Welcome to the PFL,’ Edge’!

Edjerious Jones has arrived to the PFL. Arrived! The rookie wideout took his first pro catch 66 yards to the house, then followed it up with two more scores in the third quarter. He finished with 8 catches for 155 yards and 3 TDs.  The Oilers may have lost 29-27 to the Sharks- but what a future this young man has in store for him. And what a treat we have in store for us- go EDJECATE us!

 

Kickoff 2017: Knights open vs Tigers

PFL Season 2017-18 | Week 1

  LANDOR KNIGHTS 24
  BALLYMORE TIGERS 20

The reigning champions kicked off their defence of their title with a 24-20 win over the Ballymore Tigers at Knights Stadium. Elijah Brooks threw for 241 yards and a touchdown, with RB Ryan McKenzie also grabbing a score. 

PFL West 2017 Preview

Season 2017-18 | PFL West

In the West, they will be happy to have lost the Bulldogs in the re-classification this off-season. They proved pesky in divisional ties all year round. With the Eagles still a little unknown (and maybe paying for trading away the prospect of Vin Marshall) we think it comes down to the other three this year. Hallas lost the Crystal Bowl in March, but have lost before and come back. Adversity is not always a speciality of Saint George or San Angelo- which is why we give the Stars the edge in here.

EREGON EAGLES

The Eagles traded the number one pick- the chance of having Vin Marshall to gain some players with experience. Will they come to rue that day? They have a decent attack now and with Play-making midfielder Jeff Holliday bouncing back from injury, should be much improved from their disastrous 2016 (2-16 record). The defence can be stout- i they all put their shifts in. Is this enough to make any waves in a pass-friendly division? Can they cover everybody? We don’t think they’ll do enough this year.
Predicted finish: 4th

HALLAS STARS

Hallas are Crystal Bowl contenders, so have to figure to be in the top two for 2017. With Drew Williams having more weapons than just Amani Sanders- it seems a little unfair on pass coverage defences this year. They keep tinkering with the defence to keep pass protection confused, with crazy blitzes or zones springing up from time to time. The Stars should play a starring role in 2017, getting back should not be too difficult. No CB losing hangover for them.
Predicted finish: 1st

SAINT GEORGE SHARKS

The Sharks are ready, coming off a mildly disappointing 2016- with Trent Harris behind Centre. This is time for this team to preach togetherness, no more arguing on the sidelines or too the media (or social media). If they can get behind one-another for 18+plus games, will be in the final four. There, we said it.
Predicted finish: 2nd

SAN ANGELO MINERS

Poor San Angelo, after winning Crystal Bowl XLV it’s been tough for them. Brandon Mullen needs better protection from an ageing line. Will some new blood be enough to keep them battling for their QB? Defensive backfield is questionable, but otherwise is blessed with enough talent up front on defence. Just missing out on play-offs due to losing close divisional ties.
Predicted finish: 3rd

PFL North 2017 Preview

2017-18 Previews | PFL North

The PFL North is the home of smashmouth football in the PFL. The problem, sometimes is that they spend so much time beating up eachother that they don’t really make any moves in the post-season. It is a development year for both Harteford and Iomagh, so it is really between Ballymore and Caligara for the divisional title. This is the one division where we feel second place may not get you in the play-offs.

BALLYMORE TIGERS

The Tigers had a bad run last year, with a injury plague tearing apart the often stifling defence. When they had the ball, plays often broke down too quickly, meaning Bo Mills took a lot of unnecessary shots. Better forward play will make this team play-off bound. We think they might just make it.
Predicted finish: 2nd

CALIGARA BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs bounced back last season, following some dire performances since Sean Wallace retired in 2012. Zack Slater has arrived! The Slater-2-(Seth) Slater combo has opened up the attack nicely. The defence is a tough as always, perhaps even nastier than before. Should make enough early ground to win-out this division.
Predicted finish: 1st

HARTEFORD HAWKS

Harteford can always surprise you, but not this year. The new logo will look great, but don’t think it’ll bring any razzle-dazzle to this somewhat stagnant team.
Predicted finish: 3rd

IOMAGH STEELERS

Iomagh haven’t been that great for a few years now. The continued instability at the front office and at QB means we are not set for another dynasty , yet, or perhaps even for a while. Cam Rogers was let go, which was a chancey move. Read: Development year.
Predicted finish: 4th

PFL Central 2017 Preview

The PFL Central is going to be interesting as this is a season when the tides could be turning as the Wasps say goodbye to a legend, the Oilers say ‘Hello’ to Edjerious Jones- so,  the Trojans and Ravens will be vying to knock off the Wasps as undisputed kings of the Central Division.

