From our favorite injured Monument:
Hey everyone,
I just wanted everyone to know that we will be having our flag football gaybowl kickoff party...
Friday May 15th 5pm to 9 pm @ COBALT/ 30 degrees.
Please feel free and invite all your friends, partners, tricks, etc.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Its tournament time, a little Monuments/Metros March Madness. Did you have Craig's Green team with Tony as their QB in your bracket? Did you track the historical trend of Marc's undefeated in tournament play? Let's get to the games:
Game 1:
Marlon (White Team) 32
Brandon (Red Team) 25
Marc (Black Team) 34
Craig (Green Team) 0
Game 2:
Brandon (Red Team) 39
Craig (Green Team) 14
Marc (Black Team) 34
Marlon (White Team) 24
Theme of the Day:
With one very close game, all the other games were blowouts which is unusual for this time of year. Of course the results were skewed by Tony's no show which put Craig's Green Team behind the 8 ball. Marc's team dominated going 2-0, can Brandon's team step up and stop them next week, after a heartbreaking loss to Marlon's team?
Plays of the Day:
Keep in mind I didn't get any reports from the other games, so this is almost exclusively from my perspective. The one nice play in the other game I witnessed was Black's Jim, dropped back, threw the ball out to Kevin on the wing. Ari made a great break on the ball and came an inch from intercepting it and taking it back for a TD. Instead the ball bounced up, right into Black's Danny's waiting hands, who took it 50 yards for a Black TD instead.
Newcomer David had a nice INT return for a TD. PJ showed some sticky hands going up for a hard thrown ball against Craig's team.
Down 32-25, wtih 4 plays left, Brandon and his Red team found themselves on White's 9 yard line. Needing a TD and xp to tie, it looked like OT, but an errand throw landed in Tall Adam's hands for the game sealing INT.
Charlie had a nice INT as Dan got confused and threw it right too him early in that barnburner of a game.
Stats of the Day:
Brandon had 3 INT's against Crag's team. Burton had a ton of big catches and TD's keeping the chains moving and an INT in our game against Marlon's team.
Marlon was all over the field on Defense, if we kept track of tackles he would probably be leading the tournament.
Ari was the big player in White's first game victory. Coming up with several clutch catches (looked like the trend continued in the second game).
Charlie had the already mentioned INT & some big catches connecting with Brandon.
Lloyd carried the Green offense early in our game against them -- even with the uneven Qb play. It wasn't until Armando came in that the offense suddenly came alive, as he effectively moved the ball downfield -- accounting for both Green's scores.
I wish I could have seen more of Marc's black team play as they're clearly the favorites, so I'm not sure who was making plays for them.
Pictures are up here.
Stay tuned for next week....
Game 1:
Marlon (White Team) 32
Brandon (Red Team) 25
Marc (Black Team) 34
Craig (Green Team) 0
Game 2:
Brandon (Red Team) 39
Craig (Green Team) 14
Marc (Black Team) 34
Marlon (White Team) 24
Theme of the Day:
With one very close game, all the other games were blowouts which is unusual for this time of year. Of course the results were skewed by Tony's no show which put Craig's Green Team behind the 8 ball. Marc's team dominated going 2-0, can Brandon's team step up and stop them next week, after a heartbreaking loss to Marlon's team?
Plays of the Day:
Keep in mind I didn't get any reports from the other games, so this is almost exclusively from my perspective. The one nice play in the other game I witnessed was Black's Jim, dropped back, threw the ball out to Kevin on the wing. Ari made a great break on the ball and came an inch from intercepting it and taking it back for a TD. Instead the ball bounced up, right into Black's Danny's waiting hands, who took it 50 yards for a Black TD instead.
Newcomer David had a nice INT return for a TD. PJ showed some sticky hands going up for a hard thrown ball against Craig's team.
Down 32-25, wtih 4 plays left, Brandon and his Red team found themselves on White's 9 yard line. Needing a TD and xp to tie, it looked like OT, but an errand throw landed in Tall Adam's hands for the game sealing INT.
Charlie had a nice INT as Dan got confused and threw it right too him early in that barnburner of a game.
Stats of the Day:
Brandon had 3 INT's against Crag's team. Burton had a ton of big catches and TD's keeping the chains moving and an INT in our game against Marlon's team.
Marlon was all over the field on Defense, if we kept track of tackles he would probably be leading the tournament.
Ari was the big player in White's first game victory. Coming up with several clutch catches (looked like the trend continued in the second game).
Charlie had the already mentioned INT & some big catches connecting with Brandon.
Lloyd carried the Green offense early in our game against them -- even with the uneven Qb play. It wasn't until Armando came in that the offense suddenly came alive, as he effectively moved the ball downfield -- accounting for both Green's scores.
I wish I could have seen more of Marc's black team play as they're clearly the favorites, so I'm not sure who was making plays for them.
Pictures are up here.
Stay tuned for next week....
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Missed the game this weekend due to family considerations.
All Charlie would reveal was that he was on the losing end of both games. I'm not sure who even showed up, so I can't even make up what happened like I usually do.
