I've given up on the Austin Copperheads ever being good for the first half of the season. It seems that year after year we suck the first six or so weeks, and then the moment the trade deadline hits we become one of the most formidable teams in the league. I don't have any idea why this happens or what we can do to change it - its totally random. This season for example, we've lost multiple games where we've tested both before and after the game as favorites. San Jose in Week 1 we were between 70% and 80% against. Honolulu in Week 5 we were 65% or so against. Those are two games that a team with playoff aspirations has to bring home wins during. We just didn't handle business appropriately I guess. I can't attribute our early season struggles to a particular player struggling, but I can say that if that bum Colt Mendoza actually lived up to his draft stock we might be in a decent position. Dude is an absolute scrub. Can't intercept a pass for a million bucks. That being said Mendoza's presence on the team has led to a career revival for Dermot Lavelle Jr., however thats less exciting than him actually being good in my book.