FPF Cup – Birthdays and Preliminary Round Conclusion

Happy Monday FPF!

So before kicking off the Week 3 article, I don’t usually mention to a general public like FPF or make a big deal about my birthday. It was this past Friday, and the only reason I bring it up, is because you may have seen the FPF cake my GF got me; was pretty cool, and ice cream cake is my fav. Only 5 year away from being eligible for the 35+ division… anyways, enjoy the pic!

Annnnnddd back to FPF! We are entering the final week of the preliminary round, and we have a much better idea now of who is joining the top half for the qualification round. If you end up in the bottom half though, don’t be totally discouraged, you’re now facing teams that also struggled early and have the chance to boost your record in your final 4 games.

GAME RECAPS

Tier 3 – Ballin 60’s (39) vs. Le Speakeasy (24)

While Le Speakeasy started the game with an opening-drive score, it didn’t start so pretty, as they had to convert an early 4th and 10 after Ouimet’s first 3 passes fell incomplete. After missing the convert to go up 6-0, the Speakeasy defence struggled on their tackling drill, as Ballin 60’s Joseph Crivello did his best Lamar Jackson impression, evading defenders and using his quick footspeed to take it to the house for a big 40-yard TD run. The teams traded scores (after Ouimet hit Felix Richard for a 38-yard score and Crivello carved up another 34 yards on the ground, ending his drive with a 10-yard rushing TD), and it quickly became the Matthew Canuel show. First, he picked off Ouimet in the endzone on Le Speakeasy’s 3rd offensive drive, and then on the very next play, took his 2-yard drag route 40 yards to the house to put his team up 19-12. Canuel ended his dominance with another pick on Ouimet, as he was marching his Speakeasy team downfield to the 10.

With Canuel taking over the last 3 drives, Crivello did his part as well, not giving Le Speakeasy a window to get back the game, this time hitting WR Troy Savain for another 40 yard score, his first of 3 TD receptions on the night. With the halftime score 25-12, and Ballin 60’s starting with the ball, it only took Crivello 3 completed passes on 4 plays to find Savain for a gut-wrenching score for Le Speakeasy.

Mathieu Ouimet looked calm and poised to start the next drive, trying to get his team back in the game, but after an incomplete pass, an 8 yard run, he was started to get frustrated after he was sacked for 7 yards by Canuel (and called for a flag guard), and then sacked again in the endzone for a safety, once again by Matt Canuel.

Ballin 60’s got a much needed first win of the season after coming in as the underdog in this game, surprising the 2-0 Speakeasy club who had wins over big-name teams like Trapstars and South Side Speedsters. As for Le Speakeasy, I was excited to see them play after close victories against the above-mentioned teams, but was grossly disappointed. Maybe they like it, but I don’t personally like teams with 10 players or more, and while I can see Ouimet as a dangerous FPF playmaker, they lacked the drive as a team, especially on defence, to make a play or 2 for Ouimet, who didn’t have his best game at QB.

Players of the game

• Ballin 60’s: Matthew Canuel (4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD / 5 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT’s, 1 PD).

Honorable mentions: Jo Crivello (12/16, 209, 4 TD’s, 1INT, 4 rushing attempts, 78 yards, 2 TD’s) and Troy Savain (3 receptions, 77 yards, 3 TD’s / 2 tackles).

• Le Speakeasy: Vincent Richard (5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD)

Tier 2 – Los Banditos (22) vs. Warriors (32)

Los Banditos came into this one with an 0-2 record and the Warriors at 1-1, so needless to say, it was a big game for both teams to stay afloat in the Tier of death and avoid digging a deeper hole for themselves.

The game was actually close throughout its entirety, but you could feel like the Warriors, who were up for most of the game, were never in doubt of losing this game. There were 3 key reasons for this. First, while there’s no shame in having a main #1 WR, Michael Solimene (even though he usually makes brother Stefano Solimene the main target) did a better job than Banditos QB Francis Desrochers of spreading the ball and getting a more of his offense involved, as his WR’s made multiple catch and run plays that led to first downs. It’s no secret that Desrochers’ favourite target is Vincent Benjamin, and hell, he would be mine too with the way he attacks the ball and can make defenders miss with his famous low-to-the-ground, hip-evading move that makes you wonder if he has a background Salsa dancing.

