Wedding Planning, Picks and Power Rankings

Peeze’s Playbook

Week 4

By Paolo Della Rocca

Week 4 Review

Last week, I was unable to complete my article and was thoroughly disappointed with what I had written up to the point where it was long enough to be published. I have an interesting freedom that comes along with being the head of FPF media. The only person I have to answer to is myself and for a long time the governor I’ve used to measure my success has always been whether or not I’ve been artistically satisfied with my work.

All that is to say, if I don’t like my work, it won’t be posted.

At the same time, I have an interesting juxtaposition. My work with FPF is important to me but, I’m also planning my wedding at the same time. If you’ve gotten married before, you know what I’m talking about. For those of you who have not yet gotten married or are early in the process, I can offer one piece of advice: if you can afford a wedding planner, get one. If you can’t afford a wedding planner, save until you can.

Despite the several pre-marital disagreements, discussions and changes to once iron-clad plans, I did get to see some games this past weekend. In a previous FPF marriage I was once bound to David Daoust for an entire season. If I were to equate it to an actual relationship it would be one that was loving but doomed to fail. We played together on Nakatomi Survivors this past winter and the team was built to be quarterbacked by Jon Lyristis who got hurt in the first week. Dave D’Aoust and I then took turns at the pivot trying to lead a team that was not built for our skill sets. The team went 0-10.

However, since the parting of ways between two southpaws David Daoust has been solid for Honor Game. They cruised into a game against Diablos and I was certain that my ex-4 down partner was set up for success. This would not be the case. While remembering my times with the gun slinger with rose coloured glasses, I forgot that David Daoust can have these games. At his best he’s a great play caller with a strong arm and far superior athleticism than you’d think. At his worst, he stares down the rush, struggles to progress past his first read and rolls too often to be successful. This was the case agains the strength of this Diablos team: their defense.

Alexei Bisonette had a hat-trick of interceptions and JD Joly added a fourth. That reminds me, “Yo JD, you were right. It’s crazy how fast the wedding costs pile up”. The interceptions piled up against Honor Game and Charles Verreault was happy to capitalize. Using short fields and changes in momentum to his advantage Verreault went 12-19 and looked the part of a stud QB for the firs time in hs FPF career. Standout rusher Terry Babalis was only able to get to him once in an otherwise, near perfect game for the new qb. Honor Game would go onto lose to Diablos 39-0.

Flowers are a bizarre thing to deal with. I can’t argue that they’re important. Without them the venue looks dull and they do bring a level of vibrance to the occaision. The colours, the aromas and the presentations really hep transform the otherwise lifeless hall into a warm, welcoming memory generator. Interestingly enoug, while they are sure to bring the memories of the occaision to life, they will also, most certainly be the most forgotten part of the affair. Think of all the weddings you’ve been to other than one’s own. You’re friends and family members that have gotten married have surely had these incredible occasions that will live on in memory. The thing forgotten like a fallen post-it in Chris Nolan’s Memento. Also, how do flowers end up costing thousands of dollars? They’re f@^#ing plants!

I played in a game this week where I’ve planted my seed so to speak. Jesus, your mind goes to some weird places. By planting my seed I mean I’m playing with a new team and am trying to leave my mark on the division. Get your mind out of the gutter.

Filles Du Roi started the game up 6 points (due to Believe the Hype arriving late). After a porous defensive start (allowing a 30+ yard run against 5 players) Filles Du Roi were seemingly a team that was not ready to play. If not for the 6 points gifted to the offense and a safety shortly their after this would have been a disastrous start for the pink platoon.

As I was in this game, and I was quarterback, I will avoid commentary on myself because it’s the weirdest form of masterbation (see now you got me thinking about it…jerk). The one thing I will mention is, after getting the benefit of a roughing the passer penalty (benefit is jot be taken with a grain of salt as compared to the detriment of being lit up by rusher Yiannis Douzepis). Either way it leads me to my larger point that after that penalty, Believe the Hype were down to our players and I floated a pass to a would be wide open Haize Lempereur only to have Carter Condon swoop in from out of nowhere to intercept the pass with one hand. It was a ridiculous play.

