Ladell Betts...

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

I don't know much about fantasy football... but I would say at this point, Portis is in the same league as Taylor.

WOW. Portis has 4 healthy seasons, 3 of them with 1500 yards rushing and the other with 1300 and after ONE season shortened by injuries, you're comparing him to a guy who had only had 2 full seasons out of his 9 in the league?

That's as crazy as the Yahoo Week 1 rankings which put Portis as the 28th-ranked RB, behind "superstars" like Lamont Jordan (a Raider), Brandon Jacobs (splitting carries), Marion Barber (backup), DeShaun Foster (not healthy), Thomas Jones (not healthy all of preseason) and Brandon Jackson (Packer rookie backup RB who's been hurt in practice this week).

Week 1 Rankings: Running Back - Fantasy - Yahoo! Sports

It's crazy how people are underestimating Portis so much, he's still one of the better backs in the NFL and is 100% and ready to go. A lot of people are going to be eating their words when he has another monster season. He's only going to split carries with Betts in Week 1 as a precaution because he's been sitting out, not because he's hurt.