And Long Island continues to Struggle

It's tough to sit here and write this page this week , with only 3 of the five teams from long island in action and 2 of them loose and 2 get zipped !

Lions 00
bulldogs 08

First we have the long island lions with every passing week this young team gets closer and closer to being a finished and very good product . Again they fell short but not for a lack of good old fashioned defense , the offense again this week seemed to stuck ! the run game never really got going and the passing game only had a few plays to move the ball . this lack of offensive game calling rest's in the hands of the oc and hc they have got to stick to a plan and learn to call plays to set things up ! they look really reliant to let the d play 58 of the 60 mins and at this level that can not happen . injuries and fatigue will begin to play a factor and that can cause whole seasons to go down the drain !

esdk 00
nj lions 27

esdk looked lost, with the lions looking for the kill in a big way the lions were a playoff team in the R.A.F.L last season and whew ! did it show running and passing all night and then to get the shutout i mean they took the game into control early and never quit , on the other hand esdk has lost 5 in row now and you have to wonder is it the lack of coaching or game planning or just a plain lack of skill position players ? I mean they have some talented guys in #11 , and #2 but after that the it really becomes dry as far as talent #2 plays both sides of the ball and you really have to wonder if it's starting to take a toll on him .

Tribe 09
HV cowboys 06

And i must 1st say congrats to Khalid Merritt and the rest of the tribe coaching staff on a job well done . getting that first win this early in the season ! and maybe they can make some noise this season in the R.A.F.L long island division the game was sloppy and the tribe d held solid ! they are a stout and fast bunch but they cant be on the field all game and expect to win that's a formula for a bad season ! All in all i will say the tide has changed so fast here on the island some teams got out the gate fast, and some started slow , some have fallen flat on there faces but the trend has got to change , i mean the way it looks now none of the l.i. teams will make the playoffs and that could hurt ! so its now or never boys gotta put up or shut up !


Nassau Punishers - bye