Div C’s Mid-Season Report Card – FlagPlus Football League

This season has been tricky when coming out with comparison segments (Power Rankings, Report Card evaluations) because of the large gap in games played from one team to another. I think it’s fairly obvious and have made the same observation yourselves, but to put things in perspective, Air Force 1 has played twice as many games (8) compared to Hot Sauce Sports (4)… yeah, tricky indeed. That said, the boss man has asked for a mid-season report card and so here we go, diving in head first. Get the latest evaluation of your team and your biggest rivals to see where everyone stands so far.

Note that the grading scheme is loosely based on several factors, including pre-season expectations, how difficult/easy your schedule has been so far, and of course, team (but also individual) performances. So let’s dive in and swim inside the Division C waters.

Report Cards

TOPSZN (6-2)

TOPSZN might just be the most complete team in the division. Their offense is both equal parts methodical and explosive. They can drive the field with ease with big bodies like Hasani Worrell but can also burn you with the speed and elusiveness of Ryan McGrath, Bradley Parent and Quaysie Gordon-Maule (is there anyone that gets more wide open downfield than Ryan McGrath? How does that keep happening??). To boot, it appears they’ve added another great player in Jeremiah Reiber to the roster. You can tell he has the football abilities, however, it will take him a second to understand the spacing and flag concepts, but when he does, watch out. He will be a name we may be hearing often in the near future. Add their high-skill level to their familiarity of playing together for several seasons now, and you’ve got a high-octane offense led by Shawn Mcgrath that many defenses have trouble stopping.

If on offense they get my praises, they too get it on defense. They are one of very few teams that can suit up 2 great rushers in Andel Thomas-Gordon and Hasani Worrell. Whether it is situational downs where they send vs the other (giving them defensive flexibility) or if one of them cannot make it to a game, they have no worries when it comes to the rusher position as the two have combined for 9 sacks so far. Adding Quaysie Gordon-Maule in the safety position is a huge upgrade for the D as Quaysie can cover a lot of turf from the middle to either sideline. That ability also helps compensate for perhaps their weaknesses on D of being over-aggressive; wanting to make a play on the ball and create turnovers. That said, when opponents enter the redzone or have a 4th and long situation, that aggressiveness is hard to penetrate, as is reflected by occupying the 6th best 4th down conversion % allowed to opponents (38.9%).

Final Record Prediction: 8-2

TOPSZN Grade: A

EZW (7-0)

What’s left to say about EZW that we already haven’t heard? Their greatest strength is that ANYONE on the team can make a spectacular play; whether it’s a one-handed sideline catch, a diving grab, pulling of jukes, it’s not just C-O Lavigne doing it, but any one of the receivers Jeremy White has lined up. The fast-paced offense makes defenses scramble, as no one calls hut faster after the whistle has been blown in than White.

There are 2 things however that need to be mentioned about EZW. First is that they now know that if ever White gets injured or can’t happen to make a game, they have a reliable backup QB that can throw in the division (C-O would be the reliable backup but he can’t throw in Div C) in Samuel Emilio Pelchat. The second thing, which I’ve mentioned once briefly in my article, is that the EZW defense has improved significantly. Nicolas Blais is one of the latest additions to the franchise about 2-3 seasons ago, and his defensive awareness has helped EZW limit the points they give up and improved the turnovers they create. In the last Spring season (2021), they were giving up an average of 31.9 PPG, now? A whole 10 points less… giving up an average of 21.6 PPG. That, and they are the 2nd best team when it comes to the percentage of opponent possessions leading to TDs (47.1%).

All that said, they are coming from playing in Tier 1 of the ’21 Fall Cup and playing in Div 3 in the Winter season (where they went 7-3). Most of the other teams are moving up from Div 4A/4B, so they have an advantage of having played stiffer competition since September 2021. That’s why even with a 5-0 record, I’m grading them B+.

