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Green Bay Blizzard game notes

Published on June 11, 2004 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Green Bay Blizzard (4-5) @ Birmingham Steeldogs (7-2)
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2004
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CST
Site: Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
National Anthem: TBA
Coin Toss: TBA
Officials: Marc Curles (Referee), Mark Baynes (Umpire), Dirk Bell (Head Linesman), Kevin Bradley (Line Judge), Rob Skelton (Back Judge)
Radio: None
Series Record: 0-0
Streaks: Green Bay W1, Birmingham L1
Coaches: Green Bay Brian Noble (4-5, first season), Birmingham Bobby Humphrey (44-29, fourth season)


THE STAKES: The winner would take a 1-0 lead in the series.

THE SERIES: First meeting.

THE IFs:
If Green Bay wins, it would ...
· Give Green Bay their first victory against Birmingham.
· Give Green Bay a 5-5 record in 2004
· Give Brian Noble his fifth win as Blizzard Head Coach
· Keep Green Bay with in three games of first place in Midwest division


GREEN BAY (4-5, Won 1)
Date Opponent Streak Result Score
4/9 @ San Diego Won 67-49
4/16 WILKES B/S Lost 39-75
4/24 @ Wichita Lost 53-68
5/1 @ Quad City Lost 26-47
5/8 CENTRAL VALLEY Won 50-32
5/14 OKLAHOMA CITY Won 71-53
5/22 LOUISVILLE Lost 54-59
5/28 @ Manchester Lost 61-66
6/5 PEORIA Won 57-29
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/12 @ Birmingham 7:30 L1 0-0
6/18 QUAD CITY 7:30 L1 0-3
6/25 @ Albany 6:30 L1 0-0
7/3 BYE
7/9 ALBANY 7:30 L1 0-0
7/17 SAN DIEGO 7:30 W3 2-1
7/24 @ Louisville 6:30 W3 1-1
7/31 @ Peoria 7:00 L1 0-2

Birmingham Steeldogs (7-2, Lost 1)
Date Opponent Result Score
3/27 @ Bossier Lost 41-63
4/10 MEMPHIS Won 44-27
4/17 @ Arkansas Won 56-40
4/23 COLUMBUS Won 77-45
5/8 MACON Won 55-27
5/14 FLORIDA Won 55-34
5/21 @ Manchester Won 52-49
5/29 TENNESSEE VALLEY Won 36-30
6/5 @ Columbus Lost 42-44
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/12 GREEN BAY L1 0-0
6/19 @ Tennessee Valley W1 1-8
7/10 @ Florida L1 2-1
7/17 @ Quad City L2 0-2
7/24 PEORIA L1 2-1
7/31 @ Macon L3 2-2
All times are CST.
HEAD COACHES: Green Bay's Brian Noble steps into the position of Head Coach of the Green Bay Blizzard, this popular former Packer brings along an impressive resume of NFL experience, leadership skills and community service. Coach Noble's responsibilities are to prepare the team for success on the field, and draw upon his media knowledge to contribute to the organization in other ways as well.
For nine years, Noble was a ferocious hitter and defensive leader who roamed the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field as an inside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. After being drafted in the fifth round by Green Bay in 1985, he jumped into the starting lineup in only his second regular season game and went on to scoop up the Packers' "Rookie of the Year" award. During his tenure with the Green and Gold, Brian led the team in total tackles four times and also displayed his toughness as a solid special teams player. Prior to his pro career, Noble was a standout football player at Arizona State University and Fullerton Junior College.
During and subsequent to his playing days, Noble worked in both television and radio. As an analyst for the Packers post-game radio show, fans across Wisconsin are familiar with his keen insight on the game and no-holds-barred commentary. In addition to other media ventures, he developed and produced the syndicated television show "Hitting the Outdoors," which has reached millions of households throughout the Midwest.

