02-03-2018, 10:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2018, 06:25 PM by Supersquare04.)
Finally, the end of the season. I was only late by a couple of days. Not bad. The end of the season saw the Wraiths take on the two worst teams in the league for a nice playoff warm-up. then, for the second straight year, the Wraiths make it to the Ultimus Championship only to fall to the dang Orange County Otters again.
Week 13 - @ LVL
The Wraiths travel on the road to take on the Legion. The last meeting between these two team was a bit of a blowout, but the Wraiths didn't play very well despite the large lead on the scoreboard. With the playoffs coming, the Wraiths were looking to lock up home field advantage and play a couple of good games to prepare for the playoffs. Well, despite the 31-17 win in week 13, it still wasn't that great of a game. But at least we locked up home field.
The Wraiths were actually out played for the most part. Both teams had about 50 yards on the ground, Noble had a better completion percentage and QB rating than Akselsen, and the Legion had 2 penalties for 15 yards while the Wraiths took 8 penalties for 55 yards. Both teams were about 25% 3rd down completion percentage and LV actually had nearly 10 more minute in time of possession than the Wraiths.
This game was really decided by turnovers and special teams. Wraiths had no turnover and 4 kick returns for 206 yards and a touchdown. That a 50 yard per return average. Even removing the 103 yard return for touchdown by Bailey Cook, Lavelle still averaged 34 yards per return. Lavelle also averaged 7 yards per punt return. When the Legion punter is only kicking it about 38 yards, a 7 yard return puts the Wraiths in great field position. The Legion, on the other hand, threw an INT and fumbled it once, and only had 170 yards on 6 returns.
And those are the reasons why I think some of the Wraiths stats don't look very good. We got a quick score off the kickoff, we had great field position which resulted in short drives, and Noble's INT way on the LVL 13 yard line which resulted in a pretty easy touchdown. So when we see the lack of run game, the poor TOP stat, and the average Akselsen stat line, it's likely due to just not haveing the ball for very long. Otherwise, the Wraiths played okay, but we still need to up our game.
Verdict: This is a tough one to judge because the stats are in LVL favour. But there's no real reason the Wraiths shouldn't have won. Sim Gods got it right.
Week 14 - @ COL
The final game of the season, the Wraiths went to COL and beat up on the young Yeti for a pretty brutal 44-3 score. No one was expecting a COL win, but a 41 point differential is a little extreme. Let's see if the stats line up with the scoreboard of if the Sim Gods were just in a bad mood.
COL must have done something bad, because I don't think they deserved this. You know, fumbles are a weird stat in this league. They just happen once or twice per game. There's no "Carrying" stat like in other platforms. So to have Pierno fumble 2 times and throw a pick, Carlito Crush fumble once, and Bubba Nuck to fumble as well is just a cruel punishment for a team with only 2 wins. At one point, Akselsen fumbled the ball and the Yeti jumped on it with great field position. The very next play, Crush fumbles the ball. that's some twisted stuff right there.
Otherwise, this game was very similar to the last match up between the Wraiths and the Yeti. The Wraiths didn't play particularly well, but well enough given the skill gap. One positive was the Wraiths run game. We finally eclipsed 75 rush yards, "going off" for 87 yards on 22 carries. This was a good thing to see against an underrated Yeti defence. None of the other stats were that impressive for the Wraiths. Akselsen only threw for 50%, but he did had 6 TDs and 0 picks, and 355 yards. Probably the best game of his season, Harris Jr. had 10 catches and 3 TDs. Those are some of the highlights in an otherwise very one sided game.
Verdict: Sim Gods got it right
Playoffs - vs BAL
The first round matchup that most people predicted in the preseason came to fruition. It wasn't looking that way after a very slow first 4 weeks by BAL, but they turned it on. So coming into this, BAL had nothing to lose really. The Wraiths were favourites all season and every one wrote off BAL after their slow start. But they made it to the conference finals and they were here to make it to the Ultimus. And while the BAL never held the lead in the game, it was still a very good game. Probably my favourite game of the season (not to spoil anything, but much more fun to watch than the Ultimus).
