Word From The Mouth: Late Because the Editor Was Sick Edition!

Word From The Mouth: Late Because the Editor Was Sick Edition!

Kevin Kousaie

Here we are at the midway point of the season, some teams have finally lost a game and others are still looking for their first win of the season. Are we going to have a team do what only Detroit and Cleveland (Ed’s note: pronounced “Believe-Land”!) have done and go winless all season? Hey, if the Browns can pull off a comeback being down 14-3 at half time and turning to rookie QB Baker Mayfield then it’s more than possible for the Deep Threats to get a win. It might only take a change and you guys can start winning. I’m not saying that’s what needs to be done, but sometimes all it takes is something new Don’t get me wrong, I love what Baker Mayfield did in college, but I still think that Hue Jackson is going to f*ck up and put Tyrod back in next week. So in 3 weeks when he gets fired remember you heard it here first.

 

(Ed’s rant: As a new lifelong Cleveland Browns fan (started this off-season since I figured no one could accuse me of jumping on the bandwagon) I want to vent about the fact that we should be 3-0. First game against Pittsburgh we get a ridiculous roughing the passer call for “landing on the QB as part of the tackle” (terrible rule or worst rule ever?) to go from what should have been a field goal attempt on 4th down to a fresh set of downs resulting in a touchdown. That’s the difference in a game that went to OT. Second game we miss two sub 45 yard field goals and two extra points to once again go to OT and lose, which is technically on us, but damn man, c’mon!)

 

Week in Review

 

I know that last season I broke it down game by game but this season since we are so few teams in the division and that we only have 2 games a week it makes it hard for me to see the games since I’ve been refing a lot in division 2. So this week you had the Trollers taking down the Outlaws in what should have been a great game, but it wasn’t. In years past the Outlaws have always won the first matchup between these two teams and the in the second meeting Trollers always win handily, and there was no difference this past Saturday as the Trollers won by 15 points, with the Outlaws scoring on their last drive which ate up 6 minutes of clock and with 48 seconds left we called the game. I will say this: I can’t wait to see what happens next time these two teams play. 

 

Now I’m going to jump to the more exciting game over the weekend between the Revolucion and Deep Threats. This was a very close game that came down to the wire. Going in I thought it was going to be a blowout for Revolucion, but winning 25-20 and almost losing it with under 2 minutes left doesn’t impress me much. I want to know what Raph is doing trying to argue a PI penalty with the official and then getting an unsportsmanlike penalty. That could have cost you the game, Raph you have to know by now not to argue with the ref. From what I heard and can see in the stats is that Ben played pretty badly. I don’t know when the last time he threw more picks than TDs in a game was. Oh wait, it was in last fall’s finals. Ben has stepped up his game for the most part and has a really good cast of receivers around him, so I’m not worried for them, plus they still won which is all anyone cares about. Teams have started to realize that if you take Svetna out of the game then you have a very good chance at winning. Deep threats need another guy or two to fill out the roster completely and make them more competitive. At the start of the season I thought Alex from Locomotion was going to be joining them but it doesn’t look like that is the case. This off season Deep threats need to ask Steve how to recruit players since he’s the best at it. Steve is almost like Alabama at getting top talent, but Nick Sabin and Alabama win titles and don’t just get there. 

 

After their first possession in the second half Deep Threats were up 20-6 which isn’t a lot of points but if you know how to manipulate the clock and play somewhat decent defense you should be able to win. But of course they couldn’t do that. They allowed Revolucion to score in under a minute and a half to make it a one score game. On their next possession on a third and two how do you not just throw a two yard out to Jon at the side line. I have seen him make that catch dozens of times that would have been an easy first down and 3 more minutes off the clock. Instead you don’t get it and are forced to punt. Nothing happened until Revolucion scored with just over four minutes left, but they needed the convert to tie it up. Deep Threats were able to stop them and it looked like they might be able to pull it off and leave with the win. JC who played solid all day not turning the ball over couldn’t help it and throws one at the worst time possible with under three minutes and deep in their own end. This gave Ben a chance to redeem himself after throwing 5 picks on the day. He was able to hit Ted on a seven yard TD to put them up by five with around two minutes left, which is plenty of time to go down and score. This now takes me back to the beginning with Raph taking two penalties for a total of 27 yards. Luckily for Revolucion they were able to hold Deep Threats to a turnover on downs and seal the win. I spoke to a few guys after the game and they said Deep Threats played really well today. I don’t doubt that they did, but Revolucion played badly also and if they play like this against a top team they will get smoked.

