Two of the top defensive linemen in the league will be facing off in the Ultimus game. Kurt Hendrix and Jayce Tuck are two defensive ends that have been putting quarterbacks in the dirt since season 1. Their skills are beyond just the physical, though neither are lacking there as they both round out the top in league commitment and physical attributes at their positions. In season 2 Tuck and Hendrix were close in stats for the majority of the season, with Hendrix right on Tuck’s tail. In season three both players have continued to grind but Tuck has pulled way ahead statistically. Hendrix is sitting at a respectable 12 sacks, but he’s not even 5th in the league at his position. Tuck is blowing up the record books with an out of this world 32 sacks. These players similarities go beyond their physical traits. Off the field their names are often lumped together for their understanding of the game where they often play critical roles in getting their team wins and assisting with schemes and game planning. This season they’re 1-1 against each other, but the tie breaker has high stakes. The Ultimus is the biggest game of the season and if Hendrix wants to have a shot of competing with Tuck as the top DE he needs to show up big in the championship game.
Avon Blocksdale and Tim Pest are two of the top tackles in the NSFL and they will be the two best offensive tackles playing in the Ultimus two years in a row. But, I will be honest saying they’re only being included in the same sentence because this prompt is forcing me to compare them. Tim Pest is the best offensive lineman in the league and he is way out of Blocksdale’s league. Tim pest has 75 pancakes in season three and hasn’t allowed a sack since his Pre-Rookie year in S1. That is ridiculous. Blocksdale has allowed 2 sacks and only has 54 pancakes. Tim Pest has also proven that he’s the strongest man in the league with well over 500 TPE and 100 strength, the maximum a human body can handle before tearing itself apart. Now, don’t get me wrong, Blocksdale is an incredible player and any team in the league would be happy to have him, but he just doesn’t hold a candle to what Tim Pest puts on the field each and every week. Tim Pest is everything you want in an offensive lineman: he’s big, strong, quiet, and mean. When defenders line up against him they know they’re in for a long day, and he’s got that crazy silent demeanor that leaves you wondering if he’s going to murder somebody after the game or pet a bunny to death.
The most important trade of season 3 involved the Arizona Outlaws and the Colorado Yeti. The Outlaws were involved in a league-wide arms race to cement their three-peat and everybody was buying in Colorado. In a trade that sent promising young upstart Vick Erikson to Colorado, the Outlaws acquired Philippe Carter, one of the league’s top corners. The Outlaws have been known for their rough, opportunistic defense since they won it all in season 1 but the weakness was always the back end of the unit. They were able to build up a strong core of safeties but still needed a corner back to keep up with the league’s top corners and that’s exactly what they found in Carter. Previously the pressure of the front 7 was able to prevent opposing quarterbacks from consistently making plays downfield to their receivers and less skilled corners were able to get the occasional opportunistic play. With Carter shadowing wide receiver ones that Outlaws defense has been the place the dreams of opposing quarterbacks go to die. The Outlaws strategy for season 3 has been to protect the ball on offense, punt, and dare you to try to beat the monstrosity that is their defense. Teams have failed to rise to that challenge. Along the ride Carter has shut down WR after WR. Currently Carter leads the league in PDs, has forced a fumble and scored a TD, while also being 3rd in the league in interceptions. In the Outlaws system the little-known corner from Colorado has thrived in a relationship that has benefitted all on the unit. With Carter keeping receivers covered, the DL also has more time to get to the QB. This trade has created a force that opposing teams rightfully fear.
The Hawks offensive line is going to have a match-up nightmare facing the front 7 of the Arizona Outlaws. These guys can get to the quarterback from every position on the line and they have an incredible group of line backers that can all get to the QB and the ball carrier. The Hawks line isn’t terrible by any means, they’re a decent unit with some solid players, but the Outlaws front 7 has as much TPE as the entire Legion roster (don’t fact check that one I made it up, but the fact that you’re not sure if it’s true is the point). In S2 teams had games where they could triple team a threat and keep the Outlaws at bay. In S3 if you double team one guy, the other has feasted. They’re all good enough to beat their guys one on one. Going down the line I don’t see a single match-up that I think favors the Hawks. Tuck vs. Blocksdale, give me Tuck. King vs Koch and Danvers, give me King (he’s 4th in sacks with 22!), Juan Andres (who?!) vs. Big Bot, I’ll take the Bot. Brokk Lee vs. Dental Dam, I’ll take Dam. The Outlaws win those match-ups every time and that’s not even taking into account that they have three of the league’s best linebackers right there to blitz while the Hawks have a wide receiver playing tight end and one of the league’s weakest running backs. I’m not a betting man, but Kyubee is going to be sore after this one, you can quote me on that one! The Hawks offensive line is in for a nightmare in Arizona.
The Yellowknife Wraiths should have made the playoffs based on player talent. That roster is stacked and for my money, is probably the second best in the league. Unfortunately, the Yellowknife stadium is also built on a native burial site and has been cursed. The Wraiths seemed to have everything break the other way in season 3. Their kicker missed so many easy kicks he was forced to retire. The league’s best offensive unit struggled regularly throughout the season. The most revamped defense only seemed to show up when the games really didn’t matter. But all of these lucky breaks can be traced back to other things. The kicker missed several key kicks when the wrong players were coming onto the field to block and were unable to get it done. Key games were lost when one of the league’s best offensive linemen was forced to sit out for a few games. Cutesy game plans that cost them games late in the season caused their Co-GM to resign and retire from the league in shame. While it is true that the Wraiths were easily the unluckiest team in the league, many of the times they lost they were unlucky, but also not doing themselves any favors with small mistakes that had big impacts on the field. In the end, this team still should have made it into the playoffs on talent alone, but it’s a shame to blame it all on bad luck.
