Predictions and Power Rankings Playoffs Week 1

Predictions and Power Rankings Playoffs Week 1

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions & Keys to Winning

 

Let me start by say congratulations to Terry for winning the media predictions by 2 games over Willy. This week I’m going to do my predictions a little differently and tell you what I see as the key for each team to win the game. And like always my picks will be in bold.

 

 

Division 1

 

Outlaws (1) vs Henchmen (4)

- Outlaws will have to get up early and keep the pressure up

- Henchmen if they can stay together and not start fighting and arguing with one another

 

Ninja Turtles (2) vs Centurions (3)

- Ninja Turtles win if they stick to Tam playing QB

- Centurions will win if their defense steps up and plays like they did in last year playoffs.

 

Division 2

 

Honor Game (2) vs Joey’s Haters (7)

- Honor Game will win if they just focus on the game and not worry about outside distractions.

- Joey’s Haters will have to stop Marvin and get Honor Game to start bickering amongst themselves.

 

OG Panthers (3) vs KOLB (6)

- OG Will win if Charles keeps playing like he did over their 6-game winning streak.

- KOLB should win if their defense is aggressive and makes every catch a contested one.

 

Outlaws (4) vs D#Nasty (5) NA

As you know I don’t pick my games, but I will tell you the key to the game for both teams.  

- Outlaws need their defense to step up or they will lose.

- D#Nasty will need to slow down Steve and his high scoring offense.

 

Division 3

 

Deep Threats (2) vs Black Knights (7)

- Deep Threats should have Svetna back, but JC needs to use him as a decoy and spread the ball around.

- If Black Knights want to win this game Leon will have to step his game up and use the entire field and lose that tunnel vision.

 

Nice TDs (3) vs Old School (6)

- Someone other than Kris and Andrew have to step up and make plays consistently through out the game.

- Old School will need Dahic to be perfect on offense and both Jon and Nick need to have big games on both sides of the ball.

 

Les Tannantes (4) vs Washington Foreskins (5)

- Tannantes have a good roster when they show up and that’s what they need this week, their entire roster there.

- Washington Foreskins will need Mathieu Laforest to have a killer game rushing the passer, he needs to get a few sacks and force a few bad throws.

 

Division 4

 

Flamboyant Flamingos (1) vs Les Bouchers (8)

- Flamingos just need to do what they did all year and not try anything out of the ordinary.

- Les Bouchers need their defense to figure out how to slow down the Flamingos offense which hasn’t been done all year.

 

RawSauce (2) vs Wolf Pack (7)

- Antoine on defense and Yves on offense need to show up and be dominate for RawSauce.

- If Jason is there, he needs to be smart with the ball and everyone else needs to step up and make plays.

 

Les Panaches (3) vs Cereal Killers (6)

- This is the first time Felix will be playing QB in the playoffs he will need to stay calm and take what the defense gives him, don’t force throws.

- Cereal Killers will need a solid rush all game from Julian and hope the rest of the defense can jump a few routes.

 

Thunder Buddies (4) vs Titans (5)

- Whoever is rushing for Thunder Buddies will need to contain Ben and not allow him to find open lanes to run.

- Titans will win if Ben is smart with the ball and picks and chooses when he wants to run.

 

Division 5

 

Phoenix (1) vs Les Last Calls (4) NA

As you know I don’t pick my games, but I will tell you the key to the game for both teams.  

- Phoenix will win if they play with intensity and staying focused.

- Les Last Calls will need to force turnovers on defense and get pressure all day long.

 

Gold Rush (2) vs Spin Doctors (3)

- Gold Rush will need Travis to make plays on both sides of the ball and show why he is one of the top players in the division.

- Spin Doctors will need to stay calm and go one play at a time, they are all new to the game and playoffs can be a little more intense.

 

Those are my picks for the week. Good luck to everyone in the playoffs and remember play your ass off or you might not be playing next week.

 

Power Rankings

 

With the season over Power Rankings are done since it no longer about where you are in the standings, it’s about winning and moving on or losing and your season is over.

 

All-Star Rosters

 

Since we had no Power Rankings I have decided to do my All-Star picks for the season. The way its going to go is 1 player per position per division and you can’t make it for offense and defense and only for your highest division.

 

Division 1

 

Offense

QB- Stephen Harripersaud (Outlaws)

WR 1- Marvin Steinberg (Outlaws)

Slot 1- Alex Pilon (NinJa Turtles)

Center- Samuel Collette (Centurions)

Slot 2- JC (Holy Trollers)

WR 2- Simon-Pierre Laferriere (Centurions)

 

Defense

Rusher- Francis Huot-Locas (Centurions)

CB 1- Gabe Wiseman (Moretti Crime Family)

MLB- Vincent Blondin (Outlaws)

CB 2- Andrew Grant (Henchmen)

Safety 1- Jonathan Svetna (Outlaws)

Safety 2- Demario Cooper (Henchmen)

 

Division 2

 

Offense

QB- Dave Daoust (Honor Game)

WR 1- Louis Mathieu-Dufour (OG Panthers)

Slot 1- Adam Rudick (Joey’s Haters)

Center- Laurent Foucault (Honor Game)

