(08-19-2018, 04:53 PM)Guest_Daybe Wrote:That Magic Moment
Unsung Hero
Conference Final MVP
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Playoff Series MVP
Orange County Otters at New Orleans Second Line It’s a passing league today, and it was never more apparent than in New Orleans’ high-flying defeat of Orange County. Despite boasting MVP candidate Darren Smallwood, the Second Line put the game in the hands of quarterback Borkus Maximus III and asked him to win them a football game. He would not disappoint. Maximus put the ball in the air an impressive 43 times, for a healthy 344 yards, a solid 112.9 passer rating and a very impressive 4 touchdowns through the air. One of the strongest indicators of success in football is yard per attempt, and Maximus posted a very solid 8.0 against the Otters’ defense. Maximus paired his protection with responsible ball security, not throwing a single interception or losing a single fumble, and only letting two defenders even get a hand on his passes. Perhaps even more impressive, with the help of New Orleans’ unsung offensive line, Maximus was not sacked a single time all game. Looking at Otters’ quarterback Mike Boss, it is obvious just how important Maximus’ play was for the Second Line’s victory. Maximus was great; Boss was mediocre. Maximus will be playing in the Ultimus. Boss will be golfing. Playoff Review NSFC Semifinals: Colorado Yeti at Baltimore Hawks The greatly improved Yeti came rolling in to Baltimore, looking to make something of their first playoff showing in longer than they’d care to talk about. The Yeti certainly made a game of it and Ryan Applehort threw three touchdowns, by Avon Blocksdale threw four of his own on only 194 yards, and reminded the Yeti where they belong, in this nail-biter. ASFC Semifinals: Orange County Otters at New Orleans Second Line The Otters paddled into the big easy to take on last season’s runner ups. The Second Line didn’t miss a beat, as Borkus Maximus III put up one of the best QB performances in NSFL playoff history, throwing for 344 yards and four touchdowns, and not getting sacked once. Conversely, the Second Line defense brought Mike Boss to the turf six times as New Orleans showed just how determined they were to get another shot at the Ultimus. Ultimus Finals: Baltimore Hawks at New Orleans Second Line Finally, New Orleans gets a chance to redeem their season eight Ultimus failure. Could the meme teams get crushed in the Hawks Talons? Maximus would come through in the clutch again, with another signature performance and Fuego Wozy would sack Avon Blocksdale twice, including a safety as the Second Line came from behind to cap one of the best seasons in NSFL history with the ultimate prize. Ultimus MVP Who else could it be but the Swedish Chef himself, Borkus Maximus III? Borky went 27 for 38 for 372 yard and two touchdowns while throwing zero interceptions, for an impressive 119.6 rating against the Baltimore Hawks. With 5:48 to go in the game, he hit Dustin Evans with a ten yard touchdown pass that put New Orleans ahead two scores and cement the results of the game. His 9.8 yards per pass were nothing but stellar. What does Bork Bork do at Disney Land? Well, he may be a bad motherfucker on the field, but Will H Harrison can tell you he’s a worse motherfucker in the can. Will and Borkus have an ongoing rivalry, as Borkus has been known to ruin Will’s afternoon dump by peeing on the seat. In a truly dastardly and devious move, Bokus invited Will to Disney Land with him, which, by all outward appearances, was simply a friendly gesture to reward a teammate. Little did Will know, while they were there, Borkus went into every single men’s room in the park and peed on all the toilet seats. A lot of people don’t realize, professional football players can be really freaking weird dudes. Borkus might be the weirdest of them all. Playoff Results Graphic
Robbed
I get it, it’s an easy topic, Yellowknife was robbed, but were they really? Actually, no. Akselsen finished with 9 fewer touchdowns in the air than Applehort and it ended up being their undoing as the Wraiths abandoned their passing game for the run. When the Wraiths won, they boasted a strong defense that could take advantage of burning down the clock by running out the game, but the fact is that while their ground game was good, the Yeti were just superior in the air by a large margin, and so they could come back and keep games close in ways that Yellowknife could not. It’s also no doubt that Yellowknife actually collapsed in ways that Colorado did not. The Wraiths managed to lose the other playoff teams, but also threw in a loss to Arizona and Philadelphia, which to me says that the Yellowknife Roster over performed in other games rather than underperformed here. Here’s where it’s damming though, and back to the data, the Wraiths had nearly 400 more yards on the ground than the second most (san jose) but they didn’t have a stellar YPC compared to the other teams, and it showed. Yellowknife needed more to succeed and make it to the postseason. That Magic Moment In the Fourth Quarter, Darren Smallwood scored first, giving the New Orleans Second Line a lead. That was not the moment; the moment was 2 seconds later, as the New Orleans Second Line scored a two-point conversion. It more or less game the Second Line a 3 point lead, but that was the last time the lead would change. What this score did, was however, change the Hawks attack plan. Where Owen Taylor averaged and absurd 4.9 Yard Per Carry that game, The Balitmore Hawks needed magic from Avon Blocksdale, and what happened was a drive that resulting in a penalty, a 1st and 20, and not enough fourth quarter heroics. This allowed the Second Line to keep the Hawks in their own territory, get a punt and drive it down the field to result in a touchdown. They say momentum is key in games of football. I believe that, they can change how a team is doing from a missed field goal to a touchdown. It’s a good look. But what the Hawks needed was to kill that momentum that Smallwood and the 2 pointer (it does not tell me anything else) created and they could not stop the Second Line after that on either side of the ball. Unsung Hero Everyone all season has been talking about New Orleans stud from last season Darren Smallwood. Despite the fact that