Word from the Mouth: Phoning It In! edition

Word from the Mouth: Phoning It In! edition

Kevin Kousaie

There is only one week left in the season and this past one was a rough one, at least weather wise. It started out nice and was expected to rain a bit, but that never happened and by day’s end it was just hot and gross.

Less than 7 weeks from the NFL start date and even less for NCAA and I can’t wait.

I don’t know how well it will take, but on Sunday after Brossard I spent a while fixing up Le Ber by seeding and soiling the field. If we give it a few weeks and we get some rain it should be good for fall season. I know it’s early to be thinking fall season already, but with teams being eliminated from playoffs they might need an early jump on it.

 

Recaps

 

Division 1

 

Outlaws vs Gros Coqs (39-41)

Marvin had himself a game with 4 TDs on 13 catches with 116 yards, showing that he can still be a dominant player. Smuda was back, but didn’t last the whole game. It was nice to see him out there again though. Steve played some defense and even picked off one of Dom’s passes, but it was on a convert so it wont show upon stat sheet. Gros Coqs were led offensively by Bresse and Nicolas. Defensively both teams had 1 pick and 1 sack and made each other earn what they got. Late in the game both teams were messing around and allowed Jaf and Vince to try and throw the ball. Jaf threw his and it was incomplete, and Vince thought he had the rusher beat and it wasn’t even close before he got sacked on the convert.

 

Division 2

 

Jagerbomb vs Pocket Rockets (29-28)

At first it looked like PO, and his squad were going to runaway with it scoring on their first 2 drives and getting a 14-0 lead. That might have been the case against a less experienced team, but not with Jagerbomb who have all been in that position before. Jagerbomb had a brief lead for like 2 minutes, but needed to score on their last drive of the game to tie it up. Simon dinked and dunked his way down to the endzone before finding Max for the score and Jon on the convert to get the lead, leaving little time for Pocket Rockets. PO hit Leo for a big gain and it seemed like they were going to score, but then PO got sacked and threw a pick. Alex and Leo put up big numbers, but only scored twice for Pocket Rockets. Then you had JF who almost had triple the yards of his closet teammate while scoring 3 times.

 

Marvel vs Spritz Gang (forfeit)

Spritz Gang couldn’t field a team and that meant it was just a pickup game with no meaning to it. I just want to say that there was nothing better than watching Leo play QB. The first time he ran and then threw the ball 5 to 7 yards past the line was great. Leo has an arm, but needs to learn where the line of scrimmage is. Jose put up what might be career yards for him with 106 on 7 catches. I’m still waiting for the piss test to come back when we’re checking for drugs. But only weed, the rest are legal in MFL (ed’s note: soon to be mandatory!).

 

Division 3

 

Red Cats vs Mustard Tigers (26-13)

This game was close all the way through and considering the roster Mustard Tigers showed up with, everyone was surprised and I mean everyone. Avery struggled completing 9 of 18 for 104 yards with 3 TDs and 4 picks, he only ran 5 times, but it seemed like so much more than that. Both teams played good defense which kept the game close. Jie was mustard Tigers best player catching 10 balls for 80 yards, but made a bigger impact on defense getting 3 picks and 2 were in the end zone. Victor made some ridiculous catches on the sideline and in the end zone. Ben Mallet got a pick late and scored on the return to seal the game for Red Cats.

 

Phoenix vs Double Dippers (28-37)

Double Dippers won a closer game than most would have expected when you see that they had 5 picks. No one on Double Dippers dominated the game like they had hoped, but it was a balanced game from their offense. Phoenix had 3 players throw passes and with nothing on the line just wanted to be competitive and have some fun.

 

RawSauce vs Douilles Molasses (33-19)

Ludovic told me before the game that they always beat this team and asked how could I pick against them. Douilles Molasses came out and played, but didn’t do anything special in the game. Felix did a good job running, but that was about it. Ludovic fed the ball to Marc-Antoine who ended the game with 7 catches for 121 yards and 3 TDs.

 

Double Dippers vs Average Joes (18-13)

Brady did what he set out to do when joining Double Dippers and that was beat Jason and Average Joes. I heard Alex dropped about 5 balls and at least 2 TDs in this game. Jason stunk it up once again throwing 3 picks to just 1 TD, but he was able to run one in. This could be a finals matchup and maybe Jason doesn’t want to give anything away, but this can happen when you play a team just as athletic as yours is.

