Word from the Mouth: Everyone's Bitter But The Bitter Boys! edition

Word from the Mouth: Everyone's Bitter But The Bitter Boys! edition

Kevin Kousaie

What a wild weekend in football. I’m going to start with the Midget game I saw Friday night between North Shore and Lakeshore. When I arrived at the game the parking lot was full and like any parking a lot people are assholes and drive these huge ass trucks and can’t seem to fit into one spot. That didn’t stop another idiot with his truck trying to fit in and ripped off the parked truck’s bumper, but he got the spot so he was happy.

There had to be 300 people at least and it was supposed to be the game of the year for Midget. It wasn’t, Lakeshore won 20-0. The thing that was baffling in this game was on third and one and running a draw from your own forty and not getting it and then punting when you were down two scores at this point with five or six minutes left. That was a few stupid things from Friday.

Now on Saturday we had a player leave one of their shoes behind at the field when they left. I want to know what that person wore home. Also, I have one left shoe for sale if anyone wants.

Then in the college games you had an Ohio State player quit the team in the middle of the game after an argument with the coach. This wasn’t a new player. He had played in 39 games for the team before this weekend. You also had Oklahoma fans booing their starting QB and calling for the back up after he threw an interception. This is the same player that was the preseason Heisman front runner. Sunday rolls around and we got a new record for longest field goal from 63 to 66 yards and it wasn’t even kicked in Denver where the air is thinner and you can get an extra few yards out of your kicks. We also got to see what Stafford could look like with a real team in front of him.

Out of all the things that happened over the weekend all I can think of is players in the MFL who got out of hand and some were ejected and some should have been ejected, but weren’t. I’m not sure of exactly what happened in the Mimosa Crew and Spin Doctors game, but Steve got himself kicked out of the game. There seems to becoming a weekly thing with the Spin Doctors team and they always seem to be in the middle of controversy and problems. They all need to take a step back and calm the banana splits down. The other big issue was the language from Dave towards the refs, or at least towards Gabe, in the Trollers and Honor Game match up. I know Dave wants to win and is very competitive and he might not like all the calls but, just like the Spin Doctors, he needs to do shut the snuggly cuddle bear up and just play the game. Not everyone can be perfect like me and most people do make a few mistakes here and there. I have spoken with Jon about this and as a league we are looking into these problems and trying to figure out how to fix them. Just like Aaron Rodgers said last season: R-E-L-A-X. Now I will be getting back to covering the games from this past weekend.

 

Weekly Recap

 

Division 1

 

Bitter Boys vs Gros Coqs (26-13)

 

This might be the biggest win for Bitter Boys ever as they were finally able to beat the kids they coached in high school. No one knew that Dom wasn’t going to be there, but you would have to figure that the sub QB they brought would be more than capable of beating the old guys on Bitter Boys. In this game there were no big offensive plays by either team, it was all defense. With Mario mixing up the calls on defense and Gros Coqs having an inexperienced QB, Mario looked like the puppet master pulling all the strings and making it look easy. Bitter Boys were able to rack up 2 sacks and 3 picks and 2 of those went back for scores. Bitter Boys are an older wiser team that will beat you physically and given the chance on the scoreboard as well.

 

Honor Game vs Holy Trollers (32-48)

 

Another game and another blow up from Dave. The first half of this game was tight and kept going back and forth. Then the second half rolled around and Honor Game started to fall apart. I was over on another field and was able to hear Dave yelling at the ref about contact and his receivers being hit. I can’t say that it was or was not happening, but he needs to stay more focused on the game in front of him and what he can control. Honor Game has a good core of players that just let things get in their heads and can’t move on from it. To me I hate to play dirty and don’t encourage it, but if the other team is getting away with it then you must be able to as well, tit for tat. I also know that from previous games Honor Game can be a little ruff (ed’s note: are they dogs?) sometimes so they might not get all the calls they want. The thing that killed Honor Game in this one was the pick that was run back for a score on their first possession of the second half. Honor Game needs to step up on defense if they want to start winning games again. Dave shouldn’t have to but up 40 plus points a game just to have a chance.

 

Division 2

 

KOLB vs Vultures (45-12)

 

There are two things that need to be said about this game, and they are that the Vultures need to have Ben play QB the rest of the way and that no one better sleep on KOLB, they are the real deal. Yes, this game was a blowout and was over before half. KOLB with their new players and with Jonathan not forcing the ball they looked unstoppable. Vultures really struggled in this game when Phil was under center. They weren’t able to get the chains moving and once they made the switch to Ben it changed the whole dynamic of the game. I’m not saying if Ben was QB all game they would have won, but it would have given them a better shot at it. When Ben is taking snaps, you have to be worried of his running and passing, at any point he could tuck the ball and run around everyone on the defense and score from anywhere on the field and with the arm that he possesses he can make every throw needed. I would have talked more about the game, but when it’s so lopsided you can all figure out what happened.

 

RedZone vs Outlaws (46-37)

 

If Mike keeps playing like this all season don’t be surprised if he walks away with QB of the year plus MVP. The game started out great for Outlaws, stopping RedZone then scoring then getting a pick and scoring again to make it 12-0. It was looking like a cake walk. After a slow start RedZone found their footing and started to make a few plays. They were finding the weak link on defense and exploiting it, which is what you need to do when you are down and need to start going. With 2:30 left in the half is when it all started to go to shit for the Outlaws. RedZone were able to score with ease and Outlaws were able to get that one back, but with 19 seconds left Outlaws were already thinking about halftime and gave up a score on the last play of the half. Second half started and Outlaws were up 6 until a pick 6 from Dom. The next Outlaws drive ended quickly with another pick, but this time it was Oliver and his didn’t go for 6. At this point Outlaws are down 3 with plenty of time, until RedZone scored again making it a 9-point game and it was done after that. Outlaws weak ass defense was never able to get a stop to give Steve and the offense a chance at coming back. Last season RedZone was an average team at best and this season the way they are playing they look like a top team with no weaknesses.

