1. Playoff Review
Since the NSFL playoffs are already completed, I'm going to review the National Sim Football Conference Championship Game between the Baltimore Hawks and the Yellowknife Wraiths. The Wraiths got to this game by an impressive upset over the second best team the NSFC, the Colorado Yeti. We didn't know it yet, but this would be Corvo Havran's final game as a Baltimore Hawk. The first quarter was completely silent for both teams, but the worst ten minute(and four minute) stretch of Baltimore football occurred in the second quarter. Starting off with about 14 minutes left in the second quarter, the Wraiths kicked a field goal to take a 3-0 lead, but Baltimore's offense continued to sputter and Yellowknife then began to run up the score. They first scored a touchdown with about eight minutes left in the quarter, then had a pick six about three minutes later, and then forced a three and out, had a 76 yard punt return, and easily scored to finally put the score at 24-0. In just four minutes of play, the Wraiths outscored what the Hawks would put up for the rest of the game. The Hawks clawed their way back to a respectable 24-19 loss, but it still stung immensely and it was a disappointing show for Baltimore.
6. Next Year
Since the Hawks are transitioning to a rookie QB next season, it's pretty unlikely that they'll be able to win the Ultimus or even make the playoffs next year. However, last season we saw the incredible run of Jay Cue, and it's definitely possible that a rookie QB could once again dominate the league given the right weapons. Our quarterback is already going to start with one of the most dynamic RB duos in the league with Apollo Reed and Darrel Williams, so that will help the run game immensely and make sure that we can run the ball efficiently as well as move through the air. Both of these running backs have decent abilities to catch passes out of the backfield, so they'll be good checkdown options for our rookie quarterback. As well, we should be bringing back Errol Maddox and are developing some young receiver talent that will be able to help our quarterback. If we aren't able to pull it out in S22, S23 will be promising as our quarterback will continue to improve along with the majority of our roster. Draft classes in both S22 and S23 will help a ton to improve the roster in the future, and Baltimore has a good chance to dominate the league in a few seasons if all the pieces come together.
9. Dynasty
I already talked about basically this same topic in Task 6, but there's still more to add on why the future of the Baltimore Hawks is looking up. Our team is getting a lot younger, and while that might hurt us now, the timing of the large S22 and S23 classes will allow the Hawks to get a ton of young talent that will fit us well in our window of contention that will be coming up in a few seasons. With great drafting and continued retention of key players, there is a decent chance that the Baltimore Hawks will be able to pick up a few playoff appearances and maybe even an Ultimus or two. This does depend significantly on the quality of our draft selections in the next few drafts, and hoping that the expansion teams struggle continually and give us plenty of free wins for the next few seasons. While this team is probably not ready to win next season or even for a couple of seasons after that, the groundwork for a successful rebuild has been set. It now just comes down to if the Baltimore Hawks management can successfully return the team to the promise land. Time will definitely tell if the Baltimore Hawks can become the dynasty of the future.
11. Rivalry
Once again, the Yellowknife Wraiths continue to be a thorn in our side, and for the second straight season, I rate them as the Baltimore Hawks top rival. They play a similar style of football as the Hawks, but they always seem to either be able to manage it better or use it well in big moments, such as the S21 NSFCCG. At least since I've joined the league back at the tail end of S18, the Wraiths have always had a good roster and arguably a better one than the Hawks have had. This loss in the playoffs against them was especially brutal, and it's really tough to swallow something like that when it's against your biggest rival in one of the biggest games the Hawks have played in recent memory. It hurts even more because of the rebuild that we are likely heading into after the conclusion of the twenty-first season of the National Simulation Football League. Knowing that the Wraiths were the team to destroy our Ultimus chances still stings, but at least it was nice seeing the New Orleans Second Line come out on top in the S21 Ultimus. Seeing Yellowknife as the champs every day for the next month and a half would be very, very annoying for Baltimore Hawks players.
