[MIJB#19]

General Manager Notes: When it rains, it pours...
Which makes today's game a tropic storm.

41-3.

No, we didn't win. We endured or second largest margin of deficit. By the hands of the Gothenburg Giants. I know, based on our historic resume, a score like that would make you think we were on the winning side, but we were not.

Let's start with the biggest disaster of them all: Moe Sheldon, completed 7 of 14 passes for 29 yards with 2 interceptions returned for 60 yards. He was benched at half time, when the score was already 27-0 for the Giants.

So yes, Brandon Bell actually returned to action and he completed 8 of 10 passes for 122 yards. But he wasn't flawless either, he lost a fumble after one of his scrambles, he clearly not over that yet.

The plan was to run and run, then run some more and run some more. The end result? 27 carries for our running backs, 24 pass attempts and 4 quarterback scrambles. Which once again shows that even when we try not to have balanced offense, we still end up with it.

Games like these, you're usually happy that you have a talented defense, with the best cornerback duo in the league and one of the best pass rushing units to compliment them. And it worked, we gave up 281 yards on 29 pass plays, with a grand total of 2 defended passes and 3 sacks. Impressive.

So... 10 games in, we've lost 6 games, of which 2 should have been victories and 3 were maybe winnable. Of the 4 victories, 2 were closer than they should have been and 2 were solid wins.

Division standings
1. Gothenburg 8-2
2. Paris 4-6
3. Maassluis 4-6
4. Bordeaux 4-6

Clearly, we're not giving up just yet, but the division title is, aside from a complete meltdown from the Giants, out of sight.

Take a deep breath, sleep on it and tomorrow make a plan of what to do next. Because we got to keep believing in ourselves!