 

Game of the Week: Troller vs Gros Coqs

 

Last season we played the best game of the year against one another in the semifinals and it was a up and down game that came down to the wire. This season we have played once if you want to call it that. The Trollers showed up with their full roster after forfeiting the week before, but Gros Coqs did not and if it wasn’t for Dom being as good as what he is it might have been a complete dismantling of them. Trollers did win, but it’s not one we can be proud of, I feel it was more along the lines of them beating themselves by not showing up. This week hopefully both teams show up and it should be a good one.

 

QB - This one is rather difficult when you look at the stats. Dom has played two games and Max has only played one. Both guys have similar skill set. Dom can, but doesn’t, run around everyone but you always need to keep an eye on him. His biggest problem in the past has been scrambling around and throwing off his back foot, He doesn’t do it as much anymore but from time to time and those are when defense need to capitalize. Max on the other hand has a great hip twist that makes almost everyone miss once. He has gotten better at spreading the ball all over the field so there has been an improvement on that. His biggest flaw is depending on Ben and Josh too often but he has made strides to get away from that. I still have to give the advantage to Gros Coqs cause Dom is the MVP.

 

WR - This one is not that difficult of a choice for me to make. You have Gros Coqs who have a great bunch of receivers who can and will make plays all over the place. My biggest knock on them is that a few are short and sometimes Dom throws a little high. But every one of the need to be guarded and you need to converge and make the tackle right away not allow them to run wild. For the Trollers you have Ben, Josh and everyone else. Andre played great last week with a different QB, but will Max get him the ball? Should the Trollers start incorporating Andre into the mix I think no team will be able to stop them. So I will give the advantage to the Trollers but not by a lot and only if Max includes Andre in the offensive game plan.

 

Defense - Both teams this season have sucked and given up a ton of points. Last season Tommy was the biggest difference maker on defense by rushing and this season I think he’s lost at sea because he has not put up the numbers that I was expecting to see. The Trollers on the other hand play a more bend don’t break style and get turnovers in the red zone, but that hasn’t happened so far this season. For the Trollers to get back on track Andre will need to get after the QB more consistently. So overall both teams have sucked so far this season, but since I have to give an advantage I’ll give it to the Trollers since they always have a good game plan for the Gros Coqs.

 

Predictions

 

This season I have been great at picking the winners and I hope to keep it up all season. I will say that it is pretty easy only having to pick one game a week maybe two once in a while but it is what it is. This week is no different I will only be picking one game and you might or might not get an editors note in here. So without any more procrastination here we go with tis weeks matchups.

 

Trollers vs Gros Coqs                                   NA (Ed’s note: Trollers. I think Dom might be out…)

Outlaws vs Deep Threats                             Outlaws 

 

Power Rankings

 

#1 Outlaws  (5-1)

#2 Trollers (2-2)

#3 Gros Coqs (2-2)

 

I know nothing has changed, and yes the Trollers beat up on the Outlaws, but we need to see what happens this week. Trollers have a tough matchup with the Gros Coqs and Outlaws always seem to have trouble with Deep Threats so who knows where teams will stand at this point next week.

 

Studs & Duds

 

This is becoming one of my favourite sections to write cause I can say anything I want about anyone I want. Just remember to be a stud you need to have the numbers to back it up and a win is a big help. To be named the dud I can base it off anything I want but it will normally go to someone who played pretty lousy and I was expecting more from them.

 

This week my Stud is going to be none other than Andre from the Trollers. This guy has been either extremely hot or ice cold, he gets four TDs in a game or none. This week he was on again and was able to pull in 4 passes for 66 yards, but every one of his catches went for a score. He also got a one point convert and one sack. On Saturday he accounted for 25 points which is the same amount as the whole other team did. Now that’s what it’s like when you’re a Stud.

