Quinn Porter

Anyone else think he is our best back next to Hillis. I can't really includeHardesty since we really know nothing about him and until he regains his confidence, he won't be productive. Looking at the backs after those two though, between Jackson, Smith and Porter, I am the most impressed with Porter. He seems to be tough, quick and has really good patience and vision. I know he's played against second and third teamers, but I've been impressed with him.

gb420 wrote: I think Brandon Jackson is leaps and bounds better than that Quinn guy.

Agreed. One of the runs by Porter was real nice, but Jackson does it all very well.

DawgBoat wrote: I would rather go with Porter over Jackson. I am not impressed with Jackson......to me you have to look at performance and give Porter a shot.

So Jackson's 700 yards rushing for the most recent Super Bowl champion doesn't qualify as "performance?"

PlaysWithSwagger wrote:

DawgBoat wrote: I would rather go with Porter over Jackson. I am not impressed with Jackson......to me you have to look at performance and give Porter a shot.

So Jackson's 700 yards rushing for the most recent Super Bowl champion doesn't qualify as "performance?"

LMAO!! There isone of these guys on every roster who is getting a few yards in preseason games in the 3rd and 4th quarters. And there are fans on every team who is saying "Hey....I like that guy...lets SEE WHAT HE CAN DO!"

Heres the problem. The coaches are with these guys EV-ER-Y day in practice. If they really are worthy of a shot..they'll get it. There is no reason for the coaches to hold a guy back that might turn out to be good. You have to take what you see with a grain of salt. WHO is he looking good against? clue: defenders on the opposing team that probably wont be playing in the NFL. Yeah but..I like the way he hits the hole.. Lotsof sub-parRB's can hit a hole thatswide enough to drive a truck thru.

Look...Im not saying the guy isnt any good...its just that there are guys like this every year. Remember Ben Gay? They're called "Training Camp All-Stars"If he has talent enough to contribute to the Browns or the any other team in the NFL...the cream will rise to the top. It always does.

AZDawg54 wrote: Signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on April 30, 2010... Originally walked on at Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) before eventually earning a scholarship and lettering all four years... Rushed for 2,788 yards and 24 TDs on 511 carries (5.5 avg.) in 37 games... Added 68 receptions for 887 yards (13.0 avg.) and 12 TDs and posted a 32.0-yard average on 19 kickoff returns... Handled punting duties for the Tigers as a sophomore and as a junior, averaging 35.8 yards on 111 punts... As a senior, received honorable mention All-America honors from D2Football.com and was a first-team All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection... Led the conference with 1,247 rushing yards and nine TDs on 194 carries (6.4 avg.) in nine games... His average of 138.1 rushing yards per game ranked fifth in Division II... .Posted a 39.8-yard average on 10 kickoff returns, highlighted by a pair of 90-yard TDs... Ranked second in the conference in scoring with 68 points (11 TDs, two-point conversion)... Rushed for 175 yards and two TDs on 23 carries at Central State (Sept. 19), and posted a 90-yard kickoff return for a TD... Registered a career-high 279 rushing yards and two TDs on 24 carries vs. Lane (Oct. 24), and also threw a 52-yard TD pass... Returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score at Tuskegee (Nov. 7)... Finished career with 178 rushing yards and two TDs vs. Concordia-Selma (Nov. 14), and also completed a 43-yard pass... Posted 740 rushing yards and six TDs on 163 carries (4.5 avg.) in 11 games as a junior, and added a career-best 27 receptions for 350 yards (13.0 avg.) and five TDs... Posted a 37.9-yard average on 55 punts, including a career-long 64-yarder at Benedict (Oct. 25)... Picked up 124 yards and two TDs on 21 carries at Miles (Aug. 31)... Rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries and caught five passes for a career-high 98 receiving yards and two TDs vs. Kentucky State (Sept. 27)... Played in 11 games as a sophomore in 07 and rushed for 551 yards and five TDs on 95 carries (5.8 avg.)... Added career-high 355 receiving yards and six TDs on 23 catches (15.4 avg.) and a 33.7-yard average on 56 punts... Had a season-high 111 rushing yards and a TD on 11 carries, along with three receptions for 62 yards and a TD, at Kentucky State (Nov. 3)... Played in six games as a redshirt freshman, rushing for 250 yards and four TDs on 59 carries (4.2 avg.)... Added 13 receptions for 110 yards (8.5 avg.) and a TD... Tied a single-game school record with four rushing TDs vs. Langston (Nov. 11... After spending his redshirt season and first four games of his freshman year at WR, asked the coaches if he could move to RB due to injuries at that position... Made his collegiate debut at RB at Miles College (Sept. 24), and stayed there for the rest of his career... Also participated in track at Stillman, and was part of a 4x100 relay team that qualified for Division II nationals in back-to-back years... Since he did not play football his first year as a partial qualifier, went out for the cheerleading squad, which led to him being dubbed Pom-Pons by some of his teammates when he joined the football team... Earned his degree in physical education... Visited local elementary schools to talk to students while he was in college, and also worked youth football camps... Was his teams offensive player of the year and MVP as a senior at Quartz Hill (Calif.) High... Lettered twice in football and once in track and field, participating in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 relay, high jump and long jump... Lists playing in his first college game against Miles College in 06 on ESPN2 and playing in a pee-wee game at the Rose Bowl as a 9-year-old as the biggest sporting events he has participated in... Enjoys watching movies, naming The Dark Knight and The Book of Eli as his favorites, and reading sports biographies... Single, lives in Lancaster, Calif. ... Given name Quinn Purnell Porter; nickname is QP... Born in Los Angeles

AZ my man you just gave me a headache....

DawgBoat wrote: I would rather go with Porter over Jackson. I am not impressed with Jackson......to me you have to look at performance and give Porter a shot.

Wow! I am slightly intrigued by Porter but not THAT intrigued. Goodness.

Running back is one position where there is little drop off in talent & athleticism between the 1st or 2nd string guys and the 4th or 5th teamers. Additionally, because of the short shelf-life of running backs, this is a position where you want guys with 'young, fresh legs.' It's for that reason that guys like Porter & Armond Smith have a chance of making the roster and/or taking a spot away from a more established player, like Brandon Jackson. Do I think that will happen? It's unlikely, especially because of Hardesty's injury history. However, I think there's a decent chance we keep a 4th RB on the roster this year.

no they don't have a chance of taking a spot away from Brandon Jackson. Only in the world of people that don't know any better.

adogbtown wrote: Seeing as how Brandon Jackson's foot is in a cast today and the reports are that he'll be out for awhile, it appears the door is wide open for Porter & Armond Smith. I have to wonder if Jackson could end up on the PUP list. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the Browns bring in another running back, especially once other teams announce their cut downs.

I think the PUP list is only for people who arrive in camp with a lingering physical issue and can't even practice, not for those who get hurt inpractice or in a preseason game.

Jackson > Porter > Smith. I was impressed with what Porter showed against Philly, albeit against their 2's and 3's. He finds the openings pretty well and moves through them nicely. I wonder how he is at catching the ball.