Well we are off and running for the 2006 season and as you all know, I love R2D4. Here are some of my first week impressions and notes:

Male- What can you say. Bob Redman believes this is the best team he has had since he took over at Male (Hard to believe considering he has the likes of his son, Bush, Barclay, Green, etc). But this team has unbelievable team speed. I saw them in Old Rivalry Bowl and I have to say...they really are for real.

 

St.X- Didnt get a chance to see them this week, but I am sure they will be in great shape come District. Lets face it....you could 0-5 and still win the Championship because all that matters is District. I still think they will give Male all they can handle this year and I am sure that will be a sell out game no question. Looking forward to watching that one.

 

PRP- Man, this team looks really good. Coach Wolf continues to impress me with his ability to get his players to perform on Friday nights. Am planning on watching them in the next few weeks if my job will let me stay in town sometime soon.

 

Manual- Their lack of real experience showed last week. Even though Brentwood is the cream of the crop in football in many people's eyes, it was still evident that they are still trying to come together and gel. I look for them to bounce back this week against Eastern. A good game and win would really help them

 

Iroquois- This team continues to puzzle me. Offense showed signs of brillance against a pretty good Valley team, but it is a totally different team without the QB (Marshall) that they were expecting to have this year. They dont throw well, but they did run the ball very well against Valley at times. I saw them last week and really expected more out this offense. Defense is pretty good creates a lot of confusion for the opponent offensive line. Tackling is suspect though...and if you dont tackle...why play defense???

 

Some Notes- Found out that Justin Green at Male is still bouncing back and forth as to whether he can be cleared to play or not. Last word is that he HAS been cleared to play despite the number of concussions he has had in his football career. Here's hoping the kid can play.

 

Iroquois projected QB Mike Marshall was ruled ineligible and will not be able to play this year. Tough break for the Raiders. This kid could have really helped them turn things around this year. After last week's poor outing against Valley, no word on whether or not the Raiders will continue with Replacement QB Marquise MacAffee or if changes will be made at QB.

I did learn that the Raiders did pick up some new athletes after school started who could be of some much needed help to this team. Only time will tell.

 

GOOD LUCK TO ALL R2D4 TEAMS THIS WEEK!!!

Good analysis, Tigerdude. I can only hope to have updates on the Manual-Eastern game for the first hour.

 

What would you say about Butler? Meade had a pretty good game against them, from what I heard. Is Butler still able to make any noise, though?

Good analysis, Tigerdude. I can only hope to have updates on the Manual-Eastern game for the first hour.

 

What would you say about Butler? Meade had a pretty good game against them, from what I heard. Is Butler still able to make any noise, though?

Butler's Freshman team last year only lost 1 game (to X). They had a very hard running RB. I wonder if any players from that team will be able to make a difference as sophs.