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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without it bothering me," he said. "When I went out to practice on Wednesday, I didnt think it was affecting my ability to throw as much as I expected it to. When I slipped, it was sore again. And that was just from a slip -- when you get banged around by pass rushers, its a whole different story."

Hasselbeck started last weeks 24-20 loss to New Orleans and completed 22-of-42 passes for 231 yards. He spread the ball around to nine different receivers, led by Laveranues Coles who had six catches for 88 yards.

Hasselbeck said it has not been difficult this week without knowing for certain whether he would play.

"The last few years, Ive been a backup quarterback, so Im familiar with the process," he said. "The important thing is that Im getting a lot of reps. If Patrick had not been hurt going into the Miami game, I would have been thrown into that game with almost no reps at all in practice. It would have been a tougher task. So from that standpoint, it helps that Im getting the reps now."

Said Spurrier: "Overall, Tim has played very well for a quarterback that has only played two games in his NFL career. Hes throwing nicely out in practice and the players have a lot of confidence in him."

Spurrier added that, with frigid weather conditions predicted for Sunday at Giants Stadium, Hasselbeck may have an edge because he played collegiate football at Boston College and is accustomed to playing in cold weather.','12/5/2003','12:40:00 PM','Friday',772 6342,4,14,'McGahee Could Make Debut -- In Limited Role -- Sunday...','According to the Associated Press, rookie running back Willis McGahee could make his NFL debut Sunday when Buffalo hosts the New York Jets.

Head coach Greg Williams said Friday there is a chance the Bills first-round pick may make an appearance.

"Willis had a good week of work. He practiced with our offense every day this week," Williams said. "Well go down to the final warm-up before we make a decision."

McGahee has been practicing with the team since mid-October and was

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