Fantasy Football Challenge - Football Fanatics Articles Archive

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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Maynard, Edinger''s holder, said the place-kicker is in his own world when he enters the game.

"If you watch him take his steps back and do his little (routine)," Maynard said, "from rubbing his hands together, to picking up his left leg, and then he kicks his right toe, then he spins. If you watch it, he does it exactly the same every single time. I bet he''s to the inch, every. ... Single. ... Time.

"He''s got a routine he does, he doesn''t let anything outside of that affect him. Once he gets on the field, he''s not thinking about the wind, he''s not thinking about the other team calling timeout, he''s not thinking about me holding, Pat [Mannelly] snapping. He''s just thinking about his kick."

Or as LeGere suggested: "He''s like the Rain Man of kickers."

"He is," Maynard said, laughing. "You should drop a box of toothpicks in front of him ands see what he does."

Edinger knows what approach works best for his job, and he seems to have mastered it.

"You just have to be calm and cool, and if you do miss, you can''t let it bother you," he said. "It''s done with, you can''t get it back. Forget about it and go on to the next one. It''s just concentrating, working hard at practice and focusing on what kick you have coming up at the time."

Also of interest. ...

Marty Booker hit the practice field Wednesday despite a sore rib cage. The star receiver was hurt last week, but he later returned to the game. According to the Sporting News, Booker expected to start this week.

And as noted by the Sports XChange, Booker, coming off his most productive game of the season (four catches, 94 yards) faces a New Orleans team that he had eight catches against last season for 97 yards and a TD.

Also according to the XChange, Anthony Thomas rushed for 111 yards on 27 carries last season against the Saints, his only 100-yard day of the season. He already has two this season; David Terrell, who was shut out last week, had one catch

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