Matthew Berry "hating" Portis this week

Sorry if this has already been posted.

Matthew Berry, ESPN's fantasy guru and admitted Redskin fan, lists on a weekly basis those players he expects to deliver (players he "loves"), and those he expects not to (players he "hates"). He lists Portis as a "hated" player this week, with this description:

"Clinton Portis, RB, Redskins: You have no idea how much I don't want to write this. Because if my Redskins have any chance against Philadelphia, they have to run the ball. But I expect the Eagles to stack the line and make Jason Campbell try to throw his first touchdown pass to a wide receiver. The Eagles have given up only four rushing touchdowns all year and are seventh in rushing yards allowed. Sigh. I just know this game is really gonna anger me."

Link to the page: ESPN - Berry: Love/Hate for Week 10 - Fantasy Football (http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football/ffl/story?page=lovehateweek10)

Well, he does have a point. Philly is going to be looking for the run.

I think it would be a good idea to come out throwing in this one to get JC in a groove early, open things up for the run, and then pound them in the 2nd half.

Well, he does have a point. Philly is going to be looking for the run.

I think it would be a good idea to come out throwing in this one to get JC in a groove early, open things up for the run, and then pound them in the 2nd half.

Speaking of that, what happened to those passes we were throwing 10-15 yards down field to Randle El early in the season. Campbell was NAILING those throws.

If it's any consolation, this is what Berry said last week

I'm officially worried about...… Adrian Peterson. It's not as if he didn't get the ball plenty. But his 20 carries were good enough for only 70 yards, and he gets the strong run defenses of the Chargers, Packers and Giants in three of the next four.

ESPN.com - Blogs - Matthew Berry Blog (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=berry_matthew&entryID=3085366)

If it's any consolation, this is what Berry said last week



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Ahhh . . . Good news for Portis!

I don't see what's groundbreaking about the statement that Philly is going to be looking to stop the run. I mean, any team in their right mind is going to assume (rightly so) that our gameplan each revolves around getting our running game going and then playaction passing later... Obviously not having any success with our wideouts is a pretty glaring weakness that each opponent is going to try to exploit.

obvious if you ask me, hes got a good point, were kinda screwed, and no donovan is fighting for his job.

Donovan was making a big point out of not being the only culpable member of the Eagles for the shitty manner in which they've been playing. I don't see how that's going to rally the team around him, true or not. I think D. McNabb is auditioning for his next team at this point.

obvious if you ask me, hes got a good point, were kinda screwed, and no donovan is fighting for his job.

I agree with him also to a degree, but I don't agree that "we're...screwed." Sure, the Iggles always seem to man up when they play us, regardless of the location (home vs. away), but I believe we have a very good chance to roll on these guys. Their O-line is suspect, McNabb is distracted with trying to prove his critics wrong, the head coach is distracted for unfortunate reasons, and most importantly...Choo Choo will be in 'da house baby!

I don't see what's groundbreaking about the statement that Philly is going to be looking to stop the run. I mean, any team in their right mind is going to assume (rightly so) that our gameplan each revolves around getting our running game going and then playaction passing later... Obviously not having any success with our wideouts is a pretty glaring weakness that each opponent is going to try to exploit.

Right. When I read this kind of stuff I'm all like, "Well, we were supposed to have a shutdown defense to match up against the Patriots." and we all saw how well that went.

Who's to say we can't run all over them?