The second and third reasons why the Warriors came away with the victory, actually came on the same play. With the score 18-16 for the Warriors (3 TD’s, 0/3 on converts vs. 2 TD’s, 2/2 on two-point converts), Desrochers was able to drive his team down the field after his defence stopped the Warriors on 4th down, capping his drive off with a 13-yard TD to who else, but Vincent Benajmin to put Los Banditos up 22-18. After having gone 2/2 on their 2-point converts, they tried going 3-for-3, and on the play, the defence was flagged for Pass Interference on Stefano Solimene, who didn’t agree with the call and let the refs know. In retaliation, Desrochers mocked S. Solimene by yelling out what Solimene had yelled, but in a sarcastic manner and was actually flagged for Objectionable Conduct on the play. So to recap what was even confusing on the field, the Banditos were getting a second shot at the 2-point convert, but without their quarterback for the next 10 plays. On the second attempt however, the ball was intercepted by Januson Vas and the Los Banditos held back his waist from gaining any yards, which led to the often forgotten FPF rule that gives the defending team (in this case the Warriors) a shot at going for 2 points themselves on offense, which they ended up converting. While the 2-point convert swing didn’t really affect the score at the time, nor at the end of the game, it seemed to have sparked the Warriors, and was a turning point in the game (reason #2). They ended up scoring on the following drive to go up 26-22. The third reason, is of course, Desrochers’ 10 plays off, forcing Jeremie Gauthier to go in as QB, where he threw, in the following order, an incomplete pass, got sacked for 6 yards, completed a pass for 13 yards, and missed the 4th down pass for the first down. With the Warriors scoring on their next drive to go up 10 points (32-22), who knows what would have happened had Desrochers been leading the drive instead of Gauthier, as the regular Banditos pivot was having a good game up until his OC.

Players of the game

• Los Banditos: Vincent Benjamin (7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD / 3 tackles

• Warriors: Michael Solimene (16/22, 193 yards, 5 TD’s, 0 INT)

Tier 1 – BYOB (12) – Braves Noirs (13)

As the score indicated, this was a tough game where every yard of the field was earned. Head ref for the game, Tara Mrakic was just as surprised I was at the low-scoring 6-6 halftime score. There were a couple of defining moments in this one that really marked this game. First, it was surprising that the first 2 Braves Noirs drives were both stopped, from either in the redzone or a yard or 2 away from there. The first drive ended with a great tackle by Caleb Truchon, as JD Chevalier was a yard short of the first down on his run towards the sideline. On the second Braves Noirs drive, Chevalier threw a lob pass to the endzone sideline, for the massive Jourdain Alexis to jump ball it. What he did, nor JD expected was for Mat Lepage to climb the proverbial ladder and get his hands on the ball with Alexis. While the ball was simultaneously caught in the air, on the way down to the ground, the ball fell more into Mat Lepage’s possession and was ruled a touchback. Jourdain didn’t like the call on the play, as he felt it was simultaneous catch all the way down, which according to the FPF rulebook, like the NFL, a simultaneous catch between an offensive and defensive player will be awarded to the offensive player (article 8.16) possession.

The defenses on both sides reigned supreme, as on the possession after the touchback, Mat Rene was picked off by JD Chevalier on a deep pass attempt that never really had a chance as JD was in great position the whole way. After that interception, JD led his team to the first score of the game to Georges Gariepy a tip-toe sideline catch in the middle of the endzone, after a 17-yard run by JD was the key play on the drive. That 5-play drive was answered almost immediately after the Braves Noirs defence all let Mat Lepage run deep unattended for the easy 40-bomb TD.

