[dieterbrock]

Where was the RFU Fam last night? Was on discus all by my lonesome...

[RedAlice]

Where was the RFU Fam last night? Was on discus all by my lonesome...

Sorry! I’ll be back next week.

Looks like I missed a good game.

[Elvis]

They even have flexing...

[Zen_Ronin]

Link to the Fleet game on now:

In discord with @RedAlice too.

[Elvis]

Mike Martz vs. Mike Singletary, Mettenberger replacing Hackenberg...

[RedAlice]

Two Fleet TDs already in Q1.

[Elvis]

Memphis Express? More like the local...

[Elvis]

I forgot, this is a revenge game for Martz, he and Singletary were the coordinators in SF when Nolan was fired. Singletary got the HC gig and then fired Martz...

[RedAlice]

Well Fleet lost at the end.

And they lost another QB. On the 4th one now.

[moklerman]

Well Fleet lost at the end.

And they lost another QB. On the 4th one now.

Well...damn.

https://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2019 ... efinitely/
Fleet’s QB Philip Nelson Suffers Shoulder Injury, Sidelined Indefinitely

POSTED BY TONI MCALLISTER ON MARCH 3, 2019

Quarterback Philip Nelson will be sidelined because of a shoulder injury when the San Diego Fleet resumes play Saturday against the Salt Lake Stallions at SDCCU Stadium, coach Mike Martz said.

Nelson suffered the injury in the second quarter of Saturday’s 26-23 loss to the Memphis Express in Memphis.

“I’m not sure where we are at quarterback right now,” Martz said after the game. “We’ll have to take a real hard look at that … and decide what we’re going to do with it. I have no inclination one way or the other at this point.”

Alex Ross threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Baugh two plays after Nelson was injured to give the Fleet a 20-6 lead five minutes, 41 seconds before halftime.

However, in nine full possessions under Ross, the Fleet were held to a field goal.

Ross fumbled the ball twice in the fourth quarter when sacked, with the Express recovering both times, and threw an interception in the second quarter. Memphis scored 14 points off those turnovers.

Ross was sacked four times, with three of the sacks coming in the fourth quarter. He completed eight of 18 passes for 80 yards and one touchdown.

“There’s a lot of things I can do better to help the team out,” Ross said. “We got to start clicking.”

The Fleet gained 124 yards, had seven first downs and punted three times in their nine full possessions under Ross. They gained 140 yards, had eight first downs, missed a field goal and lost a fumble before Nelson was injured.

Nelson completed nine of 12 passes for 110 yards including a 6-yard touchdown pass to Dontez Ford in the first quarter.

The Fleet (2-2) have had far more success with Nelson at quarterback than with the other two quarterbacks on their roster, outscoring their opponents by 37 points when he has been in the game. They were outscored by nine under Mike Bercovici and by 11 when Ross has played.

Bercovici has not played since being replaced by Nelson early in the fourth quarter of the Fleet’s 15-6 loss in their season opener Feb. 9 against San Antonio. Ross did not play in the Fleet’s first three games.

Facing a defense designed to stop the run that Martz said prompted him to call more passing plays, the Fleet also had a sharp decrease in production by their running backs from last Sunday’s 31-11 victory over San Antonio.

Ja’Quan Gardner ran for six yards on nine carries Saturday after being selected as the AAF’s offensive player of the week for rushing for 122 yards on 12 carries, including an 83-yard touchdown, against the Commanders.

Terrell Watson ran for a game-high 43 yards on 10 carries against Memphis, six days after running for 73 yards on 13 carries.

The only points the Fleet scored after Ross’ touchdown pass were on Donny Hageman’s 46-yard field goal on the third play of the fourth quarter that increased their lead to 23-15.

Memphis (1-3) tied the score with 6:01 to play on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Zach Mettenberger to running back Terrence Magee and Mettenberger’s run on the required two-point conversion attempt.

The touchdown came four plays after Ross was sacked and fumbled, with Express defensive back Jeremy Cutrer recovering at the Fleet’s 21-yard line.

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