Word From The Mouth: Week 3 in the Books!

Word From The Mouth: Week 3 in the Books!

Kevin Kousaie

MFL Division 2 

Word from the Mouth 

By Kevin Kousaie

 

Game Recaps

 

Hello everyone, hope you all are having a good week. There are a few things that have shocked me this season including 3 teams are still 3-0 and 1 of them isn’t the Iron Wolves who are a surprising 1-2. How long will we go with an undefeated team? My guess would be week 5 or 6 but I haven’t seen the schedule so no real idea of who is playing who yet. I know one thing for sure is that after this week we will only have 2 left.

 

Old School vs Gros Gars

 

Dahic was able to throw for just under 150 yards, but the guy also ran 3 times for 43 yards, so he pretty much put up 200 total yards which is a solid number. What surprised me was that Old School was unable to punch in the ball in the second half. Dahic was able to move up and down the field but the guys kept on dropping passes that could have gone for scores. For Gros Gars they need to find out who the QB is going to be and stick with it and deal with the growing pains of developing a QB. Don’t be the Cleveland Browns of the MFL. You guys have some solid player and should be able to compete, so figure the QB situation and you’ll win some games and be fine.

 

Free agents 1 vs Raccoons

 

This game nearly didn’t happen since the Free agent team were missing players and the Commissioner was scrambling around at the last minute to find a few subs. Thank you Old school for helping out, even though Free Agents would have been better off with a forfeit if it comes down to points against as the tie breaker. This was a real ugly game. Roch had to play QB and he did throw 3 TDs to go along with 9 interceptions, but the problem with those 3 TDs was that they were to the wrong team. I do have to say the every game I watch of the Raccoons they get at least 1 pick 6. I want to see it they can keep that up all season. Everyone who caught a pass for the Raccoons got into the end zone at least once. Not every game will be this easy for the Raccoons but they are a very solid team not to be taken lightly. Both teams should be fine and I can see them both in the playoffs but one team needs to start to figure sh*t out soon. Good luck the rest of the way.

 

Settebello vs Vindicators

 

This ended up being a 1 score game, which isn’t surprising, it just sucks for Vindicators that they lost to a team full of subs. I won’t talk much about Settebello here since it was 95% subs playing. I will say Aftab keep doing what you are doing on defense but on offense you need to eliminate or at least lower that interception number. Throwing 2 TDs is fine, but not when you throw 2 ints. Cut that in half, give yourself an extra possession or two, and you will help your team out and you will win more games. I think you need to figure a way in close games to get the ball in the hands of your best player in Vince. I have seen countless times in division 1 where he takes a 1 yard pass 40 yards for a TDs. Figure this out while still spreading the ball around enough so they can’t only take him out the game and you will be fine. Hope both teams have more of their regular players next week it will make this easier to write about since I don’t have names and stats for subs.

 

Next Week’s GotW: 7th Rounders vs Old School

 

I have had the pleasure to see Old School play a few times this season and what I can say about them is that Dahic doesn’t turn the ball over that often. Adam seems to be able to get behind the defense quite a bit, which doesn’t surprise me with his speed, but it surprises me that teams allow him to get behind them before they turn and try to run with him. If I was Old School I would use Yuri a little more especially in the red zone. Use his height to your advantage. 7th Rounders I haven’t seen them play, but any team that has 3 solid receiver each with over 14 catches is going to be hard to defend, but if they want to keep on winning they need to get other guys involved also. When your 4th receiver has 3 catches team will figure that out and shut down your big 3 then you’re screwed. Defensively they are stout but they need to get more pressure on the QB. 3 games in and 0 sacks is not what I was expecting from Terry. Improve in these areas and we might be see you guys in the finals. Good luck out there on Saturday and may the best team win.

 

Predictions

 

This is the only section people real care about since they want to know if I have picked them to win. Last week was my best week so far going 5 out of 6, not to shabby if I do say so myself. Jon and the Iron Wolves blew the perfect week. For the season I have gone 12 for 18 incase you are keeping track.

