05-25-2020, 11:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-25-2020, 12:44 PM by Leafs4ever.)
Task 4:
In this playoff perspective, we're going to examine the Colorado Yeti and their road to the NSFC Championship game.
At the beginning of the season, the Yeti were considered contenders, especially for the NSFC title. They were going to be in a battle with Yellowknife Wraiths, but surprisingly had to fend off a couple of scrappy teams to secure second place. It started out great for Colorado in the early going. They opened the season with a big win over the Yellowknife Wraiths, making a statement that they were ready to be the NSFC's best. In fact, their first 6 games of the season we against the whole NSFC and boy did they make an impact statement. They burst out of the gates and won all 6 games, starting the season out at 6-0 and leading the NSFC. Things were looking great for the Yeti. Then they had to go on the road and things took a turn.
They travelled to Arizona and Orange County and suffered their first two losses on the season. The loss in Orange County wasn't a huge concern, that's a great team, but it was the Arizona loss that was tough because they were clearly an inferior team and one that shouldn't of given the Yeti any problems. It didn't get better either as they went back home to face the expansion Honolulu Hahalua and got shutout at home. That was the bottom of the barrel for Colorado and it carried over into the next week when Yellowknife came and avenged their Week 1 loss. After starting 6-0, Colorado fell to 6-3 and out of the NSFC lead.
With Philadelphia and Sarasota now on their tails, the Yeti scored a huge victory over Philadelphia to create some separation, but then lost to Sarasota the next week. The Yeti were reeling, but the schedule gods shined on them as their last two games of the season was against the two worst teams in the league, Chicago and Baltimore. They disposed of them rather easily to secure a spot in the wild card round, but missing out on the conference win and the crucial bye week.
In the regular season, they were led by their quarterback Wolfie McDummy, who was still his usual self throwing and running. Other than him, they didn't really have a standout performer on offense. Owens led the rushing attack with 736 yard and 5 touchdowns, while James Bishop led the receiving corp with 880 yards and 6 touchdowns. Not earth shattering numbers by any means, but luckily the Yeti defense propped up a good, not great, offense.
In the wild card round, they squared off against the upstart expansion team Sarasota Sailfish. Sarasota made a late push to make the playoffs, but were clearly outmatched in this game. The Yeti controlled the game on both sides of the ball, defeating them 36-14. The Sailfish just couldn't get anything going against that vaunted Yeti defense. The Yeti just dominated the line of scrimmage and punched the ball home three times, not even needing to utiilize the throwing capabilities of McDummy. Next up, they face the Wraiths in the conference championship, with both teams splitting the regular season meetings. The Yeti defense got them here, but they're going to have their hands full with the NSFL's best offense. They will need better play out of their quarterback and will need their skill players to finally bust out and put up big numbers. I just can't see that happening and I think the Yeti's rollercoaster season ends in Yellowknife.
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Task 7:
To say my career has been a disappointment so far would be an understatement. After three seasons in the NSFL, I haven't accomplished anything or even been all that good on the field. As a quarterback, I know it takes a while to get going, but to get worse every season is demoralizing and frustrating. Let's take a look.
In my rookie season there weren't much expectations for me. Rookie quarterbacks struggle a lot in the NSFL so I wasn't really aiming for anything specific. All I wanted to do was not cost my team games, that's it. I spent all off-season working on my accuracy so that I didn't create any turnovers. That's usually the biggest issue with rookies so I wanted to mitigate that right away. I worked through my rookie season and actually wasn't terrible. Our team went 5-8, which was amazing considering we were still early in rebuilding and I only threw 9 interceptions to 14 touchdowns. I threw over 2700 yards and completed 55% of my passes. That was a perfectly fine rookie season so I was excited to really take the step. Think again.
In my sophomore season, it just didn't materialize on the field. As a team we somehow regressed and only went 3-10 even with our team getting better in the off-season. Personally, I was actually worse than my rookie season. I improved over the off-season training wise, but on the field it didn't take. I only threw for less than 200 yards more than my rookie season, finished with 2914 yards and only threw one more touchdown, throwing 15. I actually threw more interceptions and had a worse completion percentage and QB rating. After a whole off-season of training, to see regression in your game is downright disheartening. Was my third season going to be better?
Here we are, my third season in the NSFL. Players on the Liberty are improving, our skill positions are getting better and our defense is young and solid. I'm excited to make the leap now after 3 off-seasons of preparation. Fate had other plans. I couldn't stop getting sacked all season. Drives would get snuffed out because I'd take sack after sack and get out of scoring range. After working on my arm strength, I actually threw for almost 500 yards fewer than last season. I only threw 2468 yards, less than my rookie year! I threw the same 15 touchdowns as last season, but at least I only threw 8 interceptions. My completion percentage and QB rating were basically the same, and we finished out of the playoffs again, going 6-7.
After three seasons in the NSFL I have showed no improvement in my game. I've worked on my arm strength and my accuracy and have nothing to show for it. My career has been a disappointment so far and I've let down my team in Philly. We're a young and skilled team who are getting better all over the roster except at the one position that we need, quarterback. This is the most important off-season of my career. I need to see improvement. I need to know all the work I'm putting in is for something. I need to breakout...
