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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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Avery didn''t miss any playing time because of his injury. But his productivity dropped the past three weeks because of it, Tice said.','10/25/2003','1:45:00 PM','Saturday',419 5990,6,8,'Line Coming Together With Backfield Falling Apart...','As reported by chicagobears.com senior writer Larry Mayer, while their teammates have been felled by injuries with alarming frequency in recent weeks, the Bears'' offensive line has remained intact.
The same five players will start for the fifth straight game tomorrow when the Bears host the Lions. The group consists of tackles Mike Gandy and Aaron Gibson, guards Steve Edwards and Chris Villarrial and Pro Bowl center Olin Kreutz.
With continuity up front, the Bears have averaged 152 yards rushing in their last four games.
"We''re run-blocking really well," said offensive coordinator John Shoop. "I think we''ll be even better in the home game where it''s not quite as loud and the communication. ... Will be strong.
"As long as we have those five guys playing together, I don''t see any reason why we shouldn''t keep getting better. No matter who lines up behind them, we expect to run the ball."
And as Mayer further noted, it seems that theory will be tested with Friday''s news that Anthony Thomas (foot) was downgraded to doubtful and Adrian Peterson (ankle) did not practice and remains questionable.
All of which means seldom-used veteran Rabih Abdullah and rookie Brock Forsey will split time in the backfield tomorrow with Abdullah playing in most passing situations. If Thomas and Peterson are both unavailable, the Bears'' plan of attack will change -- but maybe not as dramatically as we might expect given the circumstances.
"There are some things that that front five is good at in run blocking and we''re going to run those plays," Shoop said. "I do think there are some things Brock
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