Would Wofford College still be in the tournament if they had Duke all-star Zion Williamson? You could say having Zion on any roster would improve their chances of staying alive in the tournament. What if these Big schools like Duke, North Carolina, and Kentucky could not gobble up all these superstar players? Most of these big schools can land these talented players year after year. They even know most of these players are there at their school for one year and off to the draft the next season.  These big schools have their own money tree of talent in the backyard as they pick another player off the tree to replace the talent that just left after a year and guess what it is… money. It’s like a well oiled machine in a factory producing NBA talent. The Duke, the Kentucky, the North Carolina make the cars. The NBA is the dealership to show the car when it’s ready and obviously drive the car. Could smaller schools benefit for these one and done players?

The Wofford College Terriers are most likely a school you never heard of. Perhaps you have but have no idea where this school is located. The school is located in South Carolina.  Spartanburg, South Carolina to be exact. The same town where Duke’s Zion Williamson played his high school basketball at. Wofford College had Zion right in their backyard. The coach of Wofford, who has been at the school for 30 years and head coaching for 17 years there, probably dreamed of landing a Zion Williamson. Even for one year to have a player with his talent makes everyone around you a bit better. I’m sure Wofford even made a pitch… a call or even a text to Zion. I’m sure these car salesmen who call themselves coaches at these big schools who reek of reptilian cologne, had Zion signed in the 5th grade. Most of these small schools don’t stand a chance to land a guy like Zion.

Schools like Wofford have their work cut out for them. They have to think outside the box and constantly be in searching mode for some kind of talent. Talent that hits but mostly probably misses. Schools like Wofford have to make it to the big dance to be on national television. If they lose they are forgotten about again until they come back years later like Haley’s comet and make it back to the March Madness tournament. Wofford had never won a tournament game in their history coming into this March Madness. This year they finally achieved their first ever tournament win. Seton Hall was their first ever victim. The team came in with their highest seed ever, a number seven. When they beat Seton Hall they won their 30th game of the year which is a new record. They won 21 in a row until the next round versus Kentucky. It was a close game.

Schools like Wofford need time to grow. The team gets better when their players stick around and play many games together. If players stuck around and played all four years, college basketball would be even better than it is. Wofford’s success definitely came down to playing as a team. One guy did stick it out on this Wofford team. His whole career actually. He was a big part of why the team got far. Why the team won their first ever tournament game. It was Fletcher Magee who broke the NCAA division one all-time record in three pointers made. It was the game versus Seton Hall where he broke this record and had a total of 509 for his career. He broke Seth Curry’s record from Davidson. Yes, the same Seth Curry who leads the Golden State Warriors. In that Kentucky game, Wofford played the Wild Cats very tough. However Fletcher Magee set a record he wishes he did not in that contest. He went 0-12 long distance. The game before, he drained seven three pointers. Wofford lost by six points. If Fletcher would have hit three long shots, Wofford would be moving on. At least two three point shots and the game is going to overtime.

If Wofford had a Zion Williamson with a Fletcher Magee, could they have prevailed over Kentucky? Having a two star tandem like those two and let’s not forget about the rest of the roster which is pretty damn impressive. Two or three shots made and Wofford would be talked about in the sweet 16 and that is without Zion. To go back to the beginning, if somehow these small schools could get these players like Zion, we could be talking more than sweet 16 for Wofford. A player like Zion in that one year could probably put a small school like Wofford on the map. Then when a team like Wofford makes it back to the tournament, no one would ask where the hell that school is from. If College basketball had the same rules as the new football league, the AFF, where players are chosen regionally. Perhaps a Wofford would have gotten the superstar from their own backyard. Maybe smaller colleges need to hire the oil slick hairdos as their coaches.To get down and slime these young players from the mother’s womb. Some of them do hire these types and they use the small college as just a stepping stone to go coach at a bigger program. See Billy Selfish from Kansas. Perhaps if these schools can get more scholarship money to offer. I think they need to find a way to get these smaller schools an advantage in fishing in the deep waters. Everything comes down to big business. TV rights plays a factor because these players want the spotlight. If they can’t get the spotlight so they can leaf frog into the NBA, they do not want any part of a small potatoes school like Wofford. That’s why the Dukes, North Carolinas and the Kentuckys are still standing tall in the sweet sixteen. Meanwhile the smaller schools get the credit they deserve, but than disappear from the basketball landscape until they rebuild years from now. Pro sports have gone from trying to have every team having a chance with a salary cap. Could College Basketball make the court much leveler? Balancing the budget in the state of Illinois seems a lot easier.

Week six had lots of firsts. The first loss suffered by the Apollos. The first touchdown thrown by a quarterback in Birmingham. The Commanders are red hot. The bells were rung in Salt Lake City. Another crazy ending in San Diego. Atlanta back on the slab. These were all small potatoes stories in week six. The big news is the Alliance have added another Johnny. Will Johnny Manzeil be Johnny be Good ? Will we ever find out what happened in Canada? If this Johnny Football part four does not work out,  we have another idea.