 

Division 3

 

Jagerbombs vs Average Joes (18-31)

 

This had to be the best matchup on paper of the weekend. I was watching this game and all I can remember it was a defensive game and both teams struggled at least early in the game. Jason was able to benefit from his defense that managed to get 4 picks which gave him a short field. Jason played good but not great this week. He was able to spread the ball around and took what the defense gave him most of the time he did throw 2 picks, but 1 of them was a good play by the defender and the other a really bad read. Average Joes were able to score and tie it before half and then when they started with the ball in the second half they scored again. After that their defense stepped up and shut down Jagerbomb who weren’t able to score or really move the ball much in the second half. This was the second game of the day for Jagerbomb and you know how that goes right. When you dominate the first game you seem to take it easy in the second game. Jagerbomb are still a really good team, but they just faced a better team that just keep on rolling through teams like they aren’t even there.

 

Flamboyant Flamingos vs Mustard Tigers (19-20) OT

 

This game was supposed to be the battle of animal supremacy and it was a battle right to the end. The thing is when I think animal fights, I think of feathers and fur flying everywhere and that’s not what this game was, it was a smart calculated game from both teams. With starting QB Jacob out Dimitri had to fill in. That hurts them in two places as they lose a good receiver and a better QB. Sometimes you just have to step up and fill the spot. At half it was a 1-point game and the second half was slow with not much happening until the end. Each team was able to score on alternating possessions and that left Brian 32 seconds to march down and win the game. In the past I would have figured that Brian would have taken a knee and went to OT, being worried about throwing a pick. That wasn’t the case this week Brian went short 3 times in a row before hitting Tom for a big gain. If Tom had longer legs, he would have been in, but he was tackled at the 3 yard line giving Mustard Tigers the last play of the game and a shot from really close. Brian took the snap tried to look the defender off before throwing but the pass fell incomplete. We head to OT where it took 5 attempts before Brian found Tom open and just like that the game was over.

 

Division 4

 

Gold Rush vs Phoenix (0-19)

 

I want to start by pointing out that like most games this season, Gold Rush were missing players and on the Phoenix side it was the first time as a full roster. After the last few weeks of staling out in the second half I decided to change up my playbook and try out a bunch of new plays. Phoenix was able to jump out to an early lead and they never looked back. The defense for Phoenix did more than enough to contain Travis from running wild and force some bad passes that ended in 3 picks which could have easily been 5 or 6 of them. In the second half of the game, I tried some new plays that ended with picks, but they were open and if the field conditions were so crappy might have been a few more TDs on the board. This was the early game, and the field was wet when I got there and stayed that way for all the first game, but as the day went on the field dried up until the sprinklers went off at 2. It was a fun game that I know I learnt a thing or two from and I’ll be able to use that moving forward. Oh, and Rich, I hope you enjoyed the free scouting this week just make sure you have my money come Saturday.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Spin Doctors (20-24)

 

Raph wasn’t there for Spin Doctors and it showed. They weren’t able to move the ball and score consistently, but they were just as rowdy as normal if not a little more. Rob stepped up from being the number 1 target to playing QB and he did a decent job of it. I was really hoping that Spin Doctors would lose and it should have happened if Mimosa didn’t collapse. They held a 20-6 lead with 17 minutes left, but they allowed a quick score which made it 20-12. Then Curren who had been smart and making good reads all day fell apart and threw his 2 picks which let Spin Doctors stay in the game. Rob was helped out by some big plays and some poor defense this week against a stronger team Spin Doctors would have lost. I’ll tell you why everyone hates Spin Doctors and there are two reasons. Reason 1 is that they play dirty and reason 2 is that they don’t care about winning the game, they want to just run the score up and don’t care. Why are you throwing deep bombs with no time left on the clock, when you got possession with under 30 seconds you could have ended the game? But no, you guys wanted more.

 

There you have this week’s recaps, I will point out that we are playing a game, so just take it easy out there, don’t kill anyone and have fun, and if running up scores is fun for you then move up a division and tell me how much fun it is when it is being done to you.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

This week I see a lot of the same names popping out at me, where is all the new fresh talent. I know we have a bunch of new teams and those teams really rely on that one stud, but someone else needs to step up if you want to keep on winning. I’m going to remind you that to make my list you must win your game, ball out and if you lose and think you’re making my list you better have some crazy ass numbers or your name won’t be up here.

 

Division 1

 

Offense

I almost went with a WR here then I saw Max Rosenfeld stats and couldn’t ignore them. Max was nearly perfect going 25 of 28 for 298 yards, 6 TDs, 3 1point convert and 1 2point convert. Finally, Max is playing like he did 2 years ago, before all the injuries.

 

Defense

I will say that in the biggest upset of the week if Francis Jobidon wasn’t there it might not have happened. Francis made 3 tackles, had 2 picks and returned 1 of them for a TD.

 

Division 2

 

Offense

After another impressive week from KOLB I gave my pick to Jonathon Plourde. Jon was 13 of 21 for 210 yards, 5 TDs, 1 1point convert, 1 2point convert. He also ran 4 times for 41 yards.

