Looking from the stands, Suggs Upshar II was watching attentively as the Portland Pythons faced the Bulldogs on a cool Winter night in Dallas, Texas. He can remember his dad talking about the rivalry against the Bulldogs and some of the great games he played both in Dallas and back in his hometown of Portland. Game winning drives, comebacks, interceptions, all that was needed for instant classics. And that was happening at the end of the 2nd quarter. But for the wrong team, as Dallas took a 31-7 lead. "Don't count them out", said Upshar I, much to his son's disbelief. He counted them out, already focusing on taking notes on both teams for when he eventually enters the league himself. At the end of the 4th, however, it seemed his old man was right. Portland, headlined by Boone McCoy have climbed back to 34-30 and are marching down the field to complete the ultimate comeback. 15 seconds on the clock. 2nd and 5 on Dallas' 13 yard line. Game on the line. Boone passes... Caught. For a 3 yard game. Game over, Bulldogs win. "What happened?", asked Suggs Jr. Sr. answers by teaching him one of the most crucial lessons he ever learned on the field during his own playing days: "Sim gonna sim.".
For some reason the Orange County Otters have botched several games this season, and one of the main sources of said botching are all the penalties they have committed at unfortunate times during the game. There was one of our opponents come from behind losses where the Otters intercepted a pass, got all the way to the redzone, committed penalties on consecutive plays and then gave up a turnover. This is something the coaches need to put an end to next season. It is unacceptable that these players are getting millions of dollars and cannot follow simple instructions. The otters might have had a chance at the playoffs if there weren't so many blatant penalties. Instead we have players like Gus Bus who takes pride in his penalty amounts and touts this big, bad, and tough demeanor. Man I wish I could give him a real piece of my mouth, but I'm afraid he might run me over. if you are reading this please help!
For Jean-Ralphio, it would probably be easier to talk about the times he DIDN'T botch something in a football game. This man is clumsier than probably 98% of the league. Due to his gangly limbs and slim frame, he often finds himself as a detriment to the team if he's not careful. One time in particular, in one of his first games for the Norfolk Seawolves, he made a terrible error that nearly cost him the game. (The following events may or may not be true, as Jean-Ralphio was recalling them after a long day at the Snakehole Lounge with his friend Tom). Norfolk was leading the team they were playing in a game late in the season, and Jean-Ralphio had just taken the field on a crucial 4th down. If they could get a stop, the game would be over. Jean-Ralphio was ready to pin his ears back and get after the QB. As soon as the ball was snapped, he went for a speed rush outside the right tackle. He made it to the QB, and was able to strip sack the ball from him. As he went to scoop it up, he slipped and the ball spun away from his hands. Thankfully, one of his teammates was there to secure the ball and end the game.
My career has been nothing short of great in it's early goings, but to say it's gone without error is unfortunately a flat out lie. Making the swap from running back to cornerback has certainly come with unique challenges. Over the offseason, I had to refine my entire game which has lead to some blown coverages. Thankfully, now being in my second year as a DB, those early, dreadful days of being CMC'S BURNTer are seemingly over, however, this season I have whiffed on 3 tackles which, to me, is not acceptable. I have to make the tackle, no questions asked. The biggest botch of my career didn't come this season or even last season: it came my second season in the DSFL as one of the running backs for the Luchadores. It was late in the Ultimini and we were mounting a comeback, but I fumbled the ball away which allowed Minnesota to effectively seal the game. That moment has haunted me for my entire career and it is a feeling I never want to experience again.
Oh lord where to begin about where Negs has messed up. Let us start with the constant short passes on 3rd and long! I do not know what goes through Negs head when he plays, but he always seems to draw up a wide receiver screen or a running back screen and thinks he is going to catch the defense off guard when reality it usually goes for less than a yard. The coaches always want to dial up a deep pass but Negs is not about that. Even though he is a gunslinger by trade he wants to prove to people that he too can throw screens. The second part of messing up is that he will always audible to pass. Negs just wants to set the franchise passing record and that is all he ever will care about. The team seems not to matter to Negs and that is a huge problem. Heck negs!
The mistake Mandrews McHollywood made for the Minnesota Grey Ducks this season was not being created sooner. Last tuesday during the second game of a 2 game set the Grey Ducks found themselves in the midst of a comeback attempt against the Tijuana Luchadores. The score was 18 to 21 and the Grey Ducks defense had done a great job of stopping the Luchadores, who had not scored at all since 6 minutes left int he 3rd quarter. The problem was that the Grey Ducks just couldn't get the offense they needed to either tie or take the lead in the game. This is where McHollywood made his mistake. See if he had been created, say, a season earlier he would have most likely been in a position TPE wise to have a more effective player on the field, and with him and Frost at No 1 and No 2 WR the offense would likely have been able to move the ball down the field and score.