Could it be That I Missed a Day?

Sorry folks! It's been a little busy in non-football related ways in the BFGF household. There's certainly been plenty of news, and so I don't have that as an excuse.

Most recently, the Hartford Colonials may have lost the services of this man on the right. If you don't recognize him without a helmet and pads and jersey, well, that's former Colonials wideout and very tall human being Markee White.
What's the big deal? Well, apparently White has rejoined the Arena Football League's Spokane Shock. This may or may not be a problem if the Colonials come calling in August; the Arena league's schedule ends in July, but its playoffs extend further into the summer.

Whether or not the Shock make it to the playoffs, the question remains: will White even want to play after enduring another season in the AFL? Football takes its toll on a body, and if White feels he's had enough for the year, Hartford might be losing its only serious receiving threat.

"6'7. Or, 9'7 with my antigravity boots on."

So who are we left with? At this point, it's hard to say what the team will look like after a new head coach comes to town and new tryouts are held, but the team still has on its roster the following people.

Jason Chery: Chery was decent enough when called upon. He's a smaller, scrappier type of receiver with good speed and decent but not fantastic hands. While reliable as a third or fourth receiver, I don't think we saw enough of him last year to confirm whether or not he can be the #1 or #2 guy.

Shaheer McBride: A tall wideout with good hands but not high-end speed, McBride seems like the type better suited for short gains and endzone completions. I liked what I saw out of him in 2010, but he doesn't strike me as a receiver you can use in every situation.

"The camera subtracts 300 pounds."

Syndric Steptoe: Pictured on the left, the Colonials subpar punt returner has loads of agility but questionable hands. His Wikipedia page lists his height and weight at an astonishing 12'9 and 495 lbs, respectively. Meaning, you're never going to overthrow the guy, but do you really want to pay his Twinky bill?

That and his name sounds like some kind of disease. (No offense Syn!)

In all seriousness, Steptoe is listed by more reputable sources as being 5'9 and about 200 lbs. He's an adequate slot receiver and can gain yards if he has some space, but he dropped a few balls last year and he's not the kind of guy I'd want to rely on more than necessary.

Last on the list (according to the UFL's own site) is Aaron Valentin, who, according to his official photograph, is apparently some kind of shadow given form, sapience and malevolence and told to play football. Stories about Valentin are often told by parents to scare their children. Nobody has actually seen the wideout, but every so often some stranger comes by with a long, grizzled beard, muttering gibberish about a shadow carrying a football down Farmington Ave, looking for his lost endzone. (wooooo!)