Instead here are the rosters for the Spring Tournament:
Craig -- Green Shirts:
Armando, Barry, JJ, Shane R, Steve & Tony, WK 1 Only: Miles
Marc -- Black Shirts:
Danny W, Gary, Jim, Kevin C, Kevin S, Wk 1 ONLY: Adam J, Sam, Tyler, WK2 ONLY: Chad
Marlon -- White Shirts:
Adam M, Ari, Burton, Dan, Lloyd, WK 1 ONLY: Hurd, JB, Peter, WK 2 ONLY: Cassius, Williams, Mike Bird
Brandon -- Red Shirts:
Adam S, Allscott, Charlie, David, Greg, Mike Bornmann, Michael, PJ
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
It was a spirited 5-5 Sunday, with a good mix of regulars like and new guys, who showed up to play a shootout.
Final:
Light 35 - Dark 34
Dark: Me, PJ, Dan, Tall Adam
Light: Tony, Jonathan, Atlanta Mike, New Jonathan, Greg, Steve
A game that came down to the last play. It was up and down the field all day.
Theme of the Day:
Running, a lot of running. I know 5-5 entails a lot of running, but come on. It didn't help that the field was a nice combination of soft on top and mud underneath. Jonathan wiped out spectacularly at one point.
Plays of the Day:
PJ had perfect position on his INT. I juked Jonathan out of his pants, on a long run down the sidelines. Tall Adam had a couple of nice catches. For a game with so many big plays I can't remember any of them, but I know there were 4 or 5 long passes and long runs on passes across the middle.
Stats of the Day:
Jonathan claims he had 3 TD's and one dropped TD that off his hands, off his face, off his hands onto the ground. PJ had the only INT of the day. New Jonathan came out, shook off 20 years of rust, made a catch for a first down, had a sack and a couple of pulls, including his hamstring about 10 minutes into the game.
Mike from Atlanta (who said he moving down in September) showed a nice arm even as he got used to our type of Offense. Still, he clearly showed he could play QB.
Tony was his usual efficient self.
Ok remind me what I forgot.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Snow day on Monday, 70 degrees on Sunday -- what a difference a week makes. Spring made her appearance this weekend on a beautiful Sunday. We had an allstar lineup out there with old timers and new players alike.
Game 1 Final:
Dark 33 - Light 24
A rocky start for Light with Craig's brother Danny taking a turn at QB to start the game. Light started to come back with Jim at the helm, but a crucial mistake turned the tide and gave Dark the victory. Light was never really able to stop Jim and Brandon's offense.
Game 2 Final:
Light 26 - Dark 18
We divided up for game 2. Maybe it was me -- I was on the losing side of both games. Man to man defense failed Dark on 3 straight TD. The final one was all Burton.
Theme of the Day:
Big players from big players. Sam, Burton, Trainwreck, Chad, Tony, Greg, Armando, JB, Brandon, Jay all made long catches or nice plays.
Play(s) of the Day:
Burton's INT of Jim was beautiful. He broke on the ball perfectly, then returned it for a TD. That play shook off some of the rust from Burton who dropped a couple earlier. Of course, he got toasted by Tony breaking on the pump fake perfectly this time to give up the game ending touchdown.
JB made a sweet rejection of Jim that Brandon had in his hands with a clear path to the endzone, that is until Brandon dropped the ball.
Chad made a silky smooth over the shoulder catch, adjusting to the ball like a center fielder.
Sam showed excellent body control on two grabs, I mean really excellent body control, one keeping his feet in the other a twisting catch.
Lloyd made a tough catch for an extra point, Brandon had a finger on the ball, still not sure how Lloyd held on.
Stats of the Day:
Chad had 3 TD's which he reminded me of. Jim had the only other INT other than Burton's. JB had a blocked pass. Tall Adam had a nice TD streaking over the middle, as did Jim. In fact in Game 2, Light had 3 long TD's on almost the same play to 3 different players, straight up the gut. Armando had a long TD, to go with a couple of nice passes defended on deep balls. Charlie showed some age, dropping a couple of balls he usually would catch. Jay had a TD or 2 and an extra point (at least one) in front of his cheering section. Greg had a couple of long passes, one for a TD. I had a TD on a perfect pass from Jim down the sideline.
As always, I know I'm forgetting something. But with so many big names and big plays, and no advil, I can only be expected to remember so much.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
A nice treat this Sunday as Sam brought out a bunch of guys from his straight team. We had enough to break up into a friendly Us v. Them game, then there was time left over for a quick mix up game before we ended at at 1:15p. There are some good pictures here especially of the new guys.
Though my favorite might be Brandon' juggling eyes shut catch.
Game 1 Final:
Sam's Boys 36 - Us 36
A tie? A tie? There are no ties, but we had one. There was a lot of offense today (not much D), Sam's Boys made one key stop to make a 2 TD game into a 1 td game, and they got the ball last to tie it up, after a failed extra point we decided to play one more.
Game 2 Final :
Dark 12 - Light 12
We mixed up teams and played a short game to 21 or 1:15p, we got to 1:15 first. Another tie. I think that's the record, we've never had 2 ties in one Sunday. Definitely fun, hope those guys come out again.
