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When
the Cobras have the ball... |
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Rushing - If Orlando
has a weakness on defense (which is highly debatable), it would have to
be in stopping the run. Alan Campos
outperformed Bo Kelly last week, but
suffered a mild concussion. Advantage: Even |
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Passing - Fred McNair
may very well provide the Cobras with a spark if he starts. But a
spark will do little to counteract the Predators' tandem of Kenny McEntyre
and Damon Mason, who have 10 interceptions between them. Add in the
injury to Marlon Estes, and it's a clear... Advantage: Orlando |
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When
the Predators have the ball... |
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Rushing - Orlando
stars Rick Hamilton and Tommy Dorsey are both out for the season with injuries.
Hamilton had been fifth in the league in rushing. The two absences
give the Cobras' line a chance to stuff the run again, after failing to
do so last week. Advantage: Carolina |
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Passing - As Orlando's
starter, Connell Maynor has lost only one game, ArenaBowl XIII against
Albany. He killed the Cobras in their last meeting with four touchdown
passes and another score on a scramble. Carolina's secondary is improving,
but Adrian Lunsford and Reggie
Carthon are still playing together for only the second time Advantage:
Orlando |
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Also... |
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Coaching - Jay Gruden
has guided the Predators to back-to-back ArenaBowls in his first two seasons
and appears to be well on the way to going for trip number three.
Advantage: Orlando |
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Intangibles - The
Cobras are reportedly re-energized by the trade for Fred McNair, and they
travel to Orlando with nothing to lose, as no one expects them to do much
in the rest of this season. Carolina should be seeking revenge for
the home-town, national-TV drubbing they took from the Predators earlier
this year. Orlando, meanwhile, may be looking ahead to the playoffs
already. Advantage: Carolina |
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Prediction:
Orlando 57 - Carolina 35 |
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(1-5) 
(6-0)