Slot 2- Sébastien Bechard (D#Nasty)

WR 2- Jeremi Riendeau-Demers (KOLB)

 

Defense

Rusher- Alexandre Vallieres (KOLB)

CB 1- Tameem Riman (Joey’s Haters)

MLB - Jean-Maxime Roy-Brisson (D#Nasty)

CB 2- Charles Fontaine (Redzone)

Safety 1- Alexandre Bresse (Pettits Phoques)

Safety 2- Justin Salonga (Outlaws)

 

Division 3

 

Offense

QB- Kris Hope (Nice TDs)

WR 1- Phillippe Pharand (Les Tannantes)

Slot 1- David Brisson (Mustard Tigers)

Center- Thomas Zonj (Mustard Tigers)

Slot 2- Ignacio Valdes-Manzanedo (Iron Wolves)

WR 2- Collin Legault (Average Joes)

 

Defense

Rusher- Mathieu Laforest (Washington Foreskins)

CB 1- Harry Moroz (Deep Threats)

MLB- Benjamin Lepetit (Nice TDs)

CB 2- Jason Edwards (Average Joes)

Safety 1- Jonathan Reeves (Old School)

Safety 2- Jie Ouyang (Mustard Tigers)

 

Division 4

 

Offense

QB- Benjamin McMahon (Titans)

WR 1- Yves Desjardin (RawSauce)

Slot 1- Austin McMahon (Titans)

Center- Steven Biddle (Titans)

Slot 2- Felix Begin (Les Bouchers)

WR 2- Xavier Bonneau (Les Bouchers)

 

Defense

Rusher- Antoine Theroux (RawSauce)

CB 1- Guillaume Bourbeau (RawSauce)

MLB- Anwar Ruiz (Wolf Pack)

CB 2- Gabriel Somma (Flamboyant Flamingos)

Safety 1- Alex Morin (Flamboyant Flamingos)

Safety 2- Thomas Iribarren (Les Beautes)

 

Division 5

 

Offense

QB- Raph Levy (Spin Doctors)

WR 1- Sébastien Lucas Alzate (Les Last Calls)

Slot 1- Samuel Gernet (Los Pollitos)

Center- Steve Sicotte (Spin Doctors)

Slot 2- Omar Jackson (Mimosa Crew)

WR 2- Julian Sablowski (Phoenix)

 

Defense

Rusher- Julie LeBlanc Goulet (Les Last Calls)

CB 1- Jean-Francois Lawrence (Mimosa Crew)

MLB- Guillaume Dubuc Lacombe (Les Last Calls)

CB 2- Ilias Tihani (Mimosa Crew)

Safety 1- Jonathan Clarke (Gold Rush)

Safety 2- Curren Dewan (Mimosa Crew)

 

There you have it my, All-Stars from each division based off what I saw and from your stats. I know this would never happen, but I think it would be really cool if we got all the All-Stars together and picked teams and see who comes out on top. I might try to talk Jon into it for next spring since there might be a break in between seasons. It would be something a little different and give some of the lower division players a chance to player the top dogs and see how their skills match up.

 

Final Thoughts

 

Playoffs are here not everyone is going to win and that is ok. If you had fun, take a page from all the Cowboys fans out there and know that next year is our year.

 

Finally, my weekly reminder and at this point you know what I’m about to write. This is a game and we play for fun except now its playoffs so still have fun but all so remember that if you lose you don’t play next week. Go give it your all and leave it on the field, don’t be the player that lets your team down by taking it easy (ed’s note: I feel personally attacked).

 

See everyone Saturday and even if your team didn’t make and you have nothing to do Saturday afternoon, come out watch a game or two cheer for the team you want to win and boo the players you don’t like and just have fun while doing it.

 

Word from the Mouth: Nick Mosses Marvin! edition

Word from the Mouth: Nick Mosses Marvin! edition

Kevin Kousaie

The regular season has come and gone, now it’s time for the real fun to begin. Playoffs baby! This is what we have all been waiting for. Down the stretch a few teams have struggled and you can’t blame them, it is summer and people are entitled to taking a vacation, unless you work for Jon, then you have to do even more work just because of all his day drinking (ed’s note: actually, it’s “all day drinking”).

No, in all honesty Jon has done a fabulous job with the league. We started out as 6 teams and have expanded to 47 teams this spring and if we keep going the way we are, next spring we could be in two locations.

I know that the biggest struggles Jon has had in the past is building a schedule that meets everyone’s requests. If your team is coming back in the fall now would be the time to let him know about time request and also please submit your rosters early so you can be placed in the right division. That is it for my intro, now let’s get to a few game recaps.

 

Recap

 

Division 1

 

Outlaws vs Ninja Turtles (8-45)

 

It looks like Ninja Turtles might have made a permanent switch at QB going from Wade to Tam and this week Tam looked great against a depleted Outlaws team. At first glance I didn’t see Steve behind center and later when I did see him walking to the field, I asked him why he didn’t come to his D1 game and he was like I don’t get up that early in the day. Steve took the day off because it didn’t mean anything in the standings other than being undefeated which he doesn’t care about. When Ninja Turtles asked to move the game, I didn’t even know if it was going to happen, but it did and now Ninja Turtles look primed for a run at the title.

