Portis v. Betts: The Grass is Always Greener

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Portis is better. He's FAR superior in pass protection.

I also like him a bit better as a runner. He can make people miss to pick up an extra yard or two when there's absolutely nothing there. Portis doesn't take hard shots, he twists and turns and always manages to fall forward. Meanwhile, all Betts really does is hit the hole with extreme authority and slash forward with power; the only time he falls forward is if he gets up a head of steam and gets through the first level of defenders. That's great when you have a good offensive line opening holes, but right now, we need Portis in there. Betts can't create, he just runs into the defensive wall and bounces back or gets knocked down.

I think they're equal receivers.

They're both fantastic when we have Randy Thomas healthy. He's the true star on our offense, and he has never gotten the credit. He's a friggin bulldozer, and we miss him terribly.