Week 9 - Evaluating the Barnstormers

The Barnstormers continue a 3 game losing streak against the Rush to drop to 3-5. Let's take a look.

Offense: B

The screen pass was again the name of the game. The offense did a good job of getting itself out of a few tough situations, especially when starting on its own one yard line. When the game was on the line, however, down by 2 scores at the end of the game, there was no big-play ability being flashed.

Defense: C+

The defense came up with a grand total of 0 defensive stops until the last few minutes of the game, at which point the game was basically decided anyway. If this team wants to win games, someone needs to step up and create a turnover.

Special Teams: C+

Camay had a great game kicking the ball, and Jason Simpson did a great job of creating field position for the Barnstormers, averaging 21+ yards on kick returns. Unfortunately, the first stop of the game came on a poorly fielded kickoff by Marco Thomas that ended with a safety. That ended up being the turning point in the game that the Barnstormers just never recovered from.

What's Next:

The Barnstormers (3-5) host the winless Kansas City Command, with both teams trying to dig themselves out of a huge self-inflicted hole.

-Shard
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