Robbed: Write about why a team that failed to make the playoffs should have over somebody else. Can be completed at any point
Obviously, the Yellowknife Wraiths should have made the playoffs. All the respect towards the Yeti, but there were too many sim kerfuffles to count that led the Yellowknife Wraiths to limp to a 7-7 record. The losses to the Liberty and the Outlaws were inexcusable. Those are two pretty bad teams. Like really bad. No way a high caliber team like the Wraiths should have dropped games to those two teams. Aside from that, the Wraith players are in their prime. Very few of the players are season 7 rookies or later, with most being from seasons 1 and 2. On the other hand, most of the Colorado Yeti are season 5 or later. The regression has hit the Wraiths hard, but it still doesn't explain how poorly the sim gods treated the Wraiths this season. The SaberCats and the Outlaws and the Liberty are all clearly rebuilding, so it was really just the Yeti and the Wraiths duking it out for the final playoff spot. So those costly losses early in the season to two rebuilding teams was really tough. It also just so happened, that nobody on the roster had a very good season statistically. So it was poor individually and poor as a team.
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Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
This might come as surprise, but I believe that Fuego Wozy is the MVP of the Ultimus game. While the score of the game wasn't that close, Wozy set the tone nice and early be recording a safety. It's two points and a change of possession. The best way to win a game is to never let the opposition, especially the potent Baltimore Hawks offense, have the ball. Woz didn't stop there, he recorded a total of 3 tackles and 2 sacks. Most people would probably give the MVP award to someone like Smallwood, for his 2 TD performance, but everyone knows defense wins championships, so to close the opening quarter with a safety is something special, and greatly swings momentum in the Second Line's direction. There probably was multiple answer to the MVP question, Borkus Maximus was strong, Smallwood as previously mentioned was good, and even veteran Dustin Evans (who's played so long I swear he's owned the league) had a standout receiving game gaining 101 yards and a touchdown. But again, my ex-teammate Wozy gets the nod for MVP. I wish he was still a Wraith, but it's nice to see a vet make an impact and win a championship after missing out on the Wraiths championship run last season.
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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)
Well, as seen above, I still think the Wraiths should be in the playoffs and the Yeti should be out. The Yeti just aren't ready. As seen by their dud of a defensive performance in the NSFC championship game, they allowed 40 points to the Hawks. Their defense just doesn't have the talent to keep up with the big hitters in this league. The Wraiths defense does have the big hitters to keep up with the Hawks, the Second Line, and the Otters. The Yeti actually allowed more points than they scored during the regular season. That doesn't sound like a playoff caliber team now does it? The Wraiths on the other hand scored 64 more points than they gave up during the season. It was just a could of bad sims that sank their season. The Yeti scored a couple much needed wins that they shouldn't have. Meanwhile, their losses were pretty bad losses. Their offense is competitive, but again, their defense is just not up to snuff. It's great that they were able to drop 34 points on the Hawks, but it's very unlikely they could have done it against the Second Line as well had they surpassed the Hawks.
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Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
I quickly mentioned this player in my previous write up about the MVP of the Ultimus game. This player has put up back to back 100 yard receiving games in the playoffs and recorded a touchdown in each game. In the conference playoff game, this player had a 40 yard reception to set up the Second Line score again. So by now, most probably know who I'm talking about. This player is a Second Line receiver that led the team in both playoff games. This player is of course Dustin Evans. He's been with the Second Line for a while so it's nice to see a team and league vet finally help his team win a title. Wozy might have received my MVP nod, and Borkus Maximus probably received everyone else's MVP awards, so Dustin Evans seemed like the most unsung playoff hero. Any team would be lucky to have a big, possession receiver that can dominate a game like Dustin Evans. Fortunately for the Second Line, they have 2 really good receivers, but it just so happens that neither the Otters nor the Hawks corners could contain Evans' size and speed across the two playoff games. While his success is unlikely without Borkus being a monster as well, Evans was dominant in potentially his final season.
