Week 14 News, Notes and Inactives (1 Viewer)

[Jene Bramel]

Late Games

Antoine Winfield is ACTIVE. His practice time increased all week and he looks ready to go.

EJ Henderson is ACTIVE (questionable with an illness). He was limited on Friday.

Troy Polamalu is INACTIVE with a knee injury. He was unlikely to play after re-aggravating the injury in practice this week

Donnie Edwards is ACTIVE and starting.

Greg Wesley is ACTIVE with a concussion. He practiced fully on Friday.

Eric Wright is ACTIVE with a knee injury. No word on how much he'll play.

Chris Kelsay, Reggie Hayward, Mike Peterson, Gibril Wilson, Chris Hope (IR - cord injury), Erasmus James (IR - ACL), Ray Edwards (susp) are out today. Ryan Denney stays in a full time role, Michael Johnson may see a lot of action if James Butler can't go and Wilson already out and Brian Robison may get the most snaps he has all season long with Edwards and James out. Roman Harper is expected to lose snaps to Kevin Kaesviharn in the base defense.

Early Games

Channing Crowder is INACTIVE with a foot injury. Derrick Pope likely moves inside, with Donnie Spragan taking an OLB spot. Could see the debut of Edmond Miles in the middle for some snaps too.

Madieu Williams is INACTIVE with a foot injury. Chinedum Ndukwe starts in his place.

Charles Woodson is ACTIVE (questionable with a toe injury).

Antonio Pierce is ACTIVE with an ankle injury. He did not practice all week and the local media is reporting that he will not play today. Chase Blackburn is expected to play MLB, with Kawika Mitchell staying at WLB.

James Butler is INACTIVE. Aaron Ross is ACTIVE. Both were questionable with hamstring injuries.

Brian Dawkins is ACTIVE after suffering a back injury during Friday's practice. Quentin Mikell is expected to return this week and would split time with JR Reed.

Kabeer Gbaja-Bjamilia is ACTIVE. He was limited in practice this week, but is expected to play.

Vonnie Holliday and Matt Roth are questionable with ankle and groin injuries, respectively. Holliday is ACTIVE. Roth is INACTIVE. Joey Porter is ACTIVE with a shoulder injury.

Albert Haynesworth is ACTIVE with a hamstring injury. He did not practice all week and will see limited snaps if he plays at all.

Shawne Merriman is ACTIVE after missing practice with a calf injury Friday.

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SNFGary Brackett is questionable with a hip injury. He returned to practice on Friday and Dungy expects him to play, but wouldn't commit.

Ed Reed is questionable with a hip injury. He has been limited in practice and is a GTD.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Madieu Williams INACTIVE.

Brian Dawkins ACTIVE.

Antonio Pierce ACTIVE. Searching for confirmation of whether he'll play.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Channing Crowder is INACTIVE.

 

[bmj87]

Madieu Williams is INACTIVE with a foot injury. Chinedum Ndukwe starts in his place.

Is Ndukwe definitely starting in Williams' place? Because Marvin White is listed as the backup at FS, and I've been hearing reports that White will be starting instead of Ndukwe.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Mike Garofalo says Pierce will start. Use him at your own risk.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Madieu Williams is INACTIVE with a foot injury. Chinedum Ndukwe starts in his place.

Is Ndukwe definitely starting in Williams' place? Because Marvin White is listed as the backup at FS, and I've been hearing reports that White will be starting instead of Ndukwe.

White has barely played this year and he's more of a SS type. It'll be Ndukwe.Hobson confirms.

Ndukwe, a seventh-rounder out of Notre Dame, starts in place of free safety Madieu Williams. It's the first game Williams (quad) has missed since he injured his shoulder in '05 and couldn't get through the sixth game and had to be placed on injured reserve. Ndukwe has seen a lot of time in the dime package and came into the game with two sacks, a forced fumble, and 18 tackles.

 

[bmj87]

Ok, good looking...Thanks, Jene.

 

[Crazy8s]

Great thanks

 

[Jene Bramel]

Rotoworld is suggesting Miles will start at MLB, but Dolphins.com is reporting that Spragan will fill in, again probably moving Pope to the middle. My money is on Dolphins.com.

dolphins.com

Samkon Gado gets the start at running back in place of Chatman, wide receiver Derek Hagan replaces Booker, and left guard Cory Lekkerkerker will start in place of Chris Liwienski for the offense. Defensively, Rodrique Wright starts at defensive end for Roth, cornerback Travis Daniels replaces Lehan and Donnie Spragan will fill in for Crowder.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Best of luck today folks.

After I fix the curtains/curtain rod that my three year old just used as a bungee cord, I'll keep an eye out for dish on Wright, Edwards, Henderson and Winfield.