peepinmofo Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I saw some of the game last week, and he looked pretty good from what I recall. Whats his outlook the rest of the season if he stays healthy? How much will Betts steal from him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gd74 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Gibbs has said that Portis will get a maximum of 20 touches per game......and Betts gets the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Gibbs has said that Portis will get a maximum of 20 touches per game......and Betts gets the rest I've neither heard nor read of Gibbs putting a definite cap on touches for Portis. Do you have a to Gibbs saying that gd74? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gd74 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I've neither heard nor read of Gibbs putting a definite cap on touches for Portis. Do you have a to Gibbs saying that gd74? Heard it on ESPN....so I cant link my TV..... if you disagree...then express your thoughts...but I have him on my team and it is what I heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Heard it on ESPN....so I cant link my TV..... if you disagree...then express your thoughts...but I have him on my team and it is what I heard Not disagreeing, just looking for verification. So did you hear Gibbs actually say that in an interview, or did you hear one of ESPN's talking heads saying that Gibbs said that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Gibbs has said that Portis will get a maximum of 20 touches per game......and Betts gets the rest Well...so much for that. I figured it was bunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Gibbs has said that Portis will get a maximum of 20 touches per game......and Betts gets the rest Gibbs has never said anything like that. He's said that Clinton Portis is there main guy, but they feel comfortable with Betts if need be. As far as Portis' outlook for the rest of the year, he's on pace for 1400 yards and 10+ TD's... He's a solid RB2 imo, maybe more if they continue to rest him during the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pburgraider Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Gibbs has said that Portis will get a maximum of 20 touches per game......and Betts gets the rest LMAO....So Portis gets 36 carries this week and Betts gets 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish247 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) As soon as I heard that Gibbs was going back to 'Redskins football' (), I tried to acquire Portis before this week for pretty cheap but his owner didn't bite (some Skins homerism). It seems to happen every year around this time since '04... in '05, Portis exploded in the second half of the season. Last year when Portis was injured, Betts exploded in the second half. All mostly due to Gibbs scrapping their original offensive gameplan from the start of the season. Regarding the Betts/Portis situation from the article linked above... Betts has been ineffective as well, but he often goes an hour or more without carrying the football, enough to derail any tailback. He eclipsed 1,000 yards after replacing injured Portis in the second half of 2006, but Gibbs has been adamant that Portis is his starter (he has 98 rushes the last six weeks to just 30 for Betts), and Bugel equated switching starters to throwing Portis "under the bus" this week. Others on the staff believe Betts could contribute more with a bigger role, sources said, but they lack the authority to alter personnel. Edited November 5, 2007 by kingfish247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 34 touches for Portis yesterday compared to 1 for Betts. Love the 20 touch cap for Portis & the rest to Betts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 34 touches for Portis yesterday compared to 1 for Betts. Love the 20 touch cap for Portis & the rest to Betts. And that one touch led to a fumble... All of that talk about Betts taking over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 And that one touch led to a fumble... All of that talk about Betts taking over... Actually all of that talk of Betts pushing Portis & the Skins backfield going heavily to a RBBC, bamboozled a lot of people. Quite a few long time fantasy football players, even on this board, bought into it hook line & sinker. It's what allowed fantasy savvy owners to basically steal Portis in their drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kncks12 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Actually all of that talk of Betts pushing Portis & the Skins backfield going heavily to a RBBC, bamboozled a lot of people. Quite a few long time fantasy football players, even on this board, bought into it hook line & sinker. It's what allowed fantasy savvy owners to basically steal Portis in their drafts. Portis is showing burst again. Some of the runs he had the past 2 weeks were awesome, and he was close to busting it loose. Portis looks great and he is really putting the team on his back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Actually all of that talk of Betts pushing Portis & the Skins backfield going heavily to a RBBC, bamboozled a lot of people. Quite a few long time fantasy football players, even on this board, bought into it hook line & sinker. It's what allowed fantasy savvy owners to basically steal Portis in their drafts. I haven't followed the RBBC real close, but wasn't it a pretty heavy RBBC until recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish247 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 (edited) I haven't followed the RBBC real close, but wasn't it a pretty heavy RBBC until recently? No... Portis' carries outnumber Betts' by a little over 3:1. As long as Portis is healthy and active, Portis will receive the touches at a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio. Again, the Betts/Portis share situation only came about last year due to Portis' nagging shoulder injury. Even then an injured Portis got more touches per game and was still more productive than Betts. It's not an RBBC when Portis is healthy. Even in an RBBC, Betts is not a RB that can be productive with half or less of the lion's share of the touches. Edited November 13, 2007 by kingfish247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Score 1 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I haven't followed the RBBC real close, but wasn't it a pretty heavy RBBC until recently? As explained by kingfish247 above, while some people got suckered into expecting a Portis / Betts RBBC this season, it never materialized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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