[div align=\\\"center\\\"]Season Three NSFL Receiving Trio Rankings[/div][div align=\\\"center\\\"]Week 1-4 Review & Update[/div]
We are back with an update of the NSFL Receiving Trios Rankings! Thank you for spending some time to check in on the dynamic ranking system for our explosive receiving corps. We're at Season Three and we've already wrapped up the rankings for the first two seasons. Feel free to click the links below for a quick review of what went down:
S1 Receiving Trio Rankings
S2 Receiving Trio Rankings
The Receiving Trios ranking system, at first glance, may seem difficult but it's really easy once you get everything tallied, here's the quick run down of what's going down:
Every team has a specific trio of receivers, whether it's three WRs, Two WRs and a TE/RB, or whatever the QB feels comfortable with. These three makes the QB feel confident that a big play or a great in-game performance is waiting to happen.
We're going to be focusing on combined receptions, total yards, average yards per catch for the trio and the combined touchdowns. In addition to that, we will see how many catches, yards and touchdowns were completed to the trio in relation to the rest of the team.
That's right, we updated the system with one last edition for the overall picture of the trio. This series is to help what trio contributes the most to his team from the receiving department in comparison to the rest of the league AND the rest of the team.
We will also figure out the averages for the NSFL for those stats listed above to see where each teams stand. Whether they are above, at, or below the set averages depends on how they perform.
We will then list the rankings for each specific stat and each spot in these rankings will factor into the final overall rank.
For tiebreakers, the best average between the Trio Completion Percentage (TCP), the Trio Yards Percentage (TYP) and the Trio Touchdown Percentage (TTP) will take the higher spot.
For these rankings, I'm going to note that we DO NOT not factor strength of schedule for this. It's all about how they performed against whoever is placed in front of them on the schedule. As you all know, it's "Any Given Game Day" in the NSFL and you never really know how a team is going to stack up against another team until it happens.
Another thing to note, these are NOT going to be the "100% End All, Be All" trios set until the actual rankings at the end of the regular season. You want your player in one of these spots for the trios, stop whining and complaining and put in the work on the field.
These are just the trios that I have seen for each team at this point of the season. Receivers that happen to be traded during the year (i.e. Smallwood and Cook from Season 2) will not be factored into these yearly rankings. Felt like this is the best way for the systems to stay as consistent as possible with the receivers playing for the same QBs throughout the whole year.
If you feel a player should be up there instead of another from your respective team, feel free to ask in the comments and I can do a quick work up to incorporate the change there to see if the ranking of your team changes, see in this link right HERE!
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Now that we got that out of the way, it's time for the breakdowns of each team.
Alphabetical order has not failed me yet, so we're gonna stick to what's been working.
First up is the Back to Back Ultimus Champions also known as the Arizona Outlaws. They stormed back from a slow start S2 and earned the number two spot for Receiving Trios.
Let's see how they started Season Three:
Arizona hit the ground running both in the standings for the ASFC (best record in the league, four convincing wins with zero losses) and the Receiving Trios ranking.
Their most notable change from last year's roster is that they have a new weapon in town named Charlie Law. This Tight End has impressed from his first game of the preseason and hasn't slowed down his momentum. Averaging almost a first down a catch seemed near impossible in the past for a Tight End but I must say, Law is making this look incredibly too easy.
His addition and contribution to his respective team's rank, along with consistent play by C.A. Chess and a breakout start of the year by Dustin Evans shows that the sky is the limit for their chances for a third Ultimus trophy in a row and their first Receiving Trios crown.
This trio has shown very balanced stats so far, almost getting each receiver over 20 catches for this update. Their average yards per catch (13.1) can use some work to get that raised up, they can use more explosiveness within these three. My favorite stat for them up until this point is how much they are utilizing their TE, makes a certain GOAT TE jealous (Looking at you, Orosz).
Despite all of the praising I've said up until this point, they do have their fair share of negatives.
All of their Percentage statistics (Receptions, Yards and Touchdowns) for the Outlaws will need to be worked on throughout the year. They ended up being last or second to last in each of those categories which has held back their ranking right now.
Other than that, I don't have too much to complain about this set of receivers. It was a decent start to the year for them, I must say but definitely room for improvement.
Shout out to Samuel Zhang for also putting respectable numbers up in the stat sheet, I elected Law over Zhang for the lack of TDs on Samuel's part but it can really go either way when it's all said and done. The rankings never changed when Zhang was in the Trio instead of Law.
Keep your eye on the two rookies looking to be on the Receiving Trio to represent Arizona!
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Next up are the Baltimore Hawks, the Season Two Glacie Trophy holders. They're off to a strong start to the year but will they be ready to make the next step and contend for the crown?
Here in Baltimore, they are doing things very well, just like the Outlaws they are undefeated going into Week Five.
For the Receiving Trios of the Hawks, we have one person that sticks out above the rest. We spoke on how great the rookies have been for Arizona, but there is one name that is sticking out for the Hawks.
His name is Trey Willie and he's a household name right now. The former Otter Waiver Wire pickup got snagged by Baltimore in needs to take care of their receiving corp after realizing that Matthew Vincent has plans on retiring after Season Three comes to a close.
Tied for most catches on the team, leads the team in receiving yards, already with two touchdowns on the year, you can't help but to be impressed with his work.
My personal take on what will happen is that it'll be similar to what happened with Fox North last year. He'll have help from Cooper Christmas and Matthew Vincent but this guy Willie is the focal point of the Receiving Trio. He's going to be in the conversation for offensive Rookie of the Year in my eyes. He's a stud and he's definitely earned my respect for how he's performed up until this point.
Statistically for the Hawks, this was a very balanced start like it was for the Outlaws, one thing they should probably work on to keep their great start of the season will be for Scrub Kyubee to step his game up.
