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(Message started by: DC_Disaster on Jan 7^th, 2004, 8:54am)

Title: Playoff RB
Post by DC_Disaster on Jan 7^th, 2004, 8:54am

Whicch RB will go off this weekend - Holmes, S. Davis or E. James? I'm leaning towards Holmes.

I took a chance on Stokley last weekend and he came through big time. Can Stokley come through 2 weeks in a row?

Will Pinkston do anything against GB?

Sorry for all the questions. I've been away from my computer for awhile.

Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: Playoff RB
Post by Philly on Jan 7^th, 2004, 9:09am

on 01/07/04 at 08:54:37, DC_Disaster wrote:

Whicch RB will go off this weekend - Holmes, S. Davis or E. James? I'm leaning towards Holmes.

Of the three, I think Holmes will be right about where he was all year - 100 rush yards, 50 rec. yards, a couple TDs. So he's not really "going off." I have a feeling that the Panthers will be hard-pressed to keep pace with the Rams offensively, so the running game could be abandoned early. Edge has the best chance to "go off" (i.e., do something you're not expecting). Obviously the KC defense has trouble stopping the run. The KC defense will certainly be focused on stopping Manning and Marvin, so Edge could have a nice day.

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I took a chance on Stokley last weekend and he came through big time. Can Stokley come through 2 weeks in a row?

He seems to play well in the post-season, but I don't think he'll have a game like last week's.

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Will Pinkston do anything against GB?

It is next to impossible to predict the Eagles RBs and WRs. Because of Pinky's inconsistency all season (until a couple games at the end of the season), I'd be very wary of him. GB has a couple very athletic CBs in McKenzie and Harris, but I would expect Pinkston to draw more penalties than make catches.

Title: Re: Playoff RB
Post by StegRock on Jan 7^th, 2004, 2:15pm

Regarding the running backs, I would actually go with Holmes over James hands-down (my pants). ;) I agree with Phil's assessment of Davis. That combined with his lack of versatility vis-a-vis the other two sinch it for me. Holmes, though, well-rested after a week off, at home, having not been overworked during the regular season "for just this purpose", that is of the post-season, has a MUCH BETTER chance of "going off" against the "vulnerable-to-the-run" Colts than James does against them and his odds of having a solid outing to the tune of 100 (combined) yards and at least 1 touchdown are better than James's.