The Orlando Storm will see a very familiar face across the line of scrimmage Sunday afternoon when the Birmingham Stallions ascend on Inter&Co Stadium for a 4 p.m., showdown.<\/p>\n
The Storm are 4-1 and tied atop the UFL with the DC Defenders.<\/p>\n
Just two weeks ago, quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was wearing a Storm uniform, taking second-team reps as behind starter Jack Plummer.<\/p>\n
The quarterback battle between the two was \u201cneck-and-neck\u201d as Storm coach Anthony Becht referred during the short training camp. Becht said either player could have been the starter, but Plummer won the job and then proceeded to go out and complete 70 percent of his passes in the first four games as the Storm rolled out to a 4-0 start, solidifying himself as the Storm quarterback.<\/p>\n
Becht felt bad watching Thompson-Robinson languish on the sidelines, so he put DTR in a situation that would benefit him, trading him to Birmingham for defensive tackle Amani Bledsoe and quarterback Matt Corral.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, I think DTR is a starting quarterback in this league. He is a phenomenal talent,\u201d Becht said following the trade. \u201cI just feel like I owe it to DTR to allow him to go play.\u201d<\/p>\n
DTR played well in his only game with Birmingham last week. He did throw two interceptions in a 45-28 loss to the DC Defenders, but he also racked up 313 yards in the air, threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for another. He was 28-of-43 passing (64%) and led Birmingham in rushing with 43 yards on 4 carries.<\/p>\n
It will be an interesting matchup, given that DTR is quite familiar with the Storm offense and the Orlando personnel, although Becht did say he would have some new wrinkles to combat any knowledge DTR may have passed along to Stallions\u2019 coaches.<\/p>\n
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Orlando Storm quarterback Jack Plummer goes over some plays with back-up QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson during the Storm’s opening victory against Columbus. Thompson-Robinson was traded to Birmingham two weeks ago and returns to Orlando to face his old team Sunday. (Chris Hays\/Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n
\u201cDTR is a very good quarterback and obviously he did a lot of good things in the game against DC last week,\u201d Becht said. \u201cHe knows us very well and we know him very well. We got 2-for-1, so we know what they got going on, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see how it looks on Sunday, but we are fully ready for their best shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Storm defeated Birmingham on the road two weeks ago, handing the Stallions the first-ever UFL shutout 16-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d be silly not to think that they are a pissed off bunch going into this football game,\u201d Becht said. \u201cWith us coming off a loss, I think that helps us focus in a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plummer, coming off his most challenging game of the season, said it will be odd seeing DTR on the other side of the field. The pair spent training camp and the first four games together and got to know each other quite well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was such a good teammate when we had him and obviously he\u2019s a really good player,\u201d Plummer said. \u201cIt will be fun to watch him and hopefully he doesn\u2019t do too good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plummer said the two got to know each other quite well during DTR\u2019s time in Orlando.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were pretty close. Obviously you are in the same room with the guy for six or eight weeks, or something,\u201d Plummer said. \u201cIt was good, a great competition that we had in camp. We really pushed each other to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n
DTR carried the clipboard and wore the headset on the sidelines during those first four games, offering any suggestions and adding insight he gathered from his viewpoint.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the season he was awesome. We had a great relationship and he was very supportive of me and kind of had my back,\u201d Plummer said. \u201cDuring conversations in the quarterback room he was pounding on the table for me and saying, \u2018We should be doing what Jack is comfortable with.\u2019 He was great in that aspect. He was a really good teammate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being a good teammate helped DTR gain the respect of his coaches and teammates and ultimately led to Becht deciding to give him an opportunity elsewhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt really helped him because Coach Becht had a lot of respect for him and he really wanted him to get an opportunity to play,\u201d Plummer said. \u201cI do think DTR is one of the best eight quarterbacks in the league and deserves to be a guy who is a starter.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the quarterbacks would hang out off the field sometimes, but that \u201cme and DTR weren\u2019t going out on any solo dates, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re asking,\u201d Plummer laughed.<\/p>\n
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The going was a bit rough for Orlando Storm quarterback Jack Plummer last week in a loss to St. Louis. Plummer, center, was sacked three times by the Battlehawks. (Phelan M. Ebenhack for the Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n
Plummer acknowledged the Storm\u2019s challenge of giving Birmingham a different look.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be interesting playing the same team twice,\u201d said Plummer, who has already gone up against Louisville twice this season, winning both games. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna switch our gameplan up a little bit, especially with DTR being over there now giving their coordinator our trade secrets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week against St. Louis, Plummer completed only 54% of his passes (24-of-44) for 143 yards and a touchdown. Many of those incompletions were throw-away situations to avoid St. Louis pressure, so the offense line will need to be better with protection and the receivers will have to provide more open looks. Plummer was sacked three times against St. Louis.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019m still being accurate. I know my completion percentage wasn\u2019t as good, but I threw the ball out of bounds probably five or six times or threw the ball at a guy\u2019s feet for the incompletion,\u201d Plummer said. \u201cNumbers do tell the story, but sometimes the right football play is just to get rid of the ball. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019m doing a good job protecting the football. I think I\u2019m playing good enough for us to win games and I gotta keep doing my part.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plummer has thrown just one interception in 150 pass attempts.<\/p>\n
Orlando is coming off a very disappointing first-half performance against St. Louis last week that allowed the Battlehawks to build a 25-0 lead before the Storm finally began to rally, falling short 25-17 for their first loss of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I pressed upon my players is that whatever we did in the second half, that\u2019s us,\u201d Becht said. \u201cWe had the ball on the +36 with 1:29 left to potentially tie that football game. I\u2019m extremely proud of the way we fought back. It speaks volumes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill that be a turning point for our football team? \u2026 We learned a lot. Vibes are great, guys are great. \u2026 I can\u2019t wait to see what our response is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Going into the season, Becht said his team was going to score a lot of points, but Orlando has scored more than 20 points only twice in five games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe only scored 16 points against (Birmingham last time), so we want to score more than that,\u201d Plummer said. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna look for more ways to get touchdowns and get points on the board.\u201d<\/p>\n
Storm personnel moves<\/p>\n
WR KJ Hamler (hamstring) will return to the lineup Sunday after missing two games. The Storm have placed TE Connor Fox (hand) on injured reserve and released CB Allen George and LB Dashaun White. The team signed LB DeQuan Jackson, CB Chris Claybrooks and S Jason Taylor II.<\/p>\n