Johnny and Charlie could be in a new sitcom together. Boosum Buddies the remake. Who can round up the most chicks? Who can drink the most booze? Add some drugs. Add lots of boobs and Skinemax should be calling. Up all night with Johnny and Charlie.

#1.ORLANDO APOLLOS (5-1) Ranking: Same

I did not think it was going to happen but it totally went down for the Apollos. Someone actually beat them to giving the Orlando squad their first loss of the season. Then to lose to a team that has been in a tailspin the last three weeks and probably hit the ground hard with an explosion on impact. It was that bad to lose to the Hot Shots. You could say the Apollos were flat in this one. The Hot Shots put lots of pressure on the Apollo quarterback to make him uncomfortable. The result was Garrett Gilbert threw his first interception of the year. You could say the Apollos were dealing with some injuries on their O-line. The Apollos lost one of their main defenders getting kicked out of the game for a punch that was more like a love tap of some kind. It was a very bad game of flags almost every other play as the third quarter dragged on. Overall, teams, even the great teams have this one bad game where everything goes south. Steve Spurrier will regroup and will get his squad back on right track for the next game. We keep the Apollos at top of the charts thinking exactly just a bad day at the office.

#2.SAN ANTONIO COMMANDERS (4-2) Ranking: Same

The San Antonio Commanders are the hottest team in the alliance right now. Logan Woodside is airing it out.  Kenneth Sparrow weaving and grooving through defenses. The big target wide out, Mekale McKay, is piling up catches and yards as he is emerging into the top receiver in the league. The defense continues to stop offenses right in their tracks. They are forcing turnovers. Last two weeks, the Commanders have gotten off to very fast starts. In the blink of an eye, the Commanders’ leads have been up by three scores before the fans even sit in their seats. They are right on the heels of the Apollos. When the Apollos beat the Commanders a few weeks back, that was one of the better games of the year.  Could we have an Allianace championship prediction?

#3.BIRMINGHAM IRON (4-2) Ranking:Up 1 spot

The Iron have been playing some musical chairs with their quarterback position. Luis Perez has hit a rut. Keith Price has been filling in. Week six the Iron finally threw a passing touchdown. Which QB? Keith Price started the game, but he got hurt and in came Luis Perez. He immediately drove the team down the field and threw his first touchdown to Trent Richardson, who seems to be the only one that can get in the end zone for the Iron. Only in San Diego, week after week epic games happen there. The Fleet and the Iron exchanged scores all day. Luis Perez regained his mojo and threw three scores.

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – FEBRUARY 16: L’Damian Washington #17 of the Birmingham Iron runs for yards during an Alliance of American Football game against the Salt Lake Stallions at Legion Field on February 16, 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/AAF/Getty Images)

Another play maker has emerged in the league and plays for the Iron. Wide receiver L’Damian Washington had a monster game. In the end, San Diego was doomed by two of their own. Luis Perez from San Diego led his team on the winning drive. Then Nick Novak drilled the winning field goal to seal the deal. He kicked for the Chargers for a few years. Seems the Alliance have many X Charger kickers in the league. It was a big win on the road for the Iron.  A win that snaps a two game losing streak. Plus, Luis Perez, they are hopeful has found himself again.

#4.SAN DIEGO FLEET (3-3) Ranking:Down one spot

The Fleet better figure out how to win on the road. They were winning all those epic close games at home. The Iron prevailed on the Fleet last week like the week before the Fleet prevailed over the Stallions in the last minute. The Fleet defense are forcing many turnovers but they are not stopping offenses. The Fleet on offense are getting it done. The Fleet running game already has thunder and lightning, plus now added Bishop Sankey in the mix. The three headed monster they have is the best running  game in the league.

Terrell Watson who is thunder, continues to run over people as he found the end zone two times. One rushing and the other receiving with a great catch. Mike Martz has limited the mistakes by his quarterback who is getting better. They need to make a few more stops on defense if they want to be in the thick of things when the playoffs arrive.

#5.SALT LAKE CITY STALLIONS (2-4) Ranking: Up two spots

The Stallions rang the bell on the Express last week. A win they needed really badly. Especially after they gave another game away versus the Fleet two weeks ago. The Stallions knocked out Zach Mettenberger and then really took it to the Express. Stallions who have the number one run defense in the league. They have the stoutest of all offensive lines. They have a pretty good quarterback as well. If they can get pass their kryptonite on the road, they can get back in this race. Yes the new door bell bringing down the book of Mormon profits.

With this technology everyone knows what the book of Mormons are up to.

