Word from the Mouth: In a Cloud of Dust! edition

Word from the Mouth: In a Cloud of Dust! edition

Kevin Kousaie

What a week for the MFL! We played outside like we always have, but this week we had grass to play on. Only that’s not entirely true, if you played at Arthur Therrien then you still played in a cloud of dust.

Only a few little issues this week playing at Darcy McGee. We need to make sure we pick up after ourselves or we could lose the field and have to go back and play at Le Ber in the mud.

If you were there early, and by that I mean like 8:30ish, a bunch of soccer guys showed up and were expecting to play on a field that I had set up already. When I got a call saying they took down 1 of my fields I was livid, when I showed up first thing of course was taking off my shirt and see what was going on and I was ready to drop some people if needed (ed’s note: Kevin’s step 1 is always take off his shirt, no matter what he’s doing). Then I noticed Terry was there and let him handle it while I went back to setting up the field again.

The league is looking into moving games permanently to Darcy McGee from Le Ber for the remainder of the season, but it has not been confirmed yet.

 

Recap

 

Division 1

 

I wasn’t privileged enough to watch any of the D1 games this week, but Terry made his D1 return and had a sack, so you’ll get to hear about the Outlaws games on the Podcast. Who could I forget Willie playing on Iron Wolves and throwing a pick in the game, but yet still pulling off the upset.

 

Division 2

 

I wasn’t able to see any D2, but can tell you Marvin getting hurt playing in a different subpar league and not playing this week made a big difference. Tell me Marvin isn’t worth let’s say 65 yards 1 TD, at least 1 pick on defense, plus 2 PDs. He was probably the reason the game turned out like it did.

 

Division 3

 

TDs & Beers vs Sooners 45 (18-6)

 

Drops were the issue for both teams in this game. Not sure if it was 2 or 3 passes Ali dropped and at least 1 would have been a TD. Don’t worry Ali, I got your back and I’ll mention how Sydney also had a few drops, but at least you reached the endzone. Still on the drops, we had Victor who dropped a pick that he could have scored on, but instead it was dropped and a few plays later TDs & Beers scored the first points of the game. Without a doubt the biggest impact in the game came from Khalil with his 4 sacks and only giving up 6 yards rushing on 2 attempts. Even without PO at center and Leo calling the defense, TDs & Beers shut down what most think is a top tier offense.

 

Horde vs Iron Wolves (37-14)

 

I’m not saying Simon is a superstar QB who should be paid like the top dogs, but how the donkey is he going 21 of 26 with 6 TDs and no picks? I can tell you and it’s very simple, Horde have better athletes than Iron Wolves and its not even close across the board. From watching this game, I walked away feeling sympathy for Kris with his frustrations of goal line defense. Horde scored 4 TDs of less than 7 yards and on all 4 the ball was thrown to the front goal line and the defender gave up the line then didn’t attack the ball while in the air. St-Jean put up his regular numbers with 7 catches for 97 yards and 2 TDs one of 49 yards which was a 2-yard pass that he took to the house.

 

Phoenix vs RawSauce (30-38)

 

I could go two ways on this game and talk about how RawSauce was missing most of their roster and needed Simon to sub and bring them to 6 players or how Phoenix played defense like they were trying to defend a 30-point lead. Ok, now for what really happened. I was stupid and never attacked Simon knowing he was playing his third game in a row and wasn’t really moving around too much, but I know he is very good and knew if I was spot on with my pass it was going to get picked off. I threw 1 pick to Simon Coderre who made a great play jumping getting a hand on the ball and then being able to pull it back in for the pick. I don’t want to porcupine on my team and the defense since on multiple plays the defender was all over the offensive player and in good position. JF had a monster game for Phoenix scoring 4 TDs on 5 catches and totalling 77 yards. RawSauce is better than their 1-3 record just like once Phoenix gets that defense rolling will be better than their 0-2 record up to now.

 

Division 4

 

Phoenix vs CIA Fusion (18-12)

 

Let me start by apologizing to Amanda for taking ownership of Jason, if you want him back let me know what I have to give you to take him back. This game turned out to be really close and being in the game I felt like CIA had the advantage, they moved the ball better than Phoenix did, they were more consistent on defense than Phoenix and the difference in the game was the costly picks. Jason and Kevin both threw 3 picks, the difference was Jason’s picks all happened in the end zone and the picks Kevin threw weren’t. CIA had a good first half, but second half fell apart with 3 of 4 possessions turning into picks and the other was a turnover on downs. This will be a way different game if these teams meet again.