Entering his fifth season as Steeldogs Head Coach (the only coach in af2 to be with the same team for all five seasons), Bobby Humphrey, has guided the Steeldogs to a 44-29 record and two post-season appearances. He became the af2's all-time winningest coach on May 29th when he notched his 46th career victory. Last season, Humphrey led the Steeldogs to a 7-9 mark. On May 15th, Humphrey was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.


LAST SERIES MEETING: First series meeting

FAMILIAR FACES: Brian Noble and Bobby Humphery both former NFL players.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's match up who rank among af2's statistical leaders:
BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Randall Lane 3 Scoring 144
Randall Lane 3 Scoring TDs 24
Randall Lane 1 Receiving YDS 1144
Randall Lane 1 Receiving yds/gm 143.0
Randall Lane 7 All Purpose 1590
Randall Lane 10 Receptions 61
Chris Greisen 4 Pass Rating 115.1
Greg Krauss 7 Scoring Kick 56
Chris Greisen 6 Passing Yards/gm 262.5
Chris Greisen 9 Total Offense 2137
Chris Greisen 2 Passing TD 48
Greg Krauss 6 PAT KICKING 47-63
Ronnie Washburn T7 FUMBLES RCVD 2
STEELDOGS
Player Rank Category Stat
Detronn Harris T7 Scoring 126
Detronn Harris T7 Scoring TD 21
Rhett Gallego 3 Scoring Kick 66
Kenton Evans 2 Pass Rating 119.0
Dontae Walker 2 Rushing 168
Anthony Jordon 1 Interception 8
Detronn Harris T7 Kickoff Return 24.0
Rhett Gallego 4 Field goals 6-11
Rhett Gallego 4 PAT kicking 48-57
Eugene Phillips T8 Fumbles Force 2
Dontae Walker T8 Fumbles Force 2
Lar Huntington T3 Fumbles RCVD 3
Jerry Turner 2 Tackles for loss 7.0
Marlon Bush 10 Tackles for loss 5.5
Anthony Jordon T5 Passes Defended 16

TALE OF THE TAPE:

Statistical BLIZZARD STEELDOGS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 7 53.1 9 50.9
Scoring Defense T20 53.0 6 39.9
Total Offense 6 275.0 14 260.2
Total Defense 24 292.0 8 233.1
Pass Offense 3 269.2 15 226.9
Pass Defense 25 279.1 10 216.6
Rushing Offense 25 5.8 3 33.3
Rushing Defense 4 12.9 10 16.6
Scoring (Non-Kick) 6 422 10 392
Scoring (Kicking) 10 56 4 66
Pass Rating 16 102.1 14 105.8
Pass Def. Rating 17 111.0 2 88.9
Kickoff Returns 21 17.3 11 19.9
MFG Returns 24 8.0 25 6.8
Turnover Margin T18 -4 T16 -2
Field Goals T10 .333 2 .545
PAT Kicking 14 .746 4 .842
Sacks By 23 6 5 18
Sacks Against 7 36 12 47
First Downs T15 133 19 127
Opp. First Downs 20 150 T10 133
Penalties 9 53.3 5 49.7
Opp. Penalties T13 60.0 3 44.7
Red Zone Off 6 79.6 9 76.9
Red Zone Def 20 79.6 10 70.6

BLIZZARD INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
OS Randall Lane Knee SIR
DS Quincy Roe Leg SIR
DS Roosevelt Williams Knee SIR
DS Terrence Wood Ankle LIR
DS Kenny Williams Knee LIR
WR/DB Terrence Banks Ankle LIR
DS Lemont Hudgins Knee LIR

DROPBACK: The Blizzard defeated the Peoria Pirates 57-29 to bring their record to 4-5.

FORWARD MOTION: The Blizzard look to get their first win against the Quad City Steamwheelers in week 12 at the Resch Center.

TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
Robert Garth: Garth is second on the Blizzard with 39 receptions for 519 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Give it to Randall: Lane has 2 franchise records in touchdowns (24), and receiving yards (1144) and set single game record with 200 receiving yards. Lane was placed on LIR with a knee injury. Out at least 4 weeks.

WR/DB DeRonn Finley: Finley has become a force on both sides of the ball. Finley is third in receptions (31), yards (331), and touchdowns (11).

Turnovers: When the Blizzard win the turnover game, they win the game as their record shows (4-5). The Blizzard is -4 for the year.

PLAYERS/MATCHUPS TO WATCH:
Blizzard QB Chris Greisen: Greisen has proven to pick up the arena game very quickly as he has thrown for 2,100 yards and 48 touchdowns. Greisen has become the Blizzard's franchise leader in Touchdowns with 48.

KEY DATES IN TEAM/LEAGUE HISTORY:
March 30, 2003 – The Blizzard played their first game in franchise history against the Hawaiian Islanders.
April 19, 2003 – The Blizzard played their first home game at the Resch Center against the Wichita Stealth.
June 28, 2003 – The Blizzard recorded their first franchise win against the San Diego Riptide.
April 9, 2004 – The Blizzard recorded their first franchise road win against the San Diego Riptide.
May 18, 2004- QB Chris Greisen and WR/DB DeRonn Finley took two out of three weekly awards given out by the af2.

BABY RUTH REAL DEAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 BYE
2 SD Randall Lane GB
3 GB Leroy McFadden WBS
4 GB Damon Thompson WIC
5 GB Jeff Hewitt QC
6 CV Chris Greisen GB
7 OKC Chris Greisen GB
8 GB Matt Sauk LOU
9 GB Chris Sanders MAN
10 PEO Chris Greisen GB

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
Week Opp. Player
1 BYE
2 GB Brad Greetis SD
3 GB Leroy McFadden WBS
4 GB Brian Livingston WIC
5 GB Danny Thomas QC
6 GB VonKeith Spencer CV
7 OKC Roosevelt Williams GB
8 LOU Joe Rivard GB
9 GB Alli Sebastien MAN
10 PEO Mike Mills GB

ARMY IRONMAN AWARD (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 BYE
2 SD Robert Garth GB
3 GB Leroy McFadden WBS
4 GB Ty Ardoin WIC
5 GB Brian Berg QC
6 CV Joe Rivard GB
7 OKC DeRonn Finley GB
8 LOU DeRonn Finley GB
9 GB Reggie Robinson MAN
10 PEO Robert Garth GB

RECENT ROSTER MOVES (most recent first):
Date Action Player
6/10 Assign Ross Moline
6/10 Assign Albert Poree
6/10 Placed on LIR Joe Rivard
6/10 Placed on Suspension Nate Lehman
6/3 SIR Randall Lane
6/3 SIR Quincy Roe
6/3 Re assign Taalib-Din Smith
6/3 Re assign Mike Rhone
6/3 Assign Max McCoy
6/3 Assign Gary Jenkins
6/3 Assign Jerry McCloud
6/3 Assign Torrey Day
5/13 Assigned Mike Mills
5/13 Re-Assigned Tony Ebeling
5/6 Assigned Tony Ebeling
5/6 Re-assigned Dennis Gile
4/29 Assigned Matt Bunyan
4/29 Assigned Taalib-Din Smith
4/29 Re-assigned John Humphries
4/29 Short Term IR Terrence Wood
4/21 Assigned Dustin Sagedahl
4/21 Placed on League Exempt Dave Sherrod
4/15 Activated From SIR Quentin Ware Bey
4/15 Reassigned Tony Ebeling
4/7 Activated from RTR Brett Wetten
4/7 Recallable Re assign Dustin Sagedahl
4/7 Reassignment Ben Arnold
4/7 Assigned Ronnie Washburn
4/2 Assigned Patrick Heard
4/2 Assigned Terrence Wood
4/2 Assigned Reggie Poole
4/2 Activated from RTR Greg Krauss

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