Word from the Mouth: The Commish is out of Commish! edition

Word from the Mouth: The Commish is out of Commish! edition

Kevin Kousaie

There is some sad sad news this week in the MFL, Jon is forced to retire as a QB. The reason given for the retirement is the arm just can’t take it anymore, but we all know the truth, going 0-2 all time as a QB against me he can’t hold his head up in the huddle anymore and have his team believe he can get it done. Jon losing a second time to me still isn’t as bad as being a Cowboys fan though.

Saturday marked 10000 days since they last appeared in the NFC championship game and yet somehow, they are still called America’s team. What’s the sadder news Jon or the Cowboys?

This weekend was nice weather to play in as the day went along. Games at 9:30 had to deal with the wind and some people thought it was cold, but late in the day it was still windy, but not nearly as bad and the sun was shining so it was great.

 

Week 4 Recap

 

Division 1

 

Outlaws vs Iron Wolves (34-32)

This one turned out closer than I expected. Tyler was all over Demario in this game collecting 5 sacks which is fantastic, but I want to point out Demario is hurt and cant move very well right now. Svetna had a good game filling the stat sheet, all game he was reading Demario’s eyes and kept getting beat on defense because he was cheating and late in the game Demario didn’t look him off and Svetna picked it off and ran it in for 6. Meis was a beast for Iron Wolves all game except one play there was miscommunication between him and Demario. Meis was wide open 30 yards down field Demario was moving around, Meis stopped in the hole and Demario launches 10 yards past where Meis was standing. One play that no one will talk about is the pick by Christian with the score 32-28 Iron Wolves they had the chance to go up 2 scores, but weren’t able to capitalize on it and let Outlaws stay in the game. After that is when Svetna got his pick 6 and put Outlaws up and secured the win for them.

 

Division 2

 

Marvels vs Nice TDs (38-26)

After struggling his first time out this season Iggy looked like he did in the past and had no problems moving the ball and scoring in the first half. In the second half Nice TDs woke up and started playing better on offense matching scores, The issue for Nice TDs was their defense looked like Swiss cheese, there were holes everywhere and Iggy made them pay by scoring on them every time he touched the ball. The player that keeps surprising me each week is Mikelis Rogers as whenever a play needs to be made, he is right there making it. He reminds me of a younger Kevin Smuda, this is a player to watch out for. Here is the play that caused a fuss for Nice TDs. Very late in the game on fourth down Max has the ball down on ground he picks it up and goes and talks to Iggy, comes backs set the ball and snaps it. Iggy throws it to Mikelis for the 11 yards TD and then they get the convert to seal the game. Kris is arguing that it’s a penalty and should be a turnover since it was fourth down. Max never made a snapping like motion and picked the ball up directly, this was not a penalty and the game ended like that. Even if it was a penalty, it would have been a 5 yard procedure penalty and Marvels would still have the ball and fourth down.

 

Division 3

 

Iron Wolves vs Phoenix (12-19)

This game went by fast. The first half both teams only had 2 possessions. Jon opened the game with the ball and put a nice long drive together before Cory picked him off in the endzone. Going into the wind to start the game Phoenix put a 14 play drive together to open the scoring. It didn’t take long for Jon to come right back down to score, after missing convert it was 7-6 Phoenix. I strawberry shortcaked twice in this game by not managing the clock. The first time was with 30 seconds left calling a timeout on fourth down thinking it was third, this resulted in Phoenix turning the ball over and giving Iron Wolves a shot to take the lead before half. After gaining yards on their first play Jon took a shot to the endzone where it was picked off by Justin. This left time for a few plays. But nothing was there so the score was 7-6 at half. Phoenix opened the second half with the ball and were able to score because Cory made a great adjustment on the ball and pulled it in with 1 hand. Just like the first half Jon picked the defense apart and scored without much trouble. After stopping Phoenix and getting the ball back Jon just got out of endzone to avoid the safety. Two plays later Iggy had a step on JF going deep as the ball was coming in the wind took it and Iggy just missed making the adjustment and the ball was incomplete. Phoenix moved the ball all the way down the field and were put in a third and half a yard just outside redzone. All game long Kris was yelling at Carlos to stop jumping and go after the flag. Carlos jumped as I rolled out to the left Kris came up to make the tackle, I pumped he jumped, and I walked in for the score. That was the second time I shortcaked as all I had to do was not score and the game was over. Iron Wolves started to drive and Jon’s arm gave out and Lesniak went QB for the last few plays of the game. On the final play, Alex got the ball as a halfback and threw it to Lesniak who caught the ball but was falling into the endzone, which meant he was down on the 1 yard line and the game was over.

