Message-ID: <3883086.1075861652012.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 07:41:18 -0800 (PST) From: noreply@ccomad3.uu.commissioner.com To: joe.stepenovitch@enron.com Subject: Commissioner.COM E-Reports for Hustlers 11/15/01 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Commissioner.COM" @ENRON X-To: Stepenovitch, Joe X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \JSTEPENO (Non-Privileged)\Stepenovitch, Joe\Deleted Items X-Origin: Stepenovitch-J X-FileName: JSTEPENO (Non-Privileged).pst [IMAGE] =09 Save 10% Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil Monkey Bikes... One of the Hottest G= ifts for Holiday 2001... Just enter the coupon code MQJ36GX6 in the checkou= t process to receive your discount. Offer expires November 16, 2001. Want= to win your Fantasy League? Our Fantasy Football Guides are the SOURCE fo= r strategy, player ratings, scouting reports, team reports, projections and= more! A must have for beginners and Fantasy veterans alike. 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Tony McGee , TE CIN - BCWD's Updated 11/15/01 McGee missed practice W= ednesday because of a knee injury. However, he is expected to play in Sunda= y's game against Tennessee. Erron Kinney , TE TEN - G money Updated 11/14= /01 Kinney is listed as questionable for Sunday's game because of a calf in= jury. He missed Monday's game because of the injury. Frank Wycheck , TE T= EN - El-! Ga! to Updated 11/14/01 Titans' head coach Jeff Fisher told The N= ashville Tennesean that Wycheck's sprained ankle is not a substantial injur= y. Wycheck suffered the injury Monday, but is expected to play in Sunday's = game. Shad Meier , TE TEN - Free Agent Updated 11/14/01 Meier is still rec= overing from thumb surgery and is questionable for Sunday's game. He would = have gotten substantial playing time Monday against Baltimore had he played= , but won't be needed now that the Titans have two healthy tight ends. Am= os Zereoue , RB PIT - Beegs Boys Updated 11/14/01 Zereoue is listed as ques= tionable for Sunday's game. He has been sidelined for almost a month becaus= e of a shoulder injury. Damon Jones , TE JAC - Starboy Updated 11/14/01 A= n MRI on Jones' injured shoulder didn't reveal any structural damage. Howev= er, his status for Sunday's game remains uncertain. Mike McMahon , QB DET= - Free Agent Updated 11/14/01 According to published reports, the Lions ho= pe to give McMahon some limited action during upcoming games. He is not exp= ected to play full-time, but this development means that Charlie Batch migh= t lose some playing time, hurting his overall Fantasy value. Byron Chamber= lain , TE MIN - Oper Error Updated 11/14/01 An MRI revealed a small cartila= ge tear in Chamberlain's right knee, but he is not expected to require surg= ery. All signs point to him playing Monday against the Giants, so feel free= to use him this week. Freddie Jones , TE SD - Kar Bombs Updated 11/14/01 = The San Diego Union-Tribune says Jones (ankle) has been advised against pla= ying this week. Results of an MRI exam are not available yet, but Steve Hei= den is expected to start in his place. Tim Dwight , WR SD - Free Agent Upd= ated 11/14/01 Dwight (lung) is doubtful for Sunday's game. He has not been = very healthy when productive, so don't count on him for much production fro= m him during the rest of the season. Troy Hambrick , RB DAL - Free Agent U= pdated 11/14/01 Hambrick is dealing with a rotator cuff injury, but he's ex= pected to practice later in the week. He'll likely start his third consecut= ive game this weekend if Emmitt Smith's knee isn't 100 percent by Friday. = Emmitt Smith , RB DAL - Hurricanes Updated 11/14/01 Smith (knee) is listed= as questionable for Sunday's game against Philadelphia. If he is unable to= go, Troy Hambrick would likely start his third straight game, barring any = further damage to his injured shoulder. Chris Weinke , QB CAR - Perrito-s= tyle Updated 11/14/01 Weinke (shou! ld! er) was only able to throw on the s= idelines Tuesday, but was expected to practice on Wednesday. If he is unabl= e to play, Matt Lytle would likely make his second consecutive start. Pey= ton Manning , QB IND - El-Gato Updated 11/14/01 The Indianapolis Star says = Manning had a splint inserted to stabilize the teeth in his lower jaw. He i= s expected to start on Sunday. Drew Bledsoe , QB NE - El-Gato Updated 11/1= 4/01 Bledsoe has been cleared to play, but Tom Brady will start against the= Rams. Bledsoe said he will try and prove he is ready to play by performing= well in practice, but it doesn't appear likely he will get a chance to sta= rt. But the future past Week 10 appears to be unclear, and there is no guar= antee Brady will hold onto the job past the Rams game. O.J. McDuffie , WR = MIA - Free Agent Updated 11/14/01 McDuffie is ready to return to practice f= rom the PUP list. He will be eligible for activation on Dec. 4, but he may = still miss the rest of the season. Aaron Brooks , QB NO - R-Diddy Updated = 1! 