 

Defense

Last week he showed what he could do on offense and this week he did it on defense. Dominic Stiplosek made 7 tackles and took his only pick back to the house for 6 at the start the second half.

 

Division 3

 

Offense

I had a hard choice here between two teammates who both played two games this weekend and it came down to converts or I should say a convert. Geoffroy Vigneault kept the hype train going with 13 catches, 145 yards 3 TDs and a 1point convert.

 

Defense

This person could have been awarded the offensive player of the week but instead got the defensive player award. Nick Egley in his two games had 8 tackles and 3 picks.

 

Division 4

 

Offense

This week with the team missing players Meliza stepped up and picked up the slack. Meliza made 7 catches for 100 yards and had 2 TDs.

 

Defense

I’m getting sick and tired of all these QBs balling out, but this time Simon Beaudoin is getting love for his defense again. This week Simon had 1 tackle and 4 picks.

 

There you have it this week’s top performances. If you feel you balled out and didn’t make my list, then maybe you just need to do that little extra to get over the top. Remember keep balling out and you might make the list before the season is over.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

Here we go again, where the media folk get to pick who they like this week. Last week this section didn’t get posted by Jon since there were issue with the website (ed’s note: they were, just a little later than usual!). I hope this week they get posted so everyone can see that I won last week and I have started my climb to the top where Terry has been sitting pretty. Here are the standings after 3 weeks followed by my picks which like always are in bold.

 

 

Division 1

 

Bitter Boys vs Gros Coqs

Just like last time Gros Coqs dominate this game.

 

Henchmen vs Centurions

They have the stronger roster, plus Willie is had a great game in D3 last week and will bring that game with him this week.

 

Outlaws vs Henchmen

Henchmen won’t be able to stop the towering triplets of Marvin, Svetna, and Smuda.

 

Holy Trollers vs Honor Game

I wanted to go with Honor Game here, but I really don’t know what’s up with them plus Trollers have a really strong team that play as a team.

 

Division 2

 

Joey’s Haters vs D#Nasty

After what the Haters did to Outlaws last week, I expect to see the same this week just against a different team.

 

OG Panthers vs Iron Wolves

I think Iron Wolves will slow the game down and their elite defense will get tired and make a mistake (ed’s note: wait, what?), this will be a very close game.

 

KOLB vs Vultures

Unless Ben plays QB for Vultures they won’t stand a chance.

 

Outlaws vs Redzone NA

I don’t pick my teams games.

 

Division 3

 

Average Joes vs Chiefs

I’m riding the Hype Train all the way until they lose.

 

Iron Wolves vs Jagerbomb

Simon and company are smart enough and good enough to win this game with ease.

 

Petits Phoques vs Thunder Buddies

I can tell you one thing for sure someone is going to walk out with their first win of the season and that will be Thunder Buddies since they have a more complete roster.

 

Jagerbomb vs Average Joes

The hype train keeps on rolling, but Jason needs to be smart with the ball and not do anything stupid or the train will fall off the tracks.

 

Flamboyant Flamingos vs Mustard Tigers

In the battle of animals, you should always take a tiger over a flamingo, but this isn’t the animal kingdom, this is on the football field and the flamingos are strutting away with this win.

 

RawSauce vs Blackout

RawSauce is loaded everywhere and should be able to walk all over Blackout.

 

Division 4

 

Gold Rush vs Phoenix NA

I don’t pick my team games.

 

Mimosa Crew vs Spin Doctors

I’d love to see Mimosa Crew win this one, but it just isn’t going to happen. Spin Doctors are the better team.

 

Sneaky Snakes vs Airborne

Sneaky Snakes win in a landslide, they are by far the better team.

 

Manitoboys vs Drama Club

I saw them play last week and they are a solid team with a good QB, so winning this game will be tough but very doable.

 

Idaho Udapimps vs Bines

I hope Bines has lots of baby powder because as the pimps they’re going to be slapping them hoes around a lot and I want to see handprints on their faces.

 

As you can tell I am getting to know the teams a little bit better which makes making my picks a lot easier and a lot more accurate. If you read this week’s article and you want to help me out by taking a dive or not showing up that would be great. If you don’t and want to prove me wrong, that’s ok as well, but if I see you dominating a team I picked to win I might have to throw you out if I’m reffing that game.

 

Power Rankings

 

I had to make a bunch of changes this week and you will see why those changes were made at the bottom of this section so you can see my logic.

 

Division 1

1) Outlaws

2) Gros Coqs

3) Holy Trollers

 

Division 2

1) Joey’s Haters

2) Redzone

3) KOLB

 

Division 3

1) Average Joes

2) RawSauce

3) Iron Wolves

 

Division 4

1) Sneaky Snakes

2) Bines

3) Spin Doctors

 

In D1 I kicked out Henchmen on their bye week and added Trollers who have been playing better lately. Now we just wait to see for how long they can stay on my list.

Division 2 after the last few weeks, neither Outlaws or OG should be anywhere near my top 3 so I have kicked them to the curb and added RedZone and the Haters.

I thought about D3 for a while then came to the conclusion that Panaches needed to go to make room for Iron Wolves. Iron Wolves have one of the best players and QB in the division and sitting at 2-1, they should be on the list.

For the last division I removed my team and added the team that beat us this week. Which means Phoenix is out and Spin Doctors are in.

There you have my rankings for this week. I’m sure next week will change, but after 3 weeks this is how it sits.

 

Final Thoughts

 

I know a lot of you watch the NFL and a few watch NCAA, but if you haven’t heard there was a high school game between Bishop Gorman from Nevada and Hamilton from Arizona and it has to have had the craziest finish ever in football at all levels. The score was 24-7 with 1:10 left on the clock. YouTube it to find out and tell if I’m not right. I know college has had a bunch of great last-minute finishes, but if you aren’t asking ‘how?’ after this then I don’t know what to tell you.