Haha Just kidding, he's been on top of his game since the beginning of the year. Honestly, they're on the right path. There's not too much to say about this squad except the only one truly getting better and hitting the gym is the newly acquired draftee Trey Willie. I wouldn't be surprised if that may end up being their downfall as far as winning the crown this year but I will be keeping my eye on their performances to see if this really is a one man show.
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The Colorado Yeti are the next ones up to evaluate. Missing the playoffs got them hungry, their franchise QB got into some issues and they have new blood both on the field and in the GM roles to bolster their team, but is this team ready for primetime?
Man, oh man. Where should I even start with this team?
Well, I guess it's an easier place to start as to their Receiving Trio struggles is their Quarterback.
#NobleGate put them in quite a pickle when it was known that their star QB Logan Noble was not the star that we believed he would be. Performance Enhancing TPE is a hell of a drug apparently. The findings left the Yeti without an available player to play the most glorified and important position in football.
One trade and one call up later, Nicholas Pierno is now the sole key holder for the Yeti offense.
So far, the car is heading towards a cliff and the steering is very shotty. Not to say that he's the sole reason why the team has been underperforming, but that's the responsibility that comes with being the starting Quarter Back for one of the most prideful franchises in the NSFL.
I've expressed my love in previous episodes of this series about Kendrick Hendrix and D.J. Law but they appear very frustrated on the field and it shows in these rankings as well. It's that bad when their best Running Back, Boss Tweed is the best third receiver to fill the last spot available.
Pierno has an abysmal one touchdown to 12 interception ratio to start the year and it doesn't appear to get any better any time soon. The confidence in some spots of the team are high, but this start for the year hasn't convinced anybody (more than likely including the players, coaching staff, GMs and HO) that they are trending in the right direction.
Their saving grace in these rankings (which honestly didn't help their case regardless) is the perfect Trio Touchdown Percentage. How they're playing, that particular stat may stay constant throughout the rest of the year. Besides that stat, everything needs to worked on. Catches, Yards, Yards after catch, Touch Downs, EVERYTHING!!
Hopefully the growing pains of a rookie QB do not drive the fan base crazy. They play near the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos and if they were paying attention to the performance happening a few miles away, the city might start a riot!
Maybe some of the players of the Yeti will be leading the mob.
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The Las Vegas Legion have been struggling. Since they've been in the NSFL. In a lot of ways. There's gotta be a point where they take the next step. They were at the bottom of the totem pole of Receiving Trios a year ago, have they shown a shred of improvement up until this point?
Let's be completely honest. The Legion has really one bright spot that stands out above the rest.
His name is Alexandre LeClair.
You can really look at his statline on the chart above and it paints a vivid picture. LeClair has shown out in each of these past four games and it's a known fact that he's ready for primetime.
I've been very critical of his play this past season but it seems that he's finally coming into his own. The other positive is that LeClair's running mate Jon Ross has performed along side of him. Does he need to find his way into the endzone? Of course he does but as a compliment to LeClair, he can do much much worse.
Which brings me to the negatives, in which I pulled out three main ones out of the bag.
The main problem of this trio is obviously the speedster named Stormblessed. I've said time and time again that he needed to step his game up in the worst way for them to at least make the top four teams and he has failed to do so. Only amounting eight catches within a four game period is a disgrace of a stat sheet. Especially for a player with his caliber of playmaking ability.
The only way he has contributed to a decent manner is his Yards after the Catch. Which means when he did have the ball in his hands after the catch, he made the most out of it.
That second issue might be the easier thing to do. Blame the QB.
#BercoviciTheReason has been trending on Twitter for the past few weeks and it's obvious that he's just soaking up the cash in a similar way Jay Cutler did when he was on the Bears. No appearances in the training facility, standoffish attitude, blames his teammates, and isn't performing on the field? What else can he do wrong?
The final reason will have to be how there isn't a receiver that has out performed Stormblessed.
Gabriel Tenzini is still struggling to find his way back to greatness when he won the S1 Best TE award.
Cobb, Savea, and Larsendorf aren't getting it done receiving wise either so Stormblessed is really their third best available receiver.
They will have plenty of ground to make up. With the schedule pretty stacked ahead of them, this might be a long season for Las Vegas fans.
Are the Raiders coming anytime soon?
But wait, there's more!!!
Would you believe me if they were still in the top half of the league right now in four different statistical categories?
Well, you can see for yourself.
Right now, they're a little higher than mediocre but that's more than likely because of the lack of production of the teams below them more so than the Legion actually performing past their expectations. I don't expect where they are on the rankings lasting too long.
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The Number One Receiving Trios of Season Two went to this team right here. The Orange County Otters have brought some extra heat to their game, but is it enough for them to repeat?
The Season Two Receiving Trio Winners want to let the NSFL know that they have the best Receiving Trio in the league and it's not even a contest.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
It's easy to start at the top, Robert Phelps is having a great start to Season Three, despite not getting into the end zone. He's not the top dog in Orange County so far statistically.
That'll happen to be his running mate Bradley Westfield, who has put up similar stats to his long time receiving buddy but the difference is his five touchdowns that he put up in these first four games. Once again showing that he has his nose pointed towards the end zone and he's willing to do whatever it takes to break the plain.
After that, you can never go wrong with the always steady George Wright Jr., who is off to a great start as well.
This time around, G-Dub does have competition for that third spot. Rookie Wide Receiver Nate Atasuke has put up similar numbers to Wright Jr., only falling five catches and less than thirty yards behind the blocking Tight End.
Both Atasuke and Wright Jr. have no Touch downs in their respective stat sheets so it was an easy choice between the two of them.
Two things they'll need to work on increasing throughout the year. Their Trio Reception Percentage and their Trio Yards Percentage. Other than that, it appears to be smooth sailing for the Orange County Otters to continue their dominance.
