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Week 6 Recap

Do a little late night recap of Sunday. Or try to. I dont know if what happens in Vegas stays there, but seemed to have done a decent memory wipe. I remember first and foremost that Tabak no showed. So boo. Lucky for us @⁨Shalom Prager Football⁩ and @⁨E(ffie) Perry Allman⁩ were willing to stay. I think Sholom had his belt on still….so that decided it. He played with Yaron. He should have known from experience that would result in a loss.

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. Truth is…Yaron looked good. He was throwing darts in warm ups. He was loose. He just came off an OT loss to Prager. He was due. But then there came this

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. Brother of Socks. A kid. 24. But the guy is just a total

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. Runs a huddle like a MAN. Total calm presence like all good QBs. Confident. Just a gem. We are in our golden age of QBs. First drive of the game is capped by a dandy of a Willie Mays style grab in the endzone by Goldberg. Colors was playing man to start the game and it just wasnt working. Completely unflustered by the quick punch in the face by dark….Frog completes pass after pass. Methodical take what they give you $#!&. Legs. Storm. Run a little. Beast almost sack. The worst almost I have ever scene but great pass by Frog while wrapped up. And just like that,  Legs on a cross and he picks up speed after the catch. Runs nearly across the width of the field to evade defenders. We are knotted at 1. Colors is confused on defense again (a ball magically penetrates through Jordan’s hand like it is a ghost) and Yaron puts up another point. Two possessions. 2 scores. Things are looking good for Dark. After failing to move the ball, Yaron takes over and begins to orchestrate a drive. At about midfield his Achilles heal is exposed. The misjudgment. The errant throw. Not seeing the defender. The backbreaking pick. Frog zips into the lane and steals one from the sky. A few plays later he keeps and runs down the left hash mark to tie the game. Colors ball. On a 3rd long, its Frog to Jordan on a sliding catch, pop up and run for 72 yards. I believe Legs gets the call to punch it in. 3-2 Colors. Yaron – totally still in the game – drives the field and gets down to the 5. Hits Salem in the chest, ball pops up, Brody picks it and that was where Yaron realized he might just lose again. It was the second dropped ball in the endzone. The other was a tough jump ball between Goldberg and Sholom (yeah, same team). After the pick by Brody, Frog deep bomb to Jordan catch and run for 86 yards. Tom got the call this time to finish the job from the TE position and the 4-2 lead holds. Frog over Yaron. Even though Jordan had his best game in a long while in both flag pulling and play making (@⁨Josh Dobkin⁩….you know I “blocked” you on that

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TD run) we live in a world of stats. And Frog had em. The pick. The 3 thrown scores. The running score. The great leadership. You get yourself a Jewball, sir.

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WEEK 6 Rosters

Early Game – 8am

Team Dark:

Yaron, Froggy, Johnnystorm, Ari, Goldberg, Singer, Sam

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Team Color:

Prager, Prime, Beast, Tom, Effie, Kut, Mighty

Late Game – 945am

Team Dark:

Yaron, Tabak, Dobs, Goldberg, Beast, Salem, Prime

vs.

Team Color:

Froggy, Tom, Jordan, Brody, Brodybro, Johnnystorm, Ari

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WEEK 5 ROSTERS

8am – Early Game:

Team Color:

Yaron, Bid O, Kut, Tabak, Mighty, Zada, Tom

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Team Dark:

Prager, Munch, Johnnystorm, Prime, Singer, MK, Rabin

945am – Late Game:

Team Color:

Yaron, Ari, Eddie, Prime, Johnnystorm, Jacob, Salem

vs.

