Offensive Comparison: Compare one offensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
The series in which I will look at is that of the Championship game between the Arizona Outlaws and the Baltimore Hawks. The key position that was a huge difference was that of Quarterback. This is what will be compared in this article. Scrub Kyubee for the Baltimore Hawks was 14/31 for 111 yards and 2 INT with no TDs. He also did not rush for any yards. This was an overall QB rating of 27.8. This was a key position that was the key discrepancy between the two teams. King Bronko for the Arizona Outlaws was completely on the other side of the scale. Brinko was 18/29 for 238 yards and 1 TD. He also had no turnovers which was a huge benefit for the Outlaws as compared to the Hawks who had 2. Bronko's QB rating was 99.5.
Now, Baltimore almost was let back in the game when Strike came in for Bronko as he went 0/7 with 2 INT. There is absolutely nothing worse than this performance. I am not sure why Arizona thought it was a good idea to bring him in. Man, he has a lot of work to do, that was a horrible performance. You can't do this, definitely not in a Championship Game.
There are also a few other areas that Arizona excelled compared to Baltimore. 3rd down Efficiency was one of those as Arizona went 6/16 while Baltimore went 7/19. Arizona also averaged 6.6 Yards per Pass with Baltimore only having 3.6 Average. I definitely think QB had a huge part in all of these in which Arizona found helpful and Baltimore, well not.
Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
The two players I will compare from that same series is that of E. Broadway and J. Lee. Both of these guys played extremely well in the final game and absolutely deserved to be recognized for their performance. Broadway had 9 Tackles and 1 Sack in addition to 1 Pass deflection. I think he played a key role for the defense of Baltimore that really struggled overall. I think if there was one or two bright areas in this defense, it would have been Broadway and Turner. These guys were about the only positives in a game that was all negative for the Hawks.
On the other side of the ball, it was Lee who had the performance of the evening for the Arizona Outlaws. Lee had 12 Tackles with 1 Pass Deflection and one Interception. This definitely put a hesitation in the mind of Kyubee to throw in the area of Lee. I think that played a huge role for the defense. Lee came in with a huge interception to go with the 12 Tackles in the center of his defense. I think that was a huge part of the reason why the defense was so successful. Overall, both of these guys played so well, so it was hard to pick up negatives.
Bottom Half: Write about why two of the four teams were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
Two of the teams that did not make the playoffs were that of the Las Vegas Legion and the Philadelphia Liberty. Both of these teams definitely had some glaring problems that could signify why they were not able to make the playoffs.
I will start with Las Vegas. I think one of the issues with Las Vegas was the play of their QB in a league that is very QB heavy. Bercovici had 23 INT with only 16 TD while only having 2,500 yards through the air which was 500 yards fewer than any other QB in the league. I think that turnovers is a huge issue and can easily take a team from successful to not successful. LV will need to make sure that the ball is staying with them. Also, in a defense such as that, you will have to rely on your RB to save you in a lot of games. Savea only averaged 3 yards per carry which definitely did not help in this case. They were second last in rushing yards and 2nd to last in Rushing TD. When your offense isn't scoring, it will be hard to win.
Philadelphia is another team in which struggled this year. Christ only had 13 TDs in the air which is pretty lackluster for an offense. When your offense struggles like that to throw TD and you are second lowest in rushing yards, your offense can't really get anything going. It's impossible to win. I think offense needs to be a key spot for this team in the upcoming draft and Free Agent season.
Future Talent: Write about which S3 waiver pickup will or did have the biggest impact in the playoffs. Can be written at any time depending on if you choose to write about who already has or who will do good
I think that the player that really showed that he has what it takes to compete at the next level is Boggs. I think his 5 tackles against Baltimore showed that he has what it takes to be successful and be an impact player. I think this guy is definitely going to be the top pick in the draft and if the team drafting him looks at the playoffs, I think they should be confident with that pick. Unfortunately, there was not more experience in the playoffs from him. I think he would have absolutely done the same in the Championship if his team got there. This guy is no joke and will definitely be looking to build on his season experience in his rookie year. Honestly, if I had to pick an early rookie of the year, it would be this guy. QBs and RBs will be seeing a lot of this guy, probably more than they would like to see. I really wish we had another game in the books to see what he would have done against the best team in the league, but we just will have to wait until next year unless he joins them. This has to be the guy that had the most impact from the Waiver Wire.
Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
The playoff series I chose is that of the Wraiths and the Baltimore Hawks. I think the MVP of this game for me would have been the WR play of Vincent and Christmas. I was going to try to pick one of them, but they both would get the nod for me. 9 Catches and 95 yards with a TD for Vincent is a big boy game and he came to play. Now, Christmas had 7 catches for 116 yards which is awesome for a playoff game as well. It was tough to pick between the two of them, so I will just pick both. Another option would have been to pick the QB Kyubee who had a huge game with 336 yards passing, 1 TD, 1 INT, but he also threw the ball 51 times. I think there is no doubt that is a huge performance. All of them get the MVP for me. I think I am leaning towards the WR combo as the MVP, but could also give it to the QB. I chose this game as most people are going to look at Arizona, but there were huge performances to get Baltimore to the big dance.
