Coffee Grinds: Playoff Pick’Em

Aug. 14,2015
By Jason Jones
YIt's playoff time .There’s no better time for a fan and no more stressful time for an athlete. ou win, and your quest for a championship continues. You lose, and all of the sprints, weights, dieting and training go for not. It's a simple theory, win or go home, and I assure you there are players whom seasons have ended, who’ve worked all week, and maybe somewhere at a desk job, coaching, training kids or running their own business, reading this right now….that wish they still had a chance to be in “the Dance”.
So let's allow ourselves to have some fun the way ESPN and other media networks do, and let's pick ‘em. Let's talk to those outside looking in, and see who they think will prevail in this weekends’ contests. I'll stay out of it. My career has tied me to several past and present AFL franchises. I’ve played on teams with bad records and I've played on teams that have set records. I fully understand the privilege and magnitude of playoff football. So my allegiance starts and ends with the League itself and ALL of our players. But these guys have no bias. So here's who they picked in the quarterfinal round.
Adam Juratovac (2010 ArenaBowl Champion, Spokane Shock)
San Jose 63--‐42; Player to Watch: SaberCats QB Eric Meyer
Cleveland 58--‐56; Player to Watch: Soul WR Shaun Kauleinamoku
Jacksonville 49--‐42; Player to Watch: Sharks OL Raymond McNeil
Arizona 56--‐49; Player to Watch: Shock WR Nick Truesdell
Christian Johnson (Two-time Conference Champion, 1st team All Arena, Philadelphia Soul)
San Jose 63--‐42; Player to Watch: SaberCats WRs Reggie Gray/Maurice Purify
Philadelphia 55--‐43; Player to Watch: Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh
Jacksonville 48--‐45; Player to Watch: Sharks WR Anthony Jones/ DE Joe Sykes
Arizona 60--‐46; Player to Watch: Rattlers MLB Tyre Glasper
Rayshaun Kizer (Two-time Conference Champion, Multiple-time All-Arena DB, LA KISS)
San Jose 49--‐42; Player to Watch: SaberCats WR Reggie Gray/Thunder DB Varmah Sonie
Philadelphia 56--‐49; Player to Watch: Gladiators QB Shane Austin/Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh
Orlando 59--‐56; Player to Watch: Sharks QB Tommy Grady
Arizona 63--‐49; Player to Watch: Shock QB Arvell Nelson
Kevin Myers (OL Las Vegas Outlaws)
San Jose 55--‐34; Player to Watch: SaberCats MLB Francis Maka
Philadelphia 56--‐48; Player to Watch: Soul DB James Romain
Jacksonville 61--‐49; Player to Watch: Sharks WR Anthony Jones
Arizona 49--‐35; Player to Watch: Rattlers WR Rod Windsor
Thank you for reading Coffee Grinds this season. God bless!
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