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Fantasy Football Articles - December 2003
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in December 2003 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.
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6480,18,16,'Can Jets Run Defense Help Tepid Rushing Attack?','As Boston Herald staff writer Kevin Mannix put it this morning: "So whats the polar opposite of the immovable object meeting the irresistible force? Simple: The Patriots running game against the Jets run defense. Thats a movable object meeting resistible force.
Of course, well all, get to see that "collision" tonight, when the Pats attempt to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 11 and their overall record to 13-2.
On one side is the Patriots rushing attack, which ranks 31st in a 32-team league in average gain per attempt. On the other is the Jets run defense, which ranks 31st in yards allowed (149) per game and has held only three of its 14 opponents to fewer than 100 yards on the ground.
However, two of those took place in the past three games.
The Steelers gained just 94 rushing yards in a 6-0 loss in the snow a week ago, while the Titans picked up only 84 yards on 22 carries in the Jets 24-17 victory two weeks earlier.
Mannix went on to point out that Kevin Faulk has been the featured runner for most of the season, but as the weather has deteriorated, Antowain Smith has been more involved despite the fact that hes had trouble generating much yardage when hes had the ball. For the season, Smith has 447 yards on 149 attempts -- a 3.0 average.
He stepped into the featured role in the past two games, despite the fact that hes averaged 2.2 yards an attempt in those games. A straight ahead runner, he can pick up a yard or two on his own, something thats necessary since the offensive line hasnt been generating a lot of running room.
While Smith has had 44 carries in the snow of the last two games, Faulk has become a third-down back, running only 16 times for 54 yards -- most of them on draw plays in passing situations.
On the dry field expected tonight, Faulk could get more snaps on the early downs.
The Jets have struggled all season in trying to shut down running games. Even the Pats had success pounding away
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