Theme of the Day:
New blood. It was really nice to play with a group of new guys, to face the unexpected. The game was a contrast in styles more akin to a tournament game then our regular Sunday games. Talking to the other usual Sunday guys, the sentiment was the same. While we played are traditional West Coast offense, moving the ball 6 - 10 yards at a time. Sam's boys came out slinging. First series they score in 2 plays. Next series was the same. It took both teams a while to adjust to the other's styles, and even so defense took a backseat to offense all day. There were only 2 stops that I can remember (Brandon do you remember).
Stats of the Day:
I can't remember all the names and TD, but Justin, Sam's Guys QB, threw a funny ball but always seemed to put it in just where his receiver could haul it in. Ervin had a blocked pass as did I on the rush. Receiver Justin had the key INT in the first game, that got Sam's Guys back into the game. Jay made several catches and was pretty active especially in game 1. Sam's Guys couldn't convert an extra point all game. Marvin had at least 2 TD's and showed his athleticism on several plays. Tom had a couple of TD, running one in from the 10 yard line. I kept my streak alive of 3 games in a row with an dropped INT.
Plays of the Day:
The play of the day had to Marvin stealing the ball from Brandon. On a lame duck of a throw from Justin, Brandon went up for a sure INT. He had the ball in his hands, seriously he was in the air with the ball in his hands above his head, and somehow Marvin not only tipped the ball back into the air without touching Brandon at all, but more impressively on an impressive play then caught the rebound and ran it in for a TD.
Charlie made another Inspector Gadget catch snapping the ball out of air.
I know there were a couple of other nice plays, but they've gone out of my head.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
We had rain, sun, sleet, snow, ice all in the span of 45 minutes. It was a day with a lot of new faces, and while we only had 13 -- enough for a 6-6, it was a spirited two games, with as many big plays as I can remember. Of course, I can't remember much, maybe it was the weather or all the running.
Game 1:
Dark 33 - Light 18 (game to 32)
Game 2:
Dark 27 - Light 20 (game suspended)
Theme of the Day:
New faces and big plays. Miles, Peter, Tall Sam. New players came out and strut their stuff today. I think almost every TD was on a long pass or a great play. While there was a core of old timers there, myself included, about half the guys had just started playing this season or had only played a couple of times before.
Plays of the Day:
When I asked for opinions about best play at the end of the second game, I literally got a different play from 5 people. And they were all right. My top play was Miles going horizontal on a deep bomb to snag the ball out from Armando who was sure he had the INT. Miles also had a nice catch after a INT went through my hands, showing excellent concentration hauling the tipped pass in. Armando showed he had a few tricks in him with a diving catch for a big first down from Brandon. Peter had a sweet run, breaking some tackles along way. I had a nice run on a slant cutting back against the grain for a TD. Brandon had a long TD on an out, breaking down the sideline almost untouched, I know I'm missing 2 or 3 other plays.
Stats of the Day:
Tall Sam tied the game record for 2 blocked passes, one a Motumboesq swat. Miles had at least a couple of other TD's, and he had one of the days' few INTs. I dropped two sure INT's, like right through my hands dropped, and a sure TD (must be the groin pull). Gosh I wish I could remember some other plays.
Anyone want to give an old man a hand? No not that kind of hand, a hand remembering what happened?
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
We got off to a late start, but rustled up 15 players for a marathon 2+ hour game, that went down to the final play. No pictures today as I played for the team without subs.
The Game:
Dark 33 - Light 32
Dark Roster: Adam, Charlie, Brandon, Jim, JJ, Jay Steve
Light Roster: Tony, Corey, Dan, PJ, Kevin, JB, Cassius, Gary
Theme of the Day:
There seems to be a trend this year of blow-outs and comebacks. This game had both. Light was up 20-6, had the ball and seemed well on its way to a rout. Dark's defense was about as effective as a paperbag holding a gallon of water. Light's three headed QB rotation of Tony, PJ, and Dan moved the ball efficiently down the field. Then ever slowly, Dark crawled their way back into the game. There wasn't a single turning point, in fact I don't think Light threw an INT. It was just small victory after small victory for Dark, a dropped pass here, a turnover on down there, and suddenly the score went from 26-12 Dark to Light 32- Dark 26 and the ball for score or go home drive. Dark scored quickly after missing on their first pass attempt, they hit the next 5 passes in a row to tie the game. Pass number 6 on the extra point ended the game, as Tony could only stare on in disbelief from the sidelines.
Player of the Day:
Sometimes even in a team effort, one player stands up constantly making big plays when they're needed. Today it was Jay's turn. Jay scored the last two Dark TD. The final one that tied the game was in traffic and ended with a collision that sent Jay to the ground still holding the ball. He followed that up by catching the game winning extra point. He also tied Kevin's game record of 2 blocked passes rushing the QB, and he may have had a sack. Add to that several other big catches against only one dropped pass, and he's this week's player of the week.
Trivia of the Day:
What's first base for gay men? (you can answer in the comments) I learned in our huddle.
