05-17-2018, 03:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-18-2018, 09:27 AM by ExemplaryChad.)
New Talent: Write about which S7 trade will or did have the biggest impact in the playoffs
The biggest impact for these playoffs has to be the one made by my boi Carlito Crush. His team might not have taken the trophy all the way back to Orange County, but it wasn’t because of a lack of effort on his part. In both of their playoff games, Crush had over 80 yards and let the team in receiving. He wasn’t able to get into the end zone, but that shouldn’t diminish what was, by all accounts, a stunning streak of play from the new addition to the team.
Just a few short weeks ago, Crush had been toiling away his time on that wreck of a Colorado Yeti roster. Ultimately, after doing what he could to turn that team around, he decided that he couldn’t take the losing anymore and asked for a trade. His numbers were pedestrian at best, and he needed a bit more motivation to keep competing at the highest level. While he had his fair share of possible locations to end up, the Yeti were able to find the best balance of a fit for their (former) player and a return on their investment in the championship-bound Orange County Otters. The move proved to be a coup for the Otters, and Crush helped lead them to the Ultimus game.
Word count: 216
Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them.
The MVP from the Yellowknife Wraiths versus Philadelphia Liberty matchup has to be Paul DiMirio. This was a close game that the Liberty nevertheless led the whole way through. The Wraiths mounted a number of valiant comeback efforts in the second half, but the Liberty offense probed too much for the Wraiths’ star-studded defense.
A huge part of this offensive showing was flex back Paul DiMirio. Occupying the role of an interesting hybrid who can line up just about anywhere in the Liberty offense, DiMirio was able to consistently catch the Yellowknife defense off guard, leading him to a highly productive day. On a defense that fields Phillipe Carter, Dermott Lavelle, Boss Tweed, and Jayce Tuck, DiMirio nonetheless found holes in the defense consistently. He amassed 8 catches on the day, resulting in 115 yards (a 14.4 yard per reception average for an H-back!). Perhaps more importantly, he found the end zone twice, the first time giving the Liberty the lead and the second time extending it.There were ultimately a number of players who contributed to the Philadelphia victory in Yellowknife. Each player had a role to fulfill, and they had to do it to the best of their abilities to win the day. But no one on the Liberty roster stepped up and carried the team to a berth in the Ultimus more than Paul DiMirio.
Word count: 229
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us.
These guys get overlooked in this league so often it’s criminal. What, just because they’re machines built for the sole purpose of moving large men and women across a field and literally no other purpose, they’re not worthy of our consideration? I say, nay. NAY, ladies and gentlemen! Of course, I’m talking about our own mechanical marvels, our resident robots, our loveable lugnuts: our offensive line bots!
In this case, the offensive line for the Liberty was dominant in the playoffs. They allowed just two sacks in both playoff games (2!). That’s one in each, folks, for two total. With the quarterback staying that clean, it’s no wonder their offense is able to produce like it did. Similarly, they blocked for well over 100 yards rushing in the divisional championship against the Yellowknife Wraiths, and just under the 100 yard mark in the Ultimus game. Two sacks and 200+ yards rushing in their two playoff games make a solid case for these guys being the unsung heroes of the playoffs. Football is won and lost in the trenches, and these guys getting are getting wins for their team on a regular basis. Congratulations and hats off to these wonders of biomechanical engineering!
Word count: 202
Robbed: Write about why a team that failed to make the playoffs should have over somebody else.
For the second year in a row, the Colorado Yeti were robbed of a position in the playoffs that they well deserved. Two perfect seasons in a row, and nothing whatsoever to show for it? That’s a ripoff no matter how you slice it. No other team in NSFL history has accomplished such a feat. 0-14 is truly something special, and we should all be proud to have been a part of it. 0-28? That’s something different altogether. We’re essentially all NSFL unicorns. But nope, the league snubs us and keeps us from our rightful spot on the playoff throne.
Let’s take a look at the case to be made here. We are first in lowest points scored (this is golf rules, right?) with 137. The next lowest was 304. Tell me that’s not special. First in most points allowed? Check. We allowed 501. No other team was even close to the 5-bomb. Next up is passer rating. Our MVP Ryan Applehort maintained a league-best lowest rating of 47.9. Again, no one else is even close. The run game: lowest (best) yards per carry and fewest (best) touchdowns. I think you get the point. With any number of statistical examinations, you can see the case that the league’s Head Office clearly has some sort of vendetta against the Yeti, and it’s time it comes to an end.
