05-25-2020, 11:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-25-2020, 12:14 PM by Opera_Phantom.)
Since the Arizona Outlaws called Jay Cue up to start and be the leader of the franchise after season 20, the team has been in rebuild more. It is known widely in the league, no secret there, and the fact that the team has been racking up draft picks in the most recent seasons show exactly that, and this next draft is no difference. Arizona has a lot of early round picks and we will be trying to address certain needs. Not that we are actively looking to replace someone, or upgrade the talent in certain position, but in every draft there are some gems that no team wants to miss on. We might even trade some draft capital to move up for a player, if we feel like the price is right and that he or she will help us reach the next level.
The main objective for the Outlaws is not to go for the classic "do or die" approach, to put every chip on red and go for a championship win, with every risk that it brings. The idea is to be able to sustain a constant challenge for wins, to stay on top for as long as it is possible, instead of surfing the wave, getting a couple of good seasons followed by 4 or 5 of irrelevance.
Looking at the team, our offense is on par with the top ones in my opinion. Jay Cue is now one of the top QBs in the league (with regression coming shortly for other QBs, he might even become the top QB TPE wise), with Saba Donut (over 1000 TPE also), Jah Bur'Berry and Thomas Passman as WR, young Heath Evans as TE and an active Offensive Line with players getting better with every update.
Defensively, the youngest core on the league, that had amazing performances this past season, against much better (and older) players. Would you believe if i told you that the Outlaws roster had 12 rookie players this season? And they managed to play for a 4 - 8 - 1 record?
To be honest, i do not think the Arizona Outlaws need to adapt to anything at the moment. They already did. Now they are building on that. And this draft will help them build on that. I still do not think we will be contenders next season, but our time will come to dethrone the usual candidates in the best conference in the league, the ASFC.
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Jay Cue came into the league under the spotlight and with high expectations being deposited on him. After a very successful stint with the Portland Pythons in the DSFL, breaking some individual records, 2 MVP award wins and getting one Ultimini win, he was called up to replace old man Andrew Reese and lead the new generation of Outlaws. His first season in the NSFL was his best one so far, where he took the league by storm with some amazing plays, earning him the right to be nominated for the prestigious Most Valuable Player award, where he finished runner up to the usual suspect of this award lately, the Orange County Otters QB Franklin Armstrong. Still, Season 20 brought him the Quarterback of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year awards and a 7 - 6 record for the team, that nearly got them into the playoffs.
Unfortunately for him, the team has been in rebuild mode for some seasons, and even though he is fully committed to the team objectives, his numbers obviously suffer from the lack of offensive playmakers on the team. His second season saw his team fall to a 3 - 10 record and his numbers plummeted into the center of the earth. Coming from a season with great numbers, he joined the "bunch", with average numbers in every QB category.
This past season, his 3rd, saw his team record improve slightly and he led the league in passing yards, but with a lot more attempts than the rest of the players. Even his TD passes dropped 25%. The only good part of this season was that he finally put the league on notice with his runs, something he was unable to do in the past. He had 2 rushing TDs and nearly 500 yds, numbers that are interesting when you look at the amount of rookie protection he had.
So far, he is nowhere near the pace he had to be in to be able to fight for a place in the Hall of Fame. Circumstances are not perfect, but you never know. He still wants to win a couple of Ultimus for Arizona, and we all know that championships get players close to induction. He is not obsessed with the HoF, but he knows that if he gets to a point where he is considered for it, that would mean that he had brilliant seasons and managed to snag a few trophies for his team. Time will tell, but so far, pretty average career.
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The main objective for the Outlaws is not to go for the classic "do or die" approach, to put every chip on red and go for a championship win, with every risk that it brings. The idea is to be able to sustain a constant challenge for wins, to stay on top for as long as it is possible, instead of surfing the wave, getting a couple of good seasons followed by 4 or 5 of irrelevance.
Looking at the team, our offense is on par with the top ones in my opinion. Jay Cue is now one of the top QBs in the league (with regression coming shortly for other QBs, he might even become the top QB TPE wise), with Saba Donut (over 1000 TPE also), Jah Bur'Berry and Thomas Passman as WR, young Heath Evans as TE and an active Offensive Line with players getting better with every update.
Defensively, the youngest core on the league, that had amazing performances this past season, against much better (and older) players. Would you believe if i told you that the Outlaws roster had 12 rookie players this season? And they managed to play for a 4 - 8 - 1 record?
To be honest, i do not think the Arizona Outlaws need to adapt to anything at the moment. They already did. Now they are building on that. And this draft will help them build on that. I still do not think we will be contenders next season, but our time will come to dethrone the usual candidates in the best conference in the league, the ASFC.
(411 words)
Jay Cue came into the league under the spotlight and with high expectations being deposited on him. After a very successful stint with the Portland Pythons in the DSFL, breaking some individual records, 2 MVP award wins and getting one Ultimini win, he was called up to replace old man Andrew Reese and lead the new generation of Outlaws. His first season in the NSFL was his best one so far, where he took the league by storm with some amazing plays, earning him the right to be nominated for the prestigious Most Valuable Player award, where he finished runner up to the usual suspect of this award lately, the Orange County Otters QB Franklin Armstrong. Still, Season 20 brought him the Quarterback of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year awards and a 7 - 6 record for the team, that nearly got them into the playoffs.
Unfortunately for him, the team has been in rebuild mode for some seasons, and even though he is fully committed to the team objectives, his numbers obviously suffer from the lack of offensive playmakers on the team. His second season saw his team fall to a 3 - 10 record and his numbers plummeted into the center of the earth. Coming from a season with great numbers, he joined the "bunch", with average numbers in every QB category.
This past season, his 3rd, saw his team record improve slightly and he led the league in passing yards, but with a lot more attempts than the rest of the players. Even his TD passes dropped 25%. The only good part of this season was that he finally put the league on notice with his runs, something he was unable to do in the past. He had 2 rushing TDs and nearly 500 yds, numbers that are interesting when you look at the amount of rookie protection he had.
So far, he is nowhere near the pace he had to be in to be able to fight for a place in the Hall of Fame. Circumstances are not perfect, but you never know. He still wants to win a couple of Ultimus for Arizona, and we all know that championships get players close to induction. He is not obsessed with the HoF, but he knows that if he gets to a point where he is considered for it, that would mean that he had brilliant seasons and managed to snag a few trophies for his team. Time will tell, but so far, pretty average career.
(420 words)