 

Average Joes vs Bines (33-32)

What a game this turned out to be. Joes dominated early and looked to run away with it being up 19-0 less than 10 minutes into the game. Bines fought back with Thomas Cote-Parent looking unstoppable catching balls and making defenders miss tackles. Very late in the game Bines were down and driving. David found Thomas for a TD giving them a 5-point lead. They decided to go for 1 and once again David hooked up with Thomas to make it a 6-point game with 38 seconds left. It doesn’t seem like a lot of time but when you have all 3-time outs there is no need to rush. Jason hit Oliver for 15 yards then Flood for 25 putting the ball on the 1-yard line and the last play of the game. Jason looks left comes back right to find Geoffrey for the score. On the convert Jason found a wide-open Flood in the middle of the end zone for the win. I will tell you that Average Joes wouldn’t have needed to score at the end if Oliver had caught the deep ball Jason threw to him earlier. Since he dropped the pass, he owed Jason 45 pushups after the game. I’ve never seen someone sprint that fast after a game in my life. Oliver you still owe those 45 pushups before you’re allowed back out on the field.

 

Division 4

 

Drama Club vs Bines Low Fat (13-19)

I felt bad for Simon in this game, his team dropped at least 8 passes that were easily catchable and at least 2 TDs. The biggest play on offense for Drama Club was a short pass caught by Jeanne Lewis who took it all the way for a 40-yard TD and her first on the year. Remi had a big day on defense getting 2 picks. One was thrown right to him but, the other he ran from the other side of the field and plucked it from right in front of the receivers’ hands. Thomas Cote-Parent scored from 10, 17 and 30 yards out to get all the TDs for Bines Low Fat. Even with all the drops and miscues, Drama Club was still up late in the game, but allowed Bines Low Fat to score leaving time for a few plays. Simon knew he had plenty of time to march the field so on first down threw a check down to Roxanne who caught it inches from the ground for 9 yards, then hit her again for on the same play for 8 yards. The defense wised up and took the quick throw away which left Nico open for 10 yards. Simon now had time for 2 plays. First was incomplete and on the last play he threw it towards the endzone where it was knocked away by David and the game was done just like that.

 

Division 5

 

Phoenix vs Weekend Warriors (27-20)

I was really looked forward to this game knowing I was going up against Jeremy. I found out earlier in the day that Jeremy was banged up and not sure he was going to play. Jeremy did play, at least at first and only QB. First half of the game was easy for Phoenix as we were able to move the ball and make plays and score. Once Goldrick went QB for Weekend Warriors our job got a lot more difficult. Gold could run and was able to find players open most of the time. At half both teams made a few adjustments, and the second half wasn’t very exciting. Phoenix was only 6 players, and you could tell they weren’t running good routes, QB was missing easy throws, balls were getting dropped. Marcel Jovani had a good game with 1 TD and 2 picks. The players who impressed me the most in this game were Sandrine from Weekend Warriors as she caught everything thrown her way and made it tough on the defense. For Phoenix it was Chrissy, not for her 5 tackles or scoring on a convert, but for holding her own in the middle against a player almost twice as big. Then we have Kat who rushed most of the game and ended up getting a sack, but then when needing a break from rushing got a pick as well.