CHAKOTA WASPS

The Wasps have one more season with legendary record-setting QB Billy Humphrey, he still has a great supporting cast around him for his final shot at a third Crystal Bowl title. The defence is a little flat, though. This could prove once again, as the Achilles heel of Humphrey’s legacy- great on attack, dodgy in defence. Head Coach Wally Dawson will hope that he has enough in defence to make it through. We think its 50-50 this year.
Predicted finish: 3rd

OAKLAND RAVENS

The Ravens are a tough team, no doubt. From the front lines to sidelines to special teams- they are tough everywhere. We feel that this could be the year when everybody else feels just how tough they are. “Tom2” (Tom Tomkowski, QB) has settled down and as he matures, is showing us to be a better player. Better decision making in the final third will elevate  this team to the play-offs.
Predicted finish: 2nd

ROCHESTER TROJANS

Rochester have a very balanced team, they play old-fashioned play-action football. It’s very effective when you have a QB like Ryan Bruce at the helm. Still, they may need some great plays on defence, but as the best overall unit in the division- this division is surely there’s for the taking.
Predicted finish: 1st 

TALLASSEA OILERS

Edjerious Jones is gonna make plays. He looks like an  absolute beast of a wideout. This is good news for the oilers. The  bad news is that they are not truly settled in who is going to be throwing the ball to him. When that’s settled- all good for Tallassea.  Sorry Oiler fans, not this year- but they are getting much closer. Keep the faith!
Predicted finish: 4th

PFL East 2017 Preview

Previews | PFL East

This division holds the reigning PFL champions and a team that’s gone to the big game in three of the past five seasons. With Melborg always looking competitive, what have New Jorg got themselves in to here?

ADELPHIA PHOENIX

Adelphia’s window of remaining great is shortening- players like Matt Kelly can continue, but replacements for the all-down back Marshall Knight and the receiving corps will be essential soon. The defence is marshalled my Micheal Keys in the middle and barring injuries, this team is ready for at least one more big run.
Predicted finish: 2nd

LANDOR KNIGHTS

Elijah (Brooks, QB) finally showed everyone that he is not just a regular season Quarterback. No, he is for real. This season he will be looking to replicate his athletic moves and tremendous decision making from last season. He ran the attack so efficiently last term, that the remainder of the league struggled with option plays and bubble screens. On Defence, a few changes up front may take time to bed in. Might not be a 18-0 team , but will surely be in the play-offs to defend their crown.
Predicted finish: 1st

MELBORG GIANTS

The defence carried them last year, and the team will be looking for some playmakers out wide to take the pressure off QB Chase Hand. Hand is really, really good, but can he be great thus year? That’s the question for him and his co-ordinators this time around. Solid ground game should stay solid, whilst the ‘D’ never gives up on a play.
Predicted finish: 3rd (possible play-off spot)

NEW JORG 96ERS

New Jorg join this division at a time when they have not been too competitive. The 96ers have lost one good QB and gained another one though, with the pick up of Kurt Sierra from Harteford. Sierra will have to learn the offensive system quickly and is expected to start- and maybe coach up his replacement in the next year or so (tough world for PFL QBs). Star rookie DE Vin Marshall will wreck havoc on this division’s forward lines- but it won’t be enough, at least for this year.
Predicted finish: 4th

Top 5 Free Agency moves: 2017

PFL Free Agency 2017 |Ryan Solis

Before the draft, teams are still addressing needs through free agency. Here are the PFLdotcom’s top five free agency pickups for this spring:

1. Kurt Sierra (QB) New Jorg 96ers

With a lack of high-quality QBs expected in the 2017 draft, this was a great move from the ‘Sixers to get in a veteran QB who can lead this attack. Sierra was dependable in Harteford and although he had troubles staying on the field in 2015 and 2016, he looked to be back to his old self.

PFL Draft 2017: All 128 Picks!