Final Record Prediction: 10-0

EZW Grade: B+

Vultures (5-2)

The Vultures have always been known for having a prolific attack that gives up many points on defence, and this season seems to be no different, except that the first 5 games of the season, the offense was clicking at a Div 1 rate. A game like their 6th of the season against Tough Lungs is where they can be had. Stop the Vultures on at least 1 offensive possession and you have a chance at winning the game. Stop them twice and you get a result like what Tough Lungs did to them. There’s a couple of things that also don’t help the defense. Their high-paced offense inevitably gives teams 1 maybe 2 more possessions which often go for scores. The other thing is that, and this can either work in their favor or against them, is that if either them or their opponents go down 2 scores, the offenses tend to be too aggressive, and that’s when the defenses usually get their interceptions.

It’s hard not to look at the stats and see the eye-popping individual stats that the duo of Ben McMahon and James Drysdale are putting up. Drysdale is on pace to finish the season with a whopping 857 yards and 27 TDs, while McMahon is set to put up his first 2,000 yard season, on pace for 2,140 yards and not only set for his first 50 Touchdown season, but his first 60 touchdown season. He seems to have found another gear in his FPF game, and Div C opponents will be his Vecna-like victims.

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The flaw of course with this team is the amount of yards and points they give up, and they are the divisions WORST defense. They give up 250 yards per game and are averaging 38.1 points against per game! The guys know the game and are way too athletic to be labeled the worst D in the division. The problem is that 1 guy stepping up won’t cut it. It needs to be a team effort to commit to seeing the field better, watching and communicating crosses from one side of the field to the other, etc.

Final Record Prediction: 8-2

Vultures Grade: B+

Blitzed Budds (5-2-1)

Felix Goulet-Tinawi has a plethora of weapons to throw to in this offense which has been catching fire over the last 3-4 games. I’ve said it many times now, but it’s an offense that is only likely to get better as they play more together, which makes them a scary playoff matchup. What I particularly enjoy from Goulet-Tinawi is that he isn’t forcing the ball to one of the best receivers in all of FPF in AJ Gomes. He is instead spreading the ball quite evenly so it makes it tough for defenses to know where the ball is going next. And when top defenders are taking away Gomes, having Groppini as a WR2 is not too shabby. He leads the team in all 3 receiving categories, receptions (28), yards (402) and TDs (13). Funny enough, it’s been on the defensive side of the ball where Gomes has shown his greatest impact on the team, both with his 5 INTs (T-1st in the division) but also as a coach on the field. He can, within a couple of defensive series, dissect opposing offenses’ plays and let his guys know how to adjust and play it better the next time its run.

As is usually though with this team, they are a firey bunch, and that can sometimes go against them, where the emotions can get the best of them. Goulet-Tinawi though, might just be the right kind of QB for them. He never seems to panic or get to high or too low. Just out there and does his thing. So let’s see how far he can take them down in Division C.

Final Record Prediction: 6-3-1

Blitzed Budds Grade: B+

The Stoics (4-2)

Having subbed for this team once, I cannot be biased and will therefore not be writing a mid-season report for them.

Iggy Magnets pulling a fast one on the Chris Rivest-led team, The Stoics are a smart bunch that have gelled well together over the past 3-4 seasons. Kevin Boustany and Vincent Cheung are the reliable route-runners and ball snaggers on the offensive side of the ball, and both possess dynamic speed. Cesar Garcia-Diaz is one of the least talked about talents over the past couple of seasons, and he, Micky Mensah and Jeffrey Lefebvre compliment the rest of the receiving core well. After starting the season with a clean 4-0 record, I was unable to help them remain undefeated as they lost a close battle to a very tough Blitzed Budds team. But wins against AF1, Tough Lungs, and The Infantry are very impressive results for The Stoics.

