SI----Portis - Taylor needs time away from football

terps and skins · Post by **terps and skins** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:40 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/f ... index.html

im assuming that Clinton knows what he is saying...i guess this is good news.. :roll:

Great Natale · Post by **Great Natale** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:40 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7576066/

Skinna Mob · Post by **Skinna Mob** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:43 pm

Yeah. He has a point to a degree. But if your team is sweating, working , or whatever...you need to be your @ss there period!!!

terps and skins · Post by **terps and skins** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:45 pm

we posted at the same time :shock:

merge

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:10 pm

"Time off from football?!?!!?" "Time off from football?!?!"

You know, I have bad days at work...and I get paid a ton less that Seany boy. He needs to get his butt working with his teammates!!!!

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:18 pm

When you are a football player its your job to workout and be with your team. At the very least you need to give your coach a call and let him know what is going on. For not calling Gibbs there is no valid excuse.

Having said all that, I can see where Taylor is coming from. He is a Florida boy. This is the first time in his life that he has been displaced from his hoe for an extended period of time. The NFL season is longer than most college rookies are used to so this season was probably a physical drain on him. Last year he went from the College game to the combine to the draft to three camps to preseason to regular season. Almost no break from 2003 season to the 2004 NFL season. Then with all the bad press, DUI proceedings, etc. I'm sure he is drained!

Still, no excuse for not calling Gibbs.......Lets hope that he doesn't want to pursue a music Career.....if he starts giving press conferences in his helmet.......

Chad

Great Natale · Post by **Great Natale** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:20 pm

We heard you the first time

Fios · Post by **Fios** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:46 pm

I refuse to follow that link and up the number of page hits for that rag SI

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:56 pm

I can understand, but he has no excuse for not calling Gibbs. My boss couldn't be mad at me for getting strep throat, but if I didn't call him and let him know I'd be out of work for a few days then he would have been pissed.

Its called simple courtesy, someone needs to teach him that.

C'fieldSkin · Post by **C'fieldSkin** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:03 pm

The boys from the U stick together. Soon Washington is going to be the U of Miami Trust Fund, with all the money we are giving their alumni.

washington53 · Post by **washington53** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:05 pm

Ok he needs time to be away from the media, and all the fans. He just wants to sit there work out on his own with some Miami Players. But when your head coach calles you multiple of times and you don't answer, then something is wrong. He played a very good rookie season, but he did many rookie mistakes off the field,and until he gets back on that field there shouldnt be any renigotating. Personally I think that if he gets his attitude under control, id like us to lock him up with us till he retires.

Redskins Rule · Post by **Redskins Rule** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:12 pm

Asked on Wednesday whether he had behaved himself, Portis said: “No, I didn’t. I just didn’t get caught.”

“I had a couple of parties with Hugh Hefner that were invite-only, so there were no cameras involved,” Portis said. “I did the SI swimsuit (issue).”

He appeared to be joking, but one never knows with Portis.

Portis cracks me up!!! ROTFALMAO

I got to buy his jersey this Saturday!

Back on Topic, Sean Taylor should have been livin it up with Portis.

That way he could have gotten himself re-energized for these offseason workouts and not be needing "time away from football" while his teamates are busting their butts off. :evil:

washington53 · Post by **washington53** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:25 pm

I will not read the letters SI

SkinsLaVar · Post by **SkinsLaVar** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:32 pm

CP is a pimp. He had a stripper pole in his basement..haha

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:32 pm

The players from "The U" live for the NFL and enter into another realm of reality. Seem like every year there is a different group of player from Miami that stay in Miami instead of working out with their teams during the offseason.

I don't know if Moss and Taylor are using their want for a new contract as a justification for not being here or what. But I do know a few things

1.Moss and Taylor are Redskins from "the U", when they realize they are Redskins 1st things will be a lot smoother for them.
2.Moss will get a extention/new contract at the right time, (Joe is the timekeeper not Drew) and Moss knows this
3.Taylor wants a new deal and will get it after all is said and done (what is said and done is the important part that ST needs to understand) You have a negative light shine on your team and then say I'm worth MORE than what I signed for. I truly believed Taylor would get a new contract before the 2005 season. That was before he became a news item (negative news item)before ever taking the field. Not knowing where to be on hump day during the season (More negative news). Sean a contract is a contract, if you want a new one=== PROOF IT and Gibbs will consider it NEXT YEAR.
That's like a mulligan in golf (a do-over)
If he can stay out of trouble on and off the field this season then Gibbs/Snyder may sit down and talk to him during the involuntary workouts next offseason.

hatsOFF2gibbs · Post by **hatsOFF2gibbs** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:14 pm

Taylor does not need time off. No one needs time off. He should be in Ashburn working with the rest of his team.
No excuse for not coming to practice and not responding to his head coach.
Only those who are injured should have an excuse for not coming.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:43 pm

He's had the last 3 months off.

SkinsHead56 · Post by **SkinsHead56** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:48 pm

chaddukes wrote:Having said all that, I can see where Taylor is coming from. He is a Florida boy. This is the first time in his life that he has been displaced from his hoe for an extended period of time. Chad

Ok I know what you meant (I think) but this is just down right funny ROTFALMAO

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:55 pm

taylor will be fine. he could be the best safety in the nfl next year. hes just soooo young.

Clinton Portis · Post by **Clinton Portis** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:58 pm

This should be "Taylor Needs Time Away from Football"

Not Clinton.

Fanforever · Post by **Fanforever** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:10 pm

I have a feeling this guy is going to be a problem when training camp starts as well. He's not just missing in action from the voluntary workouts and refusing to return his Coach's phone calls, he's going to be missing from training camp as well. I truly hope I'm wrong, but I've had this feeling since he expressed his unhappiness with the contract he signed last year.
By the same token, if Portis is defending him then we must not forget how he became a Redskin. Taylor is going to attempt to do the same thing to us Portis did to Denver. It's the exact same senerio and I'm sure Taylor is expecting the same results. However if we are reluctant to renegotiate Taylor's contract I can imagine him saying; you did it for Portis, why not me?

gilbertarenas · Post by **gilbertarenas** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:16 pm

From the article

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"I had a couple of parties with Hugh Hefner that were invite-only, so there were no cameras involved," Portis said. "I did the SI swimsuit (issue)."

He appeared to be joking, but one never knows with Portis.

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turdfurguson · Post by **turdfurguson** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:27 pm

SkinsHead56 wrote:
chaddukes wrote:Having said all that, I can see where Taylor is coming from. He is a Florida boy. This is the first time in his life that he has been displaced from his hoe for an extended period of time. Chad

Ok I know what you meant (I think) but this is just down right funny

bring da hoe up here...

SkinsFan4Life · Post by **SkinsFan4Life** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:26 pm

gilbertarenas wrote:From the article

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"I had a couple of parties with Hugh Hefner that were invite-only, so there were no cameras involved," Portis said. "I did the SI swimsuit (issue)."

He appeared to be joking, but one never knows with Portis.

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Portis' sense of humor reminds me of Riggo.

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:27 pm

Haa! I didn't catch that! I don't think I'll edit that one.....Thats just too funny to go changing.

Chad

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