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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
What does the CB (Cornerback) have to do with Portis?
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Relax - it's a typo. I meant RB, which is what
you originally typed.
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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
Portis is a stud, no doubt. But with the depth that Dallas has a RB you could see one HB for 2 1/2 quarters of play, then when the Redskins defense is playing tired in the 4th, in comes the other HB with fresh and rested legs and a full tank of gas. That is a distinct advantage.
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You can't seriously buy that argument, can you? You would take two decent backs over one top 5 back?
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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
By the way in his career with Washington, Clinton Portis has never ever eclipsed 100 yards against Dallas.
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He doesn't need 100. I'll take 80 and the win. Point is, he will grind it out, get decent yards, pick up the blitz, and be an option on the screen when Brunell needs him. That's what he brings to the position that none of your RBs do.
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Concur on the abilities of Arrington and Washington, both extremely talented players. But that is why the depth of the Dallas defense will come into play in the later quarters. You have two outstanding LB's, no argurment. But when it comes to the LB corp as a whole and what they bring to the table.
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Again, the Skins' team defense doesn't need 4 Pro Bowl LBs to do the job. The only area where we have basically nothing is on the D line. If we can't get to Bledsoe, we are going to be in trouble.
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Whether or not the beat-up CB's for the Redskins play or not we will have to find out on Thursday. But they are certainly not 100% and will be playing hurt even if they suit up. And if those "scrub" DB's play in place of Rogers, Springs and Harris they will be exploited and Bledsoe will pick them apart. Bledsoe was sacked 4 times last Sunday but still put up HUGE numbers.
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I agree, except that I don't think Bledsoe will get the huge numbers if the Skins pressure him. We don't need 5 sacks, but we can't give him time to check down 3 receivers every passing down.
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You picked apart my list farily well, but you still failed to point out facts that put the odds in favor of the Redskins. You attempted to discredit my points but you did not point out facts that make a case for your team and why the Redskins will win?
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TMC beat me to the punch (stupid lunch breaks!), but I'll add superior running game and superior run defense to the list. It's going to come down to TOP and turnovers, and I think the Skins will win TOP based on this. I can't predict turnovers.