The Arizona Outlaws will win the Ultimus this season. Care to argue the point? Good, me too. Three things to consider here:
I'll start with the most important position, kicker quarterback. Jay Cue has more TPE than your QB - not an argument, just facts. He has had some miserable luck in recent seasons, but he is still the best there is.
Let's express the next five ISFL quarterbacks as percentages of Jay Cue in TPE terms:
Phoenix 94%
Fujiwara 77%
O'Donnell 72%
Banks 71%
Jack 71%
Only Brock Phoenix is close to being close. This is Jay Cue's league.
Secondly, Arizona was a playoff team last year (honestly, keep your tie-breakers) and expansion didn't hurt them much. Petrongolo and Miller were good players rightly taken early in the expansion draft, but smart roster moves have replaced them properly. They traded free safety Blanco for picks, but we will discuss his replacement shortly. All but a handful of the starters remain from last year. And they got better.
The third reason is their draft class. I think this was a superb class for a number of reasons, but the most relevant to this argument is the player they drafted and immediately called up to replace Blanco. Tayshawn Crunk is regarded by some (read: me) as the single best safety prospect in league history. Two interceptions in his debut game were only a taste of things to come for this rookie.
Buy their stocks now - you can thank me later.
I'll start with the most important position, kicker quarterback. Jay Cue has more TPE than your QB - not an argument, just facts. He has had some miserable luck in recent seasons, but he is still the best there is.
Let's express the next five ISFL quarterbacks as percentages of Jay Cue in TPE terms:
Phoenix 94%
Fujiwara 77%
O'Donnell 72%
Banks 71%
Jack 71%
Only Brock Phoenix is close to being close. This is Jay Cue's league.
Secondly, Arizona was a playoff team last year (honestly, keep your tie-breakers) and expansion didn't hurt them much. Petrongolo and Miller were good players rightly taken early in the expansion draft, but smart roster moves have replaced them properly. They traded free safety Blanco for picks, but we will discuss his replacement shortly. All but a handful of the starters remain from last year. And they got better.
The third reason is their draft class. I think this was a superb class for a number of reasons, but the most relevant to this argument is the player they drafted and immediately called up to replace Blanco. Tayshawn Crunk is regarded by some (read: me) as the single best safety prospect in league history. Two interceptions in his debut game were only a taste of things to come for this rookie.
Buy their stocks now - you can thank me later.
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