Fantasy Football Challenge - Football Fanatics Articles Archive

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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out of training camp, Boldin is the only one to have played in every game, and he has done so while nursing sore ribs and a tender hamstring.

Making matters worse is the fact that Cardinals offensive coordinator Jerry Sullivan and upper management appear to be at odds over the teams reluctance to run the ball more, with the increasingly frustrated Sullivan reportedly having threatened to quit a few weeks ago.

In this regard, though, it would appear the Cardinals have only themselves to blame, considering the huge effort they made to convince Sullivan to become their new coordinator, even though he kept insisting from the start of training camp that he preferred a more pass-oriented attack. ...

According to the Sports XChange, Emmitt Smith remains out indefinitely with a hairline fracture of the left shoulder blade and a separation of the shoulder. He was having a rough year before that, with only 192 rushing yards in five starts for his new team. He is unlikely to make a return before the middle of November at the earliest.

And in a related note. ...

Marcel Shipp gained 84 yards on 20 carries against the 49ers in their last meeting last December -- but 40 of the yards were on one run. He is hoping more stability along the line coming out of the bye will lead him to more days like the one against Baltimore before the break, when he gained 4.4 yards a carry in his first start of the season. ...

Also according to the XChange, Jeff Blake has vowed to play "smarter" to help reduce the team''s league-worst minus-14 turnover ratio. He''ll do well then, to keep an eye on 49ers corner Ahmed Plummer, who has four picks. Blake has nine interceptions in six games, uncharacteristic for him.','10/23/2003','3:35:00 PM','Thursday',389 5960,13,8,'James Continues To Practice Without Difficulty...','According to Colts.com staff writer John Oehser, Edgerrin James, who missed the last three games before the

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