The preseason and Week 1 are in the books. I knew it going into the draft, and I definitely knew it after the draft. The defending champs’ defense is awful. Until our defense can right the ship, the offense will have to carry the weight of the entire team on it’s shoulders. Don’t get me wrong, this offense is very capable of that. With Marciano at the helm, along with Stevens and yours truly catching passes, and Riggins running it down other team’s throats, one defensive stand is all it takes for the Birddogs to come away with some wins. As the season goes on and we can pick up some defense off of waivers, this team will be right back in the mix for a repeat.
It’s an exciting season for me, as I’m the WR1. I have a lot of expectations for myself, as I posted over 1400 yards as the WR2 last year. I’ve started off the season on a great pace, as I finished the preseason with about 500 yards and 3 TDS, along with over 120 yards and a TD in the season opener. Hoping to be in the Offensive Player of the Year race.
At the moment, my beloved Chicago Butchers are sitting at a record of two wins to three losses. After exceeding expectations last season, we felt that there would be a decent amount of pressure on us to repeat, or at least have a similar season. And sitting at 2-3, we aren’t exactly thriving under that pressure. We knew that getting back to where we were last season would be a tough task. We had five call ups this offseason, which means we have five rookies playing for us. Then once you count in the fact that we had something like four or five call ups last season, and you realize that something around half of our roster has one year of ISFL playing experience or less, including our quarterback. We’re going to just keep doing what we’re doing, though. Our team is earning fairly well, so we should get better and better each week. And we’re going to keep having fun while we’re doing it!