#6.ARIZONA HOT SHOTS  (3-3) Ranking Up two spots

The Hot Shots by many, thought they would be the best team in the league. They started off hot and then went colder than Subzero from Mortal Kombat. The Hot Shots welcomed back Steve Johnson from injury.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rick Scuteri/AP/Shutterstock (10101184ap)
Arizona Hotshots linebacker Steven Johnson (59) in the second half during an AAF football game against the Salt Lake Stallions, in Tempe, Ariz
Stallions Hotshots Football, Tempe, USA – 10 Feb 2019

Steve Johnson is the heart and soul of the defense. He came up big. Plus the Hot Shots did not find themselves in the usual hole that they dig early in the game. This and no mistakes by quarterback John Wolford, were the keys for beating the best team in the league, the Apollos. Giving them their first loss of their existence. Orlando came out flat. It was a sloppy game in penalties from the referee’s shoes. However the Hot Shots played their best game of the year since the very first week of the season. Will they build on this the rest of the season and rise up to challenge? They have plenty of talent to do so.

#7.ATLANTA LEGENDS (2-3) Ranking: Down two spots

The Legends started the season and the team play was horrible. After finally getting stability in the coaching staff, the team had a two game winning streak. Aaron Murray took over for Matt Simms due to injury and things were taking off. Last week, you could throw all that good stuff I just said out the window. The team went back to their old roots. It was a sloppy mess as the Commanders just outgunned the Legends.

#8.MEMPHIS EXPRESS (1-4) Ranking: Down two spots

First it was Christian Hackenberg behind center. That was a bad scene. Then they put in Zach Mettenberger and the Express felt some hope. They went out and finally won a game. Zach won his first professional game behind center. Then they had a chance to win two in a row. The wheels fell off the bus. Then last week Zach Mettenberger is injured, making it now a three game losing streak. Is it time to put the toe tag on the Express for the season?

Back from Canada on his like 4th chance of this epic comeback to be a quarterback for a professional football team, Johnny Manziel will now be the new face behind center for the Memphis Express. Another league and another comeback for Johnny Football. Could he lead the Express out of the gutter of the Alliance? Watch out Elvis mansion, Johnny Football might be crashing in your house. The tour of the Elvis mansion will be turned into something out of the Star Wars bars.

Elvis will be turning in his grave seeing the King of Rock n Roll mansion turning into something from punk rock to death metal. Elvis might not mind all the blow and hookers. But his pool table will suffer damage from the element Johnny Football brings to the table. The Elvis Mansion will be the new delta house on the Memphis campus with Johnny invading your town.

After five weeks of power rankings, we still have the Apollos at number one. However, we do have new people living under the stairs.

A legend has been made. Lots of close games in week five. Two games won on the foot of the kicker.

It was not Kathy Ireland, so get out of my head. Speaking of Ireland, Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all. Please have a few too many Guinnesses and enjoy the power rankings in style. I know I did.

#1. ORLANDO APOLLOS (5-0) Ranking: Same

THE SHOW TIME AT THE APOLLO HAS A HIGHER RATING THAN THE BOOK OF MORMONS.

In the AAF it’s all about record over ratings. The Apollos are undefeated. The Salt Lake City book of Mormons has done poorly at the box office with only one win so far.

The Orlando success recipe.

Best Quarterback in the League.

Best Wide Receiver in the League.

Many star defensive players that stand out.

Sprinkle in a coach that has done this before in the USFL and you notice Steve Spurrier’s success so far in the AAF.

Can the Apollos be the the 1972 Miami Dolphins and go perfect the whole year? The Apollos look like they stand by themselves and the rest of the league is all jumbled together.

#2. SAN ANTONIO COMMANDERS (3-2) Ranking: Up one spot

Do not let the score fool you last week in the Commanders’ victory over the Hot shots 29-25. Commanders let off the gas in the second half when the Hot Shots fought back in this one but came up short. This game was over at half time. I’m not a guy I think, to ease on down the road with a big lead if I was the coach. I can see playing it safe, but Commanders showed the prevent defense that I guess you could say worked because they still held on. Too close for my comfort zone. The Commanders’ defense excelled in the first half with a pick six TOUCH DOWN. They forced a fumble and made things very tough on the Hot Shots offense. Hot Shots offense came on fire in garbage time in this contest. Logan Woodside was airing it out with the bomb, a perfect strike hitting his receiver right on stride for an easy touchdown.  Logan is prone to make mistakes in every contest. He is never gun shy about throwing a pass. He is getting better each week and many quarterbacks in this league can’t say that. This San Antonio team this year in the power rankings have been up and down in the middle floors, avoiding the basement and the pent house on top of the power rankings pyramid. I think they are ready to continue their rise.

#3.SAN DIEGO FLEET (3-2) Ranking: Up one spot.

The Fleet had the invasion of the Book of Mormons invade their coast line. It was one of the best games all year. The Fleet had the lead because of their defense. They scored two touchdowns on defense. They forced quite a few turnovers in this one. Salt Lake City somehow rallied back and took the lead with the two point conversion with less than a minute to go. The Mike Martz offense has to go with his starter from week one in which he was taken out and replaced by Phillip Nelson. Nelson got hurt so now the team has to rely on Michael Bercovici that week one starter. The former Arizona State University star. The Fleet have the number one rushing attack.The Stallions have the number one rushing defense. Defense prevailed there. Most of the game Bercovici was moving the ball down field and settling for field goals. Last minute of the game he came up with a bomb that was caught to set up the Fleet for the winning field goal. The Fleet went on to win this thriller.  I give Michael Bercovici credit, as he reminded me of Captain Rex Kramer in the movie Airplane. Getting mauled by Hari Krishnas and other activists begging for money. Instead this game had the Book of Mormons. Like the Captain karate and judo chopping his way through all these religious people begging for money to save the day, and get to the tower to help guide the airplane to the ground.   Bercovici used his arm to get through all the door bell ringers.

