Robbed:
The teams most robbed this playoffs for the S7 season would be the New Orleans Second Line, San Jose Sabercats and Baltimore Hawks - all three robbed by the Arizona Outlaws who made the playoffs in the last ASFC slot to take on the Orange County Otters. The Arizona Outlaws were not a fantastic team - they had a much worse Points Against than any of the other three teams and barely squeaked by San Jose Sabercats and the New Orleans Second Line to make it into the playoffs. A week 14 victory was the deciding factor, even further a kick by Dean Jackson on the Outlaws was enough to put them over the New Orleans Second Line and, since the San Jose Sabercats lost to the Orange County Otters in the same week and Arizona owned the divisional record tiebreaker, the Outlaws were able to nab the final ASFC playoff spot - in the process of course leading to a mismatch against the perennial championship caliber Otters. It was even more difficult for the Baltimore Hawks who, since they were in the NSFC and not the ASFC, had to watch three under .500 teams compete for the playoffs while they - a +.500 team were out of the playoffs.
Recap:
The recaps of games is going to get switched in terms of tempo to the DSFL Ultimini Championship between the Tijuana Luchadores and the Portland Pythons. The Luchadores had made a historic defeat of their San Antonio Marshals rivals to advance to the DSFL championship for the first time in franchise history. Unfortunately, they had to play against the Portland Pythons - the juggernaut of a DSFL franchise that had no equal this season. They destroyed everything in their path, led by a trio of offensive all-star sophomores and veterans in Cole McCoy, Mark Grau and Borro Gore. The Pythons had fairly easily overcame the Kansas City Coyotes - avenging a heartbreaking S6 loss to the Coyotes that ended their dominant season last season and put Rashaad Brookes into retirement with only one Ultimini. Now, the only thing left for the Pythons were to defeat the surging Luchadores who were relying on a team of rookies to upstage the veteran Pythons as underdogs while away on Portland’s field. An almost impossible task faced Tijuana, but they very nearly accomplished the upset. Forcing a tied game half way through the 4th quarter, Tijuana was very close to upstaging the ultimately victorious Pythons.
Magic moment:
The magic moment I’m going to describe is also going to be in the DSFL - and it’s also going to be the Ultimini championship between the Tijuana Luchadores and the Portland Pythons. As summarized above, Tijuana was riding a historic playoff run after beating divisional rivals San Antonio Marshals in the DSFL SFC divisional championship game and earning a date against the juggernaut Portland Pythons squad that had crushed almost all competition all season. For the Pythons, it was a group of veterans who felt that they had been cheated - as far back as S5 when they lost to the OP bots in Palm Beach, and more recently last season in S6 when they lost to the Kansas City Coyotes in the NFC championship game. Now the Pythons, lead by charismatic Colorado Yeti prospect Mark Grau, were looking to win an Ultimini this season before beginning their NSFL career. Thats why, when the game was tied in the 4th quarter after Tijuana surged back with two field goals, and then got stuck on their own 37 with a turnover on downs, and Cole McCoy held the pocket and connected - like lightning - to Mark Grau it was electric to watch. Grau, who had publicly demanded another DSFL season, who was still stinging from last seasons NFC lost, managed to haul in the Ultimini winning reception for 34 yards. His final reception as a WR. Magical.
The teams most robbed this playoffs for the S7 season would be the New Orleans Second Line, San Jose Sabercats and Baltimore Hawks - all three robbed by the Arizona Outlaws who made the playoffs in the last ASFC slot to take on the Orange County Otters. The Arizona Outlaws were not a fantastic team - they had a much worse Points Against than any of the other three teams and barely squeaked by San Jose Sabercats and the New Orleans Second Line to make it into the playoffs. A week 14 victory was the deciding factor, even further a kick by Dean Jackson on the Outlaws was enough to put them over the New Orleans Second Line and, since the San Jose Sabercats lost to the Orange County Otters in the same week and Arizona owned the divisional record tiebreaker, the Outlaws were able to nab the final ASFC playoff spot - in the process of course leading to a mismatch against the perennial championship caliber Otters. It was even more difficult for the Baltimore Hawks who, since they were in the NSFC and not the ASFC, had to watch three under .500 teams compete for the playoffs while they - a +.500 team were out of the playoffs.
Recap:
The recaps of games is going to get switched in terms of tempo to the DSFL Ultimini Championship between the Tijuana Luchadores and the Portland Pythons. The Luchadores had made a historic defeat of their San Antonio Marshals rivals to advance to the DSFL championship for the first time in franchise history. Unfortunately, they had to play against the Portland Pythons - the juggernaut of a DSFL franchise that had no equal this season. They destroyed everything in their path, led by a trio of offensive all-star sophomores and veterans in Cole McCoy, Mark Grau and Borro Gore. The Pythons had fairly easily overcame the Kansas City Coyotes - avenging a heartbreaking S6 loss to the Coyotes that ended their dominant season last season and put Rashaad Brookes into retirement with only one Ultimini. Now, the only thing left for the Pythons were to defeat the surging Luchadores who were relying on a team of rookies to upstage the veteran Pythons as underdogs while away on Portland’s field. An almost impossible task faced Tijuana, but they very nearly accomplished the upset. Forcing a tied game half way through the 4th quarter, Tijuana was very close to upstaging the ultimately victorious Pythons.
Magic moment:
The magic moment I’m going to describe is also going to be in the DSFL - and it’s also going to be the Ultimini championship between the Tijuana Luchadores and the Portland Pythons. As summarized above, Tijuana was riding a historic playoff run after beating divisional rivals San Antonio Marshals in the DSFL SFC divisional championship game and earning a date against the juggernaut Portland Pythons squad that had crushed almost all competition all season. For the Pythons, it was a group of veterans who felt that they had been cheated - as far back as S5 when they lost to the OP bots in Palm Beach, and more recently last season in S6 when they lost to the Kansas City Coyotes in the NFC championship game. Now the Pythons, lead by charismatic Colorado Yeti prospect Mark Grau, were looking to win an Ultimini this season before beginning their NSFL career. Thats why, when the game was tied in the 4th quarter after Tijuana surged back with two field goals, and then got stuck on their own 37 with a turnover on downs, and Cole McCoy held the pocket and connected - like lightning - to Mark Grau it was electric to watch. Grau, who had publicly demanded another DSFL season, who was still stinging from last seasons NFC lost, managed to haul in the Ultimini winning reception for 34 yards. His final reception as a WR. Magical.
RICARDO MORRIS
Arizona Outlaws | Defensive Tackle | S15 - Present
Career: 554 TPE | 82 TCK | 4 TFL | 2/1 FR/FF | 10 SCK | 1 TD
Arizona Outlaws | Defensive Tackle | S15 - Present
Career: 554 TPE | 82 TCK | 4 TFL | 2/1 FR/FF | 10 SCK | 1 TD
