Offensive Comparison: Compare one offensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point.
When thinking about elite quarterbacks in the NSFL it is hard to forget about the two who are currently at the top of their game, Mike Boss and King Bronko. Mike Boss is the unquestioned Quarterback of the Year. Leading an air raid offense with his two elite receivers Bradley Westfield and Robert Phelps he has gone on to shatter numerous records this season in the passing game. Mike Boss threw for 4649 yards on 624 attempts. He averaged a 60.9% completion rating. He tossed a ridiculous 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and finished the season with a Passer Rating of 91.9. The laughing stock of season 1 has become the most dominant signal caller in the league.
Meanwhile in Arizona King Bronko has been quietly having a career season as well. Bronko almost matched Boss' Passer Rating with an elite 91.6, but with much lower volume. Making 495 attempts for 3650 yards and a completion rating of 58.4%. Where Bronko has shined is his TD:Int ratio of 25 to 8. This impressive number largely is what allowed Bronko to close the gap this season with Boss. While the Outlaws started the season on a run heavy offense they closed the season with a vertical passing attack, leaning on Bronko to bring the season home. It will be interesting to see if they return to the run, or continue the battle through the air in the playoffs.
Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point.
Continuing along the trend of comparing the #1 and #2 teams in the league, Orange County and Arizona, we look at two defensive standouts, Dominic Verns and Harrif Ernston. Both make a name for themselves as faster, smaller weakside linebackers who excel in pass coverage. However Verns is a tough animal to compare to as he began as a safety that transitioned into the moneybacker role, while Ernston has always been a linebacker.
Verns finished the season #1 in tackles with 127. Ernston had 80. The interesting thing about this statistic is that both players take a portion of their snaps at corner, except Verns at outside corner and Ernston at nickel corner. Both players generated very few tackles for a loss, Verns with 2 and Ernston with 3. Neither is a dominant force in the run game. Verns forced a couple of fumbles, Ernston zero. Verns finished the season with 11 sacks. Ernston one-upped him with 12. Verns tallied 4 picks while Ernston collected 2. But the real stat of the passing game was passes defensed, where Verns racked up an impressive 20 for 4th in the league and Ernston only 9. Lastly Ernston was the only one of the two to put up points on the board with his safety for 2.
Matchup Nightmares: Pick an offensive and defensive player who will be going up against each other and why it will be a nightmare for one of them.
As we further analyze the dynamic between Arizona and Orange County we next look to see the big matchups in the battle of the Solis Cup. And nobody can argue that the biggest faceoff we want to see is Jayce Tuck vs Angus Winchester. Both of these two men are at the top of their game right now. Jayce Tuck is in his prime and in absolute physical perfection. He cannot get any stronger, any faster, any quicker, any smarter, or more disciplined. His 32 sacks this year show what a monster he has become.
Meanwhile on the other side of the ball Angus Winchester has similarly put up career numbers. But Winchester still has a lot of room for improvement and growth in his career. He certainly is the strongest around, and there will be no improvement there. He also has a deceptive quickness about him, while lacking in top speed his blurred kick slide showcases his impressive agility. When these two face off it will be the meeting of the unstoppable force and the immovable object. The clash of these titans will be the game to watch as they battle in the trenches to lead their teams to victory.
Who will be the Freddy Krueger inside the nightmare of the other? It is tough to decide. This writer believes Angus Winchester's elite strength will matchup with Tuck's power moves and shut him down.
Root for the Underdog: Pick an away team in an upcoming game and try to convince yourself (and us) why they can win.
The final chapter in the breakdown of Arizona and Orange County comes down to this. Can Orange County slay the giant and ascend to the Ultimus cup on the road in Arizona? There is no more difficult game than this one. Arizona's elite defense matches up well with Orange County's highlight reel offense. Their pass rush is second to none. Meanwhile the young but extremely talented Arizona offensive line is capable of stonewalling the young and inexperienced front 4 of the Otters.
