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Todays Recaps: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001101560/article/roughnecks-earn-first-xfl-win-behind-walkers-4-tds Roughnecks earn first XFL win behind Walker's 4 TDs By Jelani Scott NFL.com Published: Feb. 8, 2020 at 05:48 p.m. Updated: Feb. 8, 2020 at 09:58 p.m. After going undrafted out of Temple in 2017, Phillip "P.J." Walker spent time on and off the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad and signed two reserve/future contracts before ultimately being waived by the team for the third and final time in August 2019. Walker's impressive XFL debut on Saturday night made that decision look like it may have been of the "hasty" variety. The Houston Roughnecks' 24-year-old signal-caller put on an absolute show in front of the home crowd at TDECU Stadium, accumulating 272 passing yards (23/39) and four touchdowns in the team's 37-17 win over the L.A. Wildcats. Walker dodged, ducked and dipped his way to a number of impressive plays that have already established him as a talent to watch in the burgeoning league. The only real blemishes on his otherwise superb evening was a sack for a loss of seven and a pick in the closing minutes when Houston was up by what ended up being a game-deciding 20-point margin. On just his second pass attempt of the night, he completed a 50-yard bomb to receiver Cam Phillips (4/67/1). His. Second. Attempt. Of the night. That's just ridiculous, ladies and gentlemen. With 1:10 to go in the first half, Walker took the snap, looked downfield, sensed the pressure coming, evaded two defenders, rolled to his left and slung a 39-yard pass across his body into the waiting arms of wideout Sam Mobley in the left corner of the endzone. it was Mobley's only catch of the night. Wow. Another highlight came early in the third. Walker stood in the pocket and fired a 29-yard bullet down the middle of the field to receiver Nick Holley (4/50) that went just over the middle linebacker and right in between the safeties. A great throw by his QB but an even more impressive feat by Holley, whose journey to the XFL featured three torn ACLs and a broken back over the course of his life in the sport. Performing how Walker did and being in the same city as Texans star Deshaun Watson will certainly evoke somewhat understandable albeit premature comparisons but he still has a long way to go before entering that type of discussion. Walker was certainly in a league of his own on Saturday, though. In fact, most of this contest was a one-sided affair. The Roughnecks' D-line definitely earned the "rough" part of their moniker with their effort, manhandling the Wildcats' O-line from start to finish. Linebacker LeTroy Lewis and 2014 second-round draft pick defensive end Kony Ealy feasted against L.A.'s O-line. Lewis nabbed two tackles, two sacks, three QB hits, a pass defensed and one forced fumble; Ealy earned three tackles, five QB hits and 0.5 sacks. Safety Deatrick Nichols led the way for the secondary with five tackles, a sack, an INT and two passes defensed. Houston totaled 11 PDs, two INTs, 16 QB hits and five sacks. It wasn't all bad for the Wildcats, though, as WR Nelson Spruce became the XFL's first 100-yard receiver with 11 receptions for 103 yards. Spruce managed to establish himself as a go-to target despite QB Charles Kanoff (21/40, 214 yards, TD, INT) having a poor night. Kanoff, who got the start with NFL journeyman Josh Johnson out with a thigh injury, was also sacked three times. After playing in the preseason for the Jaguars in 2019, running back Elijah Hood took the field for the first time since last August, and contributed 12 carries, 43 yards and one insane hurdle on a short run in the second quarter. Hood played four preseason games for the Panthers in 2018 and spent time with the Raiders the year prior; he's been hampered by injuries for most of his pro career. D.C. Defenders 31, Seattle Dragons 19 Well, that was different. The inaugural game of the XFL kicked off Saturday in front of 17,000-plus fans inside of Audi Stadium, and saw the D.C. Defenders (1-0) pull out a solid 31-19 victory against the Seattle Dragons (0-1). Led by former Ohio State star quarterback Cardale Jones, the Defenders came back from a 13-12 halftime deficit to outscore the Dragons 19-6. Jones, a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, finished the day 16-of-26 for 291 yards and two touchdowns, both of which came in the third quarter. Standout receiver Eli Rogers, whose three years with the Steelers was marred by injuries, caught all six of his targets for a team-high 73 yards, demonstrating just how dangerous he can be when healthy. Khari Lee, a former tight end of the Bears, Lions and Bills, secured a 39-yard pass for D.C.'s first TD. The Defenders' defense also came to play, snagging two interceptions -- one a 69-yard trip to the house from cornerback Bradley Sylve in the fourth -- as well as four tackles for a loss and nine passes defensed. The defensive line provided a ton of pressure all afternoon, most noticeably linebacker Jonathan Massaquoi, who had three tackles and recorded the team's lone sack. Defenders nose tackle Elijah Qualls came away with a fumble recovery on a botched handoff by Dragons QB Brandon Silvers with five and some change to go that zapped the little momentum Seattle, down by 14, had been trying to build towards a comeback of their own. Silvers completed 21 of his 40 pass attempts for 217 yards, three TDs and two INTs. Silvers' first TD toss -- a pin-point 14-yarder up the middle to tight end Austin Proehl -- will go down as the first TD in the new league's history. As the pocket collapsed around him on his third TD, Silvers displayed good awareness by scrambling up the field and finding Proehl (5/88/2) for a 57-yard catch-and-run score. Both "Play of the Day material" but for totally different reasons. Defenders kicker Tyler Rausa contributed the first points (note the distinction) of kickoff day on a 34-yarder. The former Boise State special teamer finished 2-of-3 on the day, including a career-best 54-yard FG to end the first half. Aside from the notable rule differences, which you can familiarize yourself with here, another exciting aspect of the game was the live mic used by both teams for the duration. Defenders coach Pep Hamilton, whose previous experience includes stops with the Jets, 49ers, Bears, Colts and Browns, as well as at the collegiate level with Stanford, Michigan and Howard, could be heard delivering plays to his starting QB. Jones, in turn, could also be heard going through his cadence prior to the snap. Dragons coach Jim Zorn, who is very familiar with the DC area as the Redskins' head coach from 2008-09, could be heard doing the same. He likely wishes his "revenge game" would've ended a little differently. Zorn's other stops include stints with the Seahawks, Lions, Ravens, and Chiefs, as well as in the NCAA with Boise State, Utah State and Minnesota. The hot mic was also featured rather interestingly in sideline interviews with players as they came off the field; topics ranged from celebratory chatter about the play they were previously involved in to frustrated breakdowns of what went wrong and so on and so forth. All in all, it was an intriguing beginning to what should be an intriguing new era for the XFL.

