Three weeks. Three losses. Zero wins. The struggle continues for the Atlanta Legends. Playing their first home game of the season, the Legends lost to the Birmingham Iron 28-12. Not even home-field advantage could help out the Legends.

In the first half, quarterback Matt Simms and the Legends’ offense looked great. By the end of the second half, the Atlanta crowd was calling for backup quarterback Aaron Murray to take Simms’ place. Whether it’s a quarterback change or another shakeup in the coaching staff, something needs to happen for this Legends team to get on track.

Legends Looked Good Early On

In their opening drive of the game, the Legends made it to the red zone. They made it to within yards of scoring a touchdown. When they didn’t, they even went for it on fourth down. It was a gutsy call by Legends’ head coach Kevin Coyle, but they came up short. The Legends’ defense played well enough though to allow the offense another crack at scoring.

Again, the offense marched down the field and into the red zone. The result this time? It wasn’t a touchdown, but a field goal. It’s starting to look like Legends kicker Younghoe Koo will be the team’s primary scorer. It seems to be part of a larger pattern that’s emerging, one that bemoans the Legends’ offensive struggles to score touchdowns. On the bright side, the offense did show that when it is clicking on all cylinders, it can move the ball against a tough defense such as that of the AAF’s number one ranked Birmingham Iron.

By the end of the first half, Simms had thrown for over 200 yards. The Legends were down only 9-6. Things were looking good, but not for long.

Second Half Woes Continue

Despite finishing the game with 328 passing yards and completing 28 of 48 passes, Simms couldn’t lead the Legends to the end zone when they most needed it. He’d finish the game with three interceptions and just one touchdown pass in garbage time. On a positive note, the Legends did become the first team in the AAF to convert an onside conversion play with an exciting 48-yard pass that put them in scoring position. Continuing the Legends’ trend of struggling to finish drives, that drive ended with Simms’ third interception.

At the end of the day, the Legends looked like a team that just couldn’t quite figure it out. Their first loss was a blowout. Their next two losses were games that could have easily gone the other way. The question that remains unanswered is, just what will it take for them to get moving in the right direction?

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