Week 4 in the NSFL was one of the finest weeks of simulated football I've ever seen, four games that were either tight all the way to the end, or featured an impressive comeback. And of course, this effected the MVP race in a huge way.
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Sabercats QB Joliet L. Christ (Prev.: 1st) (@`AndrewWarren13`)
Christ may still hold the lead off the back of his first three performances, but that lead is dwindling. For the first time this season, Christ looked mortal, dropping his first game of the season to New Orleans, 21-16. He finished with a line of 15/27 for 217 yards, 1 TD, 42 rushing yards, and a rushing touchdown. Still impressive numbers, but Christ was putting up god-tier numbers in the first three games. He still leads the league in pass completion and passer rating, is fourth in the entire league in rushing, and has yet to throw an interception. But Gambino is coming...
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Hawks QB Childish Gambino (Prev.: 2nd) (@Renrut)
Childish Gambino is slowly reeling in Christ, and right now, they each have their own claims to taking the top spot in this exciting race. Christ has the better completion percentage and passer rating, but Gambino has more yards and touchdowns. The rushing yards give Christ the edge right now, but if Gambino keeps killing it like he did this week at Colorado, that could easily change. After a down-to-the-wire showdown, Gambino helped his team edge out the win by the score of 37-30, contributing 23/35 for 289 yards and 2 TDs, as well as a very uncharacteristic 54 yards on the ground. These two are now dead even in my book, and a new race for the trophy has just begun.
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Yeti QB Micycle McCormick (Prev.: 5th) (@infinitempg)
And that race has a new entrant. Back-to-back 400 yard passing games will definitely earn you some looks. In another painfully close loss for the Yeti, McCormick shined once again, throwing for a whopping 416 yards on 24/42 passing, and notching 2 TDs and an INT. The interceptions and the losses are what's holding McCormick behind Christ and Gambino at the moment, but if McCormick can continue to put up gargantuan numbers like this, then he should be in the thick of the MVP discussion all season long.
4. Hawks WR Vinny Valentine (Prev.: 4th) (@Unicorn)
In my last post about Double V, I mentioned that he was hitting a 5-95-1 statline in every game at the minimum. In Week 4, five receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. It's like he's trying to hit those numbers. So far, he's leading the league in receiving yards with 431 and is fourth in both receptions and touchdowns with 23 and four, respectively. Numbers like that are very impressive, and he's on pace to contend for the most receiving yards by a Hawk ever, but if he's gonna catch the three top quarterbacks, including his own, those numbers have to come up just a bit.
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Wraiths RB Dick Wizardry (Prev.: 6th) (@AdamS)
When deciding which running back should be in these ratings, there's three general choices, and for me, Yellowknife's Dick Wizardry seems like the standout so far. Among the top three runners in the league (Wizardry, Arizona's Slim Shady, and Baltimore's Marquise Brown), Wizardry, despite having the fewest carries, has the most touchdowns and the most yards per rush. On top of that, he's leading all running backs in receptions. Yellowknife is trying to get some momentum going in a loaded NSFC, and any success they'll have will rely on Wizardry and QB Ryan Applehort playing at an elite level. Right now one of them is, and Yellowknife is 2-2. That sounds about right.
6. Sabercats WR Kazimir Oles (Prev.: NR) (@`To12143`)
Kazimir Oles is the best deep threat receiver in the league, and when you attach him to a quarterback like Joliet Christ, the ball ends up in the end zone a lot. Oles was on the receiving end of a 50 yard rainbow that gave San Jose a 13-7 lead (right before it all went to hell). So far on the season, Oles is second in yards, second in yards per reception, and first in receiving touchdowns. He's got enough speed to sprint past defenders, and if that doesn't work, he can use fancy footwork to trip them up. Oles is playing lights out right now, and may be rising in these rankings soon.
As a quick sidenote, I've done three of these posts so far, and I have not talked about a single Philadelphia player, despite the fact that Philly is the league's lone undefeated team. This isn't out of some prejudice toward the team, they just don't have a single standout player who's in the MVP discussion. Adriana Falconi is playing fine, but well below the Christ-Gambino-McCormick tier. They have two different runners with more than 270 rushing yards, who somewhat cannibalize each other's numbers. Their best receiver is 7th in yards. And their defense doesn't have that super-elite obvious MVP contender either. Maybe their kicker? Kulture Fulture is perfect on the season; 12/12 on extra points, and 8/8 on field goals. Let's call that a maybe.
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Sabercats QB Joliet L. Christ (Prev.: 1st) (@`AndrewWarren13`)Christ may still hold the lead off the back of his first three performances, but that lead is dwindling. For the first time this season, Christ looked mortal, dropping his first game of the season to New Orleans, 21-16. He finished with a line of 15/27 for 217 yards, 1 TD, 42 rushing yards, and a rushing touchdown. Still impressive numbers, but Christ was putting up god-tier numbers in the first three games. He still leads the league in pass completion and passer rating, is fourth in the entire league in rushing, and has yet to throw an interception. But Gambino is coming...
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Hawks QB Childish Gambino (Prev.: 2nd) (@Renrut)Childish Gambino is slowly reeling in Christ, and right now, they each have their own claims to taking the top spot in this exciting race. Christ has the better completion percentage and passer rating, but Gambino has more yards and touchdowns. The rushing yards give Christ the edge right now, but if Gambino keeps killing it like he did this week at Colorado, that could easily change. After a down-to-the-wire showdown, Gambino helped his team edge out the win by the score of 37-30, contributing 23/35 for 289 yards and 2 TDs, as well as a very uncharacteristic 54 yards on the ground. These two are now dead even in my book, and a new race for the trophy has just begun.
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Yeti QB Micycle McCormick (Prev.: 5th) (@infinitempg)And that race has a new entrant. Back-to-back 400 yard passing games will definitely earn you some looks. In another painfully close loss for the Yeti, McCormick shined once again, throwing for a whopping 416 yards on 24/42 passing, and notching 2 TDs and an INT. The interceptions and the losses are what's holding McCormick behind Christ and Gambino at the moment, but if McCormick can continue to put up gargantuan numbers like this, then he should be in the thick of the MVP discussion all season long.
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Hawks WR Vinny Valentine (Prev.: 4th) (@Unicorn)In my last post about Double V, I mentioned that he was hitting a 5-95-1 statline in every game at the minimum. In Week 4, five receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. It's like he's trying to hit those numbers. So far, he's leading the league in receiving yards with 431 and is fourth in both receptions and touchdowns with 23 and four, respectively. Numbers like that are very impressive, and he's on pace to contend for the most receiving yards by a Hawk ever, but if he's gonna catch the three top quarterbacks, including his own, those numbers have to come up just a bit.
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Wraiths RB Dick Wizardry (Prev.: 6th) (@AdamS)When deciding which running back should be in these ratings, there's three general choices, and for me, Yellowknife's Dick Wizardry seems like the standout so far. Among the top three runners in the league (Wizardry, Arizona's Slim Shady, and Baltimore's Marquise Brown), Wizardry, despite having the fewest carries, has the most touchdowns and the most yards per rush. On top of that, he's leading all running backs in receptions. Yellowknife is trying to get some momentum going in a loaded NSFC, and any success they'll have will rely on Wizardry and QB Ryan Applehort playing at an elite level. Right now one of them is, and Yellowknife is 2-2. That sounds about right.
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Sabercats WR Kazimir Oles (Prev.: NR) (@`To12143`)Kazimir Oles is the best deep threat receiver in the league, and when you attach him to a quarterback like Joliet Christ, the ball ends up in the end zone a lot. Oles was on the receiving end of a 50 yard rainbow that gave San Jose a 13-7 lead (right before it all went to hell). So far on the season, Oles is second in yards, second in yards per reception, and first in receiving touchdowns. He's got enough speed to sprint past defenders, and if that doesn't work, he can use fancy footwork to trip them up. Oles is playing lights out right now, and may be rising in these rankings soon.
As a quick sidenote, I've done three of these posts so far, and I have not talked about a single Philadelphia player, despite the fact that Philly is the league's lone undefeated team. This isn't out of some prejudice toward the team, they just don't have a single standout player who's in the MVP discussion. Adriana Falconi is playing fine, but well below the Christ-Gambino-McCormick tier. They have two different runners with more than 270 rushing yards, who somewhat cannibalize each other's numbers. Their best receiver is 7th in yards. And their defense doesn't have that super-elite obvious MVP contender either. Maybe their kicker? Kulture Fulture is perfect on the season; 12/12 on extra points, and 8/8 on field goals. Let's call that a maybe.
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