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Old 08-04-2006, 06:11 PM   #23
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Re: Ladell Betts...the next Priest Holmes?

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Originally Posted by 12thMan
Here's my take on Betts:

I think over the course of a 16 game season, he's capable of putting up perhaps a thousand yard season....which in today's league isn't saying a lot. Really good backs, in my opinion, are measured by 1300 -1500 yd seasons. Betts is good at changing the pace of a game. Where as a Portis can set it, change it, and do everything in between.
I would argue that the really good backs give you 1600 + like EDGE, Tomlinson, Williams and Alexander.

Portis will probably join that club this year.

Betts' problem is that he is behind Portis. Without a big injury he will not get to shine.
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