 

Bear Hood vs Mustard Tigers (45-33)

 

This was 2 man show for Bear Hood just like last season except this time around its Steve and Antoine doing most of the damage. In this game those 2 combined for 14 of 17 completions from Dave and 250 of 274 yards and all 6 of his TDs. Mustard Tigers might not be the same team they were last season, and they shouldn’t be as they lost their top players from then, but still Mustard Tiger have enough experience to not let this happen. Brian played well except for that effort on the pick 6 he threw where he just stuck out an arm for the sake of it. Tom score 2 TDs and 3 1-point converts, but the play of the game for Mustard Tigers had to be old man John scoring on a 27 yard streak down the sideline where I called the play when he lined up and the defender knew the play and John still ran by him caught the ball and walked in for 6. There were a few plays that Mustard Tigers should have made like a couple of easy catches that would have changed the game. Everyone needs to learn to catch the ball before turning up field, happens way too often and those are the plays that kills drives.

 

Division 5

 

Sorry I wasn’t able to catch any games from this division. One day soon, I hope. I need to see what all the excitement coming out of the division is and who I should bet on winning it.

 

Women

 

Sorry I wasn’t able to catch any games from this division either.

 

That is all I have in the way of recaps. If you want more, look for Terry and Willie, unless he got booted by a mop wearing a baseball cap. The worst part is it’s a Cowboys hat. Podcast will be out Wednesday night so keep an eye out for it.

 

Studs & Duds

 

Time to see if I felt you did enough to make my Stud list unless your goal was to be the Dud then showing up and playing like a punk might get you on that list.

 

Studs

 

Division 1

- Simon Blais 7 TDs passes on 28 of 37 for 323 yards

 

Division 2

- NA no one that was able to win showed they earned it, so monkey it, everyone needs to try a bit harder

 

Division 3

- Simon Valiquette 6 TDs and on 5 incomplete passes in game 1 and 11 total TDs on the day.

 

Division 4

- Othmane Karamat 6 catches 120 yards, 4 TDs and 4 sacks on defense

 

Division 5

- Kyle Martel had 5 catches for 46 yards, 2 TDs on defense he made 2 tackles and picked off 3 passes

 

Women

- Haydee Vargas pulled in 6 passes for 64 yards, scored 3 TDs, had 1 2-point convert. Then on defense she made 1 tackle and had 2 picks.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- A-Team as a whole, getting 5 picks on defense and still losing the game.

 

Division 2

- Will Power is a bum, 2 catches for 9 yards and a PD on defense

 

Division 3

- David Brisson 5 picks in 1 game 6 total for the 2 games played.

 

Division 4

- Jason McAleer for his 3 picks all in the endzone in a 1 score game

 

Division 5

- Titans for their second half collapse

 

Women

- Paola Olivares threw 5 picks, those numbers need to come down against the stronger teams

 

There you have it my week 4 winners and let’s not forget about those losers. Or those players who showed up and just stood around trying to look good when we all know they don’t. I mean you all can’t be like Alex and myself standing around with your shirt off all day, get some color and think you look good. Show up, play your ass off, and hope that you did enough that week to make my list. If not try harder next time around.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

It’s time for me to decide if I still want to use my crystal ball or not after going 7-10 last week. Either the batteries are dying on my ball or some of you can’t read and didn’t want to help out.

I still managed to beat the coin by 1 game (ed’s note: Hercules! Hercules!) and giving me a 4-game lead. The records sit at 33-32 for me and 29-36 for the coin. I know they aren’t good up to now, but I’m beating the coin (ed’s note: I feel Kevin just brought the coin into this whole thing so that he’d be better than at least random chance).

Now to this week’s many picks.

 

Division 1

 

Outlaws vs Busch Boys  Coin Busch Boys

- The towering 3(Smuda, Svetna & last and least Marvin)

 

Iron Wolves vs A-Team Coin Iron Wolves

- They are too much for Iron Wolves to deal with at 4:30 in the afternoon.