 

 

I’m trying to think of what might be the craziest finish ever in an MFL game. Maybe Thunder Buddies finals last season, could it be the pick Smuda had to win the championship for Outlaws a few years back?

Those were all one play and I’m trying to thing of a series of plays that would do it. Last year’s D2 finals when Stu out of all people picked the ball to start the collapse of Honor Game, this must be it right. Jon add your Editor notes if you can think of a better one. (ed’s note: no)

Now with all that out of my system let me bring up a few things. Jon is planning a CFL game day event for the MFL on October 11 at 1 pm with the tailgating starting at 11 am.

Finally, we are all here to have fun and play the game. Keyword ‘game’. So, if you take things too seriously or can’t control yourself before you do anything that you might regret later, take a deep breath and think about what you are about to do and if you would like that done to yourself. I hope to see everyone out there on Saturday playing, having fun, and being safe.

Word from the Mouth: Spitting Snickerdoodles! edition

Word from the Mouth: Spitting Snickerdoodles! edition

Kevin Kousaie

This was week 2 of the NFL and just like most of us figured all the great rookie QBs struggled this week and we had a bunch of big injuries.

For me, the NFL has too many primetime games and in past seasons 95% of them sucked. This season we have had 3 great games and it’s still so early in the season. This is the first time that I have been able to spend all Sunday watching games. In one of the games that I was watching the refs threw a ton of flags, but I agreed with most of the calls. Some might have been soft, but after Mike Pereira explained them and they were the right call.

In the Raiders-Steelers game they even threw a player on the Steelers out for spitting on a Raider. I know these two teams don’t like each other, but you can’t disrespect another player like that. There are multiple reasons why, like Covid, or you might end up on the same team one day, or the reason why no one ever spit on me and that would be getting knocked the Snickerdoodles out and taking a trip to the hospital, plus it’s a form if assault. That’s my take on that. Now for the MFL scoop.

 

Weekly Recap

 

Division 1

 

Honor Game vs Centurions (33-43)

I’m a little surprised by this one, I picked Honor Game to win and really felt that this was going to be their week to get in the win column and turn it around. Honor Game marched the ball in for a score on the opening drive and went for two like they do more often than not and got it. Then they went on defense and with a few missed tackles, Samuel ran down the sideline for a long score. Anyone who knows Honor game knew the bickering was about to start. With their first play of their second drive Dave threw a pick when one of his brothers stopped short on their route and Dave threw it in front of him to where he felt he should be. A little arguing ensued, but it was very little and they moved on from it quickly. At half, Honor Game was up and looked to have all the mistakes behind them, they were smiling and getting along and it looked like a team ready to come out and dominate the second half. Then the second half started and it was back and forth until a blown coverage allowed Simon to get wide open behind the defense. That was when you knew Honor Game was going to be forced to take some chances. Going for it on fourth and seventeen was one of those chances and by not getting it, it gave Centurions good field position. Centurions went on to score and made it an eleven point game, with the time left everyone knew it was over at that point.

 

Holy Trollers vs Bitter Boys (55-24)

 

The Trollers looked good in this game, but really even with the players they added and Max looking better each week they really aren’t contenders. Trollers beat a Bitter Boys team without their best player there and, yes, they probably would have won if he was there, but it was Bitter Boys who they beat. When they beat any of the top teams like this maybe someone will take them seriously, but until then they are back page news.

 

Division 2

 

Redzone vs D#Nasty (40-19)

 

Redzone came out on fire this week. I figured that having a few weeks off would make them rusty, well it looks like the time off rejuvenated them. Maybe it was because it was week one, but Redzone was able to beat D#Nasty to every point where the ball was going. When you look at the two rosters you say they look about even, Ill give Mike the advantage at QB, but everywhere else no real difference. I just can’t see how D#Nasty allowed Dominic to do what he did to them, 15 catches for 149 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 1-point converts. I guess knowledge has to go to Redzone as well since D#Nasty made no adjustments and Mike just tore them apart. I had a minute or two after that game and was able to speak to Kevin from D#Nasty and he said it just wasn’t his day, he was missing throws, he made a few bad reads, and the defense didn’t help him out by getting a few turnovers and stops. Kevin took the blame for the game, but it was a complete team let down for them this week.

 

Joey’s Haters vs Outlaws (42-14)

 

This game was really close for about the first ten minutes, then Haters scored and didn’t stop until the final whistle. Outlaws didn’t play well anywhere on the field this week. Dave was filling in for Steve again and that made us weaker at both QB and WR this week. I’m not saying it would make a 28-point difference or anything like that though. Haters out played us, and it wasn’t even close. We got down early and then we were forced to take shots that we would never had done in a close game. Max played great and got everyone involved in the offense, even the Franchise who knew he was good for 1 catch a week. For the defense of Haters, Jeremy was the guy and I’m not sure why we kept throwing the ball anywhere near him, but we did and he kept picking it off. I would really like to see what the Haters roster really is since on the site they have 13 players and that seems a little much. Hard for the other teams to know what they are up against each week. Haters ae a very good team, but they aren’t that much better that Outlaws.