Team Dark:

Rabin, Frohlinger, Tom, Mo, Tabak, Zada, Brody

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WEEK 4 RECAP

As we drive from Tel Aviv to the Negev….with a lot of distractions so apologies to all those who want an epic recap.
Week 4 was a mixed bag. A legit early game with a storm followed by a stop and go Game 2 that ended in a tie.
Game 1 started in wet weather and for the first 20 minutes of the game we had a real downpour. Made for an intense opening and set the tone. I’ll be honest it’s going to be hard for me to write a recap where I was such a detriment to my team. I left Week 4 bummed. One of those weeks. The reason? In my mind I am 25 and can run with anyone….but in reality I’m 41 and could not stay with my first assignment, Josh, or my second, Singer….at all. And Prager was throwing the ball well. I’m gonna pull of the bandaid with this one and just say it (as opposed to creating any drama or suspense in the narrative): Prager beat Yaron 4-3 with all 4 scores coming off Jordan blown man coverage. First 2 from Josh and second 2 from Singer. Yaron was sharp as well. It wasnt so much his arm that let down his team. Maybe play calling could have more effective but with the weapons Prager had and as locked in as he was, Yaron and his team had to be perfect – and they weren’t. They were good. Needed to be great. John dropped one sure TD. Jordan dropped 2 that would have kept drives alive. Yes, it was slick out there, but you gotta make plays to win games. Was a fun and competitive game in some wet conditions and felt gritty out there. I know Same had a sack and Beast was working hard competing in man coverage. Zada was his usual relentless self at middle LB. Tom played through pain and battled as he always does making plays from the TE spot. Full team effort by Prager. Yaron put up points with Prime and John. John also had a really nice day pulling flags. Congrats again to Vegh for the 

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. Jewball is to Prager for the 4 TDs thrown.
Game 2 wouldn’t deserve a recap since it ended in a tie, but I have to mention the MOST PHENOMENAL TD HOOKUP TO OPEN A GAME IN JEWBALL HISTORY! Pants to Beast on a  post for 95 yards reception and score! A perfect pass over the coverage and Beast takes it to the house. Pants has quite an arm. Look forward to seeing what he can be down the line. We all be zocheh to celebrate with him at his upcoming bar mitzvah. After a trade 

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 of Brody for Prime the game moved well. A back and forth affair with Rabin also throwing well. Zip on the ball – very few ducks and gophers. A beauty to Zada – who someone said couldn’t even catch – tied it up for the first time. Would have been interesting to see how this one ended, but we got booted for futbol. Apparently the soccer crew was one and done. Anyway, Rabin looked good at QB and I’m rooting for him at the Turkey Bowl today. Cant wait to see the pics.

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Turkey Bowl 2019

Happy thanksgiving to the jewball family !!

Turkey Bowl Tourney- starting 845am at LHS:
Have fun, don’t fight, break bread and take pictures.

FIRE (RED ORANGE OR YELLOW)

Frohlinger – QB
Socks
Mighty
Salem
Tabak
Dechter

WATER (BLUE OR GREEN)

Rabin – QB
BD
Mo
Sig
Steveo
Tucker

DARK

MK – QB
Eddie
BK
Ari
Eichler
Horwitz

WHITE

Tom – QB
Schrier
PJs
Kut
Effie
Kaz

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WEEK 4 ROSTERS SET

Early Game – 8am:

Team Dark:

Yaron, Kut, Jordan, Rabin, Goldberg, Vegh, Munch

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Team Color:

Prager, Zada, Tom, Sam, Josh, Singer, Beast

Late Game – 945am:

Team Dark:

Rabin, Yaron, Vegh, Ari, Prime, Mo, Tom

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Team Color:

Pants, Jordan, Brody, Eddie, Daveo, Dobs, Zada/Beast

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Week 3 Recap

Week 3 had everything you want and need early on in a season that started on rocky footing. Talented players, competative games, full teams on time, and decent weather. In a word: stability. Week 1 was postponed and wound up in some tournament style chaos. Week 2 was equally chaotic in a failed bid at simultaneous games. But Week 3 was about right. 2 games, one early one late, stacked with talent. QBs who can handle the role and are adept signal callers. Yes, some cancels, but people stepped up (GOLDBERG! You can have come a long way, homes!) and….I think….b’a’h…..no injuries. Stability. Its important in Week 3 to find that footing. And it was definitely needed and now we can build off the model.

