WEEK 4:

It's a very, very sad week for the Jurocks. Everyone played so absolutely horrible that the team scored under 40 points. A horrible first in the proud history of the organization. Coach Vegter is definitely in the hot seat as the rest of the season starts to play out. Many are speculating that if the coach is not at .500 mid-season, there might be a replacement. We'll check back on that in three weeks. The team would have to win two of the next three games in order for Vegter to maintain his job.

Player of the Week: L. Fletcher (D)

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WEEK 3:
Finally the Jurocks are starting to move. With a league topping 130 points, they beat their arch-rivals Jagermeisters in a high-scoring intense game. Lead by a three touchdown day by Daunte, the Jurock offense came alive and finally complemented the already good defense. Coach Vegter mentioned after the game, "This is what we are here for ladies & gentlemen. We showed today that we are not a team to push around. The Jurocks are for real in 2005, and our opponents should realize this as we match up every week. But we can't pop the champaign yet. We still have 11 games to go, and we need to make that 8th spot in order to make the playoffs. There are still several teams in this league that could easily best this team. We need to play smart, and play well. This week we didn't obtain a single weekly accolade, but our consistency won the day, and our consistency will win the 2005 crown."

Player of the Week: D. Culpepper (QB)

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WEEK 2:
After getting soundly thumped in week 1, the Jurocks went on to play the Culture Club, who was also in a 0-1 situation. This week, the stuggling offense still couldn't hold the team back as the defense came out with a vengence. Week 2 showed glimpses of a team that could really go far in this league as they went on to win by only 8.6 Points. After the game the coach said in his teleconference, "I don't know what's going on with the offense, we obviously won't put up with this much longer. Daunte is going to have to step up and lead this team. He is the peg that the rest of them follow, without him, we won't go far in the PTL this year."

Player of the Week: S. Jackson (RB)

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WEEK 1:
After the draf the Jurocks went head-on into the first week with one of the best teams that Coach Vegter Had ever complied. Helmed by Fantasy Football Veteran Daunte Culpepper (a Record 3rd year with the Jurocks), the team was really set to go. But then the game came.... The Jurock defense played their heart out, easily putting up points like they did in the prior year, but the offense really struggled. Not a single Offensive Touchdown was scored in week 1 as they Jurocks start the season 0-1.

Player of the Week: T. Spikes (D)

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A Chat with the "Old Ball Coach"
July 21st 2005

Moderator: Good morning Coach, good to see you.

Coach Vegter: Good morning to you Bob, it's a pleasure to be here.

Moderator: Let's start our conversation out with a tough question that's been on the minds of Jurocks fans in the past three years. The last time the team won the championship was in 2001, over 4 years ago. In 2002 & 2003, the Jurocks placed second, and in 2004 they fell to 5th. What is happening to the team?

Coach Vegter: Well Jim, you need to look at the level of competition in the PTL. I don't want to be-little any of our old opponents, but in 2001the league had a totally different face. There was no "divisions" and, even though we weren't a perfect team either, other coaches didn't put in as much time as they are in recent years.

Moderator: Yes coach, but why the fall? I understand if teams are getting better, but why can't the Jurocks keep up?

Coach Vegter: Tom, you're not understanding what I am saying. In 2001 we had an easy road to the superbowl. You have to remember that even in 2002 and 03 we made it to the big dance, but couldn't seem to jump the hurdle. Going to the Superbowl three years in a row is a huge success. Even though we didn't win the last two time, we're still very pleased at the performance of the team in those years. 2004 was a hard year, a very hard year. The league expanded to 12 teams and we had a low placement in the draft. But we on the Jurock Staff don't believe in excuses, only responses. We took what we had last year and made a big push to the end. Unfortunately it just wasn't enough.

Moderator: Other than the Draft, what do you think caused the Jurocks to fall in 2004?

Coach Vegter: Well Jeff, the biggest problem we faced last year was the lack of consistency in the WR and Defensive players. We had huge impact players at QB and RB, but you can't count on one player to do well every single week. We lacked the consistency we had the previous three years and in 2005 we hope to remedy that.

Moderator: Speaking of 2005, what are your plans for the team this year?

Coach Vegter: Doug, like I've mentioned before, the solution to losing is to have a well-balanced team. Those teams with one or two stars will likely do well, but not over an extended period of time. We're hoping to draft consistent players that will earn consistent points. We need a QB that will earn between 15-20 points. We need a RB that will earn around 10 points a game, we need WR's that earn 5 to 10 points a game, we need TE's to earn around 5 a game and so on and so on. You see Doug, this year's draft is going to be the toughest draft the league has ever seen. With 20 teams it means that there will only be 12 NFL teams left to pick starters from. That's not much considering many of the bottom teams don't have players you really want. So you really have to come up with a good draft strategy in order to win in 2005

Moderator: Coach Vegter, would you mind telling us what that strategy might be?

Coach Vegter: Well, yes, yes I would mind. We wouldn't want to give other teams an edge would we?

Moderator: Indeed. Good Point. Well coach, that's all the time we have this week. We'd like to thank you for talking to us and all the best of luck to the Jurocks in the upcoming 2005 PTL season.

Coach Vegter: Thanks, and we hope to talk to you again after the Superbowl