Offensive Comparison: Compare one offensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
Today I'll be comparing two quarterbacks. First up is Scrub Kyubee and Clifford Rove. They played the first playoff series against each other. Rove is the QB for the Liberty and completed 20 of 41 passes for 261 yards. An average gain of 13.
Scrub Kyubee completed 24/37 for 353 yards with an average of 14.7. Rove had a rating of 69.3 vs Ktubee's rating of 109.4. The big thing is touchdowns and interceptions. Kyubee had 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, meanwhile Rove had 0 TD's and 0 Interceptions. I think one of the biggest problems was the 3rd down efficiency for the liberty. They only converted 4/19 3rd downs. The fact that they had 19 3rd downs is pretty crazy to me and shows to me that their defense gave them plenty of opportunities. The hawks had two turn overs vs. liberties only 1. It seems to me that the Hawks ended up just taking advantage of their ball possessions much better than the Liberty. I will say that Trey Willie ended up scouring on a kick return which shows that the liberty special teams did not do very well.
Interestingly, Paul Dimirio was the leading receiver for the liberty and he is a Tight End. Meanwhile the hawks have two receivers that had more yards than DiMirio. Unfortunately Fox North did not do enough to impact this game.
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Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
Today I'll be comparing R, Sanchez from the Norfolk Seawolves to Ishigawa from the chicago blues. They played last night in the playoff game.
Before going in to the playoff game. Ishigawa was on track for a very solid season. Sanchez played all 14 games, had 77 tackles, 5 tackle for loss, 11 sacks, 1 interception, 6 passes defended and 1 safety. This is a very good stat line.
Now I'm going to compare it to Ishigawa's stat line, normalized across 14 games. The normalized stats of Ishigawa have him at 80.5 tackles. 1.75 tackle for loss. 1.75 Fumble Recoveries. 1.75 Sacks. 1.75 Interceptions and 1.75 Passes Defended.
If you directly compare these two, Sanchez looks like the better player just due to the playmaker potential of the tackle for loss, sack, interception etc. However I would like to note that Ishigawa had more tackles which makes him fundamentally sound and he's been getting better.
The DSFL playoff results haven't been updated so I still don't know how these two performed, however I'd bet that Sanchez picked up more TFL and Sacks, meanwhile Isigawa picked up more tackles.
I reached out to Ishigawa and he provided me with the following play-off stats: eight tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. That's a fantastic stat line. I'll have to wait and see how it stacks up against R. Sanchez.
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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
I'm going to talk about the San Jose Sabercats and the Las Vegas Legion. The San Jose sabercats looked better this year than any previous year. Their record was 5 wins, 8 losses and 1 tie. Interestingly enough, the sabercats always come out swinging in preseason and the early part of the season. I'm not sure what happens but later on, the team ends up falling apart. Some things the sabercats did right was defense. The defensive line and secondary played very good. Unfortunately on defense, we did have a rookie CB that took some time to get up to speed and the linebacker core is very weak. On offense, we really just lacked consistency. You never know if you are going to get good Ethan Hunt or bad Ethan Hunt. Our receiving core is great (other than our TE who seems to get all of the check down targets). Our running game really stifled and held us back.
Las Vegas didn't make the playoffs because they just didn't have a complete team. They have many holes and not enough active players. The active players they do have are very talented. They have a slam dunk RB with Ardie Savea and a great WR and TE. Their QB is not good and only really performed well one game. Their defense leaves a lot to be desired
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New Talent: Write about which S3 trade 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
The biggest trade that will have an impact on the Ultimus was when the Hawks traded for the inactive wide receiver Stormblessed. To acquire this player, they needed to give up their first and second round picks to the Las Vegas Legion. Stormblessed excels as the deep threat. He has a speed of 95 and can beat the secondary if given enough time. His hands are shaky at best with only 74. It's still good enough to keep defenses honest and strain the defense over the top. The Hawks seem to really be in win the Ultimus now mode. I believe they traded for Stormblessed because Matthew Vincent decided to retire and remake. They still have a very solid wide receiver in Trey Willie. The two wide receivers have pretty similar stats. Willie has gotten more yards than Stormblessed but he has also gotten more looks. One thing to note is Stormblessed has more than double Trey Willie's touchdowns. I'm not sure what makes Stormblessed the premier touchdown wide receiver on the hawks but I believe trading for this player was the correct move. Currently this draft looks to be much weaker than drafts of past seasons, so giving up two picks shouldn't hurt that bad, especially if they can win the Ultimus now.
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Playoff Predictions: Give a short write up on each of the playoff matches (including the championship game). Must be completed before the simulation of the Conference Finals
I'll be talking about the DSFL playoff matches because they haven't happened yet. The first game is the Blues vs. the Seawolves. I expect that the Blues win this game. They boast a great record at 10-4 as opposed to the seawolves 6-8. The seawolves have a better passer rating as a team so I think they will do do better in the air. The sewolves also have a better ground game than the chicago blues. So how will the blues win this? Defense. The Seawolves defense isn't the best. Chicago has about 80 more tackles, 11 more tackles for loss, 4 more forced fumbles, 3 more fumble recoveries than the seawolves. The seawolves boast a better interception, passes defended, and sack record. One thing I'd like to note is that the blues have by far the most defensive touchdowns in the league. It seems like they have a solid defense that can sometimes score where the seawolves look to make big plays, but that is completley undone by giving up fundamentals.
I'm definitely looking forward to see the star running back of the seawolves face off against the up and coming MLB for the blues. Should be a really fun match to watch.
