Saturday, May 21, 2011

Command at Talons: Pregame Primer

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Kansas City Command (2-7, 1-4 road) vs. Tulsa Talons (4-5, 2-2 home)

TV: N/A
Stream: Click here
Radio: KRMG 740 (740 AM)
Time: 7:00 CT

Passing Yards per Game: Talons – 217.7 (18th), Command – 297.2 (3rd)
Rushing Yards per Game: Talons – 59.1 (1st), Command – 18.2 (13th)
Total Yards Allowed per Game: Talons – 278.2 (5th), Command – 299.4 (14th)

View from the enemy: N/A

Tulsa is coming off a National televised win against the New Orleans VooDoo. The return of Justin Allgood this week has added a lot more attention to the Talons this week.

Kansas City coming in: The Command played last Friday losing a tough one to the Tampa Bay Storm.

THE MATCHUP

Just as in the Chicago game two weeks ago, the numbers lie in this one. The Command is near the top of the league on the offensive side of the ball. However, Kansas City is just 2-7 and put their top 2 receivers on Injured Reserve this week. While Tulsa continues to prove that defense and rushing still matter in this league.

QB Matt Bassuener will get a break this week playing against one of the worst defenses in the league. However, as stated above, he will have Justin Allgood standing behind him the whole game. It will be fun to see how Matt responds to that.

On Defense, the Talons will need to continue to be physical and cause turnovers. While the Talons are -5 in turnover differential, they have come alive since the Arizona game and have a +1 turnover differential and are getting more turnovers on downs.

Kickoff at 7:00 CT.

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