#4.BIRMINGHAM IRON (3-2) Ranking: Down two spots

This explains what the Birmingham Iron have been going through. They have fallen hard the last two games. The Apollos stepped all over the Iron. Like a bully on the playground giving your kid a purple nurple and noogies. The Iron defense looked human against the Apollos offense. The Iron switch at quarterback created a flicker. Keith Price came in and looked good on a few drives. He did not have enough to prevail against the top team in the league. Meanwhile is Luis Perez going back to his day job, bowling?

Not sure if they have YouTube videos on how to play quarterback on the bench. Will this team continue to free fall into next week?

#5. ATLANTA LEGENDS (2-3) Ranking: Up  three spots

We have waited and finally Atlanta is definitely legendary. It took weeks but the Legends finally have their coaching staff in place. Since Ken Zampese came in as the new offensive coordinator, this team has been rolling.  Aaron Murray came in at quarterback and the Legends have won their first two games. The offense looks crisper.

The Legends defense made a huge play at the end of the game last week in which they  forced a turnover versus the Express. Then the Legends drove the ball down field and won the game with a field goal. This is the first time the Legends have been out of the basement of our power rankings this year.

#6.MEMPHIS EXPRESS (1-4) Ranking: Down one spot

Just when you think the Express have turned the corner. After coming off your first win last week you find yourself in a battle in Atlanta. It’s a tie game. Your quarterback is not Christian Hackenberg. Your new gunslinger, Zach Mettenburger, has given your team life.

It’s the last minute of the game and your team is driving. Zach makes a throw which goes through the hands of his receiver and the old tip drill in football benefits the Legends as they get the interception. The Legends drive down the field and kick the field goal to end the one game winning streak of the Express. Oh, the humanity. Can the Express dig themselves out of a big hole in the second half of the season?

#7.SALT LAKE CITY STALLIONS (1-4) Ranking: Down one spot

The Stallions by far should have a better record than they have. This team has the best run defense. They have the best pass rusher in Karter Schult. On offense, Josh Woodrum is one of the better quarterbacks in this league. Woodrum got his bell rung. Came back into the game and led the team back from two scores down. The Stallions should have never been down as they turnover the ball four times. Two of them were scores for the Fleet. The Stallions then took the lead with 49 seconds left in the game. To have given the ball away that many times and still be able to take the lead in that game, you know you have some things that are working well for you. Then the defense let the Fleet march down the field with less than a minute to see another game get away from them.  With this loss, these Stallion book of Mormons might be seeking answers in your neighborhood at some point. When that bell rings at your house, be sure to hide under the bed. Don’t open the door to them. We have some nifty signs to put on your front door to stop the Book of Mormons from bothering you.

#8.ARIZONA HOT SHOTS (2-3) Ranking: Down one spot

Many experts thought the Hot Shots were going to be one of the best teams in the AAF. Those three experts are now covering badminton in Zimbabwe for ESPN 999. The Hot Shots came out of the gate blazing.

TEMPE, ARIZONA – MARCH 10: Scooby Wright #58 of the Arizona Hotshots tackles Kenneth Farrow II #20 of the San Antonio Commanders in the third quarter during the Alliance of American Football game at Sun Devil Stadium on March 10, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/AAF/Getty Images)

The wheels have been coming off on the Hot Shot Mystery Van. Scooby Wright is the heart and soul of the Hot Shot defense but the rest of the mystery team is MIA. The Hot Shots continue to come into each game cold and always playing from behind. They made it a much closer game last week versus the Commanders. However, they did their scoring in garbage time.

Cleveland Browns fans in the “Dawg Pound” gear up for an NFL pre-season football game against the Detroit Lions Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

The biggest dog in the NFL is heading to the pound. The same dog pound that has lost its bark for years, watching nothing but crap on the field, year after year. The same dog pound that had a parade not too long ago for their perfect season. The same season they lost every single game. The Cleveland Browns have added Odell Beckham Jr. from the New York Giants. The Browns will need to make sure they have plenty of rabies shots on hand. Beckham is a pure junkyard dog, foaming at the mouth, type of player. He is a wide receiver that will score on any given play and take it to the house. He may hump the goal post once or twice in a game, even on a bad day. He may even urinate on an official. In any pound or in any park, he might be the best doggone receiver in the game, and he is a Brown.

