Redskins_P presents Best Training Camp Battle

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Originally Posted by Southpaw

Who cares about holding your tongue when you can't hold on to the rock?



This statement is just flat out wrong. Betts looks like he should be a tank, but looks can be deceiving. He's only effective when he has space to run, which was why he looked so good at the end of last season. The line was creating holes that you could drive a truck through. Portis runs harder, is faster, and is a better overall player. The only way Betts becomes the starter is if Portis goes down with an injury.

Betts finds holes and fits them faster than Portis does. Betts is also a much better receiver than Portis. Portis has more power, but his rep as a Redskin break-away runner is based on one run. He doesn't have the stats to support the notion he's a home-run threat. When I consider Portis' health and comparatives to Betts, I have to believe Portis is no longer as valuable to us as Betts is. I've heard all the nonsense about Betts running behind a better line than Portis has previously, but that's total nonsense. They've, in fact, run behind the same line. The only advantage Betts has had is the absense of Brunell. Hopefully, this year we'll learn how big a plus Brunell's absense will be. Maybe Portis can pull his stats to the levels established by Betts. I doubt it, but am willing to take a mouthful of crow to keep it from happens.