After the teams traded TD scores in the 2nd half, like in the 1st (but this time the Braves Noirs converted on one of their extra points for a 13-12 score), the Braves Noirs had a chance to put another score on the board, when a Chevalier pass in the middle 12 yards downfield was tipped twice, and while the ball was rolling down Osman’s leg, he reached down quickly to get the ball to stay between his leg and his arm for the timely pick. Suddenly, BYOB was in prime position to take the lead, roughly 15-20 yards away from the goal line. The drive though, was dominated by Braves Noirs rusher Theo Gregoire, with 2 sacks on the drive. Of course, it didn’t come without controversy, as on the 2nd sack on 3rd down, he broke Mat Rene’s new triple threat pop flag belt. While BYOB was arguing that the new rules mentioned that removing the new pop belts off the waist should result in a penalty, the refs stuck with the call. **see below for a follow-up I had with the refs and rules committee regarding this play. It seemed to have thrown on Mat Rene, as he could not complete the 4th down pass, and they turned the ball over on downs after only gaining a net of 3 yards. That was BYOB’s last time touching the ball on offense as JD accumulated enough first downs to run down the clock and 5 plays.

“We have decided (for now, while not all players have fully transitioned to the new flags), that if the part of the belt that holds the flag itself, is pulled and breaks, that will be called a deflag. We will call holding if we determine the belt was held and the ball carrier is impeded. Think of the analogy of waterskiing; if we see a defender holding onto the ball carrier by the belt, we will call holding, otherwise, it’s likely not obvious and [therefore] unlikely to be called. After the transition season we are currently in [i.e. with both types of flags], we may indeed revert to always calling holding if players do not go for the pop-off flags, but that remains to be seen.”

– Jason Leclerc, Head of FPF Rules Committee

Players of the game

• BYOB: Mat Lepage (4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD / 3 tackles, 1 INT)

• Braves Noirs: JD Chevalier (15/24, 101 yards, 2 TD’s, 2 INT, 2 rush attempts, 19 rushing yards / 2 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PD’s)

** I followed up with the refs and rules committee, since I also believed grabbing anything but the flags would be a holding penalty. Let me be clear before I give a direct quote, that the refs on the rules committee that gave me a response were NOT reffing this BYOB-Braves Noirs game, and thus, when they are describing a play where there is a broken flag, they are giving a general answer on how it should be ruled and not giving a specific ruling on the play that occurred last Tuesday. This is what they had to say about plays involving the new flags. “We have decided (for now, while not all players have fully transitioned to the new flags), that if the part of the belt that holds the flag itself, is pulled and breaks, that will be called a deflag. We will call holding if we determine the belt was held and the ball carrier is impeded. Think of the analogy of waterskiing; if we see a defender holding onto the ball carrier by the belt, we will call holding, otherwise, it’s likely not obvious and [therefore] unlikely to be called. After the transition season we are currently in [i.e. with both types of flags], we may indeed revert to always calling holding if players do not go for the pop-off flags, but that remains to be seen.” From what I saw, Mat Rene was not running away from Gregoire, rather Gregoire rushed him and simply broke his flag after running in a straight line to him, not from the side or from behind, and thus, the correct call on the field was made with the rules that are in place this season.

GAME PREVIEWS

Co-Ed: Les Semi-Croquants (1-2) vs. Yin & Yang (1-2)

Both teams are coming into this battle with a 1-2 record, which is a week 2 rematch that saw Les Semi-Croquants emerge victorious, 31-18 over Yin & Yang. In that game for Yin & Yang, Gino di Fazio was picked off 3 times, Matthew Peacock, Ryan Dobbs-Garnett, and Justin Weird combined for 1 reception for 9 yards, and they let Victor Nolin go off for 3 touchdowns. All 3 of those things will have to be reversed for Yin & Yang to come away with the victory this time around. They are coming off their first win of the season against La Secte, where they had the offensive chains moving all game long, ending with 37 points on the board. I saw Emma Racine play for the first time, and damn, she’s a solid football player and a great route runner. In their first game, she caught 3 balls for 69 yards and a score, to go along with her sack. She’s going to need to have a similar game and continue being the leading receiver on the team (174 yards, 4 TD’s, both team-leading stats).

For Les Semi-Croquants, they are coming off a week 3 loss to the Fightin’ Tigers, 26-19. Alexi has mentioned in his past articles, and to me as well, and he’s absolutely right that Les Semi-Croquants are going to be in each and every one of their matchups. For them to sweep the season-series, they will need their best playmakers to be the difference. Julien Proulx will need to be good on both sides of the ball, but he will be particularly effective if he can get in Gino’s grill, throwing him off with a couple of sacks with the speed he brings as the rusher. Offensively, Marieve Girard will need an equally clean game as their week 2 matchup, where she went 20/28, 150 yards, 4 TD’s and a single INT.

