What is going on with this Fruity Pebbles weather. It looks like rain once again this week (ed’s note: it isn’t!) and this is complete Cap’n Crunch. I’ve been in the league since it was 6 teams and I can tell you we have never had 3 weeks of rain in a season, let alone 3 weeks in a row. They say it’s from Global warming, but shouldn’t it get be getting hotter? (ed’s note: that’s not how that works, and it is) I know that’s not what global warming is (ed’s note: ah) and that it can Cocoa Puffs with the weather in many ways. I know playing in the rain sucks, but I would prefer a little drizzle than play in the extreme heat. For most you’d rather it the other way, but you also aren’t out there all.
Captains need to make sure that anyone they want eligible for playoffs has 5 games played or gets an exception in writing from the league so that they can play. After working 9 games this week and walking 45000 steps or 45km this week I’m glad I have Monday off to relax and ice my busted leg and get ready for the long week at work I’m going to have. Now with nothing more to ramble about I’ll jump to this week’s recaps of games.
Division 1
Outlaws vs Trollers (20-35)
This game was fun to watch, but not fun to listen to. Svetna made everyone on the Trollers look like little children. On his first TD Vinny jumps the route and was in great position but Svetna high pointed the ball then strolled in for a TD, which was TD number 3. He did the same thing but between 2 defenders and for his second TD he just found the opening and sat in the hole. Steve and his receivers didn’t seem to be on the same page and more than once ran wrong routes. On the Trollers side of things, Andrew was his typical self and never shut up and that’s not the Andrew you want to be playing against. Andrew only scored 1 TD on his 8 catches, but gained 106 yards and was always making something happen when Trollers needed it. This was a very good game for Trollers, and I hope not a thing that happens regularly for the Outlaws. I know Smuda is a big part of their team, but with your roster you should be able to keep rolling, but it hasn’t seemed like it.
Gros Coqs vs Centurions (31-25)
I was at this game and after looking over the stats can’t believe that Gabriel went 40 of 55 on the day, but that’s not the surprising part of it. Centurions had 3 receivers with 10 plus catches in the game, Louis 10 catches for 95 yards with 2 TDs, Yvan 10 catches for 68 yards with 2 TDs, and Vincent with 15 catches for 64 yards. That must be a first in the league. Francis had the hardest job on the day rushing Dom, but was able to get 2 sacks and put pressure all day long. With all those short passes from Gabriel the short defenders for Gros Coqs had a day making every tackle and not giving up any YAC. Etienne made 9 tackles, Alexis made 7, Bresse and Vince both made 5. Bresse was the most dependable receiver for Gros Coqs but Alexis had the big 45 yard TD to break the tie at 25 and give them the lead and what turned out to be the game winner. This was a good game to watch with it being tight all game with neither team every looking like the game was theirs until the final whistle.
Division 2
Thunder Buddies vs Master Chiefs (41-38)
How does this keep happening to Master Chiefs who sit at 1-5 and have a -1 point differential? With them adding Dilan this week to the roster I thought it would sure up the defense and get them a few extra possessions, that wasn’t the case this week with no sacks or picks all game. Owie had a good game but relied heavily on Ryan who had 7 catches for 98 yards along with 1 TD, Ashton had 8 catches for 96 yards and a whooping 5 TDs. Last week I pointed out that Steve has that magic in his arm because when you looked at these 2 rosters Thunder Buddies shouldn’t have had a chance in this one. They had Simon dropping deep once to cover Ashton 1 on 1 and you won’t believe this, but Simon locked it down and knocked the ball away. Josh had an above average game for him this week scoring twice on 10 catches, but the big difference in this game for Thunder Buddies was Simon turning those 1- or 2-yard catches into 6 and 7 yards almost every time. With just under 7 minutes Owie led a TD drive take a 38-35 lead. Then Steve ate the clock down to 1:14 left before hooking up with Jaf to take the lead and win the game as Master Chiefs were only able to move the ball just past half before the game was over.
Division 3
Red Cats vs Average Joes (19-30)
I won’t sugar coat it at all, so here is the truth about this game. Oliver won the game for Average Joes. I know he only had 2 sacks, but Avery threw 3 picks and it was because of the pressure. Out of Averys 35 throws he might have had good footing on 5 of them, the rest were back foot or jump throws and yet he still managed to get the ball 25 to 30 yards down field in the air. Flood was the guy Jason counted on most of the game getting 6 catches, 100 yards and 3 TDs. Jason couldn’t put up 45 like he has all season, but he did score with under 1 minute left to make it a 2-score game. This game was close and if Avery hadn’t thrown 3 picks might have turn out differently.
Double Dippers vs Bines (36-12)
Double Dippers were missing Simon at QB, so they had David fill in. I will tell you that David looked good going 22 of 35 with 6 TDs. Manu went off for 3 TDs on his 10 catches, then you had Alex who people say might be the best receiver in the division getting 5 for 35 but he also dropped at least 3 and that is probably low. Bines struggled all over, their defense was soft and couldn’t slow Manu down and then on offense their best player was Simon who is playing with a busted finger and can’t close his hand properly. Double Dippers have a very good team, but David should have been able to do more against them, going 15 of 33 just won’t cut it.
