Portis vs. Betts

Did you even consider the number of carries? When Betts gets a lot of carries, he has a lot of fumbles and yes that is a trend.
i have to agree here. it seems like the more Betts carries, the more he puts it on the ground. but, that is something that can be fixed. he had better fix it, or he will watch his carries dwindle

He should change the way he holds the ball. Look at what it did for Tiki.

Betts fumbles more often than Portis, let's look at the numbers.

Betts has 751 career touches including rushing attempts, receptions and kick returns. He has 11 career fumbles, or one fumble for every 68.27 touches.

Portis has 1543 career touches including rushing attempts and receptions. He has 16 career fumbles, or one fumble for every 96.44 touches.

Let's look at TD/Fumble ratio:

Portis *52/16
Betts *9/11

*does not include rushing or special teams.

If i remembered didnt portis fumble alot his first year here. All RB fumble. Betts did a great job in there. I would feel very comfortable with him as our starter if Protis wanst here.

That would make one of us.. His fumbles are at the worst times that cost us games.

That would make one of us.. His fumbles are at the worst times that cost us games.

Yeah, he had a few backbreaking fumbles last season. I don't know that you can say any one play in any game "cost the team the game," but Ladell definitely cost the team a few chances to win games late. Also, that fumble in the Giants game at the end of the season, was just an example of what he did last year...ran well, the team builds a good drive and the he coughed it up in Giants territory, absolutely a killer.

Did you even consider the number of carries? When Betts gets a lot of carries, he has a lot of fumbles and yes that is a trend.

Yeah, that's why I wasn't including Betts' fumbling average. The number per carries highlights it much better, and yes, it does indicate a trend.

What do Tiki Barber and Betts have in common?

Nothing.

Why do people insist on bringing up Tiki? Is Betts changing the way he grips the ball? NO

Is Betts going to be the feature back going into the season? NO

Is Betts going to win the rushing title? NO

Is Betts going to be a Hall of Fame candidate. NO

Do not mention Tiki and Betts in the same sentence. It drips with ignorance.
Are you really still not getting this?

They both fumble. That was the comparison. That is what they have in common. No-one was saying Betts is as good as Tiki. No one implied he was going to be in the hall of fame. The comparison is simply that they fumble, a lot.

If one running back can over come a vice, it's certainly possible for another one to do the same.

Are you really still not getting this?

They both fumble. That was the comparison. That is what they have in common. No-one was saying Betts is as good as Tiki. No one implied he was going to be in the hall of fame. The comparison is simply that they fumble, a lot.

If one running back can over come a vice, it's certainly possible for another one to do the same.

Obviously you are not getting it.

If you want to compare Tiki from 3 years ago and earlier than, yes, it might make some sense to compare him to Betts (even though he had some very good TD years which Betts may never have). Barber of the last couple of was exceptional at holding the ball (as long as the Tarantula wasn't beating him up).

When someone blurts out Tiki Barber, I think of the guy who was one of the best backs in football the last two years. A guy who fixed his fumbling problem and turned into an MVP candidate. What has Betts done to make anyone think that he has fixed anything?

I hate to break this to people, but Tiki fixing his fumbling problem isn't something that just anybody can do. To be able to ignore years of training and improve yourself like that is an exception, not a rule.

Obviously you are not getting it.

If you want to compare Tiki from 3 years ago and earlier than, yes, it might make some sense to compare him to Betts (even though he had some very good TD years which Betts may never have). Barber of the last couple of was exceptional at holding the ball (as long as the Tarantula wasn't beating him up).

When someone blurts out Tiki Barber, I think of the guy who was one of the best backs in football the last two years. A guy who fixed his fumbling problem and turned into an MVP candidate. What has Betts done to make anyone think that he has fixed anything?

I hate to break this to people, but Tiki fixing his fumbling problem isn't something that just anybody can do. To be able to ignore years of training and improve yourself like that is an exception, not a rule.
LT - seemed to fix his fumbling problem.
fumbles:
8,3,2,6,3,2

Travis Henry-
fumbles:
5,11,7,0,2,3

All I'm saying is that it's possible, and worth arguing that Betts can fix his fumbling problem. He's not the worst fumbler in the world. Yes, it's indicative of a trend, but not disastrous.

It's not dripping of ignorance to argue that since other running backs can fix there fumbling problems Betts can too.

Is Betts a Tiki caliber player? Time will tell.

Betts is early in his career, and has put up numbers similar to that of Barber. I don't see this as heresy to compare the two this early on, especially since that is when Barber had his fumbling woes. See this statistic.

Ladell
First 566 carries = 2,245 yds 9 TD 11 Fumbles

Tiki
First 629 carries = 2,606 yds 14TD 26 fumbles

Exactly why is this such a bad comparison?

We aren't arguing that Betts is going to be the next Tiki and rush like he has. Simply that since several RB's have fixed their fumbling woes, it's entirely reasonable to suggest that Betts, when given the proper coaching, can work on his problems (especially since it's not an abysmal one).