Seven teams, single elimination format. Team Lin received first round bye.
Team Lin:
Frank, Jonah, David Greenfield, Tony, Brian Tait, Cooper, Aaron, Keith, Stu
Team Averill:
Mike, H, Darius, Kile, Steve, Derek, Dylan, Brian Kirkpatrick, Chris.
Other teams:
Jim, Pete, Rashan's team (wore red)
The Panthers (blue camouflage)
Quarterback was not very accurate, nor mobile. Was easily rattled by pressure. The Panthers played in river trails against Brian and Tony, and lost twice to them, only winning the 3rd meeting because Brian and Tony's team only had 4 guys show up.
Green Team (defeated Jim and Pete's team, and Team Averill)
Quarterback had decent arm strength, but would check down immediately to the center or other lineman if rushed by two defenders. Short asian guy was assigned to rush most plays. The girl on their team was fairly tall (maybe 5'9?) but not quick enough to stay with any active male.
Team Red (Jim and Pete's team)
Jim plays quarterback for this group. His arm strength is below average and accuracy is also below average. I would rate his decision making below average as well. His ability to play quarterback does not strike fear into any defense. Pete and Rashan have speed and quickness.
Team Lin v. Panthers (Game #1, 2:00pm, West Field)
Our team started with the ball after winning the coin toss, and we promptly moved it down the field for a touchdown (I think to Dave or Jonah). The flood routes with the WR, FL and RT worked very well, with the RT coming open time and time again. Quick releases to the center were also very effective. On defense, our defense shut them down with a four and out. The quarterback would look to check down immediately once pressured, and his check down options did not run well with the ball.
We scored a second touchdown quickly thereafter and also converted the extra point (to David). We intercepted the Panthers, but our drive stalled in the red zone. (too many attempts to get into the end zone and not enough blocking) On the ensuing drive, the Panthers were able to drive all the way down the field for a score. The big plays were primarily because of missed flag pulls. The QB would throw a short pass under duress to an open receiver underneath, and he would get five to six extra yards before our team converged to pull the flag.
In the second half, we intercepted the Panthers again, but on 4th and 1, Cooper ran a square out from LT, and never turned around for the ball. He read Tony or Brian coming on a slant route and tried to give the receiver the right of way. We forced another INT or turnover on downs and steadily marched down the field. We scored on a play to Keith, where he ran almost the exact same route as Cooper. The Panthers had switched to man defense at this point, and the matchup heavily favored Keith (they put a slow guy on him). The Panthers were able to come down and score again; once more, because of poor flag pulling allowing them to gain yards after the catch. They scored a touchdown, and our ensuing drive stalled. But we forced a four and out, and knelt out the rest of the game. In the second half, we began to rush two rushers (Aaron and Jonah) which put a tremendous amount of pressure on their QB and did not give him time to find any check downs.
Team Lin v. Team Green (Game #2, 3:00pm, East Field)
Team Green chose to defer. We opted for the ball. Our first drive moved quickly down the field. Per scouting report from Team Averill, the Green Team ran a 7-person zone, and rarely rushed. We came out of the gate with plays that included routes for all 6 people, but Team Green was rushing one, so we dialed it back and kept in some blockers. The flood routes still worked, as they Team Green played sort of a deep cover three, with a deep under three (and usually rushed the small asian guy). The comebacks and quick hitters in the seam were available almost all day long.
We scored on our first drive and second drive. David catching the second TD and rumbling into the end zone.
Green threw a deep bomb on the right against Keith, which got them into the red zone and eventually scoring on a little slant-out route in front of Cooper. At the end of the half, with Green driving again, all the way to the one yard line, Stu picked off a pass in the end zone with about 2 seconds to play.
In the second half, Green stalled, and we drove down and scored; Jonah juking three or four defenders on his way to the end zone. On the ensuing drive, Green threw a short pass to the center who got into a tussle with Brian. He was assessed a 10 yard penalty and tempers started to flare. But Brian stepped in front of a check down pass intended for the center and returned it for a touchdown, effectively ending the game.
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