| (CURRENT) (TEAM) (W/L RECORD) (LAST | | | | the Desperados. |
| WEEKS RANK) | | | | 7) Georgia Force (3-3) (LW: 4) The Force |
| 1) Austin Wranglers (5-1) (LW: 3) By far the most | | | | dropped a tough one at home this past weekend |
| impressive team through the first six weeks of | | | | vs. a Wranglers club that just wanted it more. |
| action after playing in a different city for every | | | | They played a solid first half of the game, but the |
| game, and compiling a remarkable 4-1 mark on | | | | offense was stifled for most of the second |
| their 5-game road trip. They now get the benefit | | | | stanza. A 2-2 mark at home to start the year is |
| of some home cooking starting first with NY. | | | | not what this franchise expected to this point, so |
| 2) Colorado Crush (5-1) (LW: 2) It was far from | | | | look for HC Plank to have his men ready for their |
| impressive, but the defending champs got the job | | | | two-game road trip that starts in Columbus. |
| done vs. the Rampage and increased its lead in | | | | 8) Philadelphia Soul (3-3) (LW: 5) Are there such |
| the division by one full game. Up next is a huge | | | | things as Mulligan's in this league? Of course not, |
| road date in Chicago with a possible season | | | | but if there were, the Soul would be more than |
| sweep on the line. | | | | happy to take one after last weekends effort in |
| 3) Nashville Kats (4-2) (LW: 1) Last weeks number | | | | Sin City. I'm not sure what team that was that |
| one squad dropped a shocker in the desert to the | | | | roamed the wet track of the Thomas and Mack, |
| Rattlers, and got poor QB play out of Clint | | | | but it's not the Soul squad that I had pegged as a |
| Stoerner once again. This is a cause for concern, | | | | dark horse for the ArenaBowl title. The second |
| but it was the first game of the year without WR | | | | leg of their four game road trip finds them in KC, |
| LB Cory Fleming and the Kats WR corps found it | | | | and they better find their "A" game or else they'll |
| much tougher to get open. Up next is a date with | | | | be under .500 heading into Week 8. |
| the Blaze in the "DC". | | | | 9) Chicago Rush (3-3) (LW: 6) It wasn't that big a |
| 4) Dallas Desperados (5-1) (LW: 7) Dallas put | | | | shocker that Chicago lost its home game to the |
| together its most dominating effort of the | | | | visiting Desperados, but the manner in which they |
| season, and won its second straight over the | | | | were defeated was eye opening to say the least. |
| Chicago Rush. The offense was combustible; the | | | | They were sloppy in every facet of the game, |
| defense ferocious, and the mental mistakes were | | | | and suffered some major injuries as an added |
| kept in check. All the ingredients necessary for an | | | | insult. Their season could be on the line over the |
| ArenaBowl recipe. Up next is a trip to Tampa vs. | | | | next two weeks as they get Colorado Friday |
| Stafford and Co. | | | | night, and then have to travel to Nashville to take |
| 5) Orlando Predators (4-2) (LW: 10) I sound like a | | | | on the revenge minded Kats. |
| broken record with this club, but, six weeks have | | | | 10) Columbus Destroyers (3-3) (LW: 11) It looks |
| now flown by and I still don't get this team. An | | | | as if the ballet lessons really paid off. Since |
| OT victory in Tampa followed up by an absolute | | | | dawning the leotards and little booties, the |
| stinker in NY only to blow the doors off the | | | | Destroyers boast a 2-0 mark and picked up their |
| Avengers this past weekend. Maybe this squad is | | | | first road win of the year. This Friday Nights |
| really that good and I just have to accept it. | | | | game against Georgia has been deemed |
| Enjoy your trip out west vs. the Rattlers. | | | | "Dynamite night" as Napoleon's Uncle Rico will be |
| 6) Tampa Bay Storm (4-2) (LW: 9) What QB | | | | around signing autographs before the game. Heck, |
| Shane Stafford is doing this year is really starting | | | | they might need him to suit up and play some |
| to turn into something special as he's the field | | | | defense after losing a couple bodies last Friday |
| general for the top ranked offense in the league. | | | | night. |
| The unit will be put to the test this week vs. | | | | And the rest.... |
| another potent scoring team otherwise known as | | | | |