 

Raccoons vs Settebello                            Raccoons

7th Rounders vs Old School                      7th Rounders

Free Agents vs Vindicators                      Vindicators

Gros Gars vs Injured Reserves                 Injured Reserves 

D#Nasty vs Team Bernier                        D#Nasty  

Nice TDs vs Iron Wolves                          Iron Wolves

 

Power rankings

 

#1 D#Nasty (3-0)

#2 7th Rounders (3-0)

#3A Nice TDs (2-1)

#3B Old School (2-1)

 

I know that I have 4 teams on this list which should only be 3 teams, but teams 1 & 2 are solid picks, but the next two I have them as very close to one another and as for the other undefeated team - win this week and you will most likely make the list next week.

 

This week has a lot of big match ups. Just look up top and see these could all have playoff implications this early in the season. Some teams need to come out with a big win if they want to be considered as a threat, others will come out and struggle but by the end of the season will be fine. Remember go out have fun and try to help your team in any way possible. Good luck teams.

Word from the Mouth: Thoughts From Week 2 - Div 2 (the secondest of weeks and divisions!)

Word from the Mouth: Thoughts From Week 2 - Div 2 (the secondest of weeks and divisions!)

Kevin Kousaie

Week 2 down and 8 more to get done before the playoffs. Some teams might feel they are going to make it for sure and some might feel that they have no chance, but it’s still a long ways away and anything can happen. I coach my son’s flag team and I tell them it’s not how you start but how you finish. Before I get into last weeks game, I want to shout out to Old school for the win on Saturday. Come see me before or after your game I got something for you. With victory comes the spoils. Jon, no perfect season this year! (Ed’s note: whatever, brah)

 

Game Recaps

 

Vindicators vs D#Nasty

 

Both of these teams had huge wins in week 1 and I thought that Vindicators were going to walk all over D#Nasty, but I was dead wrong and it was the other way around. Aftab needs to find a way to get more completions than interceptions. Seriously, 7 for 26 with 8 Ints? This isn’t your first time throwing the ball. Go speak to Steve from the Outlaws on how to get people the ball, design plays for that 1 guy and if it’s not there run. You do have 2 legs, right? If you want to win you will need to help the defense out by scoring a few TDs. They can’t be out there all game. As for D#Nasty, at the beginning of the season I knew very little about this team but after 2 weeks everyone better play a perfect game if they want a chance to beat these guys. Kevin did a fabulous job last week spreading the ball around with a 9 man roster and hitting 8 different guys that is quite a feat. Kevin doesn’t really have a go to guy, he just finds the open man and launches the ball in his direction. Defensively they seem solid, but I’m not completely sure if they are that good or if the teams they beat up on don’t have a capable QB. This is a team to keep an eye on. They could go up to the top or they could fold against a good team, only time will tell. I’m tempted to jump on the bandwagon now, but I think I should wait another week and see and see what happens. 

 

Iron Wolves vs Old School

 

This was last weeks pick for GOTW and it was a good one between two of the more established teams. One team left very happy and one was making excuses as soon as it ended. It was the first time that Old School beat Iron Wolves, and it was more of a manhandling in my opinion. Sorry Jon, I just call them how I see them. Jon playing the dink and dunk only works if defenses get frustrated and get out of position. I will give credit where credit is due: Old School didn’t miss many tackles on first attempts, so there wasn’t much YAC. I knew Iron wolves were missing a few guy but I thought with Ian coming back that it would have been enough to squeak out a nail bitter, but it wasn’t. Ian but up respectable numbers for his first week back with catches for 53 yard and a TD, but it was on defense I expect more out of him. Hopefully next week they can rebound back with a full squad. Dahic out did what I expected to see from him that day with 202 yards and 4 scores. Good job, but if you want to keep on winning you’ll need to spread the ball around a little better as only 3 guys caught balls. Adam had a monster day with 5 catches for 105 yards and a score. Adam, I expect this from you on my team also now. Yuri seems to only know how to catch TDs, can anyone figure a way to stop this GIANT. Matthieu is a having a solid year on offense and I hope he can figure out how to bring up that sack total. The last 2 things I want to mention is that Charles should have been 2 for 2 with 2 TDs passing, but someone tripped over air (no name here) but it would have been his third score of the game. Matthieu, now that you finally beat Jon is the trick to not have Goldrick show up to the game? LOL. Great game both teams. I hope the rematch is just as good. 