The Cleveland Browns have been to hell and back. The city of Cleveland watched their Browns sneak out of town in the wee hours of the morning and move to Baltimore, years ago . The city and fans fought like hell to at least get the Browns name back. Years later the NFL gave Cleveland back their team that should have never left in the beginning. They had their team back but they could never figure out how to put a quality team on the field. They drafted guys like Johnny Football and passed on guys like Carson Wentz. Finally they got it right at quarterback. They finally found their leader behind center in a man named Baker Mayfield. The number one draft pick in 2018. This time the Browns were not passing on a guy that could lead their team to new heights. Not just a few wins. Beyond that. He has shown that on the field already. A leader with loads of talent.

This off season the man behind getting Baker Mayfield is the new GM of the Browns, John Dorsey. The Browns GM has been a very busy man revamping the Browns roster and coaching staff. His efforts paid off in the regular season when the Browns were very competitive. They almost had a winning season. They almost made it to the 500 mark with a 7-8-1 record. Those seven wins are more than they had in many years combined. This off season he added a dog at running back. A dog that likes to push women around. Kareem Hunt is that dog. He will be suspended a few games for breaking his leash and attacking a female. He will play for the Browns at some point. Now you add Beckham with Hunt and the playmakers you already assembled, you might have an offense with weapons of mass destruction like the Kansas City Chiefs. Dorsey swindled the Giants for Beckham for two draft picks. A first rounder and a third rounder. They also gave the Giants, safety Jabrili Peppers. This is not a king’s ransom for an elite play maker like Beckham.

Not saying the Browns are barking their way to the Superbowl. They are closer than ever. John Dorsey has put together a high octane offense this off season that will scare lots of defenses. Let’s not forget about the Browns defense which is pretty good. Then you look at the Browns division. The Bengals are backing their way back to Bumble status. The Ravens are going with the running man at quarterback. One dimensional offense especially when all their receivers have left town. The Ravens defense lost a few key players. The Steelers got rid of all their crybaby play-makers. Right now if the season started today, I have the Browns winning this division. Browns just need to keep their dogs on the field and they should be good to go. The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is always in the mood to put a bad dog to sleep for good. Ask Colin Kaepernick.

I wonder what it is like to be surrounded by the Bennett brothers around the Holidays. How these two brothers act would make the Malachi brothers seem normal. They both rant and rave like some kind of lunatic. Michael Bennett was recently traded to the Patriots, the Evil Empire. While Martellus Bennett is retired and doing some kind of children books about how Dr. Seuss stole his Christmas. Both are poets and don’t know it. Michael Bennett is a very inspiring wordsmith. Things that make white people uncomfortable is a true best seller in the back of the dumpster behind the book store. Both don’t hold back their opinions about anything. Both ramble on as if they should be the definition of what a concussion is, in the game of football.

Both brothers do have plenty of talent on the football field. Both of them have been cancerous to the locker room as well. The Eagles traded for Michael Bennett last off-season as he came from the Seattle Seahawks. The legion of boom to be exact. A bunch of thugs like the bad boys from motor city, those Piston teams in the 80’s. He played one season with the Eagles and Michael Bennett demanded a raise. Maybe for the persecution he suffers every day for the millions of dollars he already makes for himself. Any other job maybe besides pro wrestling, he would be rotting away in some jail cell if he acted the way he does. The Eagles who are well stacked at his position he plays, sold him off to the Evil Empire, the New England Patriots. The same team that just won the Superbowl. With the same owner, Robert Kraft, who just was arrested trying to get his noodle wet, and now it is in hot water. Now Michael Bennett would love to see the Patriots reunite his brother, the former tight end Martellus Bennett, for another run at the Superbowl. Two brothers on a mission to fight the injustices that these two has suffered in their life making millions of dollars. Making money in a free country.

Michael and Martellus Bennett are just two bad dudes and that’s not saying it in a good way. Michael Bennett is one of those Colin Kaepernick followers when it comes to the National Anthem. Last year with the Eagles he just stayed in the locker room for his stance nowadays. This is the same thug that pushed a paraplegic women out of his way who was in a wheel chair to go onto the field and see his brother. His brother Martellus who won a Superbowl with the Patriots years back. This is the same guy that has pushed another women before. Same guy that has pushed a Police officer before. The Paraplegic woman suffered a sprained shoulder. The court case should be coming up soon on that case.

Then Martellus Bennentt, who probably has a bit of a calmer demeanor than his brother. Besides body slamming rookies to the ground in practices that he does make. Then the one season he played seven games for the Packers and was cut. He never disclosed his injury which was a serious shoulder problem. He said then he was walking away from the game. That did not last long as he signed with the Patriots once again as they called him up to inquire about his services. He told the Patriots medical staff that the Packers’ doctors and their team forced him to play with this serious shoulder injury. The guy has been retired and still you hear rants about what went wrong that others did to the poor Bennent brother. Will he come back to try to win another Superbowl this time alongside his brother?  Besides that, he would have to get his fair share of the pot. Plus he will have a public soap box he can use to make his green eggs a little hammier when it comes to selling his children fairy tales.

