2009 Free Agents

[Nflnick11]

Originally Posted by 44ever

First off who says we need a "speed back" yea I seen Sproles too and yea it would be nice to have "him" but Betts is no Ward and never will be.

A Portis/Ward combo would knock the crap out of any defense.

Wards stats Derrick Ward - New York Giants - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
Betts stats Ladell Betts - Washington Redskins - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Ward put up over 1000 yards and he had to share the stage with Jacobs who only put up 60 more yards than Ward. Jacobs put up 1089 yards. Together they put up 2100 yards.

If you put Portis and Ward together in 2008 with there respected yardage we would have had 2500 rushing yards. Ill take that any day.

Ward also avg 5.6 YPC vs Betts 3.4 YPC
No contest here my friend.

FYI Ward is not my FA pick. I was just responding to 53fan post on Jacobs. But I wouldnt say no to Ward thats for sure

Ward has one of the best, if not the best lines in the league, that's pretty much why he has such good stats...

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Nflnick11

Ward has one of the best, if not the best lines in the league, that's pretty much why he has such good stats...

Many people outside of the Redskins fandome would argue that the Skins have one of the better rushing offensive lines as well.

We ourselves might not believe it, but that is what the analysts were saying when Portis was hot last year. Most of them were crediting the Oline play (before all of the injuries).

I tend to agree that Derrick Ward is an upgrade over Betts. Betts is a poor man's Portis. They combine for a 1-1 punch. Portis and Ward would combine for a 1-2 punch. Nothing against Betts but he has no role unless Portis is hurt. Ward could coexist with Portis because he brings a different running style.