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Fantasy Smorgasbord

A little something for everyone in today's Fantasy Smorgasbord:

1. Ahh, to see Al Michaels and John Madden on air again. It was like an early autumn delight. Or at least amusing and of course fun to watch football on Sunday night again. And what happens tonight, you ask? Monday night football with the Broncos and 49ers, baby. Go Broncos...yes, even in the pre-season. But back to last night - Gregg Rosenthal blogged all night long about various players and happenings during the Seattle/SD game. Check out his blog, Pancake Blocks, to get the scoop - or just check out his summary blog post, Things We Learned. Or you can check out TINO Sports Page for basically one-sentence long summaries of several of the games. Or take a look at Football Outsiders' Every Play Doesn't Count for roundtable commentary of some of the games.

2. More player updates for you: Warrick Dunn returned to practice today, Thomas Jones injured his leg during Sunday's practice (severity doesn't seem too bad since he was already putting weight on his leg shortly thereafter), Larry Johnson's holdout is possibly coming to and end, and some commotion about the Bears fabulous new offense.

3. Who is that guy in the photo? Laurent Robinson. Stay tuned for reasons to keep an eye on this rookie. [photo: sportsnetwork.com]

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