1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
Written: Give a short write up of one or multiple playoff matches. If completed before the airing of the sims have predictions, after if it is a review of the game.
Graphic: Make a graphic displaying the matchups in the playoffs. If completed before sim, predict scores and show stats, if after, give a summary of game showing stats and top performers.
Arizona Outlaws 41, San Jose Sabercats 21
Here was the most interesting matchup going into the playoffs with Arizona and San Jose 7-6 and the Outlaws having home field advantage. San Jose almost failed to show up as the Outlaws went up 24-0 before they did anything. At that point it was basically over as they were down huge and Arizona's stable of running backs were able to chew clock. Vans was a beast racking up 13 tackles with 2 sacks and Martavius Mack got a pick 6!
Philadelphia Liberty 35, Yellowknife Wraiths 34
Well if you were to go off the regular season matchups you knew this one was going to be another tight contest. Still not may had the Liberty standing a chance, but despite that they stayed toe for toe all game long. The Liberty decided to switch things up, throwing Jones out wide for a good amount of the game and he responded with 164 yards on 9 receptions. On defense the Liberty were able to limit Bigsby to only 271 yards and that in itself helped secure the game.
Philadelphia Liberty 47, Chicago Butchers 34
Well surely the best team in the league during the regular season would mean playoff success right? WRONG! Lennox Garnett disrupted everything that Chicago wanted to do in the air and held Oles to only 32 yards receiving while picking off 3 passes. On offense, Falconi sliced Chicago's defense and Farley Hank vultured some TDs. A surpsise to the game was Kyle Frost, arguably the worst kicker in the league, was perfect 4/4 on field goals.
Arizona Outlaws 31, Orange County Otters 3
Well talk about not showing up. Whatever the Otters game plan was it sucked, plain and simple. Arizona on the road was able to limit Showbiz to less than 300 yards passing and picked him off twice. With Reed getting a measly 2.6 yards per carry the Outlaws had a field day.
Arizona Outlaws 34, Philadelphia Liberty 30
Well the matchup everyone saw coming right! Back and forth all day this game had everything you wanted in a championship game, offense, defense, and a close ending. Arizona ran wild over Philly as both Zephyrous and Shady had over 100 yards rushing, while Kyle Frost knocked in field goal and after field goal. A pick 6 late in the game gave Philly the lead, but Arizona responded right back. As the Liberty marched down field, Vander Jones broke free, but was tripped up short of the end zone as time expired.
3) All about the QBs
Written: Write 200 words on one of the QB matchups in this year's playoffs. What are you most excited to see (Or excited to have seen), who will play better (Or who played better), etc.
Graphic: Create a graphic on a QB matchup, (Pictures with side-by-side statistics).
The quarterback matchup I was most excited to see was Adriana Falconi vs Rose Jenkins. As the only two female quarterbacks in the league it had a ton of storylines and a natural rivalry.........err well actually that's a one sided rivalry as Falconi doesn't really think about Jenkins at all while Jenkins has a weird obsession about Falconi. Well anyways as the Liberty went into Chicago, what better a scene. Things didn't start out great for Falconi as she threw a pick 6 early, but quickly she bounced back and started slicing up the Butchers. Vander Jones, Zapp Brannigan, and Jordan von Matt all proved to be reliable targets as she was well on her way to over 300 yards passing and a 98 quarterback rating. On the other side of the field sat Jenkins watching in excitement as her idol was slaying her defense. When it was her turn to throw, she wanted to be just like Falconi and let it rip.....but unfortunately she kept trying to test Lennox Garnett for some reason and that bad man picked her off 3 times almost returning two of them for touchdowns. At the end of the day despite throwing for 3 touchdowns, Jenkins was out of her element.
5) Spotlight on Youth (S15 edition)
Written: The first r/nfl wave made our biggest class ever. Now that class is hitting its prime. Write 200 words on one of the players in this year's Ultimus Week that are Season 15 and spotlight on how they can affect or did affect this year's Ultimus. (NSFL Only)
Graphics: Create a graphic of a Season 15 player with a statistical breakdown on their season, or their playoff performances.
