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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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Through Nagging Injuries...','According to the team''s media relations department, Jeff Garcia, whose sore forearm kept him out of the tail end of Wednesday''s practice as a precautionary measure, is in no danger of missing Sunday''s game against the Cardinals.
Coming off a big win that netted 458 yards of total offense, Garcia must keep the offense focused to play a Cardinal team that sits at the bottom of the NFC West.
"I think that we are in a situation where we are in a battle and a fight every single week to get back to where we want to be as a football team. We need to continue to win and get on some sort of streak of wins to get us into a position to where we can be considered or seriously thought of as a playoff-type team," Garcia said. "We are a long way from that. We had a great win against Tampa Bay, and it is important for us to come back and build on that."
Going up against an Arizona defense that''s posted just four sacks to date this season has work in Garcia and the Niners'' favor -- as long as San Francisco is ready to handle the blitz. ...
Which brings us to an article published Thursday, in which Contra Costa Times beat man Cam Inman noted that Kevan Barlow needs to remember only one play from the 49ers'' 2002 season to realize how vulnerable he was when attempting to pick up a blitzing linebacker.
Or, truth be told, how a linebacker literally picked up him.
Cardinals linebacker Ray Thompson burst past the 49ers line and headed for Garcia. Barlow came out of a play-action fake, didn''t set his feet and. ...
"He knocked me on my butt," Barlow said Wednesday as he recalled that play from last year''s home win over the Cardinals. "I sat down too far, my feet weren''t set and he got the best of me. I know how to prepare better so my feet are set like an offensive lineman''s."
The 49ers are expecting to see plenty more blitzes from the Cardinals this weekend.
"We''re doing a good job picking the blitz up, not just in the backfield, but for
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