07-06-2017, 11:30 AM
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Offensive Comparison: Compare one offensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
The top two wide-receivers from the inaugural regular season of the NSFL were Josh Garden, of the Yellowknife Wraiths and Robert Phelps of the Orange County Otters. Widely considered the top prospect in the draft, Garden surprisingly fell to the second overall pick after supposedly making it clear to the Otters GM, who held the first overall pick, that Garden didn't want to play for him. In contrast, our second leading receiver wasn't chosen until the thirteenth round. You got that right folks, 36 less yards in the regular season in comparison to the top prospect was chosen 71 picks later in the draft, talk about great value!
The comparison shouldn't solely be off of yards however, Josh Garden was able to haul in 7 touchdown receptions, more than double that of Phelps. The Wraiths boast the 2nd-highest scoring team in the league, some of which can easily be due to Garden's influence. Despite Phelps' great yards stats, he only found the endzone thrice, a pretty spot-on reference to the Otter's offensive struggles, scoring the 2nd-least amount of points on the season.
Both Phelps and Garden possess high speed, making them difficult to cover for a lot of defensive backs. Garden is quite a bit more agile than Phelps, perhaps the reason Garden found the endzone more often during the regular season. Phelps is a little bit more sure-handed, often being tasked with contested catches over the middle. We can see the effects on this, as Phelps had 14 more receptions than Garden on the year, but 36 less yards.
Overall, straight comparisons of these players is difficult just because of their expected value from the draft. Garden is doing exactly what you'd expect out of the first WR taken, he's making catches, grinding yards and scoring touchdowns. Meanwhile Phelps was a fairly late-round pick, one that didn't have much expectation behind it. We'd imagine Phelps would go a lot higher if given a draft do-over.
Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
Kurt Hendrix of the Baltimore Hawks currently leads the league after the regular season with 144 tackles. Ian Bavitz of the Orange County Otters stands in 7th place, just breaking triple-digits with 100 tackles.
Hendrix was a 10th-round steal for the Hawks, while Bavitz has been an effective player for a 7th round pick, but hasn't garnered the attention he desires. The two have almost the exact same skills, the few differences are that Hendrix is a little bit stronger, while Bavitz is a little bit faster.
If they're basically the same, why is there such a discrepancy in their statistics? The answer can be found in the difference between time of possessions for each team. In 14 games, the Hawks defense spent more than 30 minutes per game on the field 12 times. In contrast, the Otters defense never spent more than 30 minutes on the field in a game. In total, the Hawks defense spent 409:59, or 6 hours, 49 minutes and 59 seconds on the field. The Otters defense on the other hand, spent 5 hours, 48 minutes and 53 seconds on the field. An hour more time to be on the field to be earning stats could just be the difference between these two prospects.
Bottom Third: Write about why the Baltimore Hawks and/or San Jose Sabercats were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
With two-thirds of the NSFL about to enter the NSFL playoffs in the inaugural season, it might beg the question: Why were there two teams clearly below the level of play of our playoff contenders?
In the case of the San Jose Sabercats, the answer seems quite simple. They belong to the ASFC with the Orange County Otters and Arizona Outlaws. The Sabercats were only able to pick up a single win during the regular season inside the ASFC, in week two against the Outlaws. Struggling against the teams in your own conference leaves you out of the playoffs, it's as simple as that. You play eight games in the conference and 6 outside of it, to even earn a winning record overall you'd need to be undefeated outside the conference and still win at least two games in the conference, which the Sabercats couldn't do.
Both sides of the ball appeared to be a struggle for the Sabercats, as they allowed the second-most points to be scored against them, and scored the fewest amount of points in the entire league, each by a wide margin. The Sabercats managed to score 213 total points (15.21 ppg), while the next lowest team scored 249 (17.79 ppg). The Sabercats allowed 291 points (20.79 ppg) while only the Baltimore Hawks (our other bottom feeder) allowed 330 (23.57 ppg).
The poor performances by the Sabercats could be due to their conference, the Otters and Outlaws tied for the league-lead, each with a 9-5 record. Those 9-5 records could also be due to playing the Sabercats so often, it's difficult to tell.
On the bright-side, things could be trending up for the Sabercats. A mid-season trade brought QB Ethan Hunt to the Cats to replace the struggling Jameis Christ. With the help of Hunt, the Cats were able to secure a couple more wins, and can look to continue that trend into the next season. An early pick in the draft will also help out with the talent level, hopefully bringing them back into competition with the league.
Future Talent: Write about which S2 waiver pickup will or did have the biggest impact in the playoffs. Can be written at any time depending on if you choose to write about who already has or who will do good
The Orange County Otters struck gold on the waiver wire early in the season with the pickup of offensive lineman Greg Clegane. The mountainous man out of Casterly Rock quickly found a place starting on the offensive line for the Otters. He helped anchor the league's top rushing attack, a ground game that earned 317 more yards than the second-place team. The offensive line is a huge part of the run-game, the tandem of Clegane and fellow Otter Angus Winchester allowed the committee of Leroy Jenkins and Omar Wright to each earn almost 1000 yards on the season. Wright finished 1-yard short of the quadruple-digits at 999 yards, while Jenkins finished off the season with 955.
