Steamwheelers weekly notes
May 10, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Quad City Steamwheelers News Release
NEXT GAME-
-Saturday, May 14, 2005
-Steamwheelers (3-2, 3rd in the Midwest Division) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Pioneers (3-2, 4th in the East Division), 7:30 p.m. (CDT) at OS Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities.
Radio: WFXN 1230 AM, KWPC 860 AM and steamwheelers.com with Jim Albracht and John Furlong
LAST GAME-
-Saturday, May 7
Quad City Steamwheelers 48
Amarillo Dusters 58
at Toyota Field at the Amarillo Civic Center
STEAMWHEELERS INJURY REPORT (updated 05-10-05):
OUT-Andre Banks (R- Ankle) Long-Term Injured Reserve
OUT- Brandon Graves (R- Shoulder) Long-Term Injured Reserve
OUT- Mikey Novak. (L- Knee) Short-Term Injured Reserve
OUT- DeOnte' Taylor (L- Ankle) Short-Term Injured Reserve
OUT- Brandon Williams (R- Knee) Long-Term Injured Reserve
STEAMWHEELERS Remaining Practice Schedule for Week of May 9, 2005 (All times are CDT)
Tuesday, May 10 -5 p.m. Practice at OS Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities
Wednesday, May 11 5 p.m. Practice at OS Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities
Thursday, May 12 -5 p.m. Practice at OS Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities
Friday, May 13 -5 p.m. Walk Through at OS Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities
Saturday, May 14 ***GAME vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers @ 7:30 p.m. (CDT) at OS Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities***
STEAMWHEELERS NOTES:
Bad Taste on the Way Out: Redemption is the word being bandied about the Quad City locker room this week as it looks to atone for its season opening loss to the Pioneers on April 10. That day the âWheelers suffered the worst loss in franchise history, falling 64-28 and they were shutout in the second half for just the second time in team history.
With the loss, Quad City has dropped each of its last three meetings with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, making it the only team ever to knock off the two-time ArenaCup champs on three consecutive occasions.
Bad Taste on the Way In: As much as the âWheelers have struggled against the Pioneers, they have had an equally hard time in the game's immediately preceding their matchup with the East Division side. In the Steamwheelers five game's prior to playing the Pioneers, including Saturday's defeat in Amarillo, they have a combined record of 1-4, with one of those losses coming in the 2004 postseason against Louisville. The only time that Quad City notched a victory before taking on Wilkes-Barre came in Week 3 of the 2004 season when the âWheelers defeated Tennessee Valley 47-29 at The MARK before traveling to Pennsylvania and being handed their first loss of the season, a 40-27 defeat at the hands of the Pioneers.
Everything's Not Lost: Despite Saturday's heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Dusters, the âWheelers can take solace in the way that they have responded to defeats in the past. The loss in Amarillo was just the 17th regular season loss in team history, and in the 16 previous games following those defeats, Quad City has an all-time record of 10-6, including, a 1-0 mark this season thanks to the âWheelers 36-29 win over Bossier-Shreveport following the season opening defeat by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Burn Baby Burns: With the exception of the home opener against Bossier-Shreveport when he missed most of the practice week to witness the birth of his first child, Quad City offensive specialist Travis Burns has clearly been the âWheelers go-to receiver.
He leads the squad in receptions with 35, yards with 336 and is tied with Jack Walker, Jr. for the team lead in touchdown receptions with seven.
Burns has also stood out on kick returns, returning 16 kicks for 312 yards, good for a 19.5 yards per return average. In the season opener against the Pioneers, Burns ran a kick back 56 yards for a touchdown.
Time to Trap Thomas: The primary reason that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has been able to run off three straight wins against the Steamwheelers has been the play of offensive specialist J.R. Thomas. The Indiana University-Purdue product was named Offensive Player of the Game in the second of those three contests, eclipsed 100 yards receiving in two of the three and found the end zone four times.
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