Up until this point, the Otters are the best team in four out of the seven categories for this system. The first team to crack 1000 yards receiving as a Trio, and the only team at this point to have all three players in their Trio to have over 20 catches in the first four games.
People were pretty high on Mike Boss coming into the year and he has been playing his best AND most efficient brand of football so far this year. It appears the long streak of interceptions may be in the past. Will he able to keep it up? I honestly believe so.
Make sure to keep an eye out for George Wright Jr. And Nate Atasuke in the next update. It's hard not to put your money on this team when it comes to this rankings. Something tells me that their reign is going to occur for the next few years or so.
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Three teams to go, we are now at the Philadelphia Liberty. They managed to make it to the middle of the pack after a slow start to the year, but how much did they improve in these rankings around their stellar intro to the NSFL?
The Liberty has been very middle of the pack-ish since last year. It's not that their short of talent or anything, you want to look at one of the top performing Wide Receivers in the NFL, you're at the right place.
Fox North makes it know that he's a top dog and demands his respect. We've seen him get at least two huge gains a game with no slowing down.
If you want to meet one of the best TEs in the game (Now dubbing himself as the GOAT TE, for reasons, I don't know. He's not named Ricky Maddox), feel free to stop by to check out Paul DiMirio's game as well, he's putting up numbers night in and night out in his own right. Starting out with a fast start and making his case as early as possible for being the Best TE of Season Three.
Their last receiver will be Damien Kroetch who has also been putting in work as the right hand man for North.
Their issues in this system lies that they don't really have the big numbers as a unit. They've done well getting the catches, but that's really about it. Some of the blame for that can go to the second Rookie QB that's effecting their waves named Clifford Rove.
He's thrown two touch downs in these four games. Luckily for the team in these rankings, it happened to go the best receiver on the team. If it went anywhere else outside of these three receivers, they would have had a nice shiny goose egg in that spot, which would be a first in the system's rankings.
Also with their placing in the other stat categories, they were in the bottom four of each of the stats listed (Yards, YPC, TDs, Reception Percentage and Yard Percentage).
A lot of these rankings do fall on the performance of the QB, so you'd have to know by now that if the lackluster Quarter Back play continues here, where they are now in the rankings will not be where they end up when it's all said and done.
I currently am torn with this team because I know the caliber talent they have in their Trio. DiMirio and Fox ALONE are worth a possible top three spot in my eyes but they have some growing pains with their new QB and it'll take some time for him to get fully acclimated with their offensive scheme.
I'll be watching out more for Rove than I would the receivers if I were you.
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The San Jose Sabercats are the second last team to talk about, they were heavily handicapped with their trade and it screwed them out of contention after an extra fast start. There's no excuses now. Is this now the team to beat?
Now this is a team that I was waiting to see in Season Three.
Let's break everything down from that has happened last year.
They already had one of the top receivers in Shane Weston, who at this point is doing everything I expected him to do. Making plays, getting buckets, scoring points, and representing #MrRodgersSaberhood to the fullest.
The Wraiths traded to get Bailey Cook only to return one of the top notch up and coming Wide Receivers in the game named Darren "Sir Checkers" Smallwood. Who right now is not on the list, a slow start riddled with a few drops and not that many explosive plays are keeping him on the outside looking in.
They've also have a top five caliber TE in Break Bottles who is looking more Top Three each game I seen him in. Maybe this is the fire that needs to be lit in his game. Loving the red hot start he broke through in these first four games.
Their last piece came during this last offseason where the San Jose Sabercats traded for one of the best converted Wide Receivers in the game today. I'm sure you heard of him, his name is Mayran Jackson. That's right, former Ultimus champion, one of the main reasons why the Outlaws were close to overtaking the Otters in last year's final rankings, Mayran Jackson.
Goodness gracious, I don't know if Ethan Hunt has too many targets, he doesn't know what to do with his hands. It's never a bad thing for different ways to exploit the defense and it's something the Sabercats can do week in and week out with this kind of talent.
I know what you're thinking. "Why did you name four receivers when it's supposed to be a trio?!"
Well, it was fairly simple. For this update, two of the three spots appeared to be locks. That would be from Break Bottles and obviously Shane Weston, but finding out which one between Jackson and Smallwood that will be taking the final entry was slightly difficult.
I ended up choosing Jackson because he contributed better to a majority of the stats for this Trio.
Despite that flash of talent available to them, they do have a couple of weaknesses and they both involve yards.
To make it simple, this Trio as a whole lacking in Total Yards and the Yards After Catch statistics. That can usually mean that there was a good amount of drops between this Receiving Corps.
Despite their struggle getting the yardage, this trio still managed to get over 80% of their team's receiving yards, which also means that once they get more plays where they net much more yards after catch, they will be much more consistent throughout the year.
This team finally has their best shot as ever to make the playoffs and I see that this Receiving Trio will end up being the difference maker to propel them to greatness. Keep an eye on the Jackson/Bottles/Smallwood battle. Any combination of two of these three players plus Shane Weston will dominate from this point forward.
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The S1 Receiving Trio Crown Holders, the Yellowknife Wraiths took a step back in their pursuit of a repeat performance, falling into the fifth spot in last year's rankings. The trade with San Jose didn't help their chances but is it their time to show that pressure really does make diamonds?
The Season One Receiving Trio champions started off Season Three a lot slower than usual. At the same time, they actually have been a lot more balanced than a majority of the teams above.
First things first, we can't talk about the Wraiths without bringing out the two biggest changes in their group.
The first of the two was the trade mentioned earlier between the Sabercats and the Wraiths. Instead of having Darren Smallwood, they now have Bailey Cook, former running mate with Shane Weston. At this point of the year, He's been playing great with his somewhat limited touches and making the most of his opportunities.