Leading the way for the Otter's strong rushing attack was Greg Clegane. He finished the season with 40 total pancakes (2.86 per game) and allowing only seven sacks in fourteen games (.5 per game). I don't think a team could ask for better from a waiver-wire pickup. The Otters were quite lucky to find him, and while he enters the Season Two draft, Clegane has shown quite a bit of loyalty to the Otters, saying that he would refuse to play for anybody else.
Playoff Predictions: Give a short write up on each of the playoff matches (including the championship game). Must be completed before the simulation of the Conference Finals
ASFC Championship:
vs. 
Each team enters the matchup with a league-leading 9 wins and 5 losses. The Otters have unfortunately struggled against the Outlaws, boasting a 1-3 record in their meetings this season. The Otters lone win against the Outlaws came in a Week 14 home-field victory with a final score of 23-16. The Outlaws won the tie-breaker between the teams and will have home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Otters will have to travel to Arizona and use their late-season momentum to take a playoff-win from the home team if they want to reach the Ultimus Cup.
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NSFC Championship
vs. 
With the better conference record, the Yeti earned the top-seed in the conference as well as home-field advantage for the NSFC Championship game, even though the Wraiths and Yeti each have an 8-6 record. This game will be an interesting one, as the Yeti vs. Wraiths season series ended 2-2.
We've got the home-team winning this one, with the Colorado Yeti advancing to the Ultimus Cup.
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Ultimus Cup vs.
If our Conference Championship predictions come to fruition, the Colorado Yeti and Orange County Otters will meet in the Ultimus Cup to determine the champion of the National Simulation Football League's inaugural season. The two teams met twice during the regular season, with each team picking up a win. Each team won their home-game in the series. The Ultimus Cup will be an interesting one, each of these teams have some momentum going into the post-season. The Yeti won their final game of the regular season, beating the Wraiths in Colorado to seize the top-seed of the conference. The Otters won their last two of the season, beating the Hawks and Outlaws in Orange County to finish the season strong and tie for the lead in the conference. Unfortunately, their earlier stumbles against the Outlaws left them as the second seed in the ASFC. We think the Otters will continue their streak and win the Ultimus Cup.
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EDIT: FML my reading comprehension blows and I compared just two players. Will get the motivation to re-write the first two eventually.
The top two wide-receivers from the inaugural regular season of the NSFL were Josh Garden, of the Yellowknife Wraiths and Robert Phelps of the Orange County Otters. Widely considered the top prospect in the draft, Garden surprisingly fell to the second overall pick after supposedly making it clear to the Otters GM, who held the first overall pick, that Garden didn't want to play for him. In contrast, our second leading receiver wasn't chosen until the thirteenth round. You got that right folks, 36 less yards in the regular season in comparison to the top prospect was chosen 71 picks later in the draft, talk about great value!
The comparison shouldn't solely be off of yards however, Josh Garden was able to haul in 7 touchdown receptions, more than double that of Phelps. The Wraiths boast the 2nd-highest scoring team in the league, some of which can easily be due to Garden's influence. Despite Phelps' great yards stats, he only found the endzone thrice, a pretty spot-on reference to the Otter's offensive struggles, scoring the 2nd-least amount of points on the season.
Both Phelps and Garden possess high speed, making them difficult to cover for a lot of defensive backs. Garden is quite a bit more agile than Phelps, perhaps the reason Garden found the endzone more often during the regular season. Phelps is a little bit more sure-handed, often being tasked with contested catches over the middle. We can see the effects on this, as Phelps had 14 more receptions than Garden on the year, but 36 less yards.
Overall, straight comparisons of these players is difficult just because of their expected value from the draft. Garden is doing exactly what you'd expect out of the first WR taken, he's making catches, grinding yards and scoring touchdowns. Meanwhile Phelps was a fairly late-round pick, one that didn't have much expectation behind it. We'd imagine Phelps would go a lot higher if given a draft do-over.
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351Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
Kurt Hendrix of the Baltimore Hawks currently leads the league after the regular season with 144 tackles. Ian Bavitz of the Orange County Otters stands in 7th place, just breaking triple-digits with 100 tackles.
Hendrix was a 10th-round steal for the Hawks, while Bavitz has been an effective player for a 7th round pick, but hasn't garnered the attention he desires. The two have almost the exact same skills, the few differences are that Hendrix is a little bit stronger, while Bavitz is a little bit faster.
If they're basically the same, why is there such a discrepancy in their statistics? The answer can be found in the difference between time of possessions for each team. In 14 games, the Hawks defense spent more than 30 minutes per game on the field 12 times. In contrast, the Otters defense never spent more than 30 minutes on the field in a game. In total, the Hawks defense spent 409:59, or 6 hours, 49 minutes and 59 seconds on the field. The Otters defense on the other hand, spent 5 hours, 48 minutes and 53 seconds on the field. An hour more time to be on the field to be earning stats could just be the difference between these two prospects.
