Preseason (sort of) Predictions and Power Rankings

Preseason (sort of) Predictions and Power Rankings

Kevin Kousaie

Players of the Week

 

This is where I will be picking one player on offense and one on defense per division for my player of the week nominations. 

I want to point out that there are a few rules everyone needs to know about beforehand. If you play on multiple teams you can only win for your higher division unless you are playing a different position. 

Two, if you come see me to campaign for the nomination there is no way you will get it. This is 100% my choice and I won’t be influenced into picking you. 

Oh, and last thing, your team needs to win because how does the player of the week lose? I was going to do a Studs and Duds section instead, but I knew some of our players would cry when they won Dud of the week (ed’s note: that’s mean to say about your son). Let’s leave it at that and remember to ball out and show me why you should be up here.

 

Predictions 

 

(ed's note: these picks were made before the games and will normally come out before the weekend!)

 

In years past this is where I would tell you who I like to win this week and why I have picked them. I am still going to do that, but this year I will be picking against Jon, Terry, and Will with the winner having bragging rights and a pretty sweet crown and scepter awarded at the end of the season to the winner. The only rule that we have here is that none of us pick our own games. 

 

Here are my picks in bold. 

 

Division 1

Outlaws vs Henchmen NA

Just like I said up top I won’t be picking my teams games.

 

Division 2

Outlaws vs KOLB

I have to go with Outlaws here, they are just too good and have way too much talent. KOLB will learn that coming back to Montreal from Brossard isn’t all fun and games. KOLB could win, but they will need to play their best and with this being week 1 I just don’t see it.

 

Les Beautes vs Thunder Buddies 

These two teams have had a scrimmage or two against each other over the past few weeks and every time Les Beautes win. I want to mention that in these scrimmages they have rules that don’t allow Terry to do what he does best and that is run. I have also been hearing things around my house that no one in this division will be able to hold the kid down this season and no one better try him because 6 points will end up on the scoreboard going the other way. This is what I have heard and that is why I have to go Thunder Buddies to win. Also Les Beautes are going to be worn out by the time this game starts. 

 

That is it for this week’s picks. Hope you enjoyed and do what you have to do so that I look good and have made all the right picks. 

 

Power Rankings

 

I know the season hasn’t started yet, but just like in the NCAA and you will get preseason rankings. It makes it hard for me to pick my top 3 since I haven’t seen you play yet, so this is all based off of what I see on the rosters and how well that team has played in the past. 

 

Division 1

#1- Outlaws

#2- Henchmen

#3- Zach Zwirn Team

 

Division 2

#1- Ninja Turtles (ed’s note: bumped up to D1!)

#2- Outlaws

#3- Honor Game 

 

Division 3

#1- Les Tannantes

#2- Nice TDs

#3- Iron Wolves (ed’s note: this is optimistic, but I like it!)

 

Division 4

#1- Sneaky Snakes

#2- Thunder Buddies 

#3- Les Beautes

 

Division 5

#1- Gold Rush 

#2- Phoenix

#3- The Flamboyant Flamingos

This is how I see it at the start of the season or at least leading up to week 1. I know it’s not perfect and some teams might be upset they did make my top 3 or even where they are ranked in my top 3, but suck it up and show me where you belong. Let’s also remember that it’s not where you start the season, it’s where you end it. Things here are going to get filled around plenty of times before the season is over, so don’t worry about how I see your team, just keep winning and eventually your team will be up here.

 

Final Thoughts 

 

Looks like you made it all the way to the end. Good Job. I know that it has been a long while since most of us have been out seeing people that aren’t in our family bubbles, but that time is slowly but surely coming to an end. And boy am I glad. 

Not being able to go out play sports and see friends has been tough. We have made it all this far and it’s only a little more. Please remember to go get your vaccine if not for yourself, but for everyone around you. The faster we all get vaccinated, the faster life goes back to normal. 

 

With week 1 almost upon us please remember to stretch and loosen up before your game no one wants to get hurt the first week and be hampered by that injury all season. Let’s all take it easy and work our way back into game form. I want everyone to remember that this is a game we are all out here to have fun and get some exercise. Play safe, have fun, and enjoy yourself.  

Word from the Mouth: The Mouth Speaks Again!