 

There you have this weeks recaps.

 

Studs & Duds

 

I had a few players from all over to choose from and some of the names might surprise you and other you would expect to see. Here are your week 4 winners and loser.

 

Studs

Division 1

- Andrew Grant went off this week with 7 catches, 122 yards and 3 TDs. Then on defense had 4 tackles and 2 picks.

 

Division 2

- Ignacio Valdes-Manzanedo was on fire going 29 of 38 for 229 yards, 6 TDs and 2 1point converts. He also made 1 tackle on defense.

 

Division 3

- Félix Gérin-Lajoie was 9 of 13 for 170 yards, 4 TDs and 2 1-point converts. He also ran 3 times for 8 yards and made 2 tackles on defense.

 

Division 4

- Emerik Lemieux had 4 catches for 73 yards, 2 TDs and made 3 tackles on defense.

 

Division 5

- Jocelyn Ouellette was 10 of 18 for 147 yards, 6 TDs and 1 2point convert. He also ran 8 times for 67 yards and 1 2point convert.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

-  Marvin Steinberg for playing like a bum.

 

Division 2

- The entire Master Chiefs team for being winless at this point of the season.

 

Division 3

- Olivier Bernier for running off after the game and not doing the pushups he owes Jason.

 

Division 4

- Guillaume Maynard because of his 5 picks.

 

Division 5

- Benjamin Denis for his 6 picks thrown against Bear Hood.

 

Those are your week 4 winners and losers. If you want to make my list you know what to do and if you don’t want to make the list you also know what to do, show up and ball out. Congratulations to all of this weeks winners and better luck next week to the rest of you.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

It’s that time of the week where I get to pick this week’s winners. After last week going 14 of 21 it’s an improvement and will help me creep up slowly. Still waiting on the new crystal ball, so ill be using Marvin’s head. It seems to be working. Here are my picks and like always they are in bold.

 

Division 1

 

Gros Coqs vs Trollers

Gros Coqs are missing players this week plus Trollers will be a full roster and I assume Max is back under center.

 

Iron Wolves vs Outlaws

Steve will get the job done on offense, but it’s the defense that will step up and get 2 picks and 3 sacks if not more.

 

Division 2

 

Master Chiefs vs Nice TDs

Master Chiefs havens shown they can stop anyone on defense and Nice TDs are loaded.

 

Pocket Rockets vs Idaho Udapimp

Not sure who will play QB for Idaho, so I cant pick them to win.

 

Nice TDs vs Marvels

They are loaded.

 

Thunder Buddies vs Spritz Gang

Steve won’t play defense this time and will put up 60 easily before letting off the gas a little.

 

Division 3

 

Mustard Tigers vs Pocket Rockets

With Phil and Will both being there for Pocket Rockets I can’t see Mustard Tigers being able to stop both of them.

 

Iron Wolves vs Phoenix NA

I don’t pick my team’s games.

 

RawSauce vs Double Dippers

They have the better athletes.

 

Douilles Molasses vs Iron Wolves

Not sure who is playing QB for Iron Wolves, so I cant pick them to win.

 

Bines vs Average Joes

With the players Joes are missing it will be a tough one for them to win especially when the entire Bines roster shows up.

 

Division 4

 

Villains vs Super Friends

Just have a feeling since they moved down to D4 that they start racking up the wins.

 

RawSauce vs Airborne

They have the better QB with Guillaume.

 

Bines Low Fat vs Drama Club

I don’t have any confidence in Drama Club right now.

 

Division 5

 

Legendaries vs Bear Hood

This team is stacked.

 

Improbables vs Jungle Squad

Matt has more experience, and his team isn’t half bad.

 

Sour Peeps vs Los Politos

With the roster they have stopping Sam shouldn’t be much of an issue.

 

Phoenix vs Weekend Warriors NA

I don’t pick my teams games.

