With four weeks behind us now, there are definitely some interesting developments, but also some hasty overreactions, so I wanted to look at each team’s schedule thus far and compare that to their success.
Teams to Pump the Brakes on:
Baltimore Hawks (4-0): Technically this team has played two games on the road, but their two road games were against Colorado and Las Vegas, then got to host Liberty and Yellowknife in Baltimore. They will struggle to win half of their next ten games, and may even go 4-6.
Arizona Outlaws (4-0): Like the Hawks, the Outlaws have played the Yeti and Legion (both in Arizona, in their case), but I have them as less inflated than the Hawks because they DID beat the Liberty in Philadelphia. Also, realistically, we know this team is going to the playoffs, so their hype is a bit more realistic.
Teams to Not Give Up On Yet:
Philadelphia Liberty (0-3-1): Three road games, zero of those against the Yeti or Legion, and their ONE home game was against the Outlaws. I really can’t imagine a much rougher start for a team, and yet they DID get a tie. I’m expecting at LEAST 6 wins over their next 10 games, and that’s being conservative. While that may not sound great, not many teams can promise improvement from the previous season, but the Liberty’s upward trend is real.
Yellowknife Wraiths (2-2): Despite Archibald Booter’s allergy to extra points, the Wraiths have played some damn impressive football. Having seen how some strong teams (like the Otters) have played on the road, the fact that the Wraiths played such close games against the 4-0 Hawks and 2-1-1 SaberCats (losing by 5 points combined) shows that this team is a threat to win just about ANY game they play. As with the Liberty, I’m expecting at least six wins over the next 10 games.
GRADED
Teams to Pump the Brakes on:
Baltimore Hawks (4-0): Technically this team has played two games on the road, but their two road games were against Colorado and Las Vegas, then got to host Liberty and Yellowknife in Baltimore. They will struggle to win half of their next ten games, and may even go 4-6.
Arizona Outlaws (4-0): Like the Hawks, the Outlaws have played the Yeti and Legion (both in Arizona, in their case), but I have them as less inflated than the Hawks because they DID beat the Liberty in Philadelphia. Also, realistically, we know this team is going to the playoffs, so their hype is a bit more realistic.
Teams to Not Give Up On Yet:
Philadelphia Liberty (0-3-1): Three road games, zero of those against the Yeti or Legion, and their ONE home game was against the Outlaws. I really can’t imagine a much rougher start for a team, and yet they DID get a tie. I’m expecting at LEAST 6 wins over their next 10 games, and that’s being conservative. While that may not sound great, not many teams can promise improvement from the previous season, but the Liberty’s upward trend is real.
Yellowknife Wraiths (2-2): Despite Archibald Booter’s allergy to extra points, the Wraiths have played some damn impressive football. Having seen how some strong teams (like the Otters) have played on the road, the fact that the Wraiths played such close games against the 4-0 Hawks and 2-1-1 SaberCats (losing by 5 points combined) shows that this team is a threat to win just about ANY game they play. As with the Liberty, I’m expecting at least six wins over the next 10 games.
GRADED
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