Bottom Half: Write about why two of the four teams were not able to make the playoffs. Can be completed at any point
The Las Vegas Legion’s problem this year was identical to their problem last year, the team just isn’t very good. Despite the efforts of workhouse back Ardie Savea among others, the Legion are bereft of talent all across the roster. Even worse than just being talentless, the Legion are talentless AND lazy. Starting at the top with former star quarterback Josh Bercovici, a culture of losing permeates the team and everything around it. Unfortunately, the team seems to be caught in a vicious cycle. Without practice they won’t see any on field improvement but the lack of success means players are less likely to practice. At every positional group the Legion can look to improve, but at least they have the cap space to do it.
Unlike the Legion, who were foreseeably bad, the Yeti’s fall from grace was a shock to the entire league. From the jump the team was snake-bitten, as star quarterback Logan Noble was suspended for the year following a massive PED scandal. With their leader gone, the Yeti were left with no choice but to be rebuild. Immediately, the Yeti’s new management staff set to work trading established players such as Wyatt Fulton for picks. Failing to make the playoff was the first step in the Yeti’s rebuild plan, the offseason will determine what the next phase looks like.
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 most impactful new addition in the S3 playoffs, at least by way of trade, was none other than Stormblessed. In the middle of the season, the league’s pre-eminent journeyman was shipped from the Las Vegas Legion, a team he’d only been with for a season and a half, to the Baltimore Hawks in exchange for a package of picks and young receiver John Baker. The trade was initially met with confusion as the Hawks were incredibly deep at wideout, with names like Cooper Christmas and Trey Willie all suiting up for Baltimore. And positional fit aside, Stormblessed came with baggage as a player who spent very little time on the practice field. Although Stormblessed ended the season with a respectable 982 yards and 8 touchdowns, albeit with the second most drops in the league, based on the regular season it appeared that those who questioned the trade were in the right.
That all changed in the playoffs, particularly in the Hawks first round matchup against the Philadelphia Liberty. In that fateful game, he flashed the skillset that makes him one of the most dangerous receivers in the league. Stormblessed was able to get behind Philadelphia’s slow but skilled secondary the entire night, ending with 112 yards on only 5 catches.
The Las Vegas Legion’s problem this year was identical to their problem last year, the team just isn’t very good. Despite the efforts of workhouse back Ardie Savea among others, the Legion are bereft of talent all across the roster. Even worse than just being talentless, the Legion are talentless AND lazy. Starting at the top with former star quarterback Josh Bercovici, a culture of losing permeates the team and everything around it. Unfortunately, the team seems to be caught in a vicious cycle. Without practice they won’t see any on field improvement but the lack of success means players are less likely to practice. At every positional group the Legion can look to improve, but at least they have the cap space to do it.
Unlike the Legion, who were foreseeably bad, the Yeti’s fall from grace was a shock to the entire league. From the jump the team was snake-bitten, as star quarterback Logan Noble was suspended for the year following a massive PED scandal. With their leader gone, the Yeti were left with no choice but to be rebuild. Immediately, the Yeti’s new management staff set to work trading established players such as Wyatt Fulton for picks. Failing to make the playoff was the first step in the Yeti’s rebuild plan, the offseason will determine what the next phase looks like.
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 most impactful new addition in the S3 playoffs, at least by way of trade, was none other than Stormblessed. In the middle of the season, the league’s pre-eminent journeyman was shipped from the Las Vegas Legion, a team he’d only been with for a season and a half, to the Baltimore Hawks in exchange for a package of picks and young receiver John Baker. The trade was initially met with confusion as the Hawks were incredibly deep at wideout, with names like Cooper Christmas and Trey Willie all suiting up for Baltimore. And positional fit aside, Stormblessed came with baggage as a player who spent very little time on the practice field. Although Stormblessed ended the season with a respectable 982 yards and 8 touchdowns, albeit with the second most drops in the league, based on the regular season it appeared that those who questioned the trade were in the right.
That all changed in the playoffs, particularly in the Hawks first round matchup against the Philadelphia Liberty. In that fateful game, he flashed the skillset that makes him one of the most dangerous receivers in the league. Stormblessed was able to get behind Philadelphia’s slow but skilled secondary the entire night, ending with 112 yards on only 5 catches.
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