Offensive comparison:
In the title game of the Ultimus trophy game, the Arizona Outlaws faced the Baltimore Hawks. The performances between the two Quarterbacks could not have been more differently. On the one hand, Outlaws Quarterback K. Bronko had 249 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 0 interceptions. On the other hand, Hawks quarterback S. Kyubee had 221 yards, 0 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. That in itself shows how one-sided the game was. The game ended up being 49-12 for the Outlaws.
Even in the regular season, Bronko had the better year, getting 3650 yards with 25 touchdowns and 8 interceptions while S. Kyubee had 3518 yards with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Still, one would have expected this game to be a bit closer and not quite so one-sided, but I think the Arizona defense showed once again how amazing they are and completely shut down Kyubee. The Arizona defense is elite and truly showed that. F. Harris Jr. and P. Carter both had two interceptions each.
One of the reasons for this, may have also been that the Hawks had to throw deeper because of being behind all game. Kyubee had a higher average per pass and per completion in this game.
Defensive comparison:
The defensive challenges in the title game were interesting. Outlaws have one of the most dominant defenses and several of their players made a huge impact in the title game. The Hawks are less dominant on defense but still have some good talent. I will compare former MVP Jayce Tuck and K. Hendrix.
Both had a very similar game, but the most valuable player of season 2 (and perhaps again season 3), showed that he is the best. Hendrix had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack, while Tuck had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 3 sacks.
For Defensive Ends, sacks are the most important category. Tuck just broke the sack record in an absolutely dominant fashion, getting so many more than anyone else ever did. He had 32 sacks in one season. In the title game, he had three sacks for the Outlaws who pressured Kyubee all game long. Hendrix only had 1 sack, though he had the same numbers of tackles and tackles for loss as Tuck, so he did not have a bad game either.
Tuck showed why he is the best and dominated the game and allowed his secondary to get five interceptions.
Bottom Half:
The Colorado Yeti and the Las Vegas Legion were the worst two teams in the league and were not even close to the playoffs, but they were in that spot for very different reasons.
For Colorado, they were blind-sided by their star Quarterback being banned for a season and having to trade for a replacement. While the replacement has a bright future, Pierno struggled all year, getting 35 interceptions and breaking the record for most interceptions in one season. The Yeti do have talent in several positions though and could definitely improve next year.
For the Legion, the situation looks a little more bleak. They just do not have the activity needed to contend in the league and it seems very hard to imagine a situation where they improve any time soon. This will have to be a rebuild that will take a long time, probably several seasons and will require great drafting and adding good players in free agency, but it will be hard to imagine many players wanting to play in Las Vegas.
To give an idea just how bleak the situation is, you must only see that only seven of the Legion players have updated their player in the month of October, and we have the 22nd of October today. Additionally, only two further players had updated since September 9th. That is just atrocious and will not be an easy fix.
Championship Game Recap:
In the early stages of the championship game, the Outlaws and the Hawks were still fairly close and the Hawks still had hope to be the first team to beat the Outlaws and win a title.
Reg Mackworthy had brought the Outlaws on top early on with a touchdown, but the Hawks got a field goal to at least keep close by. After an Outlaws punt, the Hawks had the chance to take the lead.
However, on 3rd and 8, S. Kyubee was trying to find star receiver N. Stormblessed, when rookie first round pick F. Harris Jr. stepped in front of the pass and intercepted Kyubee. Harris then took the ball and returned it for 24 yards for a touchdown. It put up Arizona up by 11 early on and the Hawks never got close again.
Harris had already shown his worth during the regular season, when the rookie lead the entire league in Interceptions with 8. He also had two touchdowns during the regular season, but none was bigger than the one he had in the Championship Game, leading to the three-peat for the Arizona Outlaws. He will be exciting to watch for years to come!
Playoff Review:
The playoffs this year had three very interesting games on paper, but all of them ended up being decided very clearly, without much trouble.
In the first game, the Liberty faced the Hawks. Both had similar seasons in the regular season and while the Liberty were happy to be in the playoffs for the first time, the Hawks were the clear favorite. In the end, the Hawks took an early lead and never lost it. The game ended in a dominant fashion, 34-3 for the Hawks.
In the second game, the Otters faced the Outlaws. This seemed like a preview of the championship game, with arguably the best two teams in the league facing off. The Outlaws had a 13-1 record and were the big favorites to get a three-peat. The Outlaws immediately took the lead and a 17 point 2nd quarter put them up by 20 points. With not much happening in the 2nd half, the Outlaws ended up with a dominant win and entered another title game.
In the title game, the Hawks faced the Outlaws. The Outlaws defense performed beautifully, intercepting Kyubee 5 times and getting two defensive touchdowns. In the end, the game was 49-12 win for the Outlaws, who became the three-peat champion and this might have been their most dominant year yet. Who will be able to beat the Outlaws first?
