Flag Recap March 22, 2008

PHOTOS: Andrew tries to get away from Gator Mike. To see more photos by Brent, click here. Also, if your photo is not here, e-mail Brent and he can see what he has.

WEATHER: Perfect, 72 and sunny and no wind.

WELCOME: A big hello to new players David and Karl (Jason’s brother).

GAME: Kind of two games. White and Dark were even early, then Dark led by 13, before White made a great rally to pull it out. It did help when Christophe donned White.

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: Duffy was our first player with a turban and Karl was our first barefoot player. He had a bad blister and took off his shoes. Maybe I should impersonate him. On his first drive minus shoes and socks, he had a great interception that turned the game. He later added a TD.

BIZARRE PLAY OF THE DAY: Ray at QB went deep and Mat for White had the ball in his hands for a pick. But it caromed off and into the waiting arms of Drew for Dark, who took it the distance.

CATCH OF THE DAY: On White’s first drive, Karl went up high on a deep pass and was able to wrestle the ball away from the defender and maintain control into the end zone for a score.

DROPSIES: It was contagious for White. ZS dropped about 3, and JP decided it was only fair to match him. Mat also got in the act, as did JB. The best (worst?) was JP getting 15 yards behind the defense (a shocker by itself), but I made a fatal mistake by hitting him in stride in the hands; drop! All ended well as all these players came up big.

GOING DEEP: We had a lot of deep passes. Drew to Jeff was terrific on one deep slant, as was Christophe to ZS. Mat, Eugene and Drew also got into the act. Nice not to have to worry about wind.

GOOD HANDS MEN: Some terrific catches by Duffy (going low and snagging the ball inches from the ground); Bubba (over the middle); JB (on his patented out); Eugene (down the sideline and over the middle); Brent (on a laser from Drew); Andrew had three great ones including one where he prevented an interception and still made the catch for a first down. One of the best was me, doing a spinning move and keeping my feet in-bounds while catching one from Christophe for a TD.

TRICKERY: The QB pass back to a wideout was a staple Saturday. Dark started with Ray tossing back to Drew, who twice threw TD passes, including one to Ray. White had their own schemes, with me tossing it back to Christophe, who threw a couple of TDs off of it and ran one in. … White also ran a tricky option with me rolling left, getting the LB to commit, then tossing it to JB for an easy score.

SACK MASTER: Mike did a terrific job as rusher, recording three sacks. On the White side, Uhrlacher, Brent, Eugene and ZS got some good pressure but only one sack. Mike is the equal of four men!