SFL Weekly - Gades Out of Gates FastBy Spring Football League News Wire
Posted March 07, 2013
SFL WEEK 2 POWER POLL
1. Minnesota Freeze(1-0) Last Week: 1
- The Freeze were lucky to walk out of Detroit with the W.
2. Seattle Orcas(1-0) Last Week: 2
– Troy Smith looked good on opening day but will now have to move forward without Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, and Bo Scaife. All three suffered injuries that will force them to miss game time.
3. Orlando Rockets(1-0) Last Week: 3
- Forget the Orlando offense, that pass rush look down right scary.
4. Nashville Renegades(1-0) Last Week: 4
- Jeff Garcia pulled one out of thin air for a miracle vs. the Nightmare. Can he do it for 18 more weeks?
5. Michigan Stags(0-1) Last Week: 5
- The Stags had a lot of momentum on that final drive. If Dwayne Harris gets that final inch there's a good chance Michigan spoils Josh McCown's Minnesota debut.
6. New Orleans Nightmare(0-1) Last Week: 7
– The offense didn't really light it up, but they put some points on the board thanks to some great plays by Trindon Holliday in the return game.
7. Columbus Explorers(1-0) Last Week: 9
– The Explorer's defense came to the rescue as Columbus scored an opening day victory over rival Chicago.
8. Dallas Six-Shooters(1-0) Last Week: 14
- Never bet against the house. Stephen McGee looked down right awesome. Even Eric Crouch scored a touchdown.
9. Miami Sharks(1-0) Last Week: 15
- Miami debuts with an opening day win on Monday Night Football. Can't beat that.
10. Colorado Scramblers(1-0) Last Week: 16
- JP Losman looked sharp in the battle of the expansion franchises. Is this a sign of things to come or did he just put the metal v. a rag tag Voyager squad?
11. San Antonio Marshalls(0-1) Last Week: 6
– Not sure how you only get Jamaal Charles the ball 12 times. Greg McElroy is warming up.
12. Philadelphia Bulldogs(0-1) Last Week: 8
- Is Matt Moore just a preseason MVP? He was absolutely crushed vs. the Rocket defense.
13. Chicago Crusaders(0-1) Last Week: 10
- Jerry Glanville's Run 'N Shoot offense debuts with 3 points. That's rough.
14. Portland Voyagers(0-1) Last Week: 11
- It's not like we expected a lot out of the expansion franchise, but they sure seemed confident they would get an opening day win over Colorado.
15. New York Marauders(0-1) Last Week: 12
- This was suppose to be a new beginning for New York. An opening day loss to an expansion franchise is just more of the same.
16. Atlanta Firebirds(0-1) Last Week: 13
- The Atlanta defense looked bad. Really bad. Matt Leinart's turnovers didn't help them out.
MILESTONES(Not the Sayyid Qutb version)
COACHES
- Larry Coker(ORL) needs 4 wins to surpass Peter Vaas(14th all-time)
- Mike Jones(MIN) needs 4 wins to surpass Peter Vaas(14th all-time)
- Dom Capers(MIC) needs 5 wins to surpass Pinball Clemons(19th all-time)
- Gary Crowton(SA) needs 5 wins to surpass Pinball Clemons(19th all-time)
QUARTERBACKS
- Mark Grieb(SEA) needs 578 yards to surpass Dave Dickenson(6th all-time)
- Matt Leinart(ATL) has surpassed Dave Ragone in passing yards(21st all-time)
- Matt Leinart(ATL) needs 454 yards to surpass Jesse Palmer(20th all-time)
- JT O'Sullivan(NO) needs 102 yards to surpass Mike Pawlawski(23rd all-time)
- JP Losman(COL) has surpassed Jeff George in passing yards(32nd all-time)
- JP Losman(COL) needs 41 yards to surpass Mark Rypien in passing yards(31st all-time)
- Dennis Dixon(MIC) has surpassed Giovanni Carmazzi in passing yards(36th all-time)
- Dennis Dixon(MIC) needs 150 yards to surpass Tarvaris Jackson(35th all-time)
- Jeff Garcia(NAS) has surpassed Ken Dorsey(38th all-time)
- Jeff Garcia(NAS) needs 8 yards to surpass Giovanni Carmazzi in passing yards(37th all-time)
- Josh McCown(MIN) needs 11 passing scores to surpass Dave Dickenson(3rd all-time)
