(S29) PT 2 - Double Trouble?

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I think that the biggest disappointment is a pretty easy one to pick. After a surprising run last season that ended on the losing end of the Ultimus, the Austin Copperheads are easily the biggest surprise to me. They’re sitting at 1-5, tied for the second worst record in the league with my Chicago Butchers. Last season they probably overachieved a bit and exceeded expectations, which makes this fall look so much more drastic. I think that they are a better team than some of the teams that are above them in their division, but there just doesn’t seem to be a way for them to get back into playoff contention. They’re in a tough division. The biggest overachieving team is a bit harder to pick out, though. I think that it’s gotta be the San Jose Sabercats or the Orange County Otters. They both finished with a worse than ideal record last season, and neither team looks to have made any real improvements to their team. I’d argue that San Jose got quite a bit worse in some ways, because of their reliance on players around S22, along with the fact that they lost one of the highest TPE wide receivers in the league. It’s good to see them both doing well, but look for them to come back down to earth a bit later in the season.