 

Bines vs Pocket Rockets (18-49)

Phil and Leo caught 12 of 18 completions from PO and had 180 of his 215 yards as well as 5 of 7 TDs. This game was never close once Pocket Rockets got the ball. They scored at will and made it look easy. Benoit had a great game on defense getting 3 sacks and a pick.

 

Division 4

 

Villains vs Bouchers (27-12)

Bouchers opened the scoring on their first drive, but Villains responded by scoring 27 straight points before Bouchers could get back into the endzone. Lukas threw 4 picks and that’s way too many against a team that is much stronger than yours is. Jeremi put up all sorts of good numbers, but I heard that it was his legs that killed them.

 

Iron Wolves vs Drama Club (39-28)

Simon struggled a bit with Lavoie rushing him as he was sacked 3 times and threw 2 picks, 1 to josh who returned it for a score and the worst one of all the one to Jon just for that you must wear a bag at the field next week (ed’s note: I average like a pick a game and I play short coverage!). Jason relied on Josh and Connor to move the ball and get in the endzone. They combined for 13 catches 166 yards and 4 TDs.

 

Udaho Idapimp vs Black Diamonds (13-18)

Udaho were without David at QB, so Julian filled in and he isn’t a QB, but with that happening they were also down a very good receiver. Terry had Massil this week and he hadn’t played in long time, and he was explosive on the field. Massil went off for 106 yards on 12 catches and scored 2 TDs. (ed’s note: how do you not mention this is Black Diamond’s first win of the season!)

 

RawSauce vs Bines Low Fat (19-26)

When I looked to see the rosters then saw the score, I was surprised that RawSauce lost. Ludovic relied on Marc-Antoine who had 5 more catches for 73 yards and 2 TDs. Bines didn’t do anything fancy or special, they were just very consistent and JF did a great job protecting the ball and not getting put in many third and long situations.  

 

Cyclones vs Airborne (32-12)

Alex won the game for Cyclones, kept their playoff hopes alive, but didn’t have a great game. He won because of his legs which he scored twice using. At half it was 26-0 and there was no coming back from that as Airborne dropped too many balls, ran wrong routes, and just didn’t seem to have their heads in the game.

 

Division 5

 

Phoenix vs Sour Peeps (12-20)

This game started great for Phoenix with them jumping up 12-0 early and looking to run away with it. Sour Peeps made a few adjustments and things started to turn around. Oliver scoring on a 45-yard TD because of poor tackling started it all for them. Second half rolled around and late in the game Phoenix went for it deep in their zone and failed leaving a short field for Jocelyn and an easy time taking the lead. Phoenix had a shot late, but I didn’t see a wide-open receiver in the endzone on the last play and the pass I threw fell incomplete. It was a close fun game, but not the way I wanted my first game back after 3 weeks off to go.

 

Improbables vs Los Pollitos (43-24)

Alex is really pilling up those catches on the season getting another 9 this week. Gold was the bright star for Improbables getting 4 TDs on 5 catches and getting 58 yards. Matt has come a long way this season and has put up impressive numbers, this week going 23 of 29. Sam played QB and was 11 of 14 with 4 TDs, 3 of them going LP. Los Pollitos have gotten better over the years, but are still another solid player away from really competing in the division.

 

Bear Hood vs Mimosa Crew (31-14)

The game everyone thought would be closer turned out to be not so close and Simon was in control right from the start. Ilisa played very well this week getting 6 catches for 96 yards and 1 TD. I would have thought that Curren would have used him more this season on offense, but it hasn’t worked out that way. When a play needed to be made Simon just threw it up to Quentin who score twice on his 3 catches and had 77 yards. Surprisingly Alex put a nice game together with 6 catches for 51 yards and 2 TDs.

 

Weekend Warriors vs Titans (25-19)

Christopher Jovani dominated this game and made Elijah look good with his play. Elijah was 13 of 32 for 212 yards 4 TDs and 2 picks. Chris had 5 catches for 122 yards and 2 TDs, so more than half those numbers. Marcel stepped up and had 2 picks on defense for Weekend Warriors. Austin and Biddle were the only 2 bright spots to look at on Titans and if it wasn’t for them it could have been much worse.

