Portis v. Betts: The Grass is Always Greener

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Originally Posted by JWsleep

More hard evidence against Betts, from the obsessive maniacs at PGH:

Does Ladell Betts have fumblitis?

Not that I don't like the style of this piece, but I do take a bit of umbrage with calling this "hard evidence" because the author takes some liberties to excuse some fumbles of one RB or another, and sort of waves his hands around the fumbles of Alexander and Jamal Lewis because they're both "excellent runners" or what have you.

There's nothing wrong with quasi-statistical articles like this; I post stuff like this all the time. It's just not as "hard" as it sounds because the data is being manipulated in different ways to help tell a specific story.

That doesn't really change the fact that Ladell has a knack for coughing up the ball at inopportune moments, though.

If anything, I'd like to see the author ponder why it seems that almost none of the key starting skill position players on our offense can hang onto the ball. It's not just Betts -- Portis, Campbell, and Moss have all had big problems holding onto the football. Hard to believe this is from the highest paid coaching staff in the league...