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Church League Flag Football Sandbagging

  • Dr. KnOiTaLL
    Played in a game of flag football for a church league today against another local church team. Everyone on our roster is from the church and legitimately attends, but the team we played today, no lie, had an African American wide receiver who played for Louisville and also spent a short time in the NFL. Now, I'm all for competing and putting your best product on the field, but this fella certainly does not go to the other church. He's still only 28, so I think he gave up his NFL dream, but he could still fly. Luckily, even in my old age, I used intelligence to limit him to 3 catches for about 40 total yards, but it still kind of irritated me that a team would get a guy like that in a "friendly" church league.
  • sportchampps
    How do you know he doesn't go to the other church?
  • Sonofanump
    Not sure if humblebrag.
  • Dr. KnOiTaLL
    Sonofanump;1717162 wrote:Not sure if humblebrag.
    Certainly, but still not the main question. Cool or uncool?
  • Dr. KnOiTaLL
    sportchampps;1717160 wrote:How do you know he doesn't go to the other church?
    I've been told by other people I know who go to the church?
  • Uz2Bon36
    What would Jesus Do?

    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717174 wrote:Certainly, but still not the main question. Cool or uncool?
    Totally uncool for you to question if he attends the other church.
  • friendfromlowry
    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717158 wrote:. Luckily, even in my old age, I used intelligence to limit him to 3 catches for about 40 total yards,
    Perhaps this was his way of taking it easy on you guys since it was just a church league.
  • Belly35
    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717158 wrote:Played in a game of flag football for a church league today against another local church team. Everyone on our roster is from the church and legitimately attends, but the team we played today, no lie, had an African American wide receiver who played for Louisville and also spent a short time in the NFL. Now, I'm all for competing and putting your best product on the field, but this fella certainly does not go to the other church. He's still only 28, so I think he gave up his NFL dream, but he could still fly. Luckily, even in my old age, I used intelligence to limit him to 3 catches for about 40 total yards, but it still kind of irritated me that a team would get a guy like that in a "friendly" church league.
    there no crying in church flag football.... :)
  • Rotinaj
    friendfromlowry;1717177 wrote:Perhaps this was his way of taking it easy on you guys since it was just a church league.
    This. Or the other QB was absolutely terrible.
  • Rotinaj
    Maybe he was visiting a friend or family in the area who attends, or is dating someone who goes there and they asked him if he wanted to play some flag football? I highly doubt the church is bringing in former nfl players to win at flag football.
  • Sonofanump
    Maybe he is looking to improve so he can join the Cincinnati Commandos next year.
  • rrfan
    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717158 wrote:Played in a game of flag football for a church league today against another local church team. Everyone on our roster is from the church and legitimately attends, but the team we played today, no lie, had an African American wide receiver who played for Louisville and also spent a short time in the NFL. Now, I'm all for competing and putting your best product on the field, but this fella certainly does not go to the other church. He's still only 28, so I think he gave up his NFL dream, but he could still fly. Luckily, even in my old age, I used intelligence to limit him to 3 catches for about 40 total yards, but it still kind of irritated me that a team would get a guy like that in a "friendly" church league.
    I am sure you are very athletic but if he had only 3 catches for 40 yards on you I see why he is not still in the NFL.
  • like_that
    Stopped reading at "church."
  • SportsAndLady
    Sonofanump;1717162 wrote:Not sure if humblebrag.
    Humble brag for sure.
  • Fly4Fun
    So Dr.KnOiTaLL used his superior intellect to thwart the evil plots of the rival church who brought in a ringer to win flag football.

    Cool story bro.
  • Dr. KnOiTaLL
    rrfan;1717192 wrote:I am sure you are very athletic but if he had only 3 catches for 40 yards on you I see why he is not still in the NFL.
    Yeah, certainly didn't have great hands, and from what I could see wasn't a great route runner. So I mostly just sat 10 yards deep on him and back-peddled at the snap. Their QB wasn't great either, so they missed a couple opportunities where he broke loose.
  • SportsAndLady
    What part of Ohio are you from?
  • Old Rider
    So did you win or lose the game?
  • TedSheckler
    Found a pic of Dr. KnOiTaLL.

  • Al Bundy
    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717211 wrote:Yeah, certainly didn't have great hands, and from what I could see wasn't a great route runner. So I mostly just sat 10 yards deep on him and back-peddled at the snap. Their QB wasn't great either, so they missed a couple opportunities where he broke loose.
    So you shut down Greg Little?
  • gerb131
    Is this a money league?
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717158 wrote:Played in a game of flag football for a church league...the team we played today, no lie, had an African American wide receiver...this fella certainly does not go to the other church
    sportchampps;1717160 wrote:How do you know he doesn't go to the other church?
    That was my 1st thought as well.
    Dr. KnOiTaLL;1717158 wrote:I used intelligence to limit him to 3 catches for about 40 total yards
    Sonofanump;1717162 wrote:Not sure if humblebrag.
    Definitely humblebrag. That was my 2nd thought.
  • sleeper
    It's a church league; no one cares.
  • Classyposter58
    Dude I've played pickup hockey games with people who played or currently play D1 hockey this year. I'm saying this cause they were maybe giving 50% effort and still owning. I guarantee if this guy went full go he would have destroyed your team
  • Pick6
    church league flag football is sirius bizness