Today I'm focusing on another big off-season addition by the Soul who sits a little closer to my heart than the previous highlighted players. Micheaux Robinson was assigned to the Soul near November's end and he adds loads of talent to an already very talented defensive squad. I'm sure you'll be able to tell why I like Robinson so much later on when I get to that point.
Robinson has spent the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Sharks most recently being part of the winning end of ArenaBowl XXIV. Last season he received First Team All-Arena honors for his play at the defensive back position. A finalist for Defensive Player of the Year, Robinson accumulated 11 interceptions (4th best in the league) while breaking the AFL record for passes defended in a season with 46. He also ranked 3rd in the AFL in total tackles (114.5).
In 2010 Robinson received Second Team All-Arena honors after registering 71 total tackles, 7 interceptions and 23 pass breakups.
Robinson started out as a four-year starter at Otterbein (2001-2004) where he was an All-OAC Player (2003-2004) and his 13 interceptions there ties a school record in that category.
The former Cardinal debuted in the AFL in 2007 with the Orlando Predators. He had some success there as he registered 36 tackles and forced a fumble while recovering one as well. It wasn't until he signed on with my hometown team (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers) in 2008 that he began to find success.
In the AF2 that year, Robinson recorded 14 interceptions and he continued his defensive dominance by interception 14 more passes in 2009. Robinson was named the AF2's Defensive Player of the Year along with receiving All-AF2 honors as well. He led the AF2 in interceptions (14) and passes defended (49) in 2009 along with ranking 2nd in total tackles (99.5). He was an instrumental piece in that Pioneers defense that led the team to an ArenaCup X appearance. The Pioneers held league lows in completion percentage (51.6) and touchdown passes (64) thanks in large part to Robinson's performance.
Robinson was an outright beast when I saw him play as a Pioneer not too long ago and by the looks of it he hasn't changed much. He's accumulated 185.5 total tackles, 18 interceptions and 74 pass breakups (all are Sharks' team records) the past two seasons after setting the Pioneers' team mark for interceptions (28). The guy can flat out play and with the players I've already highlighted and the others that I'll soon focus on, the Soul will be a scary team to face on both sides of the ball. Robinson's the type of player the Soul could build their team around if they needed too, but with the surplus of talent on both sides of the ball Robinson can just move right in an accent the squad nicely. He'll make plays in a league where plays need to be made on the defense in order for a team to have any breathing room in these high scoring contests. I'm excited to see him play closer to home and I'm sure you'll be too once he suits up and notches that first interception for the Philly faithful.
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