Monday, May 9, 2011

The flags of truth shown brightly Saturday

Wow, were there a lot of flags thrown at the Outlaws-Raiders game. There were a couple for holding, a couple for personal fouls, but mostly they were for the garden variety 5-yard kind. For sideline infractions, for 12 men on the field, for 12 men on the field, 12 players on the field, illegal substitution that led to ... 12 men on the field.
There were so many penalties, we were able to joke on the sideline with one of the refs after he'd thrown a flag - at the same time as two others for illegal procedure - that he should just leave the flag on the ground, there'd be another flag on the next play.
Both teams struggled on offense, big time. Despite losing 20-0, the Outlaws seemed to be capable of getting into the end zone except for the fumbles - returned for a score, and several interceptions - one returned for a score.
Late in the game, the Outlaws looked like they might score and at least beat the Raiders' offense, 7-6, but an interception cooled that.
Oregon's defense should keep it in the playoff hunt while quarterback Alex Ortiz, just a year out of high school and thrown into action due to an injury to starter Dayton Edwards gets used to the pace of adult football.
The Raiders have a big game this weekend with Southern Oregon, which also looks like a defense-dominated team.
Which offense will be able to go further without allowing a score?

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