MPL Game Of The Week

This is Cowboy925 kicking off the new season with the Game of the Week segment, which will lead you all through the key match ups throughout the season. This is a very interesting week 1 match up to kick off the GOTW feature and MPL Season XI. Both Raider & Wade were the same teams they were last year, and both of them went to the playoffs. This is also a key match up because it is in arguably the toughest division in the MPL the Pacific West. This game is between the two people expected to take this division this season.

Raider needs to set up Reggie Bush on the ground early, and be able to go to him often. The run game should open up Colston across the middle of the field, and Devery Henderson running streaks down the sidelines. The offensive line is well built and should provide some decent protection for the Saint offense.

The New Orleans defense, led by defensive player of the year for Season X, Mark Simoneau won’t have to focus that much on the running game, and will have to watch out more for the passing game, and hope CB’s Mike McKenzie as well as Jason David is up to the task of containing this dangerous passing offense.

Trent Green led the league in passing yards this year, while Ted Ginn Jr. and Marty Booker were both in the top 10 in receiving yards at the end of the year. Ronnie Brown, who is arguably the best player on the offense, only racked up about 500 yards and averaged 4 yards per carry in Season X.

Wade is known for having a fierce defense and that is still the case when he is in control of those Miami Dolphins. The linebacking crew was among the fiercest in the league last season. And Jason Taylor danced his way to the quarterback 13 times last season which earned him 3rd in that category in the MPL.