This outdoor matchup will be a great one, as both teams will be trying to avoid going 1-3. It’s always hard to beat teams twice in a row. Give me the more experienced FPF team that knows how to bring the adjustments after a losing to a team; they are also feeling much better after the confidence-boosting win in week 3. It will be a close one, but Yin & Yang will come out on top by 6.

Prediction: Yin & Yang 25 – Les Semi-Croquants 19

Tier 2 – Texass Shorthorns (2-1) vs. Les Gros Coqs (1-2)

This is yet another great game that will go down in Laval on Monday, especially since it is likely that there will be 1, mayyyybe 2 teams with 2-2 records that make the top half of Tier 2. If Les Gros Coqs can pull off the upset, both teams would have that .500 record and could be the team(s) that advance, depending on how points are allowed in this game and in other scores in week 4. These two teams however like to score, especially the Shorthorns, who put up 23 points in a 2-minute span last week against Les Centaures.

For the favourite Shorthorns to win, keep true to your game; fast-paced offense, and just go out and score more points than your opponents. Nothing more complicated than that.

For Les Gros Coqs to win, Dom Lefort need to slow the pace down of the game. He can’t have a quick 4-and-out drive, but if they do, even if the Shorthorns are up a score, LGC need to kill the clock and give Colin Sequiera as little possessions as possible, since he thrives the greater number of possessions he has the ball in his hands. LGC need to learn from their game last week against Jeremy White and his EZW crew, as both that team and Texass Shorthorns have a similar high-powered offence in terms of running up the score in the blink of an eye.

Despite all that being said, I’m going with the team whose gameplan I believe should be to “play their own game”.

Prediction: Texass Shorthorns 39 – Les Gros Coqs 21

This week, instead of Iggy Magneto’s Positive and Negative Take and From the Scorekeeping Sideline, I’ll change it up and give you Week 3’s Ultimate Fantasy Team for each Tier. I’ll pick the following positions when drafting my ultimate Fantasy Team: 2 QB, 3 WR, 1 rusher, 2 DB’s/Safeties.

ULTIMATE FANTASY TEAM OF THE WEEK

Tier 1

QB1: Phil Cutler (KGP) – 16/23, 228 yards, 69.6% comp, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 140.9 QBR, 3 rushes, 14 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD

QB2 – Tam Vilaydeth (Terror Squad) – 14/21, 66.67% comp, 228 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 142.5 QBR

WR1 – Dylan Garber (KGP) – 7 rec, 110 yards, 3 TDs

WR2 – Chris Milard (Sweat & Beers) – 6 rec, 95 yards, 3 TDs

WR3 – Quaysie Gordon-Maule (KGP) – 6 rec, 93 yards, 2 TDs

Rusher – Theo Gregorie (Braves Noirs) – 2 sacks, 1 tackle

DB1 – JD Chevalier (Braves Noirs) – 2 tackles, 2 PDs, 1 INT

DB2 – Lauriane Beauchamp (Braves Verts) – 2 tackles, 1 PD, 1 INT

Tier 2

QB1: Colin Sequiera (Texass Shorthorns) – 21/32, 65.5% comp , 280 yards, 7 TDs, 0 INTs, 132.8 QBR

QB2: Max Rosenfeld (Half-A-Stars)- 12/15, 80% comp, 210 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT, 130.6 QBR

WR1: John Bews (Texass Shorthorns) – 6 rec, 98 yards, 4 TDs

WR2: Marc-Antoine Chaput (Mangoose) – 8 rec, 118 yards, 2 TDs

WR3: Noah Groper (Half-A-Stars) – 5 rec, 88 yards, 3 TDs

Rusher: Felix- Antoine Lavigne (Mangoose) – 3 sacks, 1 INT, 1 PD

DB1: Ariel Librati (Half-A-Stars) – 2 INTs, 1 Def TD, 4 tackles

DB2: Nic Groppini (Unknown Talent) – 2 INTs, 1 Def TD, 2 tackles

Tier 3

QB1: Marc Farley (Triple Ps) – 12/20, 60% comp, 195 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 132.3 QBR, 1 rush attempt, 3 rushing yards

