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Now, on to this week’s double-dip question.

@mikerothstein How many carries will Forsett get Sunday? Is 10-15 reasonable? #LionsMailbag — Posa (@JustPosa) October 14, 2016

I picked both of these because they are essentially the same question about two players. At this point, I expect both Dwayne Washington and Justin Forsett to be active and available for the Lions on Sunday and how Detroit splits their carries will likely depend on the game and on the health of Theo Riddick.

With Riddick out, figure that Washington and Forsett will both see in the neighborhood of 10 to 12 carries, particularly against a beaten-up Los Angeles defensive line. How the two are used could depend on game situations, too.

Washington has a better handle on the offense than Forsett because Forsett just signed with Detroit this week. Washington has shown he can be a good combination of size and speed. He’s definitely a more versatile option than Forsett as of now and a bigger back if the Lions need to grind the ball with the lead late in the game. The Lions also have Zach Zenner, who can handle some of that role.

Detroit spent the week throwing a bunch of different things at Forsett to basically get a handle on what he’d be able to do in a pinch. So far, Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said Forsett is “doing a good job picking things up. I think that’ll be a little bit up to him and kind of how the whole thing develops.”

And how it develops likely depends on injuries, how the game unfolds against the Rams and what Forsett has left to give. He was struggling in Baltimore before the Ravens cut him, averaging 3.2 yards per carry – down a full yard from the 2015 season and two full yards from the 2014 season, when he rushed for 1,266 yards.

But for this week, with Detroit clearly struggling to keep its running backs healthy, figure to see both Forsett and Washington on the field a lot with double-digit carries (or really close to it) during Sunday’s game.