05-07-2018, 02:09 AM
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The Wraiths' Week 11 victory over the Baltimore Hawks marked a special moment for Boss Tweed. With their 38-22 victory over the Hawks, the Wraiths officially clinched their spot in the Season 7 playoffs. This means that Tweed will be playing in the playoffs for the first time since his rookie season. Tweed made it to the Ultimus game in his rookie season, but the Yeti fell short as they were blown out by the Outlaws in the championship game. The Yeti had another strong season in Season 2 but fell short of the playoffs on a tiebreaker despite an 8-6 record. Afterwards, the Yeti began rebuilding and didn't win more than 3 games in a season for the next 4 seasons. After Season 6, the Yeti traded Tweed to the Yellowknife Wraiths for some draft picks in hopes of getting younger and the Wraiths picked up Tweed in hopes that he would help them contend immediately while he was still in his prime. So far the results have been good as the Wraiths currently have a league best 11-1 record after 12 games in Tweed's first season as a Wraith and have already locked in a playoff spot.
After sitting on the sidelines of the postseason five years in a row, Tweed is anxious to get back into action in the playoffs and will look to make up for his championship loss last time by helping the Wraiths to become the first NSFC team to win an Ultimus. With the level of competition they will face, the Wraiths will need Tweed to be on the top of his game if they hope to make a deep run in the playoffs. Awaiting the Wraiths in the NSFC championship game are the Philadelphia Liberty who are led by Tyler Oles, who has been one of the best quarterbacks in the league this season and has led the Liberty to the second highest amount of points scored in the NSFL this year. The Wraiths' likely opponents if they reach the Ultimus game are the Orange County Otters, led by Mike Boss, the three time champion who many believe to be the greatest quarterback in NSFL history. If the Wraiths are able to beat either of these teams, they will need their defense to be on top of their game and making big plays to disrupt the opposing quarterbacks. As the player who leads the Wraiths in sacks, Tweed has the potential to be a big difference maker for the Wraiths if he can put pressure on these quarterbacks and force them to make some bad throws. It won't be an easy road, but the Wraiths have a lot of talent this year and have the potential to go all the way.
This may be the most exciting NSFL playoffs in the last few years as the Wraiths, the Liberty, and the Otters all look equally capable of winning the championship this year. The games should be exciting and closely fought. Even though the all of the matchups and locations aren't narrowed down yet, it's still exciting for Tweed to know that he will have a place in the action this time after missing out for the last few years.
The Wraiths' Week 11 victory over the Baltimore Hawks marked a special moment for Boss Tweed. With their 38-22 victory over the Hawks, the Wraiths officially clinched their spot in the Season 7 playoffs. This means that Tweed will be playing in the playoffs for the first time since his rookie season. Tweed made it to the Ultimus game in his rookie season, but the Yeti fell short as they were blown out by the Outlaws in the championship game. The Yeti had another strong season in Season 2 but fell short of the playoffs on a tiebreaker despite an 8-6 record. Afterwards, the Yeti began rebuilding and didn't win more than 3 games in a season for the next 4 seasons. After Season 6, the Yeti traded Tweed to the Yellowknife Wraiths for some draft picks in hopes of getting younger and the Wraiths picked up Tweed in hopes that he would help them contend immediately while he was still in his prime. So far the results have been good as the Wraiths currently have a league best 11-1 record after 12 games in Tweed's first season as a Wraith and have already locked in a playoff spot.
After sitting on the sidelines of the postseason five years in a row, Tweed is anxious to get back into action in the playoffs and will look to make up for his championship loss last time by helping the Wraiths to become the first NSFC team to win an Ultimus. With the level of competition they will face, the Wraiths will need Tweed to be on the top of his game if they hope to make a deep run in the playoffs. Awaiting the Wraiths in the NSFC championship game are the Philadelphia Liberty who are led by Tyler Oles, who has been one of the best quarterbacks in the league this season and has led the Liberty to the second highest amount of points scored in the NSFL this year. The Wraiths' likely opponents if they reach the Ultimus game are the Orange County Otters, led by Mike Boss, the three time champion who many believe to be the greatest quarterback in NSFL history. If the Wraiths are able to beat either of these teams, they will need their defense to be on top of their game and making big plays to disrupt the opposing quarterbacks. As the player who leads the Wraiths in sacks, Tweed has the potential to be a big difference maker for the Wraiths if he can put pressure on these quarterbacks and force them to make some bad throws. It won't be an easy road, but the Wraiths have a lot of talent this year and have the potential to go all the way.
This may be the most exciting NSFL playoffs in the last few years as the Wraiths, the Liberty, and the Otters all look equally capable of winning the championship this year. The games should be exciting and closely fought. Even though the all of the matchups and locations aren't narrowed down yet, it's still exciting for Tweed to know that he will have a place in the action this time after missing out for the last few years.