Battle of the NFC East: Running Backs

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Originally Posted by dmvskinzfan08

Okay..Starters and backup
Was Portis/Betts
Dal Barber/Jones
Phi Westbrook/McCoy
NY Jacobs/Bradshaw

Portis best back is the NFC east if not the NFC.

As far as backups. I think Betts is far behind and Rock is not that special

Brad is probably a little better than Betts in my opinion as far as running ability.

McCoy from what I have seen so far is a very talented back.

Jones could easily be the starter for Dallas.

I think that we need to look at it as if the starter got hurt. How strong would the backups be as a whole. If that is the case. We rank high because of Portis. But our other RBs leave something to be desired.


*note - Do most people know that Rock and Cartwright are 29 about to be 30 and people use to say CP is getting old. He is only 27. Sorry but we need some youth in the back field. We are the only NFC East teamthat doesn't....

Backs I have in front of Portis in the NFC right now:

Adrian Peterson
Brian Westbrook
Steven Jackson
Frank Gore
maybe Matt Forte

Portis is very solid, don't get me wrong. He's a phenomenal blocker and a hard runner, but he's no longer a home run threat. Peterson is the best back in football. Westbrook, Forte, and Jackson are all better pass catchers than Portis, and Jackson and Westbrook are more dangerous in the open field. Frank Gore is so damn talented, if he was on a team with any type of passing game I think he could be a top 5 back for sure. You could make an argument for Michael Turner as well.