The second change has been that position change that has been sending waves throughout the league when the ORIGINAL GOAT TE™ Ricky Maddox made his transition to become the ORIGINAL GOAT TE/DE™, essentially taking his talents to the other side of the field.
These two changes has shaped up their new trio that includes Bailey Cook, Slot Wide Receiver Damian West, and one of the more battle tested Wide Receivers in the NSFL today named Josh Garden, who is also making big play after big play week in and week out.
Their issue isn't really an issue if that makes sense. Quarter Back Chris Orosz is playing stellar football so far, but he's not nessecarily helping them in these rankings. You can obviously tell with the abnormally low reception count and Trio Reception Percentage.
Looking into all of the statistics for the Wraiths' receivers, they currently have six different players with at least 10 receptions on the year.
Which means that they're much more suited for a Six Man Receiving Corp ranking system. Unfortunately for them, this is made for Trios, and it's clear that these are the three main guys that do most of the heavy lifting.
With the Wraiths bouncing back from a 0-2 record to make it back to .500 play, they shouldn't be upset because of how low they're ranked. The sky is still the limit for this team to storm back up in similar fashion the Outlaws did last season.
I expect for these stats to continue to grow and they will show why they won the Receiving Trio crown two years ago.
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Now that the analysis for each team is over, we now look towards the averages for each statistical category. That can be found on the chart below:
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Next on the list is now we have to see how each team stacks up for each statistical average:
Arizona Outlaws:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 5 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 2 out of 7
Baltimore Hawks:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 1 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 6 out of 7
Colorado Yeti:
Trio Combined Receptions: Below Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio Avg Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Below Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Above Average
Below Average: 6 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 1 out of 7
Las Vegas Legion:
Trio Combined Receptions: Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio Avg Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Below Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 2 out of 7
Average: 1 out of 7
Above Average: 4 out of 7
Orange County Otters:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Above Average
Below Average: 2 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 5 out of 7
Philadelphia Liberty
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Below Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Above Average
Below Average: 4 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 3 out of 7
San Jose Sabercats:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio Combined AVG Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 3 out of 7
Average: 1 out of 7
Above Average: 3 out of 7
Yellowknife Wraiths:
Trio Combined Receptions: Below Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio Combined AVG Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 3 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 4 out of 7
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Second to last step in these rankings is that we have to rank each team in all seven statistical categories. That way, we will be able to build the true rankings:
Trio Combined Receptions:
Otters
Sabercats/Liberty
Hawks
Outlaws
Legion
Wraiths
Yeti
Trio Combined Receiving Yards:
Otters
Legion
Hawks
Wraiths
Sabercats
Outlaws
Liberty
Yeti
Trio Combined AVG Yards Per Catch:
Wraiths
Otters
Legion
Hawks
Outlaws
Sabercats
Yeti
Liberty
Trio Combined Touchdowns:
Otters
Wraiths/Hawks
Outlaws
Sabercats
Legion
Liberty
Yeti
Trio Reception Percentage:
Hawks
Sabercats
Legion
Liberty
Otters
Yeti
Outlaws
Wraiths
Trio Yards Percentage:
Hawks
Sabercats
Wraiths/Legion
Otters
Liberty
Yeti
Outlaws
Trio Touchdown Percentage:
Yeti/Otters/Liberty
Sabercats
Outlaws/Hawks/Wraiths/Legion
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With the individual rankings now complete and the ranking average finished we have our Trio Rankings below:
[div align=\\\"center\\\"]Otters: 2.14 Rank Average
Hawks: 2.43 Rank Average
Sabercats: 3.29 Rank Average
Legion: 3.43 Rank Average
Wraiths: 3.86 Rank Average
Liberty: 4.14 Rank Average
Outlaws: 5 Rank Average
Yeti: 6 Rank Average[/div]
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And there it is! Season Three Receiving Trio rankings are officially underway!
So far, the teams 2-6 are within a 2.00 ranking gap, which is to be expected, not too much to work on with the lack of stats but its a great way to review the teams as a whole in this aspect.
Do I expect the Otters to slow down anytime soon? No. Not at all. Lol
Do I expect the Yeti to be near the bottom by the end of this season? I'd put my money on it.
The middle of the pack will be very interesting to see how that'll turn out. My personal top four will be the Otters, Sabercats, Wraiths and Outlaws with a nod to the Liberty as well. The only reason the Liberty aren't in my top four is because of their QB. No offense to Pierno, but that's just how I see it.
The Hawks didn't make it to my top four because I'm going to need to see more from the receivers not named Trey Willie. He's the top one committed to greatness there and if he doesn't get any help, I don't see this group going far.
The more surprising place I've seen has obviously been the Legion. We will see if they can maintain and get some more help for LeClair some much needed assistance. He won't be able to hold this rank by himself. Someone has to step up and step up quickly for them to hold onto this spot.
The Yeti and the Outlaws are on two completely different spectrums, both in and out of these rankings.
One appears to be on their way for their three-peat to win the Ultimus trophy and appears to have all of the necessary tools to compete for the Receiving Trios Crown.
The other has little to no identity, not too much to be excited about on the road to the Ultimus and and the Receiving Trios Crown. A rookie QB with promise but nothing too great to write home about when it comes to the weapons around him. We will have to see if the Yeti can improve from where they are. They have eleven weeks to do so.
That's all I have for right now, stay tuned for the next installment next week where we see how each team has shifted as we make it to the halfway point of the season.
The power to move the needle is in your hands. Thanks again for all of the support and feel free to ask questions about the system. Also comment on who who you believe will be the winners for Season Three!!
Take care, everybody!!
