Portis vs Riggins: A Fight Clinton Can't Win

Sometimes I wonder if Portis secretly has blackmail on Skins owner Danny Snyder. Whatever it is, no Skins player has been given more leeway to cause problems and enrage fans the way Clinton Portis has over the last few years.

By now, most die hard Skins fans will probably have heard of the Clinton Portis-John Riggins feud. After Riggo called Portis a "headache" (which he is) who has the Skins "over a barrel" (which he does), Portis fired back:

"Think of who else was around him. That was really not hard to be a great running back when you've got that talent all around you."

Riggins is a Hall of Famer, with a Super Bowl ring. Riggo is also beloved by Skins fans, a throw back to the days when the Redskins were the premiere franchise in the league. Portis is a loud-mouthed malcontent and a prima donna, who epitomizes the sorry state of the current Skins franchise.

Note to Portis: this isn't a fight you can win, and the fact you would even engage in it simply further calls your judgment into question. And here is a note for Skins brass: RBs are a dime a dozen. Portis and his big fat contract should be jettisoned. RBs are replaceable in a way that QBs or big time WRs aren't.