Word from the Mouth: The Mouth Speaks Again!

Kevin Kousaie

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls people of all ages welcome back to another season here in the MFL. I know that the last year has sucked royally, but we are slowly but surely getting back to normal, let’s hope. 

This is going to be the largest season to date in the MFL as we have 48 teams in 5 separate divisions. I know right now that there might be a few spots still available for this season (ed’s note: for individual players, no room for teams, but we have a waiting list!), but it is never too early to get your spot for the fall season. 

This season I think I will be keeping to the same format that I have in the past, but I might end up making a few tweaks to spice it up a little. 

The season should be starting on June 5 for most teams, but a few will be played this weekend. Since everyone will be playing 10 games over 10 weeks there are no off weeks and every game matters. Division 1 has 7 teams, Division 2 has 12 teams, Division 3 has 10 teams, Division 4 has 12 teams and division 5 has 7 teams. That will be tons of games for me to cover alone so Terry and Will are planning to do a podcast to cover what I miss. I think that will be pretty cool. With them doing that I have decided that my weekly recaps will only cover 2 games per division, this way they will have plenty to cover as well.

 

Season Preview & Expectations

 

Division 5

 

909 Unicorns

This is a team with little experience, but got better last season even though it was cut short. If this team can get organized they should be able to get some wins. Eric will have to do a better job as a passer and pick the times he wants to run in order for that to happen. There is a good chance that they finish at 5-5 or better.

 

Gold Rush

They have made their way back after taking a season off. Travis was the guy to do it all for them a few seasons ago and it will have to be much of the same this season. If Gold Rush was able to get another solid player or two expect them to do some damage in this division. If they did that expect them to be at least 6-4, if not no better than 5-5.

 

Phoenix

This team has tons of raw talent, but other than 2 or 3 players on the team, no experience. They will take a few weeks to get going, but once they do watch out. I hope that my team can go at least 6-4, but really 8-2 is more likely. I know that might sound cocky, but I have to keep it real. 

 

Phoenix 2

First off, I hope a name change is coming because 2 teams with the same name in a division of 7 is not cool (ed’s note: I vote they both change their names to the “Rough Riders”). This was a team that came out a few weeks ago to our tryouts and they have a few really good players and some players that will take a few weeks to fully understand the game. This season is going to be tough for them, but they will improve as the season goes on. If they are lucky I can see them pulling out a 2-8 record at season’s end.

 

The Flamboyant Flamingos

This is a team all about having fun. They have 2 really good players and a few role players. I feel that if they all make it out to every game and skip the annual camping trip they will be fine and hold their own in the division. This team can go anywhere between 4-6 to 6-4, it just depends on the schedule and their attendance.

 

Raph Levy Team (New Revolution) 

I know this team doesn’t have a name yet, but Raph’s last team was Revolution so calling them the New Revolution fits. I have known Raph for many years now and even though him getting in to the HOF was a bit of a shock, he was one of the better players in the league for the first few years. This is a team of new players that will have to listen and learn from what Raph is trying to teach them. If they can do that and Raph can play half as well as he used to then this team should be fine. They will start off rough, but finish strong. This team should be able to pull off 5-5.

 

Free Agent Team

 

This team is a complete unknown. When you’re bringing a bunch of players together that haven’t played before it takes time to gel. If this team has a good QB and 1 or 2 guys who can catch they should be fine. A new team with none to very little experience, they won’t win more than 1 game this season.

 

This is how I see the season turning out for most of the teams. I know everyone might not be happy with how I see it, but let’s just remember that I haven’t seen any of your teams play so anything can happen.

Word from the Mouth: No Joy in Mudville Tonight edition

Word from the Mouth: No Joy in Mudville Tonight edition

Kevin Kousaie

As you all know by now, Montreal has moved into the Red and more restrictions have come down. It is Monday as of this writing and we are all waiting to see what the government will decide to do about sports or at least team sports (ed's note: we've seen...). From what I have heard it doesn’t look good for us. If we all follow the government’s guideline and everything gets better then we might be able to get back to playing on Halloween. My bet would be that the season is over. I would have liked to finish the season off, but you can’t fight with the government, well you can, but you’re going to lose. 

