AFL REDUX 2007 Season Week 17 – Arizona Rattlers (5-11) @ San Jose Sabercats (8-8)
Welcome to San Jose, California. And now taking the field, the visiting team, the Arizona Wattlers. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? Yeah, baby. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] And now, let’s hear it from the San Jose Saber Kids. [Applause] They don’t give me a little breaking down [Applause] First and 10. All on the one yd line. Press it. Knock it out. Move those, boy. Come on, Jeez, man. First down. You got to hear it, brother. First and 10. Ball on the 24 yd line. Come on. Come on. Make some move. Nelson makes the reception. Gain of four on the play. Second and five. Ball on the 21 yd line. [Applause] [Music] Come on. Come on. I’m here, coach. What’s up? We just got an open invitation to put some points on the board and we should take them off. Sound good to you? First and 10. Ball on the 19 yd line. He’s going. The fast ball’s incomplete. Number 17, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 19 yd line. Take it down. Knock it up. Sign seal Andrew. [Music] [Applause] Illegal hit. He said double now. Number 33 on the run. One yd gain on the play. Fourth and inches. Call on the 21 yd line. Number 33 on the carry. Gain of eight on the play. First and 10. All on the 13 yd line. Away. Incomplete pass. Number 17, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 13 yd line. Holmes makes the catch. Oneyd loss on the play. Third and 11. Ball on the 13 yd line. The fast ball’s incomplete. Number 15, the intended receiver on the play. Good. Go. Give him room. Give him room. The kick is good. Last drive was practice. This time it’s for real. Do it to me again. I don’t mind intercept. San Jose will start the drive at the 12 yd line. First and 10. Keep going. Push the wall. Go. Incomplete pass. Number three, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 12 yd line. [Applause] Move it. Move it. Injured player down on the field. [Applause] Third and four. All on the 18 yd line. Knock it out. Thank you very much. Watch out for that. Ro off the reception. Gain of six on the play. First and 10. Ball on the 23 yd line. Second and nine. Ball on the 25 yd line. He’s going. First down, bro. That first down was nothing but luck. First and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. [Applause] Take the line. No foot. No foot. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Hope back to return. [Applause] Kickoff return three yds. Hope on the return. Arizona will start the drive at the four yd line. First and 10. Push the line. [Applause] First and 10. All on the 24 yd line. the line. Incomplete pass. Number 17, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 24 yd line. Make some move. I’ll take that. Holding number 73. Is this your first professional game, ref? It must be calling a penalty like that. Didn’t they teach you to actually watch the game before you make a call? [Music] Second and long on the 14 yd line. Go, go, go, go. Time to suck it up, fellas. Get your mouth pieces in. Keep working. Third and six. Ball on the 22 yd line. At the end of the first quarter, the score is San Jose 7, Arizona 3. [Applause] Plug it up. I guess I let him have that one. Holding number 33. Oh, come on, R. That’s ridiculous. Hey, that is ridiculous. Come on. You’re messing with me. Come on, man. Come on. Third and long. Ball on the 18 yd line. [Applause] This one has my name on it. Go. The field goal attempt is no good. Come here. Come here. Come here. Put pressure on him. Get the damn ball back. Okay. Come on. Come on. Go. Yeah. First and 10. Ball on the three yd line. Away. Take it. Come on. Come on. Incomplete pass. Number nine, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the three yd line. [Music] Third and 10. Ball on the three yd line. Keep going. The pass falls incomplete. Number 80, the intended receiver on the play. Give him room. Give him room. The kick is no good. [Applause] All right then. All right. We can’t waste this opportunity. We got the ball. We got to move it on. Do you hear me? Do you hear what I’m saying? Get out of here. I got you. I’ve got you. First and 10. Ball on the 12 yd line. Blocking. Come on. Come on. [Music] You hit like a little kid. You see double now. Second and four. Ball on the 18 yd line. Knock it out. Was that defense even on the field? I’ll bet my paycheck, y’all. First and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. Make some move. Look it up. Textile Wringlers. [Applause] Give him room. Give him room. The extra point attempt is good. [Applause] San Jose will start the drive at the 15 yd line. First and 10 away. [Applause] Incomplete pass. Number nine, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 15 yd line. Come on. Glover with the carry. Gain of two on the play. Third and nine. All at the 16 yd line. Watch it. You call that a hit? Next time you take a harder hit, man. Get out of here with that first down. Yeah. First and 10. All on the 17 yd line. Knock it out. Move it. Move it. That’s right. Come on. Second and long. Ball on the 23 yd line. Take it down. Were you really covering me? I’ll get you next time. Third and eight. Ball at the 16 yd line. Need some help. Way to hold on to the pill. How you like it now? Punk Ro on the reception. Three yd gain on the play. Check the line about straight through for the field goal. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Hope back deep to return. Kickoff return seven yds. Pot on the return. Arizona will start the drive at the 8 yd line. First and 10, go. The pass falls incomplete. Number 11, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. All on the 8 yd line. Take it. Take it. Incomplete pass. Number 11, the intended receiver on the play. Third and 10. Ball on the eight yd line. Setug it up. Holding number 98. Fourth down. Take the line. Good. The kick is no good. Let’s go. Go. Get over here. Do you want me to yell at you? Is that what you want? I’m getting tired of it, Franklin. Get out of here. Get going. Go. First and 10. Wall on the 9 yd line. Move it. Move it. Let you grab my jersey. I own you. Timeout called by the offense. First and 10. Ball on the 23 yd line. He’s going. Push the line. They’re impossible. [Applause] Oh yeah. I’d like to thank you and I’d like to thank you. Hey, what about me? Protect the line. No foot. No foot. The extra point attempt is good. Whatever. Make it up next time, dude. Let’s do this. We’re on it. We’re on it. Way to be clutch, team. Come on now. First and 10. Ball on the six yd line. Keep going. Get it back. Glover on the run. Seveny yd gain on the play. Second ball on the 12 yd line. At the end of the first half, the score is San Jose 17, Arizona 10. [Music] [Music] We’re ready to begin the third quarter of play. San Jose 17, Arizona 10. San Jose will be kicking off to start the second half. Hope back to return. This sucks. Pick it up. Pick it up. First and 10. Ball on the 5 yd line. Twisting by defensive line. Number 91. First down. Arizona will start the drive at the 10 yd line. First and 10. Keep it tight. Holding number 98. That’s bull. That’s bull. You know it. Come on. The away team will start the drive at the 5 yd line. First and 15. [Music] [Music] second and 12. All on the 9 yd line. [Applause] Come on. Come on. dive, son. We’ll get you no matter what. Number 33 with the carry. One yd gain on the play. Third and 11. Ball on the 10 yd line. Set. Take it. Make some room. I’m bad. QB. How does the turf taste? QB. Yeah. Cash baby. Cash money, baby. Come on. Come on. Ain’t no way. Ain’t no way. The field attempt is no good. Hey. All right, listen up. Did you see that blank? Did you open your eyes? Open them. All right. Now, go now. Get out of here. Get out of here. [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. Push the line. Right with the reception. Gain of two on the play. Second and eight. All on the 13 yd line. Come on. Come on. Touchdown Saber Gats. [Applause] Protect the line. The extra point is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Pope back deep to return. Kickoff return 14 yds. Hope on the return. Arizona will start the drive at the 17 yd line. First and 10. Go, go, go, go. Harding number 73. Watch out. You got to be kidding me, bro. You got to be kidding me. The away team will start the drive at the 8 yd line. First and long. Watch it. Ain’t no thing. [Music] Get your hands up, y’all. [Music] Second and four. Ball on the 22 yd line. [Applause] blocker. We got it. We got it. First down. That first down was nothing but luck. First and 10. Ball on the 22 yd line. Take it down. I’ll take that. Guess I let him have that one. Second and two. All of the 14 yd line. Come on. Come on. Keep it tight. Holding number 73. You got to be kidding me. You have to be kidding me. Are you kidding me, Re? You got to be kidding. God, come on. Come on. Second and 12. Ball on the 24 yd line. Move it. Move it. Injured player down on the field. Third and 14. Ball on the 24 yd line. Move it. Thank you very much. Four for six. Ball on the 18 yd line. Need some help. Action. He see a double now. You call that hate? We can do this all day long. Hey, we’ll be tasting something. First and goal. Ball on the 9 yd line. He’s going. [Applause] Incomplete pass number 24. the intended receiver on the play. Second and goal. Ball on the nine yd line. Set it up. Push the run. Touchdown. [Applause] The extra point attempt is good. [Applause] Come on, guys. Let’s drive it again. We got to play tighter. No more touchdowns. First and 10. Ball on the nine yd line. [Applause] Ro on the carry. Loss of six on the play. Second and 15. All on the four yd line. Keep it tight. He’s going to first down, baby. First down. Come on. Yeah, baby. You know it. Yeah. First down. [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 