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6) The playoffs have finally arrived. Choose one playoff team that is not your own from either league and recount how they got here in 400 words or more. What challenges and hurdles did they face in the regular season? Did they cruise into home field advantage or have to fight off contenders for the wild card? Are they led by MVP players on offense, or is a stifling defense the engine to their success? Don’t be afraid to go deep.
The Outlaws on the other hand, started the season with a 1-3 record after the first 4 weeks and had the tough schedule of meeting Otters, Second Line and Copperheads all right at the beginning. Makes the middle of the schedule easier, but if you know you have to do well in the middle of the season, your team better come out and perform. And that is exactly what the Outlaws did for their schedule. With 3 weeks remaining in the regular season, the Outlaws would hold a 7-6 record. Which means they won 6 and lost 3 of their games in that middle stretch of the season. But, with 3 games left in the season and a tight conference, there was no room for screwups but that is what they did. They go 1-2 with the last 3 games in the season, losing a crucial one to the Copperheads in week 15 by 1 point. With 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter of the game, the Copperheads were ahead 16-15 and the Outlaws had the ball on half field. The Outlaws were so nervous, they allowed the Copperheads to sack Jay Cue twice, forcing a turnover on downs and losing the game, which ultimately would allow the Copperheads to pass the Outlaws and not make their playoff hopes achievable this season. Obviously this is not the only reason that the Outlaws lost the game. The Outlaws put up a total of 60 yards more in total yardage that game and gave up one extra interception which isnt good. This was not the same story in week 4 when the Copperheads beat the Outlaws 33-29, where the Outlaws had 60 less yards compared the Copperheads. The Copperheads gave up 1 more turnover than the Outlaws in that first matchup of the season and yet they managed to win. The Outlaws had just managed to give the Copperheads better positions down the field, putting up 7 penalties in that game. Being undisciplined will help the other team way too much and will be in a position to score. Congratulations to the Copperheads, who made sure that they were better set up to make the playoffs by making sure they beat out their closest rivals, the Outlaws and got in on a tiebreak, well deserved.
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23) Present your argument for the playoffs MVP. Show their stats and impact on the games that they played.
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24) The league is prone to change. Reflect on a past change in either the ISFL or DSFL that significantly impacted something - be it a rules change, an expansion or contraction, or even a complete rebranding. What were the effects of this change, and how has it shaken the status quo?