Robbed: Write about why a team that failed to make the playoffs should have over somebody else. Can be completed at any point
A team that failed to make playoffs that should have made playoffs over somebody else has to be the team I GM, the Arizona Outlaws. We finished the season with a record of 8-6. This means that in the ASFC, the best conference in the NSFL for the 6th straight season, we missed playoffs by placing third. But if we were in the NSFC, we would have been in 2nd and have made playoffs. Now obviously many of you will argue that switching conferences would have changed a lot of things and the butterfly effect could have meant we would have lost more games. But we dont know, maybe we win more games and would have been first in the conference. There's no way to tell what could have happened, so it is much easier to say what did happen. And we did finish with the 4th best record in the entire league, meaning we should have made playoffs. I'm sure next season we will make playoffs, but it does suck missing playoffs for the first time in our entire team history. At the end of the day though, people should look back and say we were robbed of a playoff spot.
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
The unsung hero of the playoff for me was a kicker actually. Madlad of the Orange County Otters was a huge unsung hero. Going 4 of 4 in the entire playoff with Field Goals, as well as kicking the game winning Field Goal in the ASFC Championship game against the San Jose Sabercats means he was super important for the Otters. He was super clutch and you could argue that with any other kicker in the league, even the consensus #1 kicker in Turk Turkleton that they may have not even made it past the Sabercats. And thats not even including how well he played as a punter. He punted 11 times in the ASFC Championship game and 7 times in the ultimus game against the Philadelphia Liberty. Each game he had a 40+ yards avg. Thats incredible, and he was a huge reason why the Otters were able to threepeat and match the amount of ultimus' that the Arizona Outlaws have. As long as the Otters have madlad, there's a really good chance they never have to worry about that position for a while. And thats really a big understatement, because the difference between madlad and a kicker like peg leg could be the difference between threepeat, and choking in the ASFC championship game.
Hate the player or the game: Tell us which team made the playoffs and shouldn't have, or which team didn't and should have? (Can be completed at any point)
The Yellowknife Wraiths should not have made the NSFL playoffs. They were extremely to not have the Arizona Outlaws in their conference, because if the Arizona Outlaws and the Baltimore Hawks were to switch conferences, the Wraiths would not have made the playoffs. While the ASFC championship game would have remained the same, the NSFC Championship game would have had the Arizona Outlaws travel to Philadelphia to take on the Philadelphia Liberty. This is because the Wraiths had a worse record than the Outlaws. If the League used a system similar to the PBE league, but with 4 teams instead of three it would have been the Outlaws in the playoffs for the sixth straight year. The Wraiths should count their lucky stars they do not have to worry about the big three (Sabercats, Outlaws, and Otters) in their conference. Instead all they have to worry about are the Liberty and Hawks. Two teams who have been known to choke in their chase to playoffs. The Wraiths might have even missed playoffs, had the Hawks not choked at the end of the season and lost to the wraiths in a winner goes to playoffs game. Might not be the same story next season however.
Sit-down with a star:Interview a player from a team that is not your own that is in the playoffs. You must ask them four questions and at least three must relate to the league in some way. YOU MUST POST THE QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS FOR CREDIT. (Can be completed at any point)
@AzhekAhriman
1. What was is it like GMing the Kansas City Coyotes after the weird relocation shit they had going on last season?
2. How did it feel to make playoffs in your first season as GM?
3. Would you have done anything different in the Ultimini game now that you can look back on it?
4. Is cereal a soup? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Explain.
1. GMing KCC was an interesting experience given how last season played out. I actually think that being on that squad and dealing with all of that crazy relocation stuff helped a ton for my first season. When you have been in a state of insanity like that and then only have to take a team from last in the league to the Ultimini it actually seems pretty stable in comparison. I also got to meet a bunch of great people that 1st season that helped a ton in dealing with things that don't really come up untill you are behind the GM's Chair.
2. It was really great. I knew that there was talent on this team and I knew that we had the personnel in the front office to make a run happen. It was such a thrill to see that vision be realized throughout the season. Beating POR on the road to get to the title game was probably the most worry and excitement I've had so far in the NSFL and I'm excited to be back in the title next year.
3. I truly believe we had pretty close to the optimal strategy for that game. The one place that I can see some benefits coming would be running 4-3 on 2nd and long instead of Nickel. We tested very well for that game before and after SA changed strats, so we just had a bad roll that night. Might have been something in the breakfast I guess....
4. Get out of here with this culinary heresy. None of the things you have mentioned count as soups or sandwiches and I'm almost offended by the thought of it.
