08-07-2019, 12:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-07-2019, 12:04 PM by JKortesi81.)
First Task - SHL PT
*fixed due to @Bigred1580 's lies and misdirections
Task 1 – Playoff Prediction
In what has to be the most unlikely Ultimus matchup to date, the Philadelphia Liberty are taking on the Arizona Outlaws. I don’t think many people had this prediction down on paper, but here we stand, as the contenders like Orange County and Chicago are sitting on the sidelines. So the real question now is, who will win? Well, the Outlaws and Liberty faced off once this season, and Arizona took home a 37-24 victory. In that game, Falconi threw two bad interceptions and the Outlaws pounced on the opportunities. Granted, Arizona did have home field advantage in that game. Overall, I foresee a different outcome this time around. Over the course of the season, Arizona and Philadelphia both had pretty even defenses. Arizona only allowed 273 points, whereas Philly allowed 306. However, the Liberty did have to play harder teams within the divsions. Where the real difference is, is on the offense. The Outlaws could only muster 297 total points this season, only outpacing the dismal Yeti and the even worse Copperheads. The Liberty racked up 397 points, good for third in the league. Quite frankly, I don’t think Arizona is going to be able to score enough to keep up with Philadelphia this time around, and the Liberty should be walking out of the season with another Ultimus victory. (221)
Task 3: The obvious answer to the “What QB matchup in the playoffs am I most excited to see?” question is definitely the Ultimus matchup between Philadelphia Liberty QB Adriani Falconi and Arizona Outlaws QB Andrew Reese. Both QBs are a bit of unlikely entrants into the Ultimus, and how they got here is pretty impressive. Reese just helped Arizona beat the favored Orange County Otters and Falconi helped the Liberty defeat not only the 10-3 Yellowknife Wraiths but also the 10-3 Chicago Butchers. Philadelphia feels like a team of destiny, and Falconi is a big reason why. In their lone matchup in the regular season, Arizona won 37-24. Falconi had an off game that day, throwing 2 interceptions along with her two touchdowns. She got to 290 yards on the day, but had an awful 64.2 rating. Reese, meanwhile, may have only had 185 yards that day, but he threw for 4 touchdowns and had an 118.1 rating. This game feels like an anomaly however, as during the season Falconi threw for 500 more yards, 16 more touchdowns, and had a 15 point higher rating than Reese did. So it begs the question for the Ultimus: Does Reese just have Falconi’s number, or did Arizona just get lucky? It’s incredibly intriguing to find out, and that’s why this is the best QB matchup of this year’s playoffs. (228)
Task 7 – Next Year
Okay, I get it. The Austin Copperheads were the laughing stock of the league this season. We went 0 for 13. It was awful, I agree. But, we knew that was what was going to happen. We didn’t sugar coat it for anyone. Our plan was never to be Ultimus contenders right away. What we have right now is a dedicated, bad ass core of people in the locker room who are doing everything they can to get each and every bit of TPE they can get their hands on. And now, we sit with not only our first overall pick, but we also have the 8th and 11th picks in the draft. We can even get a good player with pick 21 and maybe at 25! We’re going to be active in free agency as well. What we want are good locker room people who can eat up TPE with us, and grow with us. We’ll all be hitting our peaks together at this point, and once that happens, we’ll be a dominant force in the NSFL. No, it won’t be next year. But we’ll get some wins this next season, and the season after that. And if this playoffs have shown us anything, all you need is a chance and you can make the Ultimus. We’ll be competing for that in S19 and beyond. (226)
*fixed due to @Bigred1580 's lies and misdirections
Task 1 – Playoff Prediction
In what has to be the most unlikely Ultimus matchup to date, the Philadelphia Liberty are taking on the Arizona Outlaws. I don’t think many people had this prediction down on paper, but here we stand, as the contenders like Orange County and Chicago are sitting on the sidelines. So the real question now is, who will win? Well, the Outlaws and Liberty faced off once this season, and Arizona took home a 37-24 victory. In that game, Falconi threw two bad interceptions and the Outlaws pounced on the opportunities. Granted, Arizona did have home field advantage in that game. Overall, I foresee a different outcome this time around. Over the course of the season, Arizona and Philadelphia both had pretty even defenses. Arizona only allowed 273 points, whereas Philly allowed 306. However, the Liberty did have to play harder teams within the divsions. Where the real difference is, is on the offense. The Outlaws could only muster 297 total points this season, only outpacing the dismal Yeti and the even worse Copperheads. The Liberty racked up 397 points, good for third in the league. Quite frankly, I don’t think Arizona is going to be able to score enough to keep up with Philadelphia this time around, and the Liberty should be walking out of the season with another Ultimus victory. (221)
Task 3: The obvious answer to the “What QB matchup in the playoffs am I most excited to see?” question is definitely the Ultimus matchup between Philadelphia Liberty QB Adriani Falconi and Arizona Outlaws QB Andrew Reese. Both QBs are a bit of unlikely entrants into the Ultimus, and how they got here is pretty impressive. Reese just helped Arizona beat the favored Orange County Otters and Falconi helped the Liberty defeat not only the 10-3 Yellowknife Wraiths but also the 10-3 Chicago Butchers. Philadelphia feels like a team of destiny, and Falconi is a big reason why. In their lone matchup in the regular season, Arizona won 37-24. Falconi had an off game that day, throwing 2 interceptions along with her two touchdowns. She got to 290 yards on the day, but had an awful 64.2 rating. Reese, meanwhile, may have only had 185 yards that day, but he threw for 4 touchdowns and had an 118.1 rating. This game feels like an anomaly however, as during the season Falconi threw for 500 more yards, 16 more touchdowns, and had a 15 point higher rating than Reese did. So it begs the question for the Ultimus: Does Reese just have Falconi’s number, or did Arizona just get lucky? It’s incredibly intriguing to find out, and that’s why this is the best QB matchup of this year’s playoffs. (228)
Task 7 – Next Year
Okay, I get it. The Austin Copperheads were the laughing stock of the league this season. We went 0 for 13. It was awful, I agree. But, we knew that was what was going to happen. We didn’t sugar coat it for anyone. Our plan was never to be Ultimus contenders right away. What we have right now is a dedicated, bad ass core of people in the locker room who are doing everything they can to get each and every bit of TPE they can get their hands on. And now, we sit with not only our first overall pick, but we also have the 8th and 11th picks in the draft. We can even get a good player with pick 21 and maybe at 25! We’re going to be active in free agency as well. What we want are good locker room people who can eat up TPE with us, and grow with us. We’ll all be hitting our peaks together at this point, and once that happens, we’ll be a dominant force in the NSFL. No, it won’t be next year. But we’ll get some wins this next season, and the season after that. And if this playoffs have shown us anything, all you need is a chance and you can make the Ultimus. We’ll be competing for that in S19 and beyond. (226)