Monday, May 29, 2006

Week 34 Game Summary - Final game of the season, couldn't hold anything back. It was a good game but a bit of an odd one. Early on, Yellow couldn't get anything going. We gave up 3 or 4 picks and were down 4-0. Then somehow the momentum completely shifted and we ended up with the greatest ccomeback in the history of this game with Yellow scoring 5 straight times (including 2 on interception returns - one of which involved the most devestating block of the season by Post on Justin - and I know devastating having been the recipient of many blindside blocks by Matt A). It was something.

Season Summary - It was definitely a terrific year. We had a lot of new guys come out and join us which kept the game alive. We also tried some new rules like allowing QBs to run in 9 on 9 games. Best of all, we really learned to talk out issues/rulings/rules to make sure there was concensus on how we were going to play. Its easy to get heated in a intense game like football but I liked that we were able to prevent that heat from burning anyone.

Next Season Preview - Hopefully more of the same and, if we're lucky, the return of some old friends who missed much of last year due to injuries, work, or other commitments.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Week 33 Game Summary: Finally a line game: 7 on 7. Perhaps more 7 on 6.5 really - we had an 8th grader show up and play. While he was small, he actually contributed. He had two touchdown passes (one under no pressure due to Jason's sense of fair play) and got a pick while playing safety and had a nice run back (kid knew how to use his blocks even). He even had a ouple of flag grabs. However, MVP for this game had to be Jesse who had 3 picks and 3 touchdowns (maybe more). Final score was 8-5, I believe and it was Yellow over Red. Oh and Jason wanted me to mention him this week. So lets see, I mentioned him above and I'll add to that that he was on the winning team. So that's two mentions.

Week 34 Game Preview: Memorial Day Weekend. A three day weekend that one would hope will not impact people's ability to play Saturday morning.

Link of the Week: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/honestboss

Monday, May 15, 2006

Week 32 Game Summary: A little old school action. 5 on 5 and smaller field. Big thanks to Nick for bringing a kid in his neighborhood. Jones is going to be the starting quarterback for Crocket next year and he displayed some serious speed, scrambling, and ability to throw on the run. Nice kid and a fun game - Oh, and I had a beautiful pick when Jones threw a really hard and low ball to Nick who bounced it off his foot and I was able to bring it in on the 1 foot line and stick two feet in on the sideline. Not to toot my horn but what the hell. I showed up and I write the blog : ). Final score 8 to 7.5 Red over Yellow.

Week 33 Game Preview: Last week a lot of our regulars (Josh, Mike, Mike, Ethan, Matt, etc.) said they were going to be back this week. So hopefully we can get at least one more good line game in before the end of the season. Speaking of the end of the season. We've obviously been having trouble getting full games up for the last 2 weeks. That's usually a signal to me that its time to wrap up until fall (that and when it gets so hot that I can't play worth a flop). So I ask you in your response to talk about you thoughts on when to end the season. Be sure to indicate if you think you can play Memorial Day Weekend (in 2 weeks). If not . . .


Link of the Week: http://www.americandadvsfamilyguy.com/

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Week 31 Summary - Well this was one of those weird weeks. No regular QBs and an odd number of players. So what do we do? Play 6 on 5 with people like Matt QB'ing for Yellow and everyone taking turns at QB for Red. Not the prettiest of games although there were a couple of nice plays. One where Yellow was in the process of intercepting the ball but Red took it away and another where Red caught the ball way down field and in the process of lateraling it, lost it to Yellow who was right on his hip and took it all the way back to the original line of scrimage.

Week 32 Preview - We really need players to start coming out. 11 Players is not a good game and I'm probably not going to be able to play this week because I pulled my hamstring on the last play of the game. I'll be out there with the equipment and my try to play line or rush but that may be all I can do.

Link of the Week - http://videosift.com/story.php?id=2287

Blog Archive