Plays of the Day:
Tony had a nice option run for a Light TD, and taking a rare turn as a receiver score a TD on a deep bomb into broken coverage. JB took a deep pass for an early light TD. Jay's final TD mentioned earlier was a tough catch, and he did a great job holding onto the ball. Charlie made some fine catches snatching the ball out of the air on a couple of occasions.
Stats of the Day:
Kevin helped Light build their early lead with not one but two goal line INT's. It was so bad, that even on the last drive, Jim kept talking about how to keep Kevin out of the play on the final TD play. Despite those two INT's, Jim and Brandon got into a grove late in the game that helped lead Dark back. It wasn't in the stat book, but I did a good job of protecting Dark's QB from the pass rush. In fact, I blocked so much, that I think I might as well have been wearing a 74 on my shirt for my only TD & xtra point. The Light QB's were good, but hurt by a lot of dropped passes. Steve showed his usual knack for finding the open spot and moving the chains. I know there were sacks by both teams, but don't remember who had them (if you remember pls post in the comments section).
Must be the Wind:
Dark QB's despite their victory showed an incredibly bad touch on deep balls all day, overthrowing open receivers 5 or 6 times, it was so bad they commented on it in the huddle. The lack of deep balls didn't hurt them in the long run though.
The Game:
Dark 33 - Light 32
Dark Roster: Adam, Charlie, Brandon, Jim, JJ, Jay Steve
Light Roster: Tony, Corey, Dan, PJ, Kevin, JB, Cassius, Gary
Theme of the Day:
There seems to be a trend this year of blow-outs and comebacks. This game had both. Light was up 20-6, had the ball and seemed well on its way to a rout. Dark's defense was about as effective as a paperbag holding a gallon of water. Light's three headed QB rotation of Tony, PJ, and Dan moved the ball efficiently down the field. Then ever slowly, Dark crawled their way back into the game. There wasn't a single turning point, in fact I don't think Light threw an INT. It was just small victory after small victory for Dark, a dropped pass here, a turnover on down there, and suddenly the score went from 26-12 Dark to Light 32- Dark 26 and the ball for score or go home drive. Dark scored quickly after missing on their first pass attempt, they hit the next 5 passes in a row to tie the game. Pass number 6 on the extra point ended the game, as Tony could only stare on in disbelief from the sidelines.
Player of the Day:
Sometimes even in a team effort, one player stands up constantly making big plays when they're needed. Today it was Jay's turn. Jay scored the last two Dark TD. The final one that tied the game was in traffic and ended with a collision that sent Jay to the ground still holding the ball. He followed that up by catching the game winning extra point. He also tied Kevin's game record of 2 blocked passes rushing the QB, and he may have had a sack. Add to that several other big catches against only one dropped pass, and he's this week's player of the week.
Trivia of the Day:
What's first base for gay men? (you can answer in the comments) I learned in our huddle.
Plays of the Day:
Tony had a nice option run for a Light TD, and taking a rare turn as a receiver score a TD on a deep bomb into broken coverage. JB took a deep pass for an early light TD. Jay's final TD mentioned earlier was a tough catch, and he did a great job holding onto the ball. Charlie made some fine catches snatching the ball out of the air on a couple of occasions.
Stats of the Day:
Kevin helped Light build their early lead with not one but two goal line INT's. It was so bad, that even on the last drive, Jim kept talking about how to keep Kevin out of the play on the final TD play. Despite those two INT's, Jim and Brandon got into a grove late in the game that helped lead Dark back. It wasn't in the stat book, but I did a good job of protecting Dark's QB from the pass rush. In fact, I blocked so much, that I think I might as well have been wearing a 74 on my shirt for my only TD & xtra point. The Light QB's were good, but hurt by a lot of dropped passes. Steve showed his usual knack for finding the open spot and moving the chains. I know there were sacks by both teams, but don't remember who had them (if you remember pls post in the comments section).
Must be the Wind:
Dark QB's despite their victory showed an incredibly bad touch on deep balls all day, overthrowing open receivers 5 or 6 times, it was so bad they commented on it in the huddle. The lack of deep balls didn't hurt them in the long run though.
Monday, February 09, 2009
60 degrees, in February? Come on, I got a frickin' sun tan. We had a great turnout for another 8 on 8 day with subs. 2 games and 3 hours later, we left for home. Some pictures of the day are here (some of my best if you ask me -- and I got some other QB's throwing).
Game 1 Final:
Dark 36 - Light 12 (game 32)
Not quite a shutout, but Dark controlled the game pretty handily. It was a pretty quick game running about 1h 15m.
Game 2 Final:
Light 24 - Dark 20 (game 22)
Light came back down with Dark just a score away at 20 points. The game featured two 20 minute drives that turned up zero points -- one by each team.
Theme of the Day:
The weather without a doubt. I mean this is February, and we're not in LA. We saw a bunch of the new guys make some contributions, Lloyd had a couple of catches, Peter finished out the first game with a TD, Chris almost made a sweet INT. The return of Allscott "Best Gay Quarterback."
Stats of the Day:
Marlon had the only int of the day from my memory. Marlon also came back from a case of the dropsies to make a big 3rd down conversion and then scored a game winning TD, coming up with at least 2 on the day. I had a key sack towards the end of the second game (with the family watching), pushing my way to grab Patrick's flag. Patrick had a nice running TD at the beginning of the first game, though it wasn't enough to keep Light in the game.