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GRADED
We are back with an update of the NSFL Receiving Trios Rankings! Thank you for spending some time to check in on the dynamic ranking system for our explosive receiving corps. We're at Season Three and we've already wrapped up the rankings for the first two seasons. Feel free to click the links below for a quick review of what went down:
S1 Receiving Trio Rankings
S2 Receiving Trio Rankings
The Receiving Trios ranking system, at first glance, may seem difficult but it's really easy once you get everything tallied, here's the quick run down of what's going down:
Every team has a specific trio of receivers, whether it's three WRs, Two WRs and a TE/RB, or whatever the QB feels comfortable with. These three makes the QB feel confident that a big play or a great in-game performance is waiting to happen.
We're going to be focusing on combined receptions, total yards, average yards per catch for the trio and the combined touchdowns. In addition to that, we will see how many catches, yards and touchdowns were completed to the trio in relation to the rest of the team.
That's right, we updated the system with one last edition for the overall picture of the trio. This series is to help what trio contributes the most to his team from the receiving department in comparison to the rest of the league AND the rest of the team.
We will also figure out the averages for the NSFL for those stats listed above to see where each teams stand. Whether they are above, at, or below the set averages depends on how they perform.
We will then list the rankings for each specific stat and each spot in these rankings will factor into the final overall rank.
For tiebreakers, the best average between the Trio Completion Percentage (TCP), the Trio Yards Percentage (TYP) and the Trio Touchdown Percentage (TTP) will take the higher spot.
For these rankings, I'm going to note that we DO NOT not factor strength of schedule for this. It's all about how they performed against whoever is placed in front of them on the schedule. As you all know, it's "Any Given Game Day" in the NSFL and you never really know how a team is going to stack up against another team until it happens.
Another thing to note, these are NOT going to be the "100% End All, Be All" trios set until the actual rankings at the end of the regular season. You want your player in one of these spots for the trios, stop whining and complaining and put in the work on the field.
These are just the trios that I have seen for each team at this point of the season. Receivers that happen to be traded during the year (i.e. Smallwood and Cook from Season 2) will not be factored into these yearly rankings. Felt like this is the best way for the systems to stay as consistent as possible with the receivers playing for the same QBs throughout the whole year.
If you feel a player should be up there instead of another from your respective team, feel free to ask in the comments and I can do a quick work up to incorporate the change there to see if the ranking of your team changes, see in this link right HERE!
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Now that we got that out of the way, it's time for the breakdowns of each team.
Alphabetical order has not failed me yet, so we're gonna stick to what's been working.
First up is the Back to Back Ultimus Champions also known as the Arizona Outlaws. They stormed back from a slow start S2 and earned the number two spot for Receiving Trios.
Let's see how they started Season Three:
Arizona hit the ground running both in the standings for the ASFC (best record in the league, four convincing wins with zero losses) and the Receiving Trios ranking.
Their most notable change from last year's roster is that they have a new weapon in town named Charlie Law. This Tight End has impressed from his first game of the preseason and hasn't slowed down his momentum. Averaging almost a first down a catch seemed near impossible in the past for a Tight End but I must say, Law is making this look incredibly too easy.
His addition and contribution to his respective team's rank, along with consistent play by C.A. Chess and a breakout start of the year by Dustin Evans shows that the sky is the limit for their chances for a third Ultimus trophy in a row and their first Receiving Trios crown.
This trio has shown very balanced stats so far, almost getting each receiver over 20 catches for this update. Their average yards per catch (13.1) can use some work to get that raised up, they can use more explosiveness within these three. My favorite stat for them up until this point is how much they are utilizing their TE, makes a certain GOAT TE jealous (Looking at you, Orosz).
Despite all of the praising I've said up until this point, they do have their fair share of negatives.
All of their Percentage statistics (Receptions, Yards and Touchdowns) for the Outlaws will need to be worked on throughout the year. They ended up being last or second to last in each of those categories which has held back their ranking right now.
Other than that, I don't have too much to complain about this set of receivers. It was a decent start to the year for them, I must say but definitely room for improvement.
Shout out to Samuel Zhang for also putting respectable numbers up in the stat sheet, I elected Law over Zhang for the lack of TDs on Samuel's part but it can really go either way when it's all said and done. The rankings never changed when Zhang was in the Trio instead of Law.
Keep your eye on the two rookies looking to be on the Receiving Trio to represent Arizona!
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Next up are the Baltimore Hawks, the Season Two Glacie Trophy holders. They're off to a strong start to the year but will they be ready to make the next step and contend for the crown?
Here in Baltimore, they are doing things very well, just like the Outlaws they are undefeated going into Week Five.
For the Receiving Trios of the Hawks, we have one person that sticks out above the rest. We spoke on how great the rookies have been for Arizona, but there is one name that is sticking out for the Hawks.
His name is Trey Willie and he's a household name right now. The former Otter Waiver Wire pickup got snagged by Baltimore in needs to take care of their receiving corp after realizing that Matthew Vincent has plans on retiring after Season Three comes to a close.
Tied for most catches on the team, leads the team in receiving yards, already with two touchdowns on the year, you can't help but to be impressed with his work.
My personal take on what will happen is that it'll be similar to what happened with Fox North last year. He'll have help from Cooper Christmas and Matthew Vincent but this guy Willie is the focal point of the Receiving Trio. He's going to be in the conversation for offensive Rookie of the Year in my eyes. He's a stud and he's definitely earned my respect for how he's performed up until this point.
Statistically for the Hawks, this was a very balanced start like it was for the Outlaws, one thing they should probably work on to keep their great start of the season will be for Scrub Kyubee to step his game up.
Haha Just kidding, he's been on top of his game since the beginning of the year. Honestly, they're on the right path. There's not too much to say about this squad except the only one truly getting better and hitting the gym is the newly acquired draftee Trey Willie. I wouldn't be surprised if that may end up being their downfall as far as winning the crown this year but I will be keeping my eye on their performances to see if this really is a one man show.
