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Fri, Jan 27 06 "Arena Footy 06 season starts this weekend! Moose's Arena Football League 20^th Year 06 Team by Team Previews! Moose's Top 20 players in Arena Football’s history! Arena Football League Week One Picks!" Myk Aussie

From Moose "My Top 20 players in Arena Football League History:

Hernandez “Hunkie” Cooper, KR/WR/DB/LB,
Jay Gruden, QB/H,
George LaFrance, OS/KR,
Kurt Warner, QB,
Barry Wagner, KR/WR/RB/DB/LB
Eddie Brown, KR/OS/WR/LB
Flint Fleming, FB/TE/DE/LB/KS
Sylvester Bembery, OLm/DLM
John Corker, TE/Olm/DLm/ST’r
Randy Gatewood, WR/DB/LB
Greg Hopkins, WR/LB/ST’r
Andy Kelly, QB
Bob McMillen, FB/TE/LB/ST’r
John Kaleo, QB
Shredrick Bonner (l), QB
Gary Compton, WR/LB
Sam Hernandez, Olm/DLm
Clint Dolezel, QB
James Barron, TE/NG
[Tie] Cory Fleming, WR/LB & Aaron Garcia, QB/H

I am sure I don’t need to give reason why I chose who I chose above. Most all Arena Football League fans will know who these guys are, how long they played and how many ArenaBowls they got into and won, how many M.V.P.’s , et, al they won. Also, many non-Ar.FL fans may question why Michael Lewis, Tommy Maddox, Oronde Gadsden, et, al are not here; simple. They only played one yr. in the League)

2006 Arena League Season Preview – The Teams:

Georgia Force, 5^th season. 0-1 in last year’s ArenaBowl. Coach: Doug Plank, 2^nd year. QBs: Matt Nagy, Glen Gaunnt, Sam Clemons. Other key coaches / players: K Nelson Garner (Univ. of James Madison in VA.), WR/DB Chris Jackson, OS Jamin Elliot (ex-Falcon), WR/LB 6’5” Derek Lee, DS Earthwind Moreland (3-yr. NFL E vet), WR/DB Ricky Parker, FB/LB Robert Thomas, Olm/DLm Bruce McClure, Offencive Coordinator, Steve Thonn [pronounced ‘Tawn’]. A Look back to ’05: Poor Coach Plank. Fourth straight ArenaBowl loss. Three as Defencive Coordinator of the Arizona Rattlers’, Danny White’s last year there as Coach, then a heartbreaking 51-48 last second loss to Elway’s Colorado Crush, who had lost three straight themselves at midseason. This year, even with the (at least) temporary loss of former QB Jim Kubiak and OS Troy Bergeron to NFL tryouts / NFL E, and Bergeron also played in the Las Vegas senior NCAA allstar game (good gestures for the hard luck kid, who had to drop out of college to play Arenaball to support his family), the team is loaded.

They had the second best running game in the League last year and have really not lost anyone except formerly injured starting QB Kubiak and Bergeron. Chris Jackson got out of the cesspool known as the Rampage in a midseason trade and had left another team that couldn’t get to the ArenaBowl in recent years, the L.A. Avengers, to solidify a very good receiving corps. Nagy, a QB who had lost (or been screwed out of) previous QB jobs in New York and Carolina (now defunct). Nagy was everything Plank could’ve wanted in a ‘so-called’ “replacement starter” at pivot last season. Nagy will make the loss of Kubiak negligible. Nagy could have a career year with the addition of the ex- cross-town Falcon, Elliot, who like Jammi German, never did make it in the NFL despite much talent. Take Olm/DLm Dary Myricks, also a hungry improving player and with McClure, the line is very good. The best pass(&)rusher is ex-Cowboy NFL’r Thomas, near unstoppable on short yardage.

