In S24, @ckroyal92 and @Rradum brokered a fantastic deal for the San Jose Sabercats that ended up leading them to an Ultimus Championship win. That’s about as good of an outcome as you can hope for when you make a trade. At the trade deadline, San Jose acquired the services of CB - Tyler Oles from the Chicago Butchers. It’s no secret that SJS had trouble with DBs for a number of seasons, so picking up the veteran was a great move to boost the defense. Ultimately, that team won the Championship with a great defensive showing.
Had the GMs not made that move, it is unlikely that SJS win the title that season. It’s even more unlikely that they even make the playoffs! Famously, the S24 season ended with a 4-way tie in the ASFC. 4 teams with a record of 9-7. If we didn’t get Oles and had lost any of our remaining games, we miss the playoffs altogether! Our final 2 regular season games were wins against Arizona who missed out on the playoffs due to tie-breakers and NOLA who squeaked in as the final seed. Oles had 12 Tackles and 3 PDs in those games, which isn’t an insignificant contribution. If he isn’t on our team, it’s more than likely that we miss out on the playoffs, don’t win a ring, and AZ gets a shot to make a run. Glad we were on the right end of that deal!
Had the GMs not made that move, it is unlikely that SJS win the title that season. It’s even more unlikely that they even make the playoffs! Famously, the S24 season ended with a 4-way tie in the ASFC. 4 teams with a record of 9-7. If we didn’t get Oles and had lost any of our remaining games, we miss the playoffs altogether! Our final 2 regular season games were wins against Arizona who missed out on the playoffs due to tie-breakers and NOLA who squeaked in as the final seed. Oles had 12 Tackles and 3 PDs in those games, which isn’t an insignificant contribution. If he isn’t on our team, it’s more than likely that we miss out on the playoffs, don’t win a ring, and AZ gets a shot to make a run. Glad we were on the right end of that deal!