Following the weekend’s mammoth draft, here’s the full list of every player selected in the 2017 PFL Draft:

RND	OVR	Team	Player	Pos
1	1	96ers	Vin Marshall	DE
1	2	Oilers	Edgerious Jones	WR
1	3	Hawks	Dexter Williams	QB
1	4	Eagles	Mario Justice	OG
1	5	Steelers	Mike Watkins	OT
1	6	Tigers	Jermaine Fletcher	DE
1	7	Phoenix	Dez Williams	DT
1	8	Giants	DeSean Berry	WR
1	9	Bulldogs	Alan Smith	C
1	10	Sharks	Dre Nalen	QB
1	11	Ravens	Zeke Hampton	WR
1	12	Miners	Champ Sommers	CB
1	13	Trojans	Calvin Smith	OMF
1	14	Wasps	Eric Chandler	QB
1	15	Stars	Theo Squibb	OMF
1	16	Knights	Max Holloway	C
2	17	Eagles	Tayvon Bennett	SW
2	18	Oilers	Michael Thomas	OMF
2	19	Hawks	Rob Carpenter	SW
2	20	Eagles	Duke Palmer	DT
2	21	Steelers	Jamarcus Jones	RB
2	22	Tigers	T.J. Owens	DB
2	23	Bulldogs	Keith Morris	DT
2	24	Giants	Eddie Turner	SW
2	25	Phoenix	Jimmy Kincel	LB
2	26	Sharks	Dan Hammond	WB
2	27	Ravens	Scott Walker	RB
2	28	Miners	Keith Sharpe	MF
2	29	Trojans	Richard Simmons	WB
2	30	Wasps	Desmond Sharpe	WB
2	31	Stars	J.R. Malcom	OL
2	32	Knights	Ted Harris	DE
3	33	Eagles	Paul Brooks	CMF
3	34	Oilers	Benjamin Cooks	FB
3	35	Hawks	Ty Eadie	DL
3	36	96ers	Scott Pullis	OL
3	37	Steelers	Tory Stock	CMF
3	38	Tigers	Ossie Scott	WB
3	39	Giants	Reggie Keetes	A
3	40	Bulldogs	Courtney Green	DB
3	41	Phoenix	Lee Payton	OG
3	42	Sharks	Spencer Simpson	A
3	43	Ravens	Drew Potts	LS
3	44	Miners	Akim Moore	WR
3	45	Trojans	John Myers	QB
3	46	Wasps	SkipMacArthur	SS
3	47	Stars	Brenden Johnson	WR
3	48	Oilers *	Freddie Jackson	WB
4	49	Eagles	Bobby Watson	WR
4	50	Oilers	Kenny Roberts	DE
4	51	Hawks	Greg White	WB
4	52	96ers	Stefon Hooper	DT
4	53	Steelers	Alex Biggs	OG
4	54	Tigers	Thomas Reina	WR
4	55	Phoenix	Jameis Prior	QB
4	56	Giants	Sammy Kingwell	QB
4	57	Bulldogs	Carnell Adam	MF
4	58	Sharks	Jay Wilkes	WB
4	59	Ravens	J.J. Young	DE
4	60	Miners	Dennis Watts	MF
4	61	Trojans	Yousouf Malicki	WB
4	62	Wasps	Ed Biggs	DT
4	63	Stars	Jeff Flood	MF
4	64	Knights	Bo Sessions	WB
5	65	Eagles	Sam Jennings	OL
5	66	Oilers	Simon Westbrook	OL
5	67	Hawks	Kyle Sam	MF
5	68	96ers	Jason Ealey	C
5	69	Steelers	Mark Trellis	DL
5	70	Tigers	Jake Lee	WR
5	71	Bulldogs	Luke Taylor	OL
5	72	Phoenix	Ellis Trott	OG
5	73	Giants	Scott Hanishaw	OL
5	74	Sharks	Sam Crooks	DE
5	75	Ravens	Ken Breaker	OL
5	76	Miners	Reginald Smith	WB
5	77	Trojans	Troy Taylor	WR
5	78	Wasps	Jimmy Porthis	CMF
5	79	Stars	Ian Federman	WR
5	80	Knights	Kevin Dumont	OL
6	81	Eagles	Ugo Taylorson	WR
6	82	Oilers	Pao Rokolomu	A
6	83	Hawks	Antonio Bales	OG
6	84	96ers	Chris Billet	OL
6	85	Steelers	Scott Kiel	C
6	86	Tigers	Freddie Boyle	MF
6	87	Giants	Brent Rucker	MF
6	88	Bulldogs	Darius Konrad	QB
6	89	Phoenix	Casey Rook	WB
6	90	Sharks	Isaac Wolfe	DB
6	91	Ravens	Doug Walliams	DL
6	92	Miners	Seth White	MF
6	93	Trojans	Ed Collins	MF
6	94	Wasps	Sam Davies	P
6	95	Stars	Todd Leary	OL
6	96	Knights	Mongomery Oakes	MF
7	97	Eagles	Hakim Simms	DT
7	98	Oilers	Vance Michael	DE
7	99	Hawks	Rich Walters	MF
7	100	96ers	Oscar White	RB
7	101	Steelers	N’golo Kiante	DL
7	102	Tigers	Lamar Harvey	OL
7	103	Phoenix	Ray Tyler	LS
7	104	Giants	Todd Willis	DL
7	105	Bulldogs	Eddie Richardson	WB
7	106	Sharks	Calvin Stock	WR
7	107	Ravens	Kyle Reeves	WR
7	108	Miners	Dan McFee	WB
7	109	Trojans	Roland Faubert	WB
7	110	Wasps	Eli Cork	WR
7	111	Stars	Ty Randle	OL
7	112	Knights	Mark Senderos	DE
8	113	Eagles	Tyler Schonert	DE
8	114	Oilers	Isaiah Westbrook	RB
8	115	Hawks	Andy Potts	QB
8	116	96ers	Ed Gregory	DE
8	117	Steelers	Terry Poole	DB
8	118	Tigers	Paul Youngstead	LS
8	119	Phoenix	Per Mathers	A
8	120	Giants	Shane Llewellyn	DB
8	121	Bulldogs	Josh Martins	MF
8	122	Sharks	Mark Underwood	DE
8	123	Ravens	Karl Fordham	OL
8	124	Miners	Fred Gordon	WB
8	125	Trojans	Sean Kellaway	WR
8	126	Wasps	Sam Jones	DT
8	127	Stars	Lonnie Walker	MF
8	128	Knights	Kordell Sam	DT

