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.
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Monday, February 09, 2009
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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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