We were able to make it through 11 weeks in the spring and 4 weeks this fall season without any teams having an outbreak, the NFL and NCAA can’t say the same. Does that mean Jon is a better commissioner then those guys running the other leagues (ed's note: yes, yes it does)? I’ll leave that to you to make that decision. Should we make it in back for Halloween, Jon will be making a few changes to how we will be playing, my understanding is it will be a double elimination tournament with all teams making it in. Fingers crossed this happens. (ed's note: if we actually restarted by Halloween, we would actually be able to get teams up to somewhere between 7 and 9 season games in, so we would likely just finish a shortened season).

 

Week 4 Recap - Division 4

 

Washington Foreskins vs Airborne (32-6)

This was a complete shellacking by Washington, they could do no wrong. Gabriel had a good day throwing, I just wish his completion percent was higher, but his running was unstoppable with 6 carries for 79 yards and 2 TDs. Airborne had the same problem that they have had all season long and that is drops. Guillaume might not be the best QB in the division, but he is good enough to win a few games if his team catches the balls when it is thrown to them. On defense, I’m not sure what Airborne was doing, I would have Matt as my rusher since he is one of the best in the division or at least was last season. All Washington did on defense was pick passes off, they ended up with 4. I was hoping to see a closer game, but it wasn’t meant to be. Maybe next time.

 

RawSauce vs Sneaky Snakes (21-1)

Everyone in the division was shocked by this game. I’m not sure how this could really happen. I understand that Andre wasn’t there for this game, but this was embarrassing. For the last few weeks I have said that Sneaky Snakes would be fine if David took over and played QB, but after completing only 4 passes it doesn’t look that way. Maybe if Andrew was in the huddle giving David some pointers it would have worked out better for them. The only points they were able to get was a pick on a convert by their sub Nick. Ludovic had a great game for RawSauce amd he took his time made the right reads and didn’t force bad passes. This was by far the best game RawSauce has played all season. Will they be able to keep it going once we get back?

 

Sneaky Snakes vs 909 Unicorns (32-20)

This game Andrew was back throwing and you could see the team was better off for that. The trend this season with Sneaky Snakes is get up big in the first half with Andrew playing QB then switch to David in the second half. If they don’t make the switch then this game is much different and more lopsided. Eric has improved as the season goes along but he is dealing with a bunch of new players and this is also the first time he is playing QB. I felt going in that Sneaky Snakes were just going to walk all over the Unicorns, but it was nice to see that the game was relatively close. Okay, so the game really wasn’t close at all. Snakes were up big and then Unicorns made it look like a game with some garbage time TDs. I’m not saying Unicorns weren’t going to score, but most teams being up big take it easy down the stretch so no one gets hurt, I know I do (ed's note: I've been taking it easy "down the stretch" since about 2016).

 

RawSauce vs Flamboyant Flamingos (6-0)

This was the most boring game I saw all weekend and that includes the Rams and Giants game where at least there was a fight. Flamingos had no fight in them this week, they also didn’t have much of a team. I think they had as many fans cheering them on from the end zone as players on the field. Ludovic didn’t have the same success as his last game, but he did throw the games only TD, but also the only picks as well. 3 of them to be exact. That is what is shocking about the game, you throw 3 picks and get none in return and still win the game. Let me mention that Flamingos were missing their QB Dimitri and Tristan stepped up and tried to help lead the team to victory. This game had no plays that stood out and I was surprised that a team even scored. 

 

Thunder Buddies vs Les Beautes (32-31)

I said it last week that Les Beautes couldn’t stop the run and that would be why they would lose and it looks as if I was right. Terry had 6 runs for 54 yards and a score. When I saw that Kris was subbing for Les Beautes I thought that they would pull off the upset, then I remembered Kris is only a few weeks away from needing a walker and that he wouldn’t really have a huge impact on the game. At one point Thunder Buddies were up 2 scores and looked to be running away with the game, but slowly Les Beautes crawled back into it and even took the lead and I started to wonder "isn’t this Le Ber park, not Mercedes-Benz Stadium?" How can they be blowing another second half lead. Thunder Buddies weren’t going to be the Falcons this week and they were able to score and get the convert to take a 1 point lead with a few minutes left. Terry then picked off Simon and Thunder Buddies ate up the remaining time on the clock and only allowed Simon 1 shot at getting the win, but the pass was incomplete. This game had a little bit of everything and I hope next time I get to see it firsthand. 

