
Word from the Mouth: Dipping Sauce! edition
I’m not going to lie, it was nice to be back out there on Saturday after having a week off. The day seemed to fly by and didn’t seem like we had 6 time slots, but when I got home once the day was done I was beat.
This season we have changed to rule and allowed players to dip once again. I got to see it a few times from Demario and once from Dilan. The difference between their two dips is Demario is still going at a good speed and gets so low and Dilan slows down a bit, but can’t drop as low. We will wait to see what happens with the dip moving forward and I’m not sure how I feel about it.
Recap Week 1
Division 1
A-Team vs Iron Wolves (34-32)
This game had it all, Offense, Defense, Special Teams and how could you miss all that bananarama talking going on. The one thing this game didn’t have was a good finish. With 10 minutes left it was 26 all. After both teams turned it over on downs, Dave drove A-Team down to score and got the 2-point convert with just over a minute left. For the Wolves, Willie dropped as a second QB and was able to hit Demario on a short pass and he ran by everyone to score. This is where the game flops for me. On the game tying 2-point convert attempt, Demario dropped the snap and the game ended like that.
Division 2
Thunder Buddies vs Idaho Udapimp (40-46)
This was a game that had both teams missing players and for them to both score this many points is surprising. Idaho couldn’t stop Dilan who had 13 catches for 134 yards and 3 TDs, not bad for a defensive guy. The thing that cost Thunder Buddies the game was 3 picks from Steve. Brady did a really nice job of spreading the ball around always finding the open player. Both teams were trading scores until Jeremy took his pick back for 6 which gave Idaho a 2 score lead after that there was no catching back up for Thunder Buddies.
Division 3
Phoenix vs Double Dippers (14-49)
This wasn’t a game to write home about (ed's note: but apparently good enough for an article write up!). Both teams were missing key players, but Phoenix has a few new players and it will be a work in progress and take a few weeks to all get on the same page. David picked us apart and made it look easy. Eric had 9 catches for 101 yards and 1 TD. Nico picked me off 3 times giving Double Dippers a short field all game. Phoenix got down early, and we tried a few things we normally wouldn’t, but that’s week 1 for you. When we play again in a few weeks it will be a better game guaranteed.
Division 4
Cyclones vs Sour Peeps (12-26)
Sour Peeps have a solid defense led by Lambert, Etienne
who both got 2 picks, and Samuel getting 1 as well making 5 on the day to go with 3 sacks from Paul (ed's note: I'm not fixing this sentence. It's too far gone). It all started with Paul being up in Alex's face all game. Sour Peeps jumped out to a 20-6 halftime lead then started with the ball and scored right away giving them a 20-point lead. By the time Cyclones scored to make it 26-12 there was 10 minutes left and Jocelyn knew he just had to waste time with the ball. Cyclones should be a better team when they are all there, they were missing a few players this week.
Division 5
Phoenix vs Free Agents #1 (20-19) OT
This game was exciting and came right down to the wire. When Christanis picked me off and ran it in for 6 points, then later in the first half when Daniela scored her second TD of the game giving Free Agents #1 a 13 point lead, it wasn’t looking good for Phoenix. David scores a TD for Phoenix on the last play of the half making it a 1 score game. After a pick, Vincent scored to tie it at 19. Late in the game Free Agents #1 was driving and close to punching it in, but were stopped and turned the ball over. Scott looking to play hero stepped in front of a pass and gave Free Agents one last chance at getting a win. On their first play Ian threw a pick and Phoenix didn’t have enough time to capitalize on the turnover so we went to OT. Phoenix failed on their first attempt and on Free Agents turn Christanis bobbled the ball and got flagged short of the goal line. After another failed attempt by Free Agent #1, Kat was able to make the catch in the endzone and secure the win for Phoenix.
TD Hunters vs Bear Hood (14-6)
4 of the first 5 possessions ended in an interception! It's the start of the season and the rust has been felt for two QBs who don't have a lot of experience. David was also Bear Hood's rusher and easily dominated with his speed and multiple pass knockdowns. In addition, communication problems caused route problems and offensive errors for TD Hunters. After Bear Hood's first touchdown, TD Hunters seemed out of solutions. Luckily for them the defense did its job, because it could have been ugly. After a deflected pass landed in the hands of Zenyace for an interception in their own end zone, TD Hunters simply looked to make easier plays and it did them a favor as they finally managed to get 2 touchdowns before the last minute of the game. On the last play, David threw a side pass to Benjamin so he could throw a deep pass, but he didn't expect Matthieu to show up as second rusher. Destabilized, Ben retreated to avoid the pursuit of Matthieu, but got caught in his own end zone for the safety.
There you have this week’s recaps. I know I can’t be everywhere at once, but if you want to let me know what happened in your game or about some play that happened you can reach out to me like Gold does and I'll include it in my recap or at least say something about it.
Studs & Duds
It was week 1 and that means its time to set the tone for the fall season and with the way people played, we're in for a great season.
Studs
Division 1
- Svetna when you score 4 TDs in a game there is a good chance you win Stud of the week.
Division 2
- Shawn Haney 3 TDs and 3 picks in the same game
Division 3
- David Brisson picked apart the Phoenix defense going 21 of 31 for 253 yards and 7 TDs.
Division 4
- JF was 23 of 36 for 254 yards and 5 TDs, he ran 5 times for 53 yards and made 1 tackle 1 pick on defense.
Division 5
- Dag Wiesbrok played 2 games and made plays in both. Dag made 17 catches for 180 yards and 3 TD. On defense he made 2 tackles.
Duds
Division 1
- Demario Cooper for dropping the snap on the convert with a chance to tie it and go to OT.
Division 2
- Jason Armenti 6 picks. Welcome to D2.
Division 3
- Kevin Kousaie throwing 5 picks.
Division 4
- Marvin Steinberg for having more rushing attempts than completions. You are playing QB not RB, throw the ball.
Division 5
- Rob White for ball distribution top player has 94 yards and next is 12 yards.
There you have it your Studs & Duds from week 1.