[MIJB#19]

General Manager Notes: Bye week blues
Or more like a lucky day.

While we enjoyed our usual early in the season bye, getting a chance to see RB Francisco Patter and G Michael Szott get back to 100%, the rest of the division visited the Deep South division. The Gothenburg Giants had their chances to win at the Fort Wayne Fury, but they failed to stop them on 4th and 2 when the game was up for grabs there, then gave up a touchdown to go down 17-16 and missed a 51-yard game winning field goal in the dying seconds. The Bordeaux Vineyards saw their efforts to tie up a close game at the Atlanta Vipers end in rookie Walt Czech's 6th interception of the season, making it 20-17 for Atlanta. The Paris Musketeers stood little to no chance at the San Antonio Tidal Force ni a 27-13 loss.

Standings:
1. Maassluis 3-1
2. Bordeaux 2-2
3. Gothenburg 2-3
4. Paris 2-3

What's in it for us up next? Well, the inevitable game of the week hosting the 4-0 Atlanta Vipers. Both of us gave up 68 points in 4 games, but where they outscored opponents by 10 points, we are at +27. Do we have a chance? Why yes, we do. We should be a mismatch for their quarterback Zachery Arcenaux, as we have proven 3 seasons ago when Tony Whiting had his breakout game with a 3-sack game as we sacked him 5 times, hurried him 9 times, blocked 2 more passes and all that in 46 pass plays. To be honest, anything less than that would be disappointing from our defense. There, I said it. He's all yours, D-line, go get him!