 

This weeks Dud goes to Ben form Revolucion. He is normally on his game but this past weekend he stunk up the joint. He did help pull out the victory in the last few minutes, but when you throw 5 picks to a team you should have walked all over the I have no choice but to name you this weeks Dud. But it was close if you guys had lost the game and it was from the last drive Deep Threats had the ball Raph would have seen his name here instead.

 

So here we are at the end of another one of my fantastic articles. I want to thank every one of you who seem to have finally gotten the point to put the same color flags in the matching bags and same with the pinnies it makes it a lot easier for you guys the next week. I want you to remember have fun be safe and if you need extra motivation to play some see me before the game and I’ll give you the unedited version of what I really think of you and your team. See you all on Saturday. 

Word From The Mouth: Yum! Yum! Edition! (En francais: "Edition Miami! Miami!")

Word From The Mouth: Yum! Yum! Edition! (En francais: "Edition Miami! Miami!")

Kevin Kousaie

I want to start off by saying hello and thank you for reading to all my many followers for your support. I think that the weeks are getting longer and less interesting from my point of view. I’m hoping that next spring we get back up to 8 or 10 teams cause with 5 teams in division 1 it’s not too fun to show up and know that you are going to whoop the team you’re playing. I love this league and this is where I started playing and will continue to play, but we need full teams to show up every week (Ed's note: are you still on about this?!?)

 

Last Week Recap

 

So I didn’t get to watch any of the division 1 games this week so I have decided to do a full week recap instead of just one game I didn’t see or just covering my teams game. Since this is a league article and not just a Trollers report I think this will make it better. 

 

I will start with the Trollers taking out Les Gros Coqs (39-12). I’m not going to lie, after seeing who showed up for the Gros Coqs I knew we going to win, it was just going to be a matter of by how many points. I know we played decent enough to win, but I really don’t think it’s fair for Dom to be playing running around. We need to establish a pocket for him to stay in. The guy was only down one score at half time which might have been from a weak roughing the passer penalty, but we’ll take it especially since I scored. Second half was a different story they couldn’t do squat. They got it into the red zone once or twice but then were picked off. The final score was 39-12 but this was the same thing as last season when they beat us twice with a depleted roster. Yes, it’s a win, but it doesn’t mean anything the Gros Coqs are still a very good team. 

 

The Outlaws had a doubleheader this week with the first game against the Deep Threats which was a close game until half time the Outlaws blew the doors open and did whatever they wanted. Has JC evolved to the point that Francis gets as many catches as Jon, but was able to get twice as many yards or is it that Francis is that good (Ed's note: Francis is gettng tested for PEDs this week, and if he's not on at least some HGH he's out of the league). My bet would be that Outlaws took Jon out of the game and allowed JC to hit the short to intermediate routes. Maybe Francis made a guy or two miss but since I didn’t see I couldn’t tell you. I’m tempted to contact some of my other sources to find out but I’d much rather say he probably dropped a few early and they just left him wide open  figuring it was 50/50 if he’d catch it.

 

Now for the best division 1 game of the week: Outlaws vs Revolucion. This one came down to the very last play with Remi just getting his hips into the end zone when he made the catch. I know a lot of people were freaking saying the ball wasn’t in, but remember this is the MFL, not FPF where you need hips and ball. I know Gabe was reffing the game alone, but at the end there were two other officials watching the game and both said it was a TD. What it really comes down to is that Revolucion needed to make one final play and weren’t able to do it. It’s never the ref blowing the game for you like you guys all think. One play and you would have gone to overtime where Steve wouldn’t have choked like Daniel Carlson did for the Vikings did on Sunday. Steve would have just thrown a jump ball to Smuda and that’s it. Can’t wait to see how these two teams play each other next time.

 

Game Preview: Outlaws vs Trollers (GotW)

 

These two teams played in week one and Outlaws won by seven points in a game that the Trollers were severely out played and yet they still had a chance to win at the end of the game, but that was then and this is now. Steve has found chemistry with Smuda and the Trollers will have their wristbands and will be able to speed things up. This will be a good one so come out for 10:30 to see which team walks away victorious.