The Dark QB's Jim & Brandon played pretty flawlessly in the first game, making tough throws and showing good touch in the romp.
Plays of the Day:
A lot of nice catches. Brandon had a sweet catch on the far sideline. Patrick also showed some great hands in the second game, reaching up high and getting his feet in for a score. After several long drives, with minimal results, Allscott showed everyone why he's "the best quarterback" hooking with Marlon -- one play, 80 yards, 1 TD. Sam had a couple of tough (and I mean physical) catches towards the pool end of the field, going up in traffic and coming down with the ball -- even though one TD was called back. Craig was a go-to reciever for Dark in the second game, showing good concentration on a big 4th down catch as Chris collided with him. Oh, and I showed Charlie's dog who was boss running over him for 5 yards in the first game.
Sure there was other plays, Brandon, Allscott, let me know what I forgot.
Game 1 Final:
Dark 36 - Light 12 (game 32)
Not quite a shutout, but Dark controlled the game pretty handily. It was a pretty quick game running about 1h 15m.
Game 2 Final:
Light 24 - Dark 20 (game 22)
Light came back down with Dark just a score away at 20 points. The game featured two 20 minute drives that turned up zero points -- one by each team.
Theme of the Day:
The weather without a doubt. I mean this is February, and we're not in LA. We saw a bunch of the new guys make some contributions, Lloyd had a couple of catches, Peter finished out the first game with a TD, Chris almost made a sweet INT. The return of Allscott "Best Gay Quarterback."
Stats of the Day:
Marlon had the only int of the day from my memory. Marlon also came back from a case of the dropsies to make a big 3rd down conversion and then scored a game winning TD, coming up with at least 2 on the day. I had a key sack towards the end of the second game (with the family watching), pushing my way to grab Patrick's flag. Patrick had a nice running TD at the beginning of the first game, though it wasn't enough to keep Light in the game.
The Dark QB's Jim & Brandon played pretty flawlessly in the first game, making tough throws and showing good touch in the romp.
Plays of the Day:
A lot of nice catches. Brandon had a sweet catch on the far sideline. Patrick also showed some great hands in the second game, reaching up high and getting his feet in for a score. After several long drives, with minimal results, Allscott showed everyone why he's "the best quarterback" hooking with Marlon -- one play, 80 yards, 1 TD. Sam had a couple of tough (and I mean physical) catches towards the pool end of the field, going up in traffic and coming down with the ball -- even though one TD was called back. Craig was a go-to reciever for Dark in the second game, showing good concentration on a big 4th down catch as Chris collided with him. Oh, and I showed Charlie's dog who was boss running over him for 5 yards in the first game.
Sure there was other plays, Brandon, Allscott, let me know what I forgot.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Played 2 games this Sunday, and we had a huge turnout (was it was Super Bowl Sunday or the beautiful 50 degree weather) -- playing 8-8 with 3 subs for the first game and 8-8 in the second game.
Game 1 Final:
Dark 32 - Light 20
Dark Roster was something like Charlie, Burton, Tony, Armando, Marvin, Kevin, Craig, Peter, Miles (who took a pain walk after I toasted him for the first TD of the day), Greg, Achai
Light Roster was +/- Patrick, Adam, Barry, Jim, Kenneth, Gary, JB, Lloyd, Marc, JJ, Brian, Dan
Light took a 20-6 lead, then watch as Dark came back, scored 26 straight points, shutting down Light's offense (at one point PJ threw 8 consecutive incomplete's against Dark's man to man defense). Here's some video of the game winner.
Game 2 Final:
Dark 27 - Light 6
Dark Rosterish Dan, Tony, Burton, Brian, Kevin, Lloyd, Barry, Greg, Achai, Armando
Light Roster: Adam, Jim, Charlie, Marvin, Marc, JJ, Craig
Game to 22, Light never really got their act together either on Offense of Defense.
Theme(s) of the Day:
Mud. Oh and the mud. Did I mention the mud? Mix snow, ice and bright sun you get mud, goody like cake batter or baby poop (you're gonna have to trust me on this one), we were caked in it. It felt like you were running with weights on your legs from all the mud on your shoes (nice day to break in new cleats Adam).
I found mud in my ear going home. Still the weather was nice and it was a great day for football, maybe if there had been a little less mud, it would have been perfect.
Quote of the Day:
As the teams were lining up pre-snap, Tony was centering to Dan.
Unattributed: "Watch Tony coming out."
JJ: "We've been watching him coming out for 10 years."
Play(s) of the Day:
Marvin streaking downfield to catch John Burton from behind on a long catch (too much mud on the cleats John).
Burton's INT at the goal line returned for a TD.
My stretching catch over the middle for a TD, reaching out high to snatch the ball out of the air.
Tony's flips (flip on a long return to seal the TD & multiple laterals to win the last game).
Stats of the Day:
My 3 TD's in the first game were Light's only scores -- I dropped #4 after buring Burton deep, who seemed to be standing in the mud, sigh.