 

Settebello vs Nice TDs

 

This was the one game I thought was going to be boring to watch since I figured it was going to be a blowout, but lo and behold it was a great game right down to the wire. Alex had a decent game and had his team up 13-0 with little time left in the first half. Then what do you know? Kris takes Nice TDs down right before the half to make it a one score game and they were getting the ball back to start second half and that could have sunk Settebello. Nick had a big day with 6 catches for 90 yards and a TD, and his big play came to start the second half with a 45 yard score to bring them within 1 point of Settebello. After that, Alex started to drive his team down the field to try and go up 8 when Adam made a nice break on the ball and intercepted it. Now it was time for Kris to take control of the game, driving the team down the to finally get their first lead of the game on a long 1 yard pass to Greg who might not get much attention on offense, but is one of the better rushers in the division (Ed’s note: I’d say league). I thought at this point Nice TDs have the game given that Kris, Adam and Greg would be able to shut down Settebello. Was I ever wrong! These guys went straight down and score on a 32 yard pass from Alex to Phillp. How were both teams able to go back and forth without someone feeling like it was over? Kris did it again folks taking his team down and regaining the lead with only a few minutes left it the game. Had Nice TDs left too much time for Settebello? The way the game had I thought so. Had the final grain of sand fallen from the hour glass on Settebello chances of victory? They started to march. 3 yards here, 4 yards there, a big 21 yards on 4th down to bring them within scoring distance. Settebello had 7 seconds remaining to try and snatch the victory away. It seemed as if Kris was getting a little frustrated. He played 3 game earlier in the day and wanted a clean sweep going 4-0. This is where Kris made it happen. Grabs the ball for an interception on the 2 yard line to seal the game for Nice TDs. Both teams played great it was a slow first half, but the second half was amazing. I think this was the first game of the season that came down to the last play. Best of luck to the both of you for the remainder of the season.

 

Next Week's GotW: Nice TDs vs D#Nasty

 

I have chosen this as my game of the week because all Kris and Nice TDs do is win and I want to see what D#Nasty can do against some real competition. D#Nasty has had a cake walk so far this season having surrendered 0 points after 2 games, though I really don’t see that continuing this week and I also can’t see them putting up 40 either. This is their first challenge and we can see what they are made of. It will be difficult for Nice TDs to figure out how to stop them since Kevin throws all over the place. Will this be the week he throws his first pick of the season? On defense, D#nasty seems to have a lot of ball hawks and it should make it hard for Kris to find the open man, plus he might be under some pressure from the rusher. Guys, remember try to keep him in front of you. Other the Kris, who is going to step up this week? Nice TDs have 3 quality receivers in Adam, Nick and Benjamin. One or even two of them need to step up if they want a chance to win. Defensively they’re good and don’t make many mistakes. Kris is the leader and everyone knows their role. Greg will be the key to the team success he needs to get pressure fast and all day long; don’t give Kevin time to look for the open man. The team that plays as a team and doesn’t make the big mistake will win this game. One stop or turnover is all it might take. Go out have fun and show everyone why this is the game they should stick around and watch. Good luck on Saturday guys. 

 

Prediction Time

 

This is what you all want to see if I pick you to win, some of you will be happy and some mad.  Remember, this is just what I think. You still need to play the game. Last week I improved from the first week, going 4 out of 6 bettering my week 1 performance by one game, for a total of 7 out of 12 on the season. If I improve by 1 game every week that means I got 5 of the games right this week, who is going to prove me wrong and cost me a perfect week. 

 

Nice TDs vs D#Nasty                                                                      D#Nasty

Old School vs Gros Gars                                                                Old School

Injured Reserves vs 7th Rounders                                                  7th Rounders 

Iron Wolves vs team Bernier                                                           Iron Wolves

Raccoons vs Free Agents                                                               Raccoons 

Vindicators vs Settebello                                                                Settebello   

 

I hope everyone who has read my articles so far this season have enjoyed them. If you have any feedback or comments I’d love to hear them. I will always take them in to consideration when I write my next one. Don’t come to me with some crazy a** sh*t cause I won’t put it in and I will make fun of it in my next article. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next weeks article.   

