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- Category: TSL QB Power Rankings
- Published: 20 September 2023
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Welcome back to the TSL Quarterback Power Rankings!
We've got a Top Twenty for you today, and look, a graph, how ORIGINAL. Without further adieu, the best quarterbacks in the League:
#1 Bobby McConnell - Eyes Downtown
Last Week: Beat Legends 27-13
The TSL's top ranked QB beat the TSL's only undefeated D1 team on Saturday, so this is an easy call. Bobby stays on top of the Power Rankings, and although his team went 1-2 against Legends this season, they can at least go into the playoffs saying "we figured these guys out by our third game, we'll be fine!"
#2 Mike Thomas - Sticky Bandits
Last Week: Lost to Legends 31-30
The Sticky Bandits had won 10 regular season games in a row before their Eyes Downtown loss a couple weeks ago (they might have won more indoors, but we don't track those) and now they're on their first two game losing streak in about a year. On the plus side, Mike DID score more points against Legends than Bobby on Saturday.
#3 Joey Batts - Legends / Cunning Stunts
Last Week: Did Not Play
No game for the QB of Cunning Stunts. We have to start removing "Legends" from his name on this chart next week, since he still has yet to QB one game for them this season.
#4 Jordan Lawson - Losing Streak / Mavericks
Last Week: Did Not Play
No games for Losing Streak or Mavericks this week. Jordan wasn't spotted reffing either. Who gave this guy the day off?
#5 Jeremy Burr - Untouchaballs
Last Week: Beat Scared Hitless 33-28
Untouchaballs are the fourth highest scoring team in the TSL, and a win over Scared Hitless combined with a Can't Touch This implosion vs Freeballers moves Burr up a spot in the Power Rankings this week. Untouchaballs had one random Saturday where they forget how to play defense and gave up 47 points (twice). Other than that, they've been maybe the best team in D2.
#6 Ryan Dougherty - Can't Touch This
Last Week: Lost to Freeballers 58-18, beat Scared Hitless 25-22
How does a team go 6-0 against the rest of their division and then get smoked by 40 points in their only loss? Were they missing half their roster on Saturday? Ryan will finish the season with two straight games against 2-4 THREAD, so it seems likely that he and Can't Touch This will earn the #1 seed in D2. Who's their bigger playoff threat right now: Untouchaballs or Freeballers?
#7 Jeremy "Hogan" Olson - Freeballers
Last Week: Beat Can't Touch This 58-18, beat Cle-Avengers Assemble 52-23
Hogan is really good at football. It's been almost a year since he's won a game so maybe people have forgotten, but this is a guy who has already won D2 ("but he had Sean!" yeah, yeah) and has always put up points no matter what division he's played in. On Saturday the Freeballers went from a bit of a D2 afterthought to an outright championship favorite.
#8 Garrett Beesing - Frodo Swaggins / BAADies
Last Week: Did Not Play
No games for Frodo or BAADies this week. Two bye weeks in a row for a guy that QBs two teams means that he's going to have a LOT of doubleheader weeks (with both teams!) to make up for.
#9 Terrell Bolden - The Family
Last Week: Beat Let's Get Reccked 62-28
The Family is the highest scoring non-gender team in the TSL. They're scoring 46.2 PPG, and have broken the 60 point mark TWICE already. Is there anyone willing to bet against these guys in a D3 playoff game?
#10 Travis Cleavenger - Cle-Avengers Assemble
Last Week: Lost to Freeballers 52-23
Cle-Avengers Assemble haven't established much of an identity yet this session. What are they good at? They're sixth on offense in their division, and dead last in defense. Yes, they still have Travis who will give them a chance every week, but last session he was playing for (and winning) the D2 championship. Tough to bet on that this season.
#11 Dylan Day - Scared Hitless
Last Week: Lost to Untouchaballs 33-28, lost to Can't Touch This 25-22
Scared Hitless play excellent defense, but it's tough to be competitive when you're only putting up 27.5 PPG in a division where the top teams are 40+. The point differentials suggest they're the fifth best team in D2 overall, and that feels about right -- good enough to upset someone in the playoffs, not good enough to win the whole thing.