Its not too too often that an entire team evolves and progresses their FPF play all at the same time, but The Stoics have shown just that now in Division C, as not only has Rivest‘s play matured over the past seasons, but so has everyone else’s game. Not that Rivest was ever a risky Quarterback, but he is protecting the ball better than season’s past, throwing only 3 INTs half way through the season. Not letting possessions go is huge in FPF and now I see how Rivest’s offense is able to average 30 points a game.

The Stoics are a dangerous team to face in a single-game elimination; they are just hoping fortune will favor them unlike last Winter’s post-season.

Final Record Prediction: 7-3

The Stoics Grade: A-

Ravens (5-3)

Ravens have been a bit of an enigma so far this season, and the 5-3 record proves it. Granted Joel Houle wasn’t there to start the season and Gab Wiseman runs a different offense, but the offense has looked a little off this season under Houle. Dare I suggest that the offense looked better under Wiseman? I gotta have some hot takes somewhere in this mid-season report card. Look, under Wiseman they put up 20, 33 and 40 points. A game for Fred Mallete saw them put up 45, while Houle has put up 52 (vs. the outclassed Two Inch’s Gang), 31, 12 and 13. It’s more the 12 and 13 points they’ve scored recently that gives me some pause about the Ravens offense. This is no longer Div E/5A opponents they can beat up on anymore.

That said, regardless of whoever is taking snaps, the offense is driven through both big boys on the team in Félix Gagné and Mathieu Houle. The 2 big, imposing bodies that run with greater speed than you expect are a menace in any division they play in, and are a great 1-2 punch in Div C. Then add the exceptional hands and wheels of Vincent Pedneault and you have a nice trio to work with. I thought they were heating up with 4 wins in a row, but after a loss I witnessed to ESU Timberwolves where they were down 18-0 and seeing them only put up 13 on Beer Belly Brigade has me second guessing where the Ravens truly fall in the division.

Look for a good game as they rematch Hot Sauce Sports from the Tier 2 Fall Cup final next Sunday and a tough outing against TOPSZN. While it can be “anyone’s” division with the teams being so close in competition, I wouldn’t be betting money on Ravens to make it to the final. That said, they have technically made every final since last Spring. They lost to Pincellos in S21, lost to HSS in F21, and in the winter, they technically beat Ballz Deep, but because of marriage commitments and injuries, they “forfeited” their semi-final game in which they were up. So if they were to make it to the finals, this would be their “4th” in a row.

Final Record Prediction: 5-5

Ravens Grade: C+

Air Force 1 (3-4-1)

After starting out 3-1, AF1 have gone 0-3-1 in their last 4 games. I said it early on in my articles this year, but I’ll say it again, they are finally playing in the right division for them. And a .500 level of a season so far is probably not what they are used to, but they have to realize that it’s not bad in FPF. The competition is (usually) strong, and they are seeing it for the first time throughout the entire season. Every game they’ve played in so far (except against Two Inch’s Gang) has been a close game that either ended in a 1 possession game or a late score with 1-2 minutes left in the game put a team up by 9 or 10 points. While Simon Blais is the passing leader with 1,455 yards and 2nd in TD’s with 34, he’s also 2nd in INTs (10) and has been sacked 17 times, both of which are very uncharacteristic of him. Protecting the ball is huge in FPF, and already a couple of those INTs have proven to be costly this year. I think of Joey Notaro‘s game-winning pick 6 vs. Hot Sauce Sports, as well as a couple of late INTs thrown late in their last game against Blitzed Budds where they held a 14 point lead with under 1 minute remaining in the game. Losses like that sting, but it’s how you climb out of adversity within a season and grow from it that makes the mark of a good team. So their season will be an interesting one to follow as it seems they will be a team making the playoffs.

Key contributors to their teams success so far (and come playoff time no doubt) have been, obviously, Manu Allard-Roy leading the way offensively, but also Xavier Collette, who is not often talked about. He is a late addition to the AF1 franchise from last Winter season, and he is a phenomenal 2-way player that can make a game-changing play on either side of the ball.

