Bottom Half: The San Jose Sabercats didn't get into the playoffs this year in what looked to be a progressing team. One of the reasons is because they couldn't stop anyone on defense. They gave up nearly 28 points per game which was third worst in the league. They relied too much on a couple different targets in the passing game and it made them predictable. Unfortunately predictability in Football is like karma, it can come back to haunt you at the end of games. The Sabercats might lose some players to free agency which might make them remain in this same position next season as well.
The other team that didn't make it was the Las Vegas Legion who also couldn't stop an alligator from entering a water source. Not to mention the Legion have Stormblessed on their team and he is a bigger flop than the pancakes I had for breakfast. If the Legion want to make the postseason next year, they will need a better effort from their defense and stronger showing by their "All-Pro" hyped team player Stormblessed. The Legion might want to rebrand themselves as well because the home attendance this year had weaker numbers than a Rick Astley concert.
Playoff Predictions: The Arizona Outlaws will beat their counterpart in the Orange County Otters by a lot. The Outlaws are just to good of a team (although their GM does like to burn more bridges than the Russians retreating from Germany). The Otters love to throw the ball but it is so predictable that the Outlaws will be able to sniff it out quite easily.
In the other game we have the Baltimore Hawks and Philadelphia Liberty squaring off in a matchup of two teams barely over the .500 winning percentage. These two teams are tight and it will come down to turnovers and who makes the other team pay for it. The NSFC is a tough conference to watch because it isn't very high quality football. We see the Hawks winning this matchup and going into a matchup against the Arizona Outlaws.
If the Outlaws and hawks do meet up you'll see the Outlaws dispose of the Hawks and win their third straight Ultimus Bowl. The good thing for this is that the Hawks might be able to win if they recruit Jesus and Dan Marino to their roster before they take the field. While their at it though, they might want to recruit Michael Strahan and Dick Butkus as well.
Hate the player or the game: The San Jose Sabercats should've made the postseason but as explained before a few things were just way too predictable for them. We were contemplating putting the Yellowknife Wraiths here but they live in Yellowknife and probably won't even be able to read this without their computers sitting in front a fireplace to start with. Plus Josh Garden is overrated so they probably wouldn't have got there even with two of him.
Sabercats defense was sub-par this season and it's the reason they weren't able to make the postseason. Not stopping the opposing offence usually comes back to bite you in the anus and this year it did. The bad thing is with a great offence you can get around this, but the Sabercats offence is only good and not great. Too many turnovers allowed the Sabercats offence to stall and go off the field too early in a drive. On the flip side the Sabercats defense didn't cause as many turnovers to get around this. The Sabercats will need a shakeup and it looks like it might come this off-season by taking some players away and going out to acquire some added talent, but a lot will be needed.
Root for the Underdog: The Philadelphia Liberty can win their game against the Baltimore Hawks because the Liberty have an explosive offence that has the ability to put points on the board. It will be tough because the Liberty defence is only average and will have to limit the Hawks, but it is doable. The Liberty have a winning record in their own conference so they are used to winning against familiar foes but the Hawks do have a slight advantage.
Limiting turnovers is going to be key here as the Liberty will need big games from their defense. The Liberty have a better offence than the Hawks but a worse record so it will be interesting to see if the Liberty offence can get the chains moving and the Hawks defensive backs on their back feet. One matchup to watch is the front seven for the Hawks, who can control the line of scrimmage. Some screen plays might be able to get around that for the Liberty and they will look to use their receivers in motion for most of the game. Look at the slot opportunities and you'll probably see some good mismatches there that can exploit this pressure heavy defense of the Hawks.
Matchup Nightmares: We will probably see Fox North of the Liberty matched up against Antoine Delacour of the Hawks. Delacour is an excellent cornerback with great closing speed and the ability to pick out the play before a team snaps the ball. The advantage we see here is for Fox North and it is because the receiver can confuse a cornerback with his routes if ran differently every time. There are a couple ways to run the same route and not make it look like the previous route of the same nature. One thing to watch is whether the North/Delacour matchup turns ugly. North had a great season this year and big body can box out Delacour in the end zone. We think the Liberty are going to want to exploit this and allow for a mismatch if Delacour can't pick up the route right away. The field conditions look like they might be slippery because of the storm on it's way in Baltimore, which means the receiver has the advantage as he is not reacting to the cornerback, but the cornerback is reacting to the receiver. Fox North has the advantage and could help his Liberty take down the Hawks in grand style.