This team is loaded and frankly first year H.Coach Plank should have gooten Coach of the Year. This team is primarily owned by Falcons Art Blank, who has done a bang-up job with both Pro Football clubs in GA! Mister Blank Will have better luck getting a Championshsip out of these guys sooner than with that Other team in that other League, thast he owns – the Falcons! Predicted Finish: ArenaBowl Champs!

Colorado Crush, fourth year. ’05 ArenaBowl Champs. Coach: Mike Dailey, third year here, Eleventh overall. 2-0 in ArenaBowls. QBs: John Dutton (2-0 in ArenaBowls), Nick Rolivich. Other key players: WR/DB Ahmad Hawkins (Univ. of VA.), WR/LB Andy McCullough (NFL E Champ Frankfurt ’99 M.V.P.), Olm/DLm Hugh Hunter (ex-Eagle / CFL’r), WR/DB Willis Marshall (four Grey Cup rings in CFL, most recently, ’98 w/ Red Garcia and Calgary), DB/WR/ KR Evan Hlavacek, Olm/DLm Chris Heimberger (3-yr. NFL E vet), WR/DB Rashad Floyd, OS Damien Harrell (ex-Toronto Phantom), Olm/DLm Senate Williams, FB/LB Rich Young. Outlook: So in only their third season John Elway and Pat Bolen won it all, Indoors. Now comes the harder part – repeating. The Georgia Force lok to be at this point (before the season opener) The strongest competition on paper once again. But you still have to line up and play the games! {Elway and Bolen’s Broncos found that out as they were trounced in the AFC Championship by an overrated but motivated Steeler’s team. The Crush should be fine until the ArenaBowl win all the solid players/Coaches they have. Look for them to repeat as Conference Champs at least!

Orlando Predators, 16^th season. 2-4 in 6 ArenaBowls. Coach: Jay Gruden (4-0 as QB and 2-1 As Coach in seven ArenaBowls). QBs: Joe Hamilton (NFL/NFL E vet), Jake Eaton (CFL/Af2 vet). Other key players: DB/WR/QB Clif Dell (three ArenaBowls in career), WR/DB Javarus Dudley, FB/LB Kevin Nagle, K Jay Taylor (played two years ago for Gruden’s brother Jon in T.B.-NFL), Olm/DLm Reggie Lee (has played in 4 ArenaBowls w/ Preds), Justin Cleveland & Henry Taylor (Nashville last year, 5 NFL teams in 5 yrs.), DSs Jeroid Johnson & Kenny ‘The Glove’ McIntyre (4 seasons in NFL E, three ArenaBowls w/Preds, career alltime leader in Arena League INTs w/67), FB/LB Idris Price, FB-TE/LB-DE Marlon Moye-Moore, OS Jimmy Fryzel (huge rookie yr.), DB/WR Lin-J Shell. Yea, yea, yea. We’ve heard it all before. THIS IS THE YEAR The Preds fall apart from lsing too many free agents; WR/LB Cory Fleming, one of the best in League history, OS Travis McGriff and FB/LB Rupert Grant have all left via one way or another for green$r pastures in Kat-ville, TN. I good go on ad nauseum how many good players have left this team in the last three seasons. And guess what? It really doesn’t matter as long as ‘lil Jay Gruden (bro. Of ‘lil Jonny Gruden, of the NFL Tampa Bay Buccs) stays on, even with a pretty good “offseason job”, that of coaching Brian Griese, Chris (l) Simms and Tim Rattay, as QB Coach for the Buccs of that ‘other’ U.S. Pro League. But the Preds roll on…and on…and… last year they came within a blown two-point convert try on a run by smallish Joe Hamilton v. Georgia in the Conference Finals. Missed an eighth ArenaBowl did Jay and Co. and miss it again they will this year, just barely. The biggest loos this team suffered in the offseason was losing Coach Bret Munsey, the former Af2 Coach of the Year and Ast.H.Coach/Defencive Coordinator, to the Conference Rival Philly Soul. Munsey also took four players with him. It won’t matter heads-to-head though. Gruden will have these guys in the running anyway. Predicted Finish: Conference Finals again. Yawn…

