First, I want to say how happy I am with this league's owners. We navigated some rough waters during the first few weeks and came out with a full 32 owners when some other user-created leagues are having difficulty filling.
I counted 15 owners today who have been active participants, either through volunteering for the trade approval committee or the Player of the Week committee or by active participation in the forum discussions. Thanks for making my job easier, and our league funner (yes, I know it's not a word).
Preseason Parity: Only three teams finished 4-0 in the preseason and only three teams finished 0-4. Three of the Orlando Renegades' four losses were by three points, one in OT. I certainly hope parity will be one of the distinctives of this league.
The Kid: Baltimore Stars rookie QB Victor Gorman played every minute of every down. In fact, he is currently the only QB on the Stars roster. Gorman threw seven interceptions and one TD during a 34-7 loss to the Los Angeles Express in his first start and finished the preseason with 6 TDs, 12 interceptions, and a QB rating of 44.42.
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| Victor Gorman, QB, Baltimore Stars |
The TD Makers: Quarterbacks Vincent Goode of the New Orleans VooDoo and Daniel McKee of the Chicago Blitz threw 11 TDs and one interception during the preseason. William Hill of the Portland Storm was nearly as good (10/1) and had the highest QB rating (152.92) of any QB with 40 or more pass attempts.
Running Wild: If there was an MVP of the preseason, it was probably Arizona Wrangers RB Curtis Scott. He rushed for 387 yards (8.8 per carry) and two TDs, caught 9 passes for 85 yards, returned five kickoffs for 305 yards and THREE touchdowns and returned five punts for 32 yards. That's 809 all-purpose yards in four games, folks.
Dee-Fense: Three of the top four tacklers in the league during the preseason play for the Baltimore Stars: FS Jacob Mummert, SS Earl Campbell, DT Felix Long.
At the Half: With so many subs playing in the second half of games, only the first half scores would appear to be valid for comparison's sake. The San Antonio Gunslingers led 23-0, 21-3, 14-0, and 23-0 at intermission in their four games.
At the Top: The New Orleans VooDoo scored far and away the most points (174) of any team during the preseason. The Arizona Wranglers were second at 136. The Florida Blazers allowed the fewest (30), with the Detroit Wheels second (42).
Tomorrow (Sunday), I plan to post some fearless predictions.