Well I mean we have a few S15 players on the team and they were a huge reason why we were in the Ultimas this year, but there is one player that made a huge impact during the Ultimas and you couldn't talk about the game without him. Who am I talking about? Richard D'Attoria V of course! That dude was a key piece all season long, playing primarily in the strong side linebacker as a safety, but also moving around to nickel back some of the time as well as playing strong safety. In the ultimas though he was playing nickelback and was basically in on every single play. He ended up with seventeen tackles as his nose was keenly on the ball, he broke up a pass, and had a 42 yard interception he returned for a touchdown to give the Liberty a lead with 7:59 left. Of course the Liberty didn't end up winning the game as the let up a touchdown and weren't able to respond, but nevertheless they held their own and Richard D'Attoria was a huge reason why. Some people questioned the pick of D'Attoria, while others tried to trade for him both during the draft and as soon as the Ultimas was over, but he's a true reason why the future is bright in Philly.
8) Strategies
Written: Unless you won the Championship, what changes does your team need to make in the offseason to improve your chances next year.
Graphics: Create a graphic showing the holes in your team and how to overcome them.
Even though we made the Ultimas and defied the odds, there are some obvious holes that we need to take care of going forward if we want to take that next step. First off we need to dump Stayve Jerome Thomas. We picked him up because there was really no other defensive line options, but when we got him into camp we realized he was weak as could be. He ended up playing more time at middle linebacker with Rock Hardshaft having to try and convert to defensive end, but even at middle linebacker he was a liability. So first order of business is to get a new linebacker. After we take care of that we need to improve the beef on our defensive line. Alberto McGwire was ok, but he was just too young. Getting a new DT to actually play DT and allow Smyles to go back to playing mostly defensive end. Lastly we need to get one more defensive back. We did good picking up Derek Bohne, but we still need one more to make a real improvement especially with Jake Verden retiring. Lastly we need a new kicker. There is absolutely no way we can go into next season with Kyle Frost as our kicker.
Written: Give a short write up of one or multiple playoff matches. If completed before the airing of the sims have predictions, after if it is a review of the game.
Graphic: Make a graphic displaying the matchups in the playoffs. If completed before sim, predict scores and show stats, if after, give a summary of game showing stats and top performers.
Arizona Outlaws 41, San Jose Sabercats 21
Here was the most interesting matchup going into the playoffs with Arizona and San Jose 7-6 and the Outlaws having home field advantage. San Jose almost failed to show up as the Outlaws went up 24-0 before they did anything. At that point it was basically over as they were down huge and Arizona's stable of running backs were able to chew clock. Vans was a beast racking up 13 tackles with 2 sacks and Martavius Mack got a pick 6!
Philadelphia Liberty 35, Yellowknife Wraiths 34
Well if you were to go off the regular season matchups you knew this one was going to be another tight contest. Still not may had the Liberty standing a chance, but despite that they stayed toe for toe all game long. The Liberty decided to switch things up, throwing Jones out wide for a good amount of the game and he responded with 164 yards on 9 receptions. On defense the Liberty were able to limit Bigsby to only 271 yards and that in itself helped secure the game.
Philadelphia Liberty 47, Chicago Butchers 34
Well surely the best team in the league during the regular season would mean playoff success right? WRONG! Lennox Garnett disrupted everything that Chicago wanted to do in the air and held Oles to only 32 yards receiving while picking off 3 passes. On offense, Falconi sliced Chicago's defense and Farley Hank vultured some TDs. A surpsise to the game was Kyle Frost, arguably the worst kicker in the league, was perfect 4/4 on field goals.
Arizona Outlaws 31, Orange County Otters 3
Well talk about not showing up. Whatever the Otters game plan was it sucked, plain and simple. Arizona on the road was able to limit Showbiz to less than 300 yards passing and picked him off twice. With Reed getting a measly 2.6 yards per carry the Outlaws had a field day.
