Betts a better signing than you thought

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

I agree with that. Portis must be in on every 3rd down -- if at all possible. I don't care much about Portis taking himself out the game at will, but he should never have the authority to remove himself from the game on 3rd down -- it's just too important.

I think Ladell was put in on 3rd downs because Saunders loved to throw those screen passes in hopes of a decent gain, and that is the one thing that Ladell is better than Clinton at. I'm not saying I agree with the decision, I'm just saying why it happened.