Final Record Prediction: 4-5-1

Air Force 1 Grade: C+

The Infantry (3-2)

The Infantry started off the season a little rough with a 26-22 loss to The Commission, but have gone 3-1 since then on the backs of a strong defense and an offense that can put up the points. They shut down the high flying offense of Blitzed Budds and held Les Montagnards to just 6 points. That’s no small feat. The offense has also come to play and has put up 2 games with 30+ points and one 40-burger on the season so far. It’s no surprise this team is strong both ways as the Semerjian brothers are one of the better 2-way players in the middle divisions and have now widened that gap by playing in Div 1/2/A/B. They play the game at a higher pace and are bringing it to Div C. Then add Armand Balla, Yvan Desjardins and Benjamin Nolette as your WR3/4/5 and you are set to have a very solid season.

The Infantry will be looking to get back to the Div C final and don’t have the Outlaws standing in their way this time. Corey seems to be a little off compared to past seasons and is well behind his average of last year in both passing yards and touchdowns. He’s currently on pace for a 1,600, 42 TD season (which is no slouch of a season), but it is short of the 2,000 yard, 54 TD season from last Spring. They’ve been here before, and I’m sure they want nothing more than to get back there. Anything less would be a fail for both them and me.

Final Record Prediction: 7-3

The Infantry Grade: B

Hot Sauce Sports (4-2)

Well well well, it seems like Mr. Peeze Della Reeze did not waste anytime in his FPF Winter offseason as he got off his armchair GM role and hit the free agent phones to construct a strong roster that is very competitive in Div C. He was able to retain the 2-way services of Alexi Dubois from the Winter season, and added back the trio of athletic friends in Will Power, James Langshaw and Kareem Antony Chilcott. Then there’s his big free-agent prize of DonnDre Borden. The team has a very sweet balance of size (Power, Borden, Roussy, Chadwick, Chilcott), speed (Langshaw, Notaro) and FPF experience (Dubois, Power, Della Rocca). And he didn’t stop his GM moves there. After learning that Langshaw would be missing the 2nd half of the season (including playoffs), he delved deep into his rolodex of contacts to bring in Marshawn Lynch’s cousin onto the FPF scene. Time will tell how fast Marcus Lynch can pick up the Peeze offense, but so far, so good.

As for their in-season play, who would have thought they would jump to a 3-0 start to the season in the way in which they did. First, a thumping 40-14 victory over Jordan Rossie‘s Timberwolves, then a thrilling 33-26 pick 6 game winning TD from rusher Joey Notaro to beat a tough AF1 team, followed by a 30-26 victory over a team in BBB that had wiped the floor with them just last season, 48-12. Sure, they’ve lost big now to both Blitzed Budds and EZW, but these are 2 of the top teams in all of Division C. But the crown jewel so far on their season… Beating the 5-1, high-flying Vultures this past Monday in Stade de Montreal. The defense stopped that high-octane offense 3 times en-route to a 40-38 victory.

They’ve had a tough journey so far, and will have a tough journey ahead, but Peeze has put together a strong squad that can match up just about any team in Div C.

Final Record Prediction: 7-3

Hot Sauce Sports Grade: A-

Tough Lungs (3-5)

Tough Lungs are another curious case that I can’t quite wrap my finger around. They started the season 0-4 and were falling down into the cellar but, as I thought was possible with this season, with a quick pair of double-header victories in Week 4, plus a shocking 40-27 win over the (at the time) 5-0 Vultures on Thursday July 7th, Tough Lungs have turned their season around and find themselves in a playoff spot. What I find curious is that in that Vulture victory, they had Danny Aylward throwing as the starting QB. We wonder, as division perceptionists, whether he came in to sub for an injured Mathew Lerner and why he himself had to be replaced by Justin Lerner (sources say Danny got hurt while playing D).

