Sunday, October 22, 2017

Week 6: Hornets Show Their Sting

Week 6 Roundup

Longsuffering Charlotte fans and head coach UKRAINE were finally rewarded with their first victory of the season in Week 6 as the Hornets held off the New York Stars, 26-12.

Chas Schneider finished the game with a 116.67 QB rating. He fired TD passes of 44 yards to RB Shawn Ayala and 29 yards to WR Clair Wyche in the first half. Wyche and WR Joe Doyle both accumulated more than 100 yards receiving. The defense took over in the second half and RDE Kevin Staten sacked New York QB Jason West in the end zone for a safety with 2:49 to play.

The Hornets are definitely making progress. Last season in Week 6, the Hornets lost to the Stars, 58-7, and Charlotte was being outscored by an average of 41-8. This season, if you elliminate one outlier (a 78-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Maulers), that margin is 22-13. Yards from scrimmage per game is up from 232 to 296.

  • Talk about addition by subtraction. The New Jersey Generals waived much-maligned RG Dave Lapham, then went out and topped the previously unbeaten Georgia Force, 29-14. The Generals defense forced seven turnovers including Freddie Gilbert's sack that forced a fumble promptly recovered by James Lockette in the end zone for a New Jersey TD.
  • The only remaining unbeaten teams, the Oakland Invaders and Chicago Blitz, square off in Week 9. The Blitz rolled past the Florida Blazers, 30-7, in a rematch of World Bowl I. Chicago QB Daniel McKee fired three TD passes. The Invaders edged the Cleveland Thunderbolts, 21-14, on Lee Lacy's TD pass to WR Jerry Tucker with 1:50 to go. Cleveland drove to the Oakland 30 before MLB Edward Ryan's clinching interception at the Oakland 15.
  • There were four ties and SEVEN lead changes before James Hooper kicked a 26-yard field goal to give the Shreveport Steamer a 34-31 win over the Boston Breakers. Boston K Timothy Riley, last season's All-Pro kicker, missed wide left from 23 yards with 4:15 to play.
  • The Oklahoma Outlaws took their third straight loss after a 3-0 start, losing 23-17 to the Philadelphia Bell.
  • Donald Gary's 53-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter gave the Southern California Sun a 13-10 win over the Memphis Showboats.

Week 7 Preview

The Detroit Wheels meet the crosstown rival Michigan Panthers with second place in the Midwest Division on the line. The New Jersey Generals will try to put more distance between themselves and the Boston Breakers.The San Antonio Gunslingers are a 12-point favorite over the Houston Gamblers in the Battle of the I-10 Construction Zone.

Booger's Bits

In case you missed this post on the league forum:
As of game 6 of the 1975 season, QB William Hill of the Portland Storm has thrown
  • 2 straight regular season games of over 500 yards
  • 3 straight regular season games of over 400 yards
  • 7 straight regular season games of over 300 yards
The last time Hill was under 300 yards was December 15, 1974, against the Arizona Wranglers where he was 17/42 for 250 yards and 1 TD while being INT twice. During that span, he threw 34 TDs and 5 INTs while being sacked 8 times.

Coach Profile: Danny-G96

User Name: Danny-G96
Team: Southern California Sun
Playing MFN since: January 2, 2017
Hometown: Houston, TX
Current Residence: Orlando, FL
Day Job: Student
Favorite Teams: Tampa Bay Bucs, Chicago Bears
Real-Life Sports Experience: Getting beaned in the head my very first at-bat in Little League baseball as a kid.
Fantasy Sports Experience: Not really into fantasy honestly, this is the closest I get to it.
Coach's Corner: Just because a player has a high rating doesn't always mean he's going to be a star player. Busts do exist and not every player fits into every scheme. 
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