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Today, as the AFL nation bids one final farewell to Tim Marcum, I'm taking the time to not be a journalist, and just write my thoughts. No backspaces short of typographical errors. No going back on my thoughts in the name of getting the right

Forty times, the San Jose SaberCats and the Arizona Rattlers have met in their illustrious histories. Six times they have met in the playoffs. There are 12 ArenaBowl appearances and seven championships between the clubs, and there were 28 wins between the two this year. On Sunday, one will advance to the National Conference Finals to take on the Spokane Shock.

Never before in AFL history have all of the teams that finished one season gone on to play the next season in the same city which they were playing in before. There was hope that the 2015 season was going to be first of its kind. However, at least three teams are in limbo for next year, including the Iowa Barmstormers, who are reportedly considering a move to a lower level league next year, per Channel 13 WhoTV in Des Moines.

The Atlantic City Blackjacks held the lead for the entire first half of the contest against the still undefeated Albany Empire, but the offense hit a brick wall in the second half and the Empire took advantage coming out on top 54-35.

As training camps around the Arena Football League wind down and a fresh season approaches, the Tampa Bay Storm are left with many questions at many positions.

Let's get primed for the second week of the Quickplay Arena Fan-Tasy game. San Antonio and Philadelphia are on bye this week so Derrick Ross will have to sit on the bench and some deeper fullback options will need to be played. It also means that options will be limited to Chicago and Iowa in the Central Division and Cleveland and Pittsburgh in the East Division.

The first ever broadcast of the Arena Football League on CBS Sports Network on Saturday night (March 23) was, in my opinion, a huge success. I was a little skeptical of how CBSSN would cover AFL games on their broadcasts this season, but by the end of halftime, my fears had been put to rest.

Have you ever been so caught up with something, you tend to forget the reason what you were trying to prove in the first place? You listen to all the hype and all the glamour, but in the back of your mind, what you are really doing is hurting your sole purpose and accomplishments.

The Pittsburgh Power made the jump last season from a 4-14 team to a 15-3 team. If they are going to be making a jump in the right direction this year, they're going to have to do so with peering eyes watching their every move. The Power have been fined by the Arena Football League a total of $100,000 for three separate incidents in violating the salary structure for coaches and players.

The Rush will be looking to rebound after coming off of a loss to the Kansas City Command in which they committed five turnovers and gave up a season high 58 points. While everyone on the team takes the defeat as a team loss, they are fully aware that the offense needs to step up and play up to its potential.