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(Message started by: steelkings on Sep 26^th, 2003, 8:11pm)

Title: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by steelkings on Sep 26^th, 2003, 8:11pm

Im in a strictly scoring league. I can start 2 RB's and 2 WR's. Or...1 RB and 3 Wr. I will start Eddie George and Eric Moulds. Which of the above 3 should I pair with Them.

Title: Re: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by Philly on Sep 26^th, 2003, 9:23pm

When in doubt... go with the RB. The Eagles will have to run the ball more this weekend, and Big Red seems to have more confidence in Staley than his other RBs right now.

Title: Re: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by StegRock on Sep 26^th, 2003, 9:52pm

Of those three, I would go with Staley, and I definitely would not go with Clark. Warrick may not be a bad call. But, you never know which one of those Cincy receivers is going to show up on any given week, AND their game this week against the Browns could be a real low-scoring affair. Go with Staley... It's make-or-break time for Philly to show up and I think their offense will at least make a decent showing, meaning at least a predictably fair game for Duce!

Title: Re: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by Callie on Sep 27^th, 2003, 8:47pm

I like Duce, but the Eagles are talking about going to Buckhalter for more carries. If Duce doesn't do something great, he may be LUCKY to get an RBBC.

Warrick is matched up against a CB who can be beaten, and a lot of the attention will go to stopping Chad Johnson (who I'm playing, help me!). Also, they seem to like Warrick in the red zone.

Title: Re: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by ColaSteeler on Sep 28^th, 2003, 12:11am

Tough to figure out who will score the TD. I'd give Duce a try though. He should see plenty of passes thrown his way, and even if Buck runs the ball more, they'll probably get Staley in near the red zone to catch or block/protect, since Buck and Westbrook are not as good in that capacity.

Title: Re: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by Noey21 on Sep 29^th, 2003, 11:35am

Sorry Philly. But I gave you lots of credit. However, it looks as if you know the rest of the league better than your RB's.
I apologize but it's true. I still want to know what happenend to Staley.

Title: Re: Duce Stayley vs warrick or dallas clark
Post by Philly on Sep 29^th, 2003, 2:23pm

on 09/29/03 at 11:35:02, Noey21 wrote:

Sorry Philly. But I gave you lots of credit. However, it looks as if you know the rest of the league better than your RB's.
I apologize but it's true. I still want to know what happenend to Staley.

I'm not one to come to my own defense on predictions, but I feel I'm being unfairly criticized here, so let me explain myself.

Based on games 1 and 2 (when the Eagles hardly utilized the running game at all) Staley was getting more work than Buckhalter and Westbrook. Andy Reid gives out next to nothing as far as information is concerned, and his team follows his lead. So when I make a prediction, it is based on past performance as much as anything else.

This week, everyone knew that the Eagles would have to run the ball more to have a chance to win. All indications were that Staley would get the work since he did in games 1 and 2. Both Staley and Buckhalter have been healthy, so that doesn't change things. Buckhalter had one carry and one receptions through two games. Since Reid doesn't say why Buckhalter is not being used, I have to assume that Reid feels more comfortable with Staley in the game. Westbrook is returning punts and kicks, and generally this would lead to less use in the offensive packages.

I'd be very surprised if ANYONE could accurately predict the Eagles offense. They spread the ball around in the passing game, so there is no way to tell who will have a big day and who won't. The rushing game is, apparently, RBBC now, so predictions will continue to be a crapshoot.

Based on this past weekend, Westbrook had 12 touches, Buckhalter 11, and Staley only 5. Should we expect the same ratio next week? Since they were successful this weekend, logic would say "yes", but I imagine it will be quite different next week.