In the title game of the Ultimus trophy game, the Arizona Outlaws faced the Baltimore Hawks. The performances between the two Quarterbacks could not have been more differently. On the one hand, Outlaws Quarterback K. Bronko had 249 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 0 interceptions. On the other hand, Hawks quarterback S. Kyubee had 221 yards, 0 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. That in itself shows how one-sided the game was. The game ended up being 49-12 for the Outlaws.
Even in the regular season, Bronko had the better year, getting 3650 yards with 25 touchdowns and 8 interceptions while S. Kyubee had 3518 yards with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Still, one would have expected this game to be a bit closer and not quite so one-sided, but I think the Arizona defense showed once again how amazing they are and completely shut down Kyubee. The Arizona defense is elite and truly showed that. F. Harris Jr. and P. Carter both had two interceptions each.
One of the reasons for this, may have also been that the Hawks had to throw deeper because of being behind all game. Kyubee had a higher average per pass and per completion in this game.
Defensive comparison:
The defensive challenges in the title game were interesting. Outlaws have one of the most dominant defenses and several of their players made a huge impact in the title game. The Hawks are less dominant on defense but still have some good talent. I will compare former MVP Jayce Tuck and K. Hendrix.
Both had a very similar game, but the most valuable player of season 2 (and perhaps again season 3), showed that he is the best. Hendrix had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack, while Tuck had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 3 sacks.
For Defensive Ends, sacks are the most important category. Tuck just broke the sack record in an absolutely dominant fashion, getting so many more than anyone else ever did. He had 32 sacks in one season. In the title game, he had three sacks for the Outlaws who pressured Kyubee all game long. Hendrix only had 1 sack, though he had the same numbers of tackles and tackles for loss as Tuck, so he did not have a bad game either.
Tuck showed why he is the best and dominated the game and allowed his secondary to get five interceptions.
Bottom Half:
The Colorado Yeti and the Las Vegas Legion were the worst two teams in the league and were not even close to the playoffs, but they were in that spot for very different reasons.
For Colorado, they were blind-sided by their star Quarterback being banned for a season and having to trade for a replacement. While the replacement has a bright future, Pierno struggled all year, getting 35 interceptions and breaking the record for most interceptions in one season. The Yeti do have talent in several positions though and could definitely improve next year.
For the Legion, the situation looks a little more bleak. They just do not have the activity needed to contend in the league and it seems very hard to imagine a situation where they improve any time soon. This will have to be a rebuild that will take a long time, probably several seasons and will require great drafting and adding good players in free agency, but it will be hard to imagine many players wanting to play in Las Vegas.
To give an idea just how bleak the situation is, you must only see that only seven of the Legion players have updated their player in the month of October, and we have the 22nd of October today. Additionally, only two further players had updated since September 9th. That is just atrocious and will not be an easy fix.
Championship Game Recap:
In the early stages of the championship game, the Outlaws and the Hawks were still fairly close and the Hawks still had hope to be the first team to beat the Outlaws and win a title.
Reg Mackworthy had brought the Outlaws on top early on with a touchdown, but the Hawks got a field goal to at least keep close by. After an Outlaws punt, the Hawks had the chance to take the lead.
However, on 3rd and 8, S. Kyubee was trying to find star receiver N. Stormblessed, when rookie first round pick F. Harris Jr. stepped in front of the pass and intercepted Kyubee. Harris then took the ball and returned it for 24 yards for a touchdown. It put up Arizona up by 11 early on and the Hawks never got close again.
Harris had already shown his worth during the regular season, when the rookie lead the entire league in Interceptions with 8. He also had two touchdowns during the regular season, but none was bigger than the one he had in the Championship Game, leading to the three-peat for the Arizona Outlaws. He will be exciting to watch for years to come!
Playoff Review:
The playoffs this year had three very interesting games on paper, but all of them ended up being decided very clearly, without much trouble.
In the first game, the Liberty faced the Hawks. Both had similar seasons in the regular season and while the Liberty were happy to be in the playoffs for the first time, the Hawks were the clear favorite. In the end, the Hawks took an early lead and never lost it. The game ended in a dominant fashion, 34-3 for the Hawks.
In the second game, the Otters faced the Outlaws. This seemed like a preview of the championship game, with arguably the best two teams in the league facing off. The Outlaws had a 13-1 record and were the big favorites to get a three-peat. The Outlaws immediately took the lead and a 17 point 2nd quarter put them up by 20 points. With not much happening in the 2nd half, the Outlaws ended up with a dominant win and entered another title game.
In the title game, the Hawks faced the Outlaws. The Outlaws defense performed beautifully, intercepting Kyubee 5 times and getting two defensive touchdowns. In the end, the game was 49-12 win for the Outlaws, who became the three-peat champion and this might have been their most dominant year yet. Who will be able to beat the Outlaws first?
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