 

Division 3

 

Jagerbomb vs Panaches (38-18)

 

After last weeks game, Simon came to me and let me know that I should blast them in my article for the way they lost the game, but I wasn’t able to since I did two other games in the division. This week I picked them to win again and they didn’t just win, they dominated this game. Simon was on point this week on all but the one throw that was picked off by Felix. Simon got everyone involved on the offense which made Panaches need to guard the whole field. The thing that impressed me the most was their defense. They managed to pick 2 balls off. They need to figure out a rusher as they managed zero sacks, but they did hold Felix to 47 yards on 10 carries with no TDs. It was just a matter of time before Panaches came back to reality, they are a good team, but the way they have been playing was well above what people expected. This will be a game that will tell you who Panaches are, will they rebound and go back to dominating or have the wheels fallen off? With the week off Panaches will have to wait to get back to it against Blackout in week 5.

 

RawSauce vs Petits Phoques (18-6)

 

Who saw this coming? We all assumed RawSauce was going to win, but never like this. Petits Phoques were without their QB and it really showed. Joh was there to fill in and from watching her warmup you knew it was going to be a long day for Petits Phoques. Joh started out throwing 2 straight incompletes then a 2-yard pass. Joh got better as the game went along, but not much better. RawSauce knocked away between 5 to 10 passes plus picked off 6 passes. This was a really bad day for everyone who threw the ball. Petits Phoquse threw 6 picks and RawSauce threw 3. The only points Phoques got were on a pick 6 from Etienne and when he took it to the house it gave them a glimmer of hope. Then RawSauce wasted a little time before punting and then Phoques ran out of time. This was a very ugly game for both teams involved I can’t remember any big plays happening other than the pick 6.

 

Division 4

 

Spin Doctors vs Phoenix (34-20)

 

I’m going to make this short and sour. Spin Doctors beat us with some questionable calls (at least 2) that were completely in their favor and changed the outcome of the game. And they all know it as well. Raph played great except for one throw that went right into my hands. Other than Rob, Spin Doctors didn’t have much offensively. At half the score was 20-20 and I didn’t make any adjustments in the second half and ran the same plays, that will be changing since I spent the last few days drawing up new plays. I can also tell you that moving forward when I’m missing key players on my team, I will be bring in a player on that level and not below. Phoenix were missing 4 players and for the game to be this close was a moral victory for us, but it still goes down as a L.

 

Bines vs Manitoboys (26-13)

 

Bines are still undefeated after 3 games. Simon, their QB, I’m not sure about yet. I like him, he is a nice guy and a really good player, but I’m just not sold. I know he is a good runner, and he has a good arm, but they haven’t faced anyone yet. This week was probably their hardest game. Manitoboys have a QB that comes from tackle, so he has a big arm and good mechanics, but he needs to get used to the size of the field and work on his touch a little bit more. Richie Rich and Marco are the guys for Manitoboys, but after that the drop off is dramatic. The same can be said about Bines after Thomas and Dave, who do they have to beat you? Both these teams are good, but need to work on distributing the ball around better as against good teams they will take that away and then it’s over for both teams. After the game I was speaking to Rich and telling him a few pointers and then he made me a bet for when our 2 teams play in a few weeks. So, anyone who wants to be entertained and wants to see me take money from him, be there on October 2 at 3:30 on field 4, you wont be disappointed.

 

There you have it all my games covered for the week, hope you enjoyed and stay tuned next week.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

Every week more and more of you are balling out and making it harder for me to make my picks. I guess its good for the league that there is as much talent as this, and everyone seems to be in the right division and no one’s stats are ridiculous compared to the next player. I know almost everything is based on stats, but one stat I would love to see is dropped balls, it would make my job picking my player of the week and receiver of the year a lot easier. With that being said here are this week’s winners.

 

Division 1

 

Offense

Man was this ever a hard choice to make, I had 4 players that would all warrant my pick, but it came down to TDs. This week Kevin Smuda had 4 of them and that was more than the other players. On top of his 4 TDs Kevin also had 10 catches for 98 yards, he couldn’t break the century mark, but he gets a pass this week.

 

Defense

This week’s defensive player is a player that set the tone for his team and gave the QB on the other side a really hard time. Simon-Pierre Laferriere had 2 tackles and 2 picks. The pick Simon had early in the game is what set the tone for Centurions.

 

Division 2

 

Offense

I was really tempted to put 2 teammates up here since neither one would have had the success without the other, but then looking at it closer I had to give it to the WR. That WR is Dominic Stiplosek. Dom played 2 games this week and he managed to catch a league leading 25 passes for 224 yards, 3 TDs and 2 1point converts.

 

Defense

There were a few players this week that had 2 picks but for a player to get 4 picks in one game is crazy. Jeremy Rooney managed to make 2 tackles to go with those 4 picks and he even took one back for 6 points. I still don’t know how he has 4. At what point do you stop throwing in his direction?

 

Division 3

 

Offense

It’s not every day that one of the top rushers gets mentioned for his offensive skills, all he is supposed to do is get after the passer. This week Antoine Theroux decided to get in on the offensive game and show everyone he is a threat on both sides of the ball. Antoine caught 5 balls for 111 yards and 3 TDs. Yes, this was in 2 games but how can I ignore productivity like this.

 

Defense

I didn’t know who I should pick here both players did really well but both players also had knocks against them, but after all the back and forth I went with the DB over the rusher since the DB is limited on passes thrown his way and the rusher gets a shot at a sack every play. Jason Edwards is this week’s winner by getting 5 tackles and 2 picks.

 

Division 4

 

Offense

Here we have it, our first QB on the list and we had to wait all the way to D4 to get it, but this player is a real baller. I talked about earlier and how I’m not sold on him, but all that matters is winning and getting the job done. Simon Beaudoin is getting it done and keeps on winning. This week he was 12 of 17 for 127 yards, 3 TDs and 2 1point converts. I forgot to mention that he also ran the ball 6 times for 50 yards and a TD as well.