I do hope Martellus Bennent does come back into the league. I hope he joins his brother in New England. The same brother that refers to Bill Belichick as Yoda. Insane in the brain thinking Belichick represents the rebel alliance. Put Dark in front of his name and you can pick which hood or mask this evil sinister wears on the sideline. I’ve seen Martellus Bennent with Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall rip the Bears locker room like it was a piece of  loose leaf paper. Now you see last years Patriot superstar leave free agency and head to motor city with his former defensive coordinator, Matt Patricia. Trey Flowers  and others flee the death star in an escape hatch or even through the garbage chute. Even Danny Amendola who signed with the Dolphins a year ago then to be cut by them, fled to Detroit not even looking back towards New England as an option. Let Dark Yoda try to run the asylum with all these dangerous personalities. Like the Malachi brothers can crunch cars in a crash up derby. Let the loon boons Bennent brothers rip havoc through the Evil Empire and cut the death star into millions of pieces, ending their tyranny for good. Finally then we can say the Bennett brothers did something good in society. Maybe I might read one of their books. Perhaps not. I don’t need the White Coats at my door.

After week three in the AAF, we have a lot of rotating going on in the middle of the power rankings. We thought we had this figured out. Not quite. Some teams are on the decline while some teams are on the rise in this league. We might have some answers. But don’t count on it. Week four power rankings. Hope you enjoy.

#1.ORLANDO APOLLOS (3-0) Ranking: Same    The Apollos only scored 21 points in week three. That was enough to win against the Express. The Express has a good defense which at times can slow down an offensive power house like the Apollos have. To me the Apollos over all, on both sides of the ball, are very talented. The offense was still effective even though only scoring 21 points. The defense the Apollos have does not get talked about because of the Apollos offense and Steve Spurriers’ play calling as he is an offensive genius. I think their defense is the bigger story. We will see how the Apollos do on the road the next few weeks. Can they stay unbeaten?

#2.BIRMINGHAM IRON (3-0) Ranking: Up two spots    In the football world, Alabama always has Georgia’s number. It seems like it in College. In the pro game as well as Birmingham handled Atlanta with ease last week. Did Luis Perez learn how to win on Youtube like he learned how to play quarterback? Trent Richardson was back in the end zone twice after a very quiet week two after exploding in week one. I like the defense the Iron have. Not very big, but very quick and they can tackle.

#3. San Diego Fleet (2-1) Ranking: Up two spots  The Fleet have a very good defense that has been quietly getting things done, but made a statement last week. The Fleet blew out the Commanders.  Maybe the team is finally caught up to Coach Martz’s playbook. Besides the defense, Phillip Nelson looked sharp and the passing game was finally catching up to the running game. Who’s your favorite Nelson?

Phillip Nelson or Nelson Spruce who is emerging as one of the league’s best receivers. Watson and Gardner have formed a thunder and lightning combo in the back field for the Fleet which has been very deadly for opposing defenses.

#4. ARIZONA HOT SHOTS (2-1) Ranking: Down 2 spots Maybe the Hot Shots put out their own fire. Came into this league on fire. Looked flat in week two, but made a comeback late in that one to win. Week three, the team looked flat again and they lost their starting quarterback, John Wolford. Second string Trevor Knight was not very impressive.  How long will Wolford be out? Can Trevor Knight carry the load in week 4? Big questions for this team at the most important position on the field.

#5. SALT LAKE CITY STALLIONS (1-2) Ranking: Up one spot   Sometimes a team just needs a little home cooking. It looks like the Mormons discovered the Holy Grail last week.

The Stallions galloped to an upset victory over the Hot Shots. The Gods or they were on the right side of the doorbell, it did not come down to special teams. Especially the kicking game. Having your starting quarterback Josh Woodrum is very helpful. Plus Karter Schult on defense is still getting to the quarterback. Leads the league in sacks with four.

#6. SAN ANTONIO COMMANDERS (1-2) Ranking: Down 3 spots  The Commanders I have been raving about with their defense. Thought Logan Woodside looked good. I like running back Kenneth Farrow. Not a big fan of the Commanders rotation especially on offense. Kenneth Farrow hardly carried the ball last week. Then they keep rotating their second string quarterback in for series. You have not fully developed  your starter in Logan Woodside yet. He looks like he gets in a nice groove, but then you take him out. His one mistake a game continues to haunt this team as he threw a pick six last week.

#7. MEMPHIS EXPRESS (0-3) Ranking: Same It’s about time this team made a quarterback change. Christian Hackenberg is out and Zach Mettenberger is the new guy behind center. This change should have been done a long time ago. I was impressed with Zach Mettenberger in the second half against the Apollos last week when the Express finally made the change. Zach has far more experience than many quarterbacks in this entire league. Surprised he was not starting for somebody. He had some good performances when he played for the Tennessee Titans. His 0-10 record as a starter does not show that. I think the Express with the defense which has played well and have a nice running game. With this change behind center I think the tables will turn and the Express and Zach Mettenberg will find their first professional wins coming soon.