Marc St. Pierre had 2 INT's with Light's back agains the goal line.
Burton had a INT which he returned for a TD.
Tony scrambled 20 yards for a TD in the second game.
Kevin continued his streak of blocked passes with another one at the line of scrimmage.
That's about all I can remember after the Super Bowl get together at the Duplex Diner. What do you remember?
Here are some pictures of the day.
Some video from the games.
Game 1 Final:
Dark 32 - Light 20
Dark Roster was something like Charlie, Burton, Tony, Armando, Marvin, Kevin, Craig, Peter, Miles (who took a pain walk after I toasted him for the first TD of the day), Greg, Achai
Light Roster was +/- Patrick, Adam, Barry, Jim, Kenneth, Gary, JB, Lloyd, Marc, JJ, Brian, Dan
Light took a 20-6 lead, then watch as Dark came back, scored 26 straight points, shutting down Light's offense (at one point PJ threw 8 consecutive incomplete's against Dark's man to man defense). Here's some video of the game winner.
Game 2 Final:
Dark 27 - Light 6
Dark Rosterish Dan, Tony, Burton, Brian, Kevin, Lloyd, Barry, Greg, Achai, Armando
Light Roster: Adam, Jim, Charlie, Marvin, Marc, JJ, Craig
Game to 22, Light never really got their act together either on Offense of Defense.
Theme(s) of the Day:
Mud. Oh and the mud. Did I mention the mud? Mix snow, ice and bright sun you get mud, goody like cake batter or baby poop (you're gonna have to trust me on this one), we were caked in it. It felt like you were running with weights on your legs from all the mud on your shoes (nice day to break in new cleats Adam).
I found mud in my ear going home. Still the weather was nice and it was a great day for football, maybe if there had been a little less mud, it would have been perfect.
Quote of the Day:
As the teams were lining up pre-snap, Tony was centering to Dan.
Unattributed: "Watch Tony coming out."
JJ: "We've been watching him coming out for 10 years."
Play(s) of the Day:
Marvin streaking downfield to catch John Burton from behind on a long catch (too much mud on the cleats John).
Burton's INT at the goal line returned for a TD.
My stretching catch over the middle for a TD, reaching out high to snatch the ball out of the air.
Tony's flips (flip on a long return to seal the TD & multiple laterals to win the last game).
Stats of the Day:
My 3 TD's in the first game were Light's only scores -- I dropped #4 after buring Burton deep, who seemed to be standing in the mud, sigh.
Marc St. Pierre had 2 INT's with Light's back agains the goal line.
Burton had a INT which he returned for a TD.
Tony scrambled 20 yards for a TD in the second game.
Kevin continued his streak of blocked passes with another one at the line of scrimmage.
That's about all I can remember after the Super Bowl get together at the Duplex Diner. What do you remember?
Here are some pictures of the day.
Some video from the games.
Monday, January 26, 2009
I wasn't there personally, but I got this from someone who was:
The Scores:
First game was another shut-out 32 -0. Almost the same guys on the losing team as the last shut out -- Brandon, Dan, JB, Burton, JJ, AllScott.
Second game ended in a tie 36-36. It was almost 2:00 and there was a Lacrosse team and another football team waiting to play so we just left it at a tie. Lloyd brought 2 new guys out -- Miles and Peter. Both fast, good, and nice guys.
Stats:
Surprisingly few interceptions even though our team had a ton of stops in the first game. I think we confused them with different schemes/pressure and good amount of man-to-man.
Play of the Day:
Play of the day was a great fade route that Tony threw to Miles streaking down the sideline after a pump underneath.
The Scores:
First game was another shut-out 32 -0. Almost the same guys on the losing team as the last shut out -- Brandon, Dan, JB, Burton, JJ, AllScott.
Second game ended in a tie 36-36. It was almost 2:00 and there was a Lacrosse team and another football team waiting to play so we just left it at a tie. Lloyd brought 2 new guys out -- Miles and Peter. Both fast, good, and nice guys.
Stats:
Surprisingly few interceptions even though our team had a ton of stops in the first game. I think we confused them with different schemes/pressure and good amount of man-to-man.
Play of the Day:
Play of the day was a great fade route that Tony threw to Miles streaking down the sideline after a pump underneath.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Summary of Jan 11:
We started with 6-6, then went to 7-7 as Tony rolled in around 11a, we played two games one very exciting and one the rare blowout.
Game 1 Final
Dark 32 - Light 0
Light Roster: Cipullo, JJ, Allscott, Jon, Marc, Lloyd, Tony
Dark Roster: Kevin, Adam, Charlie, Patrick, Daniel (Craig's brother), Jim
Game 2 Final:
Dark 31 - Light 28 (played to 29)
Dark Roster: Adam, Patrick, Steve, Tony, Dan, Lloyd, Scott
Light Roster: Charlie, Jon, Jim, Kevin, Marc, Danny (Craig's Brother), JJ
Theme(s) of the Day:
The Mud was a constant, JJ could barely lift himself up on play. Everyone was slipping and sliding.