 

QB - Steve has been great for years and yes he doesn’t have the best arm strength, but he makes up for it in intelligence and by setting you up by running the same plays over and over (Ed's note: And the fact that he's a constant running threat!). Steve is good at getting the ball out quickly and knows where he wants to go with the ball so you need to take his first read away and get at him quickly. Max on the other hand has really good arm strength and can launch it the length of the field at any point. Max is also very good at making the rusher miss on his first attempt at flagging him. He's also improved at spreading the ball all over the field which is good for him since defenses need to cover the entire field now. I have to go ahead and give the advantage to Outlaws, but not by much.

 

WR - Outlaws have one of the best receivers in the league in Smuda, but they also have guys like Remi and Vince who are both really fast and are very hard to catch from behind. You also have Adam and Antoine who can make a few plays here and there but are limited on football experience and sometimes might not run the right route. For the Trollers you have Ben And Josh as the top two targets. You also have Andre who is a top 5 speed guy in this league and who just needs to get more touches. You also have Lesniak and Kevin (Ed's note: did you just third person yourself?) who are pretty good at finding the open holes when needed (Ed's note: that's not what your wife told me). I think that I have to go and give the advantage to the Outlaws, but if I was given either of these two groups I wouldn’t be mad or angry.

 

Defense - Outlaws have Smuda calling the shots for them and has been doing a good job of it, but again look at all the speed they have so it’s easy to have a good defense. From a statistical point of view they have the top defense in the division by far. The Trollers have one of the top rushers in Andre and have the top safety in the division in Ben. With the Trollers it is all about scheme and they have played together long enough and have perfected what to do and where to be at all times. You don’t win back to back titles by just being athletic, brains come in to play. The Trollers get the advantage in this one because of years of experience playing together.

 

Predictions

 

Here we go again picking the winners seems to be all I do this season. Right now I have gone 5-1 and that’s pretty good, but it also helps that the division only has 5 teams and only 2 or 3 games a week. This week is no different as we only have 2 games and 1 of them is my team.

 

Outlaws vs Trollers                                            NA (Ed's note: Outlaws)

Deep Threats vs Revolucion                             Revolucion

 

Power Rankings

 

#1 Outlaws (5-0)

#2 Trollers (1-2)

#3 Gros Coqs (2-2)

Sorry Revolucion and Deep Threats, maybe next week you can make this list. Revolucion was so close to a huge upset that I would have had to put them on here if they pulled it off.

 

Stud & Duds

 

Since there were a limited number of games and the Trollers played only half Les Gros Coqs I didn’t even look into that game as I didn’t see a point in it. This week is the first time that the stud and the dud are on the same team.

So this weeks Stud goes to Steve from the Outlaws. I know he doesn’t play defense but he lead his team to a 2-0 record over the weekend. Over the two games he completed 50 of 75 passes for 525 yards and 12TDs and he only threw 1 Pick. That was quite a Saturday afternoon.

Since an Outlaw was the Stud, I also picked one as the Dud and without further stalling your Dud of the week is Mathieu.  The guy went out there and stunk up the place. I thought he was a solid rusher, but you played two games and got zero sacks and no defensive stats at all. Yes, you did catch 4 balls for a total of 38 yards and no scores. I remember a few weeks ago you talking about what the record was for TDs in a game after you had six. How far you have fallen. Now you’re this weeks Dud. Get some sacks,do what you are there for and maybe this won’t happen again.

 

I'm glad that some of you were able to read this far I know there are a lot of words, but thank you. For you guys who can’t read, but have been informed about what I wrote thank you to whoever read this to you. I hope you will continue to read my article each week and if not hope it’s not because I wrote something about you that you didn’t like. Suck it up, play better and I won’t have things to say about your performance.  Now remember to have fun be safe and it’s only a game no one is getting a call to play in the NFL, not even the CFL, you’re here in the MFL.

Word From The Mouth: It's Raining Forfeits!

Word From The Mouth: It's Raining Forfeits!

