What do you want to see on offense?

[tryfuhl]

Wait, so you want to give Portis just 1.5 quarters a game? Yeah Portis could probably use some rest but Betts isn't good enough to just fill in for Portis for 2.5 quarters. Especially if we open up the passing game, I'd rather have Portis catching LBs than Betts; sure that adds to his wear-down, but it slows down the wear-down on Campbell

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Wait, so you want to give Portis just 1.5 quarters a game? Yeah Portis could probably use some rest but Betts isn't good enough to just fill in for Portis for 2.5 quarters. Especially if we open up the passing game, I'd rather have Portis catching LBs than Betts; sure that adds to his wear-down, but it slows down the wear-down on Campbell

Early in the season...yeah that's the idea man. Again Betts has to step up big and I think he's capable if Zorn does it right. Basically we need to avoid CP taking hundreds of carries early in the season...so best case scenario the rolls are reversed in December and a healthy, rested CP takes the majority of the carries then and in Jan/Feb he's still money

...maybe I'm alone here but CP wearing down early is one of my biggest fears every season.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Early in the season...yeah that's the idea man. Again Betts has to step up big and I think he's capable if Zorn does it right. Basically we need to avoid CP taking hundreds of carries early in the season...so best case scenario the rolls are reversed in December and a healthy, rested CP takes the majority of the carries then and in Jan/Feb he's still money

...maybe I'm alone here but CP wearing down early is one of my biggest fears every season.

Well yeah the wear down is a concern, but to take him out of most of the game is a bit drastic, then you have to worry about HIM finding his legs. Plus you know Portis will definitely not be happy with that type of scenario and we don't need that drama.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Well yeah the wear down is a concern, but to take him out of most of the game is a bit drastic, then you have to worry about HIM finding his legs. Plus you know Portis will definitely not be happy with that type of scenario and we don't need that drama.

So it's bend to the superstar and go 6-2 (or better) in the beginning only to have him nicked up late in the season and rely on Betts/whoever at that time...

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by The Goat

So it's bend to the superstar and go 6-2 (or better) in the beginning only to have him nicked up late in the season and rely on Betts/whoever at that time...

Who says that Betts can carry us to 6-2?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by The Goat

So it's bend to the superstar and go 6-2 (or better) in the beginning only to have him nicked up late in the season and rely on Betts/whoever at that time...

It wasn't Portis' fault that we sank in the second half last year.