QB2: Joseph Crivello (Ballin 60s) – 12/16, 75% comp, 209 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, 130.2 QBR, 4 rushing attempts, 78 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs

WR1: Giordano Marinello (Mean Girls) – 10 rec, 152 yards, 3 TDs

WR2: Jeremie Ledoux (Bud Knights) – 7 rec, 95 yards, 3 TDs

WR3: Troy Savain (Ballin 60s) – 3 rec, 77 yards, 3 TDs

Rusher: Matthew Canuel (Ballin 60s) – 3 sacks, 5 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 PD

DB1: Angelo Mourelatos (Mean Girls) – 2 INT, 1 Def TD, 2 Tackles

DB2: Felix Boivin (Les Nains Johanais) – 1 tackle, 2 INT, 2 PD

Co-Ed

QB1: Gino di Fazio (Yin & Yang) – 7/9, 77.8% comp, 146 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, *158.3 QBR (Perfect QB rating)*

QB2: Seth Galina (Fightin’ Tigers) – 17/29, 58.6% comp, 175 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 86.9 QBR

WR1: Jamie Ojeaha (Fightin’ Tigers): 7 rec, 80 yards, 2 TDs

WR2: Ryan Dobbs-Garnett (Yin & Yang): 4 rec, 59 yards, 2 TDs

WR3: Emma Racine (Yin & Yang): 59 yards, 2 TDs

Rusher: Godefroy Verron-Trudel (La Secte): 2 sacks, 2 tackles, 2 INTs

DB1: Jaylan Greaves (Kiss My Endzone): 2 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 Def TD, 1 PD

DB2: Alexi Dubois (Kiss My Endzone): 2 tackles, 2 INTs + 1 INT on 2-pt conversion (returned all the way to the opposing 1 yard line)

POWER RANKINGS

Tier 1 (Top 5)

1. KGP (3-0) (Last Week #1) Even though Khansequence didn’t have AJ Gomes, they still have a stud lineup, and KGP simply blasted them off the field. That is very, very impressive. They’ve made it clear they are the team to beat and Phil Cutler is playing out of his mind, boasting a 134.7 QB rating for the season. They face off against the other 3-0 team in week 4, Urgence Medic, game of the week in Tier 1.

2. Urgence Medic (3-0) (Last Week #2) Urgence Medic want to be known as the team to beat after coming out on top of their week 3 matchup vs. Braves Verts. Their toughest test will come against KGP in week 4. Jesse Dupuis has already returned 3 interceptions for touchdowns, so he’s definitely a ball hawk that Cutler will have to watch out for.

3. Braves Noirs (2-1) (Last Week #5) Braves Noirs are the biggest risers, moving up 2 spots after a great defensive outing against BYOB and their leading receiver in Tier 1, Mat Lepage (except for 1 play). JD Chevalier is really fun to watch, as he impacts the game so much on both sides of the ball.

4. Braves Verts (1-2) (Last Week #3) Small drop for Braves Verts after taking the L to a complete team in Urgence Medic last week, outdoors at College Notre Dame. Maheu had a bit of an off game, ending with a 79.5 QB rating; not too often you see that. I expect a big bounce back game from him and les Braves Verts against Khansequence.

5. Sweat & Beers (1-2) (Last Week: NA) Sweat & Beers QB Rob Robinson had a huge game against Terror Squad to avoid going 0-3. The entire offence showed up for that game, starting with Chris Milard’s huge 6 reception, 95 yard, 3 touchdown performance. The defence was less apparent however, but when your facing Pat Chenard, Nic Arsenault-Hum, Vincent Malo and the like, it’s much easier said than done. What is impressive in this case, is pulling through and coming away with the W. We’ll see what it does for their next game against BYOB to try and pull back to .500

Tier 2 (Top 7)

1. Half-A-Stars (3-0) (Last Week #1) Scary that you can take arguably their most important piece in Andrew Langburt and even a piece like DonnDre Broden aout of the lineup and you wouldn’t notice by their 44-19 dismantling of the Bruins. I guess that says a lot about Noah Groper, but its not like it was a nobody entering at QB. Max Rosenfeld has shown that he can have success in FPF, especially recently, as he led his Holy Trollers to a 7-1-2 record this past Winter season, where he expects to have a deep playoff run later this year.