 

Centurions vs Moretti Crime Family (32-21)

 

This game meant a lot to both teams plus Henchmen. If Moretti won then they were in and Henchmen were sitting at home wondering how they missed the playoffs. I think everyone except Henchmen wanted Moretti to win, but Centurions want to show they belonged in the playoffs and are a team you don’t want to face. For a third week in a row, Joey was away enjoying the sun and the beaches in Greece, but Joey said he would be back for playoffs. Since they didn’t make the playoffs, will he stay an extra week or two? Danny didn’t do a bad job filling in, but just like every other QB that comes from a different league, they all struggle at first with the size of the field. Hearing very little about this game all I know is that Moretti really did have a chance right up until the end. If I was any of the playoffs teams I would have much rather had Moretti in the playoffs than Henchmen.

 

Division 2

 

A day in the life of a Panther

 

OG Panthers vs Joey’s Haters (33-32)

 

To start the day OG needed two wins to lock up first place and they had two really hard games. This game went back and forth all game long. Joey’s Haters looked good in this game and with had most of their full roster. OG played well, but were forced to step up in the second half and they did. Haters were able to score with under a minute left and needed the convert to tie it up and force overtime. Instead of going for 1 they went for 2 and the possible win. The convert came up short and the Panthers were pumped and looking forward to the rematch with Petits Phoques.

 

OG Panthers vs Petits Phoques (28-39)

 

Going into this game the winner knew they would finish first and get the following week off. OG Panthers were out to show everyone that this is their season and no one is going to stop their winning streak of 6 games. Petits Phoques had other plans. This game was going to be won or lost by Terry and how he did taking the run away from Dom. I wouldn’t say that he did a bad job of, but when you get 0 sacks and Dom gets 42 yards and a TD, I’d have to say Dom won that battle. I know at one point in the game there was a collision between Louis and Vince and seem to have knocked Louis out of the game, I just don’t know when it happened and if it made an impact of not. This was the second game OG had to play that day and by the second half of the game you could see that they were wearing down and could no longer keep up. OG didn’t win, but what they can take from these two games is that Charles has stepped up his game and can compete with the top tier QBs in the division, this weekend alone I think he out played both Max and Dom.

OG came in hot, but aren’t leaving ice cold they should be proud of how they grew as a team and now know they can win it all if they keep playing like this in the playoffs.

 

Division 3

 

Iron Wolves vs Average Joes (28-13)

 

If there was a week for it, this was the week for Iron Wolves to lose. Out of all the media team I was the only one hoping for Average Joes to win (ed’s note: I was too!), not that I think they are the better team here, but they are a good group of guys that have tons of fun out there playing. I also didn’t want to see Stacked Wolves go undefeated and we all love (or at least I do) how hyped Jason and his team get and we need that in the playoffs. I know Jason threw 3 picks and I’m guessing that he was throwing to avoid the rush from Jon who had a slow week with only 1 sack compared to the 4 and 5 the previous two weeks. First half was close and going into the second half Jason thought they had a chance and even grabbed the lead on their opening possession, but after that it went downhill for Average Joes. Iron Wolves punched their way to an undefeated season and will now have everyone coming after them in the playoffs. After the game I saw Jason and he had a smile on his face and said they be back in the fall and you can tell he’s coming for the title.

 

Mustard Tigers push for the playoffs

 

At the start of the season we all thought Mustard Tigers were going to be a really good team with loads of experience. After starting 0-5 we all were wondering if they should have been moved to D4. Brian went on vacation and the team went 3-0 without him, putting Owie under center. This week he was supposed to be back, but wasn’t there, so all there playoffs hoped rested on Owie winning both games which should be easy games, but that also needed a little help.

 

Mustard Tigers vs Big Boys (46-13)

 

This game was never even close. The Znoj family took control and made it look easy. Thomas was unstoppable at center getting 3 TDs and his son Tyler had 4 sacks on defense. All of that was only from two players on the team. Everyone else stepped up and with the big win kept their playoffs hope alive.

 

Mustard Tigers vs Chiefs (28-18)

 

This game was a little closer, but there was never really any doubt who would win this game. During this game I was talking with Jie and he is just chilling in a chair with his feet up and enjoying the game in front of him. I guess when you get 4 picks you can sit back and put your feet up. I was joking with Jie and Marilou that Owie was going to get them into the playoffs and Brian was going to come back all rusty and blow the game for them in the playoffs. Mustard Tigers won both their games, but didn’t get all the help they needed to get in.

 

Division 4

 

Thunder Buddies vs Wolf Pack (33-18)

 

This was a game that no one cared about except Marvin as he couldn’t go 0-3 on the day. All season every team he played with won every time he was playing, so losing isn’t in his vocabulary. Well now it is. Anyone who knows me and heard what I heard knows where this is going. When you are the D4 player of the century (ed’s note: D4 Player of the Epoch) and 6’3” the following should never happen. Little Nick who is 16 and is only 5’7” put Marvin in check by locking him down all game long. I was told that on the interception that Nick got he had been telling Marvin that he was going to pick it off. Nick jumps the route and picks it off and the whole time is telling Marvin that the ball belongs to him and there isn’t anything he can do about it. I don’t know exactly how much of this is true (ed’s note: literally all of it, except you forgot to mention how Nick Mossed Marvin), but I heard it from multiple sources. Nick locked down the top player in the division and Marvin couldn’t do the same as Nick was calling him out all game long, letting him know that he can’t stop him and to come line up in front of him and play man and see what it’s like to be chasing someone down from the back side as they run away from you. Marvin any comments or response? I see nothing but silence, just like Nick did to you in that game. Silenced you and it was hard.