Word count: 228
The biggest impact for these playoffs has to be the one made by my boi Carlito Crush. His team might not have taken the trophy all the way back to Orange County, but it wasn’t because of a lack of effort on his part. In both of their playoff games, Crush had over 80 yards and let the team in receiving. He wasn’t able to get into the end zone, but that shouldn’t diminish what was, by all accounts, a stunning streak of play from the new addition to the team.
Just a few short weeks ago, Crush had been toiling away his time on that wreck of a Colorado Yeti roster. Ultimately, after doing what he could to turn that team around, he decided that he couldn’t take the losing anymore and asked for a trade. His numbers were pedestrian at best, and he needed a bit more motivation to keep competing at the highest level. While he had his fair share of possible locations to end up, the Yeti were able to find the best balance of a fit for their (former) player and a return on their investment in the championship-bound Orange County Otters. The move proved to be a coup for the Otters, and Crush helped lead them to the Ultimus game.
Word count: 216
Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them.
The MVP from the Yellowknife Wraiths versus Philadelphia Liberty matchup has to be Paul DiMirio. This was a close game that the Liberty nevertheless led the whole way through. The Wraiths mounted a number of valiant comeback efforts in the second half, but the Liberty offense probed too much for the Wraiths’ star-studded defense.
A huge part of this offensive showing was flex back Paul DiMirio. Occupying the role of an interesting hybrid who can line up just about anywhere in the Liberty offense, DiMirio was able to consistently catch the Yellowknife defense off guard, leading him to a highly productive day. On a defense that fields Phillipe Carter, Dermott Lavelle, Boss Tweed, and Jayce Tuck, DiMirio nonetheless found holes in the defense consistently. He amassed 8 catches on the day, resulting in 115 yards (a 14.4 yard per reception average for an H-back!). Perhaps more importantly, he found the end zone twice, the first time giving the Liberty the lead and the second time extending it.There were ultimately a number of players who contributed to the Philadelphia victory in Yellowknife. Each player had a role to fulfill, and they had to do it to the best of their abilities to win the day. But no one on the Liberty roster stepped up and carried the team to a berth in the Ultimus more than Paul DiMirio.
Word count: 229
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us.
These guys get overlooked in this league so often it’s criminal. What, just because they’re machines built for the sole purpose of moving large men and women across a field and literally no other purpose, they’re not worthy of our consideration? I say, nay. NAY, ladies and gentlemen! Of course, I’m talking about our own mechanical marvels, our resident robots, our loveable lugnuts: our offensive line bots!
In this case, the offensive line for the Liberty was dominant in the playoffs. They allowed just two sacks in both playoff games (2!). That’s one in each, folks, for two total. With the quarterback staying that clean, it’s no wonder their offense is able to produce like it did. Similarly, they blocked for well over 100 yards rushing in the divisional championship against the Yellowknife Wraiths, and just under the 100 yard mark in the Ultimus game. Two sacks and 200+ yards rushing in their two playoff games make a solid case for these guys being the unsung heroes of the playoffs. Football is won and lost in the trenches, and these guys getting are getting wins for their team on a regular basis. Congratulations and hats off to these wonders of biomechanical engineering!
Word count: 202
Robbed: Write about why a team that failed to make the playoffs should have over somebody else.
For the second year in a row, the Colorado Yeti were robbed of a position in the playoffs that they well deserved. Two perfect seasons in a row, and nothing whatsoever to show for it? That’s a ripoff no matter how you slice it. No other team in NSFL history has accomplished such a feat. 0-14 is truly something special, and we should all be proud to have been a part of it. 0-28? That’s something different altogether. We’re essentially all NSFL unicorns. But nope, the league snubs us and keeps us from our rightful spot on the playoff throne.
Let’s take a look at the case to be made here. We are first in lowest points scored (this is golf rules, right?) with 137. The next lowest was 304. Tell me that’s not special. First in most points allowed? Check. We allowed 501. No other team was even close to the 5-bomb. Next up is passer rating. Our MVP Ryan Applehort maintained a league-best lowest rating of 47.9. Again, no one else is even close. The run game: lowest (best) yards per carry and fewest (best) touchdowns. I think you get the point. With any number of statistical examinations, you can see the case that the league’s Head Office clearly has some sort of vendetta against the Yeti, and it’s time it comes to an end.
Word count: 228
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