However, this time is different. Mike Boss and his favorite two targets Phelps and Westfield have been putting on passing clinics all season. And now with a big shakeup of the depth chart by taking former defensive tackle JJ Reigns and slotting him in as a red zone threat WR/TE hybrid and moving the league's best tight end George Wright Jr. to Defensive End the Otters are looking to find a way to exploit Arizona. If Orange County's revamped defensive line can slow the run while also putting pressure on King Bronko and let their offense unleash fury through the air, they can stop the freight train that the Outlaws have been driving through the NSFL 3 seasons in a row.
Bottom Half: Write about why two of the four teams were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
We're going to take the easy route here. Yes, we're talking about Las Vegas and Colorado. Does it even need to be explained why these teams didn't make the playoffs? Probably not. The dead horse has been beaten all season long about the questionable decisions being made by the management of these two teams. But we're going to do it anyway.
Las Vegas screwed up. Their young GM made a big wager that he could trade draft capital for static players and get them to grow again. He believed that he could field a team with an immediate future. He was very wrong. After trading away most of his picks for the next 2 seasons he gained players that did not return to their former glory, or live up to their season 1 expectations. These guys simply did not return to the practice field, film room, or weight room like he thought he could make them. And it crashed and burned because of it. But it isn't all doom and gloom. New GM Ben and his protege Ardie Savea are one of the brightest spots on this team and are looking to build on him and other young talents like Leclair and Tanner.
Meanwhile the roller coaster of Colorado has been on a dive for an entire season now. It is difficult to imagine what this team could have looked like if their franchise quarterback did not get suspended for PED abuse. Then as they traded away talent for picks in what is looking like the weakest draft class in the history of the league it appears that Colorado's future is not looking brighter. There are still a few diamonds in this rough, running back Boss Tweed, the fastest man in the league will undoubtedly continue his reign at the top of the rushing stats board for seasons to come. And defensive end Fuego Wozy will continue to anchor the defensive line and help pressure opposing quarterbacks while this team continues to rebuild for the future.
When thinking about elite quarterbacks in the NSFL it is hard to forget about the two who are currently at the top of their game, Mike Boss and King Bronko. Mike Boss is the unquestioned Quarterback of the Year. Leading an air raid offense with his two elite receivers Bradley Westfield and Robert Phelps he has gone on to shatter numerous records this season in the passing game. Mike Boss threw for 4649 yards on 624 attempts. He averaged a 60.9% completion rating. He tossed a ridiculous 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and finished the season with a Passer Rating of 91.9. The laughing stock of season 1 has become the most dominant signal caller in the league.
Meanwhile in Arizona King Bronko has been quietly having a career season as well. Bronko almost matched Boss' Passer Rating with an elite 91.6, but with much lower volume. Making 495 attempts for 3650 yards and a completion rating of 58.4%. Where Bronko has shined is his TD:Int ratio of 25 to 8. This impressive number largely is what allowed Bronko to close the gap this season with Boss. While the Outlaws started the season on a run heavy offense they closed the season with a vertical passing attack, leaning on Bronko to bring the season home. It will be interesting to see if they return to the run, or continue the battle through the air in the playoffs.
Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point.
Continuing along the trend of comparing the #1 and #2 teams in the league, Orange County and Arizona, we look at two defensive standouts, Dominic Verns and Harrif Ernston. Both make a name for themselves as faster, smaller weakside linebackers who excel in pass coverage. However Verns is a tough animal to compare to as he began as a safety that transitioned into the moneybacker role, while Ernston has always been a linebacker.
Verns finished the season #1 in tackles with 127. Ernston had 80. The interesting thing about this statistic is that both players take a portion of their snaps at corner, except Verns at outside corner and Ernston at nickel corner. Both players generated very few tackles for a loss, Verns with 2 and Ernston with 3. Neither is a dominant force in the run game. Verns forced a couple of fumbles, Ernston zero. Verns finished the season with 11 sacks. Ernston one-upped him with 12. Verns tallied 4 picks while Ernston collected 2. But the real stat of the passing game was passes defensed, where Verns racked up an impressive 20 for 4th in the league and Ernston only 9. Lastly Ernston was the only one of the two to put up points on the board with his safety for 2.
