(S25) - PT 5 - Playoffs? You Kidding Me?

[mee]

The Tijuana Lunchadores are actually tremendous. What else would they be? They have the second best record in the conference which means they get to move on and play in the semifinals! WOOHOO! Go Lunchadores! Now being the second best means they will have to go on the road, which doesn't exactly sound ideal. But that has become a non-factor for the Lunchadores. The Lunchadores are so back at home, they might rather go to Myrtle Beach than trying to host them! The Lunchadores are 6-7 on the season. Analyzing some splits lead to an odd tread. They are 4-2 at home and a disastrous 2-5 at home! How does that happen? Well the Lunchadores just have not showed up to play at their home games. This has led fans to be disappointed, seeing the same team seem to lose every game in Mexico. These fans boo the Lunchadores. They are not happy with what they see on the field. And the players feel that, and they struggle. But on the road the fans root hard against the Lunchadores. They are able to turn that into energy for themselves. This ability will very much help the Lunchadores throughout the playoffs, as they will try to upset Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach! Good Luck!
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[JBLAZE_THE_BOSS]

The Tijuana Luchadores are in position to win their staggering 8th Ultimini Championship, and Mike Boss Jr may be the difference between a win and a loss. The Luchadores finished the season with a record of 6-7, but perhaps miraculously, this is enough for a playoff berth. Their QB is on the precipice of joining the big leagues, so this will be Boss Jr's final chance to make his mark on Luchadores history. Boss Jr is the ultimate game manager QB, finishing the season with 6 TD and 5 INT to go along with 1,974 passing yards. Boss Jr won't be alone out there, and Tijuana will need contributions from Mills in the backfield and McGrady down the field and getting open for his quarterback. The real standout this season has been the Luchadores defense. They've allowed the fewest points scored against them in conference this season, lead their conference against the pass, and are second in the conference against the run. As long as Boss Jr can take care of the ball, chances are that the defense will give them the opportunity to have the football in their hands with the game on the line and victory hanging in the balance. Tijuana has their prestige behind them and perhaps the ghosts of Luchadores past will help lead this team to the promised land for the 8th time in team history. (231)

[UberBJ]

Unfortunately, my ISFL team’s (Yellowknife) season is now over, despite a strong finish. However, my glorious Myrtle Beach Buccaneers of neon highlighter fame are looking primed for a deep DSFL playoff run. We could potentially claim HFA all the way through the finals if we win our final week of play coming soon. I’d like to attribute this success to my flawless execution of Kick and Punt Returns, or high TD volume, but that’s not the case. 

What lead us to our success is our expected excellence from the QB position with Jackie Daytona. The man has been on a tear week in and week out, being careful with the ball and keeping our defense well rested. Of course, he wouldn’t be able to do that without 2 very special receivers in Crossley and Reed. A surprising development was the rookie RBs  Ozymandias and Chungus putting up great numbers for their first year. But that wouldn’t be possible without the stallwart veteran Krishna and the newcomer Little dominating the trenches. Perhaps the biggest shock is the defensive play. We knew we had stars in the secondary, but our midseason signings on the DL have shored up a leaky run defense, and our linebackers have developed into a force that requires gameplanning for.

I think what we need to do is maintain consistency and not be afraid to air it out in the playoffs. Star your studs, and give them reps. I am confident that the new guys will fill in any gaps and lead us to a Ultimini.

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[wonderful_art]

The Kansas City Coyotes are right at the cusp of making the playoffs this season for the DSFL. In a very tight Northern conference where almost every team has a winning record, it will come down to the wire and the last remaining games on Tuesday evening where Kansas City will travel to Minnesota with playoff hopes on the line. While London has booked their ticket already, all eyes will be on the KCC vs Minnesota game to determine who gets the second playoff spot. If Minnesota wins, it is theirs - all they need is a win to get the last spot. If KCC can pull out the win, then it will come down to them and Portland depending on the other deciding factors for the playoffs - assuming Portland doesn’t win their last week game away at London. All things considered, KCC will need to put up a big away game - meaning that odds will likely not be in our favour and Minnesota is the favour to get the last playoff spot. Regardless of the result, it has been a tremendous season with Kansas City and the Coyotes have a lot to be proud of in the way they battled to the end. Hoping it goes well Tuesday!

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[xenosthelegend]

The Philadelphia Liberty had the stars align for them at the end of the season to sneak into the playoffs. We did not sneak into the playoffs as everyone did their part but us. In week 16 Baltimore had to lose, we had to win, and Chicago had to lose and score less than the sum of our score and seven. It happened, Sarasota beat Baltimore, and Yellowknife beat Chicago 22-16. Philadelphia scored 24 points in week 16 meaning we had the score tiebreaker, but there was one problem. We lost to Colorado 24-26. But this season was not a lost season, it can be looked at as something to build on. In our last 5 games we went 3-2, those 2 losses were by a combined 5 points. After starting the season with a 4-7 record, losing by an average of 13.6 points, that is a major improvement. The offense also improved in scoring passing TDs, 12 out of Brock Phoenix's 28 touchdown passes were in the final 5 games, that is an increase from 1.45 td passes/game in the first 11 games to 2.4 td passes/game in the last 5. The Philadelphia Liberty, while not making the playoffs finished very strong, their final game was against the #1 Colorado Yeti, and the Liberty lost to the Yeti by only 2 points, I will take that loss and look to the next season with hope.

[SDCore]

For the Tijuana Luchadores, we are gearing up for a deep run because I think we are being slept on a bit. We have had a disappointing season by our standards, which means that teams are overlooking us. It's probably best that teams don't do that, as we are going to shock and awe them. See what you don't know about Tijuana is that we are good, the best some might say, at surprising teams. Our defensive core is really solid, with my player NationalSimulation FootballLeague leading the way. Then, you just at Boss Jr. to see we have an elite-level quarterback, who just didn't play up to his amazing standards in the regular season. Some might say he was holding back, so that he could shock the league in the playoffs. I surely think that is the case. McGrady the rookie receiver is just getting better, which bodes well for the Tijuana Luchadores. I already briefly mentioned the defensive players, but I think you are going to see good and improved play all around. Expect big things out of Jones, Gillion, FootballLeague, and McMullet. If you sleep on Tijuana you will be shocked to find out that you are sleeping on a known winner. Winning is what we do in Tijuana, this year is absolutely no exception.

[JaytheGreat]

Playoffs? You gotta be getting, me? Playoffs? We're just trying to win a game! Those immortal words by Jim Mora very accurately sum up this season for New York as we came into the last week of the season just trying to win our 4th game. We did win our last game but came up far short of reaching the playoffs this season. Even though we finished last in our Conference there is hope for the future. Rookie QB Sam Howitzer threw for 27 TDs and 14 INTs for a veteran QB those would be good numbers, as a rookie it gives something to be excited over. Another bright spot is at RB with veteran RB Ashley Owens who lead the league in rushing yards, and broke the record for most all purpose yards in a season. The last encouraging group for this season is the DL. DE's Jayson Kearse and Steco Ocewilder were both top 5 in tackles for loss, defensive captain Bubba Thumper leads all DL in sacks with 11 and LB Jack Banks was 2nd in the league with 15 sacks.

[Tayjay]

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[Sermokala]

The Developmental football Sim league playoffs are either incredibly undecided or an extreme afterthought in the final strech. In the Southern Football Conference South (or SFC South) The Myrtle Beach Buccaneers and the Tijuana Luchadores are both well ahead of the rest of their Conference and are win. In the Northern football Conference North (or NFC North) however the playoff teams will be London royals and... 3 teams that are tied for one spot. The Portland Pythons have the tie breakers on the other two teams but will have to win in order to secure their spot in the playoffs. The Minnesota Grey ducks and the Kansas City Coyotes Both need to win and hope that the Pythons lose, the Kansas City Coyotes also need the Grey ducks to lose as the Minnesota Grey ducks have a tiebreaker on them or make up a Point differential on them. Minnesota has been a couple of different teams this season. If they come out running with their Qb not throwing Interceptions like crazy and their secondary holding things down they are an ultimini team in the making. Their linebackers are the best in the league and their running back is still very high quality. However, If their QB gets into difficulty their RB will also suffer which will then put more pressure on their defense and the play unravels.

[Air Crou]

Imagine expecting we would make the playoffs as an expansion team. I mean, at the beginning of the season, we were expecting to do good and make the playoffs. We even thought we would contend right away. I also went on a limp and predicted we would finish the season with nine wins. We only got a third of that, finishing dead last, not only in the NSFC, but the whole league, getting the first overall for the draft. Here is the thing though. We lost so many close games. We lost FIVE one score games, three of them to the Yeti and the Sailfish. We were a tough team to beat. And we will continue to be one. We just need to grow. Our oldest player is a season 18, and then it is players from season 22, season 23, and season 25. We are one of, if not the, youngest teams in the league. In one or two seasons we will be where we need to be, at least TPE-wise, to contend for an Ultimus. The rest is up to the sim. If the simgods are happy, they will give the city of Berlin a reason to celebrate, because since the tearing down of the wall, Munich and Dortmund have been celebrating championship teams. We need to change that.