The erk for many years with Mathew Lerner was that he was too reliant on brother Justin Lerner in the passing attack. Often you would see him at 500-600 receiving yards while the rest of the crew was sitting around 100-150 yards. Now? Daron Migdesyan is leading the charge with 384 yards and 8 TDs and Justin is right behind with 318 yards and 7 TDs. And not to be taken lightly, they have 2 more receivers with over 200 yards in Brandon Aylward and snapper Justin Bizzarro Gray, with 263 and 238 yards respectively. This is credit to Mathew Lerner‘s development: reading the defenses and hitting the open receiver, regardless of who it is, and trusting all of his receivers to make a play on a contested ball. This makes the Tough Lungs attack hard to defend against.

The defense starts with Olivier Doleyres and his big rushing presence. He’s a tall dude that gets often in opposing quarterbacks ways, not only with sacks, but also by batting down balls with his telescopic arms. This will sometimes lead to quarterbacks throwing balls into coverage where the TL defense can pick off quarterbacks. The defense is still giving up points, but lately their attack has won them games. If they want to make the finals this Spring season, they will have to shore up that D and start creating more turnovers to prevent scores going against them.

Final Record Prediction: 5-5

Tough Lungs Grade: B

ESU Timberwolves (2-4)

The glaring issue with this team is not a lack of talent, but rather roster inconsistency. The only 2 players that are currently playoff eligible are Jason Rossie and Rayan Chalal. The only other player that is close to playoff eligibility is Jeff Brown after 6 games. There’s obviously still time to get at least 6 players with 5 games, but given their 2-4 record, they need the same group of guys to show up and build chemistry with Rossie. That will be important because in 4 of their 6 games they’ve scored 3 TD or less. As FPF veterans, we all know that that will not win you many FPF games.

Rayan Chalal is an high-talent player that has been better about show-boating and screaming his emotions, but needs to understand that it can rub opposing teams and even refs the wrong way, increasing the odds that a call doesn’t go his way. He leads the team in receptions, yards, TD, and INTs, so there’s no doubt they need him on top of his game if they want to win games. The other impact player they would need full time on the team is Dan Mancini. He made some huge catches in their game against the Ravens to put them up 18-0 against them in Week 5, but they almost blew that 3-possession lead and had to rely on a 4th down conversion to ice the game

It’s pretty much where I expected this team to be, but what I didn’t expect is to not know who is and isn’t on the roster. And despite a 2-4 record, they are actually 2-1 in their last 3 games, where their defense has come up big to win them their games. I don’t see too many more wins for this team and will be fighting for a playoff spot till the last game of the season.

Final Record Prediction: 3-7

ESU Timberwolves Grade: B-

Beer Belly Brigade (3-5)

Don’t look now, but after a 1-3 start to the season, Beer Belly Brigade has rallied together and is now 2-1 in their last 3 games. Granted, they got lucky that TOPSZN was without Shawn and Ryan McGrath as well as Andel Thomas-Gordan, but still had to line up and contend against Quaid Johnson. Beer Belly has had some tough matchups against the better teams in Div C, starting the season against the undefeated EZW, facing The Infantry who made the Div C finals last Spring in Week 3, and even a team like Les Montagnards are a tough out.

Alex Fafard was having an average season in the earlier part of the schedule, but has put together over 1400 yards of offense with 32 TDs to 8 INTs in 8 games so far. He’s actually on pace to have a very similar season to his last one in Div 4B. His completion % is down as well as his rushing TD’s, but the competition is one notch above. The team has also been without Olivier Claveau, who is a top notch snapper. He has been serviceably replaced by Nicolas Curotte, as the Fafard offense can plug and play at the snapper position. It’s more of a concept-based type of routes ran by the snapper and Curotte has been rewarded as the teams leading receiver in receptions, yards and TD’s.

