Ryan Applehort has high expectations going into this season. Finishing 6-8 last year was huge and Applehort is looking to build on that success with a young core. However, they haven’t gotten off to a great start, with a narrow home win against bottom dwellers Arizona and a pummeling against Baltimore. Applehort hopes to turn the season around at this point, though, and expects him and his team to go 8-6. He feels that everyone needs to step up. Applehort feels he is ready to lead a winning team and will put the offense on his back. However, these expectations have been hampered. Applehort walked out of a meeting with GM Awayne Daron visibly upset, and one cryptic tweet from the quarterback’s twitter account appears to mean that something could be brewing. The young quarterback will continue to be determined and focused on the field, however, as he looks to achieve his expectations that some colleagues and fellow NSFL players would consider unrealistic. When asked about his goal, he replied, “I don’t know where this fuss is coming from. I hit free agency in two years. There’s that. I’m not going to make a decision before then. I’m loyal as long as my team is loyal back. It’s a cycle.”
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