Portis is a double edged sword

[D'BOYZ]

well with the contract Betts got expect his carries to go up once Portis is back.... and as playing harder I can put LT, LJ and even tiki Barber name before portis, portis as barber have the hearth but not the body

[dgack]

Originally Posted by D'BOYZ

well with the contract Betts got expect his carries to go up once Portis is back.... and as playing harder I can put LT, LJ and even tiki Barber name before portis, portis as barber have the hearth but not the body

Can't speak for Tiki and LJ, but LT is actually great at minimizing how much contact he takes, because he gets so low.

There was actually a lot of coverage of this recently with him breaking the record, LT himself admitted that he used to seek out defenders and try to bowl them over to get his team pumped and prove to the defense how tough he was, but he quickly realized the toll that was taking on him, and started thinking about how to get low and avoid the brunt of the hit, or get out of bounds.

When you think about it, it's true -- when was the last time you saw a LB really lay the lumber on LT?

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by D'BOYZ

well with the contract Betts got expect his carries to go up once Portis is back.... and as playing harder I can put LT, LJ and even tiki Barber name before portis, portis as barber have the hearth but not the body

LT yes, but LJ & Barber? Barber's an all around back but LJ can't block, Portis can & does.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by D'BOYZ

well with the contract Betts got expect his carries to go up once Portis is back.... and as playing harder I can put LT, LJ and even tiki Barber name before portis, portis as barber have the hearth but not the body

Putting LT in front of Portis is fine, but LJ is a cry baby and Tiki is soft. They may get more yards than Portis, but the point that most of the replys to this thread are making is how Portis plays without the ball in his hands, which is as hard or harder than any back in the league. Tiki chops blitzing linebackers. Portis stones them.