1niksder wrote:Looking at the stats for both back and they are really close...
Ladell vs TJ
Betts Vitals
Height: 5-10
Weight: 223
Born: 08/27/1979
College: Iowa
NFL Experience: 5
Contract Status: Last year
TJ’s Vitals
Height: 6-0
Weight: 254
Born: 02/17/1981
College: Michigan State
NFL Experience: 5
Contract Status: Last year
Bottom Line: Duckett is bigger and younger
Rookie Year:
Betts
G GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ FD
11 0 65 307 4.7 27 1 4 13
Duckett
12 3 130 507 3.9 33 4 1 28
Bottom Line: Duckett played more started a few games as a rookie and reached the endzone more often
Year 2:
Betts
G GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ FD
9 1 77 255 3.3 13 2 0 15
Duckett
16 10 197 779 4.0 55 11 5 39
Bottom Line: Duckett build on his rookie year improving in EVERY category, Betts regressed in most.
Year 3:
G GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ FD
16 1 90 371 4.1 27 1 2 19
Duckett
13 0 104 509 4.9 35 8 6 30
Bottom Line: Betts showed more of what he had showed on year one and Duckett had his least productive year
Last Year:
Betts
G GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ FD
12 0 89 338 3.8 22 1 1 17
Duckett
14 0 121 380 3.1 25 8 1 24
Bottom Line: The 2004 trend continued for both Backs
IMO Duckett is a bigger, younger Betts. Both are in the last year of their contracts.
So why trade for him and still keep Betts? Because of Betts... a week ago it was talk of him getting a extention, what happen to that? Maybe the Skins felt he was asking too much or weren't sure. They bring in a back in the same boat and let them compete. If they show enough they can be signed during the season and can push each other in practice. If the Skins like them both, they've got a whole season to decide whitch one to throw the money at.
I don't really understand the trade but I don't not like it.
