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Clinton Portis talked about a lot of things from the podium after this evening's game.
He summarized the game thusly: "We just came up short."
He summarized the running game's struggles like this: "You just gotta be patient."
He pointed out that running vs. passing isn't the most important thing: "Find a way to win games, whether we're throwing or running."
He was blunt about out one of the major underlying causes of the loss today: "We just gotta capitalize in the red zone. We're moving the ball up and down the field."
He offered the classic athlete explanation of dealing with a tough loss: "The same way we had to forget about Dallas after we won, we gotta forget about Houston."
And he expounded on that last one with this zen-like observation. "We can't play the game again, we can't add time on the clock, so tomorrow it's on to our next game."
But what I was most interested in was his explanation of this play, his remarkable block downfield to help Fred Davis nearly get to the end zone.
Here's how Portis described the play.
"Just hustling, I think, trying to be a part of the game. I [saw] the play developing and I had a flat route, and I thought about Fred [who] had a wheel route on it. And I looked up and I see him running downfield and I was like, 'I gotta get down here, I think this play could be a big play.'
"And Fred was like, where did I come from? It was just hustling, you know, trying to get in the end zone. Because I know points are hard to come by, so if you can spring anybody to get a touchdown, I'm trying."
Which is the simple answer for anyone who wonders why Redskins fans love Portis, despite his occasional visible foibles: if he can spring anybody to get a touchdown, he's trying. Forcefully.Clinton Portis Calls His Block 'Just Hustling' originally appeared on Redskins Blog on Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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He summarized the game thusly: "We just came up short."
He summarized the running game's struggles like this: "You just gotta be patient."
He pointed out that running vs. passing isn't the most important thing: "Find a way to win games, whether we're throwing or running."
He was blunt about out one of the major underlying causes of the loss today: "We just gotta capitalize in the red zone. We're moving the ball up and down the field."
He offered the classic athlete explanation of dealing with a tough loss: "The same way we had to forget about Dallas after we won, we gotta forget about Houston."
And he expounded on that last one with this zen-like observation. "We can't play the game again, we can't add time on the clock, so tomorrow it's on to our next game."
But what I was most interested in was his explanation of this play, his remarkable block downfield to help Fred Davis nearly get to the end zone.
Here's how Portis described the play.
"Just hustling, I think, trying to be a part of the game. I [saw] the play developing and I had a flat route, and I thought about Fred [who] had a wheel route on it. And I looked up and I see him running downfield and I was like, 'I gotta get down here, I think this play could be a big play.'
"And Fred was like, where did I come from? It was just hustling, you know, trying to get in the end zone. Because I know points are hard to come by, so if you can spring anybody to get a touchdown, I'm trying."
Which is the simple answer for anyone who wonders why Redskins fans love Portis, despite his occasional visible foibles: if he can spring anybody to get a touchdown, he's trying. Forcefully.Clinton Portis Calls His Block 'Just Hustling' originally appeared on Redskins Blog on Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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