
Word from the Mouth: I'm a Joey's Lover! edition
Last week was a real hot one again. When are we going to finally get some nice weather that isn’t 35 plus degrees with no breeze? Anyone who saw me Saturday knew I was dying, I want to thank everyone that took over my games at the end of the day. I was just surprised that I was able to make it home without having to stop, but what was more surprising was I was able to ref on Sunday. It was much nicer even with the rain to start the day. Baseball started a few weeks ago, basketball just began and same goes for hockey, will we end up with a football season? My bet would be no. There are too many players and there is way too much contact between players. But when you look at how much money the greedy owners would lose I can see them doing whatever it takes to get it done. I hope that all this Covid shit ends and soon.
Week 5 Recap - Division 1
Gros Coqs vs Holy Trollers (24-21)
This was a tough and somewhat exciting game (ed’s note: Way to hype it up!). Both teams were missing players and that made a difference. I had a few guys that were there to sub for the Trollers, but got stuck in traffic and were late. It sucked except for the fact that a new player was there to see what the MFL is all about and we took him for the game to fill out our roster to six players. Justin turned out to be a decent player and it looks like he will be with us the rest of the way. In this game Dom took over completing 70% of his passes, but he ran more than he normally does and we just didn’t have an answer to stop him. I would have liked him to try and run to my side, but going after the newbie was the smart thing to do. The game was close and Les Gros Coqs were able to punch it in with just under three minutes left giving the Trollers a shot at marching down and taking the lead. Trollers drove down and everyone was open (ed’s note: as they always are, of course) and Max throws it to JC and the ball goes off his hands into the hands of Charles and that was the game. I can’t wait until week 9 when we get this rematch and I hope everyone is there this time.
Outlaws vs Red Raiders (47- 27)
Steve was on all game making all the right reads. He was able to get everyone involved and that made it very difficult for Red Raiders defense to stop them. Mike was able to go into halftime with a two point lead and it seemed like there was going to be an upset in the making. Outlaws made a few adjustments at half and it really paid off for them as they were able to lockdown (ed’s note: please don’t use the L word) Red Raiders and shut them out in the second half. Sometimes you need to make adjustments at half and other times you don’t. This time not changing things hurt Red Raiders, but when you have the lead and were able to move the ball, why change it? Red Raiders have a good bunch of guys they just need to play a complete game and stay calm.
Gros Coqs vs Henchmen (34-20)
Gros Coqs jumped out to a big 28-0 lead at halftime and looked great doing it. For most of the guys it was their third game of the day, so I’m not sure how they were doing it. I don’t want to take anything away from Henchmen turning it around in the second half, but come on guys get your shit together and play as a team. It looks as if Henchmen might have a new QB in Tshitshi. After Kris stunk up the joint in the first half, Tshitshi came in and lead the team to three scoring drives and made it seem like the game was closer than what it was. The switch might actually be a good thing for Henchmen. Kris can just come out and play and be the playmaker he is and not have to worry about guys not running the proper routes, I think he’ll have more fun this way and give his team a better chance to win games. Gros Coqs are playing great and if they keep it up they might ruin Outlaws shot at a threepeat.
Henchmen vs Outlaws (21-32)
It took six games for Smuda to finally get over one hundred yards in a game. I know by now he would have done it at least two or three times in a normal season. It looks as if Steve is getting away from depending on Smuda alone. Everyone on the team this season is helping out. I want to demand that Eric have his shirt changed from Big E to just E as the man has lost a bunch of weight and looks really good out there. He also went off this week with 8 catches for 59 yards and 2 scores, but the thing that was most impressive was the speed he had as he was rumbling 23 yards in for a score. Way to go Eric, keep it up. This year maybe people will finally vote you as the top center that you have been for years. Again Tshitshi looked good against a very good defense and if he keeps it up he might be able to squeak Henchmen into the playoffs. Tshitshi should keep going at QB and that will be good for them as a team and now he just needs to get more experience and figure out who can do what on the team and who his guy is.
Top Performances of the Week
This week I had lots of players who busted their asses to try and make my list, but only a select few can make if. Have you done enough or did you get shafted and not make my list?
Division 1
#1- Stephen Harripersaud (2 Games) 49 of 64 for 534 yards, 12 TDs, 2 picks thrown, 3 1point converts and 1 2point convert
#2 Kevin Smuda (2 Games) 17 catches for 192 yards, 5 TDs, 1 1point convert, 8 tackles and 1 pick on defense.
#3- - Dominic Lefort (2 Games) 39 of 58 for 314 yards, 7 TDs, 3 picks thrown, 1 2point convert, 10 runs for 61 yards, 1 TD, 1 2point convert and 1 tackle on defense.
Division 2
#1- Joey Czikk 4 catches for 58 yards, 1 TD, 3 tackles and 2 picks on defense.
#2- JC Blais 14 of 26 for 198 yards, 4 TDs, 3 runs for 11 yards and 4 tackles on defense.
#3- Jean-Sebastien Betit 22 of 44 for 231 yards and 4 TDs.
Division 3
#1- Serge Pilon 10 catches for 90 yards, 2 TDs, 1 1point convert, 3 tackles and 1 pick 6 on defense.
#2- Jon Evans 17 of 38 for 153 yards, 2 TDs, 3 1point converts, 2 picks thrown, 2 picks on defense and 1 pick 6.
#3- Ludovic Fruit 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 TD, 4 tackles and 2 picks on defense.
Division 4
#1- Diego Campos 2 catches for 39 yards, 1 TD, 3 tackles and 1 pick on defense.
#2- Jasmine Farmer 3 catches for 77 yards and 1 TD.
#3- Theotime Brichard 2 catches for 10 yards, 7 tackles and 4 sacks on defense.
You might have felt you should have made the list, but you didn’t do enough to impress me stats wise, so try again next week or retire, whichever suits you best.
Final Thoughts
Big news in the sporting world this week. The Rock, Dwayne Johnson or as some know him the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, has just purchased the XFL from Vince McMann. Dwayne Johnson turns anything he touches into profit and a success and he will do the same here. I just hope that it stays as a sport and not a side show just to get people in the seats. I enjoyed watching spring football and I hope that it lasts. I figured I’d bring that up for the people who haven’t heard that yet.
We are just past the half way point of the season and the run for the playoffs needs to start now for some teams. This season with 4 divisions, here is the breakdown of teams making the playoffs.
Division 1 will have 4 teams in, I personally would much rather see 3 in 4 out of 5 is too many.
Division 2 will have 6 teams making the playoffs.
Division 3 and Division 4 will see 4 teams each.
That is how it will be when playoffs roll around.
Now everyone can run and look at the standings to see where they are, who they have left and what needs to happen each week for their team to get in. Al Davis said it best, “Just Win Baby”. Now with all that being said, remember we are playing a game so go out, have fun, and be safe.