2. EZW (3-0) (Last Week #5) Alright, time to stop underestimating this team as an offence-only/defensively-poor team. They are the 3rd best in Points Against, averaging 21 points against a game, and Jeremy White? Time to start thinking of him in the elite category of Tier 2. He’s a top 3 in all major QB stat categories: 2nd in passing TDs, 2nd in passing yards, 3rd in passes completed, and 3rd in completion %. Oh, and he’s 3rd in rushing yards, and 1st in rushing TD’s. Moe Khan is right… this guy is a LEGEND.

3. Pepperoni Boyz (3-0) (Last Week #3) Pep boyz stay put at #3. Joe Kano mentioned he doesn’t like his game the past 2 weeks, and his sub-par stats reflect that, but him and his guys are winners. Don’t count this team out. Ever.

4. Texass Shorthorns (2-1) (Last Week NA) Ouch. How could I have missed this team from the top 7 last week? The team is PURE OFFENSE, fast-paced, go-go-go. Like I mentioned above in another section in my article. Blink and you’ll find yourself down 2 scores to this big boy team. John Bews for offensive player of the year in Tier 2, calling it now in week 3.

5. Pardon My Swag (1-1) (Last Week #2) It’s tough when you don’t play, teams usually fall in my Power Rankings because other teams build chemistry, overcome adversity, and show me their talents. Only reason PMS falls 3 spots, but they do have 2 immense games to show where they stack by preliminary rounds end. I say they give a scare, but lose in a close one to Half-A-Stars, and then just squeak by Pepperoni Boyz in a 1pt contest to go 1-1 on Wednesday night.

6. Mangoose (2-1) (Last Week #7) Mangoose put up the stats against Peeze and the Hot Sauce Sports squad. I move them up 1 spot, but I want to see them face top end talent. Their next game against Bruins should be good, but I think they come away with a 6-10 point victory.

7. Outlaws (2-1) (Last Week #4) I feel bad for sending the Outlaws on a Power Ranking roller coaster ride, from outside the top 7, to #4, down to #7. I just didn’t like how the game against Unknown Talent was as close as it was. While UT have playmakers, if the Outlaws want to be considered a top contender going into the playoffs, they will have to do better in the qualifications round games (games 5-8) when they are facing top talent week after week.

Tier 3 (Top 7)

1. Mean Girls (3-0) (Last Week #1) Mean Girls are solidifying themselves as the team to beat in Tier 3. They pretty much did the same thing to Tunesquad in week 3 that they did in week 2 to Trapstars. Pour down the points in a competitive game at halftime, until their opponents couldn’t keep up, with the game eventually ending in a blowout. The combo of Shaden and Gio Marinello has been the best so far in Tier 3. They’re going 4-0 and their true schedule begins in the qualification round.

2. Honey Martin (3-0) (Last Week #4) Honey Martin are gelling and becoming a team that prides themselves on shutting down teams defensively. Sure, it’s against weaker teams, but 13 points in 3 games? Giving up less than 100 yards of total offense to all 3 opponents? That’s quite an accomplishment; I don’t care who you are facing. Like Mean Girls though, this team’s true schedule are games 5-8.

3. Lockdown (3-0) (Last Week #2) I’ve been told Lockdown were in control of their game against Lionhearts the whole way, but I still don’t like that it was a 4-point victory. When you get a high-rated team like Lockdown against one rated so low, I expect the mercy rule to kick in with 5 plays remaining.

4. Triple P (3-0) (Last Week #7) And there it is, Marc Farley’s breakout game! 6 TDs is no easy feat, and now that he’s clicking with Andel and Kevin, he can start getting other guys involved in the offence to become a true threat. Their 3-0 start almost guarantees they make the top-half tier, so he will need all the offence on board.

5. Les Nains Johanais (2-1) (Last Week: NA) After looking a little rusty in week 1, Les Nains Johanais have pulled out consecutive wins. They have a huge game against a hungry Trapstars team that will try and get back to .500 football, so it wont be an easy game for les Nains. Let’s see how rookie QB Alec Richard-Nantel deals against a team battling adversity and one that has seen success last Winter.