 

Defense

I might not like the team this player plays on and don’t like the actions of some of his teammates, but you can’t deny that this guy can play. Steve Sicotte made 7 tackles and had 2 picks this week. I don’t know why I keep throwing in his direction, but I do and every game he makes at least 1 really impressive play and he did that again this week with his pick in the endzone.

 

There you have it, my picks for the week. You all couldn’t make the list and if you could what kind of list would if really be if included everyone? (ed’s note: it would be a list of the players in the league) I want you to know that if you make my list you, you earned it. I only put the best of the best up here so if you ball out and win next week maybe you will see your name up here next week.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions 

 

Here we are that time of the week where I make my picks and tell you who I think will win. Right now I might be at the bottom of the rankings, but if more of you read my article and helped me out I could be on top in no time. Here are what the standings look like after 2 weeks and then I’ll give you my picks and why I picked them. 

 

 

 

 

Division 1 

 

Honor Game vs Centurions 

I think Dave figures it out and gets the job done this week. 

 

Holy Trollers vs Bitter Boys 

They have been getting better and building a better roster plus Max can finally move around a little bit more. 

 

Gros Coqs vs Outlaws 

Outlaws have always had trouble with Gros Coqs, but with Svetna, Marvin and Smuda all playing and being healthy Outlaws win because of size. 

 

Division 2 

 

D#Nasty vs Redzone 

D#Nasty played well last week and Redzone hasn’t played this season, so I expect them to be a little rusty. 

 

Redzone vs OG Panthers 

OG Panthers have a really good roster with few weaknesses. 

 

Les Tannantes vs KOLB 

I think with the new players KOLB have they will be really hard to beat. 

 

Joey’s Haters vs Outlaws NA 

I don’t pick my team games. 

 

Vultures vs Iron Wolves 

Iron Wolves win because they have more experience at the QB position. 

 

Division 3 

 

Jagerbomb vs Pananches 

With the roster they have I can’t see them going 0-2. 

 

Thunder Buddies vs Average Joes 

I think both teams have really strong rosters I just feel at this point Jason might be a little bit of a better QB than Terry. 

 

Petits Phoques vs RawSauce 

RawSauce have an elite defense and will make it a long day for Petits Phoques. 

 

RawSauce vs Thunder Buddies  

I have RawSauce winning this game it will be their redemption for last season’s final. 

 

Blackout vs Mustard Tigers 

I give the advantage to blackout in every category, but the one that matters most experience and that is why Mustard Tigers win the game. 

 

Chiefs vs Iron Wolves 

I wanted to go Chiefs, but I don’t have enough confidence in their QB at this point of the season. 

 

Division 4 

 

Spin Doctor vs Phoenix NA 

I don’t pick my team games. 

 

Drama Club vs Gold Rush 

I wanted to go Gold Rush, but wasn’t sure if Travis will be there or at home do renovations so Katy can move back into her house. 

 

Airborne vs Idaho Udapimps 

I just think they have a stronger roster. 

 

Sneaky Snakes vs Mimosa Crew 

They are too strong of a team to lose to Mimosa Crew. 

 

Bines vs Manitoboys 

I only picked Bines to win because I have seen them play twice and I haven’t seen Manitoboys play yet this season plus I know it will get Richie Rich mad and maybe he will finally do something. 

 

There you have it my picks for this week. I hope everyone has read this and knows what they are supposed to do this week end I could really use some help.  

 

Power Rankings 

 

Here we are that time of the week where I get to tell you who are my top 3 teams. Every week things can change and it is still early in the season so right now all the teams are still close to one another, but how long before we see teams separate and assert their dominance. I'll give my rankings and then tell you why I made those changes. 

 

Division 1 

1) Outlaws 

2) Gros Coqs 

3) Henchmen 

 

Division 2 

1) Outlaws  

2) OG Panthers  

3) KOLB 

 

Division 3 

1) Average Joes 

2) Panaches 

3) RawSauce 

 

Division 4 

1) Sneaky Snakes 

2) Phoenix 

3) Bines 

 

For Division 1 the top two teams are both staying put, but last week I booted Henchmen losing to the Trollers in OT and this week I put them back up here after winning a close one over Honor Game. 

 

In Division 2 I had to do a lot of moving around to make the list. I wanted to move Outlaws from 1, but no one at this time really earned that spot since they have the extra game played, I left them at 1 for now. I kicked both Joey’s Haters and Les Tannantes off the list completely. I put OG Panthers on my list for beating Outlaws and added KOLB for dominating the Haters. 

 

For Division 3 I had to move Thunder Buddies off the list after that performance. Which means that Average Joes and Pananches both moved up one spot and for the third spot on my list I gave it to RawSauce with that great defense they have. 

 

Right now, Division 4 can stay how it is as all three of those teams are still undefeated after two weeks. 

 

There you have this week’s rankings the only way to make it up here is by winning and beating some good teams. If you’re beating bottom dwellers don’t even ask why your team is not on my list. Right now, some divisions are harder to pick, but that’s only because it is super early in the year, but give it time and the true teams will eventually emerge on top.   

 

Final Thoughts  

 

Another week down another article out of the way. I tried to watch a few NFL games on Sunday, but most of them were really bad. I blame the NFL and the coaches for that. The NFL and the coaches don’t want their starters to play in the preseason because of injury concerns, but then you get these types of games to start the year. I will say at least Monday night’s game was good one of the few times they get it right with the primetime games.  

