Smoot Lays the Smack Down: WAS @ SF

RB may be something we draft this year, especially if we can trade Betts somehow and grab another draft pick. Anyway, if the FO is smart it will look for a Brandon Jacobs type, not a Sproles type... unless of course we make massive changes to the o-line (like replace Kendell, Rabach and obviously Jansen/Heyer at RT). As i said in another thread i just don't see o-line getting the focus it needs this year so... i'm hoping for a new bruiser in the backfield that "replaces" Ladell.

One of my biggest gripes with the Skins is that we don't use the players
we have on our roster.

Betts, Cartwright and Sellars have all proved that they can run and catch.
Instead of drafting another RB why don't we use the backs we have more?

We should give them enough opportunities to show their skills and help the team win.

Meanwhile it seems like every other team in the league is spreading the carries to more then one back.

Cowboys-Barber,Jones, Choice
Giants-Jacobs, Ward, Bradshaw
Eagles- a team that runs the ball as an afterthought gave their #2 runningback more work then ours- Westbrook, Buckhalter
Vikings- Peterson, Taylor
Falcons- Turner, Norwood
Seahawks- Jones, Morris
Panthers- Williams, Stewart
etc...etc...etc...

i don't think we need to draft running back
unless we somehow trade back from the 13th pick and still manage to get Knowshon Moreno

If the coaches tried to limit Portis to 15-20 carries a game and gave 10-15 carries to someone else, how long would it be before Portis was griping to the press about not being used correctly?

I'll go with Game 3...

Portis has been allowed to do as he pleases here in DC for too long to put him on a leash now. Remember in training camp he said that he wasn't going to play in the exhibition games and Zorn said that yes he was. That caused a stir in the summer and Portis played a few snaps just so the coach could look like he was in control there.

If the coaches tried to limit Portis to 15-20 carries a game and gave 10-15 carries to someone else, how long would it be before Portis was griping to the press about not being used correctly?

I'll go with Game 3...

Portis has been allowed to do as he pleases here in DC for too long to put him on a leash now. Remember in training camp he said that he wasn't going to play in the exhibition games and Zorn said that yes he was. That caused a stir in the summer and Portis played a few snaps just so the coach could look like he was in control there.

Good point. I also remember the talks of having both CP and Betts at the field at the same time. I don't think that ever happened. They do need to figure out something, otherwise CP is going to break down if he doesn't get spelled more often.