1/! 14/01 According to published reports, many veterans on the New Orlea= ns roster have expressed their displeasure with Brooks' inconsistency this = season. The reports also stated that those same veterans would rather see J= eff Blake under center, but that doesn't seem likely to happen. The coachin= g staff feels as though Brooks has the talent to be a top-notch NFL quarter= back, so don't expect a change under center any time soon. Cowboys , DT = DAL - Beegs Boys Updated 11/14/01 Linebacker Dexter Coakley is expected to = miss two weeks of action due to a sprained knee. He suffered the injury dur= ing last weekend's loss to Atlanta. Dallas' defense has played well, but th= ey're an inconsistent unit from a Fantasy perspec! ti! ve. Jon Hilbert , = K NO - Free Agent Updated 11/14/01 Hilbert has been signed by the Dallas Co= wboys, and will serve as their starting kicker in Tim Seder's absence. Hilb= ert's value as a Fantasy player is still minimal at this point, however, so= don't bother picking him up outside of deeper leagues. Tim Seder , K DAL= - Beegs Boys Updated 11/14/01 Seder is expected to miss several weeks of a= ction after injuring his ankle last Sunday against Atlanta. The team has si= gned former New Orleans booter Jon Hilbert to take over the kicking duties = in Dallas. Rob Moore , WR ARI - Free Agent Updated 11/14/01 Moore, who ha= d hamstring surgery two weeks ago, will begin some light running on Wednesd= ay. His status for the rest of the season is still unclear, however, so don= 't bother picking him up off the waiver wire. Terry Hardy , TE ARI - Free= Agent Updated 11/14/01 Hardy (shoulder) is expected to miss a few more wee= ks of action. Unless you play in a very deep league, holding onto him isn't= advisable at this point. Terry Allen , RB BAL - Free Agent Updated 11/14= /01 Allen will be sidelined four to six weeks because of a fractured left h= and. He suffered the injury in Monday's game. Jason Brookins will start in = his absence. Steve McNair , QB TEN - Beegs Boys Updated 11/14/01 McNair wi= ll wear a cast on his throwing hand for at least a day after aggravating an= injury during Monday night's 16-10 loss to Baltimore. He had X-rays and ot= her tests on his right hand Tuesday, and coach Jeff Fisher said the results= were negative. But doctors found an apparent hairline break in McNa! ir! '= s thumb, which he originally hurt last season in practice. He is questionab= le for Sunday's game. "We put him in a cast until tomorrow [Wednesday]. We'= ll see how he is with some soft tosses going with the hand," Fisher said. = Ricky Watters , RB SEA - God Updated 11/13/01 According to the Seattle T= imes, Watters is expected to return from his shoulder injury in two weeks. = However, he is not guaranteed to reclaim the starting running back job with= Shaun Alexander performing so well. We recommend you hold onto both player= s until it becomes clear which one will get the starts over the second half= of the season, although we're betting it will be Alexander. Rod Smith , W= R DEN - G money Updated 11/13/01 Smith predicted Monday that he will be abl= e to return from a sprained right ankle in time for Sunday's game against W= ashington. If he can't go, Keith Poole would become Denver's top receiving = option, with Chris Cole, Scottie Montgomery and Kevin Kasper also filling i= n. However, Poole is already expected to replace Eddie Kennison as the team= 's second wideout. Eddie Kennison , WR DEN - Oper Error Updated 11/13/01 K= ennison returned to the Broncos Monday and informed them that he is "unreti= ring," according to the ! De! nver Post. While this is a radical turnaround= from his message of retirement over the weekend, he might not be welcomed = back by the team as a result of his change of decision. It is unclear wheth= er Kennison will be placed on the reserve/suspended list or reinstated to t= he roster, but either way it's highly unlikely he will be able to help any = Fantasy teams the remainder of the season. Drop him. Cameron Cleeland , TE= NO - Tacos Updated 11/13/01 According to published reports, Cleeland won't= be available for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. His high ankle sprain= still hasn't healed sufficently, so look for Boo Williams and Lamont Hall = to get the majority of the playing time in his absence. More Updates Tea= ms Player News [IMAGE]God Player News Ricky Watters , Injured RB Updated = 11/13/01 