Week 3: Cougar Attack
Tracy Jennison and Elliot Ross smile after another great Arkham practice.
(Mistakatonic University Press) - The home opener for the Grave Robbers was a fine tribute to the Great Old Ones. The solid victory over the defending champion Outlaws sent a message to the league. But the schedule is not kind to Arkham this year, and the team travels to Pullman to face the hard-rushing, offense-crushing Cougars.
Jamal smith is well-rested after only 9 touches against Texas, but running against the Cougar defense may be pointless. With the addition of rookie safety tandem Darryl Miller and Donnell Sims, passing won't be easy, either. Coach Guye would only comment, "Maybe we can pick on Sam Atkins. He might be the only weak spot on the Pullman roster. We've been solid against the run, but mostly because teams have to pass against us when we jump out to an early lead. That won't happen against Pullman. If we can't stop Josh Centers, Howard Washington and Homer Thomas, this game could get ugly for us."
Here are the matchups for Week 3:
Position |
Arkham |
Pullman |
Advantage |
Quarterback |
Harold Carter
Arm Strength: Average
Accuracy: Superb
Decisions: Average
|
Sam Atkins
Arm Strength: Poor
Accuracy: Superb
Decisions: Superb
| Pullman |
Halfback |
Jamal Smith
Speed: Average
Strength: Poor
Moves: Superb
Decisions: Superb
Fumbles: Average
|
Josh Centers
Speed: Average
Strength: Great
Moves: Average
Decisions: Superb
Fumbles: Average
| Pullman |
Fullback |
Newton Newnan
Speed: Average
Strength: Superb
Moves: Superb
Decisions: Average
Fumbles: Great
|
Darnell Austin
Speed: Superb
Strength: Superb
Moves: Great
Decisions: Superb
Fumbles: Average
| Pullman |
Tight End |
Jed Sinks
Speed: Average
Strength: Superb
Receiving: Great
Drops: Great
|
Ricky Walker
Speed: Average
Strength: Superb
Receiving: Poor
Drops: Poor
| Arkham |
Wide Recievers |
Jay Shines
Robert Vogel
Speed: Superb
Strength: Superb
Receiving: Superb
Drops: Superb
Depth: Poor
|
Jason Jefferson
Jared Holt
Speed: Great
Strength: Average
Receiving: Great
Drops: Great
Depth: Poor
|
Arkham |
Offensive Line |
Danny Sacks
Perry Walters
Speed: Average
Strength: Superb
Pass Blocking:Superb
Run Blocking: Great
|
Larry Barry
Pat Matthews
Speed: Average
Strength: Great
Pass Blocking:Great
Run Blocking: Average
|
Arkham |
Defensive Line |
Renaldo Johnson
Jonathan Higgs
Speed: Average
Strength: Great
Pass Rush:Average
Run Stop: Superb
|
John Noga
Marcus Terrell
Speed: Superb
Strength: Superb
Pass Rush:Superb
Run Stop: Great
|
Pullman |
Linebackers |
Rupert Tingle
Thomas Wiggins
Speed: Great
Strength: Great
Pass Rush:Average
Run Stop: Average
Coverage: Average
|
Ricky Curry
Erik Bird
Speed: Average
Strength: Great
Pass Rush:Average
Run Stop: Great
Coverage: Great
|
Pullman |
Defensive Backs |
Zip Robertson
Elliot Ross
Speed: Great
Run Stop: Great
Coverage: Average
Depth: Poor
|
Darryl Miller
Carlos Brown
Speed: Great
Run Stop: Average
Coverage: Great
Depth: Great
|
Pullman |
Kicking |
Trent Henley
Strength: Average
Accuracy: Superb
|
Michael Jordon
Strength: Superb
Accuracy: Superb
|
Pullman |
The advantage is clearly to Pullman, it will take a monumental effort on both sides of the ball to squeak out an Arkham victory.
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