S17 ULTIMUS WEEK!!!

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1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
Written: Give a short write up of one or multiple playoff matches. If completed before the airing of the sims have predictions, after if it is a review of the game.

Given that the playoffs have already been completed, this is going to be a review of one of the playoff games from this last season. Even though this game had a predetermined winner due to the dumb sim engine, I still want to cover the Austin Copperheads first ever playoff game. The Arizona Outlaws would jump out to a quick lead over the Austin Copperheads with a touchdown reception by Seer Zephyrous from Andrew Reese, an interception returned for a touchdown by Leighton Lee, and a 28 yard field goal by Spencer Lawes. The Copperheads would put some damage into that lead in the 2nd quarter on a 3 yard Mako Mendonca touchdown run and a 47 yard field goal by Alfredo Crisco. The 3rd quarter would be all Outlaws again with a Slim Shady touchdown run and another field goal by Spencer Lawes. Brock Landers would haul in a touchdown pass from Reese to start the 4th quarter. The Copperheads would add 2 more scores to end the game; another field goal for Crisco and a touchdown reception by Mendonca to make the final score 33-20 in favor of the Outlaws. All-in-all, the Copperheads just weren't able to overcome a disastrous first quarter and the Outlaws move on to the 2nd round.

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7) Next year
Written: If your team has been eliminated, why will the next year, or the year after that, be the year that your team is going to win the Ultimus or Ultimini.

I honestly don't see a reason why the Austin Copperheads can't make waves this upcoming season. First of all, we made huge strides in our second season in the league jumping to a 5-8 record after the season that shall not be named. I think this shows that we actually have a dedicated roster; one that is really looking to improve in all facets of the game. The second reason that we could do well next season is that we really don't have that many players regressing. We are a team that is still actively building in TPE without suffering any huge losses to the roster. I think that we have a lot to build on though. The next reason that we could do really well next season is that our QB Easton Cole will really be hitting his stride in terms of TPE. We saw it this season with Franklin Armstrong leading the Otters to a championship. Cole could be at that level next season. Another awesome addition to the roster is just recently acquired Blake Faux who will help shore up our defense. All-in-all, I personally think there is a lot to like about the Copperheads next season. I don't know if they will necessarily be considered favorites or in the conversation of being favorites, but they have the ability to make a decent impact on the league.

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8) Draft Focus
Written: What areas of your team has the biggest holes that you are hoping get filled in the upcoming gigantic S18 draft? What round are you hoping it’s filled?

Looking at the Austin Copperheads roster, we are set in a lot of positions. It is just a matter of the players that we have at those positions gaining TPE. We are pretty well set at QB, RB, and TE on offense. I would say that we could use another WR, but how our offense is set up our RBs are basically also WR so it's not as big of a hole as some people might see it. The topic of offensive linemen is always a contentious one. Some people think that we don't really need active players at the position while others are die hard for it to remain a playable position. We currently only have 1 human OL so I guess you could say it is a position of need, but I hope that we don't target it super early in the draft. On defense we are set in LB with Honda, Faux, and Bakshi. Where we could use some more help is on the DL and in the defensive backfield. I hope that we target these positions as early as possible, like with our first couple of picks. We could really use another CB to play opposite of Lavelle Jr. and more depth at safety is always a good thing. On DL we have Kuusela and Wizardry so we could use more depth there as well. Like I said, we don't have that many needs right now, just a matter of the players that we have building. That being said, I always welcome new blood.

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15) Going to Disneyland!
Written: Who was the Ultimus MVP? Give us a rundown of their celebratory trip to Disneyland, or describe how they celebrated.

Anyone who doesn't say that Franklin Armstrong of the Orange County Otters was the MVP of the Ultimus Championships is just flat out wrong. Like there really is no other reasonable option to give MVP to in this game. Not a lot of rookie quarterbacks find success in the NSFL, but Armstrong took that narrative and dropped a fucking nuke on it. In the biggest game of his career to this point Armstrong completed 17 of 27 passing attempts for 287 yards and 3 touchdowns for a passer rating of 135.9. Oh yeah, in addition to terrorizing the Baltimore Hawks defense with his arm, he also managed to do damage with his legs; 48 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. Anyway, Armstrong flew to Disney World as the reigning Ultimus MVP and went on an absolute tear through the park. He managed to ride every single ride in the park multiple times mostly by pushing kids down in the lines to get to the front. You would think people would be mad by actions such as these, but no one can be mad at Armstrong for that long. He finished off the day by being in the parade on one of the floats where he tossed footballs to his adoring fans. After his adventures in the park, he went back to his resort suite where he got blitzed on champagne and boned Disney themed hookers. Sounds like a great time, unfortunately not everyone can be as cool as Franklin Armstrong.