The Skinny
Flag Football
Well the streak is over, thanks
to Old Man River but, a 4-1 week is not bad for the master of
prognostication. My overall record holds
now at an incredible 20-5. Onto the games...
Game 1 – Storm v Millertime
After there last two games
both these teams need a win to stay out of the cellar in their division. All that gets you is an extra playoff game in
the 4v5 series. However, it also means
you get to play the number one seed next.
The storm could use Han, Luke, and Darth to straighten out their team
and Millertime just needs Coach Ditka
to drive the team bus. Team MVP George
Stevenson continues to excel and maybe this week he can score some points on offense
as long as some quarterback can get him the ball. Both teams can use a few players for next
season but most important, a quarterback.
They have used a combined 10 of them this season with none having a
rating over 60. My prediction...and this is one of the tougher games, but
someone will come home with a W– Storm 22, Millertime 8.
Game 2 – Jags v Gamecocks
With so much riding on this
game, ties included, you can tell Freddie he can come back and play – the league
fee is paid in full. The Gamecocks, will bring their A-game until of course the last
10 minutes when they completely fall apart as Pete runs when he should throw or
throws when he should run. Giving him
the time is his offensive line du jour – Big Ben “Road
Warrior Animal” Marcus and Pat “Quiet Storm” Denardo. On the other side of the beach, Rod Stewart
better have his hot legs as he hopes to “plug” every hole in the Gamecocks
defense. With the Schwartz off somewhere
combing the desert for clues and Dr. Joe Larocca
performing emergency surgery on George’s bicep, Todd can only hope the season
extends a few more weeks to get everyone healthy.– Gamecocks 52, Jags 46
Game 3 – Light Speed v Mile High Boys
What the Mile High Boys need
is what is exactly on the menu – Light Speed.
The speeders have yet to put anything up in the win column as there 46
points scored are also less than half there nearest team. Almog will be
running and Frank “Refrigerator” Chuderater will be
catching them all as they should make quick work of the speeders like they were
profiling state troopers on the jersey turnpike. If this game does not get out of hand and both
teams can control themselves without any *@$^%$(*^ or physical
stuff, the game should go the distance.
If not look for an early end – Mile
High 52, Light Speed 8
Game 4 – Firehawks v Barracudas
In a season of upsets in this
division, no one is more surprised that Eddie and Manny have hooked up on so
many passes. With the chauffer catching so
many passes and Sonny Han making all of those pulls the Firehawks
are finally on a roll – spring roll that is.
However, on the other side of the ball another team is just on the edge
of surprising an opponent and that is the Cudas. With a roster having more players than the
entire Monmouth football squad, Jaeger may have finally found the key to
winning – having his boy Shane on the other side of him. If he gets his quarterback, whoever that may
be that night enough time to throw it, they just may pull off the major
upset. That’s why I got to go with them –
that is in the consolation round not this week- Firehawks 52, Barracudas 50
Game 5 – First Round v Rebels
This game is like the Knicks
getting the Celtics after they lose to New Jersey. First Round has seen better times than this season
and may hold true to their name and get that pick in next years session,
however this is flag football not the pros.
Case in point Audie Nova still leads the team
in points and he hasn’t played since week three. There have been stars rising however with the
heavily tattooed Chris Springblood making several
pulls. On the other side, the Rebels are
coming off one of their worst losses of the season. Losing John Krajamus
to a freak bathroom accident – something about slipping on the wet floor – has really
hurt the receivers as even Marcus and mini-me can’t
bring in every pass. Hopefully the
defense will rise but in this one they won’t need them as this knockout should
happen just like the team name says – Rebels
56, First Round 18