So if the offense hasn’t regressed much, the improvement is required on the defensive side of the ball. Facing better offenses now, they are allowing the 4th most TD’s per possession, giving up a TD on 68% of opponents possessions, and have the 2nd and 3rd worst conversion rates for stopping opponents on 3rd and 4th down. That will be hard to improve on in their final 2 games, as one of them is against the lethal attack of the Vultures. That said, the game should be fun, as there’s a budding rivalry between Vultures and Beer Belly Brigade, as the 2 teams met in the semi-finals of the Winter season that saw the Vultures advance to the finals.

Final Record Prediction: 4-6

Beer Belly Brigade Grade: B-

Les Montagnards (2-6)

Les Montagnards are falling from Winter’s glory season that saw them go undefeated with a shiny 10-0 record. This year, the inconsistency at who’s playing QB from one week to another has plagued the team and are riding a hard 5-game losing streak. The team should be starting Anthony Brisebois as much as he is available, given the two 265 yard, 7 and 6 TD games he posted against the Vultures and Beer Belly Brigade. For all the praises I gave Julien Fiset-Cyr in the Winter season, he is struggling to take his game to the next level. 11 TDs in 4 games is not very good for FPF and his own standards.

Despite the QB ups and downs, the receivers have done their part to help move the chains in a balanced attack. Frédéric Viens leads the way in yards (380) and TDs (7), with Mathieu Girard-Provost close behind. Marc-Antoine Viens rounds out the 3-headed attack with his unassuming speed given his size.

While some game have gotten away from them, they have been pretty close in all their other matchups, so their record could easily be 3-5 or 4-4, which would put them in a much better playoff position than where they currently sit. What has really killed them though is the number of touchdowns they have given up per 100 possessions. They are currently dead last in the percentage of possessions that end up in their endzone, with that number sitting at 78.3%. You aren’t winning many games when giving up 8 TDs for every 10 possessions. Your offense would have to be scoring 8 or more TDs to just give yourself a chance at winning games, and the offense just hasn’t been there this year.

Final Record Prediction: 3-7

Les Montagnards Grade: C-

Los Penetradores (2-4)

This edition of the division E team has Rocco Christiano at the pivot position, and honestly, for them to have 2 wins is a big victory for this team. While the Josh Nadler‘s, Justin Goodman‘s, Nic Fons and Mat Caponi‘s of the world are good talents, I was convinced they made a jump too soon, too quick into Division C. While I might still be right, they have shown a quick development in their FPF careers that they will look back on and see the tremendous strides they took in just 1 season. That said, the team is being carried by one of FPF’s most difficult players to tackle in the open field in Christiano. You can tell the offense is starting to click and the receivers are getting a feel for Christiano as he had thrown 5 INTs in the first 3 games and has only thrown 1 in the last 3. To me, this is both a sign of being on the same page with his receivers and not forcing the ball when being down big as they were in games 1-3.

While the balance is there from the receivers, the balance is by having just one 200+ yard receiver and five 100+ yard receivers. Most teams in Division C have at least three or more 200 yard receivers and at least one 300-yard receiver, so they are missing production in terms of yardage, and it is not because of turnovers from interceptions (6 thrown in 6 games). Instead, it tells me that they aren’t converting on 4th down, and the stats don’t lie, as they are converting the 2nd least of all teams on 4th down, at just 27%.

While the defense is surprisingly middle-of-the-pack in terms of yards and points given up, I’m not surprised that they’ve only forced 5 INTs on the season. That’s why protecting the ball and limiting the turnovers on offense is key for this team to have any notion of success.