20 yd line. At the end of the third quarter, the score is San Jose 24, Arizona 17. Take it down. Punch it. [Applause] Can’t let him get that over. Yeah. All right. Good job. What are you trying to do? might do some damage. It’s game time. [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. Ro on the run. No gain on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. [Applause] Incomplete pass. Number 17, the intended receiver on the play. Third and 10. All on the 11 yd line. away. Got to protect him better than that. Well, that’s how you stop the quarterback. We won’t get no better. We got to protect our guy. [Applause] miss. No problem. The field goal attempt is no good. Get over here. Come on. Come on. Okay, let’s make something out of that turnover. Drive it down her throat. Okay. All right. Go. First and 10. Ball on the five yd line. Make some room. [Music] Holding number 98. What are you blind? What are you blind? Come on. You need glasses. Come on, find that. Relax. Come on, man. All the way, baby. All the way. No game. No game. Hope makes the catch. Game of 24 on the play. First and 10. Wall on the 23 yd line. Make some move. Touchdown Bruters. [Applause] Yeah, I’m the best. Can’t touch this. Knock you out. You won’t do that again. [Applause] the line. No foot. No foot. The extra point attempt is good. first 10 all the 10 yd line. Keep it tight. [Applause] [Music] Second and five. Ball on the 14 yd line. [Applause] Yeah, baby. [Applause] Third and six. Ball on the 13 yd line. Move it. I know you like that way to hold on to the pill. Let’s keep it up. First and 10. Ball on the 22 yd line. The fast ball’s incomplete. Number nine, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 22 yd line. [Applause] He’s going. You hit like a little kid. Makes the catch. Gain of eight on the play. Third and two. Ball on the 15 yd line. Touchdown San Jose. [Applause] That’s how we do things. That’s all right. Protect the line. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Hope back deep to return. Kickoff return 17 yds. Pope on the return. They’ll take over at the 19 yd limit. First and 10. Need some help over here. Push the line. Hold on. Hold on. [Music] [Applause] action. You didn’t hit that hard. Next time it’ll be a harder hit. Defense. What defense? So nice. Throw it near me again. See what happens. First and 10. Ball on the 19 yd line. Let’s get aggressive out there. How do you like them, baby? Anything you got. Second and eight. Ball on the 17 yd line. Come on. Come on. Come back, team. Bring down the stretch for the school. I thought we had the first down, y’all. Welcome to baby. Third and one. Ball on the 10 yd line. Illegal hit. That’s enough to suck out. Number 33 on the carry. Oneyd gain on the play. First and goal. Ball on the nine yd line. First and goal. Ball on the 9 yd line. need some help. I swear y’all were awesome. Number 33 with the carry. No gain on the play. Push the line. Go go go green 58. [Music] [Applause] What are you doing? Elbow, baby. That turnover has to be a buck in the road. We can’t let it grow into something. We need to stop him now. Do you hear what I’m saying? Let’s go. First and 10. Ball on the one yd line. Make some room. Timeout called by the defense. The lover, the ball carrier. Three yd gain on the play. Second and seven. Ball on the three yd line. [Applause] blocker. Holding number 95. Third down. The defense calls a timeout. [Applause] Third and four. Ball on the sixyd line. Make some room. Come on. Come on. Touchdown San Jose. Timeout called by the defense. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Give me room. Give me room. Get block. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Hope back deep to return. Kickoff return 16 yds. Poke on the return. [Applause] The away team will start the drive at the 17 yd line. First and 10. Set it up. Take it down. It doesn’t get any. Twisting by defensive line number 91. Touchdown. [Applause] him up. Give him room. Give him room. The extra point attempt is good. That’s the end of the game. The final score is San Jose 38, Arizona 31. Thank you for attending today’s ball game. Please drive home safely. [Music] What? [Applause] This bruising We’re going to go over a few things that make Arena Football a fast-paced and exciting
AFL REDUX 2007: What if the Arena Football League didn’t collapse after the 2007 season, but was continuing to thrive to the point there are 24 teams in the league. After a successful 20-team season, the Arena Football League welcomes back the New Orleans VooDoo, returns to Albany, NY with the Conquest, brings back the Detroit Drive, returns to Hartford with a revised version of the New England Sea Wolves, rebrands the San Diego Seawolves as the Sharks and finally, brings in the last two champions of Arena Football 2 (af2) – the Memphis Xplorers and the Spokane Shock. The Columbus Destroyers will return in either 2008 or 2009.