 

Tropic Thunder vs Bear Hood

I think Bear hood have the better roster, but it will be a close game.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Big Booties

Current is playing well right now and has a very good team around him.

 

Legendaries vs Chili Hotdogs

There are too many good players on this team to not get the W this week.

 

My Ball Zach Ertz vs Kiss My Pass

I just don’t see how KMP stops or even slows down Luca in this game.

 

There you have it my picks for week 4. Good luck to everyone but more so to the teams I picked.

 

Power Rankings

 

This is the part everyone has been waiting for, getting to see if you made the top 3. Here we go with them.

 

Division 1

1- Gros Coqs

2- Outlaws

3- Trollers

 

Division 2

1- Nice TDs

2- Thunder Buddies

3- Pocket Rockets

 

Division 3

1- Average Joes

2- Pocket Rockets

3- Red Cats

 

Division 4

1- Udaho Idapimp

2- Bines

3- Villains

 

Division 5

1- Bear Hood

2- Sour Peeps

3- Mimosa Crew

 

There you have it this week’s rankings. Keep playing hard and wining games and if your team isn’t up here maybe it will be if you do that.

 

Final Thoughts

 

Miami was able to pull it out in game 7 and make it to the finals where they will lose to the Nuggets, Yes, I said it Willie and Andrew. Look, everyone prefers Nuggets over the Heat any day of the week.

The NFL season is less than 100 days away and I saw something interesting the other day. NFL leaked the next 5 Super Bowl winners and the scores. It would be very interesting to see if that comes true. Barbara will be happy if it is, at least this season.

This week make sure you drink plenty of water, wear sunscreen and a hat, its going to be a hot one (ed’s note: it isn’t).

Last thing before I let you go, when you’re out there playing remember it’s a game so have fun and don’t kill anyone going for the ball. Nico that was for you. Have a great rest of the week and see you all Saturday. 

Word from the Mouth: The Heat's Back On! edition

Word from the Mouth: The Heat's Back On! edition

Kevin Kousaie

What a hot one we had this weekend. After being out all-day Saturday and then going to Brossard Sunday, I’m completely wiped out and glad I called in on Monday. Heat stroke is no joke; therefore, you need to wear sunscreen, a hat, drink plenty of fluids, and even when you do that it still hits hard sometimes. When your fat, out of shape and think you know better like me and push your body, after a while it catches up to you.

Right now, this upcoming weekend looks like 26, so its not so bad and anyone playing at Arthur Therrien might get some good news since its supposed to rain on Friday and maybe that will keep all the dust away.

Last week I said Miami was making to the NBA Finals with a 3-0 lead now that pick doesn’t seem so sure, with tonight being game 7 winner takes all. Willie, what’s wrong with your team? This week recaps are going to be short since its still all a blur to me, but here we are with them.

 

Weekly Recap

 

Division 1

 

Gros Coqs vs Iron Wolves (44-34)

In this game Demario was able to avoid whoever was rushing him with ease and able to find open players. My favorite play was a TD to Laurent where Mario threw it up high where Laurent raised his hands and caught it between 2 or 3 defenders. Boris had a good game getting 3 TDs on 4 catches. Late in the game Alexis picked off a 2-point convert and took it back for 2 points and sealed the game up by giving Gros Coqs a 10-point lead.

 

Division 2

 

Thunder Buddies vs Marvels (32-26)

Marvels only had 4 players with 2 subs and none of them being a QB, so Alex stepped up. Thunder Buddies looked off all game taking it easy on defense, even Steve looked off his game. Late in the game Thunder Buddies were driving looking to go up 2 scores, but Connor who was subbing picked off a pass from Steve ran it all the way back to tie it up at 26. Steve being clutch kept his cool and drove the length of the field in 3 plays connecting with Josh for a 10-yard TD. This left a few plays for Marvels who got he ball close, but on the last play instead of throwing it and giving his team a chance Alex was sacked by Remi and the game ended. Turned out closer than anyone expected.