Since the NSFL playoffs are already completed, I'm going to review the National Sim Football Conference Championship Game between the Baltimore Hawks and the Yellowknife Wraiths. The Wraiths got to this game by an impressive upset over the second best team the NSFC, the Colorado Yeti. We didn't know it yet, but this would be Corvo Havran's final game as a Baltimore Hawk. The first quarter was completely silent for both teams, but the worst ten minute(and four minute) stretch of Baltimore football occurred in the second quarter. Starting off with about 14 minutes left in the second quarter, the Wraiths kicked a field goal to take a 3-0 lead, but Baltimore's offense continued to sputter and Yellowknife then began to run up the score. They first scored a touchdown with about eight minutes left in the quarter, then had a pick six about three minutes later, and then forced a three and out, had a 76 yard punt return, and easily scored to finally put the score at 24-0. In just four minutes of play, the Wraiths outscored what the Hawks would put up for the rest of the game. The Hawks clawed their way back to a respectable 24-19 loss, but it still stung immensely and it was a disappointing show for Baltimore.
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219 words6. Next Year
Since the Hawks are transitioning to a rookie QB next season, it's pretty unlikely that they'll be able to win the Ultimus or even make the playoffs next year. However, last season we saw the incredible run of Jay Cue, and it's definitely possible that a rookie QB could once again dominate the league given the right weapons. Our quarterback is already going to start with one of the most dynamic RB duos in the league with Apollo Reed and Darrel Williams, so that will help the run game immensely and make sure that we can run the ball efficiently as well as move through the air. Both of these running backs have decent abilities to catch passes out of the backfield, so they'll be good checkdown options for our rookie quarterback. As well, we should be bringing back Errol Maddox and are developing some young receiver talent that will be able to help our quarterback. If we aren't able to pull it out in S22, S23 will be promising as our quarterback will continue to improve along with the majority of our roster. Draft classes in both S22 and S23 will help a ton to improve the roster in the future, and Baltimore has a good chance to dominate the league in a few seasons if all the pieces come together.
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222 words9. Dynasty
I already talked about basically this same topic in Task 6, but there's still more to add on why the future of the Baltimore Hawks is looking up. Our team is getting a lot younger, and while that might hurt us now, the timing of the large S22 and S23 classes will allow the Hawks to get a ton of young talent that will fit us well in our window of contention that will be coming up in a few seasons. With great drafting and continued retention of key players, there is a decent chance that the Baltimore Hawks will be able to pick up a few playoff appearances and maybe even an Ultimus or two. This does depend significantly on the quality of our draft selections in the next few drafts, and hoping that the expansion teams struggle continually and give us plenty of free wins for the next few seasons. While this team is probably not ready to win next season or even for a couple of seasons after that, the groundwork for a successful rebuild has been set. It now just comes down to if the Baltimore Hawks management can successfully return the team to the promise land. Time will definitely tell if the Baltimore Hawks can become the dynasty of the future.
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216 words11. Rivalry
Once again, the Yellowknife Wraiths continue to be a thorn in our side, and for the second straight season, I rate them as the Baltimore Hawks top rival. They play a similar style of football as the Hawks, but they always seem to either be able to manage it better or use it well in big moments, such as the S21 NSFCCG. At least since I've joined the league back at the tail end of S18, the Wraiths have always had a good roster and arguably a better one than the Hawks have had. This loss in the playoffs against them was especially brutal, and it's really tough to swallow something like that when it's against your biggest rival in one of the biggest games the Hawks have played in recent memory. It hurts even more because of the rebuild that we are likely heading into after the conclusion of the twenty-first season of the National Simulation Football League. Knowing that the Wraiths were the team to destroy our Ultimus chances still stings, but at least it was nice seeing the New Orleans Second Line come out on top in the S21 Ultimus. Seeing Yellowknife as the champs every day for the next month and a half would be very, very annoying for Baltimore Hawks players.
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