Message-ID: <4404657.1075854967697.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:47:08 -0700 (PDT) From: noreply@ccomad3.uu.commissioner.com To: matthew.lenhart@enron.com Subject: Commissioner.COM E-Reports for Big E 10/25/01 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Commissioner.COM" @ENRON X-To: Lenhart, Matthew X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \MLENHAR (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: Lenhart-M X-FileName: MLENHAR (Non-Privileged).pst [IMAGE] =09 Fantasy Football on Live Radio! Be sure to tune into SportsLine Radio eve= ry Friday at 4 pm ET for The Fantasy Advantage, the most informative and en= tertaining Fantasy Football Show on the Net! Commissioner.COM Managing Edit= or Scott Engel and featured expert Michael Fabiano have all the latest news= and analysis for you, along with insights from beat writers and pro footba= ll insiders! Enjoy a full hour of Fantasy Football talk every week! 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"The ligaments, tendons and bone broke, so it all had to be put bac= k together." Richard Huntley, who will replace Biakabutuka in the starting = lineup, visited his teammate at the hospital Tuesday. Huntley said the inju= ry was far worse than he expected and he's concerned Biakabutuka won't play= again. James Stewart , RB DET - Tori Kuykendall Updated 10/25/01 = Stewart will probably play on Sunday against the Bengals. The Detroit Free= Press reports that his ankle injury has now been identified as a bad bruis= e and not a sprain. Wayne Chrebet , WR NYJ - Fear Updated 10/25/01 C= hrebet, the New York Jets' top receiver, will miss Sunday's game at Carolin= a with a head injury. He was hit in the helmet by St. Louis Rams' defensive= tackle Brian Young on Sunday and left the game complaining of dizziness. I= t was the second consecutive week that a head injury knocked Chrebet out of= the game. He left the Jets' win over Miami in the second half on Oct. 14. = Coach Herman Edwards described Chrebet's ailment as "post-trauma migraines"= and said he wanted to be extra cautious with the injury. Edwards said Chr= ebet passed the various tests and scans he was given. Laveranues Coles will= be the top receiver in his absence. Rookie Kevin Swayne will move ino the = starting lineup. Terrell Davis , RB DEN - Eric Bass Updated 10/25/01= Davis disputed rumors that he may have a stress fracture in his leg and = could be lost for the season. "At this point in time, I'm on schedule to pl= ay this Sunday," Davis said. Davis, who has missed five games this year and= 29 since 1999, admitted that his right knee remains sore, but he has been = well enough to play on the scout team the past two weeks. He remained on th= e scout team Wednesday as the Broncos prepared for this week's game against= the New England Patriots. Davis was listed as questionable on the weekly i= njury report. Don't bother to start him. His abilities will be limited if h= e does play Sunday. Clint Stoerner , QB DAL - Free Agent Updated 10= /25/01 Starting quarterback Anthony Wright didn't practice Wednesday beca= use of fluid on his right knee, and might not play Sunday. Head coach Dave = Campo said Stoerner would start ahead of Ryan Leaf, if Wright isn't ready t= o play. Using Stoerner in your starting lineup would be a risky move. Stoer= ner, a second-year player from Arkansas, has never started in the NFL. He h= as played in only three games, completing 4 of 7 passes for 44 yards and tw= o touchdowns in his two appearances this season. Anthony Wright , QB= DAL - Free Agent Updated 10/25/01 Wright didn't practice Wednesday becau= se of fluid on his right knee, and coach Dave Campo indicated Wright might = not play Sunday. Wright expected to have results of an MRI exam Thursday,= and Campo said he wouldn't make a final decision on the quarterback's play= ing status for the Arizona game until after that. Campo said Clint Stoerner= would start ahead of Ryan Leaf if Wright isn't ready to play Sunday. Campo= said there was a good chance that Leaf could play for the Cowboys on Sunda= y. Leaf apparently hasn't been with the team long enough to merit a startin= g spot yet. Terrell Davis , RB DEN - Eric Bass Updated 10/24/01 D= avis is sufficiently healed from a knee injury, but now his lower left leg = is giving him problems and will probably keep him out of action this week. = X-rays revealed no stress fracture, says the Denver Post , but Davis' leg i= s throbbing. Mike Anderson will retain the starting job for now. If Davis i= s able to play, which seems unlikely, he will be very limited. Amani Too= mer , WR NYG - McKay Neal Updated 10/24/01 According to published report= s, Toomer might be benched in favor of WR Joe Jurevicius. Ike Hilliard will= join Jurevicius if Toomer is demoted. Toomer caught only three passes Mond= ay night against the Eagles and did not have a reception for more than 10 y= ards. Head coach Jim Fassel demoted Toomer last season, in an effort to mot= ivate him. Wayne Chrebet , WR NYJ - Fear Updated 10/24/01 Chrebet wi= ll miss Sunday's game at Carolina with a head injury. Coach Herman Edwards = described Chrebet's ailment as "post-trauma migraines" and said he wanted t= o be extra cautious with the injury. Edwards