 

Phoenix vs Les Last Calls (12-25)

This was a fun game to play in. Les Last Calls were able to get their first win of the season and were all smiles afterwards. Sébastien was by far the best player on the field in this game, he had 3 TDs and 3 picks as well. Phoenix has shown signs of improvement each week and the main thing that they are looking to get out of the season was having fun and learning the game. Phoenix made a few mistakes that Les Last Calls capitalized on. I want to point out that Julie had a very good day putting pressure on me all day managing to get a few sacks and even running me over which was a penalty that Jon never called (ed's note: I mentally cancelled it out with the Unsportsmanlike call for diving I was giving you, though props on the "acting"!), maybe he was out with Les Last Calls until last call on Friday night. I will also be sending a letter to the Commissioner about how the lights came on right as we were going to get a convert and it blinded Julie and the ball fell incomplete and that was going to be the start of our comeback. Phoenix is a team that plays best under the bright lights. I know that my team had fun in this game and in this division that’s what it’s all about.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

This season I will be picking a player of the week where the winner will be getting a bottle of alcohol. This is sponsored by Les Spiritueux Iberville You can follow them on Facebook @spiritueuxiberville and on Insta @spiritueuxiberville Great alcohol with a great taste by one of MFL’s own Mario.

 

This might have been the last week of the season. I hope that you did enough to get noticed to make it into my top 2, if not once we get back maybe you will. 

 

Division 2

 

Offense 

#1- Maxime Fournier 6 catches for 105 yards and 3 TDs and 1 1point convert.

#2- Charles Duchesne 21 of 33 for 153 yards, 3 TDs, 1 pick and 2 runs for 8 yards.

 

Defense 

#1- Francis Huot-Locas 4 tackles and 3 sacks. 

#2- Loic Savioz-Seguin 5 tackles, 2 picks and 1 pick 6. 

 

Division 3

 

Offense 

#1- Jasmin Henri 14 of 20 for 269 yards, 7 TDs, 2 picks and 3 1point converts.

#2- Nick Reeves 4 catches for 74 yards and 2 TDs. 

 

Defense 

#1- François Rochette 3 picks and 1 returned for 6.

#2- Craig Owie O’Brien 3 tackles and 3 picks. 

 

Division 4

 

Offense 

#1- Gabriel Samné 10 of 20 for 106 yards, 3 TDs, 2 1point converts, 6 runs for 79 yards and 2 TDs. 

#2- Ludovic Goulet 24 of 39 for 262 yards, 3 TDs, 1 pick, and 1 1point convert.

 

Defense 

#1- Sébastien Lucas Alzate 1 tackle and 3 picks.

#2- Nathaniel Soulard-Lesage 3 tackles and 3 sacks.

 

I had lots of great performances to choose from, but I could only pick 2 so not everyone was able to make it into my picks this week. I am beginning to wonder if the players on D#Nasty have a drinking problem, every week one of them balls out and ends up on my list. Maybe it just gives them motivation to play better, but whatever it is they need to keep it up. Better luck to everyone else once we get back. 

 

Final Thoughts

 

Like most people in the league, I hope that this wasn’t the last week of a season I was hoping to finish it off. We are so close with only a few weeks left. The only good thing to come from us taking a few weeks off is for the old guys like myself we have time to rest up and recover. It would really suck not to finish. This whole year has been f*qed by Covid. First we had to postpone the winter season, then the spring season started late and that made fall season start late. At least we were able to get out and play this season even if only for a little. 

We will all need to do our part if we are going to get back playing this year. Please stay in and wear your mask and don’t have get togethers. Everyone needs to be smart, don’t just think about yourself, think about everyone else. 

If this is my last article of the year, have a great rest of the year and I hope to see everyone back when the MFL starts up again (ed's note: me too).

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

In years past I have never had anyone picking games against me and have done week this past week the editor has decided he is going to give it a shot and see how he does. Since the editor didn’t pick week 1 I will be throwing that out and only counting from week 2 on or until he quits at making his picks.