@enigmatic @`TimPest` @iamslm22 @HENDRIX
Avon Blocksdale and Tim Pest are two of the top tackles in the NSFL and they will be the two best offensive tackles playing in the Ultimus two years in a row. But, I will be honest saying they’re only being included in the same sentence because this prompt is forcing me to compare them. Tim Pest is the best offensive lineman in the league and he is way out of Blocksdale’s league. Tim pest has 75 pancakes in season three and hasn’t allowed a sack since his Pre-Rookie year in S1. That is ridiculous. Blocksdale has allowed 2 sacks and only has 54 pancakes. Tim Pest has also proven that he’s the strongest man in the league with well over 500 TPE and 100 strength, the maximum a human body can handle before tearing itself apart. Now, don’t get me wrong, Blocksdale is an incredible player and any team in the league would be happy to have him, but he just doesn’t hold a candle to what Tim Pest puts on the field each and every week. Tim Pest is everything you want in an offensive lineman: he’s big, strong, quiet, and mean. When defenders line up against him they know they’re in for a long day, and he’s got that crazy silent demeanor that leaves you wondering if he’s going to murder somebody after the game or pet a bunny to death.
The most important trade of season 3 involved the Arizona Outlaws and the Colorado Yeti. The Outlaws were involved in a league-wide arms race to cement their three-peat and everybody was buying in Colorado. In a trade that sent promising young upstart Vick Erikson to Colorado, the Outlaws acquired Philippe Carter, one of the league’s top corners. The Outlaws have been known for their rough, opportunistic defense since they won it all in season 1 but the weakness was always the back end of the unit. They were able to build up a strong core of safeties but still needed a corner back to keep up with the league’s top corners and that’s exactly what they found in Carter. Previously the pressure of the front 7 was able to prevent opposing quarterbacks from consistently making plays downfield to their receivers and less skilled corners were able to get the occasional opportunistic play. With Carter shadowing wide receiver ones that Outlaws defense has been the place the dreams of opposing quarterbacks go to die. The Outlaws strategy for season 3 has been to protect the ball on offense, punt, and dare you to try to beat the monstrosity that is their defense. Teams have failed to rise to that challenge. Along the ride Carter has shut down WR after WR. Currently Carter leads the league in PDs, has forced a fumble and scored a TD, while also being 3rd in the league in interceptions. In the Outlaws system the little-known corner from Colorado has thrived in a relationship that has benefitted all on the unit. With Carter keeping receivers covered, the DL also has more time to get to the QB. This trade has created a force that opposing teams rightfully fear.
The Hawks offensive line is going to have a match-up nightmare facing the front 7 of the Arizona Outlaws. These guys can get to the quarterback from every position on the line and they have an incredible group of line backers that can all get to the QB and the ball carrier. The Hawks line isn’t terrible by any means, they’re a decent unit with some solid players, but the Outlaws front 7 has as much TPE as the entire Legion roster (don’t fact check that one I made it up, but the fact that you’re not sure if it’s true is the point). In S2 teams had games where they could triple team a threat and keep the Outlaws at bay. In S3 if you double team one guy, the other has feasted. They’re all good enough to beat their guys one on one. Going down the line I don’t see a single match-up that I think favors the Hawks. Tuck vs. Blocksdale, give me Tuck. King vs Koch and Danvers, give me King (he’s 4th in sacks with 22!), Juan Andres (who?!) vs. Big Bot, I’ll take the Bot. Brokk Lee vs. Dental Dam, I’ll take Dam. The Outlaws win those match-ups every time and that’s not even taking into account that they have three of the league’s best linebackers right there to blitz while the Hawks have a wide receiver playing tight end and one of the league’s weakest running backs. I’m not a betting man, but Kyubee is going to be sore after this one, you can quote me on that one! The Hawks offensive line is in for a nightmare in Arizona.
The Yellowknife Wraiths should have made the playoffs based on player talent. That roster is stacked and for my money, is probably the second best in the league. Unfortunately, the Yellowknife stadium is also built on a native burial site and has been cursed. The Wraiths seemed to have everything break the other way in season 3. Their kicker missed so many easy kicks he was forced to retire. The league’s best offensive unit struggled regularly throughout the season. The most revamped defense only seemed to show up when the games really didn’t matter. But all of these lucky breaks can be traced back to other things. The kicker missed several key kicks when the wrong players were coming onto the field to block and were unable to get it done. Key games were lost when one of the league’s best offensive linemen was forced to sit out for a few games. Cutesy game plans that cost them games late in the season caused their Co-GM to resign and retire from the league in shame. While it is true that the Wraiths were easily the unluckiest team in the league, many of the times they lost they were unlucky, but also not doing themselves any favors with small mistakes that had big impacts on the field. In the end, this team still should have made it into the playoffs on talent alone, but it’s a shame to blame it all on bad luck.
@enigmatic @`TimPest` @iamslm22 @HENDRIX
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