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Fantasy Football Articles - October 2003
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in October 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 - October 2003 Fantasy Football Articles
Fantasy Football Challenge - October 2003 Articles Archives
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mantra of "Just give me the damn ball."
Nonetheless, the team''s run-oriented game plan, which has yielded 20.8 pass attempts over the past four games, has visibly handcuffed Heap''s athletic playmaking ability and could prove to be a major obstacle on the road to the playoffs.
"In the long run, everyone knows we''re going to have to be balanced," Heap said. "We''re going to have to throw the ball against good teams. We''re not going to be able to sit back and rely on the one dimension.
"I''m frustrated and we''re all frustrated, coaches and players. We''re going to have to get out of this together. It''s not one guy who is going to do this alone. It''s going to be a team effort."
Heap, who leads the team with 17 catches, is on pace for a subpar 54-reception season, a dropoff of 14 catches from last year.
The projections for Heap entering this season were in the range of 80 to 90 catches. Six tight ends in the league have more receptions than Heap this season, including the New York Giants'' Jeremy Shockey (29 catches).
Since teams have not been forced to respect the accuracy of rookie quarterback Kyle Boller or the catching ability of the Ravens'' receivers, defenses have two priorities: stack the line to take away Lewis and tailor coverage to take away Heap.
In Sunday''s 26-18 win at Arizona, the plays designed to go to Heap went elsewhere because the Cardinals either decided to drop a safety down to cover Heap or chose to leave another receiver more open. As a result, Heap had only one pass thrown to him the entire game and finished with one catch for 2 yards, the lowest total in his 21 games as a full-time starter.
"Once we start making plays and all the skilled guys start spreading out the field, they can''t account for one guy," Heap said. "You have to make them account for everything."
Head coach Brian Billick said he "agreed 100 percent" with Heap but also pointed out that Heap is only two catches off his five-game start from last season.
Heap still remains the Ravens'' top option, getting thrown to a team-high 31 times.
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