 

Division 2

 

Top Shooters vs Respect Coin Respect

- I think Marvin ends up being too much for Willie to handle

 

Division 3

 

Thunder Buddies vs Double Dippers Coin Thunder Buddies

- Rust on Thunder Buddies

 

TDs & Beers vs Sooners 45 Coin TDs & Beers

- Missing players for TDs & Beers

 

Villains vs Bines Coin Villains

- Experience

 

Horde vs Iron Wolves Coin Iron Wolves

- Too many weapons at Simon’s disposal

 

Phoenix vs RawSauce NA

- The Coin and I don’t pick my team’s games. (ed’s note: The “Coin” is starting to get capitalized like a proper noun. I think Kevin now thinks of the Coin as a person…)

 

Tigres vs Villains Coin Villains

- QB experience

 

Double Dipper vs Horde Coin Horde

- Key players missing for Double Dippers

 

Division 4

 

Bandits vs 28-3 Coin 28-3

- Nico guaranteed the victory to me on Sunday, said this is his coming out game.

 

Systèmes Urbains vs Phoenix NA

- The Coin and I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

Drama Club vs Mustard Tigers Coin Mustard Tigers

- Better QB and chemistry

 

100 Genies vs Improbables Coin Improbables

- They have the best player on the field

 

100 Genies vs MTL Cessnas Coin MTL Cessnas

- Their defense only giving up 7 point a game.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Action Squad Coin Action Squad

- Too many dogs on this team for Curren to use.

 

Phoenix vs CIA Fusion NA

- The Coin and I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

FA #4  vs Action Squad Coin FA#4

- I can not and will not pick a team to win 4 games in with no team name.

 

Hawks vs Tropic Thunder Coin Tropic Thunder

- Just a feeling.

 

MTL Cessnas vs Villains Coin Villains

- Game management

 

Hawks vs Chiefs Coin Hawks

- Better QB

 

Bear Hood vs Mustard Tigers Coin Bear Hood

- In the wild I’m probably going with the bear, but on this field I’m taking the Tigers because of experience.

 

Division 5

 

Slot Machines vs Secret Agents Coin Slot Machines

- This is a very good team all around.

 

Titans vs Soonies 45 Coin Titans

- Speed

 

Jungle Squad vs Big Booties Coin Jungle Squad

- Max

 

8 Ballers vs Binettes Coin 8 Ballers

- Better all over the board

 

Nothing but D vs 514 Coin Nothing But D

- Better offense better defense better chemistry equals easy win.

 

Sniffers vs Titans Coin Titans

- Organization

 

Women

 

Tigres vs Mockingjays Coin Tigres

- Coaching

 

Déesses du Drapeau vs Crazy B’s Coin Crazy B’s

- They QB is solid and maybe even better than her brother.

 

There you have it, my picks and the Coins picks for this week. Now if you read this far you have come to the realization that your either helping me out to get some Ws or you’re Team Coin and in that case your team is dead to me. (ed’s note: I feel that everyone is on Team Coin right now)

 

Power Rankings

 

Division 1

#1- A-Team

#2- Outlaws

#3- Busch Boys

 

Division 2

#1- Respect

#2- Pocket Rockets

#3- Top Shooter

 

Division 3

#1- Double Dippers

#2- Bines

#3- Sooners 45

 

Division 4

 

Babalis

#1- Sour Peeps

#2- 100 Genies

#3- Phoenix

 

Power

#1- Hawks

#2- Mustard Tigers

#3- Warriors

 

Division 5

#1- Slot Machines

#2- Titans

#3- Nothing But D

 

Women

#1- Tigers

#2- Déesses du Drapeau

#3- Drama Queen

 

I needed a few minutes to figure this out, but after looking over the standings I made a few hard picks and had a few easy ones, but I know I can’t make everyone happy. You can’t be 0-3 and asking why my team isn’t ranked. It’s easy, win some games and I’ll start to notice.

 

Final Thoughts

 

I’m super excited to play on a nice grass field this week as it has been so long. Trying to remember when the last time we had games at Rosemount High and Saint Bernadette, has to be a few years. I have been to the new field, and I can tell you that the game speed will be a bit slower than normal, so don’t lead your receivers too much in front they might not get there fast enough.

The one good thing about this week is Jon will be at D’Arcy McGee all day and can explain to everyone trying to use the field that we have a reservation on the field every Saturday.

Now before I let you go, remember that we are playing a game, so go have fun and try not to kill anyone. Oh, and let me remind you again to be on your best behavior. We don’t want complaints and to get kicked out of the park permanently. See you all Saturday.

