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[Andy Hicks]

Post any news here

 

[Linus Scrimmage]

The NewsRunning back Clinton Portis is questionable on the injury report with ankle and hip injuries, but will play today against Detroit, according to Adam Schefter of the NFL Network.

 

[Chickenwang]

NFL.com's Adam Schefter confirms that Clinton Portis (hip) will start Sunday against the Lions.

Portis was listed as questionable on Friday's final injury report, but Redskins coach Jim Zorn has made it clear that Portis was expected to play.

 

[T Bell]

He will play. The danger for fantasy owners is that they get up big and Zorn uses this game as an opportunity to rest him.

FWIW, he can tie a record held by only one other player in NFL history (OJ Simpson) in today's game with his fifth consecutive game with 120 yards rushing. Zorn, however, doesn't strike me as someone who will deliberately leave him in to get that record if he'd otherwise take him out, unless it only took one more carry to do it or something.

 

[Interseptopus]

ESPN just reported a "big fantasy injury" occured prior to the game...

Betts out

 

[T Bell]

ESPN just reported a "big fantasy injury" occured prior to the game...

Chris Samuels is a late scratch, likely to rest his knee. Stephon Heyer was the starter at RT to start the season and should be ok, but Samuels and Kendall have been an incredible blocking duo on the left side of that line. This can't help Portis, but I don't think it's a disaster.

 

[fatness]

He will play. The danger for fantasy owners is that they get up big and Zorn uses this game as an opportunity to rest him.

In the past 6 games the Redskins haven't been "up big" on anyone, so I'm not sure that's a danger.

 

[T Bell]

He will play. The danger for fantasy owners is that they get up big and Zorn uses this game as an opportunity to rest him.

In the past 6 games the Redskins haven't been "up big" on anyone, so I'm not sure that's a danger.

They also haven't played the Lions who, BTW, haven't scored a single first quarter point all season. Regardless I pointed it out as a risk, not a certainty.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

It's conceivable that if the Redskins do get "up big" on the Lions it'll probably be, in part, because Portis has 2 touchdowns by halftime.

 

[smcindoe]

I don't own Portis in any league, but he's a stud and if he's playing against the Lions... don't overthink this.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

I don't own Portis in any league, but he's a stud and if he's playing against the Lions... don't overthink this.

That's basically what I was getting at.It's Detroit. They've given up 900+ yards rushing and 8 rushing TDs so far. Portis can probably pile it up on them with or without Chris Samuels.

 

[T Bell]

I don't own Portis in any league, but he's a stud and if he's playing against the Lions... don't overthink this.

That's basically what I was getting at.It's Detroit. They've given up 900+ yards rushing and 8 rushing TDs so far. Portis can probably pile it up on them with or without Chris Samuels.

I didn't mean to imply you shouldn't start him. I just don't see this as a repeat of last week's 175-yard game because the team will likely take him out before it got to that point if the game goes as it should.

 

[T Bell]

He will play. The danger for fantasy owners is that they get up big and Zorn uses this game as an opportunity to rest him.

In the past 6 games the Redskins haven't been "up big" on anyone, so I'm not sure that's a danger.

They also haven't played the Lions who, BTW, haven't scored a single first quarter point all season. Regardless I pointed it out as a risk, not a certainty.

Nevermind. This Redskins team is the biggest tease I can remember. I can't believe they've gone into halftime trailing 10-6 against the Lions. The number of ways they find to shoot themselves in the foot is unreal.