 

Les Bouchers vs Cereal Killers (39-27)

 

I know going into this game Cereal Killers had nothing to play for, but Bouchers needed this game to possibly make it to the playoffs. I have only seen 1 or 2 games this season and when the game mattered most Lucas balled out. Before the season began, this team was out practicing for a few weeks and it finally payed off. I really didn’t think that Les Bouchers could keep up with Cereal Killers and I was wrong. They held their own and maybe even showed that Cereal Killers are just relying on their athleticism and haven’t developed the knowledge of the game. Both teams will have to play better next week if they want any chance at winning.

 

Division 5

 

Gold Rush vs Mimosa Crew (31-26)

 

This game was all about big scoring plays. All you have to do is ignore the first and the last points and everything else was big plays. I thought Mimosa was going to get it done in this one and they almost did. The scored and got the convert with under two minutes left. Me, I would rather finish the game on offense instead of leaving it up to my defense because at least you can control what you are doing. On the final drive you had a few chunk plays which put Gold Rush in a position to score the game winning TD on the final play. Goldrick was able to find Joey in the end zone for a 2-yard TD and the win. It was a tough few weeks for Gold Rush, but hopefully they play better next week.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Los Pollitos (25-22)

 

Both of these teams were new coming into the season and both had the same sort of issues as well, they couldn’t decide who their QB was. Each game both teams tried different players out which is fine, but the person you choose to play QB needs to develop and the only way to do that is to get reps. Both teams have one really good stud in Samuel and Omar and if I had to pick between them, I wouldn’t be upset with either one, but both are asked to do too much and it wears them down. Both teams need to add 1 or 2 stronger players if they want to more up. The pickup of JF for Mimosa was huge and he was great for them all season when he was there. Los Pollitos had a really strong push towards the end of the game and maybe if there was more time, they would have pulled it off. Both teams were in high spirits all season and you can tell they were enjoying themselves and I hope they both come back in the fall.

 

That is it for all my recaps this week. I know I couldn’t do all the games I wanted to or that had an impact on the playoffs, but I would have had to write a lot more and might not have ever finished.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

The last week of the regular season has come and gone and for all you players this was your last shot and cracking my list. Let’s all remember you win and ball out and you might see your name, you lose and ball out and you better have some pretty ridiculous stats. Now without waiting any longer, here are my picks for the week.

 

Division 1

 

Two-way player

 

With only 2 games in the division I have elected to only pick 1 player who balled all over the place, and with only 2 teams winning and only a few players balling out making my pick was pretty simple. I went with Simon-Pierre Laferriere from Centurions. Simon not only helped his team win their final game of the season he also helped eliminate Moretti Crime Family from it. Simon had 7 catches for 107 yards, 2 TDs, 1 1point convert and on defense he had 2 picks.

 

Division 2

 

Offense

I had a really hard choice to make here as both the players I was looking at each played two games and each went 1-1 in those games, but since no one else really stood out to me I end up going with the center from OG Panthers Gabriel Moreau-Paquette. In his two game Gabriel had 15 catches for 123 yards, 4 TDs and 2 2pont converts. These stats don’t include the game that he subbed in and also balled out in that one as well.

 

Defense

The defensive stats weren’t great this week for anyone really, but I did see this player play in person and without cleats let me add. Ali Prime from D#Nasty is this week’s defensive player with 2 sacks until the game was cut short with 11 minutes left. So, he could have easily ended the game with 3 or 4.

 

Division 3

 

Offense

I came up with two players here and was debating what’s better winning 1 game in a day or winning 2 games and obviously came to the conclusion that 2 is a bigger number and that it meant more. This week I went with Craig Owie O’Brien who at the last minute was filling in for a missing player from Mustard Tigers. Owie went 50 of 81 for 380 yards, 10 TDs and 8 1point converts.  

 

Defense

 

The player I went with was an interception machine this past week. He also played a huge role for his team sealing their second victory of the day. Jie Ouyang had 4 picks in 1 game. I know he played 2 games this weekend, but the first one he didn’t play much at all.

 

Division 4

 

Offense

After looking over all the stats I came to the conclusion that all his practice is paying off and finally Lukas Drouin will get some respect in the division. Lukas went 20 of 31 for 224 yards, 5 TDs, 3 1poinnt converts and he threw a pick as well. Lukas has improved every week and now he is getting some credit, hard work does pay off.

 

Defense

After rustling through all the stats, I game up with 3 people, but 2 of those people I can’t really count those games as they were against teams comprised of subs. After talking it over with a few players that were at the field and they all agree with who I am going with here. I went with my boy Nick Kousaie. Nick didn’t have the best stats in the division, but he did what players in D1 can’t do and that was lock down Marvin. Nick only had 2 tackles and had an interception where he Mossed Marvin and was taunting him the whole time.