Blow-Outs and combacks. The first game was a quick blow-out, Light never really got its game together and couldn't stop the Dark team. The second game looked like it was heading in the same direction as Dark was up something like 22-7 for a long time, and Dark's only score coming on an INT return for a TD. Sitting Just a TD and XP from victory, Dark stalled out, with Light's defense coming up with 4 stops in a row. Breaking their drought, they came to the brink of victory 28-25 but couldn't convert the XP. Light scored on their next possession to make the round trip from from blow out to victory.
Player of the Day:
As usual it was a team effort all the way around. QB's were unusually ineffective or at least not as effective as usual. My choice would be Danny (Craig's brother) who made several long catches and played good shut-down defense at safety.
Plays of the Day:
From what I remember.... I had a sweet one-handed catched reaching back on the ball with my left hand to scoop the ball and get the INT.
Danny had several nice catches on long bombs and made some good pulls crashing the ball on D.
Tony made his mark today as a receiver beating Jonathan for a deep bomb.
JJ had an INT off of Dan on a deep pass to Allscott and out-muscled Allscott along the sideline for another nice catch. It made up for Allscott's brutish shoulder to the sternum that knocked JJ out of the game for a play.
Blame the Sweatshirt:
Kevin was involved in controvery early as a long gain was called back because his gray sweatshirt was out over his flags. Latter, after 3 bad drops, he blamed the slippery sweatshirt which was taken off mid-game.
Turning Point,..maybe not:
Jim's INT near the goal line to me. I brought the ball out about 20-30 yards before flipping it to Allscott who took the ball the rest of the 60 yards for a TD. That played slowed down Dark's momentum in the second game brining the score to 7-6. It didn't last for long though as Dark went on to score the next 2 TD's bringing them to the brink of victory. But Light was able to wear them down with a tough man to man defense. Eventually going up 25-22 before winning it 31-28. Guess slow and steady won the race this Sunday.
Stats of the Day:
I had 3 INT, one for a TD on a duck of a pass by Allscott in the blow out of the first game. Steve went 2-2 for 80 yards and 1 TD in his only turn as QB. Allscott was 4-12, but he did get an INT and did bring one back with my help for a TD (Editor's Note (1/15): Scott sent me the following correction " I threw a long pass to Tony who flipped it to PJ for a TD - that counts as a TD pass in my QB rating; although 4 - 12 might be a little generous. I think that TD pass was my only completion in 2 drives (1 for 8, 1 TD, 1 INT)"). Patrick had an INT. Dan had a couple of sacks. Can't remember who scored the TD's. Though Patrick had the game winner on a nice catch and run making two defenders miss.
Thanks for JJ & Patrick for their e-mailing me their favorite plays? Did I miss something you did or thought was worth mentioning? Well, e-mail it to me or just post it in the comments.
We started with 6-6, then went to 7-7 as Tony rolled in around 11a, we played two games one very exciting and one the rare blowout.
Game 1 Final
Dark 32 - Light 0
Light Roster: Cipullo, JJ, Allscott, Jon, Marc, Lloyd, Tony
Dark Roster: Kevin, Adam, Charlie, Patrick, Daniel (Craig's brother), Jim
Game 2 Final:
Dark 31 - Light 28 (played to 29)
Dark Roster: Adam, Patrick, Steve, Tony, Dan, Lloyd, Scott
Light Roster: Charlie, Jon, Jim, Kevin, Marc, Danny (Craig's Brother), JJ
Theme(s) of the Day:
The Mud was a constant, JJ could barely lift himself up on play. Everyone was slipping and sliding.
Blow-Outs and combacks. The first game was a quick blow-out, Light never really got its game together and couldn't stop the Dark team. The second game looked like it was heading in the same direction as Dark was up something like 22-7 for a long time, and Dark's only score coming on an INT return for a TD. Sitting Just a TD and XP from victory, Dark stalled out, with Light's defense coming up with 4 stops in a row. Breaking their drought, they came to the brink of victory 28-25 but couldn't convert the XP. Light scored on their next possession to make the round trip from from blow out to victory.
Player of the Day:
As usual it was a team effort all the way around. QB's were unusually ineffective or at least not as effective as usual. My choice would be Danny (Craig's brother) who made several long catches and played good shut-down defense at safety.
Plays of the Day:
From what I remember.... I had a sweet one-handed catched reaching back on the ball with my left hand to scoop the ball and get the INT.
Danny had several nice catches on long bombs and made some good pulls crashing the ball on D.
Tony made his mark today as a receiver beating Jonathan for a deep bomb.
JJ had an INT off of Dan on a deep pass to Allscott and out-muscled Allscott along the sideline for another nice catch. It made up for Allscott's brutish shoulder to the sternum that knocked JJ out of the game for a play.
Blame the Sweatshirt:
Kevin was involved in controvery early as a long gain was called back because his gray sweatshirt was out over his flags. Latter, after 3 bad drops, he blamed the slippery sweatshirt which was taken off mid-game.
Turning Point,..maybe not:
Jim's INT near the goal line to me. I brought the ball out about 20-30 yards before flipping it to Allscott who took the ball the rest of the 60 yards for a TD. That played slowed down Dark's momentum in the second game brining the score to 7-6. It didn't last for long though as Dark went on to score the next 2 TD's bringing them to the brink of victory. But Light was able to wear them down with a tough man to man defense. Eventually going up 25-22 before winning it 31-28. Guess slow and steady won the race this Sunday.
