Playoff Series MVP: Although the championship game has yet to be played, we have already seen the playoff performance of the season. That would be none other that Baltimore Hawks’ own Trey Willie. In a game that was closely contested all the way until the final whistle, Trey Willie was able to go out do enough to get the job done. We can start with his 8 receptions. Even though he wasn’t the volume receiver in the game, the catches he made were huge in securing this win. Next, he had 107 yards. Once again, not the leading receiver but his yards put his team in scoring position to win this game. HE found the end two times. This is the impact that Trey Willie brings every game. He can make plays and find the end zone as well as any player, past or present. Last, he had an interception which prevented 7 points for Colorado. Doing a little reverse math here, with the plays Trey Willie made on offense and defense, he easily prevented points on defense and scored or assisted in scoring for Baltimore. How many points you might ask? Without Trey Willie on the field last night, the game would have ended would have ended 14-10 with Colorado stealing the road win.
Hate the player or the game: It’s hard to pick a single team that I hate so I will write about a couple. First, let’s start with the Colorado Yeti. What were they even doing in the playoffs? It all starts at the top with Micycle McCormick and Howard Miller. As you look down the roster, you see names like Mark Grau, Alvin Chipmunk, Fox North, Damien Kroetch, Antonio Sandoval (lol), journeyman Brian Wheat, Nicholas Pierno (LOL), Haruki Ishigawa, Michael Tillman, Dwayne Aaron, Desta Danger, Alexandre Thibault, Oskar Ludvig, Devo Cansino, and Peg Leg. With a roster like that, I’m surprised they scored even the 7 points they got.
Another team on the list is the Orange County Otters. When you think of the Otters, there are a couple of names that come to mind. Personally, I think of Josh Garden, Angus Winchester, Greg Clegane, Marcus Kane, Carlito Crush, Kenny Omega, Ryan Sierra, Norman Bagwell, Elvin Enchant, Jaylon Broxton, Mason Brown, Rickey Ramero, Young Spaghetti, Ricky Adams, Gus Showbiz, Danny Grithead, Seer Zephyrous, Adam Anderson, and Marc Spector. Maybe you think of others but that is who stands out to me.
Also, another team I hate is the Philadelphia Liberty. That’s all I will say about them though as they didn’t even make the playoffs.
Matchup Nightmares: It would be hard to single out a single matchup nightmare so I am just going to say the Baltimore Hawks were a nightmare for the Colorado Yeti. Both offensively and defensively, just a good performance all around. It started with the offense. Ryan Applehort threw for over 400 yards and 4 TDs in a game that was out of hand before halftime. Owen Taylor rushed for 188 yards and a TD of his own. He has managed to catch 4 or Applehort’s 40 completions. Declan Harp led all receivers with 14 receptions and caught a last, game sealing TD. Verso L’Alto contributed 115 yards himself and was also able to find pay dirt. Trey Willie caught 8 balls for 107 yards and scored 2 TDs. He also intercepted Micycle McCormick which was Colorado’s only turnover. Vinny Valentine also contributed 3 catches for 87 yards. On defense, Cordell Joshua had the lone sack in the game thanks to excellent offensive line play from both sides. In retrospect, I don’t think there was anything that Colorado could have done differently that would have given them a better shot to win. I am actually impressed that they even scored 7 points to be honest.
Robbed: Probably the team that everyone will agree was robbed would be the San Jose Sabercats. After a couple of good drafts in recent years, this team looks to be on the brink of big things. What’s really scary is how young this team is too. With the majority of their roster in either their first or second year in the NSFL, they have set themselves up for some long term success. Just to name a few key players, they have Jerrod Canton, Danny Methane, Xandra Troyski, Odell Marrett, Chris Orosz, D’Pez Poopsie, Taylor Peterson, KAzamir Oles, Joliet L. Christ, Nate Piazza, Kyle Corbett, Kolby Deringer, Xavier Flash, Zap Brannigan, D.J. Riddick, Ben Horne, Thomas Kane III, Tor Tuck, Bastion Barnhardt, Calkewlated Chambers III, Clifford Rove, Ja Brill, Shane Weston, and I am sure there are others that I forgot to mention but still a roster that has all the potential. Don’t let their record fool you, they are saving it all up for their S12 push to the championship. But in S11, they were robbed week after week, game after game, and just missed out on a playoff berth. Go ahead and mark my words, this team will be dangerous very soon.