 

Division 2 (Mouth 1-2, Editor 2-3 LW)

 

OG Panthers vs Honor Game (ed’s pick: Honor Game)

Honor Games is on a roll and I just can’t see how OG Panthers are going to score enough points to pull off the win.

 

Centurions vs Joey’s Haters (ed’s pick: Joey’s Haters)

They have the better defense and since Max is no longer a Hater, we have no idea who will be throwing for them.

 

Dolphins vs OG Panthers (ed’s pick: Dolphins)

I’m taking OG to win, but only because they have to get a win at some point and now is a goods a time as ever. No, they play good defense and will force a few turnovers in this game.

 

President’s Choice vs D#Nasty (ed’s pick: President’s Choice)

I can’t see D#Nasty playing that poorly to lose this game. PC is all over the place on both sides of the ball and the QB ends up throwing balls right at the defense on some plays.

 

Bitter Boys vs President’s Choice (ed’s pick: President’s Choice)

Bitter boys have a solid offense and, in this game, it will look like their defense is even better. Bitter Boys will have their way this week.

 

Division 3 (Mouth 4-1, Editor 3-2 LW)

 

Les Tannantes vs Sriracha All Stars (ed’s pick: Les Tannants)

Les Tannantes are going to win this game because they are the better team from top to bottom. They will slow down Marvin and Jason and give Eric a hard time trying to find someone else open.

 

Nice TDs vs Old School (ed’s pick: Old School)

Old School will win because they have the better QB and they are a team that can make more plays consistently.

 

Nice TDs vs Les Fraises Sauvages (ed’s pick: Nice TDs)

I have a feeling that Nice TDs will win in a really close game. Rob will help get Les Fraises Sauvages more organized, but he is just one man and won’t be able to beat Nice TDs alone.

 

Underdogs vs Mustard Tigers (ed’s pick: Mustard Tigers)

Underdogs had a huge win last week, but they won’t have the same results this week. Mustard Tigers are a very good team and don’t have many weaknesses.

 

Iron Wolves vs Les Fraises Sauvages (ed’s pick: Iron Wolves)

This will be a game that Iron Wolves will win easily, but not by a ton of points since that isn’t how Jon plays. They will get the lead, try a few new plays, and run the clock down. Just like they did last week.

 

The Wieners vs Good Vibes (ed’s pick: Good Vibes)

I’m taking Good Vibes for their first win of the season. I’m not sure if JC will be back this week, but even if he isn’t Good Vibes will still have the best player on the field and Jeremy should be able to get it done.

 

Division 4 (Mouth 4-1, Editor 2-4 LW)

 

Airborne vs Washington Foreskins (ed’s pick: Washington Foreskins)

Washington Foreskins are going to be too fast for Airborne and it might get ugly really quickly unless Guillaume can slow the pace of the game way down and not turn it over too often.

 

RawSauce vs Sneaky Snakes (ed’s pick: Sneaky Snakes)

I’m going to ride the Snakes until someone shows me that they can be beaten and that won’t happen this week. They are just too good for the rest of the division.

 

Sneaky Snakes vs 909 Unicorns (ed’s pick: Sneaky Snakes)

This game just like their other one is against a far inferior team that shouldn’t give them much trouble.

 

RawSauce vs Flamboyant Flamingos (ed’s pick: RawSauce)

Flamboyant Flamingos have been playing pretty well this season and I can see it continuing this week. Both teams are relatively new and seem to have ups and downs but Flamingos are more organized from what I have seen so far this season.

 

Les Beautes vs Thunder Buddies (ed’s pick: Les Beautes)

This is a rematch of the spring finals and just like then Thunder Buddies win. I don’t necessarily think Thunder Buddies are the better team, I just haven’t seen Les Beautes be able to stop the run yet.

 

Phoenix vs Les Last Calls NA (ed’s pick: Phoenix, but don’t count this for me)

I don’t pick my game and everyone should know that by now.

 

There are my picks for the week. Last week I did better than the Editor, so if you’re a betting person stick with my picks. I, unlike the editor, won’t pick my teams games since I have more morals and he can get an easy pick by picking against himself every week. (ed’s note: I didn’t think of that! Lemme switch my pick real quick…)

 

Power Rankings

 

Last week, I needed a few days to go over everything and look at the records and who played who. By now I know who the teams are and how dominating they can be, so making this week’s list was a little easier.

