SEASON OUTLOOK

OFFENSE

Potentially returning all starters from last season, the Hawks look to break loose this season and contend for the '07 title. After beating some good teams last year on the road to a 4-1 regular season, the Hawks lost a nail bitter in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual runner-ups, the The Michael Eisen Experience. The team is now ready to go the distance with there experience, chemistry and talent, and should come into the season as one of the top teams on paper.

Leading the team at QB will be 6'0", 150 lb standout Sheldon Locking. Sheldon, a good thrower and and even better runner will be backed-up by the strong-armed and athletic Jack Mosey. Both are likely to see time at the WR/SB spots as well.

At RB, the team will feature a thunder and lightning combo of Mike "Da Birdman" Bird and Jake Levinson. Expect both to be effective and expect to also see both in the receiving corps at some points throughout most games.

The loaded receiving core will feature many long, fast, and athletic pass catchers. Height and reach will be the name of the game at the inside receiving spots as the team will feature McGill track runner Kenneth Root Douglas IV, the aforementioned Jack Mosey, as well as quick-twitch b-baller Jason T.D.B. and the intelligent and gritty Robert Keep. No Slotback will be less than 6'0" in height, so expect the team to create mismatches with the size and speed. Outside at the Wide Receiver spots the team will deploy explosive playmakers Stephen Chamberlain, Cameron Salter and Mac Green, all of whom made an impact during last fall's campaign.

Snapping the ball and catching those ever-so-pesky, and often unstoppable underneath routes will be Andrew Katz and "Poker" Mike Danto. The two should contribute mightily to the offense and each will likely have multiple touchdown receptions by the season's end.

DEFENSE

The two centers will also be major contributors on defence as well. Hyperactive Rusher/LB Katz will be the emotional and playmaking captain on the D, as he brings his unstoppable motor to the table every play. "Bear Paw" Danto should have many Michael Strahan-esque moments as he dominates every quarterback he sees.

The Backers/DB's should be good too. Ballhawking safety Mosey is one of the best pass defenders in the league and should have a dominant campaign. Pigskin Poachers Keep and Salter should also take a some to the house on D. Look for Sheldon Locking to become an elite cover corner. Jason Tan de Bibiana has already established himself as a force and normally shuts down many of the plays run to his side. If Rusher-turned-corner Bird can maybe-possibly-perhaps become insane by hopefully-outjumping-taller-and-longer-receivers-using-his-wings, the secondary will not be scored upon. Salter and Chamberlain will also make many plays. LB's Levinson and Green should take away most runs and should also lock down the underneath hook zones on the field.

OVERALL: Could be the team to beat this year, as many of the solid teams of last campaign have graduated. The athletes are there, the brains are in place, the emotion will be present, it will only take a lack of will to slow this team down.

TOP TEN MOMENTS OF BEERHAWKS '07 REGULAR SEASON CAMPAIGN:

10. August 14, 2007: In a memo to co-captains Jack Mosey and Sheldon Locking titled "No More Scrambled Eggs", Coach Mike "Birdman" Bird outlines the Beerhawks new strategies for the upcoming season. After days of revision, new playbooks are distributed to the rest of the team in preparation for training camp.

9. Mere days before the start of the season, Captain Locking calls a closed-door players meeting. Amid countless speculations as to the exact reason for the meeting, players stay quiet until gametime whereupon they unveil the new look of the '07 Beerhawks jerseys.

8. "First Play, First Highlight". On the very first play of their season, Sheldon Locking drops back in the pocket and passes to a double-covered Mike "Bearpaw" Danto. With defenders' bodies draped all over him, Danto muscles his way forward for fifteen yards and a first down.

7. Analysts predicted that the Beerhawks would have to rely on their explosive offense to carry them through to the playoffs. This was a sentiment star pass-rusher Stephen Chamberlain took to heart. When the dust had finally settled Chamberlain had finished the opener with an astonishing five sacks and a crucial batted down pass. Surprising no one, Coach Bird triumphantly awarded him the game ball after the Beerhawks' 22-0 rout of Adam Goldberg's Juke Crew.

6. The Beerhawks quickly learned that winning wouldn't come so easily. After falling behind early in their second game, QB1 Sheldon Locking sparked a second half comeback with a sensational spin move before leaping over a defender into the endzone putting the Beerhawks back within striking distance.

5. Following a mysterious absence in the first game, star wideout Kenneth Root Douglas IV returns, exploding for two touchdowns including a spectacular late-game catch to put the Beerhawks ahead for good. The Beerhawks had found the final piece of their championship puzzle.

4. "Juke Crew Round 2". Looking for vengeance, the Juke Crew storms back in their second game against the Beerhawks, but a timely interception by co-captain Jack "He Hate Me" Mosey was returned for a touchdown and the Beerhawks handed the Juke Crew their third loss crushing Adam Goldberg's dreams of a championship.

3. Amid allegations of Sheldon Locking's participation in an illegal dogfighting ring and of Andrew Katz's reported use of HGH during the offseason, both players are forced to miss the Beerhawks fourth game. Up against the only other undefeated team in the league, the Beerhawks and yet unproven quarterback Jack Mosey faced a stiff challenge. But with tenacious defense and several key third-down conversions to Cam Salter, the Beerhawks stormed out to an insurmountable lead and looked poised to go 4-0.

2. With the game all but over and one play remaining, the Beerhawks kicked off and looked to prevent a big return. Mac Green, as though shot out of a cannon, intercepted a lateral in full stride and highstepped into the endzone capping a 26-6 victory. Although the team faced injuries and a mounting quarterback controversy, the stage was set for the Beerhawks to put the last touches on an undefeated season.

1. Even though they had seemed downright unbeatable for most of the season, the Beerhawks found themselves needing a defensive stop to lock up their final win of the season. With their backs against the wall, against a team in desperate need of a win, Beerhawks Jason Tan De Bibiana and Jack Mosey knocked down two potentially game winning passes. As the ball hit the turf and the final whistle sounded, the Beerhawks finally celebrated their undefeated season, knowing full well that the real season was upon them.