Mort on the Portis trade rumors

Most people who know me say I'm insightful. You're not the first. Thanks!

I'm not trying to say you're not, outside of those 2 posts, I would just rather see you make an attempt to prove your point or disprove the other person's.

Are you guys seriously saying that Portis (who owns the franchise record for yds in one season) is overpaid and doesn't produce? Are you talking about the same RB who put the team on his back (at least the offense) and led us on the 6 game winning streak in 05? The same one who injured himself in a PRESEASON game tackling a defender that was about to run a INT back for a TD?

This is ridiculous. This thread should've died 2 years ago.

I'm not trying to say you're not, outside of those 2 posts, I would just rather see you make an attempt to prove your point or disprove the other person's.


Good point.

When DGREEN went with "stupid" I gave him stupid.

No need for that here.

Lets just agree to disagree next time DGREEN!!

I can't speak for every personel guy in the league but I seriously doubt there is even one, ONE, that believes Ladell Betts is even remotely in the same league as Clinton Portis. Clinton Portis is an elite back. His numbers for his career are staggering in terms of yards while Ladell's are simply mediocre. Now I believe Ladell to be better than mediocre. His talent level exceeds that but health has betrayed him. To me even if Ladell was healthy all those years he isn't anywhere near as good as Portis.

Portis simply put has more talent as a back. He is faster, more elusive, a tougher runner(yes he is), quicker. You can say Ladell is a better receiver but all I know is that they never seem to throw Portis the ball much. I am guessing that is because he gets shadowed a lot more than Betts does therefore he is not as open. Why does he get shadowed more? Well I'd say most defensive coordinators stay awake at night trying to figure out how to keep the ball out of the hands of a guy like Portis with some open room in front of him. I know for a fact that Ladell on a swing scares me a whole hell of a lot less than does Portis.

Portis was injured last year so I am guessing people have simply forgotten how good he actually is. There are no comparisons in my opinion..

Let's just apply one ounce of sense to all of this. Everyone know who Joe Gibbs is? Good.

Joe Gibbs has Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts on his roster and Joe Gibbs doesn't care who hangs out in Miami or who does sideline reporting. All Joe Gibbs cares about is winning and Clinton Portis is the feature back of the Washington Redskins.

I know the offseason is boring right now and we need something to talk about but the bottom line is that Portis is the better back and barring injury he will start week one.

is someone actually arguing that betts is better than portis? man, it must be the offseason.

I know the offseason is boring right now and we need something to talk about but the bottom line is that Portis is the better back and barring injury he will start week one.

Not to mention but Portis hasn't cost us games by putting the ball on the ground either...

Not to mention but Portis hasn't cost us games by putting the ball on the ground either...

Look at the stats. Betts fumbles more than Portis.

Portis is "the guy", bottom line. This Betts vs. Portis argument is a moot point.

Look at the stats. Betts fumbles more than Portis.

Portis is "the guy", bottom line. This Betts vs. Portis argument is a moot point.

Right, I agree with you I was just saying that Portis doesn't fumble the ball nearly as much as Betts does. I believe that if Portis didn't get hurt last year the Redskins would have ben atleast 8-8...

LET THIS THREAD DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

We are not and SHOULD not trade Portis! :)