The other team that didn't make it was the Las Vegas Legion who also couldn't stop an alligator from entering a water source. Not to mention the Legion have Stormblessed on their team and he is a bigger flop than the pancakes I had for breakfast. If the Legion want to make the postseason next year, they will need a better effort from their defense and stronger showing by their "All-Pro" hyped team player Stormblessed. The Legion might want to rebrand themselves as well because the home attendance this year had weaker numbers than a Rick Astley concert.
Playoff Predictions: The Arizona Outlaws will beat their counterpart in the Orange County Otters by a lot. The Outlaws are just to good of a team (although their GM does like to burn more bridges than the Russians retreating from Germany). The Otters love to throw the ball but it is so predictable that the Outlaws will be able to sniff it out quite easily.
In the other game we have the Baltimore Hawks and Philadelphia Liberty squaring off in a matchup of two teams barely over the .500 winning percentage. These two teams are tight and it will come down to turnovers and who makes the other team pay for it. The NSFC is a tough conference to watch because it isn't very high quality football. We see the Hawks winning this matchup and going into a matchup against the Arizona Outlaws.
If the Outlaws and hawks do meet up you'll see the Outlaws dispose of the Hawks and win their third straight Ultimus Bowl. The good thing for this is that the Hawks might be able to win if they recruit Jesus and Dan Marino to their roster before they take the field. While their at it though, they might want to recruit Michael Strahan and Dick Butkus as well.
Hate the player or the game: The San Jose Sabercats should've made the postseason but as explained before a few things were just way too predictable for them. We were contemplating putting the Yellowknife Wraiths here but they live in Yellowknife and probably won't even be able to read this without their computers sitting in front a fireplace to start with. Plus Josh Garden is overrated so they probably wouldn't have got there even with two of him.
Sabercats defense was sub-par this season and it's the reason they weren't able to make the postseason. Not stopping the opposing offence usually comes back to bite you in the anus and this year it did. The bad thing is with a great offence you can get around this, but the Sabercats offence is only good and not great. Too many turnovers allowed the Sabercats offence to stall and go off the field too early in a drive. On the flip side the Sabercats defense didn't cause as many turnovers to get around this. The Sabercats will need a shakeup and it looks like it might come this off-season by taking some players away and going out to acquire some added talent, but a lot will be needed.
Root for the Underdog: The Philadelphia Liberty can win their game against the Baltimore Hawks because the Liberty have an explosive offence that has the ability to put points on the board. It will be tough because the Liberty defence is only average and will have to limit the Hawks, but it is doable. The Liberty have a winning record in their own conference so they are used to winning against familiar foes but the Hawks do have a slight advantage.
Limiting turnovers is going to be key here as the Liberty will need big games from their defense. The Liberty have a better offence than the Hawks but a worse record so it will be interesting to see if the Liberty offence can get the chains moving and the Hawks defensive backs on their back feet. One matchup to watch is the front seven for the Hawks, who can control the line of scrimmage. Some screen plays might be able to get around that for the Liberty and they will look to use their receivers in motion for most of the game. Look at the slot opportunities and you'll probably see some good mismatches there that can exploit this pressure heavy defense of the Hawks.
Matchup Nightmares: We will probably see Fox North of the Liberty matched up against Antoine Delacour of the Hawks. Delacour is an excellent cornerback with great closing speed and the ability to pick out the play before a team snaps the ball. The advantage we see here is for Fox North and it is because the receiver can confuse a cornerback with his routes if ran differently every time. There are a couple ways to run the same route and not make it look like the previous route of the same nature. One thing to watch is whether the North/Delacour matchup turns ugly. North had a great season this year and big body can box out Delacour in the end zone. We think the Liberty are going to want to exploit this and allow for a mismatch if Delacour can't pick up the route right away. The field conditions look like they might be slippery because of the storm on it's way in Baltimore, which means the receiver has the advantage as he is not reacting to the cornerback, but the cornerback is reacting to the receiver. Fox North has the advantage and could help his Liberty take down the Hawks in grand style.
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