It was obvious that several players had their bags packed for the upcoming bye-week well before the kick-off as more than a few Red Dog players were playing at half speed during the game.
It was wide open drops by Stanley in the end zone. It was Harvie Harrington doing a sack dance with his team down by 19 with two minutes remaining.
It was Rickey Foggie spiking the ball, NFL style, to stop the clock before the 1-minute warning. Unfortunately, A SPIKED BALL DOES NOT STOP THE CLOCK IN THE AFL!!! There's no excuse for the Red Dogs not to know that.
It was brilliant play-calling by the Milwaukee coaches, a coaching staff that only had three days to prepare for New Jersey. That fake FG/pooch kick for a first down was a thing of beauty and the Red Dogs were flat-footed when it happened.
Also, the Red Dogs simply have to learn how to run inside the five yard line. They can’t settle for red zone field goals. Keep in mind that the Mustangs have the worst defense in the AFL. Evidence to this point is that in Milwaukee’s 0-5 stretch, opponents are 1-1 in field goal attempts. Think about it... ONE FOR ONE! Almost every possession by the Mustang opponents were touchdowns. But New Jersey could find the end zone and were held to only 13 points in the second half...
Hell, it was a loss that was so ugly by players that didn’t care, so why bother writing about it.
The positives from May 28th: The pre and post-game tailgate partying. The game itself sucked.