Ladell Betts...

[Cowell]

I never ever bank on someone getting hurt and drafting the 2nd RB. Unless that person is Fragile Fred Taylor.

[Redskin Rich]

Originally Posted by Cowell

I never ever bank on someone getting hurt and drafting the 2nd RB. Unless that person is Fragile Fred Taylor.

I don't know much about fantasy football... but I would say at this point, Portis is in the same league as Taylor.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

I don't know much about fantasy football... but I would say at this point, Portis is in the same league as Taylor.

WOW. Portis has 4 healthy seasons, 3 of them with 1500 yards rushing and the other with 1300 and after ONE season shortened by injuries, you're comparing him to a guy who had only had 2 full seasons out of his 9 in the league?

That's as crazy as the Yahoo Week 1 rankings which put Portis as the 28th-ranked RB, behind "superstars" like Lamont Jordan (a Raider), Brandon Jacobs (splitting carries), Marion Barber (backup), DeShaun Foster (not healthy), Thomas Jones (not healthy all of preseason) and Brandon Jackson (Packer rookie backup RB who's been hurt in practice this week).

Week 1 Rankings: Running Back - Fantasy - Yahoo! Sports

It's crazy how people are underestimating Portis so much, he's still one of the better backs in the NFL and is 100% and ready to go. A lot of people are going to be eating their words when he has another monster season. He's only going to split carries with Betts in Week 1 as a precaution because he's been sitting out, not because he's hurt.

[Monkeydad]

Clinton Portis-RB- Redskins Sep. 5 - 6:28 pm et




Clinton Portis practiced without limitations for Washington on Wednesday.
While Portis may split carries with Ladell Betts against Miami, he still makes for a workable RB2 play. Portis is likely to get the goal-line chances.

Clinton Portis-RB- Redskins Sep. 3 - 7:23 pm et

Clinton Portis completed a "regular practice" on Monday and is believed to be close to fully recovered from his lingering bout with knee tendinitis.

Coach Joe Gibbs says Portis will "start off and he and Ladell (Betts) will take the load." Indications are that an early-season carry split is likely between Betts and Portis. That makes Portis a risky RB2 play vs. Miami in Week 1.

Source: redskins.com

Clinton Portis : Rotoworld.com - Clinton Portis Biography from Rotoworld.com

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

WOW. Portis has 4 healthy seasons, 3 of them with 1500 yards rushing and the other with 1300 and after ONE season shortened by injuries, you're comparing him to a guy who had only had 2 full seasons out of his 9 in the league?

That's as crazy as the Yahoo Week 1 rankings which put Portis as the 28th-ranked RB, behind "superstars" like Lamont Jordan (a Raider), Brandon Jacobs (splitting carries), Marion Barber (backup), DeShaun Foster (not healthy), Thomas Jones (not healthy all of preseason) and Brandon Jackson (Packer rookie backup RB who's been hurt in practice this week).

Week 1 Rankings: Running Back - Fantasy - Yahoo! Sports

It's crazy how people are underestimating Portis so much, he's still one of the better backs in the NFL and is 100% and ready to go. A lot of people are going to be eating their words when he has another monster season. He's only going to split carries with Betts in Week 1 as a precaution because he's been sitting out, not because he's hurt.

I like it... it sure seems to have CP pretty fired up to prove the doubters wrong.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

He also is going to have a passing game he can depend on meaning less people in the box.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

He also is going to have a passing game he can depend on meaning less people in the box.

Completely right. The Ds would look for us to run or throw screens before. Now with Campbell, our offense will be a lot more wide open. This will make Portis' job even easier than before. He ran for 1500 with people looking for him to run the offense, just imagine what he can do with an explosive passing game for them to watch out for.

Seriously, some of the guys ranked ahead of CP on that list I posted are a joke, even if he IS splitting carries. 15-20 carries by Portis will be a LOT more productive than 25-30 from guys like Marion Barber, Lamont Jordan or Brandon Jackson. The anti-Skins bias in the media (I have no idea why this exists) along with the Dallas worshipping is going to make a LOT of people look like complete fools by the end of the season.

Look:

Sep 5 Gary Fitzgerald, of Redskins.com, reports Washington Redskins WR Santana Moss said he believes the offense can be very good this season and he can become a leader to help the offense improve. "I feel like this offense has a lot of opportunities for me to be a leader. As long as we can get together everything that is needed, as far as our timing and everything else, then we should be able to [play well] this year," Moss said.