Final Record Prediction: 3-6-1

Los Penetradores Grade: B

The Commission (1-4)

It’s a little hard what to make of The Commission. They started the season impressively, beating a high-powered Infantry squad, but despite losing 4 in a row since then, the losses have been relatively close games, with the one game against ESU Timberwolves as an outlier. And it wasn’t just against one. They’ve been 1 possession losses against AF1, EZW, and BBB, which are all tough opponents. In fact, 4 of their 5 games have been decided by 1 possession, so they could have a 2-3 or 3-2 record at this point, but a ratio of 17 TDs thrown to 8 INTs is NOT good for FPF standard, much less in Division C. That type of production won’t win you many FPF games, unless you have a stellar defense. Unfortunately, 3 turnovers on D in 5 games is not helping out the offense, so they need to step up to help out Gino Di Fazio.

The other thing going against The Commission is their massive roster. They need the same group of guys to come to the games and build chemistry and communication both on offense as much as on defense. They have a really tough schedule ahead, and will need that chemistry to build quick, create turnovers and convert more of their possessions into touchdowns.

Final Record Prediction: 2-8

The Commission Grade: C

One Step Closer (2-5)

After losing Alex Noel after just 4 games, it looked like their season may have been doomed. Luis Begin however, has put the team on his back, like he did against Les Montagnards in their last game, despite throwing 3 INTs. He created 2 turnovers himself, picking off MAV and ran all over the field for 61 yards and a rushing TD. A 26-19 type of game is how One Step Closer will be winning football games because I don’t believe a 6/7 TD performance with 0 INTs is within the teams capacity on a consistent basis. I’m not saying it cannot happen, it can, I just don’t see it happening game in and game out.

In Noel‘s absence, Alexis Bessette and Kevin Marcil have picked up the pieces on offense, both over 200 yards, yet Noel still leads the team in TDs, so it’s obvious that Begin misses his favorite target, and I don’t blame him! The team is missing a rusher and other players that can create turnovers. Like I mentioned earlier, Begin is a tough defender to beat because of his speed, height and range, and has 5 INTs on the season. Someone else needs to step up on the other side of the field if OSC wants to make a playoff push. They have just 3 games left, and will absolutely need to beat Los Penetradores in Week 8 if they wish to extend their season into the playoffs.

Final Record Prediction: 3-6

One Step Closer Grade: B-

TWO INCH’s GANG (1-6)

Seeing the team sign up in Div C in the pre-season had me worried for them. Without too much knowledge of the league and other teams, their naive-te must have figured they would be alright after Week 1, as they came away with a victory over One Step Closer, 20-14 on a 4th down TD on the last play of the game. Unfortunately, they may have left that game with a false sense of confidence as they’ve now dropped 6 in a row and are giving up points in the massive amounts (averaging 40 points against per game). The offense has some good pieces, but certainly not enough to put 40+ points on the board every game to give them a chance to win. The athletes are definitely there, as both Nicolas Ashkar and James Nguyen have over 300 yards and have combined for 15 TDs, but it is the experience they lack, both in managing a game and knowing the right plays to call in the right field situation. Sam Granger has a good arm and above-average running ability, but lacks the reps to be successful in Div C. Had they signed up for Div D, they would be a much more competitive team. At least they are playing tougher competition now, so that if they do come back in either the Fall or Winter, they will know how to compete and play in a higher-paced kind of game where the windows are smaller.

They have a shot at winning their game against Los Penetradores for a 2nd win on the season, but unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that 2 wins would be enough to get them a playoff spot.

Final Record Prediction: 1-9

TWO INCH’s GANG Grade: B-

Week 6 Game Picks

My Picks are in Bold Green

Hot Sauce Sports vs. Ravens

ESU Timberwolves vs. Beer Belly Brigade

The Stoics vs. Hot Sauce Sports

The Stoics vs. The Commission

EZW vs. The Infantry

TWO INCH’S GANG vs. Los Penetradores

EZW vs. ESU Timberwolves

TOPSZN vs. Ravens

Vultures vs. One Step Closer

The Commission vs. Vultures

The Infantry vs. Air Force 1

Epilogue

Well, that does it for the Mid Season Report Card. Check out Week 6’s episode of CTA including yours truly, subbing in for Peeze going to a softball game.

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