said Chrebet passed the vari= ous tests and scans he was given. Chrebet will be replaced by Kevin Swayne,= a 26-year-old rookie who played in both the Arena League and the XFL durin= g the past year. He has now been playing football for 40 straight weeks and= has one catch for 19 yards in the NFL. Chris Sanders , WR TEN - Free= Agent Updated 10/24/01 Sanders will not require surgery on his back. He = will be re-evaluated after receiving an injection. His return date is uncle= ar. Bert Emanuel , WR NE - McKay Neal Updated 10/24/01 Emanuel signed= with the Detroit Lions on Wednesday. While the Lions are looking for a rec= eiver to help fill the void created by a season-ending injury to Germane Cr= owell, Emanuel won't get the first crack at the job. Don't bother picking h= im up. Hines Ward , WR PIT - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 Ward is day = to day with an ankle injury. He is listed as probable for Monday's game aga= inst Tennessee. Germane Crowell , WR DET - FIBSABs Updated 10/24/01 T= he Detroit Lions placed Crowell on injured reserve on Tuesday with a torn p= atella tendon in his left knee, which ends his season. Santana Moss , W= R NYJ - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 The New York Daily News says there is= still a noticeable hitch in Moss' stride as he rceovers from knee surgery.= The earliest the Jets expect him to return is Dec. 2. Brett Favre , QB= GB - The Klap Updated 10/24/01 Favre skipped Tuesday's practice due to g= eneral soreness. With Green Bay on the bye this week, expect him to be full= y recovered in time for Week Eight. Marvin Minnis , WR KC - Free Agent = Updated 10/24/01 Early indications this week were Minnis would return to = the starting lineup. But the Kansas City Star notes Chris Thomas is still w= orking with the first team in practice. There is no official word on which = player will start on Thursday against the Colts. Larry Foster , WR DET = - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 According to the Detroit Free Press , Foste= r is expected to start in Germane Crowell's place Sunday against Cincinnati= . Foster is an inexperienced wideout not worthy of picking up in Fantasy le= agues right now. Monitor his progress over the next few weeks. Marcus Ro= binson , WR CHI - Eric Bass Updated 10/24/01 The Bears placed Robinson o= n injured reserve on Tuesday with torn ligaments in his left knee, effectiv= ely ending his season. Drop him unless you play in a keeper league. Neil= Rackers , K CIN - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 According to the Cincinna= ti Enquirer , the Bengals worked out three kickers, and did not sign one. R= ackers' job is temporarily safe, but he is a big Fantasy risk because of hi= s erratic play. Todd Pinkston , WR PHI - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 = Pinkston has a strained wrist but is expected to play in Sunday's game. He = will be evaluated on a day to day basis. Ron Dixon , WR NYG - Free Age= nt Updated 10/24/01 Dixon missed Monday game because of a sprained ankle.= He has made progress in his recovery and might play this week. Joe Jure= vicius , WR NYG - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 Ike Hilliard regained his = starting position Monday, returning Jurevicius to the role of a reserve. Ju= revicius was productive as a starter in Hilliard's absence. However, he wil= l be useless as the No. 3 receiver. There is a chance that he could return = to starting lineup and replace Amani Toomer. Toomer has been inconsistent t= his season. Jurevicius played alongside Hilliard a few times in Sunday's ga= me while Toomer stood on the sidelines. Reggie Swinton , WR DAL - Free= Agent Updated 10/24/01 Swinton is suffering from a hamstring injury and = is questionable for Sunday's game against Arizona. "He [Swinton] worked wit= h the trainers on Monday and did some things, but he didn't do enough to sa= y for sure he will be available," said head coach Dave Campo. Darrin Chiave= rini and Raghib Ismail will get more playing time in his absence. Joey = Galloway , WR DAL - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 Galloway is listed as qu= estionable for this week's game against the Cardinals, but the Cowboys are = optimistic about his chances of playing. He is recovering from a sprained f= oot. "We're expecting some limited practice tomorrow, so I would say he is = questionable from the standpoint that it will depend on how he improves the= next two or three days," said head coach Dave Campo. Darrin Chiaveri= ni , WR DAL - Free Agent Updated 10/24/01 Chiaverini practiced Monday an= d is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. He is reco= vering from a left knee injury. Raghib Ismail , WR DAL - Rocks Updated= 10/24/01 Ismail, recovering from a sprained knee, practiced Monday witho= ut any problems. He is listed as probable for this week's game. Ricky W= atters , RB SEA - Rocks Updated 10/23/01 According to the Tacoma News Tr= ibune , Seahawks Head Coach Mike Holmgren says that Watters will return to = the starting lineup as soon as he's healthy, which could be another month o= r longer. "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Holmgren said. "I w= ould be surprised if I didn't insert