Rice, Slaton, Portis...need 2 WHIR

[Navyseal]

Gotta go with Rice and Portis.

The Skins desperately need a win and will just go back to basics, what was working the 1stH of last year, and KC's D is nothing special, let's face it. Zorn will lean on Portis while he's healthy (even if the O-line isn't) to try and save his job (which probably won't work anyway, but what the hell) and Portis (and to a lesser extent Santana Moss) IS the real leader of the Skins offense regardless of what Campbell and Zorn say, and I see him hjaving a very nice day should the Skins pull off the win.

You have to start Rice bc he is a play-maker, he is really the #1RB eventhough McGahee has most of the TDs on the ground, and while MINN run D is STOUT beyond stout, Rice will catch a few balls in the flat on blitzes and he will have some room to run after the catch in a game where there will be more poi ts than many expect imo --- and that's coming form an owner of MINN D/ST, the top fantasy D/ST to date.

As for Slaton, his sophomore slump appears to be in full swing as evidenced by his very low ypc, a big red flag imo. I went so far as to trade him after his 2TD performance, selling high and acquiring BMarshall in return, whom I am more than happy with going forward. Add to the fact that Moats is seeing increased carries every week and Chris Brown is getting the goalline looks (whether Kubiak is right or wrong in doing this), and you have a recipe for disappointment most weeks after a stellar rookie campaign for slaton last year.

GL



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QB-RB-RB-WR-WR-WR-TE-K-D/ST + several other options
*Warner, Flacco
*AP,*Bradshaw, S.Morris, Chester T.
*R.White,*B.Marshall,*Mason, Austin, Manningham, M.Wallace, Holt
*Carlson, Fasano
*Crosby
*MINN D/ST
(3-2, 2nd in overall points)

[CJB]

I would go with Portis and Rice...I think WASH loses this week, but I still think Portis gets his fair share, as WASH really only has Portis and Cooley...Rice has a tough matchup, but Minny is not impossible to run on, especially on the edges, and he'll get catches too...Slaton cannot be trusted at this point until he proves he's back on track...

thanks for the help with mine...circumstances have changed a little, feel free to chime in again...viewtopic.php?t=455362

[Y2J]

Id go with Portis and rice too. I have a similar dilemma, Rice or Slaton in a .5 ppr situation.

With you Portis is a must. Like me, its between Slaton and Rice. I like Rice but its close. McGahee will still get the goal line carries but Rice should get 100 total yds. Slaton I can't trust till Brown stops getting the goal line looks, as Slaton's ypc are just too low to trust at this moment.

[thebigsmooth]

Anyone else?