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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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of their skill players, Tony Gonzalez seemed to have been turned into a role player, statistically speaking anyway.
That was before last week, when the star tight end pulled in four passes for 121 yards and a TD against Green Bay.
Horton went on to point out that Kansas City''s next two opponents have a pair of shutdown corners who will take away a lot of the passing game''s sideline stuff and send Green hunting for action over the middle of the field -- "otherwise known as Gonzalez territory." ','10/18/2003','1:35:00 AM','Saturday',356 5927,6,7,'Can Chandler Jumpstart Stalled Offense?','In an article published Thursday, Chicago Tribune staff reporter David Haugh suggested that after listening to teammates extol Chris Chandler''s virtues Thursday, necessity prompted the change at quarterback every bit as much as Kordell Stewart''s swollen leg.
For the record, Stewart''s status was downgraded from questionable to doubtful Friday.
But according to Haugh, it''s becoming clear that if Chandler achieves even minor success as the team''s new starter against the Seahawks, it may be hard for head coach Dick Jauron to go back to Stewart next week, even if the ex-Steeler is healthy.
Coaches and players described the 38-year-old Chandler as a quarterback closer to the one who completed 29-of-35 passes for 263 yards in his final two games as a starter last season than the guy one helmet thud away from his sixth concussion in as many seasons.
They pointed out ways in which Chandler''s quick release can reduce quarterback sacks, the unit''s most glaring weakness.
Receivers openly praised Chandler''s ability to find them at any time compared with Stewart''s tendency to lock in on the primary target.
There was even talk of throwing the ball downfield over the middle -- territory heretofore marked as no-man''s land in the Bears'' short passing game.
In that way, consider Jauron''s switch to Chandler a limited success even before the first snap Sunday. The decision
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