Word from the Mouth: No Drinking, No Drugs! edition

Word from the Mouth: No Drinking, No Drugs! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Three weeks of the season for Montreal and week one in Brossard are in the books and up to now there have been no issues.

For the first time ever, the MFL will be playing at D’Arcy McGee, and the field is a few minutes drive from Arthur Therrien. I know we're all used to being loud and screaming and yelling and all of that other hoopla, that goes along with playing football, but at this new park we're playing at we will have to respect the area. People live around the park, so that means no yelling, no screaming, no swearing, no smoking, no drinking, no drugs. So all the good stuff can't be done over here. And we'll have to be on our best behavior or else we can lose the park.

I will be heading over there later today to check it out and make sure it will meet our need fully 3 fields preferably 4 if we can.

I can tell you Willy's not going to be happy, he won't be at Le Ber and won’t be able to get his pizza anymore. Some good news, there is a Dairy Queen only a few minutes walk away from the park. No pizza for Willie, but he can have ice cream. I mean what would you rather have in between games, ice cream or pizza?

 

Recap 

 

Division 1

No games were played this week.

 

Division 2

 

Respect vs Pocket Rockets (45-15)

This game was a complete shellacking. Respect got off to a quick start and never look back. Steve had another good day going 22 of 29 for 247 yards and 6 TDs. The story of the game has to be Simon. We all knew Simon could throw the ball, but did anyone really expect to see him go off like he did this week, 6 catches for 139 yards and 3 TDs (20,45,35). Oh, I forgot to mention he also had a pick 6 as well. The biggest issue for Pocket Rockets was the late throws from PO. He had guys open, but he just looked hesitant and not trusting his arm and throwing the ball. The score looks very lopsided and, yes, this game wasn't close, but if you take away the 2 pick 6s that happened and if Pocket Rockets scored on those drives it would have been a game that was decided by converts. I don't think Respect is 30 points better than Pocket Rockets and I expect a much closer game next time they play. 

 

Knights vs KOLB (34-25)

I actually don't remember much about this game. But yeah, Marvin had a big game going off for 101 yards and 2 TDs and Jeremy had 59 yards and a TD. Mike Jaz pulled in seven catches for 31 yards 1 TD and 1 2-point convert on the day, should have been more, except for the few drops that he had. On the KOLB side they were missing a few players and the players they did have this week didn't help Jon out as there were too many drops. I know everyone looks at stats and if the team wins or not, but next time you're at the field and can catch a bit of a KOLB game, you can tell that Jon might be the most talented QBs in the league as he makes every throw look simple and I’m not talking 10-15 yards down field, I'm talking 35 yards rolling left, throwing right, off his back foot on the money every time.

 

Division 3

 

RawSauce vs Bines (19-30)

This is a game that should have been, but the other way around (ed’s note: wat?). Bines was short a quarterback, RawSauce had their team and other than Ludovic being a bit banged up should have been on easy street. Instead, Mathieu decided the 12 for 34, 150 yards and 5 TDs to 1 pick was enough to secure the win. That wasn't the entire story as Mark and his 3 picks was the reason why they won. How does Ludovic not use Yvan on offense at all? The man is their best player and he had no offensive stats. 

 

Division 4

 

Phoenix vs Bouchers (30-22)

Phoenix did enough to keep the victory, but it was closer than it should have been. Felix and Thibault both had good games for Bouchers combining for 20 catches 10 each, 157 yards and 1 TD along with 1 1-point convert. On the Phoenix side Vince had another 2 picks bringing his total to 5 on the season. The combination of Kenny and Gab as rushers this season has been huge and allowed them to stay fresh, each ending the game with 1 sack each. Bouchers biggest struggle in the game was stopping the run. I ran 13 times for 60 yards. I know those aren't considerable numbers, but it's what opened up because of the run, easy throws and to wide open players. Late in the game Bouchers were driving and needed to score and get a 2-point convert, they moved the ball all the way to the 10-yard line before running out of time. 

