{"id":69462,"date":"2020-02-10T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/?p=69462"},"modified":"2020-02-10T20:26:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T01:26:20","slug":"week-1-observations-seattle-dragons-vs-d-c-defenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/2020\/02\/week-1-observations-seattle-dragons-vs-d-c-defenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 Observations: Seattle Dragons vs. D.C. Defenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Dragon’s Lair where we talk about everything about our beloved Seattle Dragons. As a 3 day long <\/s> life long fan of the Dragons of the pacific northwest, I’ll be here week in and week out discussing everything I can about the Dragons.<\/em> The Dragon’s Lair is a safe place for everyone to let out all of their Seattle Dragons’ joy and frustration. It’s a judgment-free lair and we’re going to keep it that way. <\/em><\/p>

Two days ago, the XFL had their second ever opening day and our glorious Seattle Dragons debuted for the first time. They went across the country to play the nation’s capital, D.C. Defenders in what ended up being a very fun game to watch. I’m not sure about you, but I was quite jazzed to finally watch Dragon football and though the outcome is not how any of us wanted it to go, the Dragons left me with the sense that oddsmakers have it wrong when they say they have the worst chance to hoist the…. whatever Vince McMahon calls the championship trophy. <\/p>

It was also enjoyable and at times, confusing, following the new rules of this brand of football. Together, we’ll all learn as we go and be as informed as possible. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t understand what was going on. I’m pretty sure the referees didn’t know what they were doing either. They’ll figure it out or maybe they won’t. Who knows?<\/p>

Ultimately, this was a landmark afternoon for our Dragons. They got the first game under their belt. But, we all can see that there is much work to do. The biggest thing Seattle has to do is clean up mistakes and reduce the self-inflicting plays. They gave many points away and if they can cut those in half, well then, the Dragons have the chance to shock the world. Here’s what I saw.<\/p>

~~Right off the bat, I think it was a missed opportunity not to have this man lead the Dragons out. His energy would have had D.C. shaken and scared.<\/p>~~

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