#8. ATLANTA LEGENDS (0-3) Ranking: Same  The Atlanta Legends are the Walking Dead of the league. It’s typical because the show the Walking Dead is based in Atlanta and obviously the zombies have bitten this team.  They need a new leader. Perhaps Rick Grimes can take a few snaps.

Get some energy on defense and sign Merle Dixon. With one arm he could do more than what you have now on the Legends defense.

Maybe Johnny Football is the answer for this team since he’ll become available after another binge, most likely.

I try never to kick someone when they are down. When it comes to the Evil Empire, AKA New England Patriots, every theory is thrown out the window. Do you compare Robert Kraft to the Emperor from Star Wars? Bill Belichick is pretty evil and has that sinister dark side to him. Someone has to bring in enough money to fund the Death Star. If we break everything down and get to the head snake, we have to follow the money to the dirty old man, Robert Kraft. The owner of the Death Star was arrested last week and is facing two misdemeanor charges of soliciting prostitution. The police said they have video evidence that proves they have the head of the Death Star, Robert Kraft, twice for sexual acts.

Robert Kraft’s football team just won its sixth Superbowl early in February. He is the owner of one of the longest dynasties in sports as this has been going on too long. Some could say it is two dynasties all mixed in one. Overall it’s the same three pieces with Brady at quarterback, Bill Belichick as head coach, and Robert Kraft as the owner. Mix in a rotation of storm troopers. Add some bounty hunters as your sprinkles and that pretty much sums up the three headed monster that forms the evil empire. I think it is very hard to keep a football team on the top of the world this long. Especially during the salary cap era. They have overcome the monkey wrenches in the wheels with controversies. Such as the cheating scandals of videotaping the Jet cheerleaders. Those are Robert Kraft’s private films. Taping the others teams’ practices. We do’nt know how many practices and how many teams they have filmed and gotten away with it. Then you had the deflate gate tampering with the footballs in a playoff game. Now we add Robert Kraft’s sexual encounters and each of the three headed monster have their own scandal. Kraft getting his noodle in hot water. Belichick a peeping tom. Then Tom Brady likes his balls squishy.

I will never understand these multi-millionaires. How smart they must have been to rise up to the top and be in the situation they are in. Some you can say, were born with the silver spoon in their mouths. If you make a crazy amount of money, you should not be caught in a massage parlor of any kind. I don’t care if its upscale or not. You should never be caught drinking and driving either. They have money for their personal drivers. Have you heard of the poor man’s ride, Uber? With the money they have, they can get the finest of anything they want.

These places have  gals that are picked up from all around the world and forced to get you off. Does that get the 77 year old man off, knowing that?  Who knows how old these girls are as they could be minors. Even if these girls are not a part of human trafficking, what the hell are they? They must be future Doctors and Lawyers paying for Law and medical school.

With that amount of money they have, they can get the top of the line type of girls. Call girls. Perhaps some of these girls are the ones paying themselves through medical and law school. In the movie Any Given Sunday,Tony Pacino plays the head coach for the football team. He gets a card from a call girl. It turns out it was the girl from Saved by the Bell, Jessica Spano. Who is played by actress, Elizabeth Berkley. Would you want a gal smoking hot like Elizabeth Berkley or some minor kidnapped from a third world country ?

They could be into a broken down type of human being that has been beaten and forced into giving sexual acts to gross old men.  Again, it’s the point of picking up the phone for door dash or going down to some place. Chances are, visiting places with your type of money,  you could get shaken down and broken down and busted. Especially with everyone having a phone to take pictures of you walking into a classy joint like that in Jupiter, Florida.

Maybe Robert Kraft has deeper and much darker issues than just getting a massage and a sexual act. Do you remember on Seinfeld, George Costanza started dating a gal that looks like Jerry Seinfeld?

Maybe since Robert Kraft is a regular in this massage parlor in Jupiter, Florida, perhaps he found someone that resembled his true love of his life.

Looks like Tom Brady with a wig. You know Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick fight over time spent with their star quarterback

During the off season, Robert Kraft has to go to Florida to fulfill his needs with this prostitute. Needs his Tom time to cure his needs. Perhaps these two kids are just in love with each other. Maybe he wanted to make Tom jealous.

This whole Robert Kraft thing will have its day in court. Robert Kraft has hired all-star attorney Jackie Chiles to get him and his noodle out of boiling water. To try to fight the video taped evidence the Police have in their possession.

Known for his defense, if the bra fits. Stan the Caddy, who is Jackie’s assistant, had an idea did not work well before. Will they use the same defense with the condom fitting the noodle in Robert Kraft’s defense ?

