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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only thing Egues said Fiedler has to adjust to is the ball becomes harder in the cold.

Given the conditions, its probably safe to assume Fiedler will spend most of his time handing the ball to Ricky Williams.

And with good reason.

Williams racked up 228 yards and scored two touchdowns in similar conditions at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo last December.','12/7/2003','4:00:00 AM','Sunday',793 6361,23,14,'Snow Is Gone, But Not The Cold And Wind...','According to Philadelphia News staffer Les Bowen, the snow should be long gone by the time the Eagles and Cowboys go at it today -- gone from the weather forecast and gone from Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles said yesterday.

This weekend represents the first foul weather for a game since the new stadium opened, and the first test of the Eagles ability to deal with it; the city was responsible for such things at Veterans Stadium.

"Well have three different sets of work crews coming in over the next 36 hours or so," Eagles spokesman Ron Howard said Friday afternoon. "Weve got approximately 400 or more people coming in here this afternoon, starting at 4 oclock."

Howard said the crews would work Saturday morning, then resume work after the Army-Navy game was over.

Temperatures are expected to be in the low 30s, but it should feel at least 10 degrees colder, with a northeast wind forecast at about 23 mph.

For the players and coaches, the biggest concern is the state of the playing surface, which intertwines real grass and occasional synthetic plugs. The surface is heated through underground pipes at 70 degrees, not so much for the comfort of players as to help grass grow during what would normally be non-growing months in Philadelphia.

But footing has been a little loose already, players have said, and with Army and Navy churning up the surface while snow is forecast to fall around them, it seems unlikely that tarp will be covering up a pristine field tonight.

"Hit it down the middle and pray," place-kicker David Akers said yesterday

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