 

Division 3

 

Phoenix vs Red Cats (22-32)

This game could have easily been a forfeit if Nick hadn’t mentioned to Avery that getting a sub means he can’t play defense. There were a few plays that really changed the game. The first pick thrown by me should have led to a 2 score lead, but Cory was able to bail me out by getting a pick on the goal line. We might have tied the game up if Victor hadn’t baited me by allowing Brian a few steps behind him then made it up while the ball was in the air. The funny thing about that pick was Phoenix got points because of it (ed’s note: ?). The play that sealed the game for Red Cats came on the last play of the half with Avery throwing it up between Rob and Nick and somehow neither got a hand on it and it fell right into Victor’s waiting arms. In the second half Red Cats kept that 2-score lead. Late in the game Phoenix scored and needed the 2-point convert to still have a chance even if very slim, but couldn’t get it.

 

Average Joes vs Iron Wolves (57-18)

What do you say about a game that was completely one sided.  Joes looked very good once Jason banged the rust off. Iron Wolves were in the game early until Jon needed to make some harder throws and his arm went out. After that it was Jason to McSweeny on offense and Flood picking off 3 passes on defense that lead the way for an easy win.

 

Average Joes vs Mustard Tigers (34-26)

After scoring 57 earlier in the day Jason and the offense cooled off a bit and only managed 34 points. This game started with Brian throwing a pick on the second play of the game to Simon, which made it easy for Joes to score quickly and get the lead. They traded scores and with Mustard Tigers having the ball with little time in the half were looking to score and tie the game until Oliver step in front of a pass and picked it off. Joes scored and had a 2 score lead at halftime. Joes started with the ball in the second half and scored to make it 34-13 and that was all they needed.

 

Division 4

 

Cyclones vs Drama Club (14-13)

Is there a QB controversy in Cyclones locker room. Marco wasn’t there this week so Nick went QB. All I know is that Simon and Drama Club wanted a review of the final play that would have given them a chance to win. Nick threw an out to Barbara and Nico stepped down in front of the pass and picked it off, except there was a flag on the play for illegal contact penalty giving Cyclones a first down and the win.

 

Division 5

 

Big Booties vs Kiss My Pass (18-6)

Lesniak needs to do a better job with the ball going 9 of 26 and not getting Andre the ball once is just a shame. I know someone is going to play the “That’s my QB” and to that person tell him to play better. Josh didn’t play half bad this week as he was able to avoid the rush like we all know he can, but it was his decision making that impressed me. He didn’t just look to go deep. Mugano is a good player but once he gets a full understanding of the game will become a very dangerous weapon. Mugano had 5 catches for 55 yards and 2 TDs. There wasn’t much scoring in this game, but both teams scored to end the halves, Big Booties in the first and Kiss My Pass in the second. Lesniak and Jordana were everywhere making tackles on defense for KMP, but they need more than just tackles in this one as the offense was struggling to get anything going so an extra possession or two would have helped.

 

That is all I have for this week hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for Terry and Willie on Wednesday with there podcast and if you play in Brossard or are looking for more MFL news, Matt has the Brossard podcast on Wednesday or Thursday.

 

Studs & Duds

 

I’m running late with getting my article into Jon, so let’s get to it. If you balled out maybe you made the list and if you screwed up or blew chunks you might see your name as well.

 

Studs

 

Division 1

- Ashton Thibault made 9 catches for 162 yards and 3 TDs, then on defense he made 1 tackle and had 1 pick.

 

Division 2

- Patrick St-Martin had 6 catches for 67 yards and 2 TDs. Then made 10 tackles, 2 picks and 1 returned for a TD.

 

Division 3

- Ludovic Goulet threw 8 TDs while going 25 of 38 for 270 yards while also converting 3 1point converts.

