(S23) - PT1 - With a Little Help From My Friends

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Coming off a 1-12 season, the rebuilding Chicago Butchers are looking to improve their record and take another step forward in becoming a contender. With a lot of holes filled by active players, the two drafts Bayley and Muford have been involved in so far can be graded as A+. The players from the last two draft classes have been super active and updating regularly so the whole team is quite balanced and on pace to peak at around the same time. It will be likely that this Butchers team can compete for a playoff spot in the next few seasons, especially with other teams’ core players regressing or retiring. Similar to last season, Chicago’s offense has been really struggling but it will get better as the season goes especially if receivers Raheem Okusi and Gryffin Oberwald keep updating every week. The Butchers also have a rookie quarterback under center in George O’Donnell so growing pains is definitely expected. Sean O’Leary and Julio Tirtawidjaja are still carrying the bulk of the offense but touchdowns have been hard to come by as the offense only scored a touchdown in 4 games played. The Butchers defense, nicknamed the Meatgrinders, have been quite under the radar given the struggles of their offensive counterpart. The defensive unit has been quite productive in generating turnovers and sacks, while also has been pretty good in stopping opponents at the goal line. But with how little the offense stays on the field, the defense has been gassed by the third quarter because they have to play a lot. Regardless, there’s a bright future for this time and with the players all bought in to improving this team to become an Ultimus contender, the league might see a competitive Butchers sooner rather than later.