Fantasy Football Challenge - Football Fanatics Articles Archive

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.

Fantasy Football Challenge - November 2003 Fantasy Football Articles

Fantasy Football Challenge - November 2003 Article Archives

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for him to make a change.

Trading of Warner after the season is problematic because the Rams would take a $4 million salary cap hit.

"You dont know what the situation is going to be, and you dont know what the future has in store," Warner said. "Its not something Im worried about right now and not something I can worry about.

"To say those thoughts dont cross your mind would be crazy. They do. But its not anything that dominates my thinking."

Bulger said his trials havent hurt his confidence, and the big vote of confidence from Martz didnt affect him, either.

"I dont worry about it anyway," Bulger said. "Whether I had to play well this week or last week to keep my job, it doesnt matter to me. I just play the same way I always do."

Since the opener, Warner has been reduced to running the scout team in practice. Thats not the same as running the Rams offense, so if something happened to Bulger it might take Warner some time to get re-acclimated.

"The longer you sit on the bench, the longer you go without running your offense and working on timing with your receivers and doing all that, I think the more and more difficult it is to come in and play at a high level quickly," Warner said.

Running the scout team, he said, is good only for keeping the arm fresh.

"Youre not running with your receivers, youre not running the same routes, youre told who you have to throw to, you dont really read, you cant really look off," Warner said. "Theres a lot of things that are so contrary to the way I play the game that you dont get a whole bunch out of it."

Also of interest. ...

According to the Sports XChange, the Rams have gone through a long list of fullbacks since James Hodgins was released last February, but it now appears Joey Goodspeed could be the answer.

"Weve found our fullback," Martz said after the teams win over Arizona.

Goodspeed had a big block on Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher two games ago, that helped spring Marshall Faulk for a 52-yard run on a critical 4th-and-1 play. Against Arizona,

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