Cutters Catch News Today

GLENDALE, AZ - I was wrong. I was absolutely dead wrong, and I didn't think the Philadelphia Soul had the horses to run with the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX. I didn't think they had the mental toughness to overcome when things went wrong in the raucous Snake Pit. And I was wrong.

In the span of two weeks of back-to-back away games, the Iowa Barnstormers took the New Orleans VooDoo to task, winning by a score of 48-34. In their first-ever meeting, the Barnstormers made big plays on offense and overcame a few miscues on defense to put New Orleans on their heels in the final minutes of the game.

Aaron LeSue was really the one of the only good things to come out of the 2010 Utah Blaze season. LeSue made his mark with his backflips off of the Maverick Center wall and with his high flying over the wall touchdown catch. He was an energetic, highlight generating receiver in a year where there was no energy or highlights on the Blaze.

Anyone who has followed my writing over the years knows how much of a fan I am of clock management. I harped on Jay Gruden about it seemingly each and every week when he was coaching the Orlando Predators, and I have written articles about how to manage the clock in the past. On Friday night though, my ire is with Steve Thonn of the Cleveland Gladiators, who watched his team get demolished 69-48 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in front of 8,686 fans.