 

Division 4

-  Will Bradford in 2 games was all over the place. He was QB and went 15 of 26 for 171 yards, 3 TDs, 1 2point convert and threw 2 picks. Running he was 4 attempts for 12 yards. As receiver had 11 catches for 124 yards, 3 TDs and 1 1point convert. Finally on defense he made 8 tackles and had 1 pick.

 

Division 5

- Gordon Billings made 5 catches for 71 yards, 3 TDs and 1 2point convert. On defense 1 tackle and 2 picks.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- Shawn Haney, you need to step up. 1 catch for 9 yards just isn’t getting it done.

 

Division 2

- Everyone on Marvels that didn’t show up, you might have won if you did.

 

Division 3

- Victor Okoro the pick was great, but running into the endzone from about 10 yards out and giving up the safety, come on, where’s the field vision? 

Division 4

- Everyone playing offense on Drama Club not named Nico, Ben and Roxanne, you got to help Simon out and catch a few balls.

 

Division 5

- Jeremy Rooney for throwing 5 picks and getting shut out.

 

There are your winners and losers for week 3. Just know no one is safe. You screw up and I hear about it I’m calling you out. 

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

I can tell you that last week wasn’t a good week for anyone. The top person from last week was Matt going 13 of 21, guess his son wanted to eat this week. I went 12 of 21 and that brings me to 25-17 on the season, man is that ever sneakers and still leaves me in last place after 2 weeks. Looks like I need to get a new crystal ball as the old one isn’t working anymore. I figured I could use Marvin’s head until mine comes in. I can already see the steam coming out of his ears now.

It’s time for my picks and remember they are in bold.

 

Division 1

 

Gros Coqs vs Iron Wolves

I just don’t have confidence that Demario is going to be there as he has missed a bunch of games in the past.

 

Trollers vs Centurions

I think Max will struggle his first week back and his first game of the season.

 

Division 2

 

Nice TDs vs Pocket Rockets

I feel they have the better roster.

 

Spritz Gang vs Idaho Udapimp 

They have a better roster from top to bottom.

 

Marvels vs Thunder Buddies

Steve being angry about last week will go out and light the scoreboard up.

 

Division 3

 

RawSauce vs Bines

Both teams have huge roster, but the middle of Bines roster is better, and that is why they win this game.

 

Average Joes vs Iron Wolves

Even missing a few players Average Joes are still loaded, plus how long does Jon’s arm last?

 

Pocket Rockets vs Douilles Molasses

No one on Douilles Molasses will be able to stop Willie or Phil.

 

Phoenix vs Red Cats NA

I don’t pick my teams games.

 

Average Joes vs Mustard Tigers

Better overall team.

 

Division 4

 

Cyclones vs Drama Club

I have way more confidence with Simon at QB, but I can’t see who will be able to keep up with Alex on their defense and that’s why I choose Cyclones.

 

Udaho Idapimp vs RawSauce

This team is loaded and shouldn’t have much of an issue in this one.

 

Bouchers vs Super Friends

I think that after last weeks big win they keep on rolling this week.

 

Sooners 45 vs Villains

Diego will have his way this week and run like the wind.

 

Black Diamonds vs Bines Low Fat

Bines Low Fat will have the best player on the field and Black Diamonds will have a hard time to slow him down.

 

Villains vs Super Friends 

I think they are the more complete team.

 

Legendaries vs Sour Peeps 

If I remember correctly Ben won’t be there for Legendaries plus Sour Peeps are a very good team.

 

Los Pollitos vs Titans

Titans might not be a great team overall, but they are the better team and don’t have holes like Los Politos do.

 

Jungle Squad vs Chili Hotdogs

They have more experience and better athletes.

 

My Ball Zach Ertz vs Weekend Warriors 

They will have the 2 best players on the field and it not even close.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Tropic Thunder

I have played both teams in the past and I can tell you that Tropic Thunder is the better team.

 

Kiss My Pass vs Big Botties 

Max is back and I expect Josh to feed him the ball and no one will be able to stop that connection.

 

There you have it my picks for this week.

