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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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off the bench in multiple receiver sets -- a role that could be limited by Troy Edwards emergence last week.
Also according to Glazer, with Byron Leftwich taking over as the starter, Mark Brunell will be inactive for today''s game against the Chargers. David Garrard will serve as Leftwich''s backup.','10/5/2003','8:00:00 AM','Sunday',264 5835,20,5,'Fassel Looking To Avoid Excessive Wear & Tear On Barber...','According to the New York Post, the have concerns about wear and tear on Tiki Barber, and will give Delvin Joyce a chance to play at least one series at some point today.
"I understand why [head coach Jim Fassel] needs to get me a rest and I agree with him," Barber said.
As NorthJersey.com staffer Tara Sullivan noted this morning, in three games, Barber has 67 carries for 313 yards. Giants'' running backs have 68 carries for 314 yards, with return specialist Brian Mitchell taking the only other handoff on a 1-yard touchdown run in the season opener.
Even Miami star Ricky Williams, who carried the ball 42 times two weeks ago, has shared the ball with Travis Minor. Williams has 347 yards on a league-high 93 carries and is on pace to eclipse Jamal Anderson''s NFL single-season record of 410 carries.
"I''m nowhere near him so what''s all the fuss?" Barber said. "I''m only at 22 carries a game. He''s at 31."
But Williams is a 5-foot-10, 228-pound back whose size and strength bolster his workhorse status. Barber, on pace to carry the ball 357 times and shatter the career-high 304 attempts he set last season, is more sleek at 5-10 and 200 pounds. He sure has flipped the script that had him come into the league seven years ago as a guy who would never be an every-down rusher.
Now, he''s asked if he''s ever going to take a break.
"I told [running backs coach Eric Studesville] just to tell me to sit down, to just say,
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