Portis and Betts: Should We Just Stick With Portis?

[JWsleep]

It's a balancing act--run Portis as much as you need to win, but keep him healthy. It's not about stats, it's about wins, including late season and hopefully playoff wins.

Some of the comments here are off-base, IMO: RedskinRich--it really does sound like Portis ran over your dog or something. No heart? Over the hill? Come on.

And the history stuff is just irrelevant--Yeah, let's get back Steven Davis and argue about the merits of Skip Hicks. How bout Kenny Watson? Isn't he tearing it up for Cinncy? Oh, and what about Sultan MuCulough, or whatever his name was... Look, we have 2 backs who have both run for 1000 yards in a season in the NFL. And one has some of the best numbers ever in the beginning of a career, and the Redskin single season running record, over such heroes as Riggins, Davis, Byner, Allen, etc. Find the right balance and win some games. Find the plays that work for Betts, if he's not as "interchangeable" as the coaches seem to think. Make sure Clinton is rested and ready for the fourth quarter, as well as for the crucial games. But why would anyone complain about this situation? Just ask the Bears, or many of the teams without one, much less two good runners.