Writers of Pro Football Prospectus 2008

23 Sep 2010

Choose 3 RB

Rashard Mendenhall vs. Tampa Bay
Arian Foster vs. Dallas
Matt Forte vs. Green Bay
Clinton Portis vs. St. Louis.

I know the obvious choice is Forte, Foster, Mendenhall, but all three have tough to very tough matchups while Portis' matchup seems much better. Should I bench one of my three top scorers or am I overthinking things?

Posted by: compucrazy on 23 Sep 2010

3 replies , Last at 23 Sep 2010, 11:47am by boone88rr

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Re: Choose 3 RB
by socctty :: Thu, 09/23/2010 - 2:21am

PPR matters big time. I am guessing traditional scoring. In that case, I'm benching Forte. GB DL is going to eat CHI OL up, and GB Offense will force CHI to pass anyway.

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Re: Choose 3 RB
by tally :: Thu, 09/23/2010 - 10:15am

I think Forte matters in the passing game, however. Portis will get some easy TDs against STL. I almost have to say Foster. RBs are more impacted by matchups than most other positions.

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Re: Choose 3 RB
by boone88rr :: Thu, 09/23/2010 - 11:47am

Portis looks terrible. He got two short gift TDs last week. Start your studs.

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