PFL Draft Second Round Selections

All sixteen second-round selections have been made. They are as follows:

Round 2

#	T#	TEAM	PLAYER	UNIIVERSITY	CONF.
1	17	Eagles	SW Tayvon Bennett	Adelphia	SAC
2	18	Oilers	MF Michael Thomas	LXU	SAC
3	19	Hawks	SW Rob Carpenter	Michago	G-Ten
4	20	Eagles*	DT Duke Palmer	Amorgan	GEC
5	21	Steelers	RB Jamarcus Jones	O’Connell	AEC
6	22	Tigers	WB T.J. Owens	Nova Belle	GEC
7	23	Bulldogs	DT Keith Morris	Floradonia	SAC
8	24	Giants	SW Eddie Turner	Eregonia State	Gt. Western
9	25	Phoenix	MF Jimmy Kincel	Landor State	AEC
10	26	Sharks	WB Dan Hammond	Wichagon	Gt. Western
11	27	Ravens	RB Scott Walker	New Jorg State	AEC
12	28	Miners	MF Keith Sharpe	Beuler	G-12
13	29	Trojans	WB Richard Simmons	Alexas	G-12
14	30	Wasps	WB Desmond Sharpe	Ballymore	G-Ten
15	31	Stars	OF J.R. Malcom	Alexas	G-12
16	32	Knights	DE Ted Harris	Ohara	G-Ten

PFL Draft: Full First Round Rundown

PFL Draft | PFL HQ

The first sixteen players have been selected from the 2017 PFL Draft. Here are the super sixteen selections:

Round 1

#	T#	TEAM	PLAYER	UNIIVERSITY	CONF.
1	1	96ers*	DE Vin Marshall	O’Connell	AEC
2	2	Oilers	WR Edgerious Jones	Eregonia	Gt. Western
3	3	Hawks	QB Dexter Warren	Clementine	SAC
4	4	Eagles*	OG Mario Justice	New Jorg	GEC
5	5	Steelers	OT Mike Watkins	Alberto	SAC
6	6	Tigers	DE Jermaine Fletcher	Amorgan	GEC
7	7	Phoenix	DT Dez Williams	New Jorg	GEC
8	8	Bulldogs	C Alan Smith	Ohara	G-Ten
9	9	Giants	WR DeSean Berry	Olaskas	G-12
10	10	Sharks	QB Dre Nalen	Stamford	Gt. Western
11	11	Ravens	WR Zeke Hampton	Mayona	SAC
12	12	Miners	WB Champ Sommers	Granada	SAC
13	13	Trojans	MF Calvin Smith	Ohara	G-Ten
14	14	Wasps	QB Eric Chandler	Olaskas	G-12
15	15	Stars	MF Theo Squibb	Eregonia	Gt. Western
16	16	Knights	C Max Holloway	Michago	G-Ten

Dexter Williams going at three was a bit of a surprise, as was Calvin Smith being in the first round. Dre Nalen fell to no.10, the Sharks deciding they could not pass up this opportunity.

The 96ers and Oilers do have potential game-changers (or game-breakers) on their hands. Two stud players that really stood out in this class of 2017.
Most teams you can say have upgraded well with the first round selections.
The proof. though, will be when we see those players suit up and go at it, later this year.