Tulsa World recapping the VooDoo game: "Tulsa (4-5) has won four of its last six games after an 0-3 start. With last week's 64-45 win over Chicago, the Talons have now won two in a row for the first time this season. The Talons return home to play the Kansas City Command, a Central Division rival, next Saturday night."
Monday Philly.com broke news of the Allgood trade: "The Soul pulled the plug on quarterback Justin Allgood yesterday, sending him back to the Tulsa Talons in a three-team deal that netted Philadelphia an offensive lineman and future considerations. Allgood was one of the first players signed in the offseason by the Soul, who were rebuilding from scratch following two seasons off. Injuries and inconsistency stunted Allgood's transition here. His departure leaves Ryan Vena as the only quarterback on the roster."
Mitch Allner has assured that Bassuener will start: A trade sending former Tulsa Talons quarterback Justin Allgood back to his old team won't affect the status of current starter Matt Bassuener, at least not for now. "Matt is our starter. He's done a great job and definitely earned that spot," head coach Mitch Allner said.
Allgood is happy to be back in Tulsa: "It takes leaving something to miss it," said Allgood, who signed with the Soul after quarterbacking the Talons for the past four seasons. Allgood took part in Wednesday's practice at the Convention Center and started getting acquainted with teammates old and new. He played alongside current Talons receiver Al Hunt at Oklahoma City in 2006 as Craig Strickland's backup, before coming to Tulsa the following season.
Physical practices have improved the defense: "We have very active, very physical practices, and you're seeing that reflected on the weekends," Allner said. Tulsa's defense went from not stopping anyone six weeks ago to playing like one of the Arena Football League's best units.
AFL Midseason Report: "Looking ahead, the team will play just four playoff contenders over the next ten weeks. To help matters, they’ll play three of those games at home and will have one more shot at division leaders Chicago and Dallas. The chips could fall in Tulsa’s favor."
More talk of Bassuener in the Allgood trade: “We are pretty happy with where we are at with our quarterback right now. Matt is our starting quarterback and has done a great job so far,” Talons Head Coach Mitch Allner said. “It was great to get Allgood back home and to the team he has played with for the past few years. We are going to feel out how things go as far as his playing time. Bassuener has been here from the start of the season and our team is in a pretty good place right now where we are playing good ball.”
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