- Mark Grieb(SEA) needs 19 passing scores to surpass Clint Dolezel(5th all-time)
- Seneca Wallace(CHI) needs 8 passing scores to surpass Jim Arellanes(14th all-time)
- JT O'Sullivan(NO) has surpassed Jim Miller in passing scores(24th all-time)
- JT O'Sullivan(NO) needs 2 passing scores to surpassing Brook Bollinger(23rd all-time)
- Matt Leinart(ATL) has surpassed Dusty Donner in passing scores(28th all-time)
- Matt Leinart(ATL) needs 2 passing scores to surpass David Neil(27th all-time)
- Jeff Garcia(NAS) needs 1 passing score to surpass Drew Brees(36th all-time)
- JP Losman(COL) needs 5 passing scores to surpass Drew Brees(36th all-time)
RUNNINGBACKS
- Michael Turner(CBS) is 2,023 yards away from surpassing Clinton Portis(1st all-time)
- Jamaal Charles(SA) is 518 yards away from surpassing Charles Roberts(8th all-time)
- Jerious Norwood(SEA) is 30 yards away from surpassing Joffrey Reynolds(10th all-time)
- Adrian Peterson(MIC) is 4 rushing scores away from surpassing Clinton Portis(1st all-time)
- Michael Turner(CBS) is 5 rushing scores away from surpassing Adrian Peterson(2nd all-time)
- Chester Taylor(COL) is 5 rushing scores away from becoming 4th all-time
- Jamaal Charles(SA) needs 1 rushing score to surpass Mewelde Moore(19th all-time)
RECEIVERS
- Geroy Simon(CHI) is 87 catches away from surpassing Milt Stegall(2nd all-time)
- Arland Bruce(SA) is 6 catches away from surpassing Steve Smith(4th all-time)
- Geroy Simon(CHI) is 336 yards from surpassing Steve Smith(4th all-time)
- Justin Gage(PHI) is 123 yards away from surpassing Jeremaine Copeland(8th all-time)
- Arland Bruce(SA) is 1 touchdown away from surpassing Derrick Mayes(4th all-time)
PASS RUSHERS
- Darnell Dockett(ORL) is 5 sacks away from surpassing Bobby McCray(2nd all-time)
- Alex Brown(MIN) is 9 sacks away from surpassing Simeon Rice(5th all-time)
- Aaron Kampamn(POR) is 12 sacks away from surpassing Simeon Rice(5th all-time)
- Colin Cole(CHI) has surpassed Adewale Ogunleye in sacks(9th all-time)
- Colin Cole(CHI) needs 6 sacks to surpass Joe Montford and Shaun Rogers in sacks(8th all-time)
- Anwar Stewart(CHI) is 4 sacks away from surpassing Adewale Ogunleye(9th all-time)
- Akin Ayodele(ORL) is 1 sack away from surpassing Brian Johnson(13th all-time)
- Stylez G. White(NY) is 2 sacks away from surpassing Brian Johnson(13th all-time)
- Mark Anderson(NAS) is 3 sacks away from surpassing Brian Johnson(13th all-time)
- Demetric Evans(ORL) is 3 sacks away from surpassing Brian Johnson(13th all-time)
- Jay Alford(PHI) is 1 sack away from surpassing Derrick Burgess(20th all-time)
- Parys Haralson(NAS) is 1 sack away from surpassing Kalimba Edwards(24th all-time)
DEFENSIVE BACKS
- Kenny McEntyre(SA) is 2 interceptions away from surpassing Kevin Kaesviharn(3rd all-time)
- Ahmad Hawkins(ATL) is 6 interceptions away from surpassing Kevin Kaesviharn(3rd all-time)
- Nathan Vasher(SA) is 3 interceptions away from surpassing JT Thatcher(7th all-time)
SFL SHORT SHORTS
10 franchises have confirmed their membership for the 2014 season with confirming for 11 and 12 expected to come shortly.........Tim Tebow remains a member of the NFL's New York Jets.......JaMarcus Russell is reportedly down to 300 pounds.............2002 4th overall pick Eric Crouch scored his first SFL touchdown since 2005.......Dallas' 2nd overall pick Alphonso Dennard awaits sentencing after being found guilty of assaulting a police officer in Lincoln, NE.......the Minnesota Freeze are flirting with a new uniform design..........former SFL veterans Clevan Thomas, Rohan Davey, and Pat White have expressed interest in returning to the league......the Spring Football League has announced they will play the first regular season professional football game in Latin America in 2014......management in Portland has already expressed displeasure in Vince Young's performance.