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The Colorado Yeti are the next ones up to evaluate. Missing the playoffs got them hungry, their franchise QB got into some issues and they have new blood both on the field and in the GM roles to bolster their team, but is this team ready for primetime?
Man, oh man. Where should I even start with this team?
Well, I guess it's an easier place to start as to their Receiving Trio struggles is their Quarterback.
#NobleGate put them in quite a pickle when it was known that their star QB Logan Noble was not the star that we believed he would be. Performance Enhancing TPE is a hell of a drug apparently. The findings left the Yeti without an available player to play the most glorified and important position in football.
One trade and one call up later, Nicholas Pierno is now the sole key holder for the Yeti offense.
So far, the car is heading towards a cliff and the steering is very shotty. Not to say that he's the sole reason why the team has been underperforming, but that's the responsibility that comes with being the starting Quarter Back for one of the most prideful franchises in the NSFL.
I've expressed my love in previous episodes of this series about Kendrick Hendrix and D.J. Law but they appear very frustrated on the field and it shows in these rankings as well. It's that bad when their best Running Back, Boss Tweed is the best third receiver to fill the last spot available.
Pierno has an abysmal one touchdown to 12 interception ratio to start the year and it doesn't appear to get any better any time soon. The confidence in some spots of the team are high, but this start for the year hasn't convinced anybody (more than likely including the players, coaching staff, GMs and HO) that they are trending in the right direction.
Their saving grace in these rankings (which honestly didn't help their case regardless) is the perfect Trio Touchdown Percentage. How they're playing, that particular stat may stay constant throughout the rest of the year. Besides that stat, everything needs to worked on. Catches, Yards, Yards after catch, Touch Downs, EVERYTHING!!
Hopefully the growing pains of a rookie QB do not drive the fan base crazy. They play near the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos and if they were paying attention to the performance happening a few miles away, the city might start a riot!
Maybe some of the players of the Yeti will be leading the mob.
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The Las Vegas Legion have been struggling. Since they've been in the NSFL. In a lot of ways. There's gotta be a point where they take the next step. They were at the bottom of the totem pole of Receiving Trios a year ago, have they shown a shred of improvement up until this point?
Let's be completely honest. The Legion has really one bright spot that stands out above the rest.
His name is Alexandre LeClair.
You can really look at his statline on the chart above and it paints a vivid picture. LeClair has shown out in each of these past four games and it's a known fact that he's ready for primetime.
I've been very critical of his play this past season but it seems that he's finally coming into his own. The other positive is that LeClair's running mate Jon Ross has performed along side of him. Does he need to find his way into the endzone? Of course he does but as a compliment to LeClair, he can do much much worse.
Which brings me to the negatives, in which I pulled out three main ones out of the bag.
The main problem of this trio is obviously the speedster named Stormblessed. I've said time and time again that he needed to step his game up in the worst way for them to at least make the top four teams and he has failed to do so. Only amounting eight catches within a four game period is a disgrace of a stat sheet. Especially for a player with his caliber of playmaking ability.
The only way he has contributed to a decent manner is his Yards after the Catch. Which means when he did have the ball in his hands after the catch, he made the most out of it.
That second issue might be the easier thing to do. Blame the QB.
#BercoviciTheReason has been trending on Twitter for the past few weeks and it's obvious that he's just soaking up the cash in a similar way Jay Cutler did when he was on the Bears. No appearances in the training facility, standoffish attitude, blames his teammates, and isn't performing on the field? What else can he do wrong?
The final reason will have to be how there isn't a receiver that has out performed Stormblessed.
Gabriel Tenzini is still struggling to find his way back to greatness when he won the S1 Best TE award.
Cobb, Savea, and Larsendorf aren't getting it done receiving wise either so Stormblessed is really their third best available receiver.
They will have plenty of ground to make up. With the schedule pretty stacked ahead of them, this might be a long season for Las Vegas fans.
Are the Raiders coming anytime soon?
But wait, there's more!!!
Would you believe me if they were still in the top half of the league right now in four different statistical categories?
Well, you can see for yourself.
Right now, they're a little higher than mediocre but that's more than likely because of the lack of production of the teams below them more so than the Legion actually performing past their expectations. I don't expect where they are on the rankings lasting too long.
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The Number One Receiving Trios of Season Two went to this team right here. The Orange County Otters have brought some extra heat to their game, but is it enough for them to repeat?
The Season Two Receiving Trio Winners want to let the NSFL know that they have the best Receiving Trio in the league and it's not even a contest.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
It's easy to start at the top, Robert Phelps is having a great start to Season Three, despite not getting into the end zone. He's not the top dog in Orange County so far statistically.
That'll happen to be his running mate Bradley Westfield, who has put up similar stats to his long time receiving buddy but the difference is his five touchdowns that he put up in these first four games. Once again showing that he has his nose pointed towards the end zone and he's willing to do whatever it takes to break the plain.
After that, you can never go wrong with the always steady George Wright Jr., who is off to a great start as well.
This time around, G-Dub does have competition for that third spot. Rookie Wide Receiver Nate Atasuke has put up similar numbers to Wright Jr., only falling five catches and less than thirty yards behind the blocking Tight End.
Both Atasuke and Wright Jr. have no Touch downs in their respective stat sheets so it was an easy choice between the two of them.
Two things they'll need to work on increasing throughout the year. Their Trio Reception Percentage and their Trio Yards Percentage. Other than that, it appears to be smooth sailing for the Orange County Otters to continue their dominance.
Up until this point, the Otters are the best team in four out of the seven categories for this system. The first team to crack 1000 yards receiving as a Trio, and the only team at this point to have all three players in their Trio to have over 20 catches in the first four games.
