AFL REDUX 2007 Season Week 5 – San Diego Sharks (1-3) @ San Jose Sabercats (2-2)
Welcome to the HP [Music] Pavilion. And now taking the field, the vessel team. What’s up? Give me something, man. Give yourself. [Music] [Applause] And now introducing your home team, the San Jose Saber Kids. [Applause] Boy, [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 15 yd line. Take it. Nice job of holding on to the ball. Yeah, I know you like that. First down, baby. Yeah, you’re pulling these first downs out of your asses, man. First and 10 ball on the 22 yd line. [Applause] Yeah, QB sack, baby. Second and 15. Ball on the 23 yd line. Keep it. Watch it. Keep going. Who’s up now? Third and 15. Ball on the 23 yd line. Keep it tight. and they [Applause] score the line. Drop the block. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Salomon back to [Applause] return. Kickoff return six yds. Salomon on the return. First and 10. Ball on the seven yd line. Look it up. Go, go, take it. Cooper on the reception. Gain of 26 on the play. First and 10. All at the 16 yd line. Keep it tight. Take it down. You’re going to hit nothing. Davis makes the catch. Three yd gain on the play. Second and seven. Hall on the 13 yd line. Move it. Move it. He’s going. The fast ball’s incomplete. Jacobs on the cover. Third and seven. Ball on the 13 yd line. Push the left. Incomplete pass. Number one, the intended receiver on the play. Fourth and seven. Ball on the 13 yd line. Turnover on down. That’s how you notice. First and 10. All on the eight yd line. Need some help over here. [Applause] [Applause] All on the three yd line. The fast ball’s incomplete. Number nine, the intended receiver on the play. Third and 15. Ball on the three yd line. Go, go, go. You hit like a little kid. Next time it’ll be makes the reception. Sevenyd gain on the play. Take the line. The field goal attempt is no good. All right. All right. Great job. Great job. Nice going, guys. Nice job. Way to go. Way to go. [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 5 yd line. Moving. Moving away. [Applause] for a while. Illegal hit Fleming on the reception. Gain of 12 on the play. First and 10. Ball on the 16 yd line. Take it down. You can’t overthrow me. Cooper with the reception. Gain of eight on the play. Second and one. Ball on the 25 yd line. Come on. Come on. Davis makes the catch. Gain of 16 on the play. First and goal. All on the nine yd line. [Applause] The fast ball’s incomplete. Number 82, the intended receiver on the play. Second and goal. Fall on the 9 yd line. It up. Third and goal. Ball on the seven yd line. Make some room like fourth and goal. Ball on the 5 yd line. Push the line. Watch it. Pass interference number three. First down. [Applause] Hey. Hey. Calm down. Calm down. Come on. [Music] First and goal. Ball on the two yd line. Take it. Holding number [Applause] 91. That’s bull. That’s bull. You know it. Come on. First and goal. Ball on the 12 yd line. Sorry. Touchdown away team. [Music] No foot. No. The extra point attempt is good. Good job, y’all. Holding Number 95. Hey. Hey, calm down. Calm down. Come on. At the end of the first quarter, the score is tied. First and 10. Ball on the two yd line. Push the run. Make some move. Incomplete pass. Number nine. The intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the two yd line. Go. [Music] First and 10. Ball on the 20 yd line. [Applause] back. Swear y’all were outside. Rose the ball carrier. 5 yd loss on the play. Second and long. All on the 14 yd line. [Applause] Go. Come on. Get up next time. [Applause] Third and long. All on the 10 yd line. [Applause] The field goal attempt is no good. All right. All right. Great job. Great job. Nice going, guys. Nice job. Way to go. Way to go. First and 10. Ball on the sixyd line. I should have had Fleming on the reception. Gain of 10 on the play. Second and inches. All on the 15 yd [Applause] line. He’s going touchdown away team. Give him room. Give him room. Psych him out. Psych him out. The extra point attempt is good. Extra point is good, man. First and 10. All on the 11 yd line. Move it. Move it. Go. The fast ball’s incomplete. Number nine, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. [Applause] Come on. Come on. I can hit harder than that. Someone’s leaving on the run. Oneyd gain on the play. Third and eight. Ball on the 13 yd line. Knock it out. [Applause] Nelson makes the catch. Three yd gain on the play. Fourth and five. Ball at the 16 yd line. Watch it. Take it down. You like that? Need some help over here. What’s it called again? Oh yeah. First damn. No way. Dang. Come on. First down. Bite me. What? You got a problem? Bite me. [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 15 yd line. Come on. Come on. And they’re in for the score. [Music] Yeah, that’s what I’m talking. How you like that move? [Music] [Music] Tighten the line. The extra point was good. Nice kick, dog. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Solomon back deep to [Applause] return. Kickoff return nine yardds. Salon on the return. First and 10. ball on the 11 yd line. Fleming makes the reception. Gain of 10 on the play. First and 10. Ball on the 21 yd line. set. [Applause] Davis with the reception. Gain of 22 on the play. First and goal. Ball on the 5 yd line. [Applause] away. Make some room. Incomplete pass. Number 82, the intended receiver on the play. Second and goal. Ball on the 5 yd line. Go. [Applause] Third and goal. Ball on the seven yd [Applause] line. Take it. Holding number 91. Fourth down. The field goal attempt is good. This is going to be easy. The offense calls a timeout. [Music] First and 10. All of the nine yd line. Knock it out. [Applause] Timeout by the offense. Second and inches. Ball on the 19 yd line. [Applause] Holding number 48. [Applause] You cannot be serious. Oh, come on now. It’s okay. It’s okay. Chill out, man. Second and nine. Ball on the nine yd line. He’s going. This one has my name on it. Fleming with the interception. Gain of 30 on the play. First and goal. Wall on the 9 yd line. No more sacks team. That’s right. Sack. Second and goal. Ball on the 13 yd line. ref, you can’t be serious. I mean, do you need glasses or something? Second and goal. Ball on the 23 yd line. push the line. Cooper makes the catch. 17 yd gain on the play. The field goal attempt is good. [Applause] Come on, guys. Let’s drive it in again. At the end of the first half, the score is the away team 20, San Jose 14. [Music] [Music] We’re ready to begin the third quarter of play. The OA team 20, San Jose 14. San Jose will be kicking off to start the second half. Solomon back to [Applause] return. Kickoff return three yds. Salomon on the return. First and 10. Wall on the 5 yd line. Go. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. The fast ball incomplete. Number one, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 5 yd line. He’s going [Applause] Come on. Yeah. Did you see it? Third and 14. All on the one yd line. [Applause] Take it. What are you doing? Watch it. What was that? What was that? Huh? Huh? First and 10. Ball on the 13 yd line. Go a holding number three. Yeah. Yeah. All right. All right. [Applause] First and long on the 22 yd line. Come on. Come on. Blocker. I got all types of tackles. Lucky dive, son. Nelson with the reception. Gain of four on the play. Second and 15. Ball on the 18 yd line. Look at him. Incomplete pass. Number 80, the intended receiver on the play. Third and 15. Ball on the 18 yd line. Move it. Move it. homework. Right makes the reception. Gain of six on the play. Protect the line. Pete K through three. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Solomon back to return. [Applause] Kickoff return 15 yds. Salamable on the return. They’ll take over at the 17 yd line. First and 10. [Applause] Thank you very much. Holding number 96. How you like me now, [Applause] Ralph? I can’t believe you called a penalty on that. I mean, you’re in the wrong occupation. Let me tell you, you should have been a prison warden. They’ll start the drive at the 8 yd line. First and long. Cooper makes the reception. Gain of 12 on the play. Second and six. Ball on the 21 yd line. Need some room. Need some help over here. Davis makes the catch. Game of 24 on the play. First and goal. Ball on the 5 yd line. Go. Touchdown. Yeah, boy. Touchdown. That’s all right. You won’t score [Applause] again. Block. Protect the line. The extra point attempt is good. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the one yd line. Push the line. Excellent. Linebacker outside the box. Number eight. First down. First and 10. Ball on the 19 yd line. [Applause] Keep it tight. [Applause] The fast balls incomplete. Number nine, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 19 yd line. [Applause] Third and 11. Ball on the 19 yd line. Make the move. [Applause] Touchdown San Jose. [Applause] the line. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Salivan back to return. [Applause] Kickoff return 13 yds. Salomon on the return. First and 10. Ball on the 14 yd line. Push the line. [Applause] Yeah, baby. Yeah. Whoa. Yo, man. What’s wrong with you? That ain’t cool, man. Come on, man. That ain’t cool. Second and 10. Ball on the 14 yd line. Take it. Take it down. [Applause] [Music] Third and three. Ball on the 21 yd line. Personal foul. Face mask number nine. Automatic first down. I think you’re watching a different game, ref. If you had your eyes examined recently, there’s got to be some excuse calling a penalty like that. First and 10. All at the 15 yd line. Go. Take it down. Come on. Come on. Incomplete pass. Number one, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. ball on the 15 yd line. At the end of the third quarter, the score is the O8 team 27, the home team 24. Move it. Need some help. Touchdown away team. [Music] Yeah, I’m the best. Can’t touch this. Knock you out. You won’t do that again. [Music] [Applause] The extra block attempt is good next time. [Applause] I’ve missed the end zone already. San Jose will start the drive at the 8 yd line. First and 10. [Music] [Applause] Ro on the carry. Oneyd loss on the play. Second and 11. Ball on the seven yd line. Come on. Come on. Watch out for that. out of our house. Yeah, I know you like that first down, right? Oh, this good luck. What up for y’all? First and 10. Ball on the 22 yd line. Touchdown, Saber Cats. [Applause] No foot. No. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Solomon back deep to return. Kickoff return nine yds. Solomon on the return. First and 10. Ball on the 11 yd line. Keep going. Look it up. Next one to 19. I know you like that. Watch out for that. Cooper makes the reception. 5 yd gain on the play. Second and five. Ball at the 16 yd line. Move it. Move it. And they’re in for the score. [Applause] Keep it moving. The extra point attempt is good. Oh, [Applause] They can’t get enough score on this drive. Come on, guys. Let’s drive it. You’re looking at me. Telling like it is, bro. [Applause] First and 10. Ball on the 24 yd line. [Applause] Second and 13. Ball on the 23 yd line. third and long ball on the 19 yd line. Touchdown San Jose. Let me tell everyone. Let me get a prepaid. Hello. Leave a message. Cycle one. Psycho. Psycho. The extra point attempt is good. San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Salomon back to return. I missed the end zone already. They can’t get another score on this drive. First and 10. Wall on the 5 yd line. [Applause] Davis on the reception. 21 yd gain on the play. First and 10. All on the 24 yd line. [Applause] That was a hand over. Just a couple plays off and I’ll be good to go. Second and four. Ball on the 18 yd line. Set the line. You need to stop this. Just keep moving back, huh? All I need is a couple plays off and some water, coach. What’s the matter, boy? Third and six. Ball on the 20 yd line. Timeout called by the defense. Third and six. Ball on the 20 yd line. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Find the line. Block the kick. Block. The kick is good. They’ll take over at the 16 yd line. First and 10. He’s going. Thank you very much. I shouldn’t had that. Watch out for that. I know you like that. Nelson with the reception. 5 yd gain on the play. Second thing ball on the 22 yd line. Go, go, go, go. Now that’s how you play. Damn. No way. Dang. Come on. First down. You got a problem. Bite me. First and goal. Ball on the two yd line. [Applause] First and goal. Ball on the two yd line. Push the line. [Music] On the run. Loss of four on the play. [Applause] Come on. Come on. Touchdown. Yeah, baby. I’m the best. Yeah. Yeah. Timeout called by the defense. Take the line. Block again. Block it. The extra point attempt is good. next time, dude. [Applause] San Jose is lined up for the kickoff. Solomon back to return. Kickoff return key 11 yds on the return. They’ll take over at the 12 yd line. First and 10 it. The offense calls a timeout. [Applause] With the reception, 17 yd gain on the play. First and 10. Wall on the 20 yd line. Come on. Come on. Make some room. He’s going. Incomplete pass. Number eight, the intended receiver on the play. Second and 10. Ball on the 20 yd line. Make some room. Take it down. Knock it out. The pass falls incomplete. Number 82, the intended receiver on the play. Third and 10. ball on the 20 yd line over here. You got to stop these sets. Yeah, baby. Set. Step it up now. Sack him up. Timeout called by the offense. The kick is good. First and 10. Ball on the 5 yd line. Push the line away. Move it. Move it. He’s going. That’s the end of the game. The final score is 18 47 San Jose 45. Thank you for attending today’s ball game. Please drive all safely. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] Okay, here’s the thing. Arena football is intense.
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
SAN DIEGO SHARKS
(2006 REDUX (as San Diego Seawolves): 6-12, 5th in Pacific, missed playoffs)
QB – Raymond Philyaw (2), Ryan Van Dyke (13)
OS – Thabiti Davis (82), Freddie Solomon (81)
DS – Billy Parker (7), Raphael Ball (25)
OG/LE – Tim Martin (96), Andrew Tippins (94)
TE/RE – Bobby Leffew (48), Ryan Roth (32)
C/NG – Corey Mayfield (91)
FB/LB -Matt Kinsinger (25), David White (34)
WR/LB – Cory Fleming (8), Rob Johnson (19)
WR/DB – Brett Cooper (1), Scottie Montgomery (18)
K – Mark Lewis (10)
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)