 

Legendaries vs Los Pollitos (31-25)

Ben was banged up, so Ben Mallette went QB and put up a good first half with 3 TDs no picks. Second half wasn’t the same as Los Pollitos made a change or two. Very late in the game it was tied and Legendaries forced a turnover on downs and gave Ben a shot to win in regulation and not have to go to OT. Ben hits Nick for the game winning score with no time left on the clock giving Legendaries the win and wrapping up their season.

 

That’s all I have for this week in recaps. Terry, Wille and who knows maybe even Jaf will have more on the podcast that will be out Wednesday around 6pm.

 

Studs & Duds

 

With the season just about over and teams fighting for playoff spots, loads of players balled out and made making my picks a bit difficult, but I still managed to get the cream of the crop along with the bottom of the barrel.

 

Studs

 

Division 1

- Marvin Steinberg made the list because he scored 4 TDs and 1 1point convert. On the day he made 13 catches for 116 yards on defense he made 6 tackles.

 

Division 2

- Jean-Félix Daloze had 11 catches for 114 yards and 3 TDs plus he made 4 tackles on defense, those are great numbers for a center.

 

Division 3

- Marc-Antoine Léveillée caught 7 passes for 121 yards, 3 TDs and made 1 tackle on defense.

 

Division 4

- Jeremi O'Reilly did a bit of everything for Villains this weekend. He was 15 of 24 for 154 yards and 3 TDs, he caught 1 pass for 7 yards, ran 12 for 66 yards and 1 TD, made 3 tackles and had 2 picks on defense.

 

Division 5

- Benjamin Mallette first time QB getting the W on the last play of the game. Ben was 15 of 35 for 200 yards, 5 TDs, 1 1point convert, threw 1 pick, ran 8 times for 72 yards and made 2 tackle.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- Alexis Ferrand only get 1 catch for 8 yards, everyone expects more.

 

Division 2

- Spritz Gang for phoning it in with a forfeit.

 

Division 3

- Alexandre Szaplipski for his at least 5 dropped passes against Average Joes. When you want to be considered a top tier receiver you can’t have multiple drops in a close game especially when at least 2 of them would have been TDs.

 

Division 4

- Udaho Idapimp for letting Black Diamonds get their first win of the season. I know you were short a QB, but you are the better team by far.

 

Division 5

- Michael Lesniak for playing horribly and ending the season with a 4-interception game.

 

Next week is you last chance to make the list so you better ball out or choke if you want to see your name up here before the season ends.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 10

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 10

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

Another week down and another Skittles week for me falling farther back. With 2 weeks left it looks like it is between Willie and Jon for first and unless I pick it up, I’ll be last.

Jon, if you have to go in and make a few games a forfeit so Willie doesn’t win, no one on the Media team will have any issues with that. Now to this week’s picks in bold like always.

 

Division 1

 

Outlaws vs Gros Coqs

I don’t trust the Outlaws defense at this point to stop or even slow Dom and his offense down.

 

Centurions vs Iron Wolves

They score more and give up way fewer points.

 

Division 2

 

Jagerbomb vs Pocket Rockets

Just my gut telling me that Simon gets the job done in a near perfect game.

 

Thunder Buddies vs Idaho Udapimp

They will have the better roster at least in this game.

 

Marvels vs Spritz Gang

They have the better athletes and the better players.

 

Division 3

 

Douilles Molasses vs RawSauce

They need it more and will pull out all the stops to get the win and have any chance at the playoffs.

 

Double Dippers vs Average Joes

Without a QB, Double Dippers don’t stand much of a chance.

 

Red Cats vs Mustard Tigers

Avery should be back and will give them a boost on offense and get their defense straightened back out and playing at an elite level.

 

Double Dippers vs Phoenix NA

I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

Bines vs Pocket Rockets

They have the bigger stars and the better players.

 

Division 4

 

Villains vs Bouchers

They are the better team with the better players.

 

Drama Club vs Iron Wolves 

Simon is banged up and might have some issue throwing.

 

Udaho Idapimp vs Black Diamonds

Udaho is by far the better team at most positions and Black Diamonds will struggle in this one.

