Tier 3 #17
Dual Threat quarterbacks are the future of the ISFL. If you didn’t know it, you simply need to look at Franklin Armstrong. The 3-time MVP played lights out during his Ultimus bowl 3-peat. The season of his final Ultimus bowl he also won league MVP, and would do so an additional 2 times in the following 2 seasons.
Unfortunately this write up is not to praise Armstrong. I believe firmly that Armstrong’s second MVP in 2035 was given based on what he had accomplished in previous seasons and not what he had done in the 2035 season. Instead, I believe that Jay Cue should have won in his rookie season.
A comparison of bulk stats tells a similar story for both individuals. Both sat around 39,000 total yards and 28 vs. 26 total touchdowns on the season. Instead I ask you to look at team records from the previous season instead. Arizona before Cue: 5-8. Orange County WITH Armstrong: 9-4. How can you be the most valuable player when you lose two more games than you did in your previous season? Quarterback is the most important position, and is capable of making bad teams good (or at least passable). Cue, as a rookie, put up the second most passing yards, on the highest touchdown/interception ratio in the league. Not only that, but he turned Arizona from a below .500 team to an above .500 team.
Seems like some rookie bias if you ask me.
Dual Threat quarterbacks are the future of the ISFL. If you didn’t know it, you simply need to look at Franklin Armstrong. The 3-time MVP played lights out during his Ultimus bowl 3-peat. The season of his final Ultimus bowl he also won league MVP, and would do so an additional 2 times in the following 2 seasons.
Unfortunately this write up is not to praise Armstrong. I believe firmly that Armstrong’s second MVP in 2035 was given based on what he had accomplished in previous seasons and not what he had done in the 2035 season. Instead, I believe that Jay Cue should have won in his rookie season.
A comparison of bulk stats tells a similar story for both individuals. Both sat around 39,000 total yards and 28 vs. 26 total touchdowns on the season. Instead I ask you to look at team records from the previous season instead. Arizona before Cue: 5-8. Orange County WITH Armstrong: 9-4. How can you be the most valuable player when you lose two more games than you did in your previous season? Quarterback is the most important position, and is capable of making bad teams good (or at least passable). Cue, as a rookie, put up the second most passing yards, on the highest touchdown/interception ratio in the league. Not only that, but he turned Arizona from a below .500 team to an above .500 team.
Seems like some rookie bias if you ask me.
Always run the ball if you got the ‘Stall