Season 3 is here and I am back with your favorite article of the week: The team of the week! Slight change: On offense, I will now use 1 RB, 2 WR and one flex (RB/WR) because some weeks there aren't two good RBs but many good WRs.
Team of the week 2:
QB: E. Hunt
RB: B. Tweed
WR: B. Westfield, S. Weston
RB/WR: A. LeClair
TE: C. Law
OL: V. Sharpei, J. Yates, A. Winchester, M. Akselsen, M. Boyd
DL: J. Tuck, B. Bjornsson, O. Taylor
LB: L. Tiernan, L. Luechly, J. Lee, L. Washington
CB: P. Carter, R. Reyes
S: V. Marmeladov, D. Verns
K: B. Walsh
P: B. Kicksit
KR: N. Stormblessed
PR: D. Lavelle
Offensive player of the week: S.Weston
Defensive player of the week: D. Verns
Special teams player of the week: D. Lavelle
Player of the week: S. Weston
A bit to each person individually:
QB E. Hunt - 31/42 for 307 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, 100.0 rating
RB B. Tweed - 28 attempts for 124 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 catches for 23 yards
WR B. Westfield - 6 catches for 111 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR S. Weston - 6 catches for 93 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR A. LeClair - 7 catches for 165 yards, 1 touchdown
TE C. Law - 5 catches for 64 yards, 0 touchdowns and 5 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL V. Sharpei - 10 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL J. Yates - 9 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL A. Winchester - 9 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL M. Akselsen - 7 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL M. Boyd - 6 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
DL J. Tuck - 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
DL O. Taylor - 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
DL B. Bjornsson - 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 sacks
LB L. Tiernan - 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
LB L. Luechly - 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass deflection, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumbles recovered
LB L. Washington - 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack
LB J. Lee - 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, 2 pass deflections and 1 fumble recovered
CB P. Carter - 4 tackles, 2 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble
CB R. Reyes - 5 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 1 interception
S V. Marmeladov - 1 tackle, 1 pass deflection, 1 interception, 1 touchdown
S D. Verns - 7 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 2 interceptions
K B. Walsh - 3/3 field goals, 1/1 extra points - field goals from 31, 43 and 45 yards
P B. Kicksit - 4 punts for 52.5 yards, 61 yard longest, 2 punts inside the 20 yard line
KR N. Stormblessed - 3 returns for 86 yards, 31 yard longest
PR D. Lavelle - 5 returns for 130 yards, 77 yard longest
And now a look at teams:
Arizona Outlaws - 5
San Jose Sabercats - 4
Yellowknife Wraiths - 4
Orange County Otters - 3
Philadelphia Liberty - 3
Las Vegas Legion - 3
Baltimore Hawks - 2
Colorado Yeti - 2
We already saw a few new entries that had never been in the team of the week in season 2, partially because they are rookies and partially because they just somehow never got there.
New entries this week are S. Weston, C. Law, M. Boyd, O. Taylor, B. Walsh and D. Lavelle (he had been in there as a CB, not as a returner). Also interesting to note that B. Westfield had been in this team zero times last season but already twice in two weeks this year. Other players who have been in both teams of the week so far are: B. Westfield, A. Winchester, J. Tuck, L. Tiernan, L. Washington and P. Carter.
Congratulations everyone.
Edit: A previous version had B. Westfield as player of the week, but S. Weston's last second game winning touchdown changed my mind.
GRADED
Team of the week 2:
QB: E. Hunt
RB: B. Tweed
WR: B. Westfield, S. Weston
RB/WR: A. LeClair
TE: C. Law
OL: V. Sharpei, J. Yates, A. Winchester, M. Akselsen, M. Boyd
DL: J. Tuck, B. Bjornsson, O. Taylor
LB: L. Tiernan, L. Luechly, J. Lee, L. Washington
CB: P. Carter, R. Reyes
S: V. Marmeladov, D. Verns
K: B. Walsh
P: B. Kicksit
KR: N. Stormblessed
PR: D. Lavelle
Offensive player of the week: S.Weston
Defensive player of the week: D. Verns
Special teams player of the week: D. Lavelle
Player of the week: S. Weston
A bit to each person individually:
QB E. Hunt - 31/42 for 307 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, 100.0 rating
RB B. Tweed - 28 attempts for 124 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 catches for 23 yards
WR B. Westfield - 6 catches for 111 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR S. Weston - 6 catches for 93 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR A. LeClair - 7 catches for 165 yards, 1 touchdown
TE C. Law - 5 catches for 64 yards, 0 touchdowns and 5 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL V. Sharpei - 10 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL J. Yates - 9 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL A. Winchester - 9 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL M. Akselsen - 7 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
OL M. Boyd - 6 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
DL J. Tuck - 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
DL O. Taylor - 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
DL B. Bjornsson - 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 sacks
LB L. Tiernan - 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
LB L. Luechly - 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass deflection, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumbles recovered
LB L. Washington - 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack
LB J. Lee - 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, 2 pass deflections and 1 fumble recovered
CB P. Carter - 4 tackles, 2 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble
CB R. Reyes - 5 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 1 interception
S V. Marmeladov - 1 tackle, 1 pass deflection, 1 interception, 1 touchdown
S D. Verns - 7 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 2 interceptions
K B. Walsh - 3/3 field goals, 1/1 extra points - field goals from 31, 43 and 45 yards
P B. Kicksit - 4 punts for 52.5 yards, 61 yard longest, 2 punts inside the 20 yard line
KR N. Stormblessed - 3 returns for 86 yards, 31 yard longest
PR D. Lavelle - 5 returns for 130 yards, 77 yard longest
And now a look at teams:
Arizona Outlaws - 5
San Jose Sabercats - 4
Yellowknife Wraiths - 4
Orange County Otters - 3
Philadelphia Liberty - 3
Las Vegas Legion - 3
Baltimore Hawks - 2
Colorado Yeti - 2
We already saw a few new entries that had never been in the team of the week in season 2, partially because they are rookies and partially because they just somehow never got there.
New entries this week are S. Weston, C. Law, M. Boyd, O. Taylor, B. Walsh and D. Lavelle (he had been in there as a CB, not as a returner). Also interesting to note that B. Westfield had been in this team zero times last season but already twice in two weeks this year. Other players who have been in both teams of the week so far are: B. Westfield, A. Winchester, J. Tuck, L. Tiernan, L. Washington and P. Carter.
Congratulations everyone.
Edit: A previous version had B. Westfield as player of the week, but S. Weston's last second game winning touchdown changed my mind.
GRADED