 

RawSauce vs Bines Low Fat

They have the better QB.

 

Cyclones vs Airborne

Guillaume is the more experience QB and with Alex not playing receiver means the Cyclones offense is weak and might struggle to move the ball.

 

Division 5

 

Los Pollitos vs Improbables

If they can stop Sam, they win this game easily, but I think it will turn out to be harder then they expect and be a close game.

 

Bear Hood vs Mimosa Crew

I was thinking this would be a close game, but with the players missing from Mimosa Crew I won’t be surprised if it was a 2 or 3 score difference.

 

Phoenix vs Sour Peeps NA

I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

Weekend Warriors vs Titans

They have the better QB, way less experience, but the better athletes, plus I’m not sure if Ben will be there for Titans this weekend.

 

Jungle Squad vs Big Booties

They will be more organized, and they also have Max.

 

Los Pollitos vs Legendaries 

They have to many weapons on both sides of the ball not to get this win.

 

Titans vs Kiss My Pass

Even though they will be lacking in the speed department they will make up for it with have the more complete team.

 

Chili Hotdogs vs Bear Hood

They are the better team, and it looks like Chili Hotdogs will be missing their QB with Goldrick filling in.

 

There you have my picks. If my picks are like the last few weeks I only got half my games right, so you pick which ones they are.

 

Power Rankings

 

With 10 weeks in the books the rankings look a lot different then when the season started. After last week’s games I mixed a few things up.

 

Division 1

1- Gros Coqs

2- Iron Wolves

3- Outlaws

 

Division 2

1- Idaho Udapimp  

2- Nice TDs

3- Thunder Buddies

 

Division 3

1- Double Dippers

2- Average Joes

3- Pocket Rockets

 

Division 4

1- Sooners 45

2- Udaho Idapimp

3- Villains

 

Division 5

1- Bear Hood

2- Mimosa Crew

3- Improbables

 

There are your rankings and I’m sure some changes will be made after this week.

 

Final Thoughts

 

Every gamer knows what time of the year it is and if you don’t it’s Madden Rating time. Every year Madden puts out the same game with a few little tweaks here and there and everyone says how much better it is. Then it comes out and is glitchy as a silly goose and they Yankee Doodle up a bunch of things and they’re doing updates for months. Madden used to be great, now it is just ok (ed’s note: what a hot take!).

I’m waiting for NCAA football to come back out so I can take a team like North Texas and win it all after 2 seasons. I will need a season to get recruits and to get Georgia, Bama, and a few other top teams on my schedule, but we must wait until at least July 2024 before it comes out, if it ever does.

Before I let you all go, please remember we’re playing a game, so go out, have fun, and don’t kill anyone. Good luck to everyone this weekend and see you all Saturday. 

Word from the Mouth: No Heat Stroke For Me! edition

Word from the Mouth: No Heat Stroke For Me! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Man, what a weekend it was. We had at least 3 players celebrating birthdays on Saturday and 2 of them celebrated with wins.

Last week I warned everyone to bring plenty of water, so you won’t pass out and die. Normally its me who ends up on the floor cramping up and puking by the end of those hot days. This week I was fine and maybe it had to do with not playing any games this week, but I was still out there in the sun all day. I heard Jon was passing out and couldn’t last all day, Nick when I got to Leber after cleaning up Arthur Therrien was unable to move, I also know a few other players were telling me on Sunday that they were cramping up all night. Water won’t take care of everything but the combination of staying hydrated, using sunscreen, wearing a hat and trying to stay in as much shade as possible will help. We have 2 weeks left of the season before playoffs and once August or at least September the temperature will be cooler and everyone will be complaining about it being cold, except me who will still be walking around shirtless like always.

 

Recap

Division 1

 

Iron Wolves vs Trollers (30-28)

Max and Demario put up almost identical numbers, but the difference was Max had more completions than Demario had attempts. Max worked the field and Demario got big plays from his receivers. Late in game Max was leading Trollers down to take the lead, but Meis picked off his pass and allowed Demario to run out the clock.

 

Division 2

 

Pocket Rockets vs Marvels (28-20)

This was the last game of the day, and everyone was tired. Meis had a big game for Marvels with 8 catches for 83 yards, but just couldn’t find the endzone. Manu subbed and scored twice. Leo could have had a bigger game than he did, but dropped a deep ball early in the game that he easily would have scored on. The sight of the game was watching PO rush most of the game, he didn’t get any stats, but they were only 6 so he bit the bullet and rushed.

