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Fantasy Football Articles - March 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in March 2004 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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snapping up a San Francisco cap casualty in offensive lineman Derrick Deese last week, then plucking free agent lineman Matt Stinchcomb off the Raiders, the Bucs plundered the Bay area again for Garner, a former Pro Bowler with two 1,000-yard seasons and more than 400 career receptions under his belt.
Since becoming a full-time starter with the 49ers in 1999, Garner has emerged as one of the leagues premier multi-purpose threats out of the backfield. Over the past five seasons, he has averaged nearly 100 yards of total offense per game (7,812 yards in 78 games) and scored 34 touchdowns. Overall, he has played in 144 games with 86 starts, rushing for 6,986 yards and 39 touchdowns and catching 410 receptions for 3,649 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Buccaneers are Garners fourth team. He began his career in Philadelphia in 1994 and played five seasons for the Eagles before joining the San Francisco 49ers. There, Garner had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1999 and 2000 before moving across the bay to the Raiders.
Heading into his 11th season, Garner has an outstanding career average of 4.6 yards per carry but has always been known as a dual threat thanks to his receiving skills. Over the 2001 and 2002 seasons, both playoff campaigns for the Raiders, Garner had 4,970 combined rushing and receiving yards, a total topped during that span by only Marshall Faulk and Edgerrin James.
Of course, head coach Jon Gruden is familiar with Garners talents and how to get the most out of them. Gruden and former Raiders senior assistant Bruce Allen, now the Bucs general manager, brought Garner to Oakland in 2001 and plugged him immediately into the starting lineup. Garner contributed 1,417 combined yards and helped the Raiders advance to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Gruden was also Garners offensive coordinator in Philadelphia from 1995-97.
Gruden left for Tampa in 2002 but Garner remained with the Raiders and was a sparkplug in the NFLs number-one ranked offense.
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