 

Division 5

 

Offense

When you think of Gold Rush and their offense the first thing that pops into your head is Travis running, right? Well, now you should think about this Jonathon Clarke going off on you. This week with a sub who can throw the ball Jonathon went off for 142 yards and 3 TDs on 6 catches. This is by far his best offensive game of the season. I hope Travis noticed this and feeds him the ball more.

 

Defense

I had a few people to pick from, but I went with a player that was only available to play 1 of his team’s 2 games, but he made it count. Curren Dewan is in his first season in the league and has developed into a solid player. This week Curren had 3 tackles, 3 picks and he took 1 of them back for 6 points. Now if he had stuck around for the second game would he have doubled those numbers? Probably not, but he might have been able to add a little more but we won’t know.

 

That is it for my players of the week. Next week will be round 1 of the playoffs and I already know that some people will be balling out, but don’t expect to see your name this week if you lose. All you will be seeing are the Kleenex you will be using to wipe away your tears.

MFL Spring 2021 Awards Nominees!

MFL Spring 2021 Awards Nominees!

Jon Evans

The MFL Competition Committee has narrowed down the nominees for our Spring 2021 awards and the winners will be announced on August 29th at the end of season get together!

Email us at info@montrealflagfootball.com if you want to join us!

 

Here are the nominees:

 

Division 1

 

 

Division 2

 

 

Division 3

 

 

Division 4

 

 

Division 5

 

 

Brossard

 

 

And of course, the nominees for the most important award, Excellence in the Field of Excellence award (aka the "Trash Talk" award):

 

Andrew Grant

Nick Kousaie

Kevin Kousaie

 

Hope to see you there on the 29th when we announce the winners!

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 10

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 10

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

With the last week of the regular season here it looks like it will come down to Terry and Will for the crown. Both Jon and I are all but out barring a miracle. When we do our picks for the playoffs, we have decided to add a point spread to make it a little tougher. If I had to bet on it (ed’s note: we literally are), I’d say Will is going to win the crown this season just because of beginner’s luck and because he knows so much about all the teams and player in the league. Here are the standing heading into this week followed by my picks in bold.

 

Division 1

 

Centurions vs Moretti Crime Family

Moretti needs this to make it to the playoffs and with their roster it would be upsetting to not see them there.

 

Ninja Turtles vs Outlaws

With nothing on the line in this game and Ninja Turtles asking to change the game time there is a possibility that this game doesn’t happen, and the fact that Marvin will be doing the coin toss and we all know what happened last time he did that.

 

Division 2

 

Joey’s Haters vs OG Panthers

OG continue to ride high and beat another favorite coming into the season.

 

D#Nasty vs Lean Mean Machine

D#Nasty win because the defense is going to step up and make some huge plays for them.

 

KOLB vs Long Chefs game 1

KOLB win in a landslide, they are too good for Long Chefs.

 

OG Panthers vs Petits Phoques

Petits Phoques show that last time they faced off without Dom wasn’t an accident and that they are the better team.

 

Honor Game vs Joey’s Haters

Dave has his team ready to go for the playoffs, but want to be number 1 seed and will show why they are the team to beat.

 

KOLB vs Long Chefs game 2

Different game same results.

 

Outlaws vs RedZone NA

I don’t pick my teams games.

 

Division 3

 

Washington Foreskins vs Black Knights

I’ve given these guys a bunch of grief all season and this week I think they can win as they match up very well and it will come down to who is there and who isn’t. 

 

Iron Wolves vs Average Joes

At this point of the season it might seem weird to pick against the top team in the division, but really they have nothing to play for and Joes need this and some help to reach the playoffs so they pull out all the stops and get it done.

 

Washington Foreskins vs Old School

This season they have been the better team and Old School is all banged up.

 

Big Boys vs Mustard Tigers

Brian is back from vacation well rested, relaxed and out to prove that the start of the season was a fluke.

 

Chiefs vs Mustard Tigers

They manage to get another win and keep the winning streak alive but don’t get the help they need and fall short of a playoff spot.

 

Nice TDs vs Big Boys

Nice TDs go out and run it up like they do against weaker teams and Andrew talks the entire game.

 

Division 4

 

Flamboyant Flamingos vs Panaches

A few weeks back they played and it was a 1 point game. I expect it to be close again but this time Panaches pulls it off.

 

Cereal Killers vs Les Bouchers

They are younger, faster, more athletic and have a good grasp of the game.

 

Thunder Buddies vs Wolf Pack

I think Thunder Buddies win the game, but it won’t be as easy as last week’s game, that was BS.

 

Sneaky Snakes vs Airborne

I just can’t see them going out and losing to a team that they are far superior than.

 

RawSauce vs Titans

I was hoping to see this game happen but Titans will be missing players and won’t have a chance in this one.

 

Division 5

 

Phoenix vs Spin Doctors NA

I don’t pick my teams games.

 

Gold Rush vs Mimosa Crew

I’m going with Mimosa Crew as my new bestie plays on that team plus who knows who is there for Gold Rush this week.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Los Pollitos

If everyone is there for Mimosa then they win but it will be a really close game.

