Message-ID: <3900508.1075855120343.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:47:05 -0800 (PST) From: noreply@ccomad3.uu.commissioner.com To: dutch.quigley@enron.com Subject: Commissioner.COM E-Reports for H-Town Slaps 12/29/01 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Commissioner.COM" @ENRON X-To: Quigley, Dutch X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dutch_Quigley_Jan2002_1\Quigley, Dutch\Private Folders\FFL X-Origin: Quigley-D X-FileName: dquigle (Non-Privileged).pst [IMAGE]=09 Attention Fantasy Members! It's time to get an early start on that New Yea= r's resolution. MVP.com is offering FREE Standard Shipping in our Fitness S= hop until 1/17/02. Click here to see what we have to offer. Save $.05 a g= allon on the gas that keeps your car's engine clean. Click here to apply o= nline. Win a VIP Vegas Vacation! OR Win $600 CASH! Brought to you by = Sponsorship Bar You are receiving these e-reports because you have signed = up for CBS SportsLine.com Fantasy Football. To customize, reschedule, or t= urn off these reports please click here Scouting Reports, Player Update= s [IMAGE]Latest NFL Player News Martin Gramatica , K TB Updated 12/28/01= Gramatica has still not been ruled out for Saturday's game, although the B= uccaneers have signed veteran kicker Doug Brien as insurance. Even if Grama= tica can play, he will be a very risky Fantasy starter. Warrick Dunn , RB= TB Updated 12/28/01 Dunn's status is day to day with a toe injury. He is = expected to play this week, but Mile Alstott has been the most productive b= ack on the team in recent weeks. Michael Westbrook , WR WAS Updated 12/2= 8/01 Westbrook's status is day to day with a knee injury. He is expected to= play this week. MarTay Jenkins , WR ARI Updated 12/28/01 Jenkins may mi= ss his second consecutive game with an ankle injury this week. Arnold Jacks= on would replace him as Arizona's third receiver. Brian Finneran , WR ATL = Updated 12/28/01 Finneran is listed as probable with a knee injury. He is = expected to play this week. Tyrone Davis , TE GB Updated 12/28/01 Davis = has been elevated to the No. 2 tight end slot over rookie David Martin. He = will see a considerable amount of playing time now that he is healthy, beca= use Green Bay employs many double tight end sets in the red zone. Oronde = Gadsden , WR MIA Updated 12/28/01 Gadsden has been practicing this week an= d may be able to play. But his hamstring injury may limit his productivity.= Steve McNair , QB TEN Updated 12/28/01 McNair was limited in practice o= n Thursday. He is still expected to play this week, but he is a risky Fanta= sy starter because he will be less than 100 percent healthy. Jimmy Smith = , WR JAC Updated 12/28/01 Smith (flu) has missed practice time this week. = He is still expected to play. Joe Horn , WR NO Updated 12/28/01 Horn suf= fered a minor shoulder injury in practice on Thursday. He is expected to st= art this week. Aaron Shea , TE CLE Updated 12/28/01 Shea (shoulder) has = been placed on injured reserve. O.J. Santiago will continue to be Cleveland= 's No. 1 tight end while he is out. Jason Brookins , RB BAL Updated 12/2= 8/01 Brookins has returned to practice and is listed as probable. But he st= ill may not see any game action until Week 17. Emmitt Smith , RB DAL Upda= ted 12/28/01 Micahel Wiley may miss this week's game with a hip injury. Smi= th is expected to appear on third downs this week as well as assuming his n= ormal workload. James Thrash , WR PHI Updated 12/28/01 Thrash (ankle) re= turned to practice on Thursday. he is expected to play this week. Wesley = Walls , TE CAR Updated 12/28/01 Walls missed practice on Thursday with a k= nee injury. He may be a gametime decision this week. Maurice Smith , RB A= TL Updated 12/28/01 A banged-up Smith Toe/knee) will continue to start fo= r the Falcons. But Dan Reeves has indicated Rodney Thomas will continue to = get some work at halfback. Bob Christian , RB ATL Updated 12/28/01 Chri= stian is day to day with a calf injury. He is expected to play this week. = Stephen Davis , RB WAS Updated 12/28/01 Davis (knee) has returned to prac= tice. He is expected to start this week. Todd Bouman , QB MIN Updated 12= /28/01 Bouman took a few snaps Thursday but didn't appear to meet coach Den= nis Green's "full strength" criteria for starting against Green Bay. Sper= gon Wynn is likely to start Sunday, though coaches didn't discuss the issue= after Thursday's practice. Bouman didn't pa! rt! icipate in the team's mor= ning walk-through, when players work on plays without fully suiting up. And= during the portion of the regular practice that reporters were allowed to = watch, Wynn took more snaps than Bouman. A trainer said Wynn continued to t= ake more snaps later in the closed portion of practice. Jerome Bettis , = RB PIT Updated 12/28/01 Bettis, sidelined by a groin injury, returned to t= he practice field Thursday for the first time in a month. "Still questionab= le," coach Bill Cowher said. "He did more today. We'll see how he feels (Fr= iday) and go from there. We'll take it day to day." Doug Brien , K IND U= pdated 12/28/01 Brien signed a one-year contract Thursday night with the Ta= mpa Bay Buccaneers, who will use him against Baltimore if Martin Gramatica = can't kick this week. Gramatica strained his right hamstring during a 48-21= victory ! ov! er the Saints last week. Coach Tony Dungy hasn't ruled him o= ut for Saturday night's game against Baltimore, however the club wanted to = have a backup plan in case the Pro Bowl kicker isn't ready. Ahman Green ,= RB GB Updated 12/28/01 According to the Pro Football News and Injury Repo= rt, Green has asthma, but he has practiced fully this week and will start a= gainst the Vikings. James Thrash , WR PHI Updated 12/27/01 Thrash is lis= ted as questionable with an ankle injury, but he is expected to play agains= t the Giants. Patrick Jeffers , WR CAR Updated 12/27/01 Jeffers may see = some increased playing time this week because of Muhsin Muhammad's persiste= nt toe problems. Isaac Byrd, however, still should start in Muhammad's plac= e. Sebastian Janikowski , K OAK Updated 12/27/01 Janikowski (groin) has = been kicking in practice. He is expected to play this week. Terrence Wilk= ins , WR IND Updated 12/27/01 Wilkins (hamstring) has returned to practice= . He may be able to play this week. Stephen Alexander , TE WAS Updated 1= 2/27/01 Alexander (leg) was placed on injured reserve, officially ending hi= s season. Walter Rasby will continue to start in his place, but Zeron Flemi= ster has emerged as the team's best receiving tight end with Alexander out.= Matt Hasselbeck , QB SEA Updated 12/27/01 The Seattle Times says Hassel= beck's season might be over. Mike Holmgren said he would only use him in an= emergency this week, and the Seahawks coach may elect to have Hasselbeck u= se the season's final two games to rest his injured shoulder. Trent D! il! = fer will start at San Diego this week. Amos Zereoue , RB PIT Updated 12/= 27/01 Zereoue missed practice on Wednesday with a shoulder injury. He is li= sted as probable for this week. Todd Bouman , QB MIN Updated 12/27/01 Bo= uman practiced without pads on Wednesday. If he cannot practice fully on Th= ursday, Spergon Wynn will get the start this week. More Updates [IMAGE] = Copyright 2001 Commissioner.COM Inc and SportsLine.com Inc. Your site can = be reached from http://fantasy.sportsline.com FB40SP =09