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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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an amazing 4.29 time during one of the dozen or so 40-yard dashes he ran last week. Then on Wednesday, he participated in his first full practice of the season and was so impressive the club decided to remove him from the league''s physically unable to perform list.
"I was only running about 70 percent, and I ran 4.3, so I wasn''t even opening myself up," said Bennett, a former Olympics 200-meter hopeful before settling on football. "I''m just a natural-born runner. I''ll slow down when I get to be about 40 or 50 years old."
Team officials will go slow on Bennett, probably holding him out of games for one or two more weeks, to ensure he is completely rehabilitated. Bennett still hopes to return for a Nov. 2 game against Green Bay, but might not get back on the field until the Nov. 9 contest at San Diego.
I''ll advise you, however, that St. Paul Pioneer Press staffer Sean Jensen suggested Thursday that Bennett isn''t just looking to be playing by Nov. 9, he hopes to assume his usual workload and starting position in the offense by that game. But running backs coach Dean Dalton said there''s no need to rush Bennett''s return because the Vikings boast the league''s top-rated offense, including a run offense that ranks seventh.
"Teams have to defend our run, and it has opened things up for our offense," Dalton said. "I don''t think there''s any need to rush at all. We have an excellent committee of running backs."
Given the team''s 6-0 record and the solid performance of his offense, head coach Mike Tice was asked if he wants Bennett to peak around mid-December, providing his offense quite a boost.
"That''s very accurate," he replied.
Bennett, who is currently wearing plastic orthotics in his shoes to help protect the injury, said his greatest challenge will be mental.
"The biggest thing for me is just having to go out, practice and forget about my foot," he said. "Forget that it was hurt."
He also said conditioning is a concern.
"I could get a ball and go 100 yards, but I might cramp
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