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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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The passing offense that averaged 276.5 yards in the first four games has combined for just 279 yards passing in the past two outings.
Comparing them to the Rams, who lead the National Football League in pass offense, is like comparing apples and oranges.
"To be honest with you, I played six games so far and I feel like I haven''t done anything," said Burress, who has 28 catches for 430 yards and one touchdown. "It''s just because of the way things are going. I''m happy I''m not beat up or bruised or anything, but I just feel like I haven''t really done some things to contribute to my team to help them win.
"Maybe it''s because we''re 2-4. For some particular reason, I didn''t really look at it being like that coming into this season. But things don''t always go the way they should."
The Steelers are hoping to rediscover their passing touch against the Rams, who have scored 107 points during their three-game winning streak. But, to do so, they think they need to develop a running game, something that has been nonexistent through six games.
By putting Jerome Bettis back in the starting lineup, replacing Amos Zereoue, the Steelers are hoping to recapture the power ground game that made them among the most feared running teams in the league just a few years ago. That would force teams to go back to stacking eight and nine players near the line of scrimmage against the Steelers, a tactic that should open up the passing lanes.
According to Dulac, opponents are currently laying back in cover-2 and even cover-4, defenses designed to take away the Steelers'' passing game. By doing so, they are daring the Steelers to beat them with the run.
Just a few years ago, it was the other way around.
"It kind of started in Kansas City, and we got ourselves in one of those deals where we turned the ball over a couple times and we got behind and it just made it hard for us to come back," Burress said. "We weren''t running the ball particularly well at that time. It kind of puts pressure on us to work a little harder to get open and find
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