Red Dog Sports
Arena Football (Spokane at Utah)
Friday 4/9/10 (9pm eastern)
Spokane +1
Spokane played last week and lost at home to a good Milwaukee Iron team. Now they go to Utah to play a team that opens their season tonight and are not sure who will start for them at QB. Read this article:
Blaze fans surely remember prolific receiver Aaron Boone, who will pair with Wendall Williams to form an experienced and dangerous 1-2 receiving corps. But who will be throwing them the ball is a game-time decision, said first-year coach Ernesto Purnsley. The quarterback race is between former University of Utah gunslinger Brett Elliott and former Utah State quarterback Michael Affleck.
Of the 19 players on the active roster for Utah, only six have ever suited up in the AFL. But even with such youth, Purnsley expects to be competitive and likes the talent on the roster. Many Blaze players took the field in college for teams in premier conferences in front of tens of thousands of fans on a weekly basis. Some have been on National Football League rosters and practice squads.
"With the younger players, you also have a lot of eagerness and willingness to learn the game," Boone said. "I think that's what we're going to bring to the field."