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227Bottom Third: Write about why the Baltimore Hawks and/or San Jose Sabercats were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
With two-thirds of the NSFL about to enter the NSFL playoffs in the inaugural season, it might beg the question: Why were there two teams clearly below the level of play of our playoff contenders?
In the case of the San Jose Sabercats, the answer seems quite simple. They belong to the ASFC with the Orange County Otters and Arizona Outlaws. The Sabercats were only able to pick up a single win during the regular season inside the ASFC, in week two against the Outlaws. Struggling against the teams in your own conference leaves you out of the playoffs, it's as simple as that. You play eight games in the conference and 6 outside of it, to even earn a winning record overall you'd need to be undefeated outside the conference and still win at least two games in the conference, which the Sabercats couldn't do.
Both sides of the ball appeared to be a struggle for the Sabercats, as they allowed the second-most points to be scored against them, and scored the fewest amount of points in the entire league, each by a wide margin. The Sabercats managed to score 213 total points (15.21 ppg), while the next lowest team scored 249 (17.79 ppg). The Sabercats allowed 291 points (20.79 ppg) while only the Baltimore Hawks (our other bottom feeder) allowed 330 (23.57 ppg).
The poor performances by the Sabercats could be due to their conference, the Otters and Outlaws tied for the league-lead, each with a 9-5 record. Those 9-5 records could also be due to playing the Sabercats so often, it's difficult to tell.
On the bright-side, things could be trending up for the Sabercats. A mid-season trade brought QB Ethan Hunt to the Cats to replace the struggling Jameis Christ. With the help of Hunt, the Cats were able to secure a couple more wins, and can look to continue that trend into the next season. An early pick in the draft will also help out with the talent level, hopefully bringing them back into competition with the league.
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343Future Talent: Write about which S2 waiver pickup will or did have the biggest impact in the playoffs. Can be written at any time depending on if you choose to write about who already has or who will do good
The Orange County Otters struck gold on the waiver wire early in the season with the pickup of offensive lineman Greg Clegane. The mountainous man out of Casterly Rock quickly found a place starting on the offensive line for the Otters. He helped anchor the league's top rushing attack, a ground game that earned 317 more yards than the second-place team. The offensive line is a huge part of the run-game, the tandem of Clegane and fellow Otter Angus Winchester allowed the committee of Leroy Jenkins and Omar Wright to each earn almost 1000 yards on the season. Wright finished 1-yard short of the quadruple-digits at 999 yards, while Jenkins finished off the season with 955.
Leading the way for the Otter's strong rushing attack was Greg Clegane. He finished the season with 40 total pancakes (2.86 per game) and allowing only seven sacks in fourteen games (.5 per game). I don't think a team could ask for better from a waiver-wire pickup. The Otters were quite lucky to find him, and while he enters the Season Two draft, Clegane has shown quite a bit of loyalty to the Otters, saying that he would refuse to play for anybody else.
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200Playoff Predictions: Give a short write up on each of the playoff matches (including the championship game). Must be completed before the simulation of the Conference Finals
ASFC Championship:
vs. Each team enters the matchup with a league-leading 9 wins and 5 losses. The Otters have unfortunately struggled against the Outlaws, boasting a 1-3 record in their meetings this season. The Otters lone win against the Outlaws came in a Week 14 home-field victory with a final score of 23-16. The Outlaws won the tie-breaker between the teams and will have home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Otters will have to travel to Arizona and use their late-season momentum to take a playoff-win from the home team if they want to reach the Ultimus Cup.
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vs. With the better conference record, the Yeti earned the top-seed in the conference as well as home-field advantage for the NSFC Championship game, even though the Wraiths and Yeti each have an 8-6 record. This game will be an interesting one, as the Yeti vs. Wraiths season series ended 2-2.
We've got the home-team winning this one, with the Colorado Yeti advancing to the Ultimus Cup.
- WUltimus Cup
vs. If our Conference Championship predictions come to fruition, the Colorado Yeti and Orange County Otters will meet in the Ultimus Cup to determine the champion of the National Simulation Football League's inaugural season. The two teams met twice during the regular season, with each team picking up a win. Each team won their home-game in the series. The Ultimus Cup will be an interesting one, each of these teams have some momentum going into the post-season. The Yeti won their final game of the regular season, beating the Wraiths in Colorado to seize the top-seed of the conference. The Otters won their last two of the season, beating the Hawks and Outlaws in Orange County to finish the season strong and tie for the lead in the conference. Unfortunately, their earlier stumbles against the Outlaws left them as the second seed in the ASFC. We think the Otters will continue their streak and win the Ultimus Cup.
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342EDIT: FML my reading comprehension blows and I compared just two players. Will get the motivation to re-write the first two eventually.
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