(S8) - PT 5 - Rebuild

[Oles]

Written: Must include 200 words. The trade deadline saw a stunning chain of events where the defending Ultimus Champions started selling and committing to the rebuild. Write about a team that either has already done that or needs to commit to the rebuild soon.

It was time for the Liberty to rebuild. Everyone knew it in Philadelphia, and while the events that led to it were a bit frustrating the team was about to collapse. The team was built on inactives and while good inactives can lead to success, like it did with the Liberty Ultimus victory in season 7, it does not make for good long-term success and we were at the end of the line. The team was about to regress hard, with only a few actives left on board the team was going to get hit hard and most players would have hit their peaks, so the team did what was best and traded anything they could for picks to commit to the rebuild. They also saw Tyler Oles retire, which means they are fully committed to the rebuild now as their QB play is about to drop a few levels. Oles was a top QB, and with the team around him slowly degrading and his retirement shortly after, the Liberty are left looking at a new wave of talent, looking for a successful draft like season 2, the one where they built the team from the ground up and creating the foundation for the team that won it all. (209 words)