Dallas Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. isn’t treating a strong stat line like a victory lap.
He has given up only two catches this season, but that’s not the number he wants to talk about. Porter said both completions stuck with him because they came on what he described as short five-yard outs, and that’s enough to leave him irritated.
“Two little 5-yard outs or whatever. I'm pissed about it,” Porter said.
“As a DB, you never want to give up anything. I really hold myself to a high standard when I'm on the field.
I definitely don't want to give up any passes to anybody I don't think I should be giving up passes to.”
That kind of standard explains why Porter isn’t sitting back and admiring the fact that opposing quarterbacks have only completed two passes against him. He’s locked in on the plays he believes he should have erased.
At the same time, Porter says he actually enjoys when quarterbacks are willing to challenge him. He pointed to the Packers game as the kind of matchup he likes, because the ball came his way often enough to let him work.
“It's both. I enjoy when I get games where they try me like the Packers game.
I had fun because I got a lot of targets. I don't really get that often,” Porter said.
“So when you're in the kitchen and in the fire like that, it's kind of fun to show off your talents.”
Porter Jr. doesn’t appear to be the only one in the building who’s frustrated either. Brian Schottenheimer doesn’t seem thrilled with how the season is going.
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