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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (10511)	12/17/2001 11:19:57 AM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 45639

No doubt. The biggest thing that bothered me was the collapse for a december game. It's ok to lose one in December - it's not ok to have a collapse. Our Defense has not been the same since Butler got hurt. We need Wayne back and now we need to win 3 in a row.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (10511)	12/17/2001 6:46:06 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45639

Way cool! My fantasy team just got even with Holmgren Watters broke ankle in Sunday's win over Dallas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Ricky Watters' season has ended with a broken bone in his right ankle. Watters Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said that an MRI test revealed the injury after Sunday's game with the Dallas Cowboys. Watters left the game after the second play of the fourth quarter of the Seahawks' 29-3 victory with what was then thought to be a sprained ankle. Watters had returned to the starting lineup against the Cowboys after missing eight games because of a right shoulder injury. He had his 33rd career 100-yard rushing game and scored his 78th career touchdown, gaining 104 yards on 28 carries. Holmgren said he will probably put Watters on injured reserve. Watters will decide whether to have an operation on his ankle or let it heal, Holmgren said. "It was a shame," Holmgren said. "He was really looking forward to come back and playing. He did an excellent job in the football game." The 32-year-old Watters saw his streak of 116 consecutive starts -- the longest among active NFL running backs -- end with his shoulder injury in Oakland on Sept. 30. His streak ranked second among all running backs to the late Walter Payton (170). Last week, Holmgren went back to Watters as his starter, although Shaun Alexander had become the franchise's fourth 1,000-yard rusher in Watters' absence. Now, Holmgren will go back to Alexander, the team's top draft choice from Alabama last season, as his starter for the final three regular season games for the Seahawks (7-6), who are fighting to get into the playoffs. Holmgren said he didn't regret his decision to bench Alexander. "Sometimes the timing of things doesn't always work maybe the way you would want them to work out," he said. "But Ricky was healthy and he could play. So we made the decision. He had a great game. He helped us win that football game yesterday." Watters' stellar performance came in a driving rain accompanied by strong winds. "I just feel bad for him," Holmgren said. "He hadn't been hurt in probably 10 years of playing football, really. Now, he's had a couple of them this year."