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Shock needs to get out of funk

Posted by Vince

May 19, 2007 8:27 a.m. • 0 comments

SHOCK

This season doesn’t resemble last all that much, does it? The Shock have become ordinary, and in the af2, ordinary isn’t all the fun to watch.

The reasons range from injuries (a big one) to a new coaching staff (not as big) to loss of talent (with championships and the minor league aspect of af2, that’s to be expected) to a loss of discipline (too many turnovers and penalties, including too many of the inexplicable delay of game calls).

As in all football, in af2 you are only as good as your last game. And the Shock have a chance tonight (6; 105.7-FM) to be real good. If they can travel to Boise and defeat the division-leading Boise Burn, then the race tightens up (both would be 4-3) and the future is limitless. Lose, however, and a two-game deficit looms. Both enter tonight’s game with 2-1 division records.

Check out Jessica Brown’s advance and the notes she has on the Shock blog. And here’s is the advance from the Idaho Statesman.