Week 1 is out of the way and going into week 2 it seems some teams need to improve and some teams need to remember this is for fun. This week most of the games weren’t as close as we would have liked them to be and I hope this was a week 1 fluke cause if this goes on all season it’s going to be very long for some teams and boring for others. By week 3 or 4 all the teams should know what they are doing and this discrepancy hopefully will be over with. 

 

Game Recaps

 

Krakens vs Deep Threats

 

This game was a total mismatch and was not close other than when it started.  Great game Rob 17/19 for 212 yards. I mean, wow, was he playing against anyone or was this just like an NFL pro day where everything was scripted and no one was covering anyone. Silvio had 6 catches for 81 yards to go along with 3 scores. Carmelo came back into the league and had a great game for being away for a while, should he be back in top form and no longer hampered by injuries this would have been an average day. I mean really 3 catches 52 yards and 2 scores (Ed’s note: he also had an outstanding day on defense!). On another note Smuda might have only gotten 1 ball thrown his way but he made up for it with 2 INTs.  There were 2 good thing I saw from the Deep Threats. JC was not forcing the ball deep all day & Ellis had a huge game on both sides of the field. This guy had 7 catches for 42 yards and his teams only receiving TD. Sh*t, on defense he had 6 tackles and was all over the place. I will say one last thing about this game: the Krakens looked great, but come on guys throwing it 40+ yards when you’re up a ton with very little time left? Not really cool. 

 

Outlaws vs Locomotion

 

This was 1 of those games I wasn’t expecting to see this outcome. I thought that Locomotion were going to walk all over Outlaws since I wasn’t expecting Kris to be there to call the defense. I thought with someone new doing it that they were going to be a little confused but guess not 5INTs showed they know what they are doing. The 2 QBs put up similar yards but Steve threw 5 TDs to 1 INT where Alex was 2TDs and 5INTs. Both of these guys each hit 5 different receivers and only 1 out of 10 got over 50 yards way to go guys on spreading the ball around evenly. Everyone who caught the ball on Outlaws scored don’t know if I’ve seen that in this league before. The one guy who stuck out the most to me didn’t even get an offensive touch, he made up for it with 2 INTs. Vince you had a monster day on defense to go along with your 2 picks you also had 8 tackles. Good job looks like you might have a new position playing the whole field on defense. Maybe that is why Steve didn’t get you the ball so you can conserve your energy. Mathieu did a good job on keeping Alex from running all over them limiting him to 25 yards on 9 carries but you also had 2 sacks. I’m sure both teams are going to get better but even if they don’t they will be very competitive and fun to watch. Best of luck the rest of the way guys.

 

Game of the Week 

 

KOLB vs Krakens 

 

So both these teams had blowout wins. For one of these teams it was shocking considering I had them in last weeks GOTW, so I’m hoping this one is better than that. I’m sure both teams are going to be able to put up points but who will be able to get a few stops. This will be a very big challenge for KOLB to walk away with the win. If they want any chance in winning they will need to play a near perfect game. Slow it down, eliminate the amount of touches the Krakens will have. Jonathan do what you have been doing and keep looking the defense off to hit the open guys, but watch out these guys are quick and are know what they are doing. The Krakens have had a lot of game over the past 2 seasons that have come down to the wire and know what it takes to pull out a close one. Rob has an assortment of talent around him and he can beat you with any one of them. Heck, last week Smuda with 1 catch for 3 yards and they still put up 62 points? Come on, it’s not even fair! How are you supposed to cover everyone? Krakens are a very solid team, but so are KOLB and this will turn into a shootout. One defensive stop or a convert could win you the game. Good luck and lets hope this turns out better than last weeks GOTW.

 

Predictions

 

Outlaws vs Revolutions                                                                    Outlaws

KOLB vs Krakens                                                                             Krakens

Gros Coqs vs Trollers                                                                       NA (Ed’s Note: Coqs)

Deep Threats vs Locomotion                                                           Locomotion 

OG Panthers vs Pirates                                                                    OG Panthers      

 

Last week I was 3 out of 4. Not bad for my first week the only team that proved me wrong were the Outlaws. Is anyone going to do it to me this week or do I end up perfect? Guess we will have to wait and see.  I’d like to say good luck to everyone and remember to have fun and be safe. No one has fun when teams run up the score it makes it hard to watch those type of games. Go out at the 1 yard line and punt the ball you still get your stats but you don’t run it up. I know during the game you want to score and get your name on the card, but come on, we’re not 10 years old anymore and a win is a win. Just keep that in mind. Hope you enjoyed the read if you have any feedback you can come see me at the field on Saturday and let me know.