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- Written by Jeff Krol
- Category: TSL QB Power Rankings
- Published: 05 September 2024
- Created: 05 September 2024
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Welcome back to the TSL Quarterback Power Rankings!
We have TWO WEEKS in the books now and every single team in the League has played at least one game. Untouchaballs, GUCCI, Freeballers and Scared Hitless have yet to win a game. Practice Squad, Day by Day and PowerPuff Girls are all on top of the standings. It's a crazy, upside down world, but it'll start to make more sense as the season progresses and we figure out who's REALLY good/improved from last season, and who has benefited from attendance/schedule issues to start the season
For now though, here are your TOP FIFTEEN Quarterbacks in the TSL (and, one might argue, the world):
#1 Mike Thomas - Sticky Bandits
Last Week: Beat the Malones 49-42
When was the last time the reigning D1 champions played the reigning D3 champions?? Mike dropped 49 on his crossover opponents to ensure that the TSL's longest winning streak came to an end. When does Sticky Nation face off against Wet Bandits or Eyes Downtown??
#2 Joey Batts - Wet Bandits / Cunning Stunts
Last Week: Beat Frodo Swaggins 50-31 (Wet Bandits), beat Creekers 45-20 and Vaspian 52-27
Last week we wrote "a win over their greatest rival plus two 50+ point games (both wins) is the start we expected from Joey Batts". Frodo isn't their greatest rival, and 45 points isn't quite 50+, but otherwise it kind of felt like Week One, with Battaglia smashing three teams for easy wins.
#3 Bobby McConnell - Eyes Downtown
Last Week: Beat Scared Hitless 30-29
There's something a bit off about Eyes Downtown lately, for all the talent on this roster. Shouldn't they be crushing people like the Wet Bandits are? Bobby survived by the skin of his teeth this week with a hard fought win against Scared Hitless. Close wins can be character building for a team though, so maybe this is a good thing.
#4 Andy Strug - The Malones
Last Week: Beat Grey Hair - Don't Care 52-14, lost to Sticky Bandits 49-42
The long winning streak is over, but the Malones were one good half away from knocking off the defending D1 champions. Plus Andy scored 94 points in a day! We think the Malones are going to be just fine, as they've already gotten started on their next winning streak.
#5 Garrett Beesing - Frodo Swaggins
Last Week: Beat Untouchaballs 36-7
Untouchaballs may not have been at full strength, but frankly neither was Frodo. Last year Garrett's team went 1-7, and through two weeks this year they've already surpassed that win total. Seems like at least SOMEBODY is enjoying the D1/D2 crossover games.
#6 Jordan Lawson - Mavericks
Last Week: Beat Can't Touch This 47-31
Is it true that this was the Mavericks first win over Can't Touch This? (The website poll implies it is.) Mavericks were the D2 favorite last session until Freeballers shocked them in the playoffs, but they're picking up right where they left off this Fall.
#7 Ryan Dougherty - Can't Touch This
Last Week: Lost to Mavericks 47-31
A win this past weekend would have showed that Can't Touch This are among the top teams in D2 and ready to contend for the championship. A statement win will have to wait another week unfortunately (they get the D1 champs this week!) as Ryan couldn't keep up with Jordan and the well oiled Mavericks machine.
#8 Jeremy Olson - Freeballers
Last Week: Lost to Grey Hair - Don't Care 45-26
Hogan is BACK! He hasn't won a game yet, sure, but that's coming soon. It's tough to take almost a year off and come right back against elite talent. We think Freeballers will start winning games again as soon as... well, maybe this week against Scared Hitless.
#9 Frank Laudico - Wanderers
Last Week: Did Not Play
No game for the Wanderers on Saturday. We'll see Team Tie Dye in action next week.
#10 Dylan Day - Scared Hitless
Last Week: Did Not Play
Scared Hitless lost to Eyes Downtown on Saturday, but it looked like Travis was throwing? It's too bad, a game against Bobby would have been a great measuring stick for Dylan.
#11 Jeremy Burr - Untouchaballs
Last Week: Did Not Play
Are the rumors true that Burr is not QBing for Untouchaballs this season?? We'll find out next week, but we're told that they lost to Frodo 36-7 without him. Could be a long season for Untouchaballs without their loudmouth superstar.
#12 David Eickhoff - Grey Hair Don't Care
Last Week: Lost to the Malones 52-14, beat Freeballers 45-26
Weird to have such a convincing win against a D1 team, and then on the same day have such a convincing loss against a D2 team (especially one that was just a D3 team!) but that was Grey Hair Don't Care's day. Are they good? Are they bad? We're not sure!
#13 Brandon "B" Ford - Practice Squad
Last Week: Beat Buffalo Vice 38-35
Practice Squad has just looked so much more at home since dropping down to D3 this Spring. They start this season 2-0 with wins over the last two D4 champions, PWI and Buffalo Vice. It'll be interesting to see how they fare against Wanderers (who they eliminated from the playoffs last session), Let's Get Reccked and Jabronies.
#14 Alex Buchlis - Let's Get Reccked
Last Week: Beat Straw Hats 54-36
Maybe Straw Hats, struggling with the loss of half their team, isn't the best measuring stick for how good Let's Get Reccked will be this season, but they can only play the team that lines up against them. And they played well, in their first game of the season.
#15 Buddy Lee - Passing While Intoxicated / Big Daddy Jason & the ILFers
Last Week: Beat Straw Hats 41-30 (Passing While Intoxicated), beat Select 44-39 and The Herd 45-22 (Big Daddy Jason & the ILFers)
Buddy played three games, and scored 40+ points three times. PWI attendance aside the first week of the season, he's off to a pretty great start. Why haven't more D2 teams tried to poach him yet??
Fancy Statistics Section
Yeah, right. You're not getting any fancy statistics out of us until at LEAST Week Four, and even then we'll tell you the sample size is too small to be meaningful (yes, we're going to copy/paste this line next week too, so get used to it)
That's it for the TSL Power Rankings this week! As we said above, we don't currently have our own email address anymore, so if you have any thoughts about QB rankings, or you want to make sure we know who's throwing for your team, please feel free to contact our good friend This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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