Hate the player or the game: It’s hard to pick a single team that I hate so I will write about a couple. First, let’s start with the Colorado Yeti. What were they even doing in the playoffs? It all starts at the top with Micycle McCormick and Howard Miller. As you look down the roster, you see names like Mark Grau, Alvin Chipmunk, Fox North, Damien Kroetch, Antonio Sandoval (lol), journeyman Brian Wheat, Nicholas Pierno (LOL), Haruki Ishigawa, Michael Tillman, Dwayne Aaron, Desta Danger, Alexandre Thibault, Oskar Ludvig, Devo Cansino, and Peg Leg. With a roster like that, I’m surprised they scored even the 7 points they got.
Another team on the list is the Orange County Otters. When you think of the Otters, there are a couple of names that come to mind. Personally, I think of Josh Garden, Angus Winchester, Greg Clegane, Marcus Kane, Carlito Crush, Kenny Omega, Ryan Sierra, Norman Bagwell, Elvin Enchant, Jaylon Broxton, Mason Brown, Rickey Ramero, Young Spaghetti, Ricky Adams, Gus Showbiz, Danny Grithead, Seer Zephyrous, Adam Anderson, and Marc Spector. Maybe you think of others but that is who stands out to me.
Also, another team I hate is the Philadelphia Liberty. That’s all I will say about them though as they didn’t even make the playoffs.
Matchup Nightmares: It would be hard to single out a single matchup nightmare so I am just going to say the Baltimore Hawks were a nightmare for the Colorado Yeti. Both offensively and defensively, just a good performance all around. It started with the offense. Ryan Applehort threw for over 400 yards and 4 TDs in a game that was out of hand before halftime. Owen Taylor rushed for 188 yards and a TD of his own. He has managed to catch 4 or Applehort’s 40 completions. Declan Harp led all receivers with 14 receptions and caught a last, game sealing TD. Verso L’Alto contributed 115 yards himself and was also able to find pay dirt. Trey Willie caught 8 balls for 107 yards and scored 2 TDs. He also intercepted Micycle McCormick which was Colorado’s only turnover. Vinny Valentine also contributed 3 catches for 87 yards. On defense, Cordell Joshua had the lone sack in the game thanks to excellent offensive line play from both sides. In retrospect, I don’t think there was anything that Colorado could have done differently that would have given them a better shot to win. I am actually impressed that they even scored 7 points to be honest.
Robbed: Probably the team that everyone will agree was robbed would be the San Jose Sabercats. After a couple of good drafts in recent years, this team looks to be on the brink of big things. What’s really scary is how young this team is too. With the majority of their roster in either their first or second year in the NSFL, they have set themselves up for some long term success. Just to name a few key players, they have Jerrod Canton, Danny Methane, Xandra Troyski, Odell Marrett, Chris Orosz, D’Pez Poopsie, Taylor Peterson, KAzamir Oles, Joliet L. Christ, Nate Piazza, Kyle Corbett, Kolby Deringer, Xavier Flash, Zap Brannigan, D.J. Riddick, Ben Horne, Thomas Kane III, Tor Tuck, Bastion Barnhardt, Calkewlated Chambers III, Clifford Rove, Ja Brill, Shane Weston, and I am sure there are others that I forgot to mention but still a roster that has all the potential. Don’t let their record fool you, they are saving it all up for their S12 push to the championship. But in S11, they were robbed week after week, game after game, and just missed out on a playoff berth. Go ahead and mark my words, this team will be dangerous very soon.
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