The quarterback position is the most important in all of football. Yes, Trent Dilfer has won a Super Bowl, but for every Dilfer, Brad Johnson, and Jeff Hostetler, there are dozens of guys like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, and yes, even our own beloved John Elway.
If you attend any af2 games this season, or watch any of the games over the Internet, you will be able to see some former players and coaches from the Grand Rapids Rampage on the sidelines, including two former head coaches. In fact, they will even be facing off against each other on several occasions when their teams meet on the gridiron.
GLENDALE, AZ - I was wrong. I was absolutely dead wrong, and I didn't think the Philadelphia Soul had the horses to run with the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX. I didn't think they had the mental toughness to overcome when things went wrong in the raucous Snake Pit. And I was wrong.
The last AFL regular season game of the year could easily be a preview of ArenaBowl XXV when the Philadelphia Soul hosts the Utah Blaze this Sunday evening. Not only does this game feature the top two scoring teams in the league, it also has the top two quarterbacks in each conference in Utah's Tommy Grady and Philadelphia's Dan Raudabaugh.
In 2012 the Philadelphia Soul went 15-3 in the regular season. This year the Soul are 0-3 just three games in to the 2014 season and are raising questions around the league.