 

To me the NFL needs to scrap all the primetime games and just have Monday night, Sunday night and Thursday nights after Thanksgiving like it used to be in the good old days. Yes, I’m old get over it I know I must sound like your parents, but I’m right about there being too many games in primetime it has taken away from the game knowing that every team is going to play at least 1 primetime game. No one cares about watching the Jets or Jacksonville on Thursday night, we want to see the best of the best play each other, or at least historical rivalries. Or at least that’s what I want and I’m sure I’m not the only one.  

 

Now that I got that off my chest this week in the MFL we have a bunch of really good matchups that I hope to see in person, since I can’t watch NCAA I better see guys balling out and making some ridiculous catches. Now here is where I tell you that we are all here to play a game we love and to have fun. So play hard, have fun and be safe. Thanks again for reading and see you all Saturday.  

 

Word from the Mouth: Double Reverse Bias! edition

Word from the Mouth: Double Reverse Bias! edition

Kevin Kousaie

The NFL kicked off this week and the refs haven’t missed a beat. I’m not a Cowboys fan, but they got hosed on more than one call, the ref who left his mic on needs to be fined at the least, if not fired. (ed’s note: For what? Discussing the call? He wasn’t saying “let’s just say” in the sense of “let’s tell people X happened”, he’s saying it in the sense of something like “let’s just say he was clearly holding him”. Also, the refs were fine in that game. Anyone calling out the refs for that game are at this point just clearly calling themselves out for their anti-Brady biased. I don’t really care about the NFL (college ball, baby!), but it is tiring to hear people call out a non-existent pro-Brady bias in the NFL when anyone who knows anything about business would understand that literally the exact opposite would be the desire of the NFL. Anyway, if you think the refereeing was biased in that game, you’re the one who is biased.)

This year the NFL is allowing players to wear all sorts of different numbers which will make it more like college and a lot more confusing for the QBs. It looks like the No Fun League is trying to make it more fun for the players. I want them to really allow players to celebrate. Who doesn’t love the Joe Horn cell phone, or the TO ball signing or even the good old dunk over the cross bar? I would love to see the MFL allow some more big play celebrations, but then it might not be spontaneous anymore and teams and players might start planning them ahead of time like they did in basketball.

 

Week 2 Recap

 

Division 1

 

Gros Coqs vs Bitter Boys (44-20)

 

Most of the players on Gros Coqs were coached by Mario from Bitter Boys, so you know that both teams wanted to prove they were better and be able to hold it over the other. I know Bitter Boys added a few players, but they need to add a few more if they want to beat the Gros Coqs. Dom is too good for any rusher on their team and the receivers are all solid and will find holes to sit in. Everyone other than Bitter Boys knew this wasn’t going to be close and it wasn’t. Bitter Boys were only able to stop Gros Coqs from scoring once all game. Defensively Gros Coqs forced JS into some bad throws and anything Bitter Boys got they had to work hard to get. After this game it seems that the student has now become the master and won’t be handing back the reins anytime soon.

 

Division 2

 

Joey’s Haters vs KOLB (14-42)

 

For a team that is supposed to be so good, Haters really looked average at best. Max is finally able to add running back into his arsenal, but he needs to be more accurate when throwing. I found that one of the issues Haters had was that on third and fourth down they wouldn’t go deep enough to get the first down. One-time Lesniak was falling to make a catch and he did catch it past the line, but he started to fall to make the catch before the line which brings the ball to where he started to fall. It sucks cause it would have been a score at the beginning of the game. KOLB have added a few players this season and with the speed those guys have, and the way Jonathan runs around buying extra time teams better watch out and stay back or else expect to give up 40 like Haters did this week. I know that a few players were complaining about being hit, but from what we saw there was nothing there and anyone that knows KOLB they are out to have fun and not beat you up, as the clock was rolling down they were calling their timeouts just so Haters could get a few extra plays on offense. There was one collision that happened when Alexandre was rushing and his legs hit Max’s and he split his eye on Max’s elbow. A flag was thrown and he left the game to bandage it up, but returned later on. This game was never close and even if the Schillers were there it wouldn’t have made a difference.

 

OG Panthers vs Outlaws (34-33)

 

This game had a bad finish to it for Outlaws and a great one for OG Panthers. The first half was completely dominated by OGs. In the first half OGs were able to march up and down all day putting up points and Outlaws couldn’t even slow them down. Outlaws tried everything to try and get pressure on Charles and force a bad throw or two and couldn’t do it. On the other hand, Terry was all over David all game long. David tried to run a few plays that Steve runs, but every QB needs to run what works best for them. Halftime rolls around and the score is 25-14 OGs who are also starting with the ball in the second half. I spoke to Rob at half about making a little tweak to the defense so we could get a more favorable matchup and it seemed to pay off. Stu moved to rush and that left Outlaws with a little more athleticism and speed everywhere else. One that opening drive Stu was able to bat a ball away and got close enough to force a bad throw that was picked off by Nick. Outlaws from that point started to come back and it wasn’t until their last Drive of the game for OGs to do anything, but they were smart and went for 2 and gave them a 7-point lead. This is when Outlaws need to be smart and make a few plays. Now is time for the play that cost Outlaws the game. David found Justin down the sideline wide open and he walks into the endzone. After the play there was some talking going on and Justin was flagged for unsportsmanlike which is a 10-yard penalty. The penalty was added onto the convert so going for 1 from the 15 for the tie or going for 2 from the 20 was no real difference. The pass got picked off and the game was over. OGs beat Outlaws for the second season in a row during the regular season.