 

There you have it my final predictions for the season. Good luck to all.

 

Power Rankings

I’ll give my rankings first then a short explanation as to why I made those moves.

 

Division 1

#1- Outlaws

#2- Ninja Turtles

#3- Henchmen  

 

Division 2

#1- Honor Game

#2- OG Panthers

#3- Petits Phoques

 

Division 3

#1- Iron Wolves

#2- Nice TDs

#3- Deep Threats

 

Division 4

#1- Flamboyant Flamingos

#2- Les Panaches

#3- RawSauce

 

Division 5

#1- Phoenix

#2- Spin Doctors

#3- Les Last Calls

 

I’m going to leave D1 how it is. I wanted to put Moretti up here, but they just beat a weak Bitter Boys team and you never know who will be there for them every week.

With their loss this week I had to bump them down a few spots. Honor Game seem to be the best team in the division but, OG Panthers make my list and are definitely the hottest team in the division going into the last week.

I only had to flip spot 2 and 3 and that is only because Deep Threats haven’t had their team out there the last few games.

No need to fix what ain’t broken, right? We can all see that my top 3 for division 4 are the best teams in the division right.

With Gold Rush missing their QB and a bunch of other players the last few weeks keeping them on my list is stupid since they haven’t won a game. Les Last Calls are coming on strong down the stretch and should be a team to look out for.

There you have it my final rankings of the season and for the spring season. Next week I will replace this section with something different but stay tuned to see.

 

Final Thoughts

 

I can’t believe we have made it all the way to the final week of the season, the way everything was going with Covid I really didn’t expect to. I was waiting on the government to step in and shut everything down again. Really this has been a great season with so many new teams and players and I hope we can get the same amount in the fall.

I have spoken with Jon about a few things and it looks like we have something special for week 1 of the fall season, I won’t say what, but you will want to be here for that.

Let’s all remember that on August 29 we will be having our annual spring season get together where we will be handing out our season awards. Jon has emailed all the captains with all the info so if you want to know more ask your captain about it.

With all that being said it’s the last week of the regular season and so many teams are fighting for a playoff spot but let’s all remember this is a game so go out have fun and be safe.

 

Word from the Mouth: Hall of Fame! edition

Word from the Mouth: Hall of Fame! edition

Kevin Kousaie

It looks like we have all made it to the end of the season. There are still teams that are battling it out to secure their playoff spot and at least 1 team hoping and praying for Centurions to win so they can creep in with a 5-5 record.

Thursday night, the NFL began their Hall of Fame enshrinement and used it to kick off to the preseason. To all the Cowboys fans out there let me tell you right now that this isn’t your year. so don’t get your hopes up and get used to seeing your team take a lot of L’s. This year they had the Class from 2020 and 2021 with lots of great players getting in including one of my favorite players and Heisman winner Charles Woodson from Michigan. One thing that really surprises me is that Charles grew up in Ohio and ended up playing for Michigan. If you know anything about college football, Ohio and Michigan are huge rivals and this should have never happened, you can’t cross over to the other side.

Now this past weekend has brought up who belongs in the MFL Hall of Fame 2021. There have been a few talks about who should get in, but it has not been finalized yet but it should be soon, maybe even this weekend when we have our seasonal competition committee meeting. Now would be the best time to bring up any ideas you might have towards changing rules, making the game safer, or any other improvements you or your team might have. You should bring them up ASAP so we can look them over think about and possible vote on the idea. We want to have a few things fixed up and working for the fall season so now is the time for your suggestions.

 

Recap

 

Division 1

 

Holy Trollers vs Centurions (30-36)

This was a game that came right down to the wire and it never should have been that close. Centurions went up big early and looked like they had this game in the bag. Centurions allowed a score with seconds left in the first half and that was more than enough to give the Trollers some life. Second half rolls around and Trollers are pumped and playing well and getting stops on defense. With under two minutes left in the game the Trollers just scored, but needed to get the 2-point convert to tie the game. They get it and the game is all tied and up to their defense to get them the ball back. What do you know, happens like it has all season and the defense crumbles and Centurions score the game winning TD with 9 seconds left.

 

Moretti Crime Family vs Bitter Boys (22-21) OT

Who would have guessed this game would go to OT? I know I didn’t and no one on the media team did. I don’t know if I’m impressed by Bitter Boys keeping the game so close or embarrassed for Moretti Crime Family for the game being so close. I know Joey wasn’t there this week, but Moretti Crime Family are stacked and have multiple players who can and do play QB, so for the game to end like this is a shocker. For Bitter Boys, I know that Guillaume end up getting hurt in this game and was forced to leave. I can tell you this that if Bitter Boys had Guillaume the rest of the game then Bitter Boys would have had their second upset of the season. Just finished looking over the game recap and how could Mario allow Crime family to score right after they took the lead with 3 minutes left in the game it wasn’t even just a TD it was a 2 point convert as well (ed’s note: they already had the lead with under 3 minutes, they just extended it at that point). After that happened everyone knew once it went to OT that it was over and Crime Family were going to win and they did.

