With the first six weeks of the season being completed recently, the DSFL has nearly hit it's half way point and so far the competition league wide is incredible. Every team is putting forward some of their best rosters this season, with stars dotted across the league being bright points for the game of football. There are a number of rookies who are having exceptional performances, but today we're going to be focusing on two of them who have garnered more attention from the media in the last few weeks than any other players in DSFL history. It's no secret that San Antonio Marshals strong safety Ryan Cobalt and Portland Pythons running back Antonio Summer have had their fair share of conflict over the years, and that trend has continued into this season as the Pythons and Marshals met for the first time in week six. The Pythons have been putting a lot of emphasis on their running back tandem in Shady and Summer this season, and it was the perfect match up for the Marshals to field Cobalt as their direct coverage.
The game opened with Antonio Summer going on a massive tear and fighting his way through literally every single player on the Marshals roster to blow into open water for a fifty-eight yard touchdown run that will be on highlight reels for years to come, opening the doors for the Pythons to have a strong offensive game. A lot of the blame for the fifty-eight yard run fell on Cobalt who lost his cool and eventually his hold on Summer who proceeded to dodge his way around the remaining Marshals for the massive play. The two wouldn't have any direct conflict for a long, waiting until the fourth quarter before having any more issues with each other when the Pythons were making progress down the field towards the Marshals end zone. Cobalt managed to rack up four tackles in the course of seven plays for what very well could have been a player of the game performance. Three of these tackles were on Summer, who he limited to only twelve yards between the three rushes as is if payback for the massive upset he had earlier in the game.
After making the third tackle, player mic's picked up on Cobalt yelling in Summer's face while the young running back was lying on the ground, screaming profanities in celebration. Summer shoved Cobalt off him and got up, which prompted Cobalt to throw a punch that landed on Summer's jaw and set the two into a frenzy as they tore their team mates away in an attempt to get at each other in what would be their second definite fight of the season. Cobalt used his extra reach to land a number of punches on the more vulnerable Summer before the two were broken up by officials and players and taken to the sidelines. The two would spend the rest of the game in the locker room while the Pythons went on to score a field goal off the drive and take the game at road in San Antonio. At this time the league has not issued any disciplinary measures, but has reinstated their belief that fighting should never be a part of the game in football.
In terms of season wide success, Summer is currently boasting a beautiful stat line, coming in at 587 yards on 101 attempts for an average of 5.8 YPC all while adding two touchdowns as Shady takes more of the punch in role. Cobalt has 44 tackles, 1 TFL, is 1/1 on FF/FR and has been solid at air defense with 4 PD's. Cobalt currently ranks first among safeties in tackles, while Summer is sitting neatly in second for rushing yards with forty less carries heading into the seventh week of play. This rivalry will continue to be fierce all season.
The game opened with Antonio Summer going on a massive tear and fighting his way through literally every single player on the Marshals roster to blow into open water for a fifty-eight yard touchdown run that will be on highlight reels for years to come, opening the doors for the Pythons to have a strong offensive game. A lot of the blame for the fifty-eight yard run fell on Cobalt who lost his cool and eventually his hold on Summer who proceeded to dodge his way around the remaining Marshals for the massive play. The two wouldn't have any direct conflict for a long, waiting until the fourth quarter before having any more issues with each other when the Pythons were making progress down the field towards the Marshals end zone. Cobalt managed to rack up four tackles in the course of seven plays for what very well could have been a player of the game performance. Three of these tackles were on Summer, who he limited to only twelve yards between the three rushes as is if payback for the massive upset he had earlier in the game.
After making the third tackle, player mic's picked up on Cobalt yelling in Summer's face while the young running back was lying on the ground, screaming profanities in celebration. Summer shoved Cobalt off him and got up, which prompted Cobalt to throw a punch that landed on Summer's jaw and set the two into a frenzy as they tore their team mates away in an attempt to get at each other in what would be their second definite fight of the season. Cobalt used his extra reach to land a number of punches on the more vulnerable Summer before the two were broken up by officials and players and taken to the sidelines. The two would spend the rest of the game in the locker room while the Pythons went on to score a field goal off the drive and take the game at road in San Antonio. At this time the league has not issued any disciplinary measures, but has reinstated their belief that fighting should never be a part of the game in football.
In terms of season wide success, Summer is currently boasting a beautiful stat line, coming in at 587 yards on 101 attempts for an average of 5.8 YPC all while adding two touchdowns as Shady takes more of the punch in role. Cobalt has 44 tackles, 1 TFL, is 1/1 on FF/FR and has been solid at air defense with 4 PD's. Cobalt currently ranks first among safeties in tackles, while Summer is sitting neatly in second for rushing yards with forty less carries heading into the seventh week of play. This rivalry will continue to be fierce all season.
