Portis vs. Betts

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Originally Posted by dmek25

I'll make no excuses for Portis. has Betts ever had a 1500 yard season? has Betts ever had a double digit season of touchdowns? Betts is a decent back up. period. has Portis ever had a fumble that has cost us a game? has Betts ever had a run of longer then 20 yards? Portis is by far the quicker of the 2 backs. and Betts isn't the power back that some around here think he is.

It's this simple all you have to do is take a look at yards per carry, Betts is much better than Portis, Betts would have easily surpassed 1500 yds last season if he started the whole year, he hasen't had the carries, but when he has had the carries he has been better than Portis.

Betts has averaged 4.3 yds as a skin, Portis is 4.0.

Keep in mind that Betts earned those yards moving the chains on a consistant basis, that is not Portis's game.

Last season was the first season Betts had more than 90 carries and he responded with a 4.7 yds per carry, much better than Portis's 4.1.


Betts has had many runs over 20 yds I don't know where your going with that one?

It's this simple, Betts is quicker to the hole than Portis.

Portis is better than Betts in 1 area and that is the big play, he has more speed than Betts to hit the long run.