The kickoffs are brilliant concept. I really like that idea. The faster pace is great and there was some decent talent on the field. This already seems better than the AAF. I hope it survives the season. Winning team of the game get to split $100,000.

Well, you got the Battlehawks of St. Louis.

Pretty solid debut. I like it. Now they just need a team in Philly for Dan.

A bit of a buzzkill.

Bringing this topic back from the dead after hearing this yesterday:

In all seriousness, I apologize for slagging them in this thread. Over and out. To each their own and all that good stuff. Peace out!

Good on him. Dare to be different.

I love football but any football beats no football IMO.

Let it go mate

Stop it now! Now you're just being foolish! LOL I wish Lillian Axe would reunite and release another Love + War type disc. Sadly, that will never ever happen.

Even if I don't like it, I'll always check it out. I was just wondering what the appeal is. The synths ruin it for me. Why do people attack you for not liking something?

Last time I checked, you weren't ruler of the board. It's a free country and I can post in any thread I feel like posting in. Got it? Good.

Maybe nobody else heard this one either???

Glad it isn't just me. Carry on!

Wow. That's horrible. Almost disco-ish. Why on Earth do you guys like this stuff??

Young Gunns (who went on to become WILDSIDE)

When I told him it was already on pirate sites for free download, he said " I know. Thats where the guy got it from! What's worse is how bad the songs are. They were ideas Drew and I had from when we were still teens and had no clue how to write an interesting rock song. It's just soooo bad. Who are these vultures out there, always circling thinking they're gonna get rich off WildSide. Wild who??? Exactly."

I spoke to Benny earlier today and here's what he said about it: "The guy from FnA flat out stole all our junky shit demos from 1986. 87, and 88 and made a cd to rip people off with. Songs that Drew and I wrote in our first L.A. band, prior to anything WildSide. One of the songs was from 1984 back in Seattle! Marc and Jimmy weren't even in the band for ALL of these songs. I don't get what it is?? Straight up thievery. Who is gonna buy this YouTube bootleg? Im gonna take all my early Van Halen recordings, make my own release and put it out, Good gawd.. " " I talked to that FnA guy in 2016, and told him to contact Capitol to get a license if he was an actual record company and wanted to do a release, and write up a contract and pay band members. Guess he decided to just steal everything and pay no one. I think he might have something going w Drew, as I'm seeing some of these CDs signed by him. How many of these things will he sell? My guess? Maybe 67 if he's lucky."

