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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
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to utilize that. People are aware of his career; they''ve seen him do other things. So we can play on that as time goes by.
"I don''t mind telling the other guy we may do it because in our business a lot of it is about preparation and the limited number of snaps you have to prepare."','10/31/2003','7:40:00 AM','Friday',451 6022,29,9,'Brad Johnson Puts Kibosh On Rumors Of Sore Arm...','According to Tampa Tribune staffer Katherine Smith, angry about what he called an erroneous report that he has problems with his throwing arm, Bucs quarterback Brad Johnson was quick to end any speculation on his health.
"I took every rep in practice [Thursday]," Johnson said. "Everything''s cool."
Johnson, who has not been listed on the Bucs'' injury report this season, vehemently denied a St. Petersburg newspaper''s report that he has a "sore throwing elbow." The 12-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler did not participate in Wednesday''s practice, which sparked the rumor.
Head coach Jon Gruden backed his starting quarterback, confirming that Johnson does not have an elbow problem or a problem with arm strength.
"I rested him," Gruden said. "Week 9 of the season, sometimes that''s a good thing to do. Brad Johnson''s thrown [250] passes. He took a lot of hits on Sunday, too many hits, and I want to keep him off his feet, and that''s just part of the program that we used last year and part of the program that we''ll use this year.
"He looked great to me [Thursday]. We''d like to give him some better looks in the pocket. We''ve got to clean up our protection, which wasn''t up to par last week."
Johnson has been sacked four times in the past two games.
Gruden pointed out the lack of protection but also lauded Johnson for the deep passes he has been able to complete despite breakdowns with the offensive line.
"He threw a 75-yard touchdown pass against San Francisco, and he threw a [40-yard] pass to [Keenan] McCardell in the same game," Gruden said. "I don''t know what
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