Arizona Outlaws 34, Philadelphia Liberty 30
Well the matchup everyone saw coming right! Back and forth all day this game had everything you wanted in a championship game, offense, defense, and a close ending. Arizona ran wild over Philly as both Zephyrous and Shady had over 100 yards rushing, while Kyle Frost knocked in field goal and after field goal. A pick 6 late in the game gave Philly the lead, but Arizona responded right back. As the Liberty marched down field, Vander Jones broke free, but was tripped up short of the end zone as time expired.
3) All about the QBs
Written: Write 200 words on one of the QB matchups in this year's playoffs. What are you most excited to see (Or excited to have seen), who will play better (Or who played better), etc.
Graphic: Create a graphic on a QB matchup, (Pictures with side-by-side statistics).
The quarterback matchup I was most excited to see was Adriana Falconi vs Rose Jenkins. As the only two female quarterbacks in the league it had a ton of storylines and a natural rivalry.........err well actually that's a one sided rivalry as Falconi doesn't really think about Jenkins at all while Jenkins has a weird obsession about Falconi. Well anyways as the Liberty went into Chicago, what better a scene. Things didn't start out great for Falconi as she threw a pick 6 early, but quickly she bounced back and started slicing up the Butchers. Vander Jones, Zapp Brannigan, and Jordan von Matt all proved to be reliable targets as she was well on her way to over 300 yards passing and a 98 quarterback rating. On the other side of the field sat Jenkins watching in excitement as her idol was slaying her defense. When it was her turn to throw, she wanted to be just like Falconi and let it rip.....but unfortunately she kept trying to test Lennox Garnett for some reason and that bad man picked her off 3 times almost returning two of them for touchdowns. At the end of the day despite throwing for 3 touchdowns, Jenkins was out of her element.
5) Spotlight on Youth (S15 edition)
Written: The first r/nfl wave made our biggest class ever. Now that class is hitting its prime. Write 200 words on one of the players in this year's Ultimus Week that are Season 15 and spotlight on how they can affect or did affect this year's Ultimus. (NSFL Only)
Graphics: Create a graphic of a Season 15 player with a statistical breakdown on their season, or their playoff performances.
Well I mean we have a few S15 players on the team and they were a huge reason why we were in the Ultimas this year, but there is one player that made a huge impact during the Ultimas and you couldn't talk about the game without him. Who am I talking about? Richard D'Attoria V of course! That dude was a key piece all season long, playing primarily in the strong side linebacker as a safety, but also moving around to nickel back some of the time as well as playing strong safety. In the ultimas though he was playing nickelback and was basically in on every single play. He ended up with seventeen tackles as his nose was keenly on the ball, he broke up a pass, and had a 42 yard interception he returned for a touchdown to give the Liberty a lead with 7:59 left. Of course the Liberty didn't end up winning the game as the let up a touchdown and weren't able to respond, but nevertheless they held their own and Richard D'Attoria was a huge reason why. Some people questioned the pick of D'Attoria, while others tried to trade for him both during the draft and as soon as the Ultimas was over, but he's a true reason why the future is bright in Philly.
8) Strategies
Written: Unless you won the Championship, what changes does your team need to make in the offseason to improve your chances next year.
Graphics: Create a graphic showing the holes in your team and how to overcome them.
Even though we made the Ultimas and defied the odds, there are some obvious holes that we need to take care of going forward if we want to take that next step. First off we need to dump Stayve Jerome Thomas. We picked him up because there was really no other defensive line options, but when we got him into camp we realized he was weak as could be. He ended up playing more time at middle linebacker with Rock Hardshaft having to try and convert to defensive end, but even at middle linebacker he was a liability. So first order of business is to get a new linebacker. After we take care of that we need to improve the beef on our defensive line. Alberto McGwire was ok, but he was just too young. Getting a new DT to actually play DT and allow Smyles to go back to playing mostly defensive end. Lastly we need to get one more defensive back. We did good picking up Derek Bohne, but we still need one more to make a real improvement especially with Jake Verden retiring. Lastly we need a new kicker. There is absolutely no way we can go into next season with Kyle Frost as our kicker.
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