09-23-2019, 04:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2019, 08:23 PM by CLG Rampage.)
1. Playoff Prediction, KCC vs POR
I believe this is the most interesting matchup among the playoff games overall. A lot of people are predicting an easy Portland victory, but I wouldn't be so sure after the last week of games during the DSFL season. Portland gave up a game to Palm Beach in rather embarrassing fashion, though one might argue that KC lost to Palm Beach twice. However, KC had managed to beat both the Marshals and Tijuana this season. It is possible that KC is able to play spoiler in this matchup and send Portland home early. The keys for KC in this matchup is for Longshaw to minimize his mistakes and to ram the duo of Orien Drake and Michael Drake right down Portland's throat. Portland has had trouble stopping strong rushing attacks in the past, so we'll have to see if KC can capitalize. If they try to go for an air-raid offense and pass the ball on every other play, I fear KC is going to have some mighty struggles in winning this game. He has had the most interceptions out of all QBs this season, so Portland is going to look to force Longshaw to throw the ball. I predict it'll be a close affair, not very high scoring, perhaps 17-14 with KC winning. I don't think you'll need to score a lot to win this game.
2. Underdog
I know it's weird to call one of the top two teams in the league an underdog, but I firmly believe Portland is the underdog in the game against Tijuana. Looking at their first regular season matchup, Portland had a lot of problems dealing with the Luchadores. An ungodly amount of penalties, a somewhat anemic passing game at least compared to Cue's averages, and key errors to give Tijuana the lead. These are different teams now, though. It's been a while since these teams have had a chance to square off against each other, and there are other things going towards Tijuana being the favorite in this game, in my opinion. Portland lost to Palm Beach, with a rare bad performance from QB Jay Cue. Cue threw for 3 interceptions, and lets be real here, Palm Beach was basically in full tank category. I have to wonder if Portland will run up against a brick wall going against Tijuana, and if they'll be able to break through that wall. I think this is Tijuana's game to lose, and if they can put up another solid defensive performance, Portland is going to be in major trouble. We shall see if Portland can shake off these poor performances and be the powerful offense we've seen many times this season, but they are definite underdogs in this matchup.
6. Our Time
Look, San Antonio hasn't exactly had the greatest record in the playoffs. They've had many times where they go one and done, unable to make a true push for the Ultimini. HOWEVER, this is going to be different. San Antonio has many weapons at its disposal, and is hungry after several key losses cost them a higher playoff birth. They're hunting for that trophy, and they have the guys to do it. They have Mathias Hanyadi and Ruff Ruff, by far the best running back duo in the entire league, with Ruff being well entrenched in the conversation for MVP. They have superstar corner Louisiana Purchase, with the most INTs snagged in the league by a good margin. They have Fabricio Baldari and Mike Franchet down in the trenches, ready to give opposing lines hell. They also have rookie wideout Tyrone Biggums, who played a key part as Jim McMahon's safe receiving option all year long. This is an objectively strong team. While sure, the team may have had its struggles in the past, this is a very strong DSFL roster that can easily go toe-to-toe with any of the league heavyweights. They have all the pieces they need for a strong playoff push, and in the first part of the season, they were really able to flex their muscles. They can go toe to toe with the strongest competition in the league, provided they are able to utilize their running game and establish some physical presence on the field.
17. Robbed
Boy oh boy, do I have a lot to say about this sim this week. Once again, the sim decides to ignore the fact that we have two of the best running backs in the DSFL! So what do we do? Go three and out twice trying to pass the ball to end the game! It's not like we were down by several scores, we were only down by 8! So instead of using what has undoubtedly been our greatest source of offensive production, we say screw it and play it like its an air raid! Like what the hell are we even doing in this sim? We go to Tijuana, we keep it close the entire game, and instead of using our backs we just decide 'Let's give the defense some more reps and go 3 and out twice!' This is something that has happened way too many times with us, the sim decides to just throw any advantage we have in the garbage and decides to force us to throw the god damn ball. I just don't get it! What's even the point of us having two great running backs, the sim is just going to ignore them anyways! This was our game to lose, in my opinion. And we got absolutely jobbed out by the sim.