 

Division 2

 

OG Panthers vs Outlaws (30-27)

 

Going into this game both teams knew the winner would most likely finish third in the standings and that Charles was going to be the deciding factor in the game. Yes, Charles was the deciding factor in the game as he played phenomenally, but why after all the bashing of him did he have to play lights out against my team? The game started off great for Outlaws with a pick from Julien and then they scored on that drive followed by a pick 6 from Dave. Outlaws looked like it was going to be a cake walk. Then OG woke up and started to play. This is when Charles started to pick the Outlaws defense apart, a few yards here, a few yards there, a deep pass to the wide open receiver. OG did a great job on converts going for two to make it a 9 point game instead of leaving it at 8. After the game, us real Outlaws (ed’s note: real Outlaws?) talked about the game and we came to a few conclusions as to why and how we lost the game and here they are (ed’s note: conclusions = excuses). Before half with 40 seconds left on fourth down we went for it on a play we have ran 50 times this season and this time around Josh was too close to sideline and ruled out of bounds which would have been a fresh set of downs. Then our defense did something they have all season long and let the receiver get behind them. That is why we felt we lost the game. Now the real reason we lost the game was we got out played by a team that wanted it more than we did. Outlaws need to realize that they aren’t just going to show up and have teams hand them the win, they have to earn it. Everyone counted OG out a long time ago and now look at them, the hottest team in the division.

 

Honor Game vs Petits Phoques (50-34)

 

In the battle for first place, Honor Game walked away with the convincing win. After they lost last week to OG, Dave wasn’t having that again this week. I’m sure that Honor Games still had a thing or two to say to the refs, but being up they were probably all nice things. This Dave had his top weapon back in the lineup, the D4 player of the century, after last week’s blowup and he made his presence felt with 3 TDs. To me this was a game that match up wise was never going to favor Petits Phoques. Year after year they get beat by teams with big tall receivers that can all attack the ball and I just don’t know why. They have super athletic players on their roster that all have decent size and can jump. I would have liked to see how they tried to stop both Marvin and Laurent, it’s next to impossible. I’ll tell you right now what it is with Honor Game, they know going in that they are going to score at will and by going for 2 and getting it more often than not it puts way more pressure on their opponent’s offense to try and match them and that is where they get you. Don’t let them get in your head, play your game, and allow Dave and his team to self-implode. I know it’s a lot easier writing it than doing it. When Dave is on, no team in the division will beat Honor Game. They are just too good with too many weapons to beat you with.

 

Division 3

 

Deep Threats vs Mustard Tigers (13-32)

 

Going into this game no one gave Mustard Tigers a shot at winning and then you realize that Svetna and a few other players were missing, but the same could be said for Mustard Tigers who were missing Brian again. It looks like Mustard Tigers got the better of that one. Owie was there again throwing darts and lighting up the scoreboard as he helped keep alive whatever slim hope Mustard Tigers have of making the playoffs. I know we all say this game didn’t mean anything, but when you haven’t played a game in a few weeks turning it on for the playoffs are sometimes too late and the same can be said about wearing yourself out just to make the playoffs to have nothing left once you get there. I feel Deep Threats will be fine going forward.

 

Average Joes vs Les Tannantes (18-24)

 

This was the Hype game of the year. If there were 20000 fans on Saturday they would have loved all the big plays that happened and how pumped everyone got after they happened. Again this week Tannantes were missing their QB and had to have someone else to fill in. Watching this game, I didn’t know Vincent wasn’t their QB and he looked good fitting balls into tight holes, avoiding the rush, and getting a little lucky with a few balls. Average Joes made a few bad decisions that at the time weren’t bad calls, but in the end cost them the game. There was a fourth and five with under a minute in the half that Jason ran towards the sideline thinking he could get the first and he didn’t. Once Tannantes had the ball it took a few plays for them to punch in the score and go up by two scores. The second half started well for Average Joes with them taking the opening drive in to make it a six point game. Now it was up to the defense to get a stop and they did on Tannantes next few drives allowing Joes to tie it with under five minutes left. At this point it was whoever wanted it more and it look like Joes were going to get it done until Jason threw a deep post that gets picked off. On what was the last play of regulation Vincent threw a pass to the end zone that was knocked away by a Joe player that somehow found its way into the hands of David for the game winning score.

 

Division 4

 

Airborne vs Panaches (19-32)

 

To tell you the truth, this game was closer than it should have been. Airborne were missing a few players and had Yvan from RawSauce subbing for them and he made a few big plays for Airborne. Panaches got up big in the first half and were just playing the second half not to get hurt. After the game I spoke to a player or two on Panaches and they said that the second half they didn’t try anything new and just wanted the game to be over. For Airborne if they want to improve, they need their players to show up every week. I know Guillaume has gotten better over the years, but every week he is throwing to new players and that isn’t a way to build a championship team. Look at Panaches, they have had their struggles over the years and now it is clicking and they have a good chance to win it all this season.