 

Division 3

 

Phoenix vs Douilles Molasses (19-32)

I only saw half of this game and it didn’t look good for the Phoenix defense. They missed a few tackles that turned into big scores and allowed a jump ball on the last play of the half. Phoenix had no answer for Felix, he picked them apart through the air and ran around like there was no one rushing him, at least from what I saw.

 

Double Dippers vs Mustard Tigers (30-7)

Double Dippers had no QB, so they let the 6-interception man from D4 fill in. Surprisingly Alex cut his picks in half and only threw 3. Mustard Tigers were without their best player Victor and didn’t stand much of a chance with Double Dippers being way more athletic. No one in this game had great stats. Alex from Double Dippers had 2 picks and so did Jie from Mustard Tigers. Richy Rich rushed most of the game and got 2 sacks, but at one point needed a breather and switched spots with Alex and Rich got a pick.

 

Division 4

 

Airborne vs Super Friends (2-33)

This game was all one sided and if it wasn’t for Greg getting a safety Airborne would have been shutout. Hasan had the best day I’ve seen from him ever getting 8 catches for 81 yards. Whenever Guillaume needed a play Hasan was his guy. Super Friends were very consistent this week. Oliver never forced anything, Alex scored 3 times on 10 catches and Elis led them in yards with 83 and had a pick 6 as well. Alex made a beautiful 1 handed pick that Guillaume wasn’t happy about since his receiver just watched it happen and didn’t fight for the ball.

 

Division 5

 

Los Pollitos vs Jungle Squad (20-13)

The first half of the game, Jungle Squad owned it and looked like they might run away with it. Jerome has come a long way since week 1, he is making better reads and has better play calls and just seems more confident. Michel is still the guy for Jungle Squad, but now everyone is contributing. Los Pollitos won the game having 4 total completions. Sam is a beast and won the game almost by himself. Los Pollitos have a few other players that can play, but they need to get everyone involved. Los Pollitos won the game on a pick 6 halfway through the second half.

 

That’s all I have for you this week, but if you’re looking for more wait until Wednesday for Terry, Willie, and maybe Jaf on the podcast this week.

 

Studs & Duds

 

It’s that time of the week where everyone gets to see if they balled out enough to make my list or how badly you failed and got put on the bad list.

 

Studs

 

Division 1

- Meïs Ngarane 2 catches for 723 yards and 2 TDs on offense, then on defense he made 3 tackles and had 1 pick.

 

Division 2

- Craig O’Brien went 26 of 32 for 262 yards, 7 TDs and 2 1point converts.

 

Division 3

- Félix Gérin-Lajoie went 16 of 27 for 197 yards, 5 TDs and 2 1point converts. Felix also ran 7 times for 30 yards. On defense he made 2 tackles which were both sacks and had a pick as well.

 

Division 4

- Diego Castro Arellano was 15 of 17 for 163 yards, 4 TDs and 1 2point convert. Diego also ran 6 times for 69 yards and a 2point convert, he also made 3 tackles and had a pick on defense.

 

Division 5

- Max Rosenfeld had 4 catches for 61 yards and 3 TDs. Max also made 2 tackles and had 2 picks.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- Kris Hope for false rumors about him no longer playing this season and that not even lasting 1 week.

 

Division 2

- Spritz Gang and Marvel for both not showing up and bringing their A game with a chance at playoffs on the line.

 

Division 3

-  Jason Armenti for scoring 20 points under his team’s average and then there are his 3 picks on top of that.

 

Division 4

- Alexandre Szalipszki 6 picks thrown.

 

Division 5

- Improbables offense minus Alex. You need more than your center to contribute if you plan on making a deep playoff run.

 

That who I came up with for this week. I had a few other picks in mind but decided that these people were the true winners and losers of week 10.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 9

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 9

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

There hasn’t been any update as to how the picks were last week or if Willie is still in first. Let’s hope not, but you never know.

Last week there were a bunch of upsets, and I can’t see anyone having done well. This week I’m turning it around. Here are my picks and like always they are in bold.