 

Division 3

 

Average Joes vs Blackout (28-6)

 

Last week Blackout was able to pull out the win because they were more athletic. This week if they wanted to win, they need to outplay Average Joes. As you can see from the score that didn’t happen. Edwards from Average Joes asked me what I knew about Blackout before the game, and I told him they are athletic and their QB can run, but looks for the deep ball. From the looks of it my input really helped in the way of 6 picks on defense. Jason didn’t play his best game or even close to it, but when your defense gets you 6 extra possessions you can play that way and still get the win. Other than the way Average Joes played defense there isn’t much that happened in this game. All Jason had to work with were short fields and the few times he had to drive the ball the length of the field he was forced to punt. Average Joes might be a top team in the division, but will have to play better if they are to beat some of the other good teams.

 

Iron Wolves vs Petits Phoques (53-13)

 

I was there watching this game and once the beat down was already underway all I could think was maybe Petits Phoques should lose Alexis and get moved to D4. I asked Vince if this was their full roster and he said they were missing Chuck and Etienne and that would have helped them out, but they still would have lost this game. Petits Phoques are here to have fun and play the game. Their QB is new and will develop as the season goes along. On the Iron Wolves side everything was working for them. Their defense stepped up made a few plays, Cat was back sacking QBs, and even Jon got a pick (ed’s note: the MFL is rigged!). With how much of a cap in the rosters there was here it was never going to be close and Petits Phoques never had a chance, but at least they had fun and the winning will get there soon enough.

 

Division 4

 

Gold Rush vs Bines (18-32)

 

Gold Rush was without Travis this week which hurt any chances they might have had to win. Gold Rush also had a few other players subbing for them this week and it was like they weren’t even there. Both Loic and Gabriel are very good players, but weren’t used the way they should have been. Bines is a new team to the league, but I have seen them play twice already and from what I have seen they look legit. Simon their QB is a baller, but against a stronger more organized defense he won’t be able to run as much and he won’t have wide open receivers to hit. Thomas balled out on offense torching gold Rushes defense for 116 yards, 2 TDs and a 1-point convert. I want to see Bines play a team that has played before and that has their roster that week, both their wins were against depleted teams.

 

Phoenix vs Mimosa Crew (24-7)

 

I can tell you from playing in this game that we work the clock most of the game and it seemed to have worked. Phoenix was able to move the ball most of the game and didn’t have many big plays. We’re are all about controlling the game and limiting your possessions. From last season to this season Mimosa Crew might not be as good of a team, but I will tell you that Curren has become a better passer. Last season he would take off running and this year he sits and waits for his players to get open. When the game was starting out, I had no doubt that we would win the game, but after the first few drives, I knew it was going to be a game. Vince opened the scoring with a pick 6 and from there I had the offense going knowing that it was going to be on me to make sure we protect the ball and put-up points. I can see both teams getting better as the season goes along and if we are to see a rematch it will have to be in the playoffs.

 

That’s it for this week’s recaps hope you enjoyed and if I didn’t cover your game go watch Terry and Will on the Podcast.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

I can see by now that you all have figured it out that you must ball out and win your game to make my list. Unlike Jon, I look over all the stats and I also get to hear from the other refs who made big plays in their games. This week I had tons of players to pick from, but only a few could make my list. If you didn’t make it this week you still have plenty of time, just keep balling out. You don’t need to tell me you balled out and give me your stats. That will get you banned for a few weeks and you will be labeled a Marvin and be given a nickname like D4 player of the century, that is something you don’t want. Now here are this week’s winners.

 

Division 1

 

Offense

I had a hard time picking between two teammates here, but I ended up going with the player that ended the day with more TDs. Jonathan Svetna is this week’s winner. In the two games he played he had 11 catches for 99 yards, 5 TDs and a 2point convert.

 

Defense

This pick was a little easier to make. Kris Hope is a player everyone in the league knows and probably played with once or twice since he is there almost all day on Saturday and always looking to get into more games. This week Kris had 3 tackles to go along with his 3 picks. I can tell you that if Kris wasn’t there this week, Henchmen lose.

 

Division 2

 

Offense

With my pick here I went with a player that my team played against and we couldn’t stop all game long. Francis Savard-Vocino had 7 catches for 92 yards and 3 TDs.

 

Defense

Everyone except QBs overlook the rushers all the time, but when you have to play a player like Jimmy Maddaloni you won’t forget him. Jimmy only had 6 tackles this week with 5 of them being sacks.

 

Division 3

 

Offense

I would love to hear from Brian Tinning on what it’s like to not get yelled at all game for every little mistake. Is this the way you would have performed pulling in 7 catches for 77 yards, 2 TDs and 2 1-point converts?

 

Defense

It seems to be a trend going on in the MFL this season. Before 2 or 3 sacks were great in a game now it seems like 5 is the new number. We had 1 player do it last week 2 players this week, are we getting 3 players next week. Colin Legault is an absolute beast on the field he had 7 tackles and yes 5 sacks to go along with forcing countless bad passes.

 

Division 4

 

Offense

I almost went with a receiver for my pick here then I saw David Brisson and his stat line and couldn’t ignore what he did this week. David went 16 of 22 for 230 yards, 5 TDs and a 1point convert through the air. On the ground David ran 3 times for 36 yards and 2 TDs.

 

Defense

It’s not very often you see a QB getting the award for his defensive skills, but this week Adam Gorzen did it. Adam had 1 tackle and 2 picks on defense, leading his team to victory.

 

There you have it, week 2’s top performers. I know that there were a lot of players that could have made my list, but I couldn’t put you all up here. Try a little harder next week and you might make my list.

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