 

Titans vs Thunder Buddies (27-60)

 

In a game that didn’t mean anything to either team since they will face one another in the playoffs, it got ugly. Let me start by pointing out that this wasn’t the Thunder Buddies team Titans will face in the playoffs. Terry wasn’t there to play QB so Jon allowed Steve, or the GOAT as some refer to him as, to throw. Thunder Buddies also had JF subbing for them as well. When you add those two studs and Ben still isn’t allowed to play defense Titans had no chance. I am really looking forward to this match up in the playoffs with their actual teams playing. Jon screwed Titans and everyone, including Terry, knows it. Towards the end of the game when Steve realized the score he was apologizing to the players on the sideline. At least Steve was sympathetic towards them, but Jon should have never allowed this and Terry shouldn’t have asked, especially since it was a meaningless game. I would like to apologize to the Titans on behalf of the league for this being allowed to happen.

 

Division 5

 

Los Pollitos vs Mimosa Crew (21-19)

After all those close games, Los Pollitos were able to get their first win of the season. I’m sure that it felt really good. Mimosa Crew looked to seal the game with their finally drive ending in a TD except they left just under two minutes on the clock. The way Los Pollitos offense had looked all day we all figured it was going to end with someone on Mimosa Crew picking the ball off. I don’t know how you can complete 1 pass out of you last 6 plays and win the game. Mimosa Crew defense, after playing so well all game, just flaked and allowed the game to slip out of their hands.

 

Phoenix vs Gold Rush (21-0)

 

This was a rematch from the week before and again Gold Rush needed subs. Gold Rush ended up getting Rob to play QB for them, but realistically by this point in the day and after four previous games, Rob was wiped out. There were a few points where it looked like Gold Rush was going to make a game of it, but almost every time they had a big play it was followed up by a big mistake, either a sack or a pick. All day long the combination of Kat and Gab rushing was too much pressure for Rob to handle as he was sacked 5 times and once for a safety. On offense, Phoenix took their time with the ball and drove the field and took a shot when it was open. I was hoping to play the real Gold Rush team his season, but I guess if that’s to happen it will be in the playoffs.

 

That is it for this week’s recaps, hope you enjoyed.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

Here we are, just one regular season week away from the playoffs and a chance to win the championship. I know everyone is wondering if they did enough to impress me this week, some did and some disappointed me as well. Here are this week’s winners.

 

Division 1

 

Offense

This week I went with a player that didn’t have the best stats for the week, but came up clutch down the stretch and OT. I had to go with Danny Aylward. Danny was 20 of 30 for 168 yards, 3 TDs a 2 point convert and a 1 point convert in OT for the win.

 

Defense

I had to pick between two teammates who both had a huge impact in the game, so I ended up picking Samuel Collette. I know this guy is normally known for his offense, but don’t sleep on his defense guys. This week Samuel had 11 tackles, 2 picks and he returned 1 for 6 points.

 

Division 2

 

Offense

In what was one of the biggest games of the week this guy definitely showed up to play. I know most people hate him (ed’s note: I don’t think that’s true), but when you put up numbers like this you know I have to show a little love to the guy, and that guy would be Dave Daoust. Dave was 33 of 44 for 279 yards, 7 TDs, 2 2point converts as well as running twice for 15 yards.

 

Defense

This is something you don’t see every day. A QB being named player of the week on defense. Well this week Jonathan Plourde gave me no choice. Jon had 3 tackles to go along with his 2 picks and he took 1 back to the house for 6 points.

 

Division 3

 

Offense

When I first started looking over the stats to get my winner, I thought I had my player picked out easily, but I kept looking and my player was no longer my player. I came to the conclusion that Dave Brissone is my player this week. Dave had 6 catches for 104 yards and 3 TDs.

 

Defense

The numbers that this person was able to put up this week was remarkable and you won’t see numbers like this too often. Tyler Znoj managed to rack up 5 tackles which were all sacks. I almost went with a player who had 4, but 5 is better unless I’ve been doing math wrong my whole life.

 

Division 4

 

Offense

I know some people hate to pick players from games that are blowouts, but to me stats are stats and when they are off the chart you can’t deny giving the player some credit. Jacob Morin you balled out going 25 of 30 for 242 yards, 7 TDs, 4 1point converts and you also ran the ball 3 times for 8 yards.

 

Defense

I had a lot of different players to pick from this week and I went with a player that not many people know about. Samer Assi plays for Cereal Killers as their QB and this week he is here representing them for his defensive prowess. Samer made 4 tackles and had 2 picks this week.

 

Division 5

 

Offense

In the lower division you have a bunch of family members playing with one another and everyone might recognize the last name but not his first name. Mathieu Lucas Alzate is making a statement and stepping out from underneath his brother Seb to make a name for himself in the league. Mathieu made 4 catches for 47 yards and 3 TDs. Oh and I almost forgot Mathieu threw 1 pass that was for 9 yards and a TD.

 

Defense

This is the first time that I will be giving the award to two players. These two players have split reps all season as rusher and without the other one giving them a break and a chance to catch their breath they wouldn’t have been able to do what they did this week. Katherine Blondin and Gabrielle Chaput together had 8 tackles, 5 sacks and 1 safety. Not only did they put up numbers, but they managed to get good pressure all day long.

 

There you have it, my picks for player of the week. With only one week remaining and then playoffs some players only have one last chance and others have a few more. If you want to make my list, ball out and show me that I need to have you on my list.

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