The series in which I will look at is that of the Championship game between the Arizona Outlaws and the Baltimore Hawks. The key position that was a huge difference was that of Quarterback. This is what will be compared in this article. Scrub Kyubee for the Baltimore Hawks was 14/31 for 111 yards and 2 INT with no TDs. He also did not rush for any yards. This was an overall QB rating of 27.8. This was a key position that was the key discrepancy between the two teams. King Bronko for the Arizona Outlaws was completely on the other side of the scale. Brinko was 18/29 for 238 yards and 1 TD. He also had no turnovers which was a huge benefit for the Outlaws as compared to the Hawks who had 2. Bronko's QB rating was 99.5.
Now, Baltimore almost was let back in the game when Strike came in for Bronko as he went 0/7 with 2 INT. There is absolutely nothing worse than this performance. I am not sure why Arizona thought it was a good idea to bring him in. Man, he has a lot of work to do, that was a horrible performance. You can't do this, definitely not in a Championship Game.
There are also a few other areas that Arizona excelled compared to Baltimore. 3rd down Efficiency was one of those as Arizona went 6/16 while Baltimore went 7/19. Arizona also averaged 6.6 Yards per Pass with Baltimore only having 3.6 Average. I definitely think QB had a huge part in all of these in which Arizona found helpful and Baltimore, well not.
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Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
The two players I will compare from that same series is that of E. Broadway and J. Lee. Both of these guys played extremely well in the final game and absolutely deserved to be recognized for their performance. Broadway had 9 Tackles and 1 Sack in addition to 1 Pass deflection. I think he played a key role for the defense of Baltimore that really struggled overall. I think if there was one or two bright areas in this defense, it would have been Broadway and Turner. These guys were about the only positives in a game that was all negative for the Hawks.
On the other side of the ball, it was Lee who had the performance of the evening for the Arizona Outlaws. Lee had 12 Tackles with 1 Pass Deflection and one Interception. This definitely put a hesitation in the mind of Kyubee to throw in the area of Lee. I think that played a huge role for the defense. Lee came in with a huge interception to go with the 12 Tackles in the center of his defense. I think that was a huge part of the reason why the defense was so successful. Overall, both of these guys played so well, so it was hard to pick up negatives.
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Bottom Half: Write about why two of the four teams were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
Two of the teams that did not make the playoffs were that of the Las Vegas Legion and the Philadelphia Liberty. Both of these teams definitely had some glaring problems that could signify why they were not able to make the playoffs.
I will start with Las Vegas. I think one of the issues with Las Vegas was the play of their QB in a league that is very QB heavy. Bercovici had 23 INT with only 16 TD while only having 2,500 yards through the air which was 500 yards fewer than any other QB in the league. I think that turnovers is a huge issue and can easily take a team from successful to not successful. LV will need to make sure that the ball is staying with them. Also, in a defense such as that, you will have to rely on your RB to save you in a lot of games. Savea only averaged 3 yards per carry which definitely did not help in this case. They were second last in rushing yards and 2nd to last in Rushing TD. When your offense isn't scoring, it will be hard to win.
Philadelphia is another team in which struggled this year. Christ only had 13 TDs in the air which is pretty lackluster for an offense. When your offense struggles like that to throw TD and you are second lowest in rushing yards, your offense can't really get anything going. It's impossible to win. I think offense needs to be a key spot for this team in the upcoming draft and Free Agent season.
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Future Talent: Write about which S3 waiver pickup will or did have the biggest impact in the playoffs. Can be written at any time depending on if you choose to write about who already has or who will do good
I think that the player that really showed that he has what it takes to compete at the next level is Boggs. I think his 5 tackles against Baltimore showed that he has what it takes to be successful and be an impact player. I think this guy is definitely going to be the top pick in the draft and if the team drafting him looks at the playoffs, I think they should be confident with that pick. Unfortunately, there was not more experience in the playoffs from him. I think he would have absolutely done the same in the Championship if his team got there. This guy is no joke and will definitely be looking to build on his season experience in his rookie year. Honestly, if I had to pick an early rookie of the year, it would be this guy. QBs and RBs will be seeing a lot of this guy, probably more than they would like to see. I really wish we had another game in the books to see what he would have done against the best team in the league, but we just will have to wait until next year unless he joins them. This has to be the guy that had the most impact from the Waiver Wire.
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Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
The playoff series I chose is that of the Wraiths and the Baltimore Hawks. I think the MVP of this game for me would have been the WR play of Vincent and Christmas. I was going to try to pick one of them, but they both would get the nod for me. 9 Catches and 95 yards with a TD for Vincent is a big boy game and he came to play. Now, Christmas had 7 catches for 116 yards which is awesome for a playoff game as well. It was tough to pick between the two of them, so I will just pick both. Another option would have been to pick the QB Kyubee who had a huge game with 336 yards passing, 1 TD, 1 INT, but he also threw the ball 51 times. I think there is no doubt that is a huge performance. All of them get the MVP for me. I think I am leaning towards the WR combo as the MVP, but could also give it to the QB. I chose this game as most people are going to look at Arizona, but there were huge performances to get Baltimore to the big dance.
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