Week 6: Lion Taming
Emorald Gray attempts one of Coach Kadath's practice drills.
(Mistakatonic University Press) - The victory over Haddonfield was a relief for Arkham coach Neal F. Guye. Did he look relieved? Hardly.
"Kenny Proctor averaged 6 yards on the ground, and 55 in the air. We got ahead 34-7, and then we just rested. That's not the kind of football I want to coach or watch."
What about Zip Robertson?
"Zip had a career game, maybe a record that will never be broken, with four blocked kicks. That's something you can tell your grandchildren about. But his eight tackles were all deep in the secondary. That's something I'll tell his agent about."
Grumpy?
"The game should have been a blowout, instead we played three quarters and then just stopped. Plus, we're going into the New Deal meat-grinder this week, followed closely by Long Beach. It's like we learned nothing against Seoul. There are no rest-stops in this schedule. It's a constant struggle from the start to the end."
"Plus, I'm going on vacation right before the game against New Deal. You'll see Coach Kadath on the sidelines for two games. He doesn't speak English, but he finds ways to communicate with the players, sometimes through Trent [kicker Henley], sometimes other ways."
Any thoughts on New Deal?
"Only bad ones. We have to expect to lose that game. Our main goal will be seeing Coach Hennig's prep and hopefully we'll be ready for him if we meet him in the American Bowl. Winning would be nice, but if we're 4-2 after the game, we'll still be in a strong position to make the playoffs. Our goal is a final record of 7-3, but if we get 6-4, with our schedule, it will be a great effort."
Here are the matchups for Week 6:
Position |
Arkham |
New Deal |
Advantage |
Quarterback |
Harold Carter
Arm Strength: Average
Accuracy: Superb
Decisions: Average
|
Scott Hennig
Arm Strength: Average
Accuracy: Superb
Decisions: Superb
| New Deal |
Halfback |
Jamal Smith
Speed: Average
Strength: Average
Moves: Superb
Decisions: Superb
Fumbles: Average
|
Matt Thomas
Speed: Average
Strength: Average
Moves: Average
Decisions: Great
Fumbles: Superb
| Arkham |
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
| New Deal |
Tight End |
Jed Sinks
Speed: Average
Strength: Superb
Receiving: Average
Drops: Great
|
Drew Parker
Speed: Poor
Strength: Great
Receiving: Average
Drops: Average
| Arkham |
Wide Recievers |
Jay Shines
Robert Vogel
Speed: Superb
Strength: Superb
Receiving: Superb
Drops: Great
Depth: Poor
|
Earl Henley
Ivan Manley
Speed: Superb
Strength: Average
Receiving: Superb
Drops: Average
Depth: Great
|
New Deal |
Offensive Line |
Danny Sacks
Perry Walters
Speed: Average
Strength: Superb
Pass Blocking:Superb
Run Blocking: Great
|
Walt Starkes
Russell Webb
Speed: Average
Strength: Great
Pass Blocking:Poor
Run Blocking: Poor
|
Arkham |
Defensive Line |
Renaldo Johnson
Jonathan Higgs
Speed: Average
Strength: Great
Pass Rush:Average
Run Stop: Superb
|
Matt Calhune
Napoleon Sloan
Speed: Great
Strength: Great
Pass Rush:Superb
Run Stop: Great
|
New Deal |
Linebackers |
Rupert Tingle
Thomas Wiggins
Speed: Great
Strength: Average
Pass Rush:Average
Run Stop: Average
Coverage: Average
|
Chris Rice
Bernard Hudson
Speed: Great
Strength: Great
Pass Rush:Great
Run Stop: Superb
Coverage: Great
|
New Deal |
Defensive Backs |
Zip Robertson
Elliot Ross
Speed: Great
Run Stop: Great
Coverage: Average
Depth: Poor
|
Mark Russell
Chris George
Speed: Superb
Run Stop: Average
Coverage: Superb
Depth: Superb
|
New Deal |
Kicking |
Trent Henley
Strength: Average
Accuracy: Superb
|
Trey Sylvester
Strength: Average
Accuracy: Superb
|
New Deal |
New Deal dominates on both sides of the ball. They are undefeated against a softer schedule, but Coach Hennig has produced blowout after blowout. Expect Arkham to go down fighting.
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