03-22-2018, 04:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2018, 04:21 PM by Alfredo_Pasta.)
Sit down with a star:
Interview with Eli Kamaka (@PDXBaller)
1) How do you feel about losing the ultimus against the otters?
They are an amazing team with great leadership and an excellent organization overall. It’s not fun to lose in the Ultimus, but I feel fortunate that we had the guts and determination this season to not quit and our hard work paid off. This was our first Ultimus appearance and we knew that the Otters wouldn’t be easy on the road.
2) Do you think the liberty will continue to build on their success and be even more competitive next year?
I believe so. There will be a change in leadership soon and we’ve got the pieces in place to make another big run at the Ultimus trophy for next season. I don’t see us letting off the gas pedal and we’ll be gearing up for another strong season soon.
3) What was your toughest obstacle going into the post season?
Our biggest obstacle was probably our run game going into the post season. We excelled in passing and defense overall, but our offensive rushing was second to last in the league going into the post season. Kroetch has been a great runningback for us, but we knew we lacked the depth to truly become a well-rounded offensive threat. I think this weakness was tough to overcome and other teams knew that they could rely on their defensive backs to disrupt our passing game without giving up much in the run.
4) Since liberty had a great season, did your impact and stats as a player increase compared to last year?
My tackles went down a lot, but that was expected since we had better linebacker coverage and my job with King was to create passing pressure and stuffing the run. I did increase my forced fumbles to 4 and tied the league for 1st in forced fumbles as a DT.
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Sit down with a fan:
Answered questions for PDXballer
1) How do you feel your rookie season went as a member of the Wraiths?
This is a very tough question to answer. The season was full of ups and downs. With the team and my own personal performance. I started out the season very strong. Being involved with the offense and catching everything. My production ended up going down towards the end of the year. As for the team it we started of a little slow. We had the tough tie against the second line but finished strong enough to make it into the playoffs.
2) How did you feel about your performance in the playoffs?
I had not a very good play off performance. By this time in the season I wasn't really our quarterbacks favorite target. I believe I only had one or two catches for maybe ten yards. Definitely maybe one of my worst games.
3) Do you think you’ll be starting over Franklin Harris Jr. next season?
This is also another tough question to answer. Franklin Harris Jr. Is a great player but I think I have a chance to at least compete and try to be the Wraiths starting tight end. I guess in the beginning of the season I won't start but very possible if I stay productive and active I will be the number one tight end by the end of the season.
4) What are you looking forward to for next season?
I'm looking forward to everything. Being able to be with my teammates again, practicing, working out. I'm ready to go out there and be the best tight end in the league. I want everyone to know who Glenn Mcpoyal is.
Words:281
Robbed:
This little article may or may not be surprising to some. The team I believe got robbed not making the playoffs in the Baltimore Hawks. Now you could say I'm writing this just to write something. And you may or may not be right. But there Is apart of me that believes the Baltimore Hawks should of made the playoffs and the Yellowknife Wraiths should not of. The Wraiths got in only because they didn't lose to the new Orleans second line team. Instead they tied them. And then it all came down to the final game of the season between the Hawks and the Wraiths. Some may say the better team won the game. Some may say one team just had an off day and should never of lost against the Yellowknife Wraiths. I say they should of won against Yellowknife Wraiths but unfortunately Yellowknife was just too good for them. I guess what I am trying to say is the reason they got robbed is because that game shouldn't of mattered for the Hawks anyways. They had a better season and when they lost it was close. When the Wraiths lost they usually lost by a lot. And that is why I think the Baltimore Hawks got Robbed
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Playoff review:
I'm here to write a short review of the playoffs. First match up we have is the Yellowknife Wraiths at the philadelphia liberty. As a member of the Wraiths it was not a fun game to watch it started out back and forth and a very defensive game. But it didn't take liberty long to pull ahead. Once they got ahead of Yellowknife a few scores it was impossible for the Wraiths to come back and win. The Philadelphia liberty ended up winning the conference playoff game by ten points.
The next game was the San Jose sabercats vs the orange county otters. This game was a toss up for me I didn't know who was going to come out victorious on this game. Unfortunately for pretty much everyone the orange county otters pulled off a win.
Not it's time to do a little review of the ultimus. It was the philadelphia liberty at the orange county otters. No one really thought that philadelphia could go in and win the ultimus but they proved us wrong. It was a close game the entire time. With seconds left on the clock it was fourth and goal on the one yard line. Liberty is down by six points. So they absolutely had to get a touchdowns. They drop back to pass it and it is incomplete. They turn it over on downs and orange county just runs the clock out to win the ultimus. What a great game.