(537 words)
In this playoff perspective, we're going to examine the Colorado Yeti and their road to the NSFC Championship game.
At the beginning of the season, the Yeti were considered contenders, especially for the NSFC title. They were going to be in a battle with Yellowknife Wraiths, but surprisingly had to fend off a couple of scrappy teams to secure second place. It started out great for Colorado in the early going. They opened the season with a big win over the Yellowknife Wraiths, making a statement that they were ready to be the NSFC's best. In fact, their first 6 games of the season we against the whole NSFC and boy did they make an impact statement. They burst out of the gates and won all 6 games, starting the season out at 6-0 and leading the NSFC. Things were looking great for the Yeti. Then they had to go on the road and things took a turn.
They travelled to Arizona and Orange County and suffered their first two losses on the season. The loss in Orange County wasn't a huge concern, that's a great team, but it was the Arizona loss that was tough because they were clearly an inferior team and one that shouldn't of given the Yeti any problems. It didn't get better either as they went back home to face the expansion Honolulu Hahalua and got shutout at home. That was the bottom of the barrel for Colorado and it carried over into the next week when Yellowknife came and avenged their Week 1 loss. After starting 6-0, Colorado fell to 6-3 and out of the NSFC lead.
With Philadelphia and Sarasota now on their tails, the Yeti scored a huge victory over Philadelphia to create some separation, but then lost to Sarasota the next week. The Yeti were reeling, but the schedule gods shined on them as their last two games of the season was against the two worst teams in the league, Chicago and Baltimore. They disposed of them rather easily to secure a spot in the wild card round, but missing out on the conference win and the crucial bye week.
In the regular season, they were led by their quarterback Wolfie McDummy, who was still his usual self throwing and running. Other than him, they didn't really have a standout performer on offense. Owens led the rushing attack with 736 yard and 5 touchdowns, while James Bishop led the receiving corp with 880 yards and 6 touchdowns. Not earth shattering numbers by any means, but luckily the Yeti defense propped up a good, not great, offense.
In the wild card round, they squared off against the upstart expansion team Sarasota Sailfish. Sarasota made a late push to make the playoffs, but were clearly outmatched in this game. The Yeti controlled the game on both sides of the ball, defeating them 36-14. The Sailfish just couldn't get anything going against that vaunted Yeti defense. The Yeti just dominated the line of scrimmage and punched the ball home three times, not even needing to utiilize the throwing capabilities of McDummy. Next up, they face the Wraiths in the conference championship, with both teams splitting the regular season meetings. The Yeti defense got them here, but they're going to have their hands full with the NSFL's best offense. They will need better play out of their quarterback and will need their skill players to finally bust out and put up big numbers. I just can't see that happening and I think the Yeti's rollercoaster season ends in Yellowknife.
(594 words)
Task 7:
To say my career has been a disappointment so far would be an understatement. After three seasons in the NSFL, I haven't accomplished anything or even been all that good on the field. As a quarterback, I know it takes a while to get going, but to get worse every season is demoralizing and frustrating. Let's take a look.
In my rookie season there weren't much expectations for me. Rookie quarterbacks struggle a lot in the NSFL so I wasn't really aiming for anything specific. All I wanted to do was not cost my team games, that's it. I spent all off-season working on my accuracy so that I didn't create any turnovers. That's usually the biggest issue with rookies so I wanted to mitigate that right away. I worked through my rookie season and actually wasn't terrible. Our team went 5-8, which was amazing considering we were still early in rebuilding and I only threw 9 interceptions to 14 touchdowns. I threw over 2700 yards and completed 55% of my passes. That was a perfectly fine rookie season so I was excited to really take the step. Think again.
In my sophomore season, it just didn't materialize on the field. As a team we somehow regressed and only went 3-10 even with our team getting better in the off-season. Personally, I was actually worse than my rookie season. I improved over the off-season training wise, but on the field it didn't take. I only threw for less than 200 yards more than my rookie season, finished with 2914 yards and only threw one more touchdown, throwing 15. I actually threw more interceptions and had a worse completion percentage and QB rating. After a whole off-season of training, to see regression in your game is downright disheartening. Was my third season going to be better?
Here we are, my third season in the NSFL. Players on the Liberty are improving, our skill positions are getting better and our defense is young and solid. I'm excited to make the leap now after 3 off-seasons of preparation. Fate had other plans. I couldn't stop getting sacked all season. Drives would get snuffed out because I'd take sack after sack and get out of scoring range. After working on my arm strength, I actually threw for almost 500 yards fewer than last season. I only threw 2468 yards, less than my rookie year! I threw the same 15 touchdowns as last season, but at least I only threw 8 interceptions. My completion percentage and QB rating were basically the same, and we finished out of the playoffs again, going 6-7.
After three seasons in the NSFL I have showed no improvement in my game. I've worked on my arm strength and my accuracy and have nothing to show for it. My career has been a disappointment so far and I've let down my team in Philly. We're a young and skilled team who are getting better all over the roster except at the one position that we need, quarterback. This is the most important off-season of my career. I need to see improvement. I need to know all the work I'm putting in is for something. I need to breakout...
(537 words)