Nashville Kats, 7^th season. 0-2 in ArenaBowls. Coach: Pat Sperduto (0-2 in ArenaBowls). QBs: Clint Stoerner, Leon Murray. Other key players: FB/LB Rupert Grant, WR/LB Cory Fleming, WR/DB Darryl Hammond (Congrats to the former Univ. of Virginia star – he becomes the first player in Ar.FL history to compete in his 15^th season), OS Jarrick Hillery, OS Travis McGriff, Olm/DLm: Joe Miniucci, Carey Clayton, TE/NG James Barron (VA Tech), WR/LB Jermaine Lewis, K Tony Dodson. The Kats Pat Sperduto and Preds Jay Gruden go wwaayyyy back! To several ArenaBowl titles with Tim Marcum and the Tampa Storm Dynasty of the ‘90’s (Why hasn’t VH1 covered that yet?). And both their styles are very similar to their mentor, the ‘Darth Vader’ of the Arena League Coaching ranks. All three are excellent judges of talent, are loyal to the players that have helped win them many titles before and have similar Coaching styles. Expect all three to be the Conference playoffs this year. last year Nashville played a spoilers’ role by tying Dallas, 37-37 in O.T. But guess what gang? Like the ‘new’ NHL (and after all – we are talking abot Hockey-Football here…), no more ties! Nashville who fired their good Offencive Coordinator, Trace Sullivan following a 1-4 start, managed a very respectable finish at: 7-8-1. Credit Coach Pat for keeping meddling owner Bud Adams (most hated man in Houston until the NFL put a new team, the Texans there in ’02) in the luxury box. Sperduto has been called a young Parcells in the making and has been to the top og the mountain with this on again- off again club in the early 21^st century. He will get them there again but must do it soon as this club is very aged. Predicted Finish: Playoffs for the first time since ’01.

Chicago Rush, 6^th season. Coach: Mike Hohensee. QBs: Mike Bishop (‘offseason’ property of the Toronto Argos, CFL), Matt D’Orazio (from Columbus). Other Key players: FB/LB Bob McMillian, WR/LB Etu (guzundheit!) Molden, Olm/DLm Nick Myers (Shagadelic, baby!), WR/DB Buchie Ibeh (I.R.) [team just released 14-yr. vet QB Todd Hammel, 30,000+ Ar.FL Yds. passing, 400+ TDs. What could be said for the Rush, ditto for the Preds and Kats. These Teams may lose players to free agency (like for example, QB Ray Philyaw, the former Hamilton Tiger-Cat backup, who signed with Grand Rapids) but still they soldier on with an outstanding Coach like Hohensee, who has been affiliated with the League for 20 straight years now, the Only man to be able to say that! Hohensee played in several ArenaBowls as a QB when the League first got going and set a record by becoming the Washington (formerly Maryland) Commandos Coach at the ripe old age of 29 in 1990. He has been a H.Coach or Offencive Coordinator since. Losing Hammel and Philyaw won’t really matter as younger QBs D’Orazio, who could still win the starting job yet and who was second in the League to Bishop (who played @ Grand Rapids last year) in rushing seems to have the Ditka-Rush (look for the new Ar.FL commercials!) poised to move up in the standing another notch. Most of the roster are younger players, and with McMillian this should be the best running team in League history. Think about it; McMilliam, Molden, Bishop and D’Orazio running the ball. Now if only the young OL/DL holds up and the kicking continues with Chris Gispert to be solid. The Special Teams did give up some big plays last year but they still came a FG away from making their first trip to the Las Vegas ArenaBowl, which is where ArenaBowl XX will be held again this year. Predicted Finish: Deep in the playoffs, but not quite far  enough for Ditka to  light a stogie yet!