 

Division 1

 

Trollers vs Iron Wolves

Wolves are without Kris. This could be a good thing, but I think it will end up hurting them.

 

Division 2

 

Spritz Gang vs Master Chiefs 

This is a rematch from last week. I expect a closer game, but still same winner.

 

Jagerbomb vs Nice TDs

They will pull it out this week and Kris will be able to say it’s because he wasn’t there.

 

Pocket Rockets vs Marvels

Marvels need this win for a chance at playoffs and they pull out all the stops and get it done.

 

Jagerbomb vs Thunder Buddies

Steve gets it done to stay on track to get the first seed in the division.

 

Division 3

 

Phoenix vs Douilles Molasses NA

I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

Average Joes vs RawSauce

Jason only has 2 games left to get to 100 TDs on the season, so you know he is running up the score and using every timeout he has. This won’t be a close game.

 

Iron Wolves vs Red Cats

Avery will be back and looking to get this team geared up for playoffs.

 

Double Dippers vs Mustard Tigers

Not sure who will be playing QB for Double Dippers and that’s why I have to go with Mustard Tigers even if they aren’t the better team.

 

Division 4

 

Iron Wolves vs Bines Low Fat

They are the more complete team with more overall experience.

 

RawSauce vs Cyclones

Somehow they are the better team that I have more confidence in.

 

Airborne vs Super Friends

Airborne used all their magic last week. Oliver won’t take a stupid safety to lose the game.

 

Black Diamonds vs Bouchers

After last week’s performance, I can’t take Black Diamonds.

 

Sooners 45 vs Bouchers

They are too young and fast for Bouchers.

 

Division 5

 

Los Politos vs Jungle Squad

This will come down to who has the bigger game, Sam or Michel and I have seen Sam play a lot more games.

 

Improbables vs Kiss My Pass

They might not be as fast or as flashy, but they get the job done when needed.

 

Bear Hood vs My Ball Zach Ertz

They are just the better team with more experience.

 

Sour Peeps vs Tropic Thunder

They have too much top tier talent that Tropic Thunder wont be able to stop or avoid.

 

Weekend Warriors vs Improbables

They will be fresh and Improbables will be tired.

 

Titans vs Legendaries

This should be a good match up, but I give the slight edge to Titans based off experience.

 

Phoenix vs Big Booties NA

I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

There you go this, week’s winners if my crystal ball is working once again.

 

Power Rankings

 

We are getting close to the end of the year and teams are still fighting for playoffs. Now let’s see after 9 weeks of playing who are in my top 3.

 

Division 1

1- Gros Coqs

2- Iron Wolves

3- Trollers

 

Division 2

1- Nice TDs

2- Idaho Udapimp  

3- Jagerbomb

 

Division 3

1- Average Joes

2- Double Dippers

3- Pocket Rockets

 

Division 4

1- Sooners 45

2- Udaho Idapimp

3- Villains

 

Division 5

1- Sour Peeps

2- Bear Hood

3- Phoenix

 

This is how I see it after last week. Will I see it like this after next week? Who knows?

 

Final Thoughts

 

Just found out that the Jets are going to be on Hard Knocks and that makes at least 1 person in the league happy. Well at least until Rodgers and Sauce keep going with their handshake and both are brought in for drug testing.

I’m not worried about the league suspending Rodgers as they don’t have the balls to do that. Is it just me or does the NFL look stupid week in and week out with how the suspend certain players? How many this off season have been suspended for gambling. They’re going to do it one way or another, so just leave it. Imagine if Jordan played under these rules in the NBA, he never would have made it to being the GOAT.

I have heard rumbles out of New England that Belichick and Kraft aren’t getting along, and that Kraft wants to win and if that doesn’t happen that they might split. Kraft is stupid if he moves on. You have been winning for so long that you’re going to have a few down years. Deal with them, don’t get rid of the second greatest coach of all times because of your ego. Don’t do what Jerry did with Jimmy, the Cowboys have never recovered.

Cowboys fans relax. I know you won one after Jimmy left, but I was 14 at the time and I could have coached that team to a title with my eyes closed.

Before I let you go, remember we are playing a game, so go have fun and don’t kill anyone. Oh, and bring water. 

