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Fantasy Football Articles - April 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in April 2004 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
Fantasy Football Challenge - April 2004 Fantasy Football Articles
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that, for going over the middle."
Brian Finneran and recently acquired wideout Dez White will compete at split end.
Perhaps just as important, the Falcons last week signed 12-year veteran quarterback Ty Detmer to a one-year contract. He backed up Steve Young in San Francisco in 1998, and coaches believe he can be an excellent teacher and sideline confidant.
"Ty truly understands the position of quarterback," Young said last year. "Hes so exact when it comes to fundamentals I think hed be absolutely perfect [as a coach] for Mike."
Vick also is seeing how Joe Montana and Young -- his childhood idol -- learned this offense.
"Growing up, Mike loved to watch the 49ers," Mora said. "We brought all the training tapes of how we trained those guys. ... Not only videotapes of games, but tapes of the actual installation [of the offense]. We can go back and show Bill Walsh installing 22 Z-in in a meeting with Joe, or show Greg with Steve Young.
"Remember [the 49ers] 98 playoff game against Green Bay, when [Terrell Owens caught a touchdown pass from Young]? Mike was watching the NFL Network the other night, and they happened to be showing that game. He came in the next morning and he was really fired up. He said, I was watching that show; that [play] was 3-Jet-all-go, and he hit the bender, didnt he? Hes loved it."
Vick seems to be just as taken with the new staff as they are with him.
"I think Im going to like [Mora and Knapp]," he said. "I talked to [Young]. ... After Mora was hired to see what having him and Greg was going to be like. He said Greg was one of the best coaches he ever had."
Mora believes Vick can get the job done.
"I certainly think Mike has the ability to be a 60 percent passer," he said. "Heres another thing Greg emphasizes: Its not necessarily push the ball down the field; its completions, completions, completions, however you get them, get completions.
"That not only builds your self-confidence,
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