Just a little more than a third of the way through the DSFL season, Tijuana sits on top of their conference with a 4-1 record and an impressive league leading +90 point differential. Taking into account their 5 point loss to the Pythons (the other 4-1 team / conference leader, who took down Tijuana in last year’s Ultimini) in week 4, the Luchadores have won by an average of nearly 24 points per game in their four wins. With the highest scoring offense in the league, and a defense that has given up fewer than 15 PPG, Tijuana has proven they’re a dominant team on both sides of the football. However, that doesn’t mean they’re done working on improvements.With 10 returning players from last season, the Ultimini loss is still fresh in the team’s mind and losing to Portland again in week 4 hasn’t helped get that monkey off our back. We know we are a strong team but anything other than winning the championship this season will be a disappointment, so anywhere we can get better we are working to do so. As a member of the defense, the main thing I think we can still improve on is our splash plays. Our defense ranks in the bottom half for TFLs, FF/FR, and Sacks. As a cornerback, I’ll be mostly working to up our pass defense and interception numbers, not to mention trying to run one of those interceptions for a TD.While I’ve done my best to contribute that, with 3 interceptions and 10 PD in my first 5 games playing cornerback, the rookie corner Wevis over in Kansas City is beating me with 4 INT, 12 PD, and a TD as a cherry on top. While the focus is always team first, I know if I can be the top turnover creating corner in the league that it can make a huge difference towards our defense boosting our offense to more blowout wins.
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