Word from the Mouth: Thoughts After One Week - DIV 2 Edition!

Word from the Mouth: Thoughts After One Week - DIV 2 Edition!

Kevin Kousaie

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to week 2. Week 1 went off with good weather except for that first game but got better as the day went along. The games weren’t as close as I was expecting, but again it’s week 1 and there are a lot of new teams. Every team will improve so don’t be discouraged if your team lost. We still have 2 teams without names, so I have decided to name them myself. Take a look to see in my predictions to see what I’ve called them. 

 

Game Recaps

 

Free Agent 2 vs Vindicators

 

I want to start by hope that the Bearded Wonder is OK. I saw you hurt your knee last week, get better soon. I want to mention that if your team doesn’t have shirts that we have pinnies to wear so you aren’t wearing the same colour. I am only mentioning this since Vince was able to walk away with 5 (yes 5!) INTs and took 4 back to the house for 6.  Offensively Vindicators didn’t have to do much. Aftab will need to improve on his 36% completion rate if they want to be able to compete with some of the stronger teams, unless their defense plays like this all year. Lesniak was the main man for Free Agents 2 but Dane went to him way to often when guys or girls were open on sideline.  Dane if you are playing QB next week you should come a little early watch some of the QBs in division 1 and ask them for some pointers on play calling.

 

7th Rounders vs Settebello

 

I didn’t see much of this game just bits and piece. Both QBs were turnover machines with each team throwing 5 picks. I chalking this up to both teams being new and they are still trying to get comfortable with each other. I would have expected Charles to feed Terry the ball until they covered him and that would have opened up the field for everyone else. Team Settebello if you want a chance to win you need to figure out how to get more out of your guys, 4 catches 17 yards isn’t going to get it done. When I looked over the stat sheet I was surprised to see Terry was left with a goose egg in the sack department. I thought he would have had a field day a new team new QB, kind of disappointing. After 1 game Terry you have less sacks then Jon, yup you read that right Jon. I hope that all these turnovers don’t become a trend. Week 2 I hope I don’t see 5 INTs again from either of these teams. 

 

Iron Wolves vs Raccoons

 

I had the privilege of watching this game first hand and it was a typical Jon game. Taking your time calling plays, don’t make any stupid mistakes let the defense get bored and frustrated while you slowly but surely drive down the field. I guess Jon didn’t want a repeat of what happened in the winter playoffs. It was a better game for the Raccoons than in the Preseason as they were able to move the ball a little and Sebastien did throw a TD in this game but he didn’t throw any picks either, can’t say the same about Jon who threw 2 of them (Ed’s note: one was on the last play of the game on an attempt to jam in a TD!). Iron wolves had 3 players with 7 or more catches very impressive. Sebastien, if Phillippe can keep that average at or even around 24 yards per reception that would force a lot of teams back and open up underneath for some of the other guys. The Raccoons have a solid defense now all they need to do is find the offense to go with it. I know that the Raccoons will get better and I hope that the Iron wolves don’t get to much better because they are already a very tough team to play against. 

 

Game of the Week

 

Iron Wolves vs Old School

 

This game is between 2 of the more experienced teams in division 2. I really hope it doesn’t turn out like the last GOTW which was a 1-sided slobber knocker (Ed’s note: WHAT?). I hope that Old School got the duck out of the way early and can come out blazing. Defensively don’t get out of it when Jon takes the clock down to the final seconds stay focused and ready. You guys have a chance don’t turn the ball over and if you can score quickly and put pressure on them then Jon will need to change his game plan. With Dahic and Yuri on the back end you guys are good. Jon will need to find a way to keep to his game plan and try to get the short guys out of position. Goldrick will be all over the place so you might be able to catch him once or twice. Heck Jon, you have been around enough to know what you are doing and how to attack a defense so I won’t say anything else about that. Good luck guys and lets make this what a GOTW should be, a back and forth slobber knocker! (Ed’s note: WHAT?)