People were pretty high on Mike Boss coming into the year and he has been playing his best AND most efficient brand of football so far this year. It appears the long streak of interceptions may be in the past. Will he able to keep it up? I honestly believe so.
Make sure to keep an eye out for George Wright Jr. And Nate Atasuke in the next update. It's hard not to put your money on this team when it comes to this rankings. Something tells me that their reign is going to occur for the next few years or so.
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Three teams to go, we are now at the Philadelphia Liberty. They managed to make it to the middle of the pack after a slow start to the year, but how much did they improve in these rankings around their stellar intro to the NSFL?
The Liberty has been very middle of the pack-ish since last year. It's not that their short of talent or anything, you want to look at one of the top performing Wide Receivers in the NFL, you're at the right place.
Fox North makes it know that he's a top dog and demands his respect. We've seen him get at least two huge gains a game with no slowing down.
If you want to meet one of the best TEs in the game (Now dubbing himself as the GOAT TE, for reasons, I don't know. He's not named Ricky Maddox), feel free to stop by to check out Paul DiMirio's game as well, he's putting up numbers night in and night out in his own right. Starting out with a fast start and making his case as early as possible for being the Best TE of Season Three.
Their last receiver will be Damien Kroetch who has also been putting in work as the right hand man for North.
Their issues in this system lies that they don't really have the big numbers as a unit. They've done well getting the catches, but that's really about it. Some of the blame for that can go to the second Rookie QB that's effecting their waves named Clifford Rove.
He's thrown two touch downs in these four games. Luckily for the team in these rankings, it happened to go the best receiver on the team. If it went anywhere else outside of these three receivers, they would have had a nice shiny goose egg in that spot, which would be a first in the system's rankings.
Also with their placing in the other stat categories, they were in the bottom four of each of the stats listed (Yards, YPC, TDs, Reception Percentage and Yard Percentage).
A lot of these rankings do fall on the performance of the QB, so you'd have to know by now that if the lackluster Quarter Back play continues here, where they are now in the rankings will not be where they end up when it's all said and done.
I currently am torn with this team because I know the caliber talent they have in their Trio. DiMirio and Fox ALONE are worth a possible top three spot in my eyes but they have some growing pains with their new QB and it'll take some time for him to get fully acclimated with their offensive scheme.
I'll be watching out more for Rove than I would the receivers if I were you.
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The San Jose Sabercats are the second last team to talk about, they were heavily handicapped with their trade and it screwed them out of contention after an extra fast start. There's no excuses now. Is this now the team to beat?
Now this is a team that I was waiting to see in Season Three.
Let's break everything down from that has happened last year.
They already had one of the top receivers in Shane Weston, who at this point is doing everything I expected him to do. Making plays, getting buckets, scoring points, and representing #MrRodgersSaberhood to the fullest.
The Wraiths traded to get Bailey Cook only to return one of the top notch up and coming Wide Receivers in the game named Darren "Sir Checkers" Smallwood. Who right now is not on the list, a slow start riddled with a few drops and not that many explosive plays are keeping him on the outside looking in.
They've also have a top five caliber TE in Break Bottles who is looking more Top Three each game I seen him in. Maybe this is the fire that needs to be lit in his game. Loving the red hot start he broke through in these first four games.
Their last piece came during this last offseason where the San Jose Sabercats traded for one of the best converted Wide Receivers in the game today. I'm sure you heard of him, his name is Mayran Jackson. That's right, former Ultimus champion, one of the main reasons why the Outlaws were close to overtaking the Otters in last year's final rankings, Mayran Jackson.
Goodness gracious, I don't know if Ethan Hunt has too many targets, he doesn't know what to do with his hands. It's never a bad thing for different ways to exploit the defense and it's something the Sabercats can do week in and week out with this kind of talent.
I know what you're thinking. "Why did you name four receivers when it's supposed to be a trio?!"
Well, it was fairly simple. For this update, two of the three spots appeared to be locks. That would be from Break Bottles and obviously Shane Weston, but finding out which one between Jackson and Smallwood that will be taking the final entry was slightly difficult.
I ended up choosing Jackson because he contributed better to a majority of the stats for this Trio.
Despite that flash of talent available to them, they do have a couple of weaknesses and they both involve yards.
To make it simple, this Trio as a whole lacking in Total Yards and the Yards After Catch statistics. That can usually mean that there was a good amount of drops between this Receiving Corps.
Despite their struggle getting the yardage, this trio still managed to get over 80% of their team's receiving yards, which also means that once they get more plays where they net much more yards after catch, they will be much more consistent throughout the year.
This team finally has their best shot as ever to make the playoffs and I see that this Receiving Trio will end up being the difference maker to propel them to greatness. Keep an eye on the Jackson/Bottles/Smallwood battle. Any combination of two of these three players plus Shane Weston will dominate from this point forward.
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The S1 Receiving Trio Crown Holders, the Yellowknife Wraiths took a step back in their pursuit of a repeat performance, falling into the fifth spot in last year's rankings. The trade with San Jose didn't help their chances but is it their time to show that pressure really does make diamonds?
The Season One Receiving Trio champions started off Season Three a lot slower than usual. At the same time, they actually have been a lot more balanced than a majority of the teams above.
First things first, we can't talk about the Wraiths without bringing out the two biggest changes in their group.
The first of the two was the trade mentioned earlier between the Sabercats and the Wraiths. Instead of having Darren Smallwood, they now have Bailey Cook, former running mate with Shane Weston. At this point of the year, He's been playing great with his somewhat limited touches and making the most of his opportunities.
The second change has been that position change that has been sending waves throughout the league when the ORIGINAL GOAT TE™ Ricky Maddox made his transition to become the ORIGINAL GOAT TE/DE™, essentially taking his talents to the other side of the field.
