State of semi-pro football on long island

Good afternoon long island football fans, this month we will be examining the state of semipro football on long island , and the 5 teams that currently exists !

1st up we have the long island lions this is a new team but has a old flavor , formerly the pitbulls in 3 season in the rafl had some great accomplishments 3 playoff appearances 9-1 regular season , but the last 2 seasons they seemed to fizzle come playoff time ! now with the off season done and camps open coaching and front office changes along with 3 huge player losses , the starting qb and 2 rcvr from last season both big game threats the search is on for a new receiving core and deep threat ! 2 weeks ago they took on the Nassau punishers and were pasted 30-6 at evander childs highschool in the Bronx . It looked like they had a whole new squad missing 3 top players from offense at the skill positions and then there starting mlb from last season dewhite hines (retirement)it looked like they were not prepared . they got out coached and out physicaled all day by the punishers now they will be going to jersey to take on the bulldogs and looking for some get back ! its only pre season but what a way to start it !

Next up we have the empire state demon knights after many losing seasons Shawn Spencer has taken the bull by the horn they jumped into the Grid iron elite for the second yr hoping to make some noise and they did just that ! they boast the tourny mvp in #11 divine Jackson , and the second best defense in the tourny ! led by #2 Michael Ramos at corner . they will be looking to show all in the semi-pro world that they belong and on June 7th they look to make a huge statement by beating the upstart nassaupunishers/ long island ravens we will get to them in a second , they have never beaten the ravens and lost to them in close game last season in the 1st grid iron tourny 28-23 in a hotly contested and well played championship game ! they also would like to toss there hat in the ring for who is truly long islands best semi pro team ! stay tuned for game coverage !

next up we have the long island tribe the biggest move that i know of from this franchise to date is that they signed the former pitbull hc now oc Khalid Merritt and they seem to have a new direction on offense but after there game against the brooklyn bulldawgs a 6-0 loss they need to regroup! with the return of a decent core on d they will be looking to rebound they will be taking the field again in the ct bearcats jamboree good luck !

next we have the long island panthers and we just went from bad to worse they seem to be content with just being a team that plays and that's fine ,but i know the players over there want more and it ownerships job to make it happen ! a tough pre season schedule competing in the grid iron elite tourny for the second yr and not winning a game this yr and then to get kicked out of the tourny for fighting they need a direction , and then they get man handled on there field by the punishers 34-00 hope they can right the ship or its lights out ! some may disagree with my views on the last 2 teams but if you truly follow these 2 teams as i do they just have to get it right and the time is now !

next we have the nassau punishers a new product with old flavor also , formerly the long island ravens who only lost 1 game to any long island team with Coach Jim back for another run for the ring ! they return a strong core group in the secondary led by #4 troy (troub ) golding leading the way he is shut down when on his game, and Jermaine Wilson the captain he is a little undersized but makes some of the most spectacular plays for a corner ,then there is mr everything #9 Travis jinx he is all world and a leader in many ways . his partner is alex azure #7 the silent assassin ,just go to the http://www.efafootballleague.com/ and , click on web tv ravens vs irvington knights , first clip enough said ! then there is #35 the game changer shyne / kyle Anderson, why this man is not in a camp is beyond me but hey we are glad to have him at lb ! this core on d is truly a thing to watch , the offense has returning rb #8 Daryl mclintic and he is a monster , and 2 new additions Steve Newman at qb and kevin (they let the cat out the bag) lett , oh my god 2 games and he already leads the team in tds with 4 and yrds 200 he is a beast and only getting better, i will give a breakdown of the leagues these teams compete in next week ta ta for now !