(S6) - Ultimus Week

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Robbed
There simply can't be much debate about who was deserving when talking about the teams that made the playoffs for their respective conferences. The Liberty distinguished themselves with 9 wins and a +127 point differential, while the Wraiths and Hawks struggled similarly but had equal point differentials and ultimately the Wraiths won out because of a tie. Meanwhile the Orange County Otters and San Jose Sabercats each won 10 games and held a two game advantage over the Arizona Outlaws in the final standings. So who was robbed? The Arizona Outlaws. After a rough start to the season the Outlaws rebounded to win 8 games and finished with a better record than the Yellowknife Wraiths. However, because the teams were separated by their conferences it's possible that the worse team won out. During the season the two teams split their series with each taking a game by a 6 point margin of victory. Haters will point to Arizona's negative point differential, but that was courtesy of the Otters and Sabercats against whom they went 0-4 with a combined -64 point differential. That's hardly a positive, but when you consider that the Outlaws were 8-2 against the remaining six teams in the league, it's easy to see how they might have made the playoffs in a different conference.

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Matchup Nightmare
In what is sure to be an Ultimus finale for the ages, the Liberty will have an extremely difficult time game planning for the incredibly productive Otters wide receivers. What turns this from difficult game plan to nightmare, however, is the presence of Jordan Yates. The Otters' speedy running back has transitioned into a full fledged wide receiver this year, obliterating defense after defense on his way to a video game season of 121 catches for 1860 yards and 15 touchdowns. Yates is a true burner in every sense of the word and will find himself lined up against one or both of the Liberty's Clifford Rove and Kevin Cushing. Both of these players can run with the best of the league's receivers, but Yates is a couple tiers ahead of the best. To make matters worse, the Liberty will have problems scheming over the top help to Yates' side as opposite him will be Bradley Westfield, who tallied 1540 yards and 12 touchdowns of his own this season. Focus too much attention on the speedy Yates and watch Westfield carve you up. Dedicate to little attention to either and they'll both feast. Find a miracle solution to both problems? Now you get to figure out how to cover Robert Phelps, yet another 1000 yard receiver for Orange County this season. Good luck with that, Philadelphia.

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