According to the Seattle Times, Watters is expected to return from= his shoulder injury in two weeks. However, he is not guaranteed to reclaim= the starting running back job with Shaun Alexander performing so well. We = recommend you hold onto both players until it becomes clear which one will = get the starts over the second half of the season, although we're betting i= t will be Alexander. Jeff Garcia , Active QB Updated 11/13/01 Garcia made = it through another game using a brace to protect his sprained knee, and had= no problems afterwards. Head Coach Steve Mariucci is optimistic that Garci= a will be able to play without the brace soon. Lamar Smith , Active RB Up= dated 11/11/01 The Colts' defense held Smith to 53 yards on 18 carries. Roo= kie Travis Minor rushed for 71 yards and a TD (56 yards), and now there wil= l be rampant speculation that Smith might be fading as a Fantasy player. J= ames Jackson , Reserve RB Updated 11/11/01 Jackson left Sunday's game in th= e second quarter with an apparent injury to his left ankle. He was replaced= by Jamel White, and Jackson returned before halftime. Troy Brown , Reserv= e WR Updated 11/08/01 Brown should have a good game this week. The Patriots= should have little problem throwing the ball at home against Buffalo. Ter= rell Owens , Active WR Updated 11/08/01 Owens continues to be one of the to= p wideouts in the league, catching nine passes for 125 yards and two scores= against Detroit last week. Owens has had some big games in the past agains= t this week's opponent, New Orleans, and is a must-start for Fantasy owners= . Wesley Walls , Active TE Updated 11/08/01 Wallas was held out of practi= ce on Wednesday due to a hip injury. However, he is expected to play on Sun= day against St. Louis. Tom Brady , Reserve QB Updated 11/08/01 Brady shou= ld have another good outing this week. He shouldn't have much of a problem = throwing the ball downfield in a home matchup with the Bills. Qadry Ismail= , Active WR Updated 11/04/01 Ismail caught five passes for 53 yards at Pit= tsburgh. While he did not score, Ismail performed well against a tough Pitt= sburgh defense, and he has clearly emerged as a reliable Fantasy player. S= haun Alexander , Active RB Updated 11/04/01 Alexander rushed for 60 yards a= nd a TD, and caught four passes for 42 yards at Washington. Even if opposin= g defenses key on him, Alexander will always post respectable Fantasy numbe= rs. Tim Biakabutuka , Reserve RB Updated 10/25/01 Biakabutuka will be out = until at least training camp with a fracture and other structural damage to= his right foot. "He's not going to be really ready to do any work that wou= ld be football related until next summer," coach George Seifert said Wednes= day. "Basically, it just separated," Seifert said of the top part of Biakab= utuka's foot. "The ligaments, tendons and bone broke, so it all had to be p= ut back together." Richard Huntley, who will replace Biakabutuka in the sta= rting lineup, visited his teammate at the hospital Tuesday. Huntley said th= e injury was far worse than he expected and he's concerned Biakabutuka won'= t play again. Az-Zahir Hakim , Reserve WR Updated 10/23/01 Hakim suffered= a calf injury during Sunday's blowout win over the New York Jets. However,= he is expected to be available for this weekend's game against New Orleans= . Ken Dilger , Reserve TE Updated 10/18/01 Dilger is not a major factor i= n the Indianapolis passing game anymore. Don't expect much from him against= the underrated New England defense this week. Mike Vanderjagt , Reserve K= Updated 10/12/01 Vanderjagt (toe) kicked in practice on Thursday. He is ex= pected to play against the Raiders. Bills , Reserve DT Updated 09/30/01 De= fensive end Phil Hansen left Sunday's game against Pittsburgh in the third = quarter with an apparent wrist injury. He walked off the field and into the= locker room to be examined, and his return is questionable. Buccaneers ,= Active DT Updated 08/08/01 Linebacker Derrick Brooks has reportedly ended = his 10-day holdout. Brooks, who has been in a contract dispute with the Buc= caneers, participated in practice on Wednesday. John Carney , Active K Up= dated 04/15/01 Carney's 11-year run as kicker for the San Diego Chargers mi= ght be over. The Chargers signed San Francisco 49ers restricted free agent = Wade Richey to an offer sheet Friday. The 49ers have a week to match the of= fer or lose Richey. If Richey joins the Chargers, he'll supplant Carney, on= e of the NFL's most accurate kickers. Carney is San Diego's career scoring = leader with 1,076 points. [IMAGE] Copyright 2001 Commissioner.COM Inc an= d SportsLine.com Inc. Your site can be reached from http://fantasy.sportsli= ne.com FB10SP =09