Should we deal Ladell Betts???

[Campbell17]

We cant deal him out we need a back up. He was great as a back up last year, and could start almost anywhere else.

[T.O.Killa]

Can we trade him to Buffalo for Dockery?

[MTRedskinsFan]

If Saunders retains his position it would not surprise me if Betts gets a whole lot more work. I read a pretty good article that in the two opportunities Betts has had to start in place of CP ('04 and '06) his yards/carry average was actually higher than CP's. If Betts can be coached up to be a better blocker I could easily see him get the bulk of carries. To his credit, it also looks like Ladell broke his habit of fumbling in '07. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I feel like he just seems to excel when the opportunities come and improve on the things he needs to. Also, it's pretty easy to think CP will struggle in '08 after taking so much work this season.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by MTRedskinsFan

If Saunders retains his position it would not surprise me if Betts gets a whole lot more work. I read a pretty good article that in the two opportunities Betts has had to start in place of CP ('04 and '06) his yards/carry average was actually higher than CP's. If Betts can be coached up to be a better blocker I could easily see him get the bulk of carries. To his credit, it also looks like Ladell broke his habit of fumbling in '07. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I feel like he just seems to excel when the opportunities come and improve on the things he needs to. Also, it's pretty easy to think CP will struggle in '08 after taking so much work this season.

yeah everybody was on betts about his fumbling but after Portis leading the league in fumbles i dont see how you can say shit about betts now.
I'm still flabbergasted at how underused Betts was this yr,I will never understand it till gibbs explains it himself

[T.O.Killa]

Does anyone think we can get a second round pick for Betts? I think we should deal him if we can.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by T.O.Killa

Does anyone think we can get a second round pick for Betts? I think we should deal him if we can.

Quite simply, no.

Not when you see guys like Ryan Grant getting plucked off of another team's practice squad and doing well. RB's are typically a dime a dozen.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by T.O.Killa

Does anyone think we can get a second round pick for Betts? I think we should deal him if we can.

Absolutely no way in hell.

I'd be amazed if we could get higher than a 5th. He's coming off a very crappy season, one in which he was supposed to share a large part of the load. Did you notice, he got half the carries against the Dolphins in week 1? That same week, Jansen went down. The following week, Randy Thomas went down. After that, we started to switch entirely to Portis, because Betts wasn't doing squat.

Betts wasn't doing much because he's not a creative runner. He doesn't make guys miss like Portis can. He doesn't run guys over like Brandon Jacobs does. The only way a guy like Betts can carry you is if you have a stud line blocking for him. He's an average runner. The thing he's really good at is hitting holes decisively. But if holes are small, like they were when Thomas and Jansen went down, he can't create much for you. Hence, Portis got the ball. Betts needs a good line, and when he doesn't have it, he gets stopped.

The league knows this. They also know that teams are unearthing guys like Ryan Grant, Earnest Graham, and Ahmad Bradshaw - guys that can do all the same things Betts does - quite often. There's no reason to give up anything higher than a 5th for an average RB. They practically grow on trees (that's why Betts doesn't make much money).

And that's why it was so ridiculous to see someone bring up Julius Peppers or Chad Johnson in the same breath as Ladell Betts.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Strike One,

Hate to see how many strikes the site will have come 3 weeks from now if this is strike one.

Back to the thread...well, we would not be wise to trade Betts. He has shown himself to be a good back, and we will need the insurance. Plus Betts should be well rested after being used sparingly this year.