1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews
Ok now sit down shut up and listen cuz ol’ Jimmy Dugan is here to tell you all a fantastic story about my first championship win in the great sport of football. I mean, this game ended 28-14 but you best believe that’s because your Tijuana Luchadores had it in the bag from the start of the game. I mean, going up 21-0 to start out a championship is about as good as you can start. We dominated on all three sides of the ball that game. Ducky Donut absolutely killed it out there. 21 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs and 5.9 yards per carry, including a longest run 15 yards for the first touchdown of the game. Offensive game ball goes to him. On the defensive side, game ball goes to my main man Jordan Andrews, who in what will most likely be his last game as a Luchadore had 6 tackles, 3 passes defended and a pick in the 3rd quarter. Defensive game ball is his. On special teams, I’m gonna highlight a guy I don’t get to talk about a whole lot, Lars Fredrickson. He joined the team last season and has been quietly putting in work, but he performed when the lights shone the brightest and blocked a key punt to set us up for Ducky’s second touchdown.
2) All about the QBs
You guys gave me an opportunity to talk about my Ultimini win, and damnit I’m gonna talk about my Ultimini win. This was a battle between two of the top QBs in the league last season. Armstrong was the more proficient passer, but McCann was efficient as all hell and was an excellent rushing QB. McCann did what McCann does best. He only tossed the ball 18 times, but he completed 10 of them for 86 yards, plus he threw for 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, netting a passer rating of 105.3. Like I said, my guy is efficient. Throwing a touchdown on 1/5 of your completions as the starting quarterback in the Ultimini is a hell of a feat. In addition, he took off and ran for 24 yards on 3 attempts with a longest run of 14. Armstrong, however, threw the ball 38 times, completing 19 of those passes. He walked away with 257 passing yards, better than Jordan significantly in both gross yards and average, as well as getting 1 touchdown, but threw 2 interceptions and finished with a passer rating of 58.8. Now, we didn’t need to ask Jordan to do a hell of a lot with how great Ducky played, but when we needed him here was there in spades. Armstrong was the heart and soul of their offense, but was stopped in his tracks and wasn’t able to get down the field enough to win a championship in his final game in Portland.
5) Spotlight on Youth (S15 edition)
I’m gonna talk about someone who gave their all and would likely have won Ultimus MVP had they won the Ultimus, Richard D'Attoria V. I know we all know he was a huge star in the playoffs, but the degree to which he was great cannot be overstated. In general, I hate tackles as a stat. It means that you had a ton of plays run against you, so your defence as a collective wasn’t that great. However, putting up 17 tackles in the Ultimus is about as clutch as you can get. That’s an incredible number. That alone would be enough to talk about D'Attoria here, but he also had a clutch pick 6 to give his team the lead with 8 minutes left, and had Andrew Reese not lead his team down the field for a game winning drive with a minute and a half left on the clock, it would’ve been the game winner. This speed demon was all over the field all game and gave absolutely everything. It’s unfortunate that the team came up short, but D'Attoria cannot be blamed for that. At his young age, I expect that we’ll see plenty more from Richard as time goes on. Philadelphia has been making steady improvements to the team, and having a player this talented as your safety is huge for a defence.
SHL affiliate:
http://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php...2123#pid2682123
Ok now sit down shut up and listen cuz ol’ Jimmy Dugan is here to tell you all a fantastic story about my first championship win in the great sport of football. I mean, this game ended 28-14 but you best believe that’s because your Tijuana Luchadores had it in the bag from the start of the game. I mean, going up 21-0 to start out a championship is about as good as you can start. We dominated on all three sides of the ball that game. Ducky Donut absolutely killed it out there. 21 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs and 5.9 yards per carry, including a longest run 15 yards for the first touchdown of the game. Offensive game ball goes to him. On the defensive side, game ball goes to my main man Jordan Andrews, who in what will most likely be his last game as a Luchadore had 6 tackles, 3 passes defended and a pick in the 3rd quarter. Defensive game ball is his. On special teams, I’m gonna highlight a guy I don’t get to talk about a whole lot, Lars Fredrickson. He joined the team last season and has been quietly putting in work, but he performed when the lights shone the brightest and blocked a key punt to set us up for Ducky’s second touchdown.
