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sit down with a fan where i interview @speculadora
1. Grats on making the playoffs. What was the most memorable part of your regular season?
Not sure if anything really jumps out as memorable. I would just say the body of work, I guess. The fact that we won 10 games and took care of business when we were supposed to, for the most part, is definitely something I'm happy with after it sort of felt like we stumbled through last season. Felt nice to put up a 2-0 record on San Jose after so many seasons of splitting or them coming away 2-0. Honestly the thing that sticks with me most, though, is losing what felt like a game we really had a good shot at against Yellowknife. It was obviously tight but winning that game, all else being equal, would've given us HFA throughout the playoffs.
2. What strengths and weaknesses do you think your first round matchup, Arizona has?
They're pretty solid all-around, I suppose. Definitely would say their defense made an impression early on in the season, and they held us to 37 points in our two meetings combined when we averaged 32.1 points per game this season. So scores probably won't come easy against them. They also utilize a lot of different weapons in the passing game which is something that Orange County kind of originated even though we've thrown it back a bit this season. So I'm always a fan of that. And obviously a high level quarterback, even if that's not what the stats say.
3. What did you expect coming into the season? How is it different/similar to what happened?
I expected roughly this, though it was difficult to predict anything exact without knowing the schedule until basically the first week of the season. If we'd had, say, road games against Philadelphia, Yellowknife, and Baltimore, instead of home games, I might've expected a lot less than I would have otherwise. But with 8 conference games I felt we'd have a good chance in no matter what, it was easy to envision 9-10 wins. With this schedule I would've liked to achieve 11 but things don't always break your way and we've had our fair share of good breaks.
4. Is there any one game you would change that already happened this year?
Uh, yeah, duh. Kind of a dick question smh. Yellowknife game, obviously. We lost a home game, and one that as it turns out would've given us an edge over Chicago for playoff home field even though we lost our head-to-head matchup against them. We went into that at roughly 63% favorites I believe, and that held up testing the file after the fact. That was actually probably the only game I really felt bad about losing, though. And even then, it was super tight because 63% as the home team means that you're pretty equal in quality on a neutral field.
20 wild card
I am here to talk about the reason why the Yellowknife Wraiths should have made the next round in the wild card game against the Philadelphia Liberty. First off, some of the more obvious reasons. The chad Wraiths led the NSFL in total offense last year, finishing first in both points and yards. Meanwhile, the LOSER Liberty were not first in either of those categories. Pitiful. Imagine not being first in points or total yards. I definitely cannot relate. Second, the Wraiths won a grand total of one two three four five six seven eight nine ten games this season. Guess how many the LOSER Liberty won? That's right, only seven! Winning seven games would be quite pathetic. Another important note about the LOSER Liberty and how well (or poorly) they fared against the chad Wraiths is the season series. You can't even start counting the amount of games the Liberty won against Yellowknife this season on your fingers. That's right, because it was a fat goose egg. Goose eggs suck just like the LOSER Liberty do. Finally, according to @Eco's super handy TPE tracker, look at this: https://tpetracker.herokuapp.com/team_stats. The Wraiths had MORE than TWO THOUSAND more effective TPE than the LOSER Liberty. Quite pathetic if you ask me, as the Wraiths were so obviously the better team.
7 next year
Our team should be looked at as the favorites to win the Ultimus next year because of how well our offseason went. We are running back the team that went 10-3, tied for home field advantage, and everyone save a few is only gonna improve. Our big offseason addition was the free agency signing of Mason Brown. This marks the second straight year that the Wraiths signed the best defensive player on the market that changed teams, following the acquisition of probable MVP Danny Grithead. The Wraiths can only hope that the Brown acquisition goes that well. This Wraiths team is energized. The whole squad knows what's at stake. The magical thing about last season's run was there were little to no expectations for the squad coming into the season. This year, a whole lot more is at stake. People are already seeing the Wraiths as potentially the top squad in the NSFC. The pressure is on the general managers, myself and Bigred to deliver. The Wraiths should be able to rise up to the challenge, though. With a grand total of 16 actives being part of the Wraiths roster this season, the team should be able to improve more and more as the season goes on, at prime condition for the playoffs.