Believe the Hype have some great athletes but make some mental mistakes. This is up to and including the game winning touchdown where Mike Addona caught a t-out (or smash-out in some offensive schemes) only to have no one behind him to remove the flag and he scampered for a game winning score. Beliee the Hype showed no quit however. Even when down by eight with a play left Jacob Soles completed a deep strike over the top of the defence to future FPF star Jack Tsonos to have a chance to win the game with a convert. Unfortunately, this would not come to pass and filled du Roi would escape with an ugly 20-18 win.

Another bit of advice I can give to any dudes looking to get married. You’re fiancé wants your opinion on everything. The one thing that you can’t give your opinion on is how she’ll look in her dress. There’s no way to know that because of an ancient ritual/mystery crate where one cannot see their bride to be in their dress until the morning. I think the ritual probably stems from a more sexist time where women were traded to the man’s family for some land and a couple of goats. Therefore, the men could not see their bride prior to the wedding such that they would not use how she looked in her dress as a way to welch on the said goats.

In any case, keep assuring your bride to be that she will look beautiful no matter what. As for your input, which I mentioned before being rudely interrupted, by my own mind, it is entirely necessary. Every dude thinks he so insanely smart leading up to the proposal and in the early stages of wedding planning when on an outing with some friends and after a handful of beers they proclaim, “I’ll just leave all the planning to her!” That my friends, is doomed to fail.

The reason it will fail is simple. You see this proclamation as getting out of the way and insuring that you’ll have a year or so of un-interrupted golf dates where your beautiful bride and family will plan your wedding in your absence. What happens instead is that she feels you aren’t supporting her, you aren’t involved, and you don’t care about her, what the f@^# is wrong with you? How can you not care about the most important day of your lives. Why are you writing an article when we should be working on the wedding.

Natalia, give me a second. Let me finish this and I’ll get back.

Sorry folks, she got the computer on one of my many bathroom breaks. God I drink too much coffee.

In another game I had highly anticipated heading into this week, X-sterminators took on Trailer Park Boys. These were two teams I didn’t know what to make of heading into the season. Trailer Park Boys have a great defense. However, their offense has been suspect ever since they’ve joined the league. On the other hand, Mike Know and Alex Finkelstein anchor a solid team built around developing but talented quarterback Shayne Feinberg. Feinberg has been solid but has shown that he will turnover the ball at times.

However, with Shayne Feinberg absent, Mike Knopp took over being centre. Overall, he looked good in his second outing of the season (the first was in a loss to Mean Machine). The gameplay was simple and its what most backup qbs would have done with this roster. Knopp looked for Ryan Castiel, Alex Finkelstein as often as he could. As soon as the defense adjusted, it was time for Adam Guillemette to do his damage. Guillemette scored two of the team’s 4 touchdowns.

On the other side of the ball, Antoine Meunier struggled. He was intercepted three times and the offense looked stagnant the entire time. Meunier needs to learn to make his reads from the pocket as rolling (especially when it hasn’t been designed) limits the available receivers and often leads to back-foot throws. Mathieu Gascon was the redzone threat on the two occasions that TPB managed to get into the end zone but it would prove to be not enough scoring as they would lose to X-sterminators by a score of 31-12.

That is the week that was folks. Remember to enjoy every second of your wedding planning and yes, she is right behind me and that is why I wrote that!

Elite 8-Week 4

Each week Marc-Andre and I will select our top 8 teams in the division and discuss thy their play is worthy of elite 8 status. We differ on many of our selections this week. Here’s why:

