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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.
Fantasy Football Challenge - November 2003 Fantasy Football Articles
Fantasy Football Challenge - November 2003 Article Archives
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an ineffective Brees and sparked the team in the fourth quarter.
In the end, Hiro was unwilling to speculate on a favorite. And as he added: "Thats just how Schottenheimer wanted it. The coach, smiling throughout, appeared to take glee in the cat-and-mouse game he played with the assembled media."
"I was going to say Im not being evasive, but I am," he said at one point. "I understand the interest that everybody has, and its certainly with good reason. However, it doesnt really benefit the Chargers in any way to make that announcement right now."
Schottenheimers thinking is that the Chargers quarterbacks are different enough -- Brees a traditional pocket passer, Flutie a more mobile player with a proclivity to scramble -- that it hinders an opponents ability to prepare similarly for either, a point supported by Flutie.
"From talking to other defensive coordinators, they put in a different plan for me when I play," he said. "They really do. [New England head coach] Bill Belichick, I used to talk to him a lot. They do things differently if Im going to play or if the other guys going to play."
With the uncertainty surrounding who will start, Vikings head coach Mike Tice said his approach will be to simply get his team ready to face a physical opponent that, first and foremost, likes to run the football.
"This time of season theres not going to be many teams that are going to go out there and redo all their schemes, and I think what you have to prepare for is the basic philosophy of a football team," Tice said.
"If theres some changes in personnel, they might tweak the philosophy, they might do more play-action, they might move a guy around a little bit more. But I dont think a teams gonna go out and reinvent the wheel in three days."
Brees could probably use a good reinvention.
The third-year pro has started every game since winning the position from Flutie in training camp before the 2002 season. However, his once-bright star has dimmed considerably in recent weeks as the losses mount for the 1-7 Chargers and his performance
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