6. Bud Knights (2-1) (Last Week: NA) Marc-Andre Desaulniers is feeling the groove since his week 2 loss. In week 3, when no one gave them a chance against Ben McMahon and Goblin Gang, Desaulniers went full Gronk and spread the ball around to 6 different receivers, and the “best defence in all of football” showed up to stop the high flying Goblin Gang offence who put up 44 on the board in week 2. No one could stop Jeremie Ledoux on Bud Knights, finding the endzone 3 times on 7 receptions for 95 yards. If this team keeps the defence tight and the offence finds its rhythm, watch out for Bud Knights to make a run for the Cash Bracket.

7. Trapstars (1-2) (Last Week NA) The Trapstars have had a tough start to the season, but came in the clutch in week 3, beating an experienced South Side Speedster squad that had Dawson Pierre for the game. It was a little amusing to see Dawson Pierre line up on D against Cooper Young, but it was Young who had the last laugh, with his shifty moves resulting in 3 TDs on 7 receptions for 68 yards. They will need Young and Ryan Garber to stay composed, which usually happens when they have the lead. So if Les Nains Johanais get a 2-score lead by halftime, they must stay focused and prevent frustration from boiling over.

Co-Ed (Top 3)

1. Kiss My Endzone (3-0) (Last Week #1) Moe Khan has questioned whether this team are the villians of the division, and it’s a fair question. Look, when you have undeniable talent in Jaylan Greaves and Jamil Springer, and you have a solid QB with strong women athletes, your team will be looked at as the team to beat and a target will go on your back. Add a bit of smack talk, and sure, villain is an appropriate title. They will have their toughest challenge of their first 4 games this coming week when they face off against Seth Galina and the also 3-0 Fightin’ Tigers.

2. Fightin’ Tigers (3-0) (Last Week #2) Fightin’ Tigers knocked out Les Semi-Croquants from the top 3 Power Rankings with their victory over them in week 3. They had 3 interceptions against LSC, and that will need to continue against Josh Vasquez when they face Kiss My Endzone. Beat KMEZ and I’ll give you the #1 spot.

3. Yin & Yang (1-2) (Last Week: NA) Yin & Yang looked like the monster team they intended to be. I now understand the hype surrounding Emma Racine, Gino seemed in rhythm, Ryan Dobbs-Garnett was snapping bullets out there, and they even got Justin Weir a few reps in at QB (you never know) and he looked good. They have a second shot at Les Semi-Croquants after losing to them in week 2. Revenge is sweet, especially when there’s a Power Ranking up for grabs.

GAME PICKS

Week 4 Picks:

Home Team	Away Team	Iggy’s Prediction
BYOB	Sweat & Beers	Sweat & Beers
Khansequence	Braves Verts	Braves Verts
KGP	Urgence Medic	KGP
Braves Noirs	Terror Squad	Braves Noirs
Texass Shorthorns	Les Gros Coqs	Texass Shorthorns
Tough Lungs	Warriors	Tough Lungs
Los Banditos	Unknown Talent	Los Banditos
Voodoo	EZW	EZW
Pardon My Swag	Half-A-Stars	Half-A-stars
Trojans	Les Centaures	Les Centaures
Pardon My Swag	Pepperoni Boyz	Pardon My Swag
Outlaws	Hot Sauce Sports	Outlaws
Mangoose	Bruins	Mangoose
Rainmakers	Bada Bing	Rainmakers
Replacements	Honey Martin
Triple P	Lockdown	Lockdown
Ballin 60’s	South Side Speedsters	South Side Speedsters
Les Nains Johanais	Trapstars	Trapstars
Mean Girls	Lionhearts	Mean Girls
Le Speakeasy	Bud Knights	Bud Knights
Goon Squad	Goblin Gang	Goblin Gang
Zone 6 Ballers	TuneSquad	TuneSquad
Les Semi-Croquants	Yin & Yang	Yin & Yang
Fightin’ Tigers	Kiss My Endzone	Kiss My Endzone

Hope you enjoyed the read, and hope your ready for all the action week 4 will bring us! Good luck to all teams and make sure to catch Alexi Dubois’ bilingual article for his take on the FPF Cup!