Angus Winchester is no longer an offensive lineman. The three time probowler, one time offensive lineman of the year, one time offensive player of the year, and one time MVP has vacated his position at left tackle and donned number 51 in a jaw dropping move to the linebacking corps. This offseason has seen no shortage of fascinating position changed after the league determined it would allow androids to replace offensive linemen.
Two seasons ago this would have been unthinkable. Winchester was coming off of an MVP rookie season in the fledgling NSFL and seemed to be destined for greatness. But after the conclusion of the Season 3 championship game he led a coalition of linemen from numerous teams in a promise to strike from the league if something weren't done about the lack of depth at the position. The resulting ruling meant the three-hundred and fifty pound run blocking specialist had effectively rendered himself obsolete.
But Winchester is not one to hang it up for good, not without trying to succeed first. After dropping 85 pounds during the off season, a feat envied by the general public, he has found a talent he was not previously known for, speed. At a svelte two hundred sixty-five pounds Angus Winchester is really damn fast. How fast exactly? In a recent press event at the Orange County Otters practice facility he ran a 40 yard dash in 4.55 seconds. That's how fast Winchester is. But it doesn't stop there, the man who was always known for his inhuman strength may have lost some weight, but he is still deceptively strong. He quickly benched 405 pounds for us, for five reps. Without a warmup.
So what does the Orange County Otters defensive backfield look like now that Winchester is in the front seven? Nasty. Just plain nasty. The Otters have now moved three previous blocking specialists into their front seven since the end of the regular season schedule in season three. Former tight end George Wright Jr. has been on the defensive line as a run stopping specialist since the ASFC Championship game last season. The former run blocking right tackle Gregor Clegane has become a run stuffing defensive tackle. And we cannot forget last year's rookie standout defensive end JD Boom on the line, along with season one draftee Adamle Tomlinson.
And we still haven't gotten to the linebacking corps. The biggest change you will notice is that the moneybacker, joker, whatever you want to call him, the box safety Dominic Verns has been moved from weak side linebacker and will now be starting at cornerback full-time opposite Marc Spector. In his place the inside linebacker and fellow season one draftee Ian Bavitz will be moving to the weak side. Last year's first round draftee and run stopping specialist Julian O'sullivan will likely be remaining in her role at strong side linebacker. This means that Angus Winchester will be moving in to the middle linebacker role for the Orange County defense. However, as much as we see Orange County shuffling people around the depth chart, nothing is set in stone.
It remains to be seen what effect these moves will have on the enigmatic Orange County defense we watched last season. Although they finished better than the league average in points allowed, they struggled to stop the run or to generate turnovers. When playing in the same division as King Bronko, Josh Garden, and Reg Mackworthy the Otters defense needed to grow if they were to make a play for the Ultimus cup this season. There is no doubt that the defense has grown, but it remains to be seen if Winchester along with Wright Jr. and Clegane will succeed in their transition from blockers to defenders.
Two seasons ago this would have been unthinkable. Winchester was coming off of an MVP rookie season in the fledgling NSFL and seemed to be destined for greatness. But after the conclusion of the Season 3 championship game he led a coalition of linemen from numerous teams in a promise to strike from the league if something weren't done about the lack of depth at the position. The resulting ruling meant the three-hundred and fifty pound run blocking specialist had effectively rendered himself obsolete.
But Winchester is not one to hang it up for good, not without trying to succeed first. After dropping 85 pounds during the off season, a feat envied by the general public, he has found a talent he was not previously known for, speed. At a svelte two hundred sixty-five pounds Angus Winchester is really damn fast. How fast exactly? In a recent press event at the Orange County Otters practice facility he ran a 40 yard dash in 4.55 seconds. That's how fast Winchester is. But it doesn't stop there, the man who was always known for his inhuman strength may have lost some weight, but he is still deceptively strong. He quickly benched 405 pounds for us, for five reps. Without a warmup.
So what does the Orange County Otters defensive backfield look like now that Winchester is in the front seven? Nasty. Just plain nasty. The Otters have now moved three previous blocking specialists into their front seven since the end of the regular season schedule in season three. Former tight end George Wright Jr. has been on the defensive line as a run stopping specialist since the ASFC Championship game last season. The former run blocking right tackle Gregor Clegane has become a run stuffing defensive tackle. And we cannot forget last year's rookie standout defensive end JD Boom on the line, along with season one draftee Adamle Tomlinson.
And we still haven't gotten to the linebacking corps. The biggest change you will notice is that the moneybacker, joker, whatever you want to call him, the box safety Dominic Verns has been moved from weak side linebacker and will now be starting at cornerback full-time opposite Marc Spector. In his place the inside linebacker and fellow season one draftee Ian Bavitz will be moving to the weak side. Last year's first round draftee and run stopping specialist Julian O'sullivan will likely be remaining in her role at strong side linebacker. This means that Angus Winchester will be moving in to the middle linebacker role for the Orange County defense. However, as much as we see Orange County shuffling people around the depth chart, nothing is set in stone.
It remains to be seen what effect these moves will have on the enigmatic Orange County defense we watched last season. Although they finished better than the league average in points allowed, they struggled to stop the run or to generate turnovers. When playing in the same division as King Bronko, Josh Garden, and Reg Mackworthy the Otters defense needed to grow if they were to make a play for the Ultimus cup this season. There is no doubt that the defense has grown, but it remains to be seen if Winchester along with Wright Jr. and Clegane will succeed in their transition from blockers to defenders.
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Hank Winchester (S25 - Current) - Scrub
Angus Winchester (S1-S12) - 4x Ultimus Champ - #2 Career Sacks - Hall of Fame
Cooter Bigsby (S14-S23) - S23 Ultimus Champ - #4 Career Yards - #4 Career TDs - 2x MVP - Hall of Fame
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