Ricky back into the lineup. He was our= best player when he got hurt. Shaun (Alexander) has come in and played wel= l. But I would suspect that when Ricky can play, he'll play again." If you = have the roster room, it would be a good idea to stash both backs on your t= eam to ensure you're safe if Watters takes the job back from Alexander down= the stretch. Trent Dilfer , QB SEA - Free Agent Updated 10/23/01 Dil= fer was unable to practice on Monday due to a groin injury. He has lost the= starting QB job to Matt Hasselbeck, and shouldn't be on any Fantasy roster= s at this point. Matt Hasselbeck , QB SEA - Free Agent Updated 10/23/01= Hasselbeck will be the Seahawks' starting quarterback for Sunday's game = against Miami, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He replaces Tr= ent Dilfer, who stood in for Hasselbeck as he was sidelined with a pulled g= roin. This isn't a very favorable matchup for Hasselbeck from a Fantasy per= spective, so don't use him this week. Wayne Chrebet , WR NYJ - Fear Upd= ated 10/23/01 The Jets have listed Chrebet as questionable for next Sunda= y's game at Carolina. He will have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the exten= t of the concussion he suffered Sunday against the Rams. More Updates = Player News Teams [IMAGE] Matt Lenhart Player News Isaac Bruce , A= ctive WR Updated 10/22/01 Bruce was held to two catches for 37 yards Sunda= y, but that wasn't necessarily a reflection on him. The Rams were able to r= un the ball successfully so they didn't pass as much as they normally do. L= ook for Bruce to do better next week against the Saints. Tony Banks , R= eserve QB Updated 10/21/01 Banks finally had a somewhat productive game on= Sunday, throwing for 346 yards and a score against Carolina. His performan= ce doesn't make him any more valuable from a Fantasy perspective, however, = so don't consider him any better than a reserve. Corey Dillon , Active = RB Updated 10/21/01 The Bears held Dillon to just 30 yards on 16 carries. = Expect the veteran runner to bounce back from such a quiet performance very= quickly. Johnnie Morton , Reserve WR Updated 10/19/01 Morton could ha= ve a big game this weekend against Tennessee. The Titans' secondary has bee= n shaky at best, so the positive matchup makes Morton a good start from a F= antasy perspective. Cris Carter , Active WR Updated 10/19/01 Expect go= od numbers from Carter this week. He is a big-game player who will not be f= lustered by the improved Green Bay defense. Kerry Collins , Reserve QB = Updated 10/18/01 Collins has been mediocre at best this season, but his nu= mbers against Philadelphia were respectable in 2000. He's not the best opti= on Fantasy-wise, but you could do worse if you're desperate for a quarterba= ck. Eric Moulds , Active WR Updated 10/18/01 Moulds might get in the e= nd zone against Jacksonville. Look for the Bills to move him around often a= gainst the injury-riddled Jaguars secondary. Peerless Price , Reserve W= R Updated 10/18/01 Price might post respectable numbers against the Jaguar= s. Jacksonville's secondary is thin because of injuries. Stephen Davis = , Active RB Updated 10/18/01 Davis had his first decent game of the season= on Monday against Dallas, but he's still a very risky Fantasy player due t= o Washington's horrible offense. Facing Carolina is an advantageous matchup= , however, so starting Davis this week warrants consideration. Rickey Du= dley , Reserve TE Updated 10/09/01 The Browns have placed Dudley on injur= ed reserve with a foot injury, officially ending his season. Drop him if he= was on your Fantasy roster. Steve Beuerlein , Active QB Updated 10/05/= 01 The Broncos placed Beuerlein on injured reserve on Friday, ending his s= eason. He has been healing slowly from an offseason elbow injury, and isn't= worth holding on to if you had him as insurance to Brian Griese in your le= ague. Dolphins , Active DT Updated 10/02/01 Linebacker Zach Thomas suf= fered a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee during S= unday's loss to St. Louis. "It's just real sore," Thomas told the Miami Her= ald . "I'm going to try to play [Sunday]." His knee is very stiff right now= , however, so don't be surprised if Thomas misses this weekend's AFC East c= ontest against New England. Raiders , Reserve DT Updated 10/02/01 The = Raiders have lost DE Trace Armstrong for the rest of the season after he to= re his Achilles' tendon in Sunday's game against Seattle. He'll have surger= y this week and be placed on the injured reserve list shortly thereafter. I= n other news, DT Roderick Coleman is doubtful for Sunday's game against the= Dallas Cowboys after sustaining a hamstring injury, and DT Grady Jackson i= s questionable for Sunday after aggravating an injury to his right shoulder= . Matt Stover , Active K Updated 12/08/00 Stover needs just nine more = field goals over the final three weeks of the season to break the NFL singl= e-season record of 39 (Olindo Mare, 1999). Expect him to get plenty of chan= ces against San Diego on Sunday, and ensure that he's in your active playof= f lineup each week. [IMAGE] Copyright 2001 Commissioner.COM Inc and Spor= tsLine.com Inc. Your site can be reached from http://fantasy.sportsline.com= FB10SP =09