Beast of the Week: Clinton Portis

(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Beast n. slang.
a person who is very good at something
He’s an absolute beast when it comes to football.
v: to completely dominate, usually in a very physical and violent manner
Clinton Portis was beasting out against Philly

Clinton Portis was the target of much of my venom earlier in the year. Not only did he call out his offensive line just days after a season opening loss to the Giants but he fantasized of playing with his old squad, The Denver Broncos. For these remarks he earned Herb of the Week honors. What a difference a month makes.

Now Clinton not only finds himself as the NFC offensive player of the week but more importantly the Beast of the Week, courtesy of The DC Sports Pulse. During the Skins impressive four game winning streak Clinton has gained 430 yards and averaged 4.7 yards per carry. Pretty good for a guy many think is over paid and under performing. He was great against Dallas but last week against Philly he was “money in the bank shawty what u drank”. During a game in which Santana Moss was held to 0 catches “Sheriff Gonna Getcha” came up huge. He literally carried the Redskins past Philly and into the NFL spotlight(#3 in ESPN’s power rankings). So what now for Portis?. Will he be satisfied with back to back 100 yard games and straight pockets? This blogger thinks not. In fact, Portis is due for a HUGE year. With a much improved passing game to pull that 8th man out of the box don’t be surprised to see “Southeast Jerome” go for over 1,500 this season. Yup, the days of Clinton calling out his lineman and Redskins great Brian Mitchell seem like a decade ago. What is fresh in the mind of Redskins fans today is a 4-1 record and a rushing attack that ranks 5th in the NFL do in large part to our very own Clinton Portis. CP, how could I hate thee?