2) All about the QBs
You guys gave me an opportunity to talk about my Ultimini win, and damnit I’m gonna talk about my Ultimini win. This was a battle between two of the top QBs in the league last season. Armstrong was the more proficient passer, but McCann was efficient as all hell and was an excellent rushing QB. McCann did what McCann does best. He only tossed the ball 18 times, but he completed 10 of them for 86 yards, plus he threw for 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, netting a passer rating of 105.3. Like I said, my guy is efficient. Throwing a touchdown on 1/5 of your completions as the starting quarterback in the Ultimini is a hell of a feat. In addition, he took off and ran for 24 yards on 3 attempts with a longest run of 14. Armstrong, however, threw the ball 38 times, completing 19 of those passes. He walked away with 257 passing yards, better than Jordan significantly in both gross yards and average, as well as getting 1 touchdown, but threw 2 interceptions and finished with a passer rating of 58.8. Now, we didn’t need to ask Jordan to do a hell of a lot with how great Ducky played, but when we needed him here was there in spades. Armstrong was the heart and soul of their offense, but was stopped in his tracks and wasn’t able to get down the field enough to win a championship in his final game in Portland.
5) Spotlight on Youth (S15 edition)
I’m gonna talk about someone who gave their all and would likely have won Ultimus MVP had they won the Ultimus, Richard D'Attoria V. I know we all know he was a huge star in the playoffs, but the degree to which he was great cannot be overstated. In general, I hate tackles as a stat. It means that you had a ton of plays run against you, so your defence as a collective wasn’t that great. However, putting up 17 tackles in the Ultimus is about as clutch as you can get. That’s an incredible number. That alone would be enough to talk about D'Attoria here, but he also had a clutch pick 6 to give his team the lead with 8 minutes left, and had Andrew Reese not lead his team down the field for a game winning drive with a minute and a half left on the clock, it would’ve been the game winner. This speed demon was all over the field all game and gave absolutely everything. It’s unfortunate that the team came up short, but D'Attoria cannot be blamed for that. At his young age, I expect that we’ll see plenty more from Richard as time goes on. Philadelphia has been making steady improvements to the team, and having a player this talented as your safety is huge for a defence.
SHL affiliate:
http://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php...2123#pid2682123
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[OPTION]DSFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 106
[OPTION] TFLs: 7
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/1
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 3
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 9
[OPTION]DSFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 106
[OPTION] TFLs: 7
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/1
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 3
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 9
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 1
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[OPTION]DSFL Playoff Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 25
[OPTION] TFLs: 0
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/0
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 0
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 2
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[OPTION]DSFL Playoff Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 25
[OPTION] TFLs: 0
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/0
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 0
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 2
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[OPTION]ISFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 78
[OPTION] TFLs: 5
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/2
[OPTION] Sacks: 8
[OPTION] Interceptions: 1
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 8
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 0
[OPTION]ISFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 78
[OPTION] TFLs: 5
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/2
[OPTION] Sacks: 8
[OPTION] Interceptions: 1
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 8
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 0
[OPTION] Receptions: 419
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 3681
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 25
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 5367
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 1
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 1651
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 5
[OPTION] Pancakes: 242
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 1
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 1651
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 5
[OPTION] Pancakes: 242
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[OPTION]ISFL Postseason Stats
[OPTION] Rushing Yards: 926
[OPTION] Yards per Carry: 4.56
[OPTION] Rushing Touchdowns: 7
[OPTION] Receptions: 44
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 408
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 4
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 653
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 192
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Pancakes: 28
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[OPTION]Trophy Case/Achievements:
[OPTION] S15 DSFL RBotY
[OPTION] S15 DSFL MVP
[OPTION] S16 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S17 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S18 RBotY
[OPTION] S18 PERotY
[OPTION] S18 OPotY
[OPTION]ISFL Postseason Stats
[OPTION] Rushing Yards: 926
[OPTION] Yards per Carry: 4.56
[OPTION] Rushing Touchdowns: 7
[OPTION] Receptions: 44
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 408
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 4
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 653
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 192
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Pancakes: 28
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[OPTION]Trophy Case/Achievements:
[OPTION] S15 DSFL RBotY
[OPTION] S15 DSFL MVP
[OPTION] S16 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S17 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S18 RBotY
[OPTION] S18 PERotY
[OPTION] S18 OPotY
[OPTION] S18 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S19 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] S20 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] S21 Pro Bowler (OFlex & Returner)
[OPTION] S21 Ultimus Champion
[OPTION] S21 Ultimus MVP
[OPTION] S22 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S15, 20)
[OPTION] 3rd Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S14, 18)
[OPTION] 3rd Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S14, 18)
[OPTION] 5th Most Career Rushing Yards
[OPTION] 9th Most Career Rushing TDs
[OPTION] 7th Most Career Scrimmage Yards
[OPTION] 8th Most Career Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 5th Most Career Punt Return TDs
[OPTION] 5th Most Career All-Purpose Yards
[OPTION] 8th Most Career All-Purpose TDs
[OPTION] 4th Most Career Postseason Rushing Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Rushing TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 10th Most Career Postseason Kick Return Yards
[OPTION] 7th Most Career Postseason Punt Return Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose TDs