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Post by rkozak201 on Mar 16, 2008 1:10:58 GMT -5
From the Reading Eagle news staff
The Reading Express offense struggled Saturday night in a 49-17 loss to the Carolina Speed in Concord, N.C.
With John Port at quarterback, the Express (1-1) was unable to move the ball consistently against the Speed (1-1). Port, an Albright product, was replaced at quarterback in the second half by Rob Flowers, a Muhlenberg High grad and Kutztown University product.
The Express returns home to the Sovereign Center Saturday at 1 p.m. to face the Arizona Adrenaline.
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Post by Gene on Mar 16, 2008 7:35:06 GMT -5
From the Reading Eagle news staffThe Reading Express offense struggled Saturday night in a 49-17 loss to the Carolina Speed in Concord, N.C. With Mike Port at quarterback, the Express (1-1) was unable to move the ball consistently against the Speed (1-1). Port, an Albright product, was replaced at quarterback in the second half by Rob Flowers, a Muhlenberg High grad and Kutztown University product. The Express returns home to the Sovereign Center Saturday at 1 p.m. to face the Arizona Adrenaline.
As for the rest, i'll have to bite my tongue.  |
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Post by rkozak201 on Mar 16, 2008 17:32:42 GMT -5
Oops, I didn't realize the error. I just modified the story.
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Post by Gene on Mar 16, 2008 19:18:35 GMT -5
Oops, I didn't realize the error. I just modified the story.  |
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Post by footballman on Mar 17, 2008 13:23:52 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I was at the Speed - Express game Saturday and it was not pretty. I would guess that the Express lost many of it's players from the Championship game team from last year. If so, would you guys agree that so far it looks like Huntington will be hard to beat with the way they are stacked up with Thunderbolts and Guard players and coaches??
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Post by Gene on Mar 17, 2008 13:36:28 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I was at the Speed - Express game Saturday and it was not pretty. I would guess that the Express lost many of it's players from the Championship game team from last year. If so, would you guys agree that so far it looks like Huntington will be hard to beat with the way they are stacked up with Thunderbolts and Guard players and coaches?? |
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Post by rkozak201 on Mar 17, 2008 14:47:36 GMT -5
[quote author=admin board=express thread=1205647858 post=1205713115 Not your fault Ron. Did you notice Brian Rippey coming into the chatroom last nite to get the final score? He was in and out in a flash. [/quote] I wasn't in the chat rooms at all. I was actually at The Works while you were texting me. I didn't know the final score until I got home and went on the Reading Eagles website. |
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Post by Free Agent Fan on Mar 17, 2008 15:02:24 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I was at the Speed - Express game Saturday and it was not pretty. I would guess that the Express lost many of it's players from the Championship game team from last year. If so, would you guys agree that so far it looks like Huntington will be hard to beat with the way they are stacked up with Thunderbolts and Guard players and coaches?? Huntington isn't squat!  |
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Post by matt on Mar 17, 2008 18:18:20 GMT -5
You straight up hate us don't you Joe?  |
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Post by Standard Deviation on Mar 17, 2008 19:07:07 GMT -5
You straight up hate us don't you Joe? Oh oh oh , let me answer that one..... Uhm, YES! |
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Post by Free Agent Fan on Mar 17, 2008 19:50:27 GMT -5
You straight up hate us don't you Joe? Just the team. The fans are okay. |
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Post by matt on Mar 17, 2008 20:52:54 GMT -5
lol I can handle that...I thought I was going to have to hide the apple pie from you...
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Post by franksp123 on Mar 19, 2008 20:25:55 GMT -5
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I was at this game and could not beleive that they pulled Port. Port could only do so much! The receivers had a hard time catching the ball. All of the interceptions were first touched by an Express receiver. You guessed right, then intercepted off the tip. One interception was tipped by a defensive lineman. Flowers came into the game and the same problem continued. The receivers continued to drop balls. I've seen Port play at Albright. I've seen Flowers play at Kutztown. Both are talented athletes. Don't believe everything the media writes. Neither quarterback will play the blame game. It is football and these things will happen. The problems will be rectified and you will not believe the offense you will see. Port is a leader and he will continue to keep the team together. There is no I in TEAM. Wait and see!
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Post by Gene on Mar 20, 2008 13:30:03 GMT -5
Unfortunately, in this indoor type of passing game the QB is gonna be the focus of these problems. I dont blame it all on John. I did see the new balls and they barely have any grain on them & are very slippery. So i could see how the ball could slip out of the receivers hands. On the other side, John has to get used to the speed of this game vs the 100 yard game. No time to go back and scramble around or hesitate in throwing. I noticed these problem in the Baltimore game and in that game alone we almost exceeded our sack and int totals in a whole season. John has the tools to be a good QB on this team and in this league. Hopefully with this upcoming game against Arizona he can get some much needed practice to correct some of these issues, as well as can our receivers.
I also hope you dont think we are bashing anyone either. We EXPRESSFANS have been very spoiled over the past 2 seasons with winning teams. Losing is not an option nor are int's or sacks, lol. Anything we post here is for us to discuss and try to figure out what the problems are. Any QB we have going forward has some big steps to fill behind Tom Stetzer. It would be tough for anyone. We're all behind John and want him to succeed. Heres hoping theres a marked improvement in everyones game starting this Saturday... 
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