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Today I'll be comparing two quarterbacks. First up is Scrub Kyubee and Clifford Rove. They played the first playoff series against each other. Rove is the QB for the Liberty and completed 20 of 41 passes for 261 yards. An average gain of 13.
Scrub Kyubee completed 24/37 for 353 yards with an average of 14.7. Rove had a rating of 69.3 vs Ktubee's rating of 109.4. The big thing is touchdowns and interceptions. Kyubee had 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, meanwhile Rove had 0 TD's and 0 Interceptions. I think one of the biggest problems was the 3rd down efficiency for the liberty. They only converted 4/19 3rd downs. The fact that they had 19 3rd downs is pretty crazy to me and shows to me that their defense gave them plenty of opportunities. The hawks had two turn overs vs. liberties only 1. It seems to me that the Hawks ended up just taking advantage of their ball possessions much better than the Liberty. I will say that Trey Willie ended up scouring on a kick return which shows that the liberty special teams did not do very well.
Interestingly, Paul Dimirio was the leading receiver for the liberty and he is a Tight End. Meanwhile the hawks have two receivers that had more yards than DiMirio. Unfortunately Fox North did not do enough to impact this game.
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Defensive Comparison: Compare one defensive player from each team in a series. Can be completed at any point
Today I'll be comparing R, Sanchez from the Norfolk Seawolves to Ishigawa from the chicago blues. They played last night in the playoff game.
Before going in to the playoff game. Ishigawa was on track for a very solid season. Sanchez played all 14 games, had 77 tackles, 5 tackle for loss, 11 sacks, 1 interception, 6 passes defended and 1 safety. This is a very good stat line.
Now I'm going to compare it to Ishigawa's stat line, normalized across 14 games. The normalized stats of Ishigawa have him at 80.5 tackles. 1.75 tackle for loss. 1.75 Fumble Recoveries. 1.75 Sacks. 1.75 Interceptions and 1.75 Passes Defended.
If you directly compare these two, Sanchez looks like the better player just due to the playmaker potential of the tackle for loss, sack, interception etc. However I would like to note that Ishigawa had more tackles which makes him fundamentally sound and he's been getting better.
The DSFL playoff results haven't been updated so I still don't know how these two performed, however I'd bet that Sanchez picked up more TFL and Sacks, meanwhile Isigawa picked up more tackles.
I reached out to Ishigawa and he provided me with the following play-off stats: eight tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. That's a fantastic stat line. I'll have to wait and see how it stacks up against R. Sanchez.
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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
I'm going to talk about the San Jose Sabercats and the Las Vegas Legion. The San Jose sabercats looked better this year than any previous year. Their record was 5 wins, 8 losses and 1 tie. Interestingly enough, the sabercats always come out swinging in preseason and the early part of the season. I'm not sure what happens but later on, the team ends up falling apart. Some things the sabercats did right was defense. The defensive line and secondary played very good. Unfortunately on defense, we did have a rookie CB that took some time to get up to speed and the linebacker core is very weak. On offense, we really just lacked consistency. You never know if you are going to get good Ethan Hunt or bad Ethan Hunt. Our receiving core is great (other than our TE who seems to get all of the check down targets). Our running game really stifled and held us back.
Las Vegas didn't make the playoffs because they just didn't have a complete team. They have many holes and not enough active players. The active players they do have are very talented. They have a slam dunk RB with Ardie Savea and a great WR and TE. Their QB is not good and only really performed well one game. Their defense leaves a lot to be desired
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New Talent: Write about which S3 trade 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
The biggest trade that will have an impact on the Ultimus was when the Hawks traded for the inactive wide receiver Stormblessed. To acquire this player, they needed to give up their first and second round picks to the Las Vegas Legion. Stormblessed excels as the deep threat. He has a speed of 95 and can beat the secondary if given enough time. His hands are shaky at best with only 74. It's still good enough to keep defenses honest and strain the defense over the top. The Hawks seem to really be in win the Ultimus now mode. I believe they traded for Stormblessed because Matthew Vincent decided to retire and remake. They still have a very solid wide receiver in Trey Willie. The two wide receivers have pretty similar stats. Willie has gotten more yards than Stormblessed but he has also gotten more looks. One thing to note is Stormblessed has more than double Trey Willie's touchdowns. I'm not sure what makes Stormblessed the premier touchdown wide receiver on the hawks but I believe trading for this player was the correct move. Currently this draft looks to be much weaker than drafts of past seasons, so giving up two picks shouldn't hurt that bad, especially if they can win the Ultimus now.
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Playoff Predictions: Give a short write up on each of the playoff matches (including the championship game). Must be completed before the simulation of the Conference Finals
I'll be talking about the DSFL playoff matches because they haven't happened yet. The first game is the Blues vs. the Seawolves. I expect that the Blues win this game. They boast a great record at 10-4 as opposed to the seawolves 6-8. The seawolves have a better passer rating as a team so I think they will do do better in the air. The sewolves also have a better ground game than the chicago blues. So how will the blues win this? Defense. The Seawolves defense isn't the best. Chicago has about 80 more tackles, 11 more tackles for loss, 4 more forced fumbles, 3 more fumble recoveries than the seawolves. The seawolves boast a better interception, passes defended, and sack record. One thing I'd like to note is that the blues have by far the most defensive touchdowns in the league. It seems like they have a solid defense that can sometimes score where the seawolves look to make big plays, but that is completley undone by giving up fundamentals.
I'm definitely looking forward to see the star running back of the seawolves face off against the up and coming MLB for the blues. Should be a really fun match to watch.
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