the Most Outstanding Player, Most Valuable Player, Runningback of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year was in the spotlight, Borkus Maximus has been kinda hiding in the shadows and having a sneaky good year. While Smallwood led the league in Rushing touchdowns, Maximus had far and away a better season. Mike Boss had 3 more touchdowns with nearly 70 more throws, and Maximus was the only quarterback in the league to finish with single digit interceptions. I do not know about you but that’s about as good as a quarterback can get. Maximus also finished with the highest Rating, something he maintained in the playoffs, finishing with a rating over one hundred and ten both games. Maximus also showed that he could pass in the air winning both offensive player of the games in each game and throwing for a combined six touchdowns in the air. He spread the ball around and was able to hit multiple receivers, that as unsung as heroes get, as Smallwood is still getting all the praise, it is pretty appalling to me that Maximus is being left out of the conversations. @bovo PBE
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Quote:We didn't reach out because we didn't want you. [SIZE=4]Player Page || Anoa'i Update Page || Quote:everyone’s favorite mediocre wide receiver, Darren Smallwood.[/align] (08-19-2018, 08:22 PM)tlk742 Wrote:Robbed this. YKW underperformed when they needed to
Robbed:
At the first glance, my writeup would seem biased as I was the Wraiths' player before retiring Clee. But look closer then - the bottom two ASFC teams never fought for the post-season so it's obvious it's YKW that was robbed. And don't even at me. I see a lot of members don't understand why Colorado went to the playoffs. Me neither. The Wraiths had a better defence that could've stopped Baltimore in the conference finals. Instead, we saw that Colorado was fighting hard, but their defence was just too weak. Allowing 40 points won't help a team to achieve their dream, facts. We can say that the Yeti did it when it mattered (a win vs YKW on the road), but the real reason why they could make it was weak Yellowknife play against 4-10 Philly and 3-10 Zona. So yeah, COL had a luck that didn't last long though. There is one guy who said it best - it's not like Colorado made it, it's more like Yellowknife lost that playoff spot by themselves. Conclusion - Baltimore didn't care; Colorado got lucky; Yellowknife screwed up the NSFC finals; Philly didn't care...well, except for that game vs YKW that they won. Playoff Review: Let's continue my first writeup with the NSFC finals between the Baltimore Hawks against Colorado Yeti teams. BAL made it with the dangerous 11-3 record and COL could squeak with a 8-6 record. The underdogs were trying to prove that their success wasn't a fluke and actually made an impressive start by taking a 14-0 lead. This didn't last very long though. The first half finished with a 21-21 tie. Then we saw that the Yeti was still fighting and pulled what they could, but Baltimore slowly started to run away from their opponenets. At the end of the day, the Hawks could celebrate a 40-34 win to advance into the finals. The second matchup was a 12-2 Second Line taking on 9-5 OCO. The Otters were a dominant force back then, but for now they were an underdogs there. Unfortunately, we didn't see as much fight as in NSFC finals. New Orleans took a 9-0 lead in the first quarter and never let slip it away. The fans were hoping for a miracle when Crush made it 24-13, but nothing much happened then. 39-21, an easy win for NO. As about the finals, we were expecting to see a bloodfest between two best S9 teams: 11-3 Baltimore vs 12-2 New Orleans. And we actually got a good match as it was a roller-coaster for both teams. Anyways, NO managed to do a 18-0 fourth quarter run and win it all. 37-24 and we have a new champ. Championship Game Recap: More about this match. Baltimore actually had a good start as Browning could catch a marvelous 18 yard pass from Blocksdale and it's 7-0. The Second line answered with a safety - it was a second time when they ''clapped'' a quarterback in his own endzone. This time, Wozy did it. 7-2. The start of the second quarter brought even more optimism on the Hawks fan faces. Owen Taylor could squeak past his rival defence and it's 14-2. And then it was all New Orleans. First of all Smallwood answers to Taylor's run; then Jackson get a ball from Borkus for another successful TD; and then Blewit puts a final shot for three more points. 19-14, New Orleans in the lead. The second half once again started in Baltimore way. Turkleton shows why he's one of the best kickers in this league and then Taylor once again could trick NO defs for 7 points. 24-19, now it's the Hawks that's in the driver seat. But the final answer was from the Second Line guys. Smallwood also makes a successful run for the second time with a two point convo. Then Evans puts his team in a 10-point lead and Baltimore just can't do shit about it. Blewit put a nail in the coffin with his successful field goal. 18-0 in last quarter, 37-24 and our new champs will be New Orleans. Going to Disneyland! I was always writing a kicker as the guy who should've been an MVP. Especially when it came to Madlad from the Otters' team. But this time I'm going to agree with a sim engine and give the MVP to a New Orleans' quarter back Borkus Maximus III. I get it, 24/43 CP/ATT ratio in ASFC finals isn't the best stat, but he still managed to shit on Mike Boss: 1. He has more touchdowns: 4-2; 2. He has more yards: 344-278; 3. He has a better rating: 112.9 - 79.5 4. And most importantly - he wasn't sacked in his own endzone. What about the finals? I gotta say that he had a more difficult opponent in Blocksdale, but at the end of the day, he still was better. And once again, he wasn't sacked in his own endzone, like it happened with his rival QB. His TD passes were also right in time: the first one helped his team to take a lead for the first time. The second one could give more breathing room for his team since they got a 10-point lead. So yeah, while I'm not that guy who can do more research on stats, but seeing a boxscore is good enough for me to say that Maximus III deserved the offense MVP awards in both matches. |
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