https://sleazeroxx.com/wildside-release-pre-under-the-influence-tracks-from-1986-to-1990-via-fna-records/ WildSide release pre-‘Under The Influence’ tracks from 1986 to 1990 via FnA Records Posted on January 5, 2020 by Olivier WildSide release pre-‘Under The Influence’ tracks from 1986 to 1990 via FnA Records Big news for fans of WildSide as the group’s early recordings preceding their critically acclaimed debut album Under The Influence have been released via FnA Records. You can purchase the new WildSide album …Formerly Known As Young Gunns directly from FnA Records‘ website. Track List for …Formerly Known As Young Gunns: 01. I’m Gonna Get You 02. Easy As 1 2 3 03. Little Piece of Heaven 04. Cold December Morning 05. Bad Bad Girl 06. Sweet Little Sinner 07. City Of Love 08. One Touch 09. Dance Swing 10. Hot Love 11. All Over You 12. Can’t Stop 13. Here In The Dark 14. Do You Want Love 15. Seniorita FnA Records‘ press release indicates (with slight edits): “In 1988, at the pinnacle of the “Hollywood Hair Metal” craze, WildSide, then called Young Gunns, were sharpening their teeth, playing continuous sold out shows at clubs like the Roxy, Whisky, Troubadour, Gazzarri’s, and X-Poseur 54. Don’t let the name fool you! While WildSide were called Young Gunns in the late 80’s and when signed to Capitol Records, it was the same exact band! The band needed to eventually change their name because producers of a western film using a similar title (released incidentally after the band was already well on its way) from Lionsgate Studios and Artisan Entertainment issued a series of cease and desist warnings and wanted $350,000 for the rights to the name. So Young Gunns changed their name to WildSide and grabbed the 80’s/90’s hair metal scene by the balls! WildSide was on the front of every local L.A. magazine and rag and the record labels had no choice but to take notice. The band was made up of Seattle transplants Drew Hannah and Benny Rhynedance whom switched their early name from The Boyz to Young Gunns, Brent Woods from the Sunset Strip band Alrisha and bassist Marc Simon from local heroes St. Valentine. The band was rounded out by the addition of drummer Jimmy D. Diligently writing and rehearsing in their shared Hollywood gigs, the boys played endlessly throughout 1988-1989. When they weren’t ripping through impassioned sets, they were putting up flyers on every telephone pole in town. Their self-determination turned self-promotion into an art form and soon the band’s name was on everyone’s lips. With the majority of the labels soon taking interest, Young Gunns / WildSide signed with Capitol Records and began writing music for the album that would be called Under The Influence. After another late night Sunset Strip gig, while the guys were afterwards at the Rainbow bar, the name WildSide was thrown around and seemed to fit their lifestyle perfectly, while being inspired by the Lou Reed song of the same name. With their new name, a new phase of the band history was about to begin. But, that’s another story… FnA Records is pleased to release the bombastic Wildside album …Formerly Known As Young Gunns. The album is silver-pressed and consists of 15 tracks, all written before Under The Influence. The tracks are raw as hell, gritty, and full of piss and vinegar…and mostly about sex, sex, girls, sex, and more Girls. The CD booklet is a beautiful and colorful 8-page layout. The songs have been remastered and sound fantastic considering they all come from band demo cassettes… you won’t be able to tell the difference.

Aaah, thanks brother!

Looks like only 4 tracks from the Wasted Years: Wasted Years 1. Sintro 2. Hemi-Cuda 3. Easy As 1,2,3 4. Crash Diet 5. City Of Love 6. Dance-Swing 7. Sweet Little Sinner 8. Just Another Night Demo 9. Makin’ You Bleed 10. Killing Machine 11. Hair Of The Dog Demo 12. Kiss This Love Goodbye Demo 13. Dear God Live 14. The Clock Strikes Live Formerly Known As Young Guns 1. I'm Gonna Get You 2. Easy As 1 2 3 3. Little Piece of Heaven 4. Cold December Morning 5. Bad Bad Girl 6. Sweet Little Sinner 7. City Of Love 8. One Touch 9. Dance Swing 10. Hot Love 11. All Over You 12. Can't Stop 13. Here In The Dark 14. Do You Want Love 15. Seniorita

What album is this from?? Non-album track from the past.