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| Game Summary (Earl Schmidt, NetFL Press) When I was a young lad, I once convinced my cousin to join the circus. My father, as unhappy as a politician running for re-election while in the midst of another scandal, told me to retrieve a bag of cement. He then ordered me to the dentist office and lectured me on my error in judgement. Even now, twenty-six years later, the terror of that day lives on. I bring this up because the similarities between what happened to me then and what happened to RNR today are the same. WLR pulverizing RNR as though the unfortunate loser were a snail dropped in a jar of saline solution, emasculating them by the tune of 24-9 in front of a despondent home crowd. WLR trails the all-time series 1-2 against RNR. WLR has a 4-2 regular season record. RNR has a 1-5 regular season record. Kevin Williams whined, "We know it's going to be a hard-fought game when we play these clowns - tough, physical... It's important to win the physical football games because you put so much into it. We didn't do that today. Every time I looked up, I heard the crowd and I figured it was another turnover. It's tough to lose when you've worked all week. Mentally, you have to let it go." Michael Koenen shot, "It really doesn't matter, I mean, we lost the game. I had full command of everything that was going on out there, just like I thought I would. I mean, again, you try to practice hard to try and prepare you for the game, but when you get in game situation, you have to take care of the little things and I think we didn't do that today Things went very well for the WLR squad even though they did not excel on either side of the ball last week as they racked up a combined 291 points, 171 on offense and 120 on defense. Philip Rivers with 42 points on offense and Pisa Tinoisamoa with 19 points on defense were the top scorers. However, they were far from perfect. Said Coach/GM Joe Rupp, "There were some mental breakdowns on both sides of the ball.. For one, Brandon Harrison was as sharp as a sponge today. Doc was tellin' me that he's seen all the telltale signs of... oh, I forget the medical term for it, but basically, he's a screw-up because he just isn't that bright when you get right down to it. Shoulda known when my scouts mentioned that he rode the short bus. As for those DE/OLB? They showed their ineptitude by amassing 1 Tackles, 2 Assists while taking the day off. Overall though, the Don't Euthanize After Disaster award - given to one blundering fool each week - was really difficult to decide on this go around. I promise the poor slob that I won't be taking away his livelihood. This week, the DEAD man in this game was Le'Ron McClain. His bad effort yielded as many positives as a hydrogen ion. In the end, these men are kinda like my kids. As any parent knows, from time to time, you just can't always get through to them without getting creative..." Says Le'Ron McClain, pouring out of a far-too-tight yellow bikini, "I have nothing to say about this." Greg Ellis added, "Words fail me... got it? I ain't had a single night's sleep since coach made that call last Monday, man. I keep waking up screaming. I mean dang, man... time to put some time on the thigh-master." There's no love lost between these two clubs. Joe Rupp whined, "That owner of theirs kinda reminds me of a Matt Millen and Michael Jackson hybrid... all bluster, melting face, questionable personal tastes... not exactly the kind of person I'd invite to my child's birthday party." In response, the RNR coach shot, "Every neighborhood has the story about that crazy old man who chases the neighborhood children off his property with a rake... pretty harmless and a bit pitiable... kinda reminds me of our erstwhile opponents there." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||