Football is coming back to India, but for the athletes of the EFLI, it has never left.
EFLI Weekly will be a weekly post talking about a subject for each team in the league. With the first exhibition games on the horizon, it is time to buckle your chin straps and get ready for some football.
The "EFLI Weekly" will be separated by the East-West divisions. Here is the East:
Colombo Lions: A quiet approach
The Colombo Lions have not made any kind of splash in social media, but they are still going to be top contenders this season. The Lions had one of the best defense last season in not allowing scoring from the opposing team, so it will be interesting to see if they are as successful this season.
They fell short to the champion Pune Marathas in the semi-finals, but their running game was top notch and could be one of the best in the league. The bad news is that they had the worst passing attack, so there is no word out yet who the quarterback will be if Zulker Hamid does not return, but they will not be able to win without a solid and balanced offense.
Hyderbad Skykings: Banda has style...but skill as well?
The Skykings are pumped up and confident this year, with an owner and identity to the team in quarterback Ron Banda. Here is a glimpse of possibly their new uniforms, picture courtesy of Sai Ganesh via Facebook:
The Skykings are looking set and ready in style, but it is going to take more than cool uniforms to win games. Banda is the hope for the Skykings, but we can't forget that he also has yet to win a game. He will have plenty to prove early on in the season, because if he does not close out games and score enough, it could affect his confidence down the stretch. He was on a poor team, the 0-6 2012 Kolkata Vipers, but the thing that is scary is his 2-6 touchdown-interception count. All the mystery behind this new offense will be exciting to watch.
Dehli Defenders: Man's Fear in Helmets; 2013 MVP
The Dehli Defenders are a scary team to test. They are a team that can beat you passing, running, defensively torture you, and just hit hard. As great as Mayank "Brady" Sharma is...and Anant Verma...and Happy Lochab.
Lalit Saini IS "The Beast."
Saini can easily be the MVP next year. If he can dominate on defense, offense, and on special teams, he'll deserve the MVP over anyone else. How many NFL players play both sides of the ball and dominate? None.
If Saini works hard, and does even a little better than last year, he can be the 2013 MVP.
Kolkata Vipers: A New QB in town
Banda out. Akash Manna in. Let the rivalry begin!
The Skykings took the one ray of hope that is Banda from the Vipers. How do they respond? By announcing that their team offensive captain is now assumed to be quarterback Akash Manna. Manna had limited passes last year as the back-up and only other competition was punter Rajib Mondal who is now expected to be the back-up of Manna.
Manna has a shot to do something Banda never did for the Vipers. Win. The Vipers need to hope this roster can compete with the rest of the league:
***All players without a position is due to them being new or transfers***
1. Jaydip Mallick, OL, Captain
2. Arijit Sarkar, DL, Vice Captain
3. Akash Manna, QB/DB, Offense Captain
4. Md Farid Defense Captain
5. Raju Singh
6. Ambuj Roy
7. Minhaz
8. Pappu Kr. Shaw
9. BabuKarapati
10. Aniruddha Dan
11. Suraj Sonar
12. Love Prit
13. Anjum Elahi
14. Sajiv Mallick, RB
15. Sanjay Shaw, RB
16. Subarna Dey, WR
17. Saroj Patra, WR
18. Rajiv Mondal, QB/K
19. Raju Gupta, DB
20. Santu Sardar, DB
21. Jasbir Singh
22. Dipendu Das
23. Abhijit Sarkar, LB
24. Subhajit Sinha Roy
25. Pritam Singh
Reserve If any Injury : --
26. Sunny Singh, K/LB
27. Rajiv Gupta
28. Asheet Singh
29. Love Prit
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