Portis is a BIG problem!!!

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

shaun alexander lost his linemen and his fullback......same with LT.....edge went to arizona.....a prodominantly passing team.......fred taylor dropped because maurice jones drew started taking his carries

tiki barber? retired at 30 after rushing for over 1600 yards in his last season and over 1800 in the season before that



im not ignoring that at all....in fact i have said a few times that he could and should carry your team because thats what he has done in the past

i love the idea of having a running back come off the bench to spell the starter......however, you tried that earlier this season and betts couldnt handle the small workload



not everybody in the league has the leadership trait.....thats why good leaders get so much credit and attention.....like ray lewis.....portis doesnt practice because hes hurt, because he doesnt want to get hurt again, and because he doesnt need to.....hes 27 years old and knows the offense well

What? You are obviously not watching the games.

[CantonLegend]

Originally Posted by Lotus

What? You are obviously not watching the games.

lol betts was getting a couple carries every game and was sometimes ending up with negative yardage......he was supposed to be a big part of this team coming into the season according the many "experts"

he was supposed to spell portis because portis was getting older and everyone thought the team would figure out its better to have 2 fresh backs but with the limited workload that betts got, he sure as hell didnt earn anymore carries

until portis got hurt, betts had 21 rushing yards on 11 carries

he was much better in the passing game but still failed to score after 7 weeks

for whatever reason, betts wasnt implemented a lot and i believe its because he wasnt showing enough to merit more touches