On Monday, August 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM Eastern Time, ironman football officially died when the league announced that for the first time in the league's 24-year history that the Ironman of the Year was a player that didn't play both offense and defense. The league went against its own definition of what the term
The Pittsburgh Power and the Orlando Predators are set to play for the second time this season in Week 6 of the Arena Football League season, and the circumstances that they are going to be playing under aren't anywhere near the same as their meeting on the opening night of the season on March 9th.
Arizona secured home-field throughout the playoffs. Dallas clinched a playoff berth, while Iowa, Kansas City and Tampa Bay were officially eliminated. A big crowd gathered for the first outdoor AFL game in history. The SaberCats seem to be back and the UFL continues to raid the AFL for talent. This and the most comprehensive breakdown of Arena Football action around starts right now.
The two West Coast OT thrillers highlighted the first week of the league's 25th season, but its first game was perhaps the lowest point in the league's history. There were three other games and for some strange reason five teams had byes to open the season. Welcome to Breaking it Down - the most comprehensive coverage of Arena Football anywhere.
Andy Lopusnak
Tuesday July 26, 2011
Guess the league lost my address with all my moves crisscrossing the country as I ve still not received a ballot for the end of the season awards and All-Arena teams like I did in 2008 and last year. Nonetheless, here s the
Breaking it Down version of the AFL awards and All-Arena teams.
- Nick Davila, Arizona QB
I have a sneaking suspicion that the league will give this to Aaron Garcia, but Davila was outstanding on the league s best team week-in and week-out. Davila tied the AFL single-season mark with 117 passing touchdowns, while leading the league in passer rating and having the least amount of interceptions of any player that started at least ten games. As for Garcia, he did have 18 more passing yards than Davila, but also had seven more interceptions on a team that was not as dominate as the Rattlers in 2011.