4) It’s down to the final four in both leagues. Choose one playoff team that is not your own from either league and recount how they got here in 400 words or more. What challenges and hurdles did they face in the regular season? Did they cruise into home field advantage or have to fight off contenders for the wild card? Are they led by MVP players on offense, or is a stifling defense the engine to their success? Don’t be afraid to go deep.
I want to take a look at the Yellowknife Wraiths and two players who I think were essential to this run of dominance for them. They have a strong roster and they have fully earned their path to the first seed with dominating wins. They’ve been the hardest team to beat all season long, but I think you can really look at two guys who have helped them succeed this season.
The first is Mathias Hanyadi I think will be the wildcard in this playoff run for the Yellowknife Wraiths. He has been consistently one of the best players on this team since the day they drafted him. As a rookie he had one of the better seasons you can ask for, top three rookie of that season. All he has done since is build on that. He has been key to this team's success and he has only gotten better season by season. The end of this past season he was arguably on pace to make a case for MVP before having a small slump in the home stretch where Yellowknife's second running back got multiple goal line carries. It took away from Hanyadi's potential totals, but I do not think the Wraiths make that kind of mistake in the clutch going forward. Hanyadi is a big time player who is a walking highlight reel and I don't see how the Wraiths can do anything but lean on him in this run for a championship. I can see him breaking 100 yards and two touchdowns rushing in every game the Wraiths play in these playoffs. He has been absolutely key for them this season and he can be proud of what he’s accomplished.
The second will be an offensive lineman surprisingly enough. If you’re looking for big play impact, look no further than Laszlo Forty-Two. This man has taken the entire league by storm. After deciding that he wanted to close his career out as an offensive lineman, he found himself on a bit of a journey. He was first taken from his long time home in Colorado in the expansion draft, but he made it clear to the Sailfish that he wanted to play on a contender to close out his career. Enter the Yellowknife Wraiths. They swooped in and made a play for the big man and he has done nothing but reward them for their faith. He led the league in pancakes, he didn't allow a sack, and he was clearly the best offensive lineman in the league. He dramatically increased the effectiveness of the Yellowknife offense and he was a big part in making them the juggernaut they were this season. I fully expect that going into these playoffs, he's going to continue to reward this team and show that they were fully right in taking a risk on him. His first playoff game will be against his old team in Colorado and I think he has a lot to prove here. I expected Forty-Two to have a massive game and rack up at least 8 pancakes against his former friends and prove to himself that the path he chose was worthwhile.
These two players got Yellowknife here and I think they’ll continue carrying the team forward.
6) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?
The New Orleans Second Line got knocked out in the wildcard round against the Austin Copperheads. It cut our season a little short, but we expected to not be as strong as we were last season. The expansion draft hit us hard and we had some regressions and retirements that we've had to battle through. We started six rookies this season which was more than any other team in the playoffs. Despite starting that many young players, we made the playoffs and gave Austin quite the challenge in the wildcard. At one point during the season, we even looked nearly locked to take the second seed. We played well above what could have been truly expected of us and we will only be better come next season.
It starts with our rookies.Those six rookies won't be rookies next season and we'll be having less of an exodus on our more experienced players in this off season. New Orleans has always been a team who looks forward and plans for the future and it sets up for situations like this. Situations where we make playoffs, but even still will be a better team next season. Players like Dorfus Jimbo Jr, Magnus Rikiya, Ugarth, Ed Barker, Rainier Wolfcastle, and Andrew Witten are key to the success of this team. They've all worked hard to progress and get continuously better this season and I don't expect that to change in the near future. In fact now that they have a season under their belts and have experienced playoffs with the Second Line, I expect some renewed vigor and a harder push from them next season.
Next goes to our veterans. I'm not expecting much change on our roster next season. We only have three players retiring and a corps of high earning veterans who will continue to improve and fight regression. Forrest Gump, Quenton Body, Stan Francisco, Ben Tu’inukuafe, and Brave Ulysses will all be taking small steps back, but they're all key pieces to this squad who I don't expect to take regression lightly.
Finally we have guys waiting in the reserves to replace the players we're losing. Ironside, Jones, and Taylor have been stalwarts of this team for a long time, but their losses have been expected by the Second Line for a long time. The team is prepared to replace these losses with young players who should even begin to miss a beat. Hexagon, Steel, and the two young WRs the Second Line have waiting are excited to get their start and I can see them taking the league by storm.
