April 28th - RECAP

A personal message from The Commish:

“Thank you to all who showed up to play this week. Ten players made for an unbelievable game and we hope to continue the strong turnout in the future. Please keep up the invitation to your friends and coworkers. The League appreciates it!”

Now for the RECAP!!!

The stage was set! This week’s Saturday Game featured two of the leagues premier athletes, A-Train and Matt “Gimme” Moore.

The players had been using the media to trash talk each other throughout the week, the culmination of which took place on the grassy gridiron of Glencoe. Let’s recap the “war of words” from the week.

A-train to Matt: Who are you kiddin- I have seen you play...you better have KT call during the game so you have an excuse to bail out on your beating.

Matt: “Anthony, just promise me you'll guard me...I want some easy td's this week.”

Anthony: “The only easy TDs you will get will be from your wife.”

Matt: “Well, I guess you should know about easy...you know, with your mom and all...”

A-Train: “Suck it!”

Matt: “I assume that is your concession speech.”

(Although The League does not promote the use of Mom’s or Wives for trash talk, the above recap was posted merely to show the fierce competition of these prominent players. For the record, future uses of Wives or Mom’s in trash talking will be fined, by The League, if the team doesn’t take action first!)

With that said, Let the GAME BEGIN!

Matt and A-train took command of the game and became the Captains’ of their respective teams. Once the morning DRAFT was complete, the teams took their spots on the field.

Team “Gimme” Moore took the ball first and failed to score during their first series.

At this point, Team A-Train took control of the game and scored quickly on three straight possessions.

Team “Gimme” Moore was starting to tighten up under the pressure of the game! The pressure was so great, in fact, that Captain “Gimme” Moore blew chunks’ on the field! (This event was capture on camera and is proudly displayed on the top right of this blog).

Shortly after this event, Captain “Gimme” Moore retired for the day leaving Captain A-Train as the unquestioned dominator of the match up!

Congrats to A-Train coming out on top of the slightly anti-climatic event!

Weekly Awards

MVP April 28: Casey Ford – After nursing an injured hamstring, taking a Novocain shot and tight wrapping the quadriceps, Casey fought through pain and agony to lead his team to seven TD passes, two other TD catches and a rushing TD! Absolutely amazing! He also pulled in one interception that led to a TD. Quite possibly one of the best performances yet on Saturday Morning!

Bill Bates Award: Named for the Cowboy legend who had a nose for the ball and made seemingly every play defensively… T-Darley wins this award as he’s got the battle scars to prove it.

Worst Pre-game Meal: It was so bad that it ended up on the field, check the picture on the top right and see if you can find the bad onion ring that “Gimme” Moore had eaten either the night before or the morning of the game.

Top Captain: After all the trash talk, A-Train was able to back it up with a Victory. Personally, this observer believes that the difference was in the shoes; CLICK CLACK, Under Amour HUhhhhhhhhhhh!

Best Throw: Hunter captures this award due to his laser beam throw to the front corner of the end zone where somehow the ball went between two defenders and into “Favre’s” hands. Granted “Favre” had to make a great catch and toe tap for it to remain inbounds

Jeremy: Best Jay Novacek impersonation for effortlessly working the middle of the field with is big soft hands. Plus, who wouldn’t want to see Jeremy with a Novacek mullet!


Longest 5 yard pass: Darrel gets this award from taking a short dump off all the way to the house; a self proclaimed speedster with no endurance! This newcomer of the week has established himself as one of the SMFL’s premier deep threats.

Penguin Award: The player that flourishes the best when no HEAT is on them. Holland takes this award with pride! There were numerous plays where his number was called but he couldn’t shake the “Favre” coverage. Only when the defense went from a Man Defense, to a Zone Defense, was he able to score. (Now if that’s not calling someone OUT, I don’t know what is!!!!)

Best Catch: For the second week in a row, the tactile “Favre” pulled in a fireball pass from Hunter S. in the corner of the end zone, with two defenders all over him.

“It was quite a site! I wish I could experience being caught by the tactile Favre sometime soon ;).” (Unknown attractive female observer of the game who happened to be walking her dog at the time).

What Great TIMING!!!

Best QB Performance: “Farrellio” - for successfully executing the Offensive Coordinator’s (Casey) complicated game plan.

“He picked apart the stiff defensive zone so meticulously that it was reminiscent of how meticulous “Favre” picks his wedgy after being burned deep!” (Unnamed member of Team A-Train).

Thanks again for all who were able to make it. Look forward to the weekly e-mail.

Remember…

-Stay Classy America