Flag Recap April 5, 2008

WEATHER: Perfect, 65 and sunny.

WELCOME: A big hello to league newcomers Tarik and Lee.

LEAGUE: All who have signed up will hear from your captain. All teams practice Saturday at Penmar, 11 a.m. To see the rosters, go here.

GAME: Well, once Christophe went out it totally changed and White won going away.

BEST WISHES: Christophe suffered a fracture of the tibial plateau (basically the shin area) on Saturday and is out 6 to 8 weeks. We’re all bummed and wish him a speedy recovery.

CATCH OF THE DAY: Karl’s TD grab over Jeremiah was pretty special. JJ had perfect coverage and played it well, but Karl kept his focus and control all the way to the ground.

REF OF THE DAY: Great having Matthew come out and do a bang-up ref job. He is going to be a regular during the league.

DOWN THE MIDDLE: Two great throws and catches came on the Dark team, one to ZS and another to Gilbert. I think Jason and Patrick were the QBs.

OPTION SPECIAL: Demond Zach were great on the option. The best was when Demond sucked in the entire defense and tossed it last second to Zach who streaked in.

TALK ABOUT GAMEY: When Christophe got hurt I switched to dark and the only shirt I had was my Pats’ Drew Bledsoe shirt that had been sitting at the bottom of my bag. No wonder I didn’t get sacked once – the rushers stayed as far away as possible.

BALL HAWKS: Angel led the pack with two great picks, including a sideline number where he kept his balance. Also, Dan had a great grab and return. Can’t remember who else got picks, but there were at least two others.

GRAB BAG: Some real nice flag grabs that saved long gains. Jason got Demond once, Brenton (who claim his draft stock soared – it didn’t) got Zach on one and Tarik made a superb lunge and grab.

HIGHLIGHTS: My best pass was a shot on a slant between two defenders to Demond for a score. … Great sideline grab and run by Uhrlacher for a real long gainer. … Zach caught a short slant from Dan and then turned it on for a long score. … Brian was money on the receiver out all day. … Loved Patrick’s run for a first down where he basically pushed his two blockers out of the way. … Patrick also made a great sack on a trick play, nailing Demond for a big loss. … Brent somehow grabbed every part of Dan’s body on one rush except his flag and it resulted in a long completion. … Karl showed some great instincts on a QB run for a score. … Congrats to Tarik for his first catch that also was a TD. He’s no longer a flag virgin.

Flag Recap March 29, 2008

WEATHER: A bit breezy but otherwise ideal – sunny and 65.

TURNOUT: Another 24 as we gear up for the league. Welcome to Jonathan and Gordon, both who last played a while ago.

GAME: Dark pulled ahead early and White closed the gap to 29-26 before the rout began and Dark won big (they covered).

NEXT WEEK: 11 a.m. Penmar Park. Repeat – 11 a.m. We have the permit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. from now on, so show up much earlier than you do now.

LEAGUE: Draft is this Saturday, practice a week later and Game 1 on April 19. You were all sent a separate e-mail on this. League website:
http://calunited.com/

DOWN THE MIDDLE: Dark’s best play was the deep pass over the middle. Christophe hit Dan for two scores and Jay for one and made it look easy.

OPTION: Demond and Jeremiah ran the option play beautifully. Demond scored twice as the QB and on another play J took it to the house for another.

COMEDY OF ERRORS: Some of the White effort would fit in great on “Football Follies.” We had a bunch of dropped passes (Jeremiah was contagious), I threw a couple of brain-dead picks, we even had trouble snapping the ball and on defense it was the “matador defense,” ole! And let them score. The all-timer, though, was Demond’s perfect pass to Dave. He took the snap, looked left, then right, then left and saw Dave wide open. He threw him a nice pass that Dave took for a TD. Only problem was that Dave was playing defense. It was an obvious brain cramp and totally memorable.

PLAY OF THE DAY: Christophe broke containment and rolled right, then fired a rocket to his wideout in the end zone. From out of nowhere Zach flew in as safety and not only knocked down the pass but almost had the pick. Very well done.

TRICKERY: Enjoyed Dan throwing it back to Christophe, who hit Dan in stride over the middle for a TD.

BALL HAWKS: I counted Dave with two, Christophe with 2 and Duffy with one, many coming off deflections. Dark must have been working the trip drill all week.

HIGHLIGHTS: Eugene was one White player not dropping the ball as he made a bunch of nice catches. … Jeremiah showed great speed catching a swing pass and making four people miss. … Best flag grab was by Jonathan, who dove and got Demond (not an easy thing to do). … Zach ran a beautiful route on a post corner for a TD, making the catch while keeping his feet inbounds. … Dan made a great two-point conversion catch going up high over the defender. … ZS had two scores by my count running nice routes.