Kevin Kousaie

Hello everyone, last week was a big waste of time for everyone in this division. You had the Trollers show up with two guys, probably their best two guys in my opinion, and the Gros Coqs showing up with half the team. Jon should have canceled the whole week instead of wasting two teams time but that’s up to him (Ed’s note: yeah, tell me before Thursday…). I did let him know at 3:15 on Thursday afternoon that the Trollers were not going to be able to field a team and that we were going to forfeit and he said it wasn’t enough time (Ed’s note: he was right). This week the league has started a new thing in the ways of a podcast and yes this was the first time doing it. We will be trying to do one each week and they will become better the more we do. If you have any feedback, you all know where to find me.

 

I was going to talk about this week’s games but how do you talk about a game where one QB (Ben) played for both teams and the final score was 47-61? It was a game that was already over even before it started. The other game ended up being 66-19 for the Outlaws. That’s the recap of last week two block buster games that were both flops. I will say one thing about the Trollers games is that Raph should be lucky there was a squirrel that ran onto the field. Getting burnt by my 13 year old son on a fly route, he might not have caught it but he did have you in the trail position.

 

Game Preview: Troller vs Gros Coqs (GOTW)

 

I really don’t like writing about my own team since I might give some things away. But when you look at the other games how can I pick one of them? This is a rematch of last seasons semifinals where the Trollers stopped Les Gros Coqs chances at going undefeated. I’m sure that it will be another good game between the two, but I think that the Gros Coqs want revenge. Will they be able to do it? If so they will need their full roster.

 

QB - This one is rather difficult when you look at the stats. Dom has played two games and Max has only played one. Both guys have a similar skill set. Dom can, but doesn’t, run around everyone and you always need to keep an eye on him. His biggest problem in the past has been scrambling around and throwing off his back foot, He doesn’t do it as much anymore, but from time to time he still does and those are when defenses need to capitalize. Max on the other hand has a great hip twist that makes almost everyone miss once. He has gotten better at spreading the ball all over the field, so there has been an improvement on that. His biggest flaw is depending on Ben and Josh too often, but he has made strides to get away from that. I still have to give the advantage to Gros Coqs cause Dom is the MVP.

 

WR - This one is not that difficult of a choice for me to make. You have Gros Coqs who have a great bunch of receivers who can and will make plays all over the place. My biggest knock on them is that a few are short and sometimes Dom throws a little high. But every one of them need to be guarded and you need to converge and make the tackle right away, don’t allow them to run wild. For the Trollers you have Ben, Josh and everyone else. Andre played great last week with a different QB, but will Max get him the ball? Should the Trollers start incorporating Andre into the mix I think no team will be able to stop them. I will give the advantage to the Trollers but not by a lot and only if Max includes Andre in the offensive game plan.

 

Defense - Both teams this season have sucked and given up a ton of points. Last season Tommy was the biggest difference maker on defense rushing and this season I think he’s lost at sea because he hasn’t put up the numbers that I was expecting to see. The Trollers on the other hand play a more bend don’t break style and get turnovers in the red zone, but that hasn’t happened so far this season. For the Trollers to get back on track Andre will need to get after the QB more consistently. Overall both teams have sucked so far this season, but since I have to give an advantage I’ll give it to the Trollers since they always have a good game plan for the Gros Coqs.

 

Predictions

 

Last week was a joke so I’m not going to talk about how it went teams not showing up with their full rosters makes it hard for me to pick the winners.

 

Deep Threats vs Outlaws                                 Outlaws 

Revoluction vs Outlaws                                    Outlaws

Trollers vs Gros Coqs                                       NA

 

Power Ranking

 

This is the easiest section I’ll have to do.

 

#1- Outlaws (3-0)

#2- Gros Coqs (2-1)

#3- Revolucion (2-2)

 

If this is going to change one of the other two teams need to win a game first.

 

Studs & Duds

 

This is another easy section to fill out. I can go with a player, but would you be proud being this weeks stud playing against an undermanned team? So, I am going to say that this week’s Studs are the Outlaws and the Revolucion for coming out with their full rosters and playing a meaningless game.

 

This weeks Duds are all the guy for the Trollers and Gros Coqs that didn’t show up. You guys all suck.

 

Moving forward, teams are going to have doubleheaders and they need to show up. It’s not fair for a team to show up and play games like they did this weekend. I know that with only 5 teams in the division it isn’t too hard to make it in, but teams pay to play and a lot of the guys have kids they can be spending time with. This better stop happening and teams need to stop running the score up. Those damn Outlaws pieces of garbage putting up 66 points on half a team (Ed’s note: there was a lot of language moderation in the last couple of sentences). I hope it happens to you guys next time you play them. Thank you for reading and remember be safe and have fun.

