1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
I've been looking at this Tijuana vs San Antonio match up to see who goes to the Ultimini and the longer I look at it, the uglier it looks for San Antonio. The Marshals have really struggled this season against playoff teams and it hasn't really mattered if they were home games or away games. The Marshals are one win and four losses against playoff teams since week eight and their only win came as a three point victory over the Coyotes. It has been an absolute struggle for them and when you look at the other side, you don't really see any sign of struggles. Tijuana has pretty much marched through the season without any real opposition except for the Portland Pythons. From the beginning of the season, we all saw Tijuana and Portland as the final match up and my current prediction is that is exactly what is going to happen. San Antonio is going on the road to Tijuana and I don't see how they match up against a juggernaut team in their current state. Tijuana should easily put this one away by half time and I think the final scores may end up being something silly like 35 to 14 if the Marshals aren't careful. If you want to be a champion, these are the games you have to win and I think Tijuana takes it.
2) Underdog
In the first round of the playoffs for the DSFL, you have a match up between Portland and Kansas City. Portland is clearly the favorite for this game as they have dominated much of the season and are the first seed in the league. That said, I have faith that Kansas City can show up and surprise some people. They have been surprisingly efficient against the other playoff teams as they've closed out their season. They are 4-2 against playoff teams since turning their season around and one of those losses were only by three points. They struggled a bit against the bottom teams, but their success against the big boys is what actually got them into the playoffs. In the last game they played against Portland this season, they showed some fight and while Portland won by two scores, it wouldn't have taken much to swing the game the other way. Portland has lost their prized coGM Toasty who has been the play caller and game manager for this team so far this season. A lot of their success comes from Toasty knowing this game inside and out and with him now gone, I think there is room there for the Coyotes to come out with a shocker that no one sees coming.
3) All about the QBs
In the playoff match up between the Orange County Otters and the Arizona Outlaws, you have a very intriguing match between the old and the new. Andrew Reese is going up against Franklin Armstrong in what shouldn't be a close match up, but when you put these two guys under a microscope they have played very similar to each other this season. Andrew Reese has averaged 12.2 per completion, a 55.7 percent completion rating, 24 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions that combined to give him a 79.8 quarterback rating. Meanwhile, Franklin Armstrong has averaged 12.1 yards per completion, a 53.5 percent completion rating, 23 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions that has resulted in his 78.2 quarterback rating. As you can see, these guys play very similar styles of games with almost identical statistics in almost everything that matters. The only real difference between them is that Reese gets a lot more attempts and is expected to consistently carry his team while Armstrong gets to rely on his rushing attack a lot more often. It is a bit strange to see these two guys be separated by such a margin by age, but see their numbers be so similar overall and I think it will make for an exciting playoff match up as we see old and new meet face to face in a game for the ages.
11) Trades
Talking about trades makes this almost too easy as we look at the Baltimore and Orange County trade that sent star receiver Sunnycursed to the Hawks. Heading into the second half of the season, Baltimore had been dealing with some serious struggles and for a bit there, they were the clear cut third seed in the NSFL and there was even talk of them potentially missing the playoffs entirely if Philadelphia could get things together. Fortunately for them, they made a deal that turned around their fortunes and the thought of missing the playoffs quickly became a thing of the pass. Sunnycursed is a generational talent and a veteran who you know what to expect from. He quickly turned this offense around that had been flailing and struggling to move the ball earlier in the season. His impact was felt almost immediately and he put up multiple 100 yard games and multiple multi score games for the Baltimore team. In one swoop we went from watching the Hawks make an early exit to being a legitimate threat to the Yellowknife Wraiths. They already won their first playoff game and now they are heading to Yellowknife tonight. I'm not sure if they pull out the win, but I will say Sunnycursed has certainly made them a larger threat going into this one than they were just a few weeks ago.
I've been looking at this Tijuana vs San Antonio match up to see who goes to the Ultimini and the longer I look at it, the uglier it looks for San Antonio. The Marshals have really struggled this season against playoff teams and it hasn't really mattered if they were home games or away games. The Marshals are one win and four losses against playoff teams since week eight and their only win came as a three point victory over the Coyotes. It has been an absolute struggle for them and when you look at the other side, you don't really see any sign of struggles. Tijuana has pretty much marched through the season without any real opposition except for the Portland Pythons. From the beginning of the season, we all saw Tijuana and Portland as the final match up and my current prediction is that is exactly what is going to happen. San Antonio is going on the road to Tijuana and I don't see how they match up against a juggernaut team in their current state. Tijuana should easily put this one away by half time and I think the final scores may end up being something silly like 35 to 14 if the Marshals aren't careful. If you want to be a champion, these are the games you have to win and I think Tijuana takes it.
2) Underdog
In the first round of the playoffs for the DSFL, you have a match up between Portland and Kansas City. Portland is clearly the favorite for this game as they have dominated much of the season and are the first seed in the league. That said, I have faith that Kansas City can show up and surprise some people. They have been surprisingly efficient against the other playoff teams as they've closed out their season. They are 4-2 against playoff teams since turning their season around and one of those losses were only by three points. They struggled a bit against the bottom teams, but their success against the big boys is what actually got them into the playoffs. In the last game they played against Portland this season, they showed some fight and while Portland won by two scores, it wouldn't have taken much to swing the game the other way. Portland has lost their prized coGM Toasty who has been the play caller and game manager for this team so far this season. A lot of their success comes from Toasty knowing this game inside and out and with him now gone, I think there is room there for the Coyotes to come out with a shocker that no one sees coming.
3) All about the QBs
In the playoff match up between the Orange County Otters and the Arizona Outlaws, you have a very intriguing match between the old and the new. Andrew Reese is going up against Franklin Armstrong in what shouldn't be a close match up, but when you put these two guys under a microscope they have played very similar to each other this season. Andrew Reese has averaged 12.2 per completion, a 55.7 percent completion rating, 24 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions that combined to give him a 79.8 quarterback rating. Meanwhile, Franklin Armstrong has averaged 12.1 yards per completion, a 53.5 percent completion rating, 23 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions that has resulted in his 78.2 quarterback rating. As you can see, these guys play very similar styles of games with almost identical statistics in almost everything that matters. The only real difference between them is that Reese gets a lot more attempts and is expected to consistently carry his team while Armstrong gets to rely on his rushing attack a lot more often. It is a bit strange to see these two guys be separated by such a margin by age, but see their numbers be so similar overall and I think it will make for an exciting playoff match up as we see old and new meet face to face in a game for the ages.
11) Trades
Talking about trades makes this almost too easy as we look at the Baltimore and Orange County trade that sent star receiver Sunnycursed to the Hawks. Heading into the second half of the season, Baltimore had been dealing with some serious struggles and for a bit there, they were the clear cut third seed in the NSFL and there was even talk of them potentially missing the playoffs entirely if Philadelphia could get things together. Fortunately for them, they made a deal that turned around their fortunes and the thought of missing the playoffs quickly became a thing of the pass. Sunnycursed is a generational talent and a veteran who you know what to expect from. He quickly turned this offense around that had been flailing and struggling to move the ball earlier in the season. His impact was felt almost immediately and he put up multiple 100 yard games and multiple multi score games for the Baltimore team. In one swoop we went from watching the Hawks make an early exit to being a legitimate threat to the Yellowknife Wraiths. They already won their first playoff game and now they are heading to Yellowknife tonight. I'm not sure if they pull out the win, but I will say Sunnycursed has certainly made them a larger threat going into this one than they were just a few weeks ago.
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