(S3) - Ultimus Week

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Written Points


Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point

Drew Davidson vs. Owen Taylor
As two defensive ends taken only 1 pick apart, Drew Davidson at #17 and Owen Taylor at #18, they will forever be bound to continuous comparisons. Many people expected these players to step in and immediately contribute and while they both did, there was a clear winner after their first season in the NSFL. Drew Davidson finished the season 35 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks, a very solid season for a rookie. Taylor, on the other hand, was less than impressive, finishing with a stat-line of only 23 tackles (the least of any starting defensive end), 7 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks. To call Taylor a bust at this point would’ve been foolish, but the Hawks front office was concerned.

Their second season in the league together was a slightly different story, however. Both had continued to put in work and made vast improvements over the off-season but Taylor seemed to have pulled slightly ahead. Davidson finished his second season with 44 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks, a solid improvement over the previous year. Taylor, on the other hand, finished the season with 49 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovered, and 1 safety, a massive improvement over his first season. How these two will play out the rest of their careers is anyone’s guess, but it sure will be fun to watch.


Bottom Half: Write about why two of the four teams were not able to make the playoffs.

There seems to be a common theme in the two teams I’ll touch on today, the Las Vegas Legion and the Colorado Yeti, and that theme would be the poor play of their quarterbacks. Of the eight starting quarterbacks in the NSFL, these two, Bercovici of the Legion and Pierno of the Yeti have, for lack of a better word, terrible stat lines. Of the eight starting quarterbacks, these two are the lowest in completions, yards, touchdowns, completion percentage, touchdown to interception ratio, and quarterback rating. If there is a negative stat for the position, you can bet that these two will be front runners.
Where they differ, however, is their circumstance. Berovici was a highly sought after free agent at the end of season 1 and ended up signing the biggest contract in the history of the NSFL to play in Las Vegas. To say he’s over-paid is an under-statement. Pierno, on the other hand, is in his rookie season and was thrust into the spot light after the biggest scandal in NSFL history. Former Yeti starting QB, Logan Noble, was found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs and was banned for the season. The future could still be bright for Pierno if he’s able to ride out his growing pains and continue to develop. The same cannot be said for Bercovici.


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

After scouring the box scores from all 3 playoff games, the choice for an MVP level performance was much easier than I thought it would be. One only needs to look at the play of wide receiver Trey Willie of the Baltimore Hawks in their blowout victory against the Philadelphia Liberty. Never mind the fact that the Hawks were able to sack Liberty quarter back Rove 10 times, or that Hawks wide receiver Stormblessed finished with 112 yards on only 5 catches, that still isn’t enough to take that crown from Trey Willie.

Trey Willie finished with a stat-line reading 5 catches, 117 yards, and 3 touchdowns receiving, while also adding a 103-yard kick return for a touchdown. He was an absolute game-breaker. In the first quarter he had two touchdown receptions, the first on a 6-yard slant route, the second after breaking a tackle on a 12-yard out route. In the second quarter, after Philadelphia scores their only points of the game, Willie took the ensuing kick-off back for 103 yards. The first offensive drive for the Hawks in the second half ended with Willie scoring on a 32-yard go route, it would be his fourth and final touchdown of the game. No other player scored a touchdown in this game until Cooper Christmas snagged a 5-yard pass from Kyubee. Willie’s performance was nothing short of MVP worthy.


Playoff Review: Write a short review of the playoffs and each of the matchups. Must be completed after the Championship Game

NSFC Championship: Baltimore Hawks 34 – Philadelphia Liberty 3
Despite time of possession being nearly identical, this wasn’t much of a game. The Liberty finished with 335 total yards, but that’s where the positives end. Liberty quarterback Rove finished with a completion percentage below 50% and was sacked 10 times over the course of the game. Kyubee finished with a QB rating of 109.4 and Trey Willie finished with 3 receiving touchdowns and 1 kick return touchdown. Stephen Harrison of the Hawks finished with 10 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovered.

ASFC Championship: Arizona Outlaws 27 – Orange County Otters 7
Boss of the Orange County Otters is who many consider to be a front runner for league MVP. If you look at his box score for this game though, you would never believe it. Boss spent most of the game running for his life as the Outlaws finished with 10 sacks, and it showed in his stat-line, finishing the game with a completion percentage of 44% and a QB rating of 50.1. Harris of the Outlaws finished with 3 tackles, 3 passes defended, and 2 interceptions.

Ultimus Championship: Arizona Outlaws 49 – Baltimore Hawks 12
For the second year in a row, the Hawks met up with the Outlaws in the Ultimus Bowl, and for the second time in a row, it was a blow-out victory for the Outlaws. Neither team was able to muster over 300 total yards, mainly because the Hawks offense was so ineffective, they didn’t need to go very far to score. Kyubee finished with 3 interceptions and a QB rating of 25.7, while Bronko finished with 4 touchdowns and a QB rating of 89.7.



Graphic Points

Playoff Matchups: Make a graphic displaying the matchups in the first round of the playoffs. Must be completed before the simulation of the Conference Finals