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Following the off-season disaster that Arizona went through, the league expected The Outlaws to be at the bottom of the totem pole in Season Five. Much to the surprise of everyone outside of Arizona, The Outlaws defied the odds and made the post-season. They weren’t supposed to, but they made their claim to a position in the ASFC Championship Game. The Outlaws, according to most of the league, made the playoffs when they really shouldn’t have. Sneaking into the playoffs was the goal all along in Arizona, and it made the entire organization happy. I’m not personally saying that Arizona shouldn’t have the playoffs, I’m very happy that we did, but I am taking the standpoint of the entire league. Heading into the season, the Outlaws were not a playoff team. Weird things can happen, and they did, the Outlaws kept winning and proved to be one of the best teams in the league. There were subtractions in the off-season, but after a glorious history in Arizona, the winning culture was rooted deeply in the locker room, management and fan base. The message I have for the league is to not hate the team, hate the game, because sometimes your predictions miss completely.
Championship Game Recap: Do a recap of the best play from the championship game. Must be completed after the Championship Game
4th and 7, 10:42 in the first period, and the Otters debated going for it to send a message. The game is still 0-0, on the opening drive. The Otters snap the ball and Madlad connects…. It’s good! The Otters are up 3-0 and it was the beginning of the end. I mean, it’s hard to say definitively that a play so early, a field goal, going up 3 points is the play of the game, or the beginning of the end, but that was the case. The Otters didn’t lift their foot off the throttle, and while the game wasn’t a blowout by any means, the Otters really set the tone early on in the game. As we’ll see in other big games, the kicker needs to make his field goals, getting wonky on these easy, guaranteed kicks is a recipe for disaster, and Madlad did it with calm and ease, so big props to him. This play likely won’t be mentioned by anyone else, it’s underrated, and for that, we tip our glasses to the Otters for pulling it off. The 27 yard field goal is one that will be included in highlight videos all of next season.
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
Bradley T Madlad, is unquestionably the unsung hero of the playoffs. The man was money on the field goals and the Otters relied on him when they knew it was safer for the guaranteed 3 points, or the extra point, then trying on a risky 4th down or going for two. It seems, far too often, teams don’t really acknowledge the importance of kicker position. But it was Madlad who showed us the way in the playoffs. Look at the Championship game when Madlad got the Otters on the scoreboard first. The Otters relied on Madlad, but it was the other “stars” of the team that got the spotlight. That’s a crime! It’s sad to see talent go unsung, and that’s what we’re experiencing here in the league right now. The audacity some sportswriters have in casting off what Madlad brought to the table in the playoffs; it’s baffling. It’s hard to go over all the stats of Madlad without watching all the games again, but the eye test told us all that Madlad was making the kicks that he needed to. The Otters are going to need to up the value of Madlad’s contract if they want to keep on winning the championships.
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Following the off-season disaster that Arizona went through, the league expected The Outlaws to be at the bottom of the totem pole in Season Five. Much to the surprise of everyone outside of Arizona, The Outlaws defied the odds and made the post-season. They weren’t supposed to, but they made their claim to a position in the ASFC Championship Game. The Outlaws, according to most of the league, made the playoffs when they really shouldn’t have. Sneaking into the playoffs was the goal all along in Arizona, and it made the entire organization happy. I’m not personally saying that Arizona shouldn’t have the playoffs, I’m very happy that we did, but I am taking the standpoint of the entire league. Heading into the season, the Outlaws were not a playoff team. Weird things can happen, and they did, the Outlaws kept winning and proved to be one of the best teams in the league. There were subtractions in the off-season, but after a glorious history in Arizona, the winning culture was rooted deeply in the locker room, management and fan base. The message I have for the league is to not hate the team, hate the game, because sometimes your predictions miss completely.
Championship Game Recap: Do a recap of the best play from the championship game. Must be completed after the Championship Game
4th and 7, 10:42 in the first period, and the Otters debated going for it to send a message. The game is still 0-0, on the opening drive. The Otters snap the ball and Madlad connects…. It’s good! The Otters are up 3-0 and it was the beginning of the end. I mean, it’s hard to say definitively that a play so early, a field goal, going up 3 points is the play of the game, or the beginning of the end, but that was the case. The Otters didn’t lift their foot off the throttle, and while the game wasn’t a blowout by any means, the Otters really set the tone early on in the game. As we’ll see in other big games, the kicker needs to make his field goals, getting wonky on these easy, guaranteed kicks is a recipe for disaster, and Madlad did it with calm and ease, so big props to him. This play likely won’t be mentioned by anyone else, it’s underrated, and for that, we tip our glasses to the Otters for pulling it off. The 27 yard field goal is one that will be included in highlight videos all of next season.
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
Bradley T Madlad, is unquestionably the unsung hero of the playoffs. The man was money on the field goals and the Otters relied on him when they knew it was safer for the guaranteed 3 points, or the extra point, then trying on a risky 4th down or going for two. It seems, far too often, teams don’t really acknowledge the importance of kicker position. But it was Madlad who showed us the way in the playoffs. Look at the Championship game when Madlad got the Otters on the scoreboard first. The Otters relied on Madlad, but it was the other “stars” of the team that got the spotlight. That’s a crime! It’s sad to see talent go unsung, and that’s what we’re experiencing here in the league right now. The audacity some sportswriters have in casting off what Madlad brought to the table in the playoffs; it’s baffling. It’s hard to go over all the stats of Madlad without watching all the games again, but the eye test told us all that Madlad was making the kicks that he needed to. The Otters are going to need to up the value of Madlad’s contract if they want to keep on winning the championships.
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