Game 1 looks like we can lock in Sholom v. Yaron as battle that will go back and forth the entire season. Flip a coin as to how the Ws and Ls will shake out at the end of the year. What I love so far about that matchup is that their skills will force the other to bring it on every set. Yaron cannot take it easy and assume the comeback if he gets down. He needs to throw his best because Sholom has a real skill set. Last week, Yaron was not “on” and he took the loss. This week, he was sharp and the win was his for the taking. On a cold(ish) and windy(ish) morning, Yaron took the ball and commanded a dark squad of Zada, Effie, DK, Steveo, Tom, and Beast. Sholom and colors started in a zone that was beyond their grasp. Sam and Goldberg were rushing. Jordan and Skully played the sides. Sholom and Evan played back. MK manned the middle. But it was chaotic. And Yaron is too smart for a zone defense to work. Especially a poorly strategized one. Darks opening drive march to the 7 yard line was effortless. Patient mid range passes mixed in with QB runs. Eventually, Steveo sneaks behind the zone and Yaron hits him the endzone for a 1-0 lead. Truth be told, Sholom did not have the zip or accuracy he displayed in Week 2. The wind seemed to affect him. Certainly less than it affected Yaron. Also, the QB runs and elusiveness that allowed him to break open big plays in Week 2 were snuffed out by a collective swarming effort by Zada, Yaron and DK. Tom and Effie and Beast brought a lot of pressure. Sacks abounded. Yaron got the ball back and drove quite easily against the zone one again. Zada was the beneficiary this time and scored. 2-0 Dark. Colors switched to a zone and it did slow down Yaron’s barrage of scoring. With a Skully pick being the only early highlight for Colors, it did not translate to points. At the half it was still 2-0. But straight out of halftime Sholom and Jordan finally hooked up and exploited Steveo’s cheating close off the line on man coverage. Deep post, caught and down at the 5. Fake sweep and shovel to the TE Skully in the opposite direction. Easy score for Colors and we have ourselves a ball game. 2-1. But damn if Yaron doesnt take that personally. And Steveo and Jordan have been going mano a mano for a loooong time. Always an honor. And Yaron started finding him deep. Although one drop by Steveo in a cluster and a sure TD drop by Beast kept the score close, Yaron eventually zipped a beauty into Zada in the back of the endzone. After a bobble a secure and a toe tap, Zada’s grab was ruled a score. 3-1 Dark with a half hour to play. Soon enough, Sholom punched back again. Its Jordan and that post this time caught and manages to avoid the Steveo tackle, stays in bounds on the sideline and 40 yard run to pay dirt. 3-2. Yaron is all about pride and says to Steveo….whatever they can do we can do better. And he unleashes a massive bomb to Steveo down the left sideline. Jordan is with him. Even thinks the pick is possible. But instead of thinking like a reciever, he thinks like a defender – jumps, gets a finger tip on the ball – slowing it down just enough to make the catch easy for Steveo 

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. TD for Dark. 4-2 with 20 minutes to go. Turning point of the game coming up. Sholom tries to go back to Jordan on that post and the ball is under thrown just enough that a Zada leap brings it down one handed and back breaker for Colors. To drive the point home, Yaron gets a 20 yard pass to fall into the awaiting arms of Effie (who is developing into quite the player) and just like that – without much time left on the clock – Dark is up 5-2. Sholom runs one in for Colors late, but not a difference maker at that point. MVP is Yaron for the 5 thrown and generally giving his team every opportunity to win – which is what everyone wants from their QB.

Game 2….I did not stay for, but thrilled Yaron lost. Thrilled Gronk is looking like an all star caliber QB. Thrilled my neighbor Mo is Jewball winner and put up great numbers. 

Who wants WEEK 4? Early, Late or Both (if both must say preference or I give you what works better for us. Also, preference does not guarantee preferred time. Both means I can put you in either game but will try to accomodate preference).

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Rosters set for Week 3

Game 1 – 8AM

Team Dark:

Yaron, Steveo, Tom, Katz+1, Beast, Effie, Zada

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Team Color:

Prager, Sam, Katz, Evan, Jordan, Skully, Kut

Game 2 – 945AM

Team Dark:

Gronk, Effie, Katz, Katz+1, Mo, Beast, Vegh

vs.

Team Color:

Yaron, Prime, Zada, Brody, Goldberg, Dobby, Ari