Roger Goodell, another boob, is the commissioner of the NFL and has a wait and see approach before he does anything to Robert Kraft. It will wait until the trial ends when Kraft should be found guilty.  In the past, Goodell has held owners to a higher standard. In 2014, he went tough on the Colts owner,Jim Irsay. Jim pleaded guilty to driving intoxicated. Another moron, who could have had a driver of any kind take him home for a few dollars. Roger Goodell suspended him for six games that year. Fined him $500,000.  A $40.00 ride turned into a half a million plus other fines from the court costs. It will be interesting to see how hard the commissioner comes down on Robert Kraft.  Goodell never rested until Tom Brady served 4 games of suspension for his part in deflate gate. This incident will not end the Patriots dynasty. This incident will not tarnish their image, which has been done to death already. It should be a battle won for all the people that can not stand the tyranny stench of the Evil Empire. Perhaps this will be the first part of many parts of the death star coming down from space for good, in pieces. To end this group of pure blacken scum that has brought us no joy for last 20 years.

The Johnny Football saga continues. Not in a good way for the former Heisman trophy winner. The plan was simple for the troubled quarterback. It all sounds good in your head or on paper. Get your act cleaned. Then get back in the game. First two steps were good as Johnny Manziel headed North to Canada. The CFL to be exact and they had somebody that wanted him. The Hamilton Tiger Cats.  The Tiger Cats signed Johnny, I imagine for a insurance policy. Johnny could not get past Jeremiah Masoli on their depth chart and they traded him to Montreal. Johnny Football made 8 starts with Montreal to conclude the season.  The circus now officially has left Canada as the league cut ties with Johnny Manziel yesterday. What did he do this time as he tweeted out and thanks his coach and Alouette teammates ?  Will he come back to states and land on his feet in another football league?

It seem like such a long time ago when Johnny Manzeil  took the College gridiron by storm. He earned the nick name “Johnny Football” for what he did behind center for Texas A&M. He could run for big yards escaping the pressure of the defense. He had an arm where he could throw on the run. Everyone thought he had that ice water in his veins as he played QB with a chip on his shoulder and feared nothing as a leader on the field. Like a guy who had balls like Jim McMahon who said anything, did crazy stuff, but backed it up on the field. People think of Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns who commands the huddle and leads with passion. People lumped Mayfield in the Manziel boat. Those people found out they were wrong.

Johnny Manzeil made sure the Browns drafted him in the first round. A phone call placed by Johnny Football during the draft sealed the deal. On the outside, Johnny Football played the part of a NFL quarterback. The Browns and what the GM of the Montreal Alouettes found out being involved in Johnny Football, was disappointment. Kavis Reed said that, while he informed everyone the league has cut ties with Johnny Manzeil. In Cleveland, Johnny ended up playing in the NFL for two seasons. He played in 15 games and started in 8 games. He even won a couple of games. He threw 7 TD’S.He had 7 picks while completing a little over half of his passes. He was improving. In the C.F.L about the same numbers – 5 TD passes and 7 Interceptions. Four of those interceptions were in his very first game in an Alouette uniform. You could say he was improving in that league.

Instead of ice water in his veins, Johnny Football probably had scotch flowing through his veins. He was a broken man inside his body, in his heart and his brain. To play in Canada ,Johnny Manzeil had regular testing. Drugs, substances and who knows what else. He had regular therapy sessions. We will not know at this time what Johnny Manzeil violated to get him kicked out of the league. Canada has privacy laws that say whatever he did to violate his contract, it will stay confidential. His father once said Johnny will not make it to his 24th birthday, the way he goes about life. Johnny Manzeil known for his substance abuse problems. Add domestic abuse into the situation. Dealing with the drink and beating up the old lady has created a closet full of demons for the former Heisman trophy winner. Throw in destroying some hotel rooms and you could say all of the above is what cost him his second chance in football.

If Johnny Manziel wants to ever make it back to the NFL, he will need another league to show his skills are improving. To show that he is a good citizen once again. People first will say the new spring league, the A.A.F. This league is already in progress. Plus it’s a league where they have a separate quarterback draft. Most players in the league are assigned to the cities they are from or closest to in the region. No brainer it would be the San Antonio Commanders since Manziel played at Texas A&M. He probably knows some of the players on the team. However they might be fine at quarterback since the season has it’s 4th week coming up. Is Arena Football still around?

Maybe the world needs a league where all the Misfits can play. Gather them all and put them on their own island. Like the island of Misfit Toys in Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer. You could say a prison league. Do guards and inmates actually square off these days? I would want Burt Reynolds as my head coach if we are going that direction. This league would have to go ‘beyond the thunderdome’ of  football. Like a fight club but for football. For Guys like Colin Kaepernick and Pac-man Jones. The ones that are hated or are complete busts and have personality issues. Where bad citizens can suit up in pads after drinking a case of whisky and play football. Could be the type of league like the video game of Mutant league football. Teams of outcasts formed across the states and are playing for blood money. A league where you can tell all the adoring fans, “HE HATE ME.” Maybe put those words on back of the jerseys. Maybe mix wrestling in with MMA and bring that to the game of football. Your wish is granted. Johnny Football will resurface in the XFL. Play for a team called the Bezerkos or the Rage. This will be his final chance if the great Johnny Football will ever be great in the pro game. Next Spring who will kneel first? Colin Kaepernick will always kneel way before victory formation. Manzeil versus Kaepernick in the ultimate death match in week one coming in 2020.