Going into the last week of play in the 2012 Arena Football League season, the common complaint is that the Spokane Shock and the Chicago Rush should both be in the playoffs. After all, they are both likely to finish with better records than all but one team in the American Conference playoffs. In the end this year though, those aren't the ones that really have the rights to complain. The ones that should be complaining are the fans of the Cleveland Gladiators and the Pittsburgh Power.
The 25th season of the Arena Football League is going to start off with replacement players on the field when the Pittsburgh Power take on the Orlando Predators.
When the Pittsburgh Power beat the Orlando Predators at the Amway Center in the first game of the 2012 Arena Football League season, several players, including QB Kyle Rowley were forced to bus back to the Steel City. The Predators should be forced to walk back to Orlando after coughing up a 31-point lead and losing at Consol Energy Arena 57-54 on Saturday night in overtime.