Changing the NFL Landscape: An Atlanta Bandits Dynasty

[dubvcrazy]

Awesome job getting the win bro!

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Bandits Lose a Heartbreaker in Tampa

The two minute warning could barely be heard over the crowd noise of Raymond James Stadium.

Terrelle Pryor stood at the Tampa Bay 5 yard line still trailing by 14, the very next play he rifled a touchdown to Robert You, the score became 24-17.

With 1:51 and 3 timeouts, the Bandits elected to kick it deep. After stopping LeGarrette Blount on first down and calling timeout, Blount broke off a huge gain into the Bandits 30 yard line, thankfully he was pushed out of bounds.

With two timeouts left Blount stalled on first, second and third down. Leaving Connor Barth with a 41 yd FG to effectively end the game. With 40 seconds on the clock Barth missed wide left.

Pryor took over and launched a 58 yard bomb to You, they hurried to the line and O'Hara snapped the ball to Pryor, just as he found his man Pryor took a sack. With the clock still going the Bandits got one more play off before time expired. Pryor threw a ball for his tight end Cumberland, it was swatted by the safety, game over.

"It was a very painful way to end the game" said Pryor "It hurts the most when you come this close."

The Bandits lost Devine and Maroney, and turned to Kory Sheets in the 4th quarter, his only carry went for 13 yards.

"We are learning the value of having depth at running back" said Head Coach Jonah Vaughn, "when we lose a guy another one can step up."

Nickle corner Jeremy Ware was also injured, he will miss 5 weeks with a broken collarbone.

"The hardest part was watching on the sideline knowing I couldn't do anything about it" said halfback Noel Devine, "I wanted to get back on the field."

The Bandits return to action next week at Seattle.

-ESPN

Atlanta Bandits at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 25, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Atlanta Bandits (1-2)	-	7	3	7	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1)	-	7	7	10	24

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ATL	TAM
3:04	(TAM) K. Lumpkin 14yd run (C. Barth kick)	0	7
1:38	(ATL) L. Maroney 47yd run (R. Lloyd kick)	7	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ATL	TAM
6:25	(ATL) R.Lloyd 25yd FG	10	7
1:45	(TAM) M. Williams 23yd pass from J. Freeman (C. Barth kick)	10	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ATL	TAM
9:22	(TAM) C. Barth 50yd FG	10	17
3:18	(TAM) L. Blount 3yd run	10	24
1:51	(ATL) R. You 5yd pass from T. Pryor (R.Lloyd kick)	17	24

Atlanta Bandits

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Game Leaders

Passing
TAM: Josh Freeman 12-26 131yds TD INT
ATL: T. Pryor 15-29 246yds TD

Rushing
TAM: LeGarrette Blount 22 att 141yds TD
ATL: Laurence Maroney 8 att 87yds TD

Recieving
TAM: Mike Williams 4 rec 55yds TD
ATL: Robert You 2 rec 69yds TD

Tackling
TAM: Sean Jones 10 tkls
ATL: Lofa Tatupu 11 tkls

Sacks
TAM: Gerald McCoy 2.5 sacks
ATL: Titus Adams 1.0 sacks

Other Notables
TAM: Kregg Lumpkin 10 att 64yds TD
ATL: Jeff Cumberland 4 rec 54yds

Atlanta Bandits Injury Repot
Pos	Player	Injury Note
CB	Jeremy Ware	Broken Collarbone - 5 weeks
WR	Braylon Edwards	Herniated Disk - 8 weeks
QB	Troy Smith	Torn Pectoral Muscle - Season (IR)

[BailsoHard]

Bandits Make Adjustments at Cornerback and Wide Reciever

In lieu of the loss of corner Jeremy Ware, GM Jonah Vaughn has added corner Perrish Cox for more depth.

"Cox is very similar to Ware" said Vaughn "Very fast, but still needs to polish his game."

"Even though it seems temporary I'll be happy to contribute however I can" said Cox "I'll fill in wherever coach needs me"

The Bandits also dropped wide receiver Derrick Williams at added the rookie wide recover Jerrel Jernigan, the former Troy Trojan will look to contribute to a Bandits passing attack that was stellar in week 2.

"Jerrel is a very shifty route runner" said quarterback Terrelle Pryor. "He just has a knack for getting open."

-ESPN

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Tatupu looking for revenge at Seattle

After not being able to negotiate a contract with the Seahawks, Bandit's middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu decided to test the free agent waters. Only one team would bite at him.

"Atlanta has become a new home for me" said Tatupu. "I love this organization."

