Garrett Hartley, We Get a Kick Out Of You

Since the opening game of the season is a holiday of sorts, 4 out of the 5 members of the Board of Governors met at the Leight Compound to celebrate the commencement of the season by eating copious amounts of grilled meats and consuming some adult beverages. Sure there was a football game to be played, but the real story of the night was meat. Lots and lots of meat. Strip steaks, barbecue pork steaks, pork sirloin chops, grilled peppers and onions and corn on the cob made for a deliciously ridiculous buffet spread prior to the game. The sound of grilled flesh being devoured by four hungry men was much more enjoyable than Taylor Swift anyway.

Then Garrett Hartley started missing field goals.

How do you miss a 46 and a 32 yarder indoors? Seven points were left on the field for the Prospect Pioneers, and the smart money says that Hartley will be left to the waiver wire once GM Dan Coulter is able to make a move. Hartley ended up scoring two extra points, giving Prospect a 2-0 lead over Honolulu very early.

In other opening night LFFL action, Weirton leads defending champ Allentown 11.05-10.44 as the Wiggers had Pierre Thomas going against the Iron Men's Drew Brees. The Skullets are up 10.15 - 0 on Ellwood on performances by Adrian Peterson and Marques Colston. Visanthe Shiancoe has given the Indiana Ignition a 10.8 - 0 early lead, and the Youngstown Zoes scored 11.82 points to the Chewton Champs 3. Youngstown may be in trouble though, as their eleven points came from 3 players, QB Brett Favre, flex Robert Meachem, and the Minnesota defense, while Chewton's three points came from their kicker alone. If Jake Delhomme produces on Sunday, inserting Favre into the lineup last minute may prove to be a mistake.

Real football takes two days off (though the NFL Network does have CFL football on Friday nights) but returns Sunday at 1 PM. Owners have until the next kickoff to reorganize their rosters if they wish, but will be unable to add/drop any players from tonight's action and have those additions available any earlier than week two.