 

Power Rankings

 

After last week a few changes will be made to my list, just like I’m sure after this week more changes will be done. Let’s dive right in and see who made it and where they are ranked.

 

Division 1

1- Gros Coqs

2- Centurions

3- Outlaws

 

Division 2

1- Pocket Rockets

2- Thunder Buddies

3- Nice TDs

 

Division 3

1- Average Joes

2- Pocket Rockets

3- Red Cats

 

Division 4

1- Udaho Idapimp

2- Bines

3- Sooners 45

 

Division 5

1- Bear Hood

2- Sour Peeps

3- Tropic Thunder

 

There are a few teams that I am keeping an eye on and if they keep playing like they are, they will be on my list in no time. You never know what might happen each week all you can do is show up and play your game.

 

Final Thoughts

 

OTA have started in the NFL and that means just a few more weeks until meaningless preseason games start. I hate the preseason, it’s a waste of time and no big names even play in those games.

Is the debate finally over between MJ and Lebron? I don’t remember MJ getting swept in the playoffs. Is the NBA in trouble with what looks to be Denver and Miami in the finals? Will the casual fan tune in, probably not and especially with the finals starting on June 1st that will be almost a week without games.

This week is the first week of MFL for the kids, so everyone needs to be on their best behavior except me since I always am. I might swear like a sailor, but imagine the things I would say if I wasn’t holding back. There would be fist fights every week and the weak would be in tears and not able to finish their games because their feelings would be hurt (ed’s note: Jeez…). Just remember with a snap of my fingers or a word out of my mouth I could have you on the floor crying, but I’m too much of a nice guy to do that.

Before I let you all go, please remember that we are playing a game and it is for fun, so go have some and don’t take the game to seriously. 

Word from the Mouth: Praying for Rain! edition

Word from the Mouth: Praying for Rain! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Oh my, were we ever lucky this weekend. No rain like it was calling for all week. I can tell you from playing for years that when it rains, it sucks. But actually, working all weekend and having to stand all day, some rain would have been nice, not because of the heat, but so the ground was softer.

This week we were back at Arthur Therrien, and they did no work on fixing it up and it was a dust field on one end. Parking sucks at Therrien, so to help you out if you can’t find parking just go and park behind the school and walk past the baseball field. That’s all I got for you so let’s move on to my recap.

 

Division 1

 

There was 1 game, and I didn’t see it, but Terry was there so you’ll get a recap on the Podcast.

 

Division 2

 

Thunder Buddies vs Spritz Gang (37-0)

This one has to be a kick in the pants for Thunder Buddies. Thunder Buddies were up by 3 scores late in the game and their sub Manuel left to get ready for his next game which was right after. This meant Steve would come on and play defense. It had no outcome on the game, but Mario decided to talk to Jon about enforcing the sub rule stating the QB isn’t allowed to play defense and this meant the game was a forfeit. This should show all that we don’t play favorites.

 

Idaho Udapimp vs Master Chiefs (54-53)

This game was fun to watch, but also shows you that defense doesn’t exists in flag football. Early in the second half Master Chiefs started a drive looking to take control of the game and get a 2 score lead. Marvin had other plans as he stepped in front of an Owie pass and returned it for a TD and tied the game. Rest of the game was back and forth with non-stop big plays. With a minute left Owie scored on a pass to Jeremy and then again on a 2 point convert giving them a 7 point lead. Brady being who he is stayed calm and was able to score on the last play of the game. Instead of going for 1 and the tie, he went for 2. On the convert attempt Marvin ran a slant and caught the ball 2 or 3 yards short of the goal line but was able to walk in without a defender around.