These two changes has shaped up their new trio that includes Bailey Cook, Slot Wide Receiver Damian West, and one of the more battle tested Wide Receivers in the NSFL today named Josh Garden, who is also making big play after big play week in and week out.
Their issue isn't really an issue if that makes sense. Quarter Back Chris Orosz is playing stellar football so far, but he's not nessecarily helping them in these rankings. You can obviously tell with the abnormally low reception count and Trio Reception Percentage.
Looking into all of the statistics for the Wraiths' receivers, they currently have six different players with at least 10 receptions on the year.
Which means that they're much more suited for a Six Man Receiving Corp ranking system. Unfortunately for them, this is made for Trios, and it's clear that these are the three main guys that do most of the heavy lifting.
With the Wraiths bouncing back from a 0-2 record to make it back to .500 play, they shouldn't be upset because of how low they're ranked. The sky is still the limit for this team to storm back up in similar fashion the Outlaws did last season.
I expect for these stats to continue to grow and they will show why they won the Receiving Trio crown two years ago.
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Now that the analysis for each team is over, we now look towards the averages for each statistical category. That can be found on the chart below:
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Next on the list is now we have to see how each team stacks up for each statistical average:
Arizona Outlaws:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 5 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 2 out of 7
Baltimore Hawks:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 1 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 6 out of 7
Colorado Yeti:
Trio Combined Receptions: Below Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio Avg Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Below Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Above Average
Below Average: 6 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 1 out of 7
Las Vegas Legion:
Trio Combined Receptions: Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio Avg Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Below Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 2 out of 7
Average: 1 out of 7
Above Average: 4 out of 7
Orange County Otters:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Above Average
Below Average: 2 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 5 out of 7
Philadelphia Liberty
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio AVG Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Below Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Below Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Above Average
Below Average: 4 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 3 out of 7
San Jose Sabercats:
Trio Combined Receptions: Above Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Below Average
Trio Combined AVG Yards Per Catch: Below Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Average
Trio Receptions %: Above Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 3 out of 7
Average: 1 out of 7
Above Average: 3 out of 7
Yellowknife Wraiths:
Trio Combined Receptions: Below Average
Trio Combined Receiving Yards: Above Average
Trio Combined AVG Yards Per Catch: Above Average
Trio Combined Touchdowns: Above Average
Trio Receptions %: Below Average
Trio Yards %: Above Average
Trio Touchdowns %: Below Average
Below Average: 3 out of 7
Average: 0 out of 7
Above Average: 4 out of 7
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Second to last step in these rankings is that we have to rank each team in all seven statistical categories. That way, we will be able to build the true rankings:
Trio Combined Receptions:
Otters
Sabercats/Liberty
Hawks
Outlaws
Legion
Wraiths
Yeti
Trio Combined Receiving Yards:
Otters
Legion
Hawks
Wraiths
Sabercats
Outlaws
Liberty
Yeti
Trio Combined AVG Yards Per Catch:
Wraiths
Otters
Legion
Hawks
Outlaws
Sabercats
Yeti
Liberty
Trio Combined Touchdowns:
Otters
Wraiths/Hawks
Outlaws
Sabercats
Legion
Liberty
Yeti
Trio Reception Percentage:
Hawks
Sabercats
Legion
Liberty
Otters
Yeti
Outlaws
Wraiths
Trio Yards Percentage:
Hawks
Sabercats
Wraiths/Legion
Otters
Liberty
Yeti
Outlaws
Trio Touchdown Percentage:
Yeti/Otters/Liberty
Sabercats
Outlaws/Hawks/Wraiths/Legion
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With the individual rankings now complete and the ranking average finished we have our Trio Rankings below:
[div align=\\\"center\\\"]Otters: 2.14 Rank Average
Hawks: 2.43 Rank Average
Sabercats: 3.29 Rank Average
Legion: 3.43 Rank Average
Wraiths: 3.86 Rank Average
Liberty: 4.14 Rank Average
Outlaws: 5 Rank Average
Yeti: 6 Rank Average[/div]
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And there it is! Season Three Receiving Trio rankings are officially underway!
So far, the teams 2-6 are within a 2.00 ranking gap, which is to be expected, not too much to work on with the lack of stats but its a great way to review the teams as a whole in this aspect.
Do I expect the Otters to slow down anytime soon? No. Not at all. Lol
Do I expect the Yeti to be near the bottom by the end of this season? I'd put my money on it.
The middle of the pack will be very interesting to see how that'll turn out. My personal top four will be the Otters, Sabercats, Wraiths and Outlaws with a nod to the Liberty as well. The only reason the Liberty aren't in my top four is because of their QB. No offense to Pierno, but that's just how I see it.
The Hawks didn't make it to my top four because I'm going to need to see more from the receivers not named Trey Willie. He's the top one committed to greatness there and if he doesn't get any help, I don't see this group going far.
The more surprising place I've seen has obviously been the Legion. We will see if they can maintain and get some more help for LeClair some much needed assistance. He won't be able to hold this rank by himself. Someone has to step up and step up quickly for them to hold onto this spot.
The Yeti and the Outlaws are on two completely different spectrums, both in and out of these rankings.
One appears to be on their way for their three-peat to win the Ultimus trophy and appears to have all of the necessary tools to compete for the Receiving Trios Crown.
The other has little to no identity, not too much to be excited about on the road to the Ultimus and and the Receiving Trios Crown. A rookie QB with promise but nothing too great to write home about when it comes to the weapons around him. We will have to see if the Yeti can improve from where they are. They have eleven weeks to do so.
That's all I have for right now, stay tuned for the next installment next week where we see how each team has shifted as we make it to the halfway point of the season.
The power to move the needle is in your hands. Thanks again for all of the support and feel free to ask questions about the system. Also comment on who who you believe will be the winners for Season Three!!
Take care, everybody!!
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