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Just curious who you guys think should start at Running back. I know that GW is the type of guy that if you don't practice, you don't play on Sunday. I feel that Gibbs is the same way.

But.......Gibbs also wants to start off with a win and does that mean that CP gives us the best chance? Does Gibbs believe in a guy never loosing his starting position due to injury? I don't know. I think that coach will start CP so that there are no issues coming into the first game and minimizing the drama. Betts may get a bulk of the carries due to the fact that he has had more time on the practice field but CP will start

I say if Portis says he's ready, turn him loose

If Portis is not totally healthy then I say go with Betts. Either way I just want the Skins to win!

portis. he is going to bring it this year

Portis - Comeback player of the year. oh yeah i can see it now

Portis will start.

Portis will claim he is 100% (which he probably is) and will start. The real question is how many carries will he get?

CP pratices this week and starts ... Skins win!

coach already said CP would start so I'm going with that.

Even if CP didn't start this week, there would be no drama. It has been repeated time and time again by all parties involved that the pecking order is set and there are no qualms about it.

Portis!!!

I know for a fact that the starter will be the one who starts

Portis is starting and his play will determin how many carries he gets.. if hes looking good then he will get 20 + and if not then Betts will probaly split the load with him 50/50

Fios wrote:I know for a fact that the starter will be the one who starts

That is correct almost all of the time!

I think Joe will approach this as a "game 3 preseason" with Portis. He will get the first couple series and see how he looks. Even if he looks good, I believe conditioning will be a factor and we will see Betts early. Joe likes to error on caution, theres enough carries for both. With this one-two punch we could have a pretty fresh pair of legs for a fourth quarter time
killing drive.

We'll see Portis on the first few plays, but Betts will be worked in on many 2nd and 3rd down situations. Business as usual. . .

Does anyone think this is a make or break year for the face of Offense CP?
This game is about production. I think if Betts repeats last year and if CP gets hurt and all he has to show for it is costumes thats alot of dead money to stand on the sidelines. Especially, if he starts this season off slow-looking rusty, goes down with something and blaming not being in game shape b/c he sat out. I don't know about you all but that would be the breaking point to me and I have an authentic CP jersey.

It's been said Saunders doesn't work in dual back offense. I was hoping we could adapt what the Saints do and utilize both Betts/Portis for swing routes. It would be perfect for Campbell. Heck thats why Roethlisberger has a ring on- b/c all he did was dink/dunks and not foul up and Campbell can tuck and run. But then again we have Sellers who needs to be on the field smashing LB's and run blocking. I dunno... offense show me something to believe in.

Had to check, the title of the thread before posting. Based on pre-season performance Mason "should" start(l know,l know) but Portis will start and he will get a surprising amount of playtime as well, based solely on his blocking ability. However Mason was our only pre-season back with a 4+ YPC avg. I missed the game on Thursday, was that against Jax starting D?

jmooney wrote:Had to check, the title of the thread before posting. Based on pre-season performance Mason "should" start(l know,l know) but Portis will start and he will get a surprising amount of playtime as well, based solely on his blocking ability. However Mason was our only pre-season back with a 4+ YPC avg. I missed the game on Thursday, was that against Jax starting D?

Did someone hack your account? Is this what you brought to the table tonite?

themightyjoegibbs wrote:

jmooney wrote:Had to check, the title of the thread before posting. Based on pre-season performance Mason "should" start(l know,l know) but Portis will start and he will get a surprising amount of playtime as well, based solely on his blocking ability. However Mason was our only pre-season back with a 4+ YPC avg. I missed the game on Thursday, was that against Jax starting D?

Did someone hack your account? Is this what you brought to the table tonite?

A bold statement from a member (who joined today) with less than 20 posts, to a member with less than 25 posts.

themightyjoegibbs wrote:

jmooney wrote:Had to check, the title of the thread before posting. Based on pre-season performance Mason "should" start(l know,l know) but Portis will start and he will get a surprising amount of playtime as well, based solely on his blocking ability. However Mason was our only pre-season back with a 4+ YPC avg. I missed the game on Thursday, was that against Jax starting D?

Did someone hack your account? Is this what you brought to the table tonite?

As much as like what Mason brings to the table, I do not see him playing Sunday. He averaged 4+ ypc against guys who no longer are on their respective NFL rosters. He did not play against their #1 D either. As for this discussion, its open to who ever feels should start. Hell, if someone wants to say Mark Brunell should start (Redeemed, this is for you), we allow it. And we don't blow people up for it. Well at least not in this forum. Head to smack and have it out all you want. Just not heya.

Betts needs to start not that I think of it. Portis needs to come in and spell Betts until his conditioning is up. I'd rather have Betts start so that he can get into a rhytym early.

Betts needs to start not that I think of it. Portis needs to come in and spell Betts until his conditioning is up. I'd rather have Betts start so that he can get into a rhytym early.

Have to disagree with you. Portis, when healthy, and I think that he is 100% healthy and this "tendinitis" was just an excuse to keep him out of preseason to avoid what happened last season, is a far superior back than Betts. Sure Betts did a very commendable job filling in for Portis last season, but talent wise there is a big difference between the two. Portis, when he got hurt last season, was leading the NFC in rushing td's despite inconsistent line play (oline didn't gel until later in the season) and having MB04 as the qb. When Betts took over the oline had started playing better and defenses were forced to at least think about the vertical passing game. Even with all of the yards that Betts racked up, he still couldn't put the ball in the end zone and fumbled far too much (top 3 in the NFL among rb's in fumbles I believe). However, the main reason that I think that Portis should start, even in not all the way there with his conditioning is the Miami defense. Last season most of the success that Betts had came against some of the worst rushing defenses in the NFL. Well the Dolphins have one of the best rushing defenses in the league so we need our main guy in there imo. Even more significant for this week is the difference in pass blocking ability between Portis and Betts. Portis is one of the best, if not the best, pass protecting rb's in the NFL. Betts, on the other hand, is a very poor pass protector. The Dolphins have a mean pass rush and with our oline just now having all the starters together, I think it is very important to have Portis' pass blocking skills in the game.

CanesSkins26 wrote:Portis, when he got hurt last season, was leading the NFC in rushing td's despite inconsistent line play (oline didn't gel until later in the season) and having MB04 as the qb.

Didn't he get hurt in the 1st pre-season game?

Didn't he get hurt in the 1st pre-season game?

I meant the injury that ended his season.