The conference/division alignment for the 2007 season is as follows:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
North Division: Albany Conquest, New England Sea Wolves, New York Dragons and Philadelphia Soul
Southeast Division: Georgia Force, Nashville Kats, Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Storm
Central Division: Chicago Rush, Detroit Drive, Grand Rapids Rampage and Kansas City Brigade
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division: Austin Cannons, Dallas Desperados, Memphis Xplorers and New Orleans Voodoo
Mountain Division: Arizona Rattlers, Colorado Crush, Las Vegas Gladiators and Utah Blaze
Pacific Division: Los Angeles Avengers, San Diego Sharks, San Jose Sabercats and Spokane Shock
GAMEDAY ROSTERS
ARIZONA RATTLERS
(2006 REDUX: 8-10, 3rd in Pacific, lost to Chicago in Wild Card Round)
QB – Sherdrick Bonner (13), Nick Rolovich (12)
OS – Chris Horn (11)
DS – Joe Todd (19, Erin Damond (8)
OG/LE – Vince Amey (98), Zach Rupp (71)
TE/RE – Wendall Gaines (89), Jeff Ruffin (58)
C/NG – Steve Mascorro (73)
FB/LB – Marcus Mitchell (22), Asi Faoa (33), Kerry Taylor (44)
WR/LB – Curtis Fagan (24), Cosmo Dematteo (15)
WR/DB – Randy Gatewood (17), Talib Wise (21), Jeremiah Pope (6)
K – Gary Kral (3)
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
(2006 REDUX: 9-9, 2nd in Pacific, lost to Colorado in Divisional Round 58-51)
QB – Matt Pike (6), Sonny Cumbie (15)
OS – Chris Doering (82), Chris Cole (80)
DS – Damen Wheeler (2), Mark Estelle (23)
OG/LE – Rod Manuel (97), Bernard Riley (99)
TE/RE – Silas Demary (90)
C/NG – Greg Krause (93), Sean McNamara (74)
FB/LB – Lonnie Ford (25), Josh Jeffries (44)
WR/LB – Rob Turner (9)
WR/DB – Kevin Ingram (5), Antoine Burns (10), Lenzie Jackson (18)
K – Remy Hamilton (19)
SAN JOSE SABERCATS
(2006 REDUX: 11-7, 1st in Pacific, lost Arena Bowl XX to Philadelphia 55-52)
QB Mark Grieb (16), Jeff Otis (5)
OS – Jason Geathers (7)
DS – Clevan Thomas (8), Rufus Brown (26)
OG/LE – Joe Jacobs (93), Albrey Battle (95)
TE/RE – Rex Richards (79), Sam Hernandez (55)
C/NG – Dan Loney (91), George Williams (97)
FB/LB – Phil Glover (31), Brin Johnson (27)
WR/LB – James Roe (9), Ben Nelson (80)
WR/DB – Charles Pauley (3), Rodney Wright (17)
K – Brian Schmitz (18)