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Utah/Phoenix: wow.
We returned center Stephen Wells from a 11-game injury break this week, and man, did he make up for lost time. 7/16 KRBs in this one game alone. He had to have been a big part in helping Utah return to form, despite the loss of tackle Geoff Keisel, and blow out Phoenix for our game of the year. Our guys played their balls out today, with everything on the line, to earn a week-1 bye....and possibly a #1 seed?! I'm not sure where to check that.
gg strick.
Notes:
-We gave rookie RB Nate Washington one more chance today to show he could be the future at RB, and man, he didn't disappoint. All the guy could do was get tackled behind the line before this - nearly 30 carries at a 2.6something ypc rate. Today, though, he made plays - 11 carries, 74 yards. Probably our best day from a RB2 all year long.
-Starting RB Earnest Giang broke the century mark for the 10th time this season with a 31-yard fourth quarter gallop. He finished 23-119 for the day, adding 88 yards on 5 catches, with 3 touchdowns in all (two receiving, incl. a 55-yarder). With that, Giang carries home the League Rushing Trophy this year, ahead of Columbus's Ted Hartman. Hartman, however, has the most Yards From Scrimmage, but nobody cares about that one.
-Randy Boone was near-immaculate today, going 22/28 for 313 yards, 4 TDs, and one unfortunate fourth quarter pick. His 8 INT total for the year was his lowest since 2022. Turns out he may have a solid Avoid INT bar, after all. Randy finishes the year with a respectable 3605 yards passing, 26 TDs, 8 INTs, and a 101.4 rating. He averaged a shade under 27 attempts a game.
The most impressive QB this year, though, has probably been Kurt Poston from Las Vegas. Talk about coming out of nowhere to post the numbers he has, in limited time. I remember when Rip was saddened by the injury to his starter. Well, Poston now owns the league's highest QBR, and he's been doing it in glamorous fashion.
-Tough day for Phoenix in every phase of the game. 5 fumbles, 2 lost. 4 sacks. Hitting familiars by the bottom of the 2nd quarter. Targeted passes to Alfred Morrison defended in coverage by our backup nose tackle. 3rd-and-9, vs pass aggressive dime, running for -4 yards (I've been here before and then some, so I can empathize!)
-Utah won 42-10, with star and leading receiver Alvin Foley contributing 9 yards of offense off of one catch and two targets. Pretty spectacular!
All around, it was a really surprising show of force from a Utah team that has lacked that dominance factor mostly all season long, as we've eked out wins here and there and lost our share. gg strick. Sorry it wasn't a better, more competitive game. Better luck next year, Rico has certainly grown up and become a force in his own right.
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Utah/Phoenix: wow.
We returned center Stephen Wells from a 11-game injury break this week, and man, did he make up for lost time. 7/16 KRBs in this one game alone. He had to have been a big part in helping Utah return to form, despite the loss of tackle Geoff Keisel, and blow out Phoenix for our game of the year. Our guys played their balls out today, with everything on the line, to earn a week-1 bye....and possibly a #1 seed?! I'm not sure where to check that.
gg strick.
Notes:
-We gave rookie RB Nate Washington one more chance today to show he could be the future at RB, and man, he didn't disappoint. All the guy could do was get tackled behind the line before this - nearly 30 carries at a 2.6something ypc rate. Today, though, he made plays - 11 carries, 74 yards. Probably our best day from a RB2 all year long.
-Starting RB Earnest Giang broke the century mark for the 10th time this season with a 31-yard fourth quarter gallop. He finished 23-119 for the day, adding 88 yards on 5 catches, with 3 touchdowns in all (two receiving, incl. a 55-yarder). With that, Giang carries home the League Rushing Trophy this year, ahead of Columbus's Ted Hartman. Hartman, however, has the most Yards From Scrimmage, but nobody cares about that one.
-Randy Boone was near-immaculate today, going 22/28 for 313 yards, 4 TDs, and one unfortunate fourth quarter pick. His 8 INT total for the year was his lowest since 2022. Turns out he may have a solid Avoid INT bar, after all. Randy finishes the year with a respectable 3605 yards passing, 26 TDs, 8 INTs, and a 101.4 rating. He averaged a shade under 27 attempts a game.
The most impressive QB this year, though, has probably been Kurt Poston from Las Vegas. Talk about coming out of nowhere to post the numbers he has, in limited time. I remember when Rip was saddened by the injury to his starter. Well, Poston now owns the league's highest QBR, and he's been doing it in glamorous fashion.
-Tough day for Phoenix in every phase of the game. 5 fumbles, 2 lost. 4 sacks. Hitting familiars by the bottom of the 2nd quarter. Targeted passes to Alfred Morrison defended in coverage by our backup nose tackle. 3rd-and-9, vs pass aggressive dime, running for -4 yards (I've been here before and then some, so I can empathize!)
-Utah won 42-10, with star and leading receiver Alvin Foley contributing 9 yards of offense off of one catch and two targets. Pretty spectacular!
All around, it was a really surprising show of force from a Utah team that has lacked that dominance factor mostly all season long, as we've eked out wins here and there and lost our share. gg strick. Sorry it wasn't a better, more competitive game. Better luck next year, Rico has certainly grown up and become a force in his own right.
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