 

Division 2

#1- Outlaws

#2- D#Nasty

#3- Honor Game

 

Division 3

#1- Old School

#2- Les Tannantes

#3- Mustard Tigers

 

Division 4

#1- Sneaky Snakes

#2- Thunder Buddies

#3- Washington Foreskins

 

With the matchups this week and a few teams needing to rebound, this list might get flipped around and all over the place. We are only a few weeks into the season, but teams are starting to make themselves noticed as the top dogs, but on any given Saturday any team can beat another team if the conditions are just right. If you and your team want to make my rankings, then win a few games and it might just happen.

 

Final Thoughts

This week will be a bit cooler than last week and everyone might want to start gearing up for that the rest of the season. The best thing about it getting colder is Marvin will start to wear pants that will stay up. I know some of you were thinking that when you arrived at 9 am that I’d be in a shirt, but unless it’s snowing, I won’t be.

The city has moved us into the red, but that doesn’t affect that much from last week.

I want to point out that there is a new rule that spitting on the field is an unsportsmanlike penalty and on the second offense that player is going to be ejected from the game. Look we are in the middle of a pandemic and need to look out for everyone around us, not just ourselves.

The field, moving forward, will be set up the same as this past weekend.

Field 1 is by the bleachers, 2 will be perpendicular to the football field, and 3 will be by the baseball field.

I want to tell everyone not to show up super early to your game as we are limited to the number of people we are allowed at the field at once and after your game please try and leave as quickly as possible.

With all that being said, go out, have some fun, and please be safe and follow the rules as we really want to finish the season and not get shut down.

Word from the Mouth: Red Alert! edition

Word from the Mouth: Red Alert! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Let me start by saying thank you to all the captains (or at least most of them) who followed the message about not showing up too early or sticking around after your game. As most of you know by now, Montreal is in the Orange right now, but most likely by the weekend it will be upgraded to Red which will mean more restrictions (ed’s note: How did he know?!?).

This week the city wanted only 25 players and only 2 fields at one time, but Jon and George worked some magic and got that number bumped up and for us to be allowed our regular 3 fields. The set up wasn’t ideal, but we were all still able to play at the right time.

The league needs everyone to be smart about this. If you aren’t feeling well and have any signs of Covid or have come into contact with someone who has Covid, please take the week off so you don’t get the rest of us sick. I just hope that we are able to finish our season.

 

Week 3 Recap - Division 4

 

Les Beautes vs Airborne (25-6)

This was the first time in a while that Les Beautes had more than 6 players at the field for a game. This was a game that I kind of expected to see a bigger score difference. Simon played a really good game, finding players wide open and making the right reads. He did a good job of distributing the ball around and keeping the defense guessing where it was going. Guillaume must have been happy that over the week his team figured out that they are allowed to catch the ball. I know I joke about it, but I see it so often in lower divisions where players are wide open and before they catch the ball, they have already turned up field looking for extra yards. Just catch the ball first. With Les Beautes, if they have their full roster teams have a chance to compete with them, but when they have players missing like the last few weeks, they should be able to beat most teams easily. Airborne is a good division 4 team, it’s just hard for them to compete with teams that have been playing with each other for a while.

 

Flamboyant Flamingos vs Les Last Calls (34-0)

If you were looking for offense this wasn’t the game to watch. Between the 3 players who threw there was a total of 17 completions for a total of 157 yards and the team that lost had 9 of them (ed’s note: Yards or completions?). Les Last Calls from what I have heard are doing the same thing as Flamboyant Flamingos did last year and just played man all game. That will work against certain teams, but not against every team and by doing that a QB will be able to pick you apart or at least most will. That is pretty much all I can say about this game.

