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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.
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nine catches in last weekend''s loss to Tampa Bay. In the waning seconds of the first half, Gardner ran a quick slant from the Bucs'' 24. Ramsey threaded the pass between two defenders. Gardner caught the ball and accelerated, running all the way to the 2. One play later, Darnerien McCants scored to put Washington up 10-7 at the half.
"He caught that slant and really turned on the jets," Ramsey said. "He showed me something when he caught that ball."
In a more general sense, Gardner also has proven quite a bit to his position coach, Steve Spurrier Jr.
"He''s playing harder and practicing harder," Spurrier said. "We''re very pleased with him. He''s growing up -- if I can say that and it doesn''t bother him. He''s more of a professional this year than he was last year."
The coach declined to elaborate on "growing up," other than to say Gardner, who turns 26 on Oct. 26, is working harder, being more attentive and taking more notes. Gardner, for his part, stressed that he doesn''t feel he was immature, but he did concede that his priorities have changed.
"You tend to understand what you''re here to do," Gardner said. "Me, I''m here to play football, put on a performance, do what I have to do. And off the field, stay out of trouble. You can''t have anything bad to say about me, because I don''t do anything wrong. I know my place. I come to work and do everything right."
If nothing else, he certainly handled the Redskins'' high-profile acquisition of Coles with aplomb. Gardner, the 15th overall pick in the 2001 draft, was Washington''s No. 1 receiver his first two seasons and put up solid numbers last year (71 catches, 1,006 yards, eight touchdowns) despite a quarterback carousel.
But the Redskins made receiver a priority in their overhaul of the offense, and even though the team didn''t publicly declare Coles the new No. 1, it was clear in private conversations that club officials wanted a receiver who could dictate the game plans of opposing defenses and beat consistent double teams.
A lot of NFL receivers would have pouted.
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