A team that failed to make playoffs that should have made playoffs over somebody else has to be the team I GM, the Arizona Outlaws. We finished the season with a record of 8-6. This means that in the ASFC, the best conference in the NSFL for the 6th straight season, we missed playoffs by placing third. But if we were in the NSFC, we would have been in 2nd and have made playoffs. Now obviously many of you will argue that switching conferences would have changed a lot of things and the butterfly effect could have meant we would have lost more games. But we dont know, maybe we win more games and would have been first in the conference. There's no way to tell what could have happened, so it is much easier to say what did happen. And we did finish with the 4th best record in the entire league, meaning we should have made playoffs. I'm sure next season we will make playoffs, but it does suck missing playoffs for the first time in our entire team history. At the end of the day though, people should look back and say we were robbed of a playoff spot.
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
The unsung hero of the playoff for me was a kicker actually. Madlad of the Orange County Otters was a huge unsung hero. Going 4 of 4 in the entire playoff with Field Goals, as well as kicking the game winning Field Goal in the ASFC Championship game against the San Jose Sabercats means he was super important for the Otters. He was super clutch and you could argue that with any other kicker in the league, even the consensus #1 kicker in Turk Turkleton that they may have not even made it past the Sabercats. And thats not even including how well he played as a punter. He punted 11 times in the ASFC Championship game and 7 times in the ultimus game against the Philadelphia Liberty. Each game he had a 40+ yards avg. Thats incredible, and he was a huge reason why the Otters were able to threepeat and match the amount of ultimus' that the Arizona Outlaws have. As long as the Otters have madlad, there's a really good chance they never have to worry about that position for a while. And thats really a big understatement, because the difference between madlad and a kicker like peg leg could be the difference between threepeat, and choking in the ASFC championship game.
Hate the player or the game: Tell us which team made the playoffs and shouldn't have, or which team didn't and should have? (Can be completed at any point)
The Yellowknife Wraiths should not have made the NSFL playoffs. They were extremely to not have the Arizona Outlaws in their conference, because if the Arizona Outlaws and the Baltimore Hawks were to switch conferences, the Wraiths would not have made the playoffs. While the ASFC championship game would have remained the same, the NSFC Championship game would have had the Arizona Outlaws travel to Philadelphia to take on the Philadelphia Liberty. This is because the Wraiths had a worse record than the Outlaws. If the League used a system similar to the PBE league, but with 4 teams instead of three it would have been the Outlaws in the playoffs for the sixth straight year. The Wraiths should count their lucky stars they do not have to worry about the big three (Sabercats, Outlaws, and Otters) in their conference. Instead all they have to worry about are the Liberty and Hawks. Two teams who have been known to choke in their chase to playoffs. The Wraiths might have even missed playoffs, had the Hawks not choked at the end of the season and lost to the wraiths in a winner goes to playoffs game. Might not be the same story next season however.
Sit-down with a star:Interview a player from a team that is not your own that is in the playoffs. You must ask them four questions and at least three must relate to the league in some way. YOU MUST POST THE QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS FOR CREDIT. (Can be completed at any point)
@AzhekAhriman
1. What was is it like GMing the Kansas City Coyotes after the weird relocation shit they had going on last season?
2. How did it feel to make playoffs in your first season as GM?
3. Would you have done anything different in the Ultimini game now that you can look back on it?
4. Is cereal a soup? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Explain.
1. GMing KCC was an interesting experience given how last season played out. I actually think that being on that squad and dealing with all of that crazy relocation stuff helped a ton for my first season. When you have been in a state of insanity like that and then only have to take a team from last in the league to the Ultimini it actually seems pretty stable in comparison. I also got to meet a bunch of great people that 1st season that helped a ton in dealing with things that don't really come up untill you are behind the GM's Chair.
2. It was really great. I knew that there was talent on this team and I knew that we had the personnel in the front office to make a run happen. It was such a thrill to see that vision be realized throughout the season. Beating POR on the road to get to the title game was probably the most worry and excitement I've had so far in the NSFL and I'm excited to be back in the title next year.
3. I truly believe we had pretty close to the optimal strategy for that game. The one place that I can see some benefits coming would be running 4-3 on 2nd and long instead of Nickel. We tested very well for that game before and after SA changed strats, so we just had a bad roll that night. Might have been something in the breakfast I guess....
4. Get out of here with this culinary heresy. None of the things you have mentioned count as soups or sandwiches and I'm almost offended by the thought of it.
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