Carter Holland – General Manager
Choll@memphismonsters.com
Game Recaps (Previous week’s game)
It was a tough weekend, and furthermore a tough season, for the Memphis Monsters. After riding a nearly 60-point wave on Thursday night led by Matt Forte and Eric Decker the Monsters eventually fell to the Baltimore Bayhawks by a score of 159.36-148.58. Despite a valiant comeback effort spurred by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo Memphis came up short for the second week in a row. An uneven scoring attack is what ultimately cost the Monsters the game as nearly three quarters of the team’s output came from only 3 players. If the monsters want to salvage their season some serious adjustments and/or trades must be executed within the front office.
Matchup Preview (Upcoming match up)
- It’s a battle of two lowly teams as both teams come in 0-2
- Matt Forte is projected to have over 26 points, the highest projection of either team
- Despite a mediocre performance in this past week’s loss running back Jeremy Langford is still projected to have nearly 20 points
- The Harrisonburg pass defense has appeared to be lackluster in recent weeks which could provide the perfect opportunity for Memphis’ receivers to have a much needed breakout game
- Even though he has been nursing a shoulder injury receiver Eric Decker is expected to suit up at full health for Sunday’s matchup
Harrisonburg Valley Bees Season Notes
- It’s been an injury riddled year for the monsters as both quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and running back Adrian Peterson have gone down with serious injuries
- This has led the monsters to make a pending trade with the Harrisonburg Valley bees in order to bolster the roster
- It was another violence-filled week for the city of Memphis with reports ranging from firearms being recovered at the airport to a man dressed as a clown attacking a child with a knife
- In positive news delivery empire FedEx is looking to open a new plant in the Memphis area that would bring in an estimated 2000 jobs to a city rife with poverty and violence
