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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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number during the Bengals'' visit to Oakland earlier this season.
"I''m behind the 8-ball," Johnson said of his goal. "Everybody thinks it''s beautiful where I''m at so far, but no way. Going to the bye, I wanted to be sitting at 600 yards. That would have been a no-mistake and catch-every-ball performance. I have plenty of time to make up for it. Eleven games is a lot of time. It''s going to get done."
Johnson made the bold pronouncement of 1,800 yards only months after finishing his sophomore season with 1,116 yards.
To reach 1,800 - Rice had 1,848 in 1995 for the 49ers - Johnson needs to average 112.5 yards a game over 16 games.
Johnson''s single-game career high is 152 yards, against the Steelers last year. But with his "slow" start, Johnson now needs to average 124.6 over the last 11 games to reach his goal.
"Receivers get 1,300-1,500 yards any day," Johnson said. "All those good receivers - [Terrell] Owens, Harrison, [Amani] Toomer -- those are 1,300-, 1,400-, 1,500-yard receivers. Why in the world do I want to be like them? Why do I want to sell myself short?"
The Colts'' Harrison led the league with 1,722 yards in 2002. Harrison''s 587 yards are second this season to rookie Anquan Boldin''s 592 for the Arizona Cardinals.
To reach the elite company, Johnson said he has to constantly work on fundamentals - blocking on running plays, running exact routes even when he''s not the primary receiver, studying film and playing his hardest no matter the matchup.
He said he would not have any trouble getting ready to face Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister because McAlister is one of the best in the league.
"I play better against the quality of corners," Johnson said. "I''m not saying my play drops, but I don''t play at the highest level when I play against a corner who''s not top-quality.
"But you''ve got your Chris McAlisters, and Sunday, I can''t wait to get on the field, because I know my level of play is going to be shooting through the roof."
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