 

Predictions

 

Its prediction time again and last week I went 3 for 6. Can I do better this week? I’m sure once I know the teams better my winning will also go up.

 

D#Nasty vs Vindicators                                                                                          D#Nasty

FA 2(Lesniak and his posse) vs FA 1(Roch & a Hard Place)                                  Lesniak and his posse 

Team Bernier vs Gros Gars                                                                                    Team Bernier

Iron Wolves vs Old School                                                                                     Iron Wolves

Raccoons vs 7th Rounders                                                                                      7th Rounders

Settebello vs Nice TDs                                                                                           Nice TDs

 

This week we will finally see who ended up snagging the better players from Free agency. This could be fun one to watch or it could become a lopsided affair. I want to know what you guys think of the names I put out there for the Free Agent teams. If you guys like them keep them if you don’t come up with your own but if you do stick with it but I want 25% of all merchandise. I hope you liked the read this week and good luck to all the teams. Play safe and have fun. 

Word from the Mouth: Preseason Thoughts and Week 1 Predictions (Div 2)

Word from the Mouth: Preseason Thoughts and Week 1 Predictions (Div 2)

Kevin Kousaie

Welcome back to another fun filled article from the best looking Ref and player this league has ever seen. So now that Preseason is out of the way it time to move onto bigger and better things, the regular season. This when teams really start to play and where I can start stating the obvious. I hope you guys are ready for me to finally speak the truth.  The goal for every team in this division should be to beat Jon and the Iron wolfs but not just beat them but to humiliate Jon.  I want guys getting picks 6s all day long and holding it up while Jon struggles to chase you down. I want a video of that happening, No we can’t do that Jon will start changing rules during the games then. LOL. Now let’s move on to what happened during the preseason games which I saw. 

 

Raccoons vs Old School

 

This game from the first play I thought was going to be a long one. Dahic throws a pick 6 on his very first attempt, in my head I’m like I hope it’s not going to be like this all game. Maixme made a great jump on a ball that hung up going into the wind and had enough speed to out run Dahic to the end zone. He did come back and redeem himself a few plays later with a nice 45 yard td to Adam.  It was a tough day for QB Sebastien Landry between the 5 picks he threw or get roughed up a few times by Old school rusher Matthieu who was rushing for the first time. Sebastien keep at it Old school is a good team, when it is windy short and sweet let the receivers do all the work for you with YAC.  Matthieu watch that arm of the QB but it takes time and with the effort you put out every play and the hard work you’ll get the hang of rushing.  It was a good effort from both teams, remember it’s not how you start the season its how you end it.

 

Gros Gars vs Iron Wolves

 

This game was a closer game then what I expected it to be. After watching Gros Gars warm up I thought Jon and the Iron Wolves were just going to have their way with the newbies. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. Yes the Wolves were missing player but this was a new team and Jon has more experience than the entire other team put together.  Andre had a field day going off for 114 yards on 9 catches with 2 TDs. Jon did what he normally does and slows the game down and methodically works his way down the field and wears the defense down. Charles was able to pick off one of Jons passes and was able to take it to the house for 6 points. I will say this that by week 3 or 4 Gros Gars will become one of the more dominate teams in division 2. Gros Gars didn’t help out Jean Sebastian with the amount of drops that the team had as a whole, once they get that under control they will be fine. Next time these two teams meet I think it will be a way different game Iron Wolves should have their full team and I’m sure by then that Gros Gars will have figured it out. Have a great season guys and remember if you beat Iron Wolves you had a successful season. League moto is BEAT JON.

 

The Mouth's Game to Watch: Old School vs Nice TDs

 

This will be the most exciting game this week is division 2. You have Nice TDs who want to get back to the finals like they did last fall but this time want to walk away with the title. Old school is looking to start off the season off with a win against a very strong team. This game will have a few things that can and might turn the tide one way or another.  Is Matthieu going to be able to keep Kris Hope from running wild all day? Will Kris be able to place the ball where only his team can get it? Old School flies around every ball that is in the air so Nice TDs will need to attack that ball and not bobble it up where Old School can take it away. Will Greg be able to get after Dahic fast enough so he can’t find the few weak spots in their defense? This game will come down to who makes the d=fewest mistakes and can stay calm if something goes wrong. I hope you guys make it interesting so that people want to come early to see how it is going. Have a great game guys and try to remember it’s a game that we are playing for fun.