 

Division 5

 

Slicks vs Slot Machines (19-34)

How does this happen? Going in Slicks were going to get an easy win with Guillaume at QB for them and then Scott taking care of the defense, well Giovanni had other plans. Giovanni threw 3 TDs to 0 picks and was able to spread the ball and keep the defense guessing. The game started with Slot Machines getting the ball and them driving the field and ending with Hugo scoring. On his first pass of the game Guillaume was picked off by Eric who scored to make it 12-0 game and after the successful 2-point convert it was 14-0 Slot Machines. Halfway through the first half Slot Machines had a 20-point lead and at this point it was too much for Slicks to comeback from. The score was 34-13 Slot Machines at half. In the second half Slicks started to get their defense in order and needed the offense to make some plays. They didn’t and even with the shutout in the second half Slicks couldn’t make it a closer game, the offense let them down in this one.

 

Women’s

 

I missed all these games this week. Eventually Ill get to see a Women’s game so I can talk about it.

 

Studs & Duds

 

It’s that time of the week where you get to see if the stat line you put up was enough to make it onto my list. I can tell you that this week I had to make a couple of hard picks, but I figured it out. Now to this week winners and let’s not forget those players that choked.

 

Studs

Division 1

- No Games played this week.

 

Division 2

- Simon Duchesne 6 catches 139 yards, 3 TDs, 2 tackles and a pick he returned for a TD.

 

Division 3

- Mark Bellini 3 picks on defense to go with his 2 catches and 35 yards  and a TD on offense.

 

Division 4

- Gabriel Mercier threw 6 TDs on 9 completions and made 3 picks on defense.

 

Division 5

- Joshua Piscopo 4 catches 55 yards, 2 TDs, 1 tackle and 1 pick on the defensive side of the ball.

 

Women

- Emma Sinclair only made 1 catch for 7 yards but she made tackles, 2 picks and returned 1 for a TD on defense.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- No Games played this week.

 

Division 2

- Simon Dumas no offensive stats and only 2 tackles on defense.

 

Division 3

- Yvan Desjardins best player on the field only made 1 tackle on defense all game long.

 

Division 4

- Brian Mustard for throwing Jon a pick and allowing him to return it for a TD. (ed’s note: game winning TD!)

 

Division 5

- Goldrick Noël threw 3 picks, same number of receivers that caught a pass from him in this game.

 

Women

- Marie Lewis you’re better than 1 catch for 7 yards on offense.

 

There you have it, my Studs & Duds for week 3. Just remember that if you didn’t see your name this week that you still have plenty of time to get your name up here you just have to keep balling out and eventually, you’ll get noticed. 

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

It time for me to pull out my crystal ball and tell you who is winning this week. Going into week 3, I hold a 3-game lead over the coin. The season total is 26-22 for me and 23-25 for the coin. In the survivor pool everyone is still holding on to their 10 points. Now to my picks for this week and like always my picks are in bold.

 

Division 1

 

No Games this week

 

Division 2

 

Respect vs Pocket Rockets Coin Respect

- Dilan will have a few play calls on defense that will baffle PO and lead to multiple bad throws.

 

Knights vs KOLB Coin KOLB

- Too many weapons.

 

Division 3

RawSauce vs Bines Coin Bines

 

- They figure it out this week.

 

Red Cats vs Sooners 45 Coin Red Cats

- I’m not sure Red Cats will have the ability to stop Diego from running and getting extra time which is when big plays happen.

 

Tigres vs Super Friends Coin Super Friends

- They are too quick with the ball in their hands and Super Friends won’t be able to keep up.

 

Division 4

Hawks vs Mustard Tigers Coin Mustard Tigers

- Experience

 

Bandits vs Sour Peeps Coin Bandits

- Chemistry

 

Bouchers vs Phoenix NA

I don’t pick my team’s game and neither does the coin (ed’s note: so which team does the coin play for?).

 

28-3 vs 100 Genies Coin 28-3

- Their defense

 

Warriors vs Legendaries Coin Warriors

- Good looks and knowledge of the game.

 

Bear Hood vs Mimosa Crew Coin Mimosa Crew

- They had Dogs all over the field.

Villains vs CIA Fusion Coin CIA Fusion

- Better QB

 

Free Agent D4 vs Chiefs Coin Chiefs

- Experience

 

Division 5

Secret Agents vs Nothing but D Coin Secret Agents

- Family connection

 

Slicks vs Slot Machines Coin Slicks

- They have great jerseys and have been playing together for a while now.

 

Jungle Squad vs 8 Ballers Coin 8 Ballers

- Saw them play last week and it is slowly turning around for this team.

