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Old 10-29-2007, 12:16 AM   #20
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Re: Portis v. Betts: The Grass is Always Greener

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack View Post
The running game was fine when our backup had 1,000 yards rushing in half a season in 2006. And it was fine when Portis set the franchise rushing record and he and the defense carried the team to the playoffs in 2005
While true, Portis has been running harder and more to make the same yardage that he was racking up in Denver at a much more manageable workload.

I just don't think you can run a guy nearly 700 times in 2 years and expect him to not break down.
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