Division 4
Sooners 45 vs Udaho Idapimp (52-26)
Sooners doubled up on Udaho with Diego looking like Cam Newton in 2015 tearing it up with his arm and Legs. Udaho needs to figure out how to stop this guy because they will meet again in a few weeks once playoffs start.
RawSauce vs Iron Wolves (12-45)
RawSauce is a mess with no QB, and Iron Wolves are coming along as the father to son connection is working, but when it’s not Jason still has Josh to depend on.
Airborne vs Drama Club (25-19)
Both teams were missing players and that didn’t seem to effect Airborne as Guillaume was able to get it done with what he had. Simon was without a few key players and you could tell as he struggled to keep drives going and mustard up points.
Bouchers vs Bines Low Fat (27-23)
If you told me Bouchers were going to win without Lukas at QB I would have laughed in your face before the game. Simon went QB and played a very smart game going short and spreading the ball. JF throwing 2 picks and giving up a safety will cost you in a close game.
Black Diamonds vs Super Friends (14-43)
Terry was 33 of 60 with 14 of his completions going to Rob who couldn’t even score once. How did Terry throw 60 passes in a game and lose by 29 points? Earlier in the week Terry asked me about Super Friends and I told him watch out for Alex at WR and their center Alex. Those 2 players caught 12 of 15 completions from Oliver for 208 yards and 7 TDs. It seems I do know what I’m talking about sometimes.
Division 5
Legendaries vs Jungle Squad (25-12)
I was shocked at how close this game was for the most part. With the roster that Legendaries has I figured it would have been a blowout. Ben at QB just looks weird to me at least the first time seeing him back there. On the first drive he ran a few times and had a few passes and that what I was expecting to see all game, but it was after the initial drive he settled in and just spread the ball around. Ben Mallet was his main target getting 3 catches for 48 yards and a TD. Mallet did his damage on defense getting 3 picks and running one back in. Seeing Nick rush at half speed and still getting 3 sacks is impressive, but what’s more impressive is that Nick also had a pick 1 and a pick 6 in the game. We all knew Jungle Squad was going to struggle this season, but they have come a long way since April when my team scrimmaged against them. Jerome put up good numbers on a solid defense and with a little more experience will be able to cut those picks down which will lead to closer games and maybe a few more wins. Michel is their best player, and he does whatever is asked of him as he plays WR, runs the ball as a RB or even goes QB from time to time. Then on defense he is their leader and is always around the ball. I know they are coming back in the fall, and I expect them to be in a lot more games now that they have gained some experience.
That’s all I have for you on recaps, but if you’re needing more look for Terry and whoever he has with him this week on the podcast on Wednesday night. If you’re from Brossard go give Matt a watch, he is funny and its always entertaining to see who he might have on as a guest. One of these weeks maybe he’ll have me on, and I might surprise a few people with my francais (ed’s note: oh god).
Studs & Duds
I’m running late with this week’s article and Jon is probably pissed I have used so many words, so without wasting much more of your time let’s see who shined and who blew chunks in week 8.
Studs
Division 1
Kris Hope, we all might hate him because he whines and cries over everything (ed’s note: I don’t hate you, Kris!), but he sure can play football, especially for an old broken guy. This week all Kris did was catch 11 passes for 78 yards and 4 TDs and he also decided to play some defense getting 2 tackles and 1 pick.
Division 2
Philippe Charpentier is a player last season who was in D5 and has made the jump up and is still balling out at a high level. Phil scored 2 TDs on 4 catches and had 44 yards he also had 1 2-point convert. On defense all he did was make 1 tackle and had 3 picks.
Division 3
Ryne Flood, other than being the best-looking player on Joes, he makes plays when the team needs him to. This week he went off for 100 yards on 6 catches and scored 3 TDs. On top of that he had 3 tackles and 1 pick on defense.
Division 4
Alex Noivo, what do you say about a guy like this? He plays center and Oliver likes the way the ball gets to him. It’s not every week you see a center getting over 100 yards in a game and this week Alex got 129 on 9 catches and scored 5 TDs. Since he felt he still needed to contribute to the team he then went and made 7 tackles and had 1 pick while taking it easy on defense.
Division 5
Dag Wiesbrok, thought his name was Dog Westbrook from taking a quick glance at the stat sheet, but he really is a dog. Dag was the leading receiver for his team with 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 TD and 1 1point convert. Where Dag made the bigger impact was on defense when he made 5 tackles and had 2 picks.
Duds
Division 1
Outlaws as a team for going 0-2 on the weekend.
Division 2
Master Chiefs defense for 0 sacks, 0 picks and losing another 1 score game.
Division 3
Ryan McSweeny with 2 catches for 12 yards. When you’re averaging 11.63 yards a catch, step it up or go have a seat on the bench and let someone else show you how it’s done.
Division 4
Rob White for that poor defensive play calling allowing 2 players to destroy your team the way they did.
Division 5
Étienne Simard, you threw 5 picks and lost the game by 13 points. You can’t be doing that down the stretch while fighting for a playoff spot.
There are your ballers and bums for the week. Remember if you want to make my list you only have a few weeks left, so you need to pick up your game or take a few steps back, but one way or another you need to do something.
