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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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The Steelers seemingly have returned to those inconsistent and unpredictable days of 1998, 1999 and 2000, when one good performance was followed by two bad ones.
"Theres a lot of room for improvement," receiver Hines Ward said.
Maddoxs numbers through 11 starts (2,430 yards, 13 touchdowns) and his 11 starts of last season (2,714 yards, 19 touchdowns) arent radically different. But they illustrate a downturn has greatly contributed to the Steelers falloff from a 10-5-1 record last season to 4-7 going into Sundays game against Cincinnati. One more loss will give the Steelers as many defeats as they had in the previous two seasons combined.
Ward warned during training camp that all the talk the Steelers could throw all day and no longer needed a running game was premature.
"Everybody was so stuck on passing the ball, but I said we have to be balanced," Ward said. "For some reason, were not doing that. We have to be able to pass and run together, go out and run for 150 and pass for 270."
The Steelers havent come close to doing that. The running game that easily led the NFL in 2001 is next to last in the league, gaining more than 100 yards only three times in 11 games. Jerome Bettis used to have more 100-yard games than that by himself.
Without a reliable run game to lean on, Maddox has thrown for 160 yards or fewer in three of his last five games and is coming off a season-worst 73 yards Sunday against Cleveland.
Wide receiver Plaxico Burress drop-off has been even more glaring than Maddoxs. Burress was coming off consecutive 1,000-yard seasons -- he and Ward both had 1,300 yards-plus last season -- but he has slipped to 43 catches for 625 yards and a single touchdown.
"Coming into this year, we expected to equal it and actually do better, but its kind of been the other way around," Burress said. "Were not getting a whole lot of opportunities right now, the way defenses are playing us. Weve got to go out and just try to snatch everything that comes our way. Weve got to be more aggressive, start pushing
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