Fantasy Football Challenge - Football Fanatics Articles Archive

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.

Fantasy Football Challenge - December 2003 Fantasy Football Articles

Fantasy Football Challenge - December 2003 Article Archives

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presently under center.

"I tell you what: I learned a lot about myself, a lot about the NFL game, about the business, about everything that is encompassed in this game, thats going to make me a better person and a better player in the long run," said Brees, a second-round pick in 2001. "Its something I think a lot of quarterbacks go through. At the time, you wish you werent going through it. Its tough and its difficult, and emotionally youre trying to make things work, and at times theyre not. I just think that this is going to be a positive for me."

And according to Paris, Brees is relaxed and ready for todays game.

"I dont think theres pressure," he said. "I know what kind of player I am and will be. Im nowhere near what I will be. Like I said, I believe everything happens for a reason. You just have to draw a positive from everything that happens.

"I think Ive always been able to do that, no matter what happens in life or football. Like I said, I am a totally different player and have a different mentality now than I did at the beginning of the season, just from the experiences Ive gone through. I think its really going to pay off for me in the future. I believe that theres no doubt that Im going to be a great player, that this team is going to be a great team, and that were going to be able to take this thing wherever we want to go -- soon."

But the sad fact is, even if Brees gets the job done today, it might not be soon enough to convince management to stick with him.

Also of interest. ...

A quick reminder here: David Boston is expected to start and play as usual today, but he missed considerable practice time this week -- including Fridays session -- due to the flu.','12/28/2003','5:55:00 AM','Sunday',977 6543,3,17,'Big Question Surrounding Lewis: Rest Or Record?','Jamal Lewis needs 48 yards rushing to reach 2,000-yard mark and 154 yards to surpass Eric Dickersons single-season mark of 2,105, which has stood for 19 years.

But if the Ravens have control of the game, will Lewis have control

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