#12 Frank Laudico - Wanderers
Last Week: Lost to Vaspian 40-33
The Wanderers are in 7th place in D3 (not really, but our website seems to think so) and they have the fourth worst defense in the entire TSL right now. It's tough to win games when you're giving up 42.6 PPG, but other than a slaughter by Let's Get Reccked, their other losses have been within one score, so Frank must be doing something right.
#13 Mark Dalfonso - THREAD
Last Week: Lost to Practice Squad 30-29
We're past the point in the season where we can chalk it up to rust with THREAD. Six games in and they're 2-4. They are what their record says they are right now. Oddly their only two wins this season have been against Freeballers and Untouchaballs, two of the best teams in their division. We can't explain it.
#14 Brandon "B" Ford - Practice Squad / 716
Last Week: Beat THREAD 30-29 (Practice Squad), lost to the Malones 27-23 (716)
Mark it on your calendar folks. September 16th 2023, Practice Squad FINALLY won a regular season game in D2. They've been close a dozen times of course - they're actually a pretty good team, but it's been hard for them to take that next step after they won D3 and moved up. Congrats B and the Squad -- now turn it into a winning streak.
#15 Alex Buchlis - Let's Get Reccked
Last Week: Lost to The Family 62-28, lost to the Malones 47-31
Let's Get Reccked were massively shorthanded this week and lost a player to injury early in their game, so not much to dissect about this week's losses. Are they good enough to beat the Malones at full strength? Sure. Are they good enough to beat the Family at full strength? We'll find out in the playoffs.
#16 Andy Clark - Buffalo Vice
Last Week: Beat ILF 37-8, lost to Travis Henry's Kids 31-29
Buffalo Vice are in second place in the D4 standings (behind Cunning Stunts), second place in D4 scoring (behind Cunning Stunts) and second place in D4 point differentials (behind Cunning Stunts). Did we mention they got destroyed by Cunning Stunts a few weeks ago? This is a great squad. Great enough to win D4? Maybe not, but great enough to have a chance.
#17 John Langley - Bullet Club / Travis Henry's Kids
Last Week: Lost to Vaspian 39-29, lost to Keller Whales 30-19 (Bullet Club), beat Buffalo Vice 31-29, beat ILF 42-24 (Travis Henry's Kids)
Langley loves to complain about his arm ailments, but after this week's quadruple-header he probably has a legit claim to being sore. Two losses in D3 and two wins in D4 add up to a C+ day for John. THK looks suddenly more competitive than last season, while Bullet Club looks suddenly worse. If anyone has any theories, let us know! (via the Godfather of course)
#18 T.J. Ferguson - Puckett All-Stars
Last Week: Lost to Passing While Intoxicated 43-30
This is the type of game that Puckett usually wins by 30. Is it just us or do they seem a bit off this session? Yes, they don't have Vince anymore, but TJ is just as good, and their roster is loaded with talent. Maybe they're just phoning it in until playoffs at this point?
#19 Brian Orzechowski - Vaspian
Last Week: Beat Wanderers 40-33, beat Bullet Club 39-29
We should probably acknowledge Vaspian at some point, who are in first place in D3 as we enter the last few weeks of the season. Raise your hand if you bet on THAT before the season. Okay, put your hand down, you liar. Vaspian is carrying on their tradition of being the worst offense in their division this session... but somehow being the best defense has carried them to a 4-1 record as they've won four in a row. Is it sustainable? We doubt it! But Brian's an awesome guy, and we're rooting for him.
#20 Damien Keller - Keller Whales
Last Week: Beat Bullet Club 30-19
Keller Whales are the only team in D3 to have not lost a game by more than a touchdown all season. This is a solid squad, and they've found the answer at QB in their third generation Keller. They're statistically a little average at both offense and defense compared to the rest of their division so tough to label them a "D3 favorite", but they're one of only three teams in their division with a winning record, and that has to count for something.
Fancy Statistics Section
We devote most of our energy to offense in this article, because let's face it, QB's are sexier than CB's. But occasionally we like to look at defense... it's said to win championships, after all. Here are the best (and worst!) defenses by average points per game allowed, across all divisions:
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