Ultimus Week - S10

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Robbed: Write about why a team that failed to make the playoffs should have over somebody else. Can be completed at any point

This is going to hurt to say, but the Yellowknife Wraiths really deserved to be in the playoffs ahead of Orange County. From my perspective with the Otters, we did what we knew we needed to to make the playoffs and not much more as we knew this wasn't really our window to contend, particularly when we lost a star wideout in Tegan Atwell to Yellowknife. The Wraiths, meanwhile, really committed to trying to pull of an improbable run to the Ultimus this season. In the face of retirements of Boss Tweed and Eric Kennedy, two players the Wraiths could have flipped as rentals for future picks, the team kept things together with the hope of making a playoff run. The effort really was admirable, and there's little argument to be made that they weren't one of the four best teams in the NSFL this season, finishing with a +54 point differential. Orange County, on the other hand, basically assured themselves of a continuation of their playoff streak before punting on this season by trading another star wide out in Carlito Crush. The Otters were markedly worse after that move, winning just two games and putting up some putrid offensive performances, also losing to the Wraiths twice. Ultimately Yellowknife were held out because of the structure of the league rather than their own play.

New Talent: Write about which S10 trade will or did have the biggest impact in the playoffs. Can be written at any time depending on if you choose to write about who already has or who will do well

Man this is a tough one. Carter Bush and Carlito Crush are the obvious candidates, but picking one will be difficult as they are closely matched. Bush got off to a better start in the first round of the playoffs while Crush was largely held in check against his former team. However, I'm going to address this from the perspective of which player makes a larger impact and I believe that that is Crush without question. I do not mean to discredit Bush, but rather to say that the Hawks roster and their receiving corps in particular was already so flush with talent and had a defined number one in place. When Crush went to New Orleans, however, he seemed to take over primary receiver duties from Charlie Law and that's why I believe Crush is a bigger difference maker for his team. This was evident in the matchup between the teams in Week 14 where Crush ripped of long gains en route to 4 catches for 120 yards while Bush was held in check with a 2 reception, 34 yard receiving line. Although the Hawks won the game, they won by just 3 points and it was clear that Carlito Crush helped put the Second Line on an even playing field with what appears to be the league's best team.

Conference Final MVP Sig: Make a sig for a player of your choice who you felt was the MVP of a Conference Final matchup. Must be completed after the Conference Finals




Future Talent: Make a sig for a S10 player who you feel will or did make a large impact for their team in the playoffs. Can be written at any time depending on if you choose to write about who already has or who will do well