Ladell Betts...the next Priest Holmes?

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

Here's my take on Betts:

I think over the course of a 16 game season, he's capable of putting up perhaps a thousand yard season....which in today's league isn't saying a lot. Really good backs, in my opinion, are measured by 1300 -1500 yd seasons. Betts is good at changing the pace of a game. Where as a Portis can set it, change it, and do everything in between.

Yep this is about right. Betts can be a starter, but definitely not a star. I've said it before so I'll say it again here, he's got a Duce Staley career written all over him.

Effective but not spectacular.