7 – 2 3 ▁loss ▁at ▁# 1 - seed ▁Reading ▁Express . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Hero es ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁joining ▁the ▁August a , ▁Day ton a ▁Beach , ▁Rome , ▁and ▁R ale igh ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁World ▁Ind oor ▁Football ▁League . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁Hero es ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁Sand y ▁Super store ▁Arena ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁A IF L . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁the ▁Hero es ▁joined ▁all ▁other ▁A IF L ▁league ▁teams ▁in ▁dis band ing ▁the ▁A IF L ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁A I FA . ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁quarter back ▁issues . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Marshall ▁quarter back ▁Jimmy ▁Sk inner ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁Con rad ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁slow ▁ 3 – 3 ▁start ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Speed ▁in ▁the ▁exhibition ▁Char ity ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁Hero es ▁quarter back ▁coach ▁D ane ▁Dam ron ▁trad ed ▁in ▁the ▁head set ▁for ▁a ▁hel met ▁and ▁su ited ▁up ▁as ▁started ▁as ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 7 th ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Free ze . ▁ ▁The ▁Hero es , ▁led ▁by ▁Dam ron ▁at ▁Q B , ▁would ▁win ▁seven ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁( f