Stats of the Day:
I had 3 INT, one for a TD on a duck of a pass by Allscott in the blow out of the first game. Steve went 2-2 for 80 yards and 1 TD in his only turn as QB. Allscott was 4-12, but he did get an INT and did bring one back with my help for a TD (Editor's Note (1/15): Scott sent me the following correction " I threw a long pass to Tony who flipped it to PJ for a TD - that counts as a TD pass in my QB rating; although 4 - 12 might be a little generous. I think that TD pass was my only completion in 2 drives (1 for 8, 1 TD, 1 INT)"). Patrick had an INT. Dan had a couple of sacks. Can't remember who scored the TD's. Though Patrick had the game winner on a nice catch and run making two defenders miss.
Thanks for JJ & Patrick for their e-mailing me their favorite plays? Did I miss something you did or thought was worth mentioning? Well, e-mail it to me or just post it in the comments.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
First game of the new year was played on a fairly mild winter day. We ended up with 16 guys for a nice 7-7 with a sub each. We only got one game in, of course it was a 2 hour game, and Charlie had to get home to watch the Dolphins (sorry Charlie, but you got to be happy with the season, right).
The Teams (as best I can remember):
Dark: Adam, Patrick Tangey, Jay, Steve, Jonathan, Craig, Brandon, JJ
Light: Jim, Tony, Charlie, Sam, Kip, Mike from Boston, I'm forgetting 2 guys.
Final Score:
Dark 32 - Light 20
Theme of the Day:
Defense. Not sure how long the score seemed stuck at Light 14 - Dark 6. Light had several opportunities to open up that lead, but interceptions killed their chances. Meanwhile Dark took its time, with some interceptions and turn over on downs, before it could come back and take over the game.
Stats of the Day:
TD's: I had 2 including a the game winner on a beautiful play -- JJ blizting in blocked Tony's quick pass to Sam "MVP" on the sideline, the ball floated beautifully up in the air to me steaking down uncontested for the game winner.
INT's: There were a lot of them. I had 2, Jay had one with Dark's back against the goal line, Patrick had one, Jimmy had at least one for Light. Sure there were others I missed.
Sacks: Patrick had at least one, rushing in un-touched to get Jimmy before he even had a chance to look downfield. Newcommer Mike, a visitor from Boston's league, showed some good strength on the pass rush, and had several sweet pulls including one on Brandon (I think) for a sack.
Play(s) of the Day:
Sam "MVP" had a beautiful catch on the sideline, showing great body control as he twisted towards the sideline to come down with the ball and get his feet in on a 40 yard bomb.
JJ's block of Tony's sideline pass, to set up the game winning INT returned for TD was just a great play.
Not on the Scoresheet:
You may not have noticed it unless you where in the Dark Defense's huddle, but Patrick did a great job of calling the Dark defense, throwing different schemes at Light's Qb's -- Tony & Jim, and different blitzes. Those calls along went a long way towards throwing Light off-balance, keeping the Dark team in the game long enough to get its offense going.
Sure I missed your favorite play or TD, let me know in the comments section.
The Teams (as best I can remember):
Dark: Adam, Patrick Tangey, Jay, Steve, Jonathan, Craig, Brandon, JJ
Light: Jim, Tony, Charlie, Sam, Kip, Mike from Boston, I'm forgetting 2 guys.
Final Score:
Dark 32 - Light 20
Theme of the Day:
Defense. Not sure how long the score seemed stuck at Light 14 - Dark 6. Light had several opportunities to open up that lead, but interceptions killed their chances. Meanwhile Dark took its time, with some interceptions and turn over on downs, before it could come back and take over the game.
Stats of the Day:
TD's: I had 2 including a the game winner on a beautiful play -- JJ blizting in blocked Tony's quick pass to Sam "MVP" on the sideline, the ball floated beautifully up in the air to me steaking down uncontested for the game winner.
INT's: There were a lot of them. I had 2, Jay had one with Dark's back against the goal line, Patrick had one, Jimmy had at least one for Light. Sure there were others I missed.
Sacks: Patrick had at least one, rushing in un-touched to get Jimmy before he even had a chance to look downfield. Newcommer Mike, a visitor from Boston's league, showed some good strength on the pass rush, and had several sweet pulls including one on Brandon (I think) for a sack.
Play(s) of the Day:
Sam "MVP" had a beautiful catch on the sideline, showing great body control as he twisted towards the sideline to come down with the ball and get his feet in on a 40 yard bomb.
JJ's block of Tony's sideline pass, to set up the game winning INT returned for TD was just a great play.
Not on the Scoresheet:
You may not have noticed it unless you where in the Dark Defense's huddle, but Patrick did a great job of calling the Dark defense, throwing different schemes at Light's Qb's -- Tony & Jim, and different blitzes. Those calls along went a long way towards throwing Light off-balance, keeping the Dark team in the game long enough to get its offense going.
Sure I missed your favorite play or TD, let me know in the comments section.
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