Word From The Mouth: Viva La Revolucion!

Word From The Mouth: Viva La Revolucion!

Kevin Kousaie

Hello and welcome to another fun filled article from none other than me, The Mouth. So far I’ve only had a few comments from people about how it’s not cool with me always picking on them or how they expected me to be meaner with my opinions. I could be harsher with what I’m saying but I choose not to be. The league we play in is a fun and friendly league that is trying to attract new players for upcoming seasons. So this is why I haven’t been more direct with my statements. I can be an a** while I’m out on the field, but the truth of the matter is I’m a nice guy that just likes to f*ck with people (Ed’s note: 50% true). Growing up I was taught football is 90% mental and I’m the king at it. Just remember I can get in your head anytime I want and you will never get in mine (Ed’s note: this is for the best).

 

Last weekend I didn’t get to see any Division 1 game other than my game against the Outlaws. I was going to talk about that game, but then chose to go another way and talk about the Revolucions two games in a quick recap.

 

Recap: Revolucion vs Deep Threat

 

Yes these two teams did play over the weekend if that is what you want to call it. I want to say 62 points scored by one team good job at that but don’t be a loser and run the score up you guys won by 37 points. This was a game most people figured you guys would win, but I don’t think anyone thought by this many points. Ben had a great game throwing 8 TDs and no picks. Everyone contributed with at least one score each. Both teams need to find some way to stop the other team cause both of their defenses suck. There is no way around it; you win by 37 and can only manage 4 sacks and 2 picks. A good defense would have gotten at least double that as you are forcing them to throw it up deep almost every play. Come on Revolucion, get your act together and learn how to play defense.

 

Recap: Revolucion vs Gros Coqs

 

This game was all offense, I would have liked to see if the teams even went out to play defense. Between the two QBs they threw 15 TDs and 3 picks, what a day for those two guys. Revolucion had two guys go over 100 yards receiving, one guy go over 50 yards which is great, but like I was saying no one played defense on Saturday. Gros Coqs had a little more diversity with their receivers with three guys going over 70 yards and two more over 40 yards. Both teams put up great numbers, but what would have happened if a team decides to play defense against them? There is no way you can put up this many points every week. This one was surprising that Gros Coqs only won by 12 points, and they scored on the last play of the game to put them up by that score.

 

Preview: OutLaws vs Gros Coqs (GOTW)

 

He we are with another great match up between two power house teams. You have youth and athleticism vs age and wisdom. Who will win this one?

 

QB - In this one we have Dom who has become a very good passer over the last few seasons but is still the only real threat to take off and run 45 yards whenever he chose to. He has a great cast of player around him and they seem to make almost every catch. Steve on the other hand is no threat to run (Ed’s note: malarky! I model my running style after him and 60% of the time it works every time!) though he will if he has to, but if he runs 45 yards on you in one play just give up. He has always been a good passer who relies on accuracy and getting the ball out of his hand quickly. If I was starting a team I’m not sure who I’d go with but after last weeks performances I have to give the advantage to Outlaws because they played a better defense than the Gros Coqs did.

 

WR - Outlaws have three guys with over 100 yards, but their main target and best receiver is Smuda. You can slow him down but to shut him out completely I don’t see that happening. For the Gros Coqs they also have three guys over 100 yards and all of them average over 18 yards a catch. After each team’s top three guys, Gros Coqs I feel have a way stronger supporting cast around them and for that reason I am giving the advantage to Gros Coqs.

 

Defense - After last week I’m not sure if Gros Coqs have a defense at all. They gave up 48 points to Revolucion. You have guys like Tommy who was by far the best rusher in the league last season only having one sack so far this season. You have Boris who wants to be defensive player of the year to go along with the other guys I figured they would be more dominate. Outlaws on the other hand have managed to get five sacks total from two different guys and also have eight picks. They are very good tacklers who rarely miss. I am giving the advantage to the Outlaws because of points against and so far they have played some and I can’t say the same about Gros Coqs.