We competed at a high level this season and I expect us to be far better next season as this team continues to develop and advance.
I want to take a look at the Yellowknife Wraiths and two players who I think were essential to this run of dominance for them. They have a strong roster and they have fully earned their path to the first seed with dominating wins. They’ve been the hardest team to beat all season long, but I think you can really look at two guys who have helped them succeed this season.
The first is Mathias Hanyadi I think will be the wildcard in this playoff run for the Yellowknife Wraiths. He has been consistently one of the best players on this team since the day they drafted him. As a rookie he had one of the better seasons you can ask for, top three rookie of that season. All he has done since is build on that. He has been key to this team's success and he has only gotten better season by season. The end of this past season he was arguably on pace to make a case for MVP before having a small slump in the home stretch where Yellowknife's second running back got multiple goal line carries. It took away from Hanyadi's potential totals, but I do not think the Wraiths make that kind of mistake in the clutch going forward. Hanyadi is a big time player who is a walking highlight reel and I don't see how the Wraiths can do anything but lean on him in this run for a championship. I can see him breaking 100 yards and two touchdowns rushing in every game the Wraiths play in these playoffs. He has been absolutely key for them this season and he can be proud of what he’s accomplished.
The second will be an offensive lineman surprisingly enough. If you’re looking for big play impact, look no further than Laszlo Forty-Two. This man has taken the entire league by storm. After deciding that he wanted to close his career out as an offensive lineman, he found himself on a bit of a journey. He was first taken from his long time home in Colorado in the expansion draft, but he made it clear to the Sailfish that he wanted to play on a contender to close out his career. Enter the Yellowknife Wraiths. They swooped in and made a play for the big man and he has done nothing but reward them for their faith. He led the league in pancakes, he didn't allow a sack, and he was clearly the best offensive lineman in the league. He dramatically increased the effectiveness of the Yellowknife offense and he was a big part in making them the juggernaut they were this season. I fully expect that going into these playoffs, he's going to continue to reward this team and show that they were fully right in taking a risk on him. His first playoff game will be against his old team in Colorado and I think he has a lot to prove here. I expected Forty-Two to have a massive game and rack up at least 8 pancakes against his former friends and prove to himself that the path he chose was worthwhile.
These two players got Yellowknife here and I think they’ll continue carrying the team forward.
6) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?
The New Orleans Second Line got knocked out in the wildcard round against the Austin Copperheads. It cut our season a little short, but we expected to not be as strong as we were last season. The expansion draft hit us hard and we had some regressions and retirements that we've had to battle through. We started six rookies this season which was more than any other team in the playoffs. Despite starting that many young players, we made the playoffs and gave Austin quite the challenge in the wildcard. At one point during the season, we even looked nearly locked to take the second seed. We played well above what could have been truly expected of us and we will only be better come next season.
It starts with our rookies.Those six rookies won't be rookies next season and we'll be having less of an exodus on our more experienced players in this off season. New Orleans has always been a team who looks forward and plans for the future and it sets up for situations like this. Situations where we make playoffs, but even still will be a better team next season. Players like Dorfus Jimbo Jr, Magnus Rikiya, Ugarth, Ed Barker, Rainier Wolfcastle, and Andrew Witten are key to the success of this team. They've all worked hard to progress and get continuously better this season and I don't expect that to change in the near future. In fact now that they have a season under their belts and have experienced playoffs with the Second Line, I expect some renewed vigor and a harder push from them next season.
Next goes to our veterans. I'm not expecting much change on our roster next season. We only have three players retiring and a corps of high earning veterans who will continue to improve and fight regression. Forrest Gump, Quenton Body, Stan Francisco, Ben Tu’inukuafe, and Brave Ulysses will all be taking small steps back, but they're all key pieces to this squad who I don't expect to take regression lightly.
Finally we have guys waiting in the reserves to replace the players we're losing. Ironside, Jones, and Taylor have been stalwarts of this team for a long time, but their losses have been expected by the Second Line for a long time. The team is prepared to replace these losses with young players who should even begin to miss a beat. Hexagon, Steel, and the two young WRs the Second Line have waiting are excited to get their start and I can see them taking the league by storm.
We competed at a high level this season and I expect us to be far better next season as this team continues to develop and advance.
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