Jewball is in limbo. As the Dream Season has concluded, we have arrived at a moment without finality or resolution. Why? Because the Dream Season is never quite real. It remains an elusive, almost phantom sequence of events that have linked the sun-drenched days of September to now…somehow connecting us – one game at a time – to the present. An elegant (not random!) series of moments – some so extraordinarily beautiful that our hearts could explode in awe and appreciation – creating an unbreakable chain. So here we are. A Week 20 Recap. But….I’m not an emotional wreck just yet. Because the Dream Season is a season of firsts. Should I talk about them? I should….but I won’t. How could I not? This is the Week 20 Recap! The SEASON RECAP! Where we celebrate the highs and lows and regret none of it except that all things must end. Even the best and sweetest of things. But this is not the Season Recap, this is just the Week 20 Recap. Because for the first time in our proud Jewball history – we are not done after Week 20. We have a postseason to play. We have a League Champion to crown. Will it be the talented misfits of Feit Club? The grizzled and gritty Ass Men? The under-the-radar-flying Birds of Pray? Or the hard luck and winless 193? We shall see…3/21 we regroup and see our brothers once again. So, today is not a day for heartbreak. Sure, it’s troubling that another season has come and gone – and what a remarkable season it has been…BUT…we talk about all that another day. Today, we just recap a game.
The games were played back on the turf. The first non-tackle game in what felt like a month. Gronk had been out of this game for at least a month. The early game was locked in once again with a Pray v. Feit affair and the back and forth rivalry swung this once and final time to its origin – with Feit besting Pray. The final was 2-0, Feit on top. He rode his FC crew to the W, dishing TDs to Mighty and Beast. I didn’t see much of the game but I did see Mighty make some sick grabs that reminded me what a dominant player that kid is. On the other side….not much. I know Singer and Beast are now out with Covid, so….feel better guys. Good time to get it : ) We have 2 more weeks until the playoffs.
Game 2 was Rabin v. Yaron. Even though Pray was on the field, Rabin – a man who played with the Oracle and is still battling – gets the start, to prove himself once again. In fact, he and Yaron – both starters – had moments this season that looked like they were done for the season, if not for their careers (I’d add myself to that list, but Kut will kiiiillll me). But, naaah. There they were. Each had been back for a few games. Showing once again that Jewballers don’t just overcome obstacles this season – we transcend them.
I have to be careful with this recap. Rabin won the game 4-2. I want to explain more or less what happened while not trying to make Yaron think he was that bad or Rabin think he was that good. The fact is, Yaron made a lot of mistakes. Rabin made very few. Both QBs actually threw a nice ball on Sunday. Both QBs though seemed to be throwing to the same team – Rabin’s. Rabin did a good job picking on the weakness in Yaron’s defense – which happened to be our being undersized. He moved the ball very well with the big handsy target that is Jack Ross. When it came to scoring TDs, he mixed it up. Got one to Eddie. One to Pray as well on what seemed like a broken play and a hail mary. Regardless, he had Solo and O to protect and lead block, and Rabin looked like he is ready to take the Ass Men to the Promised Land (AMEN!) Yaron was down 4-0 before he could catch his breath. Was there a dropped TD pass by Taaaabbbaaaaak early on? Yes. Maybe a late one to Prime that slipped through his hands after Beast ran interference? Could be. But the story of the day was Yaron’s inability to complete a productive drive without turning the ball over. Pray picked him 3 times, one of them for a P6. Beast got him as well. And PJS picked one at the 5, setting up Rabin for any easy score. The momentum was just always broken by a pick. We can look at the positives of any performance, but in terms of Ws and Ls, Yaron did not give his team a chance in this one.
Will he bounce back for the 193 in a few weeks when we play our first post-season game ever in Jewball history? It remains to be seen. For now, I am troubled that I send this recap off without a sign up to follow, but also take solace in the reassurance that the Dream Season is not over.