 

Predictions 

 

Old School vs Nice TDs                                                     Old School 

Gros Gars vs D#Nasty                                                        Gros Gars

Vindicators vs 2018 Free Agents 2                                     Vindicators

7th Rounders’ vs Settebello                                                 7th Rounders’   

Iron Wolves vs Raccoons                                                    Iron Wolves 

Team Bernier vs 2018 Free Agents 1                                  2018 Free Agents 1

 

I hope everyone who has spent the time reading this has enjoyed it, if not too bad. This is week one only 12 more weeks until we see if anyone can unseat the Iron Wolves as champs. If you guys have any comment or complaints you can come see me on Saturday and we can discuss it but remember I’m always right. LOL. OK Maybe not always right but never ever wrong. Now let’s go out there and have some fun. Football season is underway. No better season than that. People say their wedding day or when their kids were born is the happiest day of their life that is because they have never played in the MFL on opening weekend. Good lucky everyone have fun. 

Word From The Mouth: Div 1 Western Conference Thoughts

Word From The Mouth: Div 1 Western Conference Thoughts

Kevin Kousaie

Here's part two of Kevin "The Mouth" Kousaie's write up on the Division 1 teams coming into the Spring 2018 season!

 

Deep Threats

 

This team is a little tough for me to write about since they haven’t sent in the complete roster yet I also don’t know too much about them. I’ll try and give it a shot anyways.  So a team with the name Deep Threats better come in and air out the ball, especially when you have someone like Jonathan Svetna who can make an average QB look good by winning every jump ball that comes his way. I hope that whoever plays QB for them learns when and where to take those shots down field or else it might be a long season for them.

 

KOLB

 

This team came in last spring season and made it all the way to the finals. Along the way the beat my team The Holy Trollers (who want revenge by the way).  So right now I don’t know their roster so it will be difficult to really talk about these guys. But what I can say is that this past weekend they didn’t look too bad. They should be a solid team coming into the season but we will have to wait and see. 

 

Locomotion

 

Alex De Luca will be back and be the driving force for these guys. When this man runs you better not get in his way. Just be glad we are playing flag and not tackle. Not really sure who else will be joining him but they will compete against everyone week in and week out.

 

Krakens

 

These guys look great on paper, but how long can they stay healthy for (Silvio, Carmelo) (Ed’s note: Kevin wrote this before learning of all their week 1 injuries!). Joking aside we don’t want to see you guys get hurt. They have so many guys to talk about. Carmelo Bruna is a former Defensive player of the year who has been gone since the Ball Hawk championship days. Glad to see he’s back. He is a big addition to the roster. Silvio Ciarrocchi and Kevin Smuda are probably the best one two receiver in the league. They both do different things. Kevin will use his size and his remarkable hands to catch everything even when you are draped all over him. Silvio is that quick guy out of the slot that no one seems to be able to stop. Robert Prudhomme at QB can pick and choose how to beat you take one away and the other is open unless he wants to check it down to Francisco Ballesteros who is a top three center in the league.  

 

Outlaws

 

This team has been around for a few years now and won the title last spring in a blowout. This season they are without a few of their old player. Meissa can’t play since he doesn’t have the time anymore. Shyanne Stewart missing for work is a big loss for Stephen Harripersaud. Stephen will now need to find other guys that he can depend on. Stephen can take any team he is on a long way he just need to focus one play at a time. Eric Tanguay is great when you are in need of a few yards. He is the center that will make the catch using his big body to shield you from the ball. Vincent Blondin is a Speedster that can and will take a one yard slant to the house. I’ve seen him do it more than once.  He has a newcomer to the team in Adam Durant-Alleyne who Stephen built chemistry with last season while playing for the White Walkers in Div 2. Adam is a good addition he just needs to make sure he has the ball before running. 

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