Being the defending Ultimini Cup champions, the Luchadores' goal is crystal clear: Win back to back championships. Anything less than that would be disappointing. With veterans such as Thad Pennington, Xavier Flash and Ricky Adams, promising rookies like Achilles Hondo, Xandra Troyski, Tanner Hendrix and Ricky Flores (etc) or the three quarterbacks who will be competing for the starting job, Tijuana has every reason to look forward to season 9.
On a more personal note, as mentionned previously, the Luchadores have three quarterbacks that could aspire to the starting position. Sam Penner apparently peaked already so he is pretty much out of the competition but it should be an interesting fight between the two others. The most obvious choice would be Andreas Metaxas, who led the team to their first Ultimini Cup no later than last season. In terms of physical conditions, he is close to the peak of what we're used to see in the DSFL. Then, you have Adriana Falconi who comes in as a rookie and who is really near that level already. Although she is an Ultimini champion like her teammates, Falconi will want to show that she can win one without staying on the bench for the entire playoffs. The smartest move for the Luchadores might be to roll with both quarterbacks for now and come playoffs time, choose the one that performed the best.
On a more personal note, as mentionned previously, the Luchadores have three quarterbacks that could aspire to the starting position. Sam Penner apparently peaked already so he is pretty much out of the competition but it should be an interesting fight between the two others. The most obvious choice would be Andreas Metaxas, who led the team to their first Ultimini Cup no later than last season. In terms of physical conditions, he is close to the peak of what we're used to see in the DSFL. Then, you have Adriana Falconi who comes in as a rookie and who is really near that level already. Although she is an Ultimini champion like her teammates, Falconi will want to show that she can win one without staying on the bench for the entire playoffs. The smartest move for the Luchadores might be to roll with both quarterbacks for now and come playoffs time, choose the one that performed the best.
(07-05-2021, 03:34 PM)r0tzbua Wrote: My favourite person from Quebec (next to Celine Dion) @enigmatic