8.) The Tijuana Luchadores have a storied past and a bright future ahead of them. While this season surely did not go as planned, there was still progress made towards the ultimate goal of capturing their 8th Ultimini crown. The Season 23 iteration of the proud DSFL franchise finished the regular season with a record of 6-8, missing the playoffs outright. Despite this disappointment, there were foundational players added such as: S Maverick Bowie, QB Mike Boss Jr., RB Crowbar Theeks, LB Adam Schell, OL Icebos Riposte, and a handful of other young exciting prospects. The Luchadores had a unique combination of veteran and rookie players this past season, and the rookies who struggled now have an entire season of experience underneath their belt. The Luchadores led the league in passing yards, and they should be competing for that title again next season where Mike Boss Jr is expected to take the starting job full-time. Unfortunately the team also led the league in another important passing stat—interceptions thrown. Boss Jr is going to have to work on his ball placement and be sure to protect the ball a lot better than he has been so far in his career. While his father started off his career with similar results, the Luchadores can’t accept another season from the young signal caller that is so bad. There is hope that with some new additions to the backfield, the Luchadores can expand their running game to improve from a league worst in attempts, yards, and tied for the lowest amount of rushing touchdowns. The offense must balance itself better and it will improve both the pass and the run attack. On the defensive side of the ball, expect the Luchadores’ excellence in the secondary to take a bit of a statistical hit, but that should see their pass rush numbers improve. Tijuana was second to last in sacks, only Portland was worse, and the coaching staff knows how important pressure is on the entire defense. The team can’t possibly expect to score 3 defensive touchdowns again next season, there’s always a bit of luck with those, so who knows what type of trickle-down effect that may have on the rest of the defensive output. Tijuana looks to continue their reign atop the kicking game, the team did not miss an extra point attempt last season, and only missed 3 field goal attempts. The longest field goal was only 50 yards, so it shows how intelligent the coaching staff is when it comes to deciding whether or not to go for it or take the points. The offensive line is somewhere that there is optimism brewing, the team was middle of the pack last season with 17 sacks allowed, that number has to go down especially considering how Boss Jr can get rattled.
9.) The Greatest Player of All-Time is a prestigious title that should be reserved for only a select few. In the history of the NSFL/ISFL, there is only one man who comes to mind for me- Mike Boss. Boss has a story that Hollywood itself couldn’t have possibly written. If you presented Mike Boss’s career to Netflix as a short series, they would deny you because it was unrealistic. Mike Boss was drafted by the Orange County Otters in the Season One Draft. The only problem? Orange County also drafted nearly a handful of other quarterbacks to compete for the starting job. With the odds stacked against the 48th overall pick in the history of the league, Mike Boss didn’t cower in fear. He didn’t shy away to a corner. He embraced the underdog role and vowed to battle and win the position. Ethan Hunt, Romeo Devitt, Josh Bercovici, Cliff Hamilton became known as the “Boss Four” as they were the four other quarterbacks selected by Orange County. The first two seasons of Boss’s career he threw combined for nearly 6,000 yards passing, 32 TD passes, and 35 INT. These numbers were tainted by a tough rookie year performance, as his sophomore season brought closer to what we would come to expect. Boss broke out in his 3rd season, earning his first of three career Offensive MVP awards posting a TD/INT ratio of 30-12. The next season, he would win the first of his three career NSFL MVP awards, after putting up 36 TD with 5,318 passing yards along with a 62.14% completion percentage to go alongside a 94.1 QBR. Boss would become a champion for the first of three consecutive times in his 5th season. During the Threepeat Era, Boss threw for 122 TD, 16,138 yards, and only 43 INT. Boss finished his career with 6 straight 5,000+ passing yards seasons, 7 straight seasons of at least 30 TD passes, and only had a QBR under 91 twice. He made the NSFL Pro Bowl for 8 consecutive seasons and is the standard for every QB to be compared to. He currently holds the ISFL records for: Career Passing Yards (42,278), Career Completion Percentage (60.2%), and Career Touchdowns (292). He also holds the record for the most passing yards in a single season with 5,545. There are others who think they may have a chance to be called the GOAT- but it’s simple. The list starts with Boss, and then everyone else is fighting for second place. Boss has blessed the league by passing down his seed, and his son will be drafted today to the ISFL. Will a team underestimate the son of the GOAT? Don’t be surprised if they do, as they underestimated the GOAT they will do the same for GOAT JR.
9.) The Greatest Player of All-Time is a prestigious title that should be reserved for only a select few. In the history of the NSFL/ISFL, there is only one man who comes to mind for me- Mike Boss. Boss has a story that Hollywood itself couldn’t have possibly written. If you presented Mike Boss’s career to Netflix as a short series, they would deny you because it was unrealistic. Mike Boss was drafted by the Orange County Otters in the Season One Draft. The only problem? Orange County also drafted nearly a handful of other quarterbacks to compete for the starting job. With the odds stacked against the 48th overall pick in the history of the league, Mike Boss didn’t cower in fear. He didn’t shy away to a corner. He embraced the underdog role and vowed to battle and win the position. Ethan Hunt, Romeo Devitt, Josh Bercovici, Cliff Hamilton became known as the “Boss Four” as they were the four other quarterbacks selected by Orange County. The first two seasons of Boss’s career he threw combined for nearly 6,000 yards passing, 32 TD passes, and 35 INT. These numbers were tainted by a tough rookie year performance, as his sophomore season brought closer to what we would come to expect. Boss broke out in his 3rd season, earning his first of three career Offensive MVP awards posting a TD/INT ratio of 30-12. The next season, he would win the first of his three career NSFL MVP awards, after putting up 36 TD with 5,318 passing yards along with a 62.14% completion percentage to go alongside a 94.1 QBR. Boss would become a champion for the first of three consecutive times in his 5th season. During the Threepeat Era, Boss threw for 122 TD, 16,138 yards, and only 43 INT. Boss finished his career with 6 straight 5,000