with more of a vengence that most RBs run with. As stated above, the real question is: is he still worthy of the #4 pick? I think this shoulder thing may linger. Simply because Portis will not sit during the regular season to rest it or to get it to heal properly. I'm downgrading him a notch. I think Tiki (ugh..schedule and all) moves up to #4. Still considering SJax or Ronnie Brown or Caddy...God I hope I don't get that pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'm a no harm no fould guy. It was stupid for him to be making that play. Of course, I often wonder what players like Portis gain from plaing in these games they couldn't gain in practice in light pads anyways? If it is stupid for Portis to be making that tackle (which I think it was) it is probably stupid for him to be in there at all. If the MRI is negative, and there's nothing lingering, he made a poor decision and got lucky. Maybe it's even for the better. He started all 16 games last year. Next year will be his 5th season. Last year he had 352 carries, the most of his career. He doen't need the contact does he? He's had 1,258 carries in the NFL. If he hasn't figured out how to take a hit by now, I doubt hit number 1,259 will result in some epiphany. When people get into the Hall of Fame like they did last weekend, you hear stories about how the inductee never took a play off; how they played 100% on every down; how they practiced as hard as they played. The thing I never really liked about Portis was that I perceived him as a guy without any guts for the game. He appeared to me to be a very talented candyass that lacked heart. For him to put in that much effort, in the first quarter of a preseason game, to put on that kind of hit to ensure the interception would not be returned for a TD showed me something. Sure it was stupid. It also showed me I was wrong about one of the bigger reasons I had some players ranked ahead of him. So, while I still have questions about the OL thanks to Hugh, if the MRI is negative, I move him up in my rankings. I didn't think he had that kind of effort in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 When people get into the Hall of Fame like they did last weekend, you hear stories about how the inductee never took a play off; how they played 100% on every down; how they practiced as hard as they played. The thing I never really liked about Portis was that I perceived him as a guy without any guts for the game. He appeared to me to be a very talented candyass that lacked heart. For him to put in that much effort, in the first quarter of a preseason game, to put on that kind of hit to ensure the interception would not be returned for a TD showed me something. bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavinRJohnson Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I didn't think he had that kind of effort in him. Even when he doesn't have the ball, he's a monster. Too bad there are no fantasy points for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider.Nation Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Even when he doesn't have the ball, he's a monster. Too bad there are no fantasy points for that. I agree with everyone's observations on how tough he is even when he doesn't have the ball. And maybe I was wrong for starting this thread the way I did... It just seems to me, that whenever I see this guy play, he's always on the sidelines receiving treatment for something, or having to leave games early. But that could be my wacky tobacky memory kickin in too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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