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Which 2 RBs do I start?

Matt Forte @ DAL
Darren McFadden vs. STL
Joseph Addai vs. NYG

  • Chief
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Tough because the Rams defense sucks so bad, but I would stay away from McFadden myself.
  • dman
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Forte and Addai
^ Both of these.
Forte and McFadden

Forte is the easiest. Dallas has a good secondary and I believe they'll need to rely on Forte if they have any chance to beat the Cowboys. Dallas also has problems facing RB's with receiving ability and Forte definitely fits the bill. I don't think he'll put up numbers like he did against the Lions but I still view him as a solid start this week.

McFadden... you either believe or you don't. Against the Rams defense, I'm definitely a believer this week. 150 total yards and a TD last week gives me high hopes for him against a weak Rams defense. I thought they played admirably last week against the Cardinals but I'm not sure they improved much from last season. Their run defense gave up almost 160 yards on the ground last season along with almost 2 TDs per game.

The Giants have a very suspect pass defense and I expect the Colts to exploit it this week. Addai could possibly have a decent game but the Giants run defense is much better IMO than their secondary. The Panthers couldn't get much done last week and I have a hard time seeing Addai doing much better. Expect the Giants to try and exploit the Colts run defense that got tore up pretty badly by the Texans and control the clock to keep Peyton and Co. off the field. If the Giants are able to accomplish this like the Texans did then the Giants DEF will be fresh and I believe Addai will have trouble finding many running lanes. If this were a PPR then I feel Addai could be more valuable as I think he'll rack up some receptions out of the backfield. I'm just not sure if he'll get many yards to warrant starting him over McFadden with an easy Rams run defense at home.

The NFL of course is way to unpredictable but that's just my .02 cents.
forte and dmac imo
Originally posted by Chief:
Tough because the Rams defense sucks so bad, but I would stay away from McFadden myself.

This is what I thought about McFadden until the guy that beat me last week had him in his lineup and he got 20 points..

As long as Bush is still out, McFadden is a good player to put in..
Originally posted by HomestarRunner:
^ Both of these.

Indeed.

Can't play McFadden until the Raiders prove they can score more than 10 pts a game.
Forte and Addai
I went with Forte and D-Mac. Thanks for your insight guys!
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