Colonials Preview Vs. Las Vegas
October 20, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Hartford Colonials News Release
COLONIALS (1-3) LOOK TO DERAIL LOCOMOTIVES (3-1)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, 3:30 pm
TV: VERSUS
Radio: WPOP/ESPN Radio 1410
2010 Colonials Schedule
Date Opponent Time/TV
9/18 SACRAMENTO W, 27-10
9/24 at Omaha L, 26-27
BYE WEEK
10/9 FLORIDA L, 20-33
10/16 OMAHA L, 14-19
10/23 at Las Vegas 3:30 pm/VERSUS
10/30 at Sacramento 11 pm/VERSUS
BYE WEEK
11/11 at Florida 7 pm/HDNET
11/20 LAS VEGAS 3:30 pm/VERSUS
2010 UFL Standings
Team W-L Pct. PF PA
Las Vegas 3-1 .667 86 57
Omaha 3-1 .667 76 79
Florida 2-2 .500 97 84
Hartford 1-3 .333 87 89
Sacramento 1-3 .333 54 93
HITTING THE ROAD
The Hartford Colonials begin a stretch of three consecutive road games, starting with the first of two in a row out west. Rather than fly back to Hartford, the Colonials will go straight from Las Vegas to Sacramento before returning home. Saturday's game against in Las Vegas will be televised on the VERSUS network. The game can be heard on ESPN Radio 1410/WPOP-AM with Jason Page on play-by-play and Rob Lunn providing analysis.
A MUCH-NEEDED WIN
The Colonials have lost three in a row, falling to 1-3 and in danger of falling out of contention. The three straight loses represent the longest such streak by a UFL team this season. In all three loses, Hartford led at halftime but failed to maintain the advantage over the final 30 minutes. Also, the Colonials were either leading or had possession with a chance to take the lead in the closing minutes.
LOOKING BACK
The Colonials are coming off a 19-14 loss to Omaha. For the second straight game, Hartford committed four turnovers. The final one was a fumble that resulted from high snap over quarterback Josh McCown's head in the shotgun formation with 2:27 remaining. The Nighthawks recovered at their 47-yard line and picked up two first downs, running out the clock to seal their second victory over the Colonials this season.
COLONIALS HEAD COACH CHRIS PALMER
Hartford Colonials Head Coach and General Manager Chris Palmer is in his 38th overall season as a football coach and 23rd year in the professional ranks. The UFL is the fourth different professional football league Palmer has been a coach. The other three: NFL (1990-2000, 2002-09), the defunct United State Football League (1984-85) and the Canadian Football League (1983). Palmer was the Quarterbacks Coach for the New York Giants the last three seasons (2007-09) and served in that role for one year (2006) with the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to that he was the Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator (2002-05), Cleveland Browns Head Coach (1999-2000), Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Coordinator ('97-98), New England Patriots Wide Receivers and Quarterbacks Coach (1993-96), and Houston Oilers Receivers Coach (1990-92).
"QUOTABLE..."
Colonials Head Coach Chris Palmer on the team bouncing back: "I think the team knows what the problem is. We were averaging seven penalties a game, and we had five in the last game, so that's an improvement. Now we just got to stop turning the ball over."
Colonials safety Ryan Glasper on the urgency to win:
"It's definitely a must win for us. Our backs are against the wall. But sometime I think when your back is against the wall, that's when you find a way to claw yourself out because you're in desperate need of a win. We have the talent, we've had the opportunities. We just got to be a little more consistent. I'm sure we're going to rally around each other and we're going to come out and put up a good fight."
Colonials tight end Tyson DeVree on what it will take to win:
"We've just got to keep doing what we do. We're not getting beat by 40. We just to execute a little bit better and get the job done."
Colonials tackle Pete Clifford on what the offensive line needs to do:
"We just need to keep coming off the ball as hard as possible like we've been doing. Just show a sense of urgency a little bit more. We need to keep the quarterback clean, let him set up and get some throws in there so we can give ourselves the best chance to win this game."
ROSTER MOVES
Unfortunately it has been a busy week on the medical front for the Colonials. The team placed five players on the season-ending Injured Reserve list: LB Tank Daniels, DT Adrian Grady, RB Kevin Jones, OL Rueben Riley and FB Asaph Schwapp. The team also released WR Taurus Johnson.
MEET THE REPLACEMENTS
The Colonials signed the following players this week:
FB Jason Davis (5-10, 242): Among the final cuts in Jets training camp. He played in his first NFL game with Raiders on Nov. 2, 2008. After being released by Oakland, Davis signed with the Bears and played five games, including three starts. He signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois in 2006.
LB Harry Coleman (6-2, 206): Recently released from the Saints practice squad. The former standout at LSU was a two-year starter with the Tigers and played on the 2007 national championship team. He switched from strong safety to linebacker for his senior year in college and was named Tigers MVP in 2009, when he registered a career-high 82 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles in 13 games.
G Ryan Cave (6-4, 340): Rejoins the Colonials after participating with the team during training camp. He played at Hampton University.
DT Marlon Favorite (6-1, 317): Former LSU player was released by the Colts last month. He was a member of the Saints practice squad last season, and also had brief stints with the Panthers, Rams, Chiefs, Seahawks and Bills.
A TALE OF TWO HALVES
For whatever reason, the Colonials have performed better in the first half than the second half.
A closer look:
FIRST HALF SECOND HALF 67Points For 20 27Points Against 62 8Touchdowns 2 44First Downs 29 4Turnovers 7
DID YOU KNOW
The Colonials have scored on their first possession in three of their four games.
The Colonials have scored first in all four games.
In their two losses to Omaha, the Colonials have led for a total of 82 minutes out of 120.
BY THE NUMBERS
11 - Turnovers by the Colonials in the last three games.
4 - Turnovers by opponents this season.
42 - Points allowed by Colonials in fourth quarter.
10 - Points scored by Colonials in fourth quarter.
45.5 - Third down percentage efficiency by Colonials
LOOKING FOR FIRST TD ON THE GROUND
In the four games, the Colonials have run the ball a total of 126 plays and passed it 120. But as the chart shows, the team has yet to score a touchdown via the run.
PASSINGRUSHINGAtt. - TDOPPONENTAtt. - TD23 - 3 vs. Sacramento40 - 030 - 3 at Omaha28 - 038 - 1 vs. Florida25 - 029 - 2 vs. Omaha33 - 0120 - 9TOTALS126 - 0
TD PASS STREAK
Colonials QB Josh McCown has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of the first four games. He connected for three in the Sept. 18 season opener against Sacramento, two on Sept. 24 at Omaha and one Oct. 9 against Florida, and two more Oct. 16 vs. Omaha.
ALL-PURPOSE BOOKER
Colonials running back Lorenzo Booker leads the Colonials with 404 all-purpose yards.
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