I'm not a fantasy guru, but I don't know if I'd start Clinton Portis against the Cowboys defense this week.  I think Shaun Alexander, Steven Jackson, Rudi Johnson, Corey Dillon, and LT might be better options.  I'd go with Mike Bell for your #2, going up against a weak Chiefs D at home.

Vanni9283 wrote:

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I'm not a fantasy guru, but I don't know if I'd start Clinton Portis against the Cowboys defense this week.  I think Shaun Alexander, Steven Jackson, Rudi Johnson, Corey Dillon, and LT might be better options.  I'd go with Mike Bell for your #2, going up against a weak Chiefs D at home.

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I wouldn't start Dillon, what if Maroney makes most of the carries this week. Starting either RB for the Pats is going to be a MAJOR crap-shoot this year.

I'd be weary of starting Mike Bell because of his hand this week. The bone went through the skin, and will still be very very tender. His finger will be taped to the other finger and will therefore effect his grip on the ball. He will definitely lose touches this week because of it. His hand will be a target for any intended defensive tacklers. The very bad thing about this for Mike Bell is that Tatumn Bell will get a chance to establish himself as the primary ball carrier in this time. If the both Tatumn and the Broncos do well, you can bet that Mike Bell will be losing more touches, even when healthy.

Your best bet is to stick with the healthy backs in this situation regardless of matchups . Though they have already announced that Portis will not play (don't set your lineup until the deadline to be sure), you cannot make this decision on Friday night.

portis is doudtful but start mike bell. mike bell will start. frdie never has two good weeks in a row. oh yeh and fast willie.

-- Edited by 1 packer fan at 08:49, 2006-09-16

In no way am i laying claim to any fantasy knowledge but if ya got rudi, he should pretty well pound the browns defense this week.

someone suggested you need to start rudi johnson. do you HAVE rudi johnson? i don't know where that came from, but if you have him, start him.

portis claims his bag is making the trip to dallas, and gibbs says portis didn't practice, so he won't play. portis says he practiced no less than he did the week before. this situation is SO up in the air, it seems that the 'skins don't even know their own stance on it. all this confusion may just be gamesmanship on the redskins part, in order to keep the cowboys guessing. but it might be real, too. he might not play at all. or he might play the whole game. if he plays, the chances are better that he WON'T have success than that he will: the matchup is bad. dallas' d vs. the run is pretty tough, and nfc east games always wind up being defensive battles.

so stay away from clinton.

willie: he'll get most (90%) of the touches in pittsburgh,
fred: he may not do you in the long run, but he's ready to go this week.

unfortunately, both of their matchups suck, as they're going against each others d's, both of which are quite good. the success of one will keep the other off the field. so pick one of them (I'd go with willie).

regarding mike bell: everything I've read says that Mike Bell and Tatum Bell will share carries like they did last week. By the way, it doesn't matter who "starts" (which, in denver, simply means who's on the field for the first series). but for what it's worth, I've read that Bell will be the starter.

I've also read that this is the week when tatum can pretty much win the job from mike if he outruns him like he did last week. but mike will get his touches, too.

overall.....dude, these are SLIM PICKINS. Do you have any receivers that you can trade for a top flight running back? Maybe you could package Portis and a WR for an upgrade at RB and a downgrade at Receiver. Otherwise, you're going to have to thread the needle like this every week.

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Hey Im not that far off bell wont start now but will still get 50 percent of the carries. and bell with 50 percent is better than fradie.

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yeah...i just read that a few minutes ago: bell gots the baaaad finger.

but again, who starts isn't really the point. it's who's going to get more carries. i recommend bell over freddie, above.

sheesh...Chacer416's gettin alot of thinkin' out of us on this problem.

YOU'RE WELCOME, DUDE!

-- Edited by saturn11 at 10:43, 2006-09-17

timmy,

you continue to post at a level of near incoherece. you rarely receive any response to your posts because they are hard to read, and consistently FILLED with spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

your content rarely makes sense (for instance, while "k-rob in a dress" is a funny image, it has nothing to do with elementary school).

none of us ever call you out on ANY of this bull$hit because, for the most part, we're concerned with football, not spelliling. etc.

However, the gall you display in mocking packer is totally uncalled for. his claim that tatum and mike bell would pretty much split the carries was not at all outlandish (or elementary, OR like k-rob in a dress).

in fact, mike got 13 to tatum's 16.

do you have anything constructive...ABOUT FOOTBALL... to add to this conversation (or ANY conversation on this board)?

what's your damage?

why i'm even bothering to say any of this is beyond me.


-- Edited by saturn11 at 21:16, 2006-09-17