 

Predictions

 

It’s prediction time and I’m doing great this season. I’m still at 100% but it isn’t too hard since I only have to pick two games a week. This week I only need to pick one since there are only two division one games this week.

 

Outlaws vs Gros Coqs                         Gros Coqs

Trollers vs Revolucion                          NA (Ed’s note: Trollers)

 

Power Rankings

 

Will I make any changes to my top three or will I leave it the same. Two of the three teams won and another lost. 

#1- Gros Coqs (2-0)

#2- Outlaws (2-0)

#3- Trollers (0-1)

 

I know the Trollers lost and Revolucion won, but we all know they played a weaker team that they beat and will need to beat a good team before I can put them in my top three.

 

Studs & Duds

 

This week I had a few choices. I was going to go with someone from Revolucion but since they played two games and in my mind ran up the score I couldn’t go with one of them. I have decided to go with Remy from the Outlaws. This guy went out there and played phenomenal. He only had four catches but they went for 73 yards and one score. I didn’t pick Remy because of his offensive numbers though. The man straight up did everything for them on defense. He had ten tackles, two sacks, and he even managed a pick. Now those are some pretty solid numbers that are very deserving of being this weeks stud.

 

The dud this week I wasn’t really sure who to give it to. I was going to give it to Stu again since he had one catch for 9 yards and zero tackles but I couldn’t do that to him. I decided to go with the guy calling the defense for the Revolucion and that would be none other than John Morris. I put him here cause his defense gave up 85 points in two games and only managed 3 picks and couldn’t stop anyone. Yes they won a game but they couldn’t get turnovers in a game they won by 37. This is why John is this week’s dud.

 

That brings me to the end of this weeks article, I hope you liked it. This week there will only be two division one games so please check the schedule to make sure you are playing. Also in case you didn’t notice, the Aces will be setting up a concession stand over by the bleachers where you will be able to purchase water, Gatorade, Chips, Chocolates and not sure what else but all the money goes towards helping cover the cost of football for the kids. So please show your support and help the kids out. Thank you and see most of you suckers on Saturday.

Word From The Mouth: Studs and Duds!

Word From The Mouth: Studs and Duds!

Kevin Kousaie

Another season is underway and I’ve had a few people talk to me about a few things. For example why haven’t I mentioned them or why do I always pick on them. While it’s very simple to answer these types of questions, I try to write about only the games that I see so I have a firsthand view of what really transpired and who played well. I also don’t like always talking about the same players cause how many times can I say that this person was the best player on the field? You need to show me something worthwhile or I might not talk about it. As for talking trash about someone, well its fun, I can, and how else am I going to keep winning the smack talk award. This is football if you can’t handle the trash talking I’ll bring you some pom poms and you can be the leagues one and only cheerleader.

 

Game Recap: Revolucion vs Gros Coqs

 

This game wasn’t close. Yes, it did end in a 16 point win for Les Gros Coqs, but I felt that in the second half that they were just playing around. I will say that adding Ben Lawlor will really help La Revolucion out. He likes to go long a lot and he has the arm strength to do it and it also helps that he has guys like JC and Ted who can go up and get the ball. He just needs to learn when to take his shots down field. That was his problem in last fall’s finals and it looks to be the same at the start of this season. Once Raph comes back their offense will have a third speedster on the roster. Or at least in his old delusional mind he is a speedster (only a step behind Josh) (Ed’s note: still about 20 steps ahead of you, though we can’t be sure of the exact number since someone keeps chickening out…). I want to say that the kids even losing a guy or two still look very strong and should compete for the title again this season. The offense look great and it’s nice to see Bresse who I think is one of the top five players in the division get involved. On defense they managed four picks, but no sacks. Tommy will need to do better than that if he plans on leading the league again and possibly winning defensive player of the year which I think he should have gotten last season (Ed’s note: Agreed. No offense, Ben!). Now this brings me to another point people want me to talk about them and then they show up late. You need to show up on time and play and not drop a pick or a reception, you know who I am talking about. How you planning on winning defensive player of the year like that. My favorite play from this game wasn’t a huge play, but it did make someone look a little foolish. It was a run by Tommy where he put a move on Gabe so hard that he was on the ground, it was great. Revolucion will need to figure out how to play defense if they want to make it to the playoffs, I will say this every week until they figure it out.