I believe this is the most interesting matchup among the playoff games overall. A lot of people are predicting an easy Portland victory, but I wouldn't be so sure after the last week of games during the DSFL season. Portland gave up a game to Palm Beach in rather embarrassing fashion, though one might argue that KC lost to Palm Beach twice. However, KC had managed to beat both the Marshals and Tijuana this season. It is possible that KC is able to play spoiler in this matchup and send Portland home early. The keys for KC in this matchup is for Longshaw to minimize his mistakes and to ram the duo of Orien Drake and Michael Drake right down Portland's throat. Portland has had trouble stopping strong rushing attacks in the past, so we'll have to see if KC can capitalize. If they try to go for an air-raid offense and pass the ball on every other play, I fear KC is going to have some mighty struggles in winning this game. He has had the most interceptions out of all QBs this season, so Portland is going to look to force Longshaw to throw the ball. I predict it'll be a close affair, not very high scoring, perhaps 17-14 with KC winning. I don't think you'll need to score a lot to win this game.
2. Underdog
I know it's weird to call one of the top two teams in the league an underdog, but I firmly believe Portland is the underdog in the game against Tijuana. Looking at their first regular season matchup, Portland had a lot of problems dealing with the Luchadores. An ungodly amount of penalties, a somewhat anemic passing game at least compared to Cue's averages, and key errors to give Tijuana the lead. These are different teams now, though. It's been a while since these teams have had a chance to square off against each other, and there are other things going towards Tijuana being the favorite in this game, in my opinion. Portland lost to Palm Beach, with a rare bad performance from QB Jay Cue. Cue threw for 3 interceptions, and lets be real here, Palm Beach was basically in full tank category. I have to wonder if Portland will run up against a brick wall going against Tijuana, and if they'll be able to break through that wall. I think this is Tijuana's game to lose, and if they can put up another solid defensive performance, Portland is going to be in major trouble. We shall see if Portland can shake off these poor performances and be the powerful offense we've seen many times this season, but they are definite underdogs in this matchup.
6. Our Time
Look, San Antonio hasn't exactly had the greatest record in the playoffs. They've had many times where they go one and done, unable to make a true push for the Ultimini. HOWEVER, this is going to be different. San Antonio has many weapons at its disposal, and is hungry after several key losses cost them a higher playoff birth. They're hunting for that trophy, and they have the guys to do it. They have Mathias Hanyadi and Ruff Ruff, by far the best running back duo in the entire league, with Ruff being well entrenched in the conversation for MVP. They have superstar corner Louisiana Purchase, with the most INTs snagged in the league by a good margin. They have Fabricio Baldari and Mike Franchet down in the trenches, ready to give opposing lines hell. They also have rookie wideout Tyrone Biggums, who played a key part as Jim McMahon's safe receiving option all year long. This is an objectively strong team. While sure, the team may have had its struggles in the past, this is a very strong DSFL roster that can easily go toe-to-toe with any of the league heavyweights. They have all the pieces they need for a strong playoff push, and in the first part of the season, they were really able to flex their muscles. They can go toe to toe with the strongest competition in the league, provided they are able to utilize their running game and establish some physical presence on the field.
17. Robbed
Boy oh boy, do I have a lot to say about this sim this week. Once again, the sim decides to ignore the fact that we have two of the best running backs in the DSFL! So what do we do? Go three and out twice trying to pass the ball to end the game! It's not like we were down by several scores, we were only down by 8! So instead of using what has undoubtedly been our greatest source of offensive production, we say screw it and play it like its an air raid! Like what the hell are we even doing in this sim? We go to Tijuana, we keep it close the entire game, and instead of using our backs we just decide 'Let's give the defense some more reps and go 3 and out twice!' This is something that has happened way too many times with us, the sim decides to just throw any advantage we have in the garbage and decides to force us to throw the god damn ball. I just don't get it! What's even the point of us having two great running backs, the sim is just going to ignore them anyways! This was our game to lose, in my opinion. And we got absolutely jobbed out by the sim.
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