Unfortunately for BAL, YKW played one of their better offensive games in this game. Both the rush and pass offense was rolling and the BAL offense was... just okay. The YKW rush game had 67 yards on 21 attempts. While it might not look like much, that is one of the better run games this season. Akselsen was pumping though. 62% completion, 486 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 121.2 passer rating. That is some Tom Brady level stuff there. Saving his best performance for the Conference Finals. That's the dream. Even with a quiet night from Eric Kenedy, the YKW offense is still potent enough to put up over 550 yards of offense.
On to some team stats. Both teams had 1 turnover, BAL and YKW were within 2 seconds of each other in time of possession, and both teams had roughly 20 yards in penalties. In terms of team stats, that a pretty even game, and that's why it was so fun to watch. The major difference was 3rd down efficiency. BAL was a respectable 30% on 3rd down, but with the way Akselsen was moving the ball, the BAL offense couldn't keep up with YKW's absurd 50% 3rd down conversion percentage. YKW was just a little bit too much for BAL to handle.
Verdict: Sim Gods got it right.
Finals - @ OCO
Not gonna lie, this game was hot garbage. It wasn't because YKW lost, I'm not that childish. It was because this game was such a let down while watching it. This was supposed to be the best two teams in the league go at it, but it came out to be OCO playing keep away while YKW took a bunch of penalties and turned it over. I just wanted to watch a fun an exciting finals game, regardless of the outcome. I don't mind losing to the best team, and OCO is the best. But I wanted to make them work for it at least. But enough of that, onto some game stats.
Well, they aren't pretty.The Wraiths were under 20% on 3rd downs. We threw 3 picks, fumbled once. Took 7 penalties (7!) for 34 yards, and for pretty muh the entire game, the OCO lead was 20 points. Two late scores made it look like a competitive game, but everyone watching knew there was no way YKW had a chance. All 4 YKW turnovers happened by half time. It just wasn't our game. Nonetheless, the Wraiths will be back again next year, maybe with homefield advantage this time.
Verdict: Sim Gods were right, just wasn't a good game to watch.
Thanks for reading. This is the last one.
Week 13 - @ LVL
The Wraiths travel on the road to take on the Legion. The last meeting between these two team was a bit of a blowout, but the Wraiths didn't play very well despite the large lead on the scoreboard. With the playoffs coming, the Wraiths were looking to lock up home field advantage and play a couple of good games to prepare for the playoffs. Well, despite the 31-17 win in week 13, it still wasn't that great of a game. But at least we locked up home field.
The Wraiths were actually out played for the most part. Both teams had about 50 yards on the ground, Noble had a better completion percentage and QB rating than Akselsen, and the Legion had 2 penalties for 15 yards while the Wraiths took 8 penalties for 55 yards. Both teams were about 25% 3rd down completion percentage and LV actually had nearly 10 more minute in time of possession than the Wraiths.
This game was really decided by turnovers and special teams. Wraiths had no turnover and 4 kick returns for 206 yards and a touchdown. That a 50 yard per return average. Even removing the 103 yard return for touchdown by Bailey Cook, Lavelle still averaged 34 yards per return. Lavelle also averaged 7 yards per punt return. When the Legion punter is only kicking it about 38 yards, a 7 yard return puts the Wraiths in great field position. The Legion, on the other hand, threw an INT and fumbled it once, and only had 170 yards on 6 returns.
And those are the reasons why I think some of the Wraiths stats don't look very good. We got a quick score off the kickoff, we had great field position which resulted in short drives, and Noble's INT way on the LVL 13 yard line which resulted in a pretty easy touchdown. So when we see the lack of run game, the poor TOP stat, and the average Akselsen stat line, it's likely due to just not haveing the ball for very long. Otherwise, the Wraiths played okay, but we still need to up our game.
Verdict: This is a tough one to judge because the stats are in LVL favour. But there's no real reason the Wraiths shouldn't have won. Sim Gods got it right.