 

Game of the Week: Revolucion vs Deep Threats

 

This one is a game of who can go deep more often (Ed’s note: and more accurately), my bet would be on Deep Threats. I think Ben knows how to work the field a little bit better, but you never know. I also think this game can be a turnover nightmare since both teams tend to just chuck it up. To whoever is reffing and scorekeeping, it might be a long one. So now I figured I’ll break it down by position and tell you what I think.

 

QB - So this one isn’t too tricky for me. You have JC and you have Ben. JC could be a very good QB at times, but he still doesn’t realize that he needs to work the whole field short and deep. Do that for a full game and see where you end up. You will cut down on the of picks you throw plus you will control the clock. Ben on the other hand knows what to do and where to go with the ball. He is by far the more experienced of the two and it will come to show it this game. I am give the advantage to Revolucion in this department.

 

WR - So, here you have two teams with two totally different strategies. You have Deep Threats who force a lot of balls towards Jon who is a great deep ball guy and will out jump most guys to get it, but after that they are lacking another guy or two. Who will make plays consistently when targeted? Once someone steps up it will take some coverage away from Jon and make it easier on JC to hit him on deep balls. Revolucion has an abundance of guys who are able to get the ball and make plays. You have JC who was last seasons WR of the year, but you also have Ted, David, Gabe, and how could you forget a guy like Raph. This is a very experienced bunch who can and will get the job done more often than not. I have to go with Revolucion in this category because they have more than one guy who can step up.

 

Defense - So I have said this in the past and I’ll say it again: your offense will only get you so far and you need to get a stop or two to win. Both of these teams seem to have weak defenses. Revolucion are all over the place trying to double rush and trying to shift all over the place but they don’t have the right guys to do it. My suggestion is play one or two defenses and master them so everyone knows what they are doing and where they need to be first before trying all of that other stuff. Now for Deep Threats they are a little younger and can get to where they need to be a little faster so it helps them out. With Jon playing the deep safety he covers a lot of ground Francis and Stu normally eat up guys going short and across the field. But again don’t try and do more than you guys are capable of. I’m not really sure who actually has the better defense but after watching Revolucion last week being all over the place I have to give the advantage to Deep Threats.

 

Predictions

 

This is the fun part where I get to show off my superior knowledge of the teams and get to see how right I am at picking the winners. So far this season I’m at 100%, doubt I’ll keep it like that all season but it be great if I did.

 

Revolucion vs Deep Threats                    Revolucion  

Gros Coqs vs Revolucion                        Gros Coqs

Outlaws vs Trollers                                  NA (Ed’s note: Trollers)

 

Power Rankings

 

I know that only one week has been played, but it wasn’t too hard to figure it out. So here we are with the power rankings.

 

#1- Gros Coqs (1-0)

#2- Outlaws (1-0)

#3- Trollers (0-0)

 

So that is how the rankings will start but will they finish this way. We will know that in nine more weeks.

 

Stud and Dud

 

This is a new section where I will be naming a player who played great and had the numbers to back it up. You can do it on offense, on defense or even on both but you need to ball out. I will also be naming a dud this is someone who I feel underperformed and didn’t show up to play. So this is totally up to you and if you don’t like it since you were the dud play better and maybe it won’t happen again, but you never know.

 

Stud of the week goes to Bresse who had a very solid game with 3 catches for 55 yards 2 TDs and two 1 point converts to go along with 2 tackles and 1 pick. I had a few other guys in consideration for stud of the week, but I had to go with Bresse this week better luck next week everyone else.

 

Dud of the week goes to Stu. Yes he made 2 tackles, but after I wrote about you and your tackling abilities and you only get 2 it’s a little disappointing. Sorry Stu, you’re the dud this week.

 

That is it for this week but we still have a long way to go. I hope that everyone gets a chance to make it onto the Stud of the week. I was nice this week but moving forward I’m going to be talking more smack about you if you end up as the dud. I was really hoping the dud was going to be Francis, but he played well. Too bad, maybe next week. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed.

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