 

Division 3

 

Douilles Molasses vs RawSauce (19-20)

This wasn’t a very exciting game to watch but there were a few things that stood out to me. RawSauce needs to find a way to get both Yvan and Gabriel involved on offense as having 7 catches for 78 yards and 1 TD between them isn’t great. Also what is RawSauce doing not having Antoine rushing? For Douilles Molasses it seems like Felix is having a hard time making quick and easy throws and is stuck running around and hoping something happens. Amilie Killed it this week with 2 TDs and a pick that she was close to returning for a TD. Both teams were missing lots of players so maybe that had something to do with it.

 

Division 4

 

Sooners 45 vs Cyclones (34-13)

You should never win a game when your starting QB completes 6 passes, but he also ran for 60 yards. Cyclones had no way of stopping Diego. They moved Alex to rush but this left them exposed to Sydney getting 2 TDs on 3 catches. There were a few trick plays from Sooners 45, but what won them the game was their defense. They managed to pick Marco off 5 times. Cyclones struggled all day moving the ball. Marco was throwing late, letting the ball hang up and looked for the deep ball more than he should have. Sooners 45 clobbered them but it wasn’t super impressive.

 

Iron Wolves vs Les Bouchers (19-39)

This was the game that surprised me the most this weekend. I figured that with Jon and Josh they would figure out how to eliminate the deep ball, guess not. The play that stood out most to me and probably broke the camel’s back was the last play of the first half where Lukas avoids the rush, looks left, comes back right, and throws it right where Xavier was able to get behind the defense and come up with the catch. You can’t allow a receiver to get behind you on the last play of a half when you know a throw to the endzone is coming. Second half both teams struggled to get much going.

 

Division 5

 

Tropic Thunder vs Phoenix (40-20)

Tropic Thunder completely smoked Phoenix this weekend. It was close for a while, but at the end of the day winning by 1 or 20 in this case is still a win. Eduardo played a great game throwing 6 TDs all while picking on the defensive weak spots. Phoenix wasn’t able to adjust and couldn’t make any stops. Late in the game Phoenix was trying to get back into the game, but there were too many mental errors in route running which led to turnovers on downs. Both teams were missing players so when this rematch happens in the playoffs it might be a different outcome.

 

That is all for this weeks recaps.

 

Studs & Duds

 

Man, what a week it was. Lots of close game and lots of players balling out, and how can we forget those players that didn’t even show up to play. Here are this weeks winners and losers.

 

Studs

 

Division 1

- Louis Archambault for his 16 catches, 102 yards 1 TD, 1 1point convert, 1 2point convert and 6 tackles on defense.

 

Division 2

- Christian Pedroza made 9 catches for 80 yards, 2 TDs and made 1 tackle on defense.

 

Division 3

- Avery Klimas was 16 of 25 for 175 yards and 5 TDs. On the ground Avery had 50 yards and 1 TD on 9 carries. On defense he didn’t do much just 2 tackles.

 

Division 4

- Lukas Drouin was 19 of 312 for 231 yards, 6 TDs and 3 1point converts.

 

Division 5

- Eduardo Fuentes Contreras went 20 of 30 for 222 yards, 6 TDs and 2 2point converts. He also ran 4 times for 8 yards and made 1 tackle on defense.

 

Duds

 

Division 1

- Whoever it was calling the defense for Outlaws (Kevin Smuda) allowing a center to get 16 catches.

 

Division 2

- Master Chiefs defensive play caller (Owie) for that 3 deep call on the convert leaving the goal line free at the end of game.

 

Division 3

- Simon Blais for throwing that last TD with little over a minute left in the game being up 39 points.

 

Division 4

- Jon Evans and Josh Levine for not putting a defensive game plan together to stop the deep ball, giving up 39 points and only make a combined 4 tackles. (ed’s note: I don’t do defense!)

 

Division 5

- Kevin Kousaie for not make in game adjustments on defense to force a stop or two and not give up 40 points.

 

As you can see this week there was a trend, defensive play callers need to step up and get the job done. Can’t win games if you can’t make stops on defense. The Studs balled out this week and the Duds were really that bad and you can see I don’t play favorites since I included myself. Better luck next week to everyone who didn’t make my list.

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