Guys, until things let up at work, I am going to have to limit my blog posts. I will jot down a few thoughts from Week 1 here:
* The Houston Gamblers picked 15-year veteran William Trombly over rookie phenom Tony Dean to start the opener and Trombly threw for 373 yards and four TDs in a 51-14 rout of Boston. I have a special affection for Trombly because I took him in the 18th round of the league's original allocation draft and he led the Florida Blazers to a victory in World Bowl I.
* Washington QB Joe Richardson and WR Allen Boyer connected six times for 298 yards and three TDs as the Federals edged the Charlotte Hornets, 39-37. Charlotte scored 27 points in the fourth quarter, but Richardson fired a 48-yard pass to WR John Sanders (on a PA Fullback Flat) to set up John Bazile's game-winning 39-yard field goal as time expired.
* One score that immediately stood out to me was Denver 32, Honolulu 3. I mean, the Hawaiians were 13-3 last year. Denver threw three interceptions and still won going away. I have always thought the Gold were a sleeping giant, sitting there with $65 million in the bank to spend on free agents when AlexanDragon decides to pounce.
* Another score that stood out was San Jose 51, Georgia 7. The SaberCats have been quietly accumulating young talent for a while—30 players with five years of pro experience or fewer. Maybe they are ready to pounce too.
* I have read in several places that the number of turnovers in V0.4.5 seems way high. In Week 1 of the USFL, the teams averaged exactly 4 turnovers per game. In the 2018 NFL season, the teams averaged 2.72 turnovers per game. So the USFL average was about 47 percent higher, which is quite a bit. The Baltimore Stars and Orlando Renegades combined for eight turnovers, the highest of any Week 1 game.
* This is the 10th consecutive season we have begun with 32 human owners. Thanks for sticking around, guys.
