Week 5 - RECAP

This turned out to be a great weekend for football, and the participation was outstanding!

Thank you to all the players who showed up and made it happen.

Without further ado, the teams shook out like this:

Team 1

Hollandjagt
T-Dar
Easy E Reed
Big Mike V
Craig
Rugby Chris
Favre

VS

Team 2

Rhino Reist
Baylor Dave
General Josh
Sweet Feet Darrell
Iman the Quick
"Zephyr" Avery (Zephyr is a Greek god of wind)
RB
Rugby Drew


The early post game talk about this game has it ranked near the top of the SMFL’s list of entertaining games to date. Depending on whom you talk to, it may go down as one of the biggest heroic comebacks or biggest gutless collapses in SMFL lore.

Team 1 started off red hot with the two-headed quarterbacking of Easy E and Favre finding the likes of Holland and T-Dar to jump out to a quick 3-1 lead. Their defense also added fuel to the fire thanks to a couple INTs by Craig whose TD catch and run along with T-Dar’s TD throw to Rugby Chris staked Team 1 to what looked to be a “cruise control” 5-1 lead.

In a revealing statement by a supposed SMFL veteran and wannabe team leader, Favre told our SMFL sideline reporters at the time,

“Can this be any easier?! We haven’t even broke a sweat, and we’re about to win!”

(This lack of respect for the game and the opponent is something that will not be tolerated from any SMFL regular…regardless of the name on his back.) Fortunately for the league, T-Dar overheard this and was quick to reprimand Favre and briefly apologize for any disgrace caused.

Well, trailing 1-5, this is when the SMFL was treated to what may become a defining performance from this week’s MVP…General Josh. In what can only be described as a steadfast determination and utter refusal to lose, the General came as close as he could to single-handedly taking over the game.

Before Team 1 knew what was happening, the General had come down with a couple INTs and 3 TD catches to lead his team from the basement, to within striking distance, to a tie, and eventually to the win in a short period of time.

“I appreciate the individual award, but our entire team picked it up to come back and win. Drew and Dave were great at QB, and our whole defense combined to shut them down.”

A dejected Favre had this to say after the game:

“I’ll take the blame. I dropped a sure TD and had a couple bad throws on other potential TDs.”

“We agree!” said the rest of Team 1.

Regardless of how you view the comeback/collapse, this week’s game should be remembered for the performance of a rising star in the SMFL…congrats General Josh.