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Originally Posted by Daseal
He also touched the ball more than most other backs in the league and had a rather stingy 3.8 yards a carry. That was running in a poor offensive scheme, if we let him touch the ball that many times and actually let him play how he feels comfortable it may not matter if they stack the box!
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Not to get into this but Portis touched the ball just as many times or there abouts as the top 8 or 9 backs in the league. I wont/cant dispute his yards per carry but I dont believe that Portis is all to blame for his drop in yards per carry, I mean it does take a team effort.
http://www.nfl.com/stats/leaders/NFL/RYDS/2004/regular
YDS ATT AVG TD LONG
1 Curtis Martin NYJ 1697 371 4.6 12 25
2 Shaun Alexander SEA 1696 353 4.8 16 44
3 Corey Dillon NE 1635 345 4.7 12 44
4 Edgerrin James IND 1548 334 4.6 9 40
5 Tiki Barber NYG 1518 322 4.7 13 72
6 Rudi Johnson CIN 1454 361 4.0 12 52
7 LaDainian Tomlinson SD 1335 339 3.9 17 42
8 Clinton Portis WAS 1315 343 3.8 5 64
Sorry about the poor lines
With the exception of td's LaDainian Tomlinson had a very similar year to Portis, but LT's offense did have a passing attack.