 

Thunder Buddies vs Sneaky Snakes (12-26)

This game was supposed to be the matchup of the season with the 2 best teams facing off, and it wasn’t even close. Sneaky Snakes are just too good. In the first half Andrew was throwing for them and he could do no wrong with 3 possessions and 3 scores. I’m not counting the one right before half when Sneaky Snakes had the ball with 10 seconds left. This only started to look like a game once Sneaky Snakes switched QBs at half to David. The second half was more fun to watch because the teams were on more of a level playing field. Thunder Buddies defense was able to step up in the second half getting 3 picks and I think 2 of them were on their attacking side of midfield. With how good Thunder Buddies defense looked in the second half, Sneaky Snakes defense was better and it was for the whole game, they racked up 5 picks and 4 sacks. Terry took off and ran 14 times in this game and maybe that was the plan, but on a few of those runs if he had kept his head up he would have seen that a player was wide open once or twice.

 

Rawsauce vs 909 Unicorns (20-12)

I didn’t see this game or hear anything about it. What I can tell you is that Unicorns are getting better. Eric doesn’t seem to be running as much and has been making better reads. What ended up costing Unicorns was the 2 pick 6s that Eric threw. I’m not sure who should be happier about the game. Rawsauce stole this game and were lucky that the defense bailed them out. Unicorns are getting better and if Eric cuts down on the picks they might even win a game or two.

 

Les Beautes vs Les Last Calls (54-6)

I’m not going to talk about Les Beautes dismantling Les Last Calls They are a very good team and Les Last Calls aren’t on the same level as them and it’s not fair. Les Beautes should have let up and not done it like this. At some point you have to take it easy on new teams once you have the game in hand.

 

Phoenix vs Washington Foreskins (12-42)

This wasn’t a good game for Phoenix as their receivers couldn’t get any separation and that made it hard for everyone who lined up at QB. I will give Washington Foreskins credit where it is due as they are mostly soccer player that are fast and athletic, they jumped every single pass we threw and I think they batted at least 5 balls away plus they picked off 5 balls. I think once Washington plays a team with a little more chemistry we will see what they are really made of. Phoenix will get better each week, but the area that needs to improve most would be the QB getting the ball in a good spot, the defense needs to find a rusher, and communicate better as the play is going on.

 

Top Performances of the Week

 

This season I will be picking a player of the week where the winner will be getting a bottle of alcohol. This is sponsored by Les Spiritueux Iberville You can follow them on Facebook @spiritueuxiberville and on Insta @spiritueuxiberville Great alcohol with a great taste by one of MFL’s own, Mario D’Amico.

Last week we had our first offensive and defensive Performances of the Week and who would have guessed that the defensive player was going to be a QB? I know I would never have guessed that.

I have decided that if you play 2 games in a week you will no longer be penalized for have 1 bad game out of 2. As most of you know, Jon picks his players of the week per division that ends up on the MFL website, but those are his picks and ya you get your face and stats up there, but with me and my picks you get a bottle that you can either share with your teammates or keep it for yourself.

In week 1 and week 2, I have given a bottle to D#Nasty and after it was given out last week they might think it will be a weekly occurrence, and it might be if they keep playing like they have been. Now let’s get to my picks.

 

Division 2

 

Offense

#1- Shawn Haney 5 catches for 112 yards, 2 TDs and 1 1point convert.

#2- Vincent Blondin (2 games) 5 catches for 143 yards, 3 TDs, 1 1point convert, 1 run 6 yards and 1 TD.

 

Defense

#1- Simon-Pierre Laferrière 2 tackles and 3 picks.

#2- Kevin Smuda 2 tackles and 2 pick and 1 pick 6.

 

Division 3

 

Offense

#1- Jason Armenti 16 of 25 for 199 yards, 5 TDs, 4 1point converts and 3 runs for 22 yards.

#2- David Marcotte 5 catches for 82 yards and 2 TDs.

 

Defense

#1- Roxane Potvin 5 tackles and 2 picks.

#2- Philippe Pharand 1 tackle and 2 picks.

 

Division 4

 

Offense

#1- Simon Valiquette 14 of 25 for 290 yards and 8 TDs.

#2- Lucas Morin Laferrière 4 catches for 86 yards and 2 TDs.

 

Defense

#1- Felix Laroche-Johnston 4 tackles and 3 picks.

#2- Marc-Antoine Léveillée 2 tackles and 2 pick and 1 went for 6.

 

Those are the players I picked this week. If you want to make my list then you need to ball out and show me you deserve to be up here.

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Montreal Flag Football League