Los Angeles Avengers, 7^th season. Coach: Ed Hodgkiss (member of Mike Dailey’s ’99 ArenaBowl Staff) QBs: Brian Mann, Ryan Van Dyke. Other Key players: KR/WR/DB Kevin Ingram, WR/DB Tommy Douglas, WR/LB Greg Hopkins (one of the top 20 players in League history, also part of the ’99 ArenaBowl Champ Firebirds), TE/DE Silas Demary (formerly w/ Carolina and the Destroyers and ’00 Norfolk Nighthawks Ironman of the year), K Remy Hamilton (2 games w/ Det. NFL in ’05), Olm/DLm Chris Butterfield [the pride of the Kansas Pittsburgh St. Gorillas!], DS Damon Wheeler, Best in the League now at coverage. Olm/DLm Aaron McConnell. The outlook for the ever-improving Avengers (how could they be Avergers in their first year, ’99? What were they avenging?) still keeps increasing. The Av’s have moved the process forward every year and you can expect this team to have a home game in the Staples Centre this year. The Avengers problem is not winning enough games at home in the regular season and will do it this year with new QB Mann in the lineup. Gone two years ago was Tony (l) Graziani and from last year’s squad, solid 1-0 in the ArenaBowl, w/ Tamap in ’03, John Kaleo, number three alltime in League history in career passing yards, et, al. Mann is a good one and should develop rapidly. If Demary is back to form after missing several games with injuries last year, they will mount an impressive passrush. Demary is starting to be compared to Sam Hernanadez, John Corker and James Barron, the best passrushers in League history. Hmailton is the best K in Ar.FL and is back after playing briefly in the NFL last season with awful Detroit.  Ingram is great at KRs and the coverage is fine too. A sad note of course last year was the death of Al Lucas, a great Arena League DLm/Ol, who broke his neck in a game v. Dallas. There is still an Al Lucas Fund, which is in Washington, D.C. with the Ar.FL players Association.  Predicted Finish: Playoffs, a home win then Out.

Las Vegas Gladiators, 10^th season. Coach: Ron James. QBs: Craig Whelihan, Jason Fife, Rod Robinson (QB/WR/LB). Other key players: OL/DL Alonzo (BiPolarBearDisease) Spellman [“Take me to Cincinnati!”], DB/WR Coco Blaylock (sounds like the name of an exotic dancer!), TE/DE Steve ‘Kono’ Konopka (former Toronto Phantom), WR/LB Junior Lord, FB/LB Marlon Jackson (ex-Frankfurt NFL E player & Philly Eagle), DS Nick Davis, OL/DL Wilky Bazile, WR/DB Anthony Arceneaux (brother and former player w/ Hawai’ian Islanders QB/WR/LB, Darnell from St. Louis High School in HonoLulu), WR/DB Joe Douglas (several good teams in several Pro Leagues), OS Marcus Nash. There could be trouble brewing in Gamblin’ town for poor Coach James. He has been an Arena League player and Ast. Coach for sometime, but a squierrly owner, who makes Clippers’ Don T. Sterling look normal is demanding a berth in the ArenaBowl XX playoffs since the ArenaBowl is here again, Jun. 11^th, ’06.

James doesn’t have much room  for error w/ only basically Whelihan there as starting pivot. Whelihan, a former flop in the NFL is having a decent BACKUP career in the Arena League but his starting days may already be behind him. He has been in Pro Football since ’97, the year this team started in Ar.FL. Behind him isn’t  much of proven talent, but they do have three fine WRs to throw to: Blaylock, Douglas and all-Arena, former Denver first round NFL pick washout, Nash. The Line is solid with: Kono, Spellman (just don’t let him on planes!) and Bazile (Where is Jerry Crafts?). The Defence should be better than the last Two seasons if everybody stays healthy. That’s a big ‘If’ in this Division.

Special Teams could be a real headache for James and his staff. They have lost so many people to free agency (especially QB/H Dolezel, a great one) because of the cheapskate owner! If all goes according to plan, the Ar.FL’s lenient 12 teams-makes the playoffs system should get these guys in. Every finger and toe in ‘Vegas, from the Montecito to the Arena is crossed. A 9-7-0 Season could be just enough. Good luck, Ron!