sit down with a fan where i interview @speculadora
1. Grats on making the playoffs. What was the most memorable part of your regular season?
Not sure if anything really jumps out as memorable. I would just say the body of work, I guess. The fact that we won 10 games and took care of business when we were supposed to, for the most part, is definitely something I'm happy with after it sort of felt like we stumbled through last season. Felt nice to put up a 2-0 record on San Jose after so many seasons of splitting or them coming away 2-0. Honestly the thing that sticks with me most, though, is losing what felt like a game we really had a good shot at against Yellowknife. It was obviously tight but winning that game, all else being equal, would've given us HFA throughout the playoffs.
2. What strengths and weaknesses do you think your first round matchup, Arizona has?
They're pretty solid all-around, I suppose. Definitely would say their defense made an impression early on in the season, and they held us to 37 points in our two meetings combined when we averaged 32.1 points per game this season. So scores probably won't come easy against them. They also utilize a lot of different weapons in the passing game which is something that Orange County kind of originated even though we've thrown it back a bit this season. So I'm always a fan of that. And obviously a high level quarterback, even if that's not what the stats say.
3. What did you expect coming into the season? How is it different/similar to what happened?
I expected roughly this, though it was difficult to predict anything exact without knowing the schedule until basically the first week of the season. If we'd had, say, road games against Philadelphia, Yellowknife, and Baltimore, instead of home games, I might've expected a lot less than I would have otherwise. But with 8 conference games I felt we'd have a good chance in no matter what, it was easy to envision 9-10 wins. With this schedule I would've liked to achieve 11 but things don't always break your way and we've had our fair share of good breaks.
4. Is there any one game you would change that already happened this year?
Uh, yeah, duh. Kind of a dick question smh. Yellowknife game, obviously. We lost a home game, and one that as it turns out would've given us an edge over Chicago for playoff home field even though we lost our head-to-head matchup against them. We went into that at roughly 63% favorites I believe, and that held up testing the file after the fact. That was actually probably the only game I really felt bad about losing, though. And even then, it was super tight because 63% as the home team means that you're pretty equal in quality on a neutral field.
20 wild card
I am here to talk about the reason why the Yellowknife Wraiths should have made the next round in the wild card game against the Philadelphia Liberty. First off, some of the more obvious reasons. The chad Wraiths led the NSFL in total offense last year, finishing first in both points and yards. Meanwhile, the LOSER Liberty were not first in either of those categories. Pitiful. Imagine not being first in points or total yards. I definitely cannot relate. Second, the Wraiths won a grand total of one two three four five six seven eight nine ten games this season. Guess how many the LOSER Liberty won? That's right, only seven! Winning seven games would be quite pathetic. Another important note about the LOSER Liberty and how well (or poorly) they fared against the chad Wraiths is the season series. You can't even start counting the amount of games the Liberty won against Yellowknife this season on your fingers. That's right, because it was a fat goose egg. Goose eggs suck just like the LOSER Liberty do. Finally, according to @Eco's super handy TPE tracker, look at this: https://tpetracker.herokuapp.com/team_stats. The Wraiths had MORE than TWO THOUSAND more effective TPE than the LOSER Liberty. Quite pathetic if you ask me, as the Wraiths were so obviously the better team.
7 next year
Our team should be looked at as the favorites to win the Ultimus next year because of how well our offseason went. We are running back the team that went 10-3, tied for home field advantage, and everyone save a few is only gonna improve. Our big offseason addition was the free agency signing of Mason Brown. This marks the second straight year that the Wraiths signed the best defensive player on the market that changed teams, following the acquisition of probable MVP Danny Grithead. The Wraiths can only hope that the Brown acquisition goes that well. This Wraiths team is energized. The whole squad knows what's at stake. The magical thing about last season's run was there were little to no expectations for the squad coming into the season. This year, a whole lot more is at stake. People are already seeing the Wraiths as potentially the top squad in the NSFC. The pressure is on the general managers, myself and Bigred to deliver. The Wraiths should be able to rise up to the challenge, though. With a grand total of 16 actives being part of the Wraiths roster this season, the team should be able to improve more and more as the season goes on, at prime condition for the playoffs.
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