Matchup Nightmares: Pick an offensive and defensive player who will be going up against each other and why it will be a nightmare for one of them.
As we further analyze the dynamic between Arizona and Orange County we next look to see the big matchups in the battle of the Solis Cup. And nobody can argue that the biggest faceoff we want to see is Jayce Tuck vs Angus Winchester. Both of these two men are at the top of their game right now. Jayce Tuck is in his prime and in absolute physical perfection. He cannot get any stronger, any faster, any quicker, any smarter, or more disciplined. His 32 sacks this year show what a monster he has become.
Meanwhile on the other side of the ball Angus Winchester has similarly put up career numbers. But Winchester still has a lot of room for improvement and growth in his career. He certainly is the strongest around, and there will be no improvement there. He also has a deceptive quickness about him, while lacking in top speed his blurred kick slide showcases his impressive agility. When these two face off it will be the meeting of the unstoppable force and the immovable object. The clash of these titans will be the game to watch as they battle in the trenches to lead their teams to victory.
Who will be the Freddy Krueger inside the nightmare of the other? It is tough to decide. This writer believes Angus Winchester's elite strength will matchup with Tuck's power moves and shut him down.
Root for the Underdog: Pick an away team in an upcoming game and try to convince yourself (and us) why they can win.
The final chapter in the breakdown of Arizona and Orange County comes down to this. Can Orange County slay the giant and ascend to the Ultimus cup on the road in Arizona? There is no more difficult game than this one. Arizona's elite defense matches up well with Orange County's highlight reel offense. Their pass rush is second to none. Meanwhile the young but extremely talented Arizona offensive line is capable of stonewalling the young and inexperienced front 4 of the Otters.
However, this time is different. Mike Boss and his favorite two targets Phelps and Westfield have been putting on passing clinics all season. And now with a big shakeup of the depth chart by taking former defensive tackle JJ Reigns and slotting him in as a red zone threat WR/TE hybrid and moving the league's best tight end George Wright Jr. to Defensive End the Otters are looking to find a way to exploit Arizona. If Orange County's revamped defensive line can slow the run while also putting pressure on King Bronko and let their offense unleash fury through the air, they can stop the freight train that the Outlaws have been driving through the NSFL 3 seasons in a row.
Bottom Half: Write about why two of the four teams were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
We're going to take the easy route here. Yes, we're talking about Las Vegas and Colorado. Does it even need to be explained why these teams didn't make the playoffs? Probably not. The dead horse has been beaten all season long about the questionable decisions being made by the management of these two teams. But we're going to do it anyway.
Las Vegas screwed up. Their young GM made a big wager that he could trade draft capital for static players and get them to grow again. He believed that he could field a team with an immediate future. He was very wrong. After trading away most of his picks for the next 2 seasons he gained players that did not return to their former glory, or live up to their season 1 expectations. These guys simply did not return to the practice field, film room, or weight room like he thought he could make them. And it crashed and burned because of it. But it isn't all doom and gloom. New GM Ben and his protege Ardie Savea are one of the brightest spots on this team and are looking to build on him and other young talents like Leclair and Tanner.
Meanwhile the roller coaster of Colorado has been on a dive for an entire season now. It is difficult to imagine what this team could have looked like if their franchise quarterback did not get suspended for PED abuse. Then as they traded away talent for picks in what is looking like the weakest draft class in the history of the league it appears that Colorado's future is not looking brighter. There are still a few diamonds in this rough, running back Boss Tweed, the fastest man in the league will undoubtedly continue his reign at the top of the rushing stats board for seasons to come. And defensive end Fuego Wozy will continue to anchor the defensive line and help pressure opposing quarterbacks while this team continues to rebuild for the future.
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Hank Winchester (S25 - Current) - Scrub
Angus Winchester (S1-S12) - 4x Ultimus Champ - #2 Career Sacks - Hall of Fame
Cooter Bigsby (S14-S23) - S23 Ultimus Champ - #4 Career Yards - #4 Career TDs - 2x MVP - Hall of Fame
