The preview is a bit short this week, because there's frankly not a lot to say. This week is going to be a “come to Jesus” week for the Power. I could talk about how good the Jacksonville Sharks are, and how they're currently 3-1. I could talk about the fact that their quarterback is already at almost a thousand yards on the season and has a solid receiving corps of three men he is comfortable going to.
I could, but that's not why we're here.
The Power need to focus on the other side of the ball, and focus hard. I'm really hoping that last game was an effect of fatigue and injures and that we can bounce back this week – but there's still a lot to consider.
Morris is still out for at least another week. That's bad. Powertool is off of (mysterious) suspension. That's good. McCabe is sitting on IR with Morris. That's bad. We still have Morrelli to stick behind center. That's...er... Well, let's just call that the cursed frogurt.
Morrelli hasn't had a lot of time in charge yet. Unfortunately, none of our QBs have. McCabe has the most experience, but it's been a mixed bag. Morrelli has had big moments, but no cohesive four quarter stands. He hasn't even had a solid half yet – but he is who we need to rely on this weekend. One way or another, he needs to make it happen.
If Morrelli can get his act together, he has to take advantage of his receiving corps. It's still an offensive advantage that we have a lot of guys to go to, but we're getting to the point where I'd feel a lot more comfortable if there were a few “go-to” guys with the rest being utility players. Now that we have DeWalt back, we've got five candidates for this.
Another factor this week is that the Sharks are Coach Siegfried's old team. This means we're going to have combined factors of them knowing how he thinks, and him having an idea what they're going to do. We can also hope for a bit of him trying to prove something, but that backfires as often as it works in sports.
This week, we also need to see the Power speeding up the game. Both Keller and I have hammered on the point that Siegfried is playing it too safe. Those plodding, meticulous drives are great when we're in the lead – but that hasn't been happening as often as any of us would like. The game needs to speed up, and the Power need to take command of the field.
Here's the brass tacks on this week: It's not as important as it could be. The Soul were nice enough to lose last week and give us that breathing room we were hoping for. They play Tampa this week, and I'm sure they can win. However, even if they win and we lose, that will just tie our standings up. Philly still has the head-to-head, but it could be worse.
As such, I'd say it's time to take some risks. Get Morrelli out there and light a fire under him. Get him to get that ball in the air and move it down field. Winning is great, but changing the team's overall momentum is better.
They just need to protect the hell out of him, because if he goes down, we really don't have any one to put in his shoes against the Voodoo next week...
****UPDATE****
Power have signed QB Xavier Lee. Unclear at this time if he's a backup or is starting.
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Elsewhere in the league
- Like I said above, the Soul lost to the Preds last week, but not for lack of trying. Coach Ho made some ballsy moves – including letting the Preds score with 35 seconds left just to make sure they got the ball one more time, and benching Allgood for a QB Orlando had no preparation for – but it wasn't enough. Despite a replacement QB with a lot of hustle and attack, but he was no match for Nick Hill's use of TT Toliver and Robert Quiroga.
- The Sabercats should more than likely teach the Talons some humility for us this weekend.
- The Gladiators are playing the pathetic Voodoo and that...that's not gonna be pretty. I'm gonna call it early and say that the Gladiators are going to be 4-0 and the Voodoo will keep a good thing going at 0-5.
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