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Fantasy Football Articles - November 2003
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in November 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.
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completing 40 of 56 passes for 490 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Garcia hasnt played since an overtime loss to Arizona on Oct. 26, when he strained ligaments around his sprained ankle.
Head coach Dennis Erickson named Rattay as his starter on Wednesday, saying Garcia still cant move well enough to play. Garcia participated in several drills during practice, but Rattay worked with the starters as San Francisco prepared to go after its first road victory of the season.
"Hes disappointed that hes not healthy," Erickson said of Garcia. "These are critical games for us, so weve got to give our team the best opportunity to win."
Both Erickson and Rattay insist Garcia will be the 49ers starter when healthy. Garcia was the emergency No. 3 quarterback in Rattays first two starts, with rookie Ken Dorsey backing up Rattay, but Garcia might be the backup against the Packers.
Garcia said he felt "better than last week," but declined further comment while rushing to a team meeting.
"Id say hes about 70 percent, 75 percent," Erickson said.
Garcia made the last three Pro Bowls, but has struggled with injuries this season since the first days of training camp. He has passed for 1,523 yards with eight touchdowns, eight interceptions and a passer rating of 72.0.
Though hes aware of the challenge of making his first career road start at Lambeau Field, Rattay is in perfect health and high spirits after near-flawless work. Hes also grateful to be playing behind an offensive line thats back near full strength after three starters missed earlier games with injuries.
"This past game, the line did such a good job keeping those guys off me, I honestly didnt even feel like I played a game," Rattay said. "Our team chemistry is really good. Weve been playing really hard the last couple of games."
Also of interest. ...
According to Pro Football Weekly, "its a virtual certainty" that rookie receiver Brandon Lloyd is going to get plenty more opportunities down the stretch to make plays like his diving 27-yard
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