 

Sniffers vs 514 Coin 514

- Lesniak

 

Women

 

Drama Queen vs Crazy B’s Coin Crazy B’s

- More experience

 

Snarf, was Jon ever right about there being so many games to pick from and I hate saying that. We are only 2 weeks in, and it seems like making picks never end. Last week my D4 were really bad so if players in D4 can help out drop a few passes, miss a tackle or twelve that would really help me out. Thanks, and good luck to everyone playing this week.

 

Power Rankings

We have all made it to this point in my article where you get to see where I have your team ranked, if at all. The rankings aren’t perfect, but it’s only week 3, so give me some time to learn more about each team so I can have it down to a science.

 

Division 1

#1- A-Team

#2- Outlaws

#3- Busch Boys

 

Division 2

#1- Respect

#2- Pocket Rockets

#3- Knights

 

Division 3

#1- Double Dippers

#2- Red Cats

#3- Bines

 

Division 4

 

Babalis

#1- Sour Peeps

#2- Improbables

#3- Bandits

 

Power

#1- Mimosa Crew

#2- Legendaries

#3- Mustard Tigers

 

Division 5

#1- Nothing But D

#2- Titans

#3- Big Booties

 

Women

#1- Tigres

#2- Déesses du Drapeau

#3- Drama Queen

 

There you have it my rankings after 2 weeks of play. You want to see your team up here then win some games and show me that your team needs to be on my list.

 

Final Thoughts

 

Just a reminder this week that we are playing at Arthur Therrien and if you have been there before you know that parking sucks, so get there early and give yourself time, because games will be starting on time since we are all at 1 location this week. We all need to remember that we are renting these fields from the city who can revoke our permits for doing stupid Lion-O stuff at the field, like smoking inside the fenced area, not picking up garbage, or going to the washroom outside. Let’s treat the field as if it were our own backyard, this way we can continue playing at these locations.

I mean we could move everything to Brossard and see how everyone likes that.

Speaking of Brossard, this is week 1 out there and it should be exciting, but it makes for an exceptionally long weekend for me. At least Monday is a holiday.

Before I let you all go, remember that we are playing a game for fun, so go out there, have some fun, and stop yelling at the refs unless you want flags thrown left, right, and center. 

Word from the Mouth: A Family Affair! edition

Word from the Mouth: A Family Affair! edition

Kevin Kousaie

What a long day Saturday was with 7 time slots of games and most went off with out any issues.

This past week everyone did better with all the garbage, excellent job on that. We did come across another problem and that is players, fans, and let’s say animals in between the fields which made it a mess and didn’t allow the refs and scorekeepers their own space. Moving forward there is to be no one except the refs and scorekeepers in these areas and everyone else needs to be on the other side.

Also, if you want to warm up, do it away from the fields because if your ball ends up on a field your team will start with a penalty.

 

Recap

 

Division 1

 

Master Chiefs vs Busch Boys (42-47)

If you like offense, then this was a game to watch. There was only 1 stop for the defenses, it came when Vinny was driving the field and the pick was by Manu. This game was close and came down to the end with Simon getting the game winner when he hit Nicolas from 5 yards out as time expired. From seeing this game, I can tell you plays were left out on the field from Master Chiefs that would have saved them time during the game which would have left time on the clock at the end.

 

Division 2

 

Pockets Rockets vs Knights (24-21)

Both QBs struggled in this game to rack up completions and both had 18 on the day. I want to know how a team throws 3 picks to 0 and they still win the game. The 3 picks PO threw all went to Jason who was exhausted by the final whistle blow. PO might have found a new favorite target in Devin (7 catches, 75 yards & 3 TDs), now wait until they have chemistry together and those throws are on time and not late. Players screwed the Knights by not showing up this week and forcing them to get a sub last minute. With all the players they were missing, to be on the 8-yard line with 1 play left was remarkable. On the last play Mike looked left then right, threw the ball, but it was out of the hands of the receiver and the game was over just like that.

 

Division 3

 

Bines vs TDs & Beers (19-18)

I’m not going to lie; this game completely blew my mind. All game it felt as if TDs & Beers were in control moving the ball up and down like there was no defense and would they be up by a bunch of points. When I announced the score and time with 3:45 left in the game it hit me along and a few TDs & Beers players that it was this close. After tying it up at 18 both teams had 1 final possession before the game ended. Alexi was only able to gain 1 first down before punting and JF threw a pick after getting the ball past midfield. The game went to OT where Bines won the toss and elected to start on defense. TDs & Beers weren’t able to get their convert in OT. When Bines had their shot with the ball, JF had Thomas run a double move and he got open and scored the winner in OT.

