Week 1

Fire @ Admirals 14-24

By: Teflon.
Pictures: Teflon.

Lets start with the pregame festivities. The Fire were in town, so of course Fireplanet had arranged for several buses of fans to unload in the center of Amsterdam and descend on the Globe and Teasers as per usual.

The Globe had put fences around the canal, to prevent the Fire fans from accidentally wandering in

Velcro shows us what he thinks of the proposed beer-tax

Teasers was once again packed with Burgundy fans

One of the two responsible for this Fire invasion

No no, I have been a very good boy...

This Fire fan prepares to receive a well-deserved spanking, just like his team a bit later that day

These Fire fans must be looking for their offense...

The Hell of Shame boys enjoying the game

Offense

Scored more points than the opposition.

Passing was good, no interceptions all game long. Two sacks, so pass protection could be a bit better. The really good news of the night was that the Admirals finally appear to have a viable running attack! Both Smith and Payton ran for 6+ average yards a carry.

Defense

2 Sacks, two picks, one returned for a touchdown. Keep it up.

Special Teams

The only real downside of the evening. Two missed fieldgoals is just terrible. The extra six points would have reflected the relative strengths of the teams much better.

Coaching

Another four shovels? Well... mainly because of the amazing double pass near the end (Hamdan handing off to Payton, Payton passing back to Hamdam, who passes to Donald in the endzone for six points). Amazing, because it sure isn't in keeping with Andrus' usual conservative playcalling. It didn't just amaze me in the stands either, it caught the entire Fire defense flat flooted.

Fan Support
Disappointing crowd for the opening game and against Fire too. Really hope we can improve on the 10k.