Week 14 - @ COL
The final game of the season, the Wraiths went to COL and beat up on the young Yeti for a pretty brutal 44-3 score. No one was expecting a COL win, but a 41 point differential is a little extreme. Let's see if the stats line up with the scoreboard of if the Sim Gods were just in a bad mood.
COL must have done something bad, because I don't think they deserved this. You know, fumbles are a weird stat in this league. They just happen once or twice per game. There's no "Carrying" stat like in other platforms. So to have Pierno fumble 2 times and throw a pick, Carlito Crush fumble once, and Bubba Nuck to fumble as well is just a cruel punishment for a team with only 2 wins. At one point, Akselsen fumbled the ball and the Yeti jumped on it with great field position. The very next play, Crush fumbles the ball. that's some twisted stuff right there.
Otherwise, this game was very similar to the last match up between the Wraiths and the Yeti. The Wraiths didn't play particularly well, but well enough given the skill gap. One positive was the Wraiths run game. We finally eclipsed 75 rush yards, "going off" for 87 yards on 22 carries. This was a good thing to see against an underrated Yeti defence. None of the other stats were that impressive for the Wraiths. Akselsen only threw for 50%, but he did had 6 TDs and 0 picks, and 355 yards. Probably the best game of his season, Harris Jr. had 10 catches and 3 TDs. Those are some of the highlights in an otherwise very one sided game.
Verdict: Sim Gods got it right
Playoffs - vs BAL
The first round matchup that most people predicted in the preseason came to fruition. It wasn't looking that way after a very slow first 4 weeks by BAL, but they turned it on. So coming into this, BAL had nothing to lose really. The Wraiths were favourites all season and every one wrote off BAL after their slow start. But they made it to the conference finals and they were here to make it to the Ultimus. And while the BAL never held the lead in the game, it was still a very good game. Probably my favourite game of the season (not to spoil anything, but much more fun to watch than the Ultimus).
Unfortunately for BAL, YKW played one of their better offensive games in this game. Both the rush and pass offense was rolling and the BAL offense was... just okay. The YKW rush game had 67 yards on 21 attempts. While it might not look like much, that is one of the better run games this season. Akselsen was pumping though. 62% completion, 486 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 121.2 passer rating. That is some Tom Brady level stuff there. Saving his best performance for the Conference Finals. That's the dream. Even with a quiet night from Eric Kenedy, the YKW offense is still potent enough to put up over 550 yards of offense.
On to some team stats. Both teams had 1 turnover, BAL and YKW were within 2 seconds of each other in time of possession, and both teams had roughly 20 yards in penalties. In terms of team stats, that a pretty even game, and that's why it was so fun to watch. The major difference was 3rd down efficiency. BAL was a respectable 30% on 3rd down, but with the way Akselsen was moving the ball, the BAL offense couldn't keep up with YKW's absurd 50% 3rd down conversion percentage. YKW was just a little bit too much for BAL to handle.
Verdict: Sim Gods got it right.
Finals - @ OCO
Not gonna lie, this game was hot garbage. It wasn't because YKW lost, I'm not that childish. It was because this game was such a let down while watching it. This was supposed to be the best two teams in the league go at it, but it came out to be OCO playing keep away while YKW took a bunch of penalties and turned it over. I just wanted to watch a fun an exciting finals game, regardless of the outcome. I don't mind losing to the best team, and OCO is the best. But I wanted to make them work for it at least. But enough of that, onto some game stats.
Well, they aren't pretty.The Wraiths were under 20% on 3rd downs. We threw 3 picks, fumbled once. Took 7 penalties (7!) for 34 yards, and for pretty muh the entire game, the OCO lead was 20 points. Two late scores made it look like a competitive game, but everyone watching knew there was no way YKW had a chance. All 4 YKW turnovers happened by half time. It just wasn't our game. Nonetheless, the Wraiths will be back again next year, maybe with homefield advantage this time.
Verdict: Sim Gods were right, just wasn't a good game to watch.
Thanks for reading. This is the last one.
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