San Jose Sabercats, 12^th season. 2-0 in ArenaBowls. Coaches: G.M./Offencive Coordinator Terry Malley, H.Coach Darren Arbet (two time Coach of the Year and 2-0 in ArenaBowls). QBs: Mark Grieb (former Scotland Claymore and 2-0 in ArenaBowls), Stony Case [not ready for the ‘StonyAge’ yet in Sabercat-land  but that’s probably when Sabercats roamed in San Jose]. Other key Players:  Hasbeen Barry Wagner, a 14-yr. Pro and one of the top 20 in Ar.FL history, OL/DM: Chuck Reed, Joe Jacobs, Nikia Adderson, Aubrey Battle, Dan Loney. FB/LB Matt Kinsinger, WR/LB Fred Coleman and James Roe (former Norfolk St. player in VA), K Brian Schmitz, WR/DB Tremain Mack. There are two ways to look @ the Sabercats; the water glass is half full or halfempty. This is REALLY an old, over-the-hill team, even for Arena League standards and they keep losing young talent to other Western teams.

Can Arbet and Malley, who are way under the salary-cap get these geezers into one more ArenaBowl before it’s rebuilding time? Only this year will tell. I say, I don’t think so. Grieb is still the best QB in the Division – though not by much, and his backup, Case was a reserve RB/QB/LB in Tampa, who hardly played last year. Case who also spent time in the NFL & NFL E looks to be on last (sea) legs. Can he get it done if Grieb, one of the League’s best and easily in the top 25 players in League history, goes down? I don’t think so. The depth is all old guys! Where is the young talent going? Everywhere else. This team has almost had too much success, almost too quickly. The real test for Malley and Arbet, who are outstanding in their Coaching positions, will be this season. I don’t think they will make the playoffs. Expansion Utah and Kansas City look just a bit stronger. In fact, better than anybody in this League’s expansion history. Predicted Finish: 8-8-0 and no playoffs.

Dallas Desperados, 5^th season. Coach: Will McClay. QBs: Clint Dolezel [pronounced ‘Doll-zelle’], Chris Griesen (NFL / NFL E / Af2 vet). Other Key players: FB/LB Duke Pettijohn, WR/DB Will Pettis, OL/DL Evan Caldwell, WR/LB Andrew Layton, OS Dialleo Burks, OL/DL Jeff Chase, OL/DL James Cannida, OS Bobby Perry, WR/DB Terrill Shaw, WR/LB Jason Shelley. The outlook for this team, which has been in a two yr.  tailspin is looking up for a change. Acquiring QB Dolezel in the offseason cost Jerry Jones, Jerry, Jr. and Shy Anderson, team owners a fortune in the offseason. But it could prove to be worth every penny if the Desperados can get into the ArenaBowl which is always a possibility with Dolezel on hand. The receiving is great with Pettis, the best in the League @ his position, Shelley and Burks, a solid NFL E vet. The running game could cause them  headaches if Pettjohn get hurt – again. Orlando knew something when they let him get away. As long as this one of Jones teams doesn’t experience the K problem that the NFL Cowboys did, they’ll challenge for the ArenaBowl. Predicted Finish: Conference Finals and more passing records for Clint!

Arena Football League Week One Picks:
@Austin OVER Las Vegas, Orlando OVER @Georgia, Nashville [not Nashvegas] OVER @New York, Utah OVER @San Jose, Tampa Bay OVER @Philadelphia, @Los Angeles (playing @ Clippers’ Staples Centre) OVER Arizona, @Colorado OVER Chicago, Kansas City OVER @Dallas, @Columbus OVER Grand Rapids

Note: the ‘@’ sign indicates the Home team. I will try to present it this way on all Footy Leagues I cover starting this year in response to requests I have received e-mails for. Thanks…R.A.S." Moose

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