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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.
Fantasy Football Challenge - December 2003 Fantasy Football Articles
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Team physician John Zvijac cleared the knee of scar tissue and deemed the procedure a success, according to Bucs officials....
And finally....
According to the Sporting News, Keenan McCardell returned to practice Friday and will start on Sunday after sitting out earlier in the week in order to rest his sore hip.','12/7/2003','12:20:00 AM','Sunday',791 6359,14,14,'The Long Ball Suits Smith Just Fine...','As reported by the Sports XChange, Jimmy Smith is happy the deep pass is back in the Jaguar offense.
The veteran receiver hauled in a 48-yard touchdown pass from rookie Byron Leftwich last Sunday night to clinch a 17-10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the third time he has caught a touchdown pass of 43 yards or more this year.
Last year, his longest touchdown catch was a 37-yarder and he had one catch of 47 yards.
"We had kind of gotten away from the deep ball (last year) and that was frustrating. I know I can still do what I do best and thats go deep," he said.
He congratulated offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave for having enough confidence in Leftwich to let him throw the deep ball.
"Hes not holding Byron back. Hes letting Byron be a quarterback," Smith said.
Although the West Coast offense is noted for featuring the short passing game, head coach Jack Del Rio said he and Musgrave like to throw the deep ball.
"I like to go vertical more than the typical West Coast offense may ask for," Del Rio said.
Smiths message to Leftwich is that he cant overthrow him because hell go get the ball.
"Ive been telling him that for about five weeks now," Smith said with a smile.
Leftwich said, "I can overthrow him, but he has another gear that a lot of people dont have. When I threw the ball (against the Bucs), I actually thought it was a little too far, but he dropped into a sixth gear. Hes almost giving you a 100 percent guarantee that hes going to go get it."
One last note on Smith. ...
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