Quick Hitters: Week 6
April 3, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
ARBET AND DAILEY GO FOR 100: San Jose SaberCats head coach DARREN ARBET and Colorado Crush head coach MIKE DAILEY can become the fourth and fifth coaches in AFL history to record 100 regular-season victories this weekend. Dailey can reach the milestone when Colorado hosts the Los Angeles Avengers (2-3) on Friday, April 4 at 9 p.m. ET (SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130). Arbet can reach the plateau on Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET (AFL NET, CSN Bay Area/NBC Local - Live, Cox Sports TV Local - Live) when the SaberCats face the New Orleans VooDoo (4-1) at New Orleans Arena.
CAREER REGULAR-SEASON VICTORIES
Coach
Record
Pct.
Tim Marcum
168-76
.688
Danny White
136-77
.638
Mike Hohensee
111-90
.552
Darren Arbet
99-42
.702
Mike Dailey
99-69
.589
ACTION JACKSON: Philadelphia Soul WR CHRIS JACKSON needs 111 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving and returns) to pass ALVIN ASHLEY, STEVE PAPIN and Arizona Rattlers WR SIAHA BURLEY and move into fifth place on the all-time list with 15,428 career. The Soul (5-0) host the Utah Blaze (0-5) on Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET (FSN Utah - Delay, 4/6 at 5:30 p.m. ET, CSN - Philadelphia - Delay at 10:30 p.m. ET). Also, with eight receptions on Saturday, Jackson will become the fifth player in AFL history to record 900 career.
CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Player
YDs
Barry Wagner
21,054
Hunkie Cooper
20,587
George Lafrance
20,480
Eddie Brown
16,437
Steve Papin
15,427
Alvin Ashley
15,408
Siaha Burley
15,365
Chris Jackson
15,317
CAREER RECEPTIONS
Player
Rec.
Barry Wagner
991
Eddie Brown
950
Damian Harrell
928
Lawrence Samuels
924
Chris Jackson
892
BACKUP QUARTERBACKS KEEPING TEAMS ALIVE: Six backup quarterbacks have taken the field over the first five games this season and have posted a 14-1 record to keep their respective teams in contention. Dallas Desperados QB CHRIS SANDERS and New Orleans VooDoo QB DANNY WIMPRINE lead the way with perfect 4-0 records since becoming starters.
BACKUP QUARTERBACK STATS
QUARTERBACK
TEAM
RECORD
YDs
TDs
Chris Sanders
Dallas Desperados
4-0
1,039
18
Danny Wimprine
New Orleans VooDoo
4-0
1,082
23
Matt D'Orazio
Philadelphia Soul
2-0
738
14
James MacPherson
Grand Rapids Rampage
2-0
522
14
Russ Michna
Chicago Rush
1-0
245
5
Rohan Davey
New York Dragons
1-1
567
9
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top five teams in turnover differential have a combined 18-6 record. The top four teams in sack differential are 16-4.
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL
Team
Record
Turnover Differential
Philadelphia Soul
5-0
+10
New Orleans VooDoo
4-1
+9
Chicago Rush
4-1
+7
Grand Rapids Rampage
2-2
+5
San Jose SaberCats
3-2
+3
SACKS DIFFERENTIAL
Team
Record
Sacks
Philadelphia Soul
5-0
+9
Chicago Rush
4-1
+6
New Orleans VooDoo
4-1
+4
San Jose SaberCats
3-2
+4
Several teams post +2
MOTEN DEFENDS: Philadelphia Soul DB EDDIE MOTEN can set the mark for most passes defensed during the first six games of the season with six on Saturday. Moten currently leads
the League in passes defensed and is projected to break the single-season record with 42.
MOST PASSES DEFENSED IN FIRST SIX GAMES
Player
Year
PD
Jamie Coleman
2001
18
Tommy Henry
2001
17
Jeroid Johnson
2006
17
Anthony Fogle
2000
16
Isaiah Trufant
2007
16
Eddie Moten
2007
16
Eddie Moten
2008
13
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