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Obviously, the Yellowknife Wraiths should have made the playoffs. All the respect towards the Yeti, but there were too many sim kerfuffles to count that led the Yellowknife Wraiths to limp to a 7-7 record. The losses to the Liberty and the Outlaws were inexcusable. Those are two pretty bad teams. Like really bad. No way a high caliber team like the Wraiths should have dropped games to those two teams. Aside from that, the Wraith players are in their prime. Very few of the players are season 7 rookies or later, with most being from seasons 1 and 2. On the other hand, most of the Colorado Yeti are season 5 or later. The regression has hit the Wraiths hard, but it still doesn't explain how poorly the sim gods treated the Wraiths this season. The SaberCats and the Outlaws and the Liberty are all clearly rebuilding, so it was really just the Yeti and the Wraiths duking it out for the final playoff spot. So those costly losses early in the season to two rebuilding teams was really tough. It also just so happened, that nobody on the roster had a very good season statistically. So it was poor individually and poor as a team.
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Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
This might come as surprise, but I believe that Fuego Wozy is the MVP of the Ultimus game. While the score of the game wasn't that close, Wozy set the tone nice and early be recording a safety. It's two points and a change of possession. The best way to win a game is to never let the opposition, especially the potent Baltimore Hawks offense, have the ball. Woz didn't stop there, he recorded a total of 3 tackles and 2 sacks. Most people would probably give the MVP award to someone like Smallwood, for his 2 TD performance, but everyone knows defense wins championships, so to close the opening quarter with a safety is something special, and greatly swings momentum in the Second Line's direction. There probably was multiple answer to the MVP question, Borkus Maximus was strong, Smallwood as previously mentioned was good, and even veteran Dustin Evans (who's played so long I swear he's owned the league) had a standout receiving game gaining 101 yards and a touchdown. But again, my ex-teammate Wozy gets the nod for MVP. I wish he was still a Wraith, but it's nice to see a vet make an impact and win a championship after missing out on the Wraiths championship run last season.
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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)
Well, as seen above, I still think the Wraiths should be in the playoffs and the Yeti should be out. The Yeti just aren't ready. As seen by their dud of a defensive performance in the NSFC championship game, they allowed 40 points to the Hawks. Their defense just doesn't have the talent to keep up with the big hitters in this league. The Wraiths defense does have the big hitters to keep up with the Hawks, the Second Line, and the Otters. The Yeti actually allowed more points than they scored during the regular season. That doesn't sound like a playoff caliber team now does it? The Wraiths on the other hand scored 64 more points than they gave up during the season. It was just a could of bad sims that sank their season. The Yeti scored a couple much needed wins that they shouldn't have. Meanwhile, their losses were pretty bad losses. Their offense is competitive, but again, their defense is just not up to snuff. It's great that they were able to drop 34 points on the Hawks, but it's very unlikely they could have done it against the Second Line as well had they surpassed the Hawks.
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Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
I quickly mentioned this player in my previous write up about the MVP of the Ultimus game. This player has put up back to back 100 yard receiving games in the playoffs and recorded a touchdown in each game. In the conference playoff game, this player had a 40 yard reception to set up the Second Line score again. So by now, most probably know who I'm talking about. This player is a Second Line receiver that led the team in both playoff games. This player is of course Dustin Evans. He's been with the Second Line for a while so it's nice to see a team and league vet finally help his team win a title. Wozy might have received my MVP nod, and Borkus Maximus probably received everyone else's MVP awards, so Dustin Evans seemed like the most unsung playoff hero. Any team would be lucky to have a big, possession receiver that can dominate a game like Dustin Evans. Fortunately for the Second Line, they have 2 really good receivers, but it just so happens that neither the Otters nor the Hawks corners could contain Evans' size and speed across the two playoff games. While his success is unlikely without Borkus being a monster as well, Evans was dominant in potentially his final season.
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