[MIJB#19]

General Manager Notes: It's not for this season
Did we really win 4 straight?

Division:
1. Gothenburg 10-3
2. Bordeaux 10-3
3. Paris 6-7
4. Maassluis 5-8

Yup, let's start with that, why not? Our season continued with a couple of 9-point losses: 19-10 at Augusta and 30-21 at Fairbanks. Both were bizarre games. In Augusta our rookie of the year candidate threw 6 interceptions. For a change he wasn't taken off the field. As a result, he threw the 6th pick when we were still within a single score, which implies our defense held the Greenjackets in check. The game in Fairbanks was enriched with 2 missed field goals and 2 missed extra points. Seriously, Dylan McMullen, did you really want to prove the Northstars right for letting you walk? Do you really not belong on what was supposed to become the best special teams unit in the league (which actually allowed another punt return touchdown)?

So, from 4-2 to 5-8. It feels better than going from 1-7 to 5-8, but it's still a depressing idea that we went from being top 10 in all team stats, to now have the second most turnovers and, well, season over, even mathematically. What's left is playing spoiler for Gothenburg and Bordeaux, starting in Oranje Haven against the Giants. Which is actually the good news of playing division rivals late in the season, it's easier to motivate ourselves. The tanking crowd would applaud losing those games, as it would actually be bad for their rivals' draft position.

But not in Maassluis. We'll keep on trying. We can still finish the season with a positive points differential (we're at a tied 314-314 score now) and with an 8-8 record. It's a long shot, but we have to try. No, not try. We have to go for it. Go for it!