There is no denying Tatupu has emerged as the defenses leader, the 3 time pro bowler is the teams leading tackler.

"It's been a great year for me but stats are meaningless unless we start winning games" said Tatupu.

The Bandits will travel to Seattle this week, and Tatupu will attempt to defeat his former team.

-ESPN

[BailsoHard]

Repeat Performance, Bandits Once Again Lose 24-17, This Time to Seattle

It was eerily similar to the Tampa Bay game.

Down 24-10, Terrelle Pryor once again drove down the field and connected with Robert You for the touchdown, unfortunately the story stops here. The Bandits wouldn't get the ball again until there were 20 seconds left on the clock, leaving Pryor no chance of completing the comeback.

The David Garrard led Seahawks proved too much for the Bandits, Garrard himself contributed with 250 yards and 3 touchdowns.

New cornerback Perrish Cox had a terrific game, the youngster was signed to fill in at nickle corner. He had 8 total tackles and an interception to his credit.

Noel Devine had his best game of the year, reeling off 129 yards on 17 carries.

Still it was all in vain, as the Bandits lost their third straight road game, the team is looking to correct the ship next week against the defending Super Bowl champs.

"Green Bay is a scary team, they have so many weapons on offense" commented Jonah Vaughn, "but I feel like we match up well against them."

-ESPN

Atlanta Bandits at Seattle Seahawks
Oct 2, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Atlanta Bandits (1-3)	-	-	7	10	17
Seattle Seahawks (2-2)	-	14	3	7	24

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ATL	SEA
5:39	(SEA) S. Rice 23yd pass from D. Garrard (S. Hauschka kick)	0	7
0:05	(SEA) G. Tate 10yd pass from D. Garrard (S. Hauschka kick)	0	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ATL	SEA
9:45	(ATL) N. Devine 75yd run (R.Lloyd kick)	7	14
0:23	(SEA) S. Hauschka 33yd FG	7	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ATL	SEA
1:37	(ATL) R. Lloyd 45yd FG	10	17
3:22	(SEA) G. Tate 14yd pass from D. Garrard (S. Hauschka kick)	10	24
2:16	(ATL) R. You 32yd pass from T. Pryor (R.Lloyd kick)	17	24

Atlanta Bandits

Seattle Seahawks

Game Leaders

Passing
SEA: David Garrard 19-33 250yds 3TD 2INT
ATL: Terrelle Pryor 14-34 173yds TD

Rushing
SEA: Marshawn Lynch 24 att 90yds
ATL: Noel Devine 17 att 129yds TD

Recieving
SEA: Sidney Rice 6 rec 115yds TD
ATL: Robert You 1 rec 32yds TD

Tackling
SEA: Alan Branch 8 tkls
ATL: Lofa Tatupu 9 tkls

Sacks
SEA: Alan Branch/Damarious Mcfadden 1.0 sacks each
ATL: Eric Moore/Jay Richardson 1.0 sacks each

Other Notables
SEA: Golden Tate 2 rec 24yds 2TD
ATL: Perrish Cox 8 tkls INT

Atlanta Bandits Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
WR	Braylon Edwards	Herniated Disk - 7 weeks
FS	Kareem Moore	Partial PCL Tear - 10 weeks
TE	Jeff Cumberland	Broken Wrist - 11 weeks
QB	Troy Smith	Torn Pectoral Muscle - Season (IR)

[BailsoHard]

Bandits Turn to Trade Block for Answers

The Atlanta Bandits have completed the following transactions

Drop
TE Jeff Cumberland
CB Joe Porter
CB Jeremy Ware

Add
FS Darcel McBath
C Jake Grove

The Bandits also did business with the Jaguars and Eagles, who were shopping around their players on the trade block.

ATL receives CB Domique Rodgers-Cromartie ----> PHI receives C Shaun O'Hara

ATL receives TE Zach Miller ----> JAX receives WR Jason Hill

-ESPN

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New Additions Rodgers-Cromartie and Miller Prepare for Green Bay

"I'll admit I was skeptical the Bandits could succeed."

These words are coming out of the Domique Rodgers-Cromartie's mouth, the cornerback learned the potential of the Bandits firsthand when they beat his Eagles in week 2.

"That loss was a real eye opener, this team is poised to compete with anyone" said Rodgers-Cromartie.

Former Jacksonville Jaguar Zack Miller will also be making his first start as a Bandit on Sunday.

"I am glad to have a change of scenery and am already beginning to feel comfortable around the team" said Miller.

The Bandits will square off against the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Bandits currently sit at 1-3 while the Packers and 3-1.

-ESPN

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