 

Phoenix vs Sooners 45 (34-42)

This game turned out closer than expected considering how Sooners had a 20-point lead at half. On the opening drive on a fourth down Diego was able to buy extra time with what looked like a hand guard (ed’s note: does it taste like salt to anyone else?) to find Sydney for his first of two TDs in the game. Phoenix answered that quickly with a 31-yard TD to JF just out of the reach of the defender. Sooners were able to get 2 turnovers on back-to-back possessions, one on downs and one a beautiful pick by Diego. On the last play of the game, Sooners threw it up from 20 yards out and the defense was in great position, but instead of knocking the ball down or hitting it out of bounds, it ended up in the air and landed in the waiting hands of Sydney for his second TD. Second half rolled around and Phoenix was in a big hole. After slowly chipping away at it play by play, there was 2:23 left in the game and they were down 8 points. It was time for the defense to step up once again for Phoenix and get a stop without giving up a first down. Two plays later Sooners had a first down and that’s how it ended.

 

Division 4

 

Phoenix vs MTL Cessnas (26-6)

This ended up being a family affair, with Mario had his son Milan and Nick was there with me (ed’s note: Nick vehemently denies the allegations of being related to Kevin). There are two things that really sucked about this game. First, it was too early in the season so I couldn’t arrange to make a bet with Mario, and the second thing would be no JS at QB with Luis filling in and it was his first time throwing. I have to give it to Luis, he was able to make a few plays here and there and he didn’t throw any picks which is great for a newbie. Mario was the number 1 target for Luis with 6 catches and their only TD on the last play of the game. As for Phoenix, Brian scored twice, but could have been 3 or 4, but he said he had been eating popcorn on the sideline between plays (ed’s note: does anyone else just occasionally feel like they get a little peek into the madness of Kevin’s mind when he says stuff like this?). This was a fun game to play and its always nice to play against Mario when he is in a good mood.

 

Division 5

 

I didn’t have any games in D5 this week, but hope to get to it in the next few weeks.

 

Women

 

Just like D5 I didn’t have any in the Women’s division this week, but will in the next few weeks.

 

Studs & Duds

 

The season is still early and we haven’t even seen guys in top shape yet, but we have had multiple players scoring 3 and 4 TDs in a week. In the past most of my picks have been pretty simple, but theses first 2 weeks its been tough.

 

Studs

 

Division 1

- Andrew Grant made 7 catches for 141 yards, 2 TDs and made 4 tackles along with 2 picks on defense.

 

Division 2

- Alexandre Vallières 8 catches, 121 yards, 2 TDs 1 2-point convert and 6 tackles 1 pick on defense.

 

Division 3

- Diego Castro Arellano 21 of 26 for 228yards 5 TDs, 3 2-point converts in the air, then 21 yards on 9 runs and 1 TD. and on defense had 5 tackles along with a pick.

 

Division 4

- Anthony Vendrame 3 TDs and 3 picks the rest doesn’t matter.

 

Division 5

- Marcel Jovani 6 catches for 118 yards and 2 TDs, plus 2 tackles and 2 picks on defense.

 

Women

- Roxanne Roy 13 of 21 for 171 yards, 5 TDs, 2 1-point converts. She also ran 2 times for 8 yards made 1 tackle and had 1 pick on defense which she returned for a TD.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- Josh Levine 3 catches 18 yards. Got to get in that huddle and demand the ball from Jon.

 

Division 2

- Leonidas Aubert 1 catch on offense when you were that guy last season making every play.

 

Division 3

- Oliver Quinn 6 picks and only 8 completions.

 

Division 4

- Brian Mustard for his 3 picks and not dominating like he should be.

 

Division 5

- Antonio Polito threw 5 picks.

 

Women

- Kayla Gauthier 2 catches 7 yards I expected more from you on offense.

 

There you have it my picks for week 2. You don’t need to stress if you haven’t made it up here, yet you still have 9 weeks left.

Leagues
Montreal Flag Football League
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Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5
Women's Division
Brossard Div 1
Brossard Div 2
Laval
Winter Div 1
Winter Div 2
Winter Div 3
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