Los Banditos (4-0): The roster is consistent and is among the best in the division. The only question coming in was how well Francis Desrochers would play this season. It turns out the questions have been answered. He’s only thrown a single interception this season and he looks great.
Threat Level Midnight (4-0): Julien Proulx and Riley Pincombe have proven to be incredible additions. Michael Scarn’s finest have combined for 8 interceptions and Proulx has added 3 receiving touchdowns.
Pardon My Sawg (4-0): Brad Evans’ short and methodical attack has helped pace PMS to a perfect start. They only have a single multi-score win. However, the efficiency that they operate at makes this a safe bet.
Mean Machine (3-1): Their only loss came with Jordan Schwartz at qb. Jake Titleman has looked great and Mean Machine are rolling. The rest of their season sets up well. We can be looking at a nine game winning streak before this is done.
Blackouts (3-1): There are few teams that have impressed me more. Chris Cione has been their most reliable player. His 6 touchdowns has helped pace the offense. They are learning quickly.
Bud Knights (4-0): On one hand, Mathieu Kieljan has been incredible and Bud Knights are undefeated. However, on the other hand, the hardest part of their schedule is ahead of them.
Brewers (3-1): The Brewers have 9 interceptions on defence and Jason Stephenson has 4 onto himself. The offense has been sluggish but their defence has been so strong that it has scarcely mattered. Still, given the matchups ahead, Brewers are set up for a playoff run.
Los Siete Amigos (3-1): Realistically, they should be higher on this list. LSA have the best combination of offensive fire power and defensive schemes that I’ve seen in the division. They still seem to have some vulnerability and some roster instability that I’d like to see get fixed soon.

Top 8 – 4e semaine

Pardon My Swag : Leur expérience et leur intelligence font la différence.
Los Banditos : L’équipe la plus talentueuse.
Threat Level Midnight : Ils vont tellement être dur à vaincre, quelle équipe.
Bud Knights : Une équipe en pleine possession de ses moyens!
Los Siete Amigos : Ils sont sur une lancée et toute l’équipe joue très bien.
X-Sterminators : Malgré. L’absence de Shayne Feinberg qui fêtait son mariage, ils ont encore été dominant.
Blackouts : Une 3^e victoire consécutive et rien ne semble vouloir les ralentir.
Diablos : Charles Verreault apprend très vite et Diablos seront à prendre très au sérieux.

Marc-Andre’s Picks Segment

Usually the picks come in Marc Andre’s Article but as I missed last week and ran a little behind this week, Mr.Desaulniers has asked that I include the picks in my article this week. As such, here it is:

Équipe à domicile	Équipe visiteuse	Choix de Marc-André	Choix de Peeze
Diablos	Nemesis	Diablos	Diablos
Lockdown	X-Sterminators	X-Sterminators	X-Terminators
Honor Game	Blackouts	Blackouts	Blackouts
Mean Machine	The Practice Squad	Mean Machine	The Practice Squad
Mambo	Clinkers	———————-	Clinkers
Brewers	Chocolate Barracudas	Brewers	Brewers
Raw Sauce	Green Means GO!	Green Means GO!	Green Means GO!
Replacements	Mountain Goats	Replacements	Replacements
Los Banditos	Filles du Roi	Los Banditos	———————-
Thundercats	Threat Level Midnight	Threat Level Midnight	Threat Level Midnight
Canes	Bud Knights	Bud Knights	Bud Knights
Pardon My Swag	Los Siete Amigos	Pardon My Swag	Los Siete Amigos
Trojans	Summer Birds	Summer Birds	Trojans
Believe The Hype	Trailer Park Boys	Trailer Park Boys	Trailer Park Boys
Jean Guy	Tough Lungs	Jean Guy	Tough Lungs
Bozy Boyz	Lionhearts	Bozy Boyz	Bozy Boys

Sunday’s Serious Serving

Mid season is just ahead of us and teams that have yet to make their stand in the division better start now as it will be done before we know it. Let me know your thoughts by reaching me at @PeezeFPF on twitter, @Peeze Della Reeze on Facebook or by emailing me at [email protected].

For further analysis, tune in to the official FPF Division E podcast Calling the Audible where Moe Khan, Stefano Berardi discuss the most terrifying conclusions to Black Mirror episodes, the worst Soda flavours and John Hamm’s jogging hog. You can see us on Facebook live or on youtube @ www.youtube.com/flagplusfootball.

Have a great and safe week of action. See you at the fields!