02-25-2020, 10:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-26-2020, 11:54 PM by speculadora.)
3) Revenge
I'd like to get revenge on the Arizona Outlaws. Yes, the Outlaws. I know they missed the playoffs, but they did a couple of very, very annoying things. One, they beat us in Orange County, costing us a tie with Austin atop the conference. Granted, Austin still would have had the tiebreaker there, but I digress. Second, they won their final three games after being virtually - if not definitively - eliminated from playoff contention. Those three games cost the Otters the two seed by way of creating a three-way tie between us, them, and NOLA. That meant the tiebreaker became combined head to head, which NOLA had over us because they went 2-0 against Arizona. If the tie had been between OCO and NOLA alone, we would have earned the #2 seed on the conference record tiebreaker. That turn of events cost us round one home field, a shot at redemption against Austin, and any hope for another improbably Ultimus run. So this season I hope we crush the Outlaws, but what will probably happen is that we'll lose to them in OCO and then beat them in Arizona, just like what has happened for each of the past 5 seasons or something.
6) Expansion
This is tough to say without knowing exactly how expansion is likely to be structured, assuming it happens. Basically allowing expansion teams to draft in S22 will give them very close to a full compliment of players, meaning they'll need very little from existing teams to fill out their rosters. In this scenario, it would probably be very difficult to go for the 'compete out of the gate' strategy that a team like Chicago used at their inception. You would almost certainly have to build a team that can have a window of Ultimus contention around S25 or so. Alternatively, if expansion teams get, say, 50% of a full draft's worth of picks from S22 and fill out the rest in expansion draft, then you could compete right away. Ultimately my preference is toward the latter because of my experience as a GM. Competitive teams help build a good culture and that is what makes people want to stay and take cheap contracts and the like. It's kind of hard to get people to be patient enough to wait for 3 or 4 seasons of development. Doable, but difficult. So, if I had a team, I'd probably try to get a QB in the expansion draft or from S20 or S21 if at all possible. That'd enable me to compete quicker than I otherwise would by drafting my QB from S22. Then I'd just try to build a team that can compete.
12) Interview a Star
I interviewed @ValorX77
1. How do you feel about the Butchers going forward after an inconsistent but encouraging season?
2. What do you think is the biggest thing Chicago needs to address this off-season?
3. What made Ryan Leaf Jr. want to try his hand at RB? Do you feel like your defensive line will still hold up without him?
4. If Leaf Jr. pans out as a RB, the Butchers offense should be pretty scary. What are you most looking forward to seeing from that unit next season?
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I'd like to get revenge on the Arizona Outlaws. Yes, the Outlaws. I know they missed the playoffs, but they did a couple of very, very annoying things. One, they beat us in Orange County, costing us a tie with Austin atop the conference. Granted, Austin still would have had the tiebreaker there, but I digress. Second, they won their final three games after being virtually - if not definitively - eliminated from playoff contention. Those three games cost the Otters the two seed by way of creating a three-way tie between us, them, and NOLA. That meant the tiebreaker became combined head to head, which NOLA had over us because they went 2-0 against Arizona. If the tie had been between OCO and NOLA alone, we would have earned the #2 seed on the conference record tiebreaker. That turn of events cost us round one home field, a shot at redemption against Austin, and any hope for another improbably Ultimus run. So this season I hope we crush the Outlaws, but what will probably happen is that we'll lose to them in OCO and then beat them in Arizona, just like what has happened for each of the past 5 seasons or something.
6) Expansion
This is tough to say without knowing exactly how expansion is likely to be structured, assuming it happens. Basically allowing expansion teams to draft in S22 will give them very close to a full compliment of players, meaning they'll need very little from existing teams to fill out their rosters. In this scenario, it would probably be very difficult to go for the 'compete out of the gate' strategy that a team like Chicago used at their inception. You would almost certainly have to build a team that can have a window of Ultimus contention around S25 or so. Alternatively, if expansion teams get, say, 50% of a full draft's worth of picks from S22 and fill out the rest in expansion draft, then you could compete right away. Ultimately my preference is toward the latter because of my experience as a GM. Competitive teams help build a good culture and that is what makes people want to stay and take cheap contracts and the like. It's kind of hard to get people to be patient enough to wait for 3 or 4 seasons of development. Doable, but difficult. So, if I had a team, I'd probably try to get a QB in the expansion draft or from S20 or S21 if at all possible. That'd enable me to compete quicker than I otherwise would by drafting my QB from S22. Then I'd just try to build a team that can compete.
12) Interview a Star
I interviewed @ValorX77
1. How do you feel about the Butchers going forward after an inconsistent but encouraging season?
2. What do you think is the biggest thing Chicago needs to address this off-season?
3. What made Ryan Leaf Jr. want to try his hand at RB? Do you feel like your defensive line will still hold up without him?
4. If Leaf Jr. pans out as a RB, the Butchers offense should be pretty scary. What are you most looking forward to seeing from that unit next season?
Quote:I feel extremely confident on the way the butchers are heading, the slow start is only the beginning for what is to come for the franchise, hiring steel was probably what set the team forward he’s the reason all those trades happened he was the one who created the future contender. The butchers do not have that many holes currently just Tight End, in which we will phase Espeeyeeseetee into that role and make O’Leary the primary wide receiver for the twenty first season. Another hole we have is at LB and CB, we will likely pick up this position in the draft or free agency. There was a big reason why leaf became the running back for Chicago, our RB’s were both inactive and low on TPE so I volunteered to make the switch and the return of the classic "I’m something of a running back myself " memes to the league. I’m expecting an Ultimus run from these guys, look, two 1,000 yard receivers definitely mean something, and an 1,000 TPE running back to follow that up? That’s an elite offense, and also a 1,000 TPE QB to help aid this offense? This team is ridiculous, I’m not sure if any like the otters or wraiths could handle my boys.13) Get Interviewed by a Fan
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