Word from the Mouth: Water Thieves! edition

Word from the Mouth: Water Thieves! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Let me start by saying if you didn’t sweat your balls or boobs off, did you even show up to play this weekend? It was hot and humid and I hope you drank plenty of fluids so you didn’t cramp up or pass out.

I can tell you between Saturday in Montreal and Sunday in Brossard, I went through 20 Gatorades and 36 bottles of water. I didn’t drink all that myself, which means people aren’t coming to the field prepared for the day. I would get it if we were all kids and no one told you it was hot out and that you need to bring stuff to drink, but were all adults and should know better (ed’s note: I came prepared. Prepared to take Kevin’s water, that is). I wonder what would have happened if I didn’t bring plenty of drinks. How many people might have passed out?

I want to say that Mimosa Crew is lucky to have a guy like Curren on the team. Not only does he bring beer, but water and freezies as well. Now to recaps.

 

Division 1

 

Trollers vs Centurions (46-20)

This turned into an Andrew and Ashton show on offense with them combined for 12 catches 5 TDs and 217 yards plus a 1-point convert. We need find out what’s faster: Andrew’s mouth or his feet. This is ridiculous in a D1 game for 2 players to put up these numbers and a team does not figure something out. Centurions used to be a great defensive team, but it seems not anymore.

 

Division 2

 

Idaho Udapimp vs Jagerbomb (30-44)

Jerome and Marvin had nice games for Idaho, but it wasn’t enough to get the win for them as they came up short a few times on conversions. Simon didn’t play a perfect game since he threw 2 picks, but what he did well was keep the chains moving and marched the field. Louis went for 2 TDs on 5 catches with 82 yards, but the player that was the surprise was Loic getting 3 TDs on 4 catches and totaling 47 yards.

 

Spritz Gang vs Master Chiefs (13-54)

The game looks one sided and it was, but let me point out it was a must min for Master Chiefs and everything went their way, including the team that showed up to play them. Spritz Gang were missing half their team, were only 6 with a sub and Mario went QB. Owie had a field day throwing for over 300 yards and having 7 TDs. They even let Dilan throw a pass that ended with a 25 yards score for Ashton. Speaking of Ashton, this guy went off for 151 yards on 9 catches and scored 6 TDs along with 2 1-point converts, should have been 3, but he dropped an easy one and made 2 picks on defense.

 

Division 3

 

Mustard Tigers vs Iron Wolves (24-28)

I just caught a few plays of the game here and there. What I thought I saw was Ed Reed flying around picking balls offs. After getting out my binoculars and getting a closer look it was just Iggy who ended the first 3 drives from Mustard Tigers with picks. Iggy played well on offense end the day with 7 catches for 71 yards and 1 TD and 1 2-point convert. Victor is a stud for Mustard tigers getting 3 TDs and almost half of Brian’s passing yards, but after that they needed help. Tom tried, but he can’t do it all from the middle of the field.

 

Red Cats vs Douilles Molasses (6-25)

This Outcome had to be a surprise for everyone, but let me explain. Avery wasn’t there and Ben decided that he would play QB and have Nick Eagly sub at center instead of having Elijah sub at QB. Ben finished the day going 13 of 31 for 113 yards 1 TD and 3 picks. Their defense kept them in with 3 picks. Felix went 8 for 20, 173 yards, 4 TDs and more importantly got the much-needed W. Red Cats should have gotten a sub at QB and not thought twice about it.

 

Mustard Tigers vs Bines (25-8)

David did not have a good day this week. He threw 6 picks, 2 to both Victor and Jie and 1 to Tom who scored on his and Sean who got hurt on his. Bines couldn’t keep a drive going until the game was over. Brian wasn’t much better throwing 3 TDs to 2 picks. The big difference is that Mustard Tigers had short fields most of the day and this could have easily been more one sided than it was.

 

Division 4

 

Airborne vs Black Diamonds (39-13)

In a game Terry should have won in his sleep, he didn’t show up and looked like he was playing for the number 1 overall pick in next year’s draft. I won’t take anything away from Airborne, they played smart as a team. David Bergin did step up his defensive game getting 3 picks and running 1 back for 6.

 

Cyclones vs Iron Wolves (38-21)

All season Cyclones haven’t had a steady QB, but this week they got Yann out of retirement and in his first game back he looked good spreading the ball around. Nick had 2 TDs on 4 catches for 82 yards. Kayla back from Spain scored 3 times on her 5 catches and had 54 yards. On defense they picked Jason off 3 times and made them look easy early in the game. Jason started off very slow missing easy throws to wide open receivers, but once he got on track it was too late.

 

Airborne vs Villains (32-30)

Villains were up 16 with 15 minutes in the second half and had been moving the ball. I mean Will went 13 of 15 for 192 yards and 4 TDs with no picks. Their defense even had 2 picks and scored on 1 of them. This game should have been over at this point. Nope, Guillaume had a little magic left in his arm. They scored on back-to-back drives and were good on both 2-point converts to tie it at 30. Then Villains did the one thing you never want to do as a QB and that is give up a safety and the ball. Guillaume then ran the last 4 minutes off the clock to shock everyone on the MFL Media team.

 

Division 5

 

Improbables vs Legendaries (32-20)

Matt had one of the best performances of his life at QB this week going 20 of 25 with 5 TDs, 4 of them went to my shirtless brother Alex. How could I talk about this game without mentioning the man Goldrick who had 3 picks and ran 1 in for 6? Ben has a good team in front of him and I know playing QB is new to him, but you need to cut those picks down if you want to win games.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Los Politos (33-14)

In the first half it looked like Los Politos might pull off the upset as Curren was struggling to get things going. Second half rolled around, and he picked up his game and so did the rest of Mimosa Crew. Nikhil had 3 TDs and a 1 point convert for them and was most of the damage. On defense is where Jassinth (The Jazz man) and Dag (Dog) each had 3 picks and scored on 1 of them each. I call Dag Dog because that’s what he is and in this case he’s the Big Dog and Jassinth looked so smooth out there on defense that all I could think of was jazz.

 

That’s all I have for you this week hope you enjoyed. I know most of you need more, so go see Willie screw up and Terry having to correct him on the Podcast Wednesday night when it comes out. Also look to see Matt talking about what happened this week in Brossard and who he might have on as a guest.

 

Studs & Duds

 

This week I had a bunch of players show up and ball out and we also had a few players fall flat on their faces. Sometimes players ball out and don’t get the recognition that they might deserve and that’s because occasionally another player goes well above what we expect from them, and they need to be mentioned. Now to this week’s winners and losers.

 

Division 1

- Andrew “I’ll never shut up” Grant went off this week with 8 catches for 148 yards, 3TDs, 1 1point convert and then made 2 tackles and had pick on defense.

 

Division 2

- Jérôme Hovington in his 2 games this week made 18 catches for 259 yards 5 TDs, 2 2point converts and had 9 tackles and 2 picks on defense.

 

Division 3

- Ignacio Valdes-Manzanedo grab 7 passes for 71 yards, 1 TD and 1 2point convert. On defense is why he won this week with 3 picks and 4 tackles.

 

Division 4

- Guillaume Maynard for going 2-0 this weekend while keep his team’s playoff hopes alive. Guillaume was 46 of 69 for 307 yards 8 TDs, 2 1point converts, 2 2point converts, ran 4 time for 15 yards along with a 2point convert and threw 4 picks. He also made 7 tackles had 1 pick which he returned for a TD.

 

Division 5

- Matthieu Demers has come along was since week 1. This week he was 20 of 25 for 150 yards and 5 TDs with 2 1point converts. Matt ran 8 times for 25 yards and on defense was able to make 4 tackles.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- Centurions defense for not being able to get a stop all game when it mattered. Getting one at the end of the game doesn’t really count.

 

Division 2

- Spritz Gang for not showing up with their roster to make what might have been a playoff battle game into a one-sided affair.

 

Division 3

- Benjamin Denis for making the decision to play QB instead of having Elijah play when he was there and willing to go.

 

Division 4

- Terry Babalis, I know you have a bum knee but c’mon 6 picks aren’t acceptable.

 

Division 5

- Quentin Leduc, 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 TD, 1 1point convert and 1 tackle. For a player Simon talks about how good you are I expect a better stat line then that. I get it this might have been your third or fourth game of the day and Simon might have taken it easy on you, but still.

 

There you have you Studs & Duds for week 9.

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