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Interview with Eli Kamaka (@PDXBaller)
1) How do you feel about losing the ultimus against the otters?
They are an amazing team with great leadership and an excellent organization overall. It’s not fun to lose in the Ultimus, but I feel fortunate that we had the guts and determination this season to not quit and our hard work paid off. This was our first Ultimus appearance and we knew that the Otters wouldn’t be easy on the road.
2) Do you think the liberty will continue to build on their success and be even more competitive next year?
I believe so. There will be a change in leadership soon and we’ve got the pieces in place to make another big run at the Ultimus trophy for next season. I don’t see us letting off the gas pedal and we’ll be gearing up for another strong season soon.
3) What was your toughest obstacle going into the post season?
Our biggest obstacle was probably our run game going into the post season. We excelled in passing and defense overall, but our offensive rushing was second to last in the league going into the post season. Kroetch has been a great runningback for us, but we knew we lacked the depth to truly become a well-rounded offensive threat. I think this weakness was tough to overcome and other teams knew that they could rely on their defensive backs to disrupt our passing game without giving up much in the run.
4) Since liberty had a great season, did your impact and stats as a player increase compared to last year?
My tackles went down a lot, but that was expected since we had better linebacker coverage and my job with King was to create passing pressure and stuffing the run. I did increase my forced fumbles to 4 and tied the league for 1st in forced fumbles as a DT.
Words:313
Sit down with a fan:
Answered questions for PDXballer
1) How do you feel your rookie season went as a member of the Wraiths?
This is a very tough question to answer. The season was full of ups and downs. With the team and my own personal performance. I started out the season very strong. Being involved with the offense and catching everything. My production ended up going down towards the end of the year. As for the team it we started of a little slow. We had the tough tie against the second line but finished strong enough to make it into the playoffs.
2) How did you feel about your performance in the playoffs?
I had not a very good play off performance. By this time in the season I wasn't really our quarterbacks favorite target. I believe I only had one or two catches for maybe ten yards. Definitely maybe one of my worst games.
3) Do you think you’ll be starting over Franklin Harris Jr. next season?
This is also another tough question to answer. Franklin Harris Jr. Is a great player but I think I have a chance to at least compete and try to be the Wraiths starting tight end. I guess in the beginning of the season I won't start but very possible if I stay productive and active I will be the number one tight end by the end of the season.
4) What are you looking forward to for next season?
I'm looking forward to everything. Being able to be with my teammates again, practicing, working out. I'm ready to go out there and be the best tight end in the league. I want everyone to know who Glenn Mcpoyal is.
Words:281
Robbed:
This little article may or may not be surprising to some. The team I believe got robbed not making the playoffs in the Baltimore Hawks. Now you could say I'm writing this just to write something. And you may or may not be right. But there Is apart of me that believes the Baltimore Hawks should of made the playoffs and the Yellowknife Wraiths should not of. The Wraiths got in only because they didn't lose to the new Orleans second line team. Instead they tied them. And then it all came down to the final game of the season between the Hawks and the Wraiths. Some may say the better team won the game. Some may say one team just had an off day and should never of lost against the Yellowknife Wraiths. I say they should of won against Yellowknife Wraiths but unfortunately Yellowknife was just too good for them. I guess what I am trying to say is the reason they got robbed is because that game shouldn't of mattered for the Hawks anyways. They had a better season and when they lost it was close. When the Wraiths lost they usually lost by a lot. And that is why I think the Baltimore Hawks got Robbed
Words:210
Playoff review:
I'm here to write a short review of the playoffs. First match up we have is the Yellowknife Wraiths at the philadelphia liberty. As a member of the Wraiths it was not a fun game to watch it started out back and forth and a very defensive game. But it didn't take liberty long to pull ahead. Once they got ahead of Yellowknife a few scores it was impossible for the Wraiths to come back and win. The Philadelphia liberty ended up winning the conference playoff game by ten points.
The next game was the San Jose sabercats vs the orange county otters. This game was a toss up for me I didn't know who was going to come out victorious on this game. Unfortunately for pretty much everyone the orange county otters pulled off a win.
Not it's time to do a little review of the ultimus. It was the philadelphia liberty at the orange county otters. No one really thought that philadelphia could go in and win the ultimus but they proved us wrong. It was a close game the entire time. With seconds left on the clock it was fourth and goal on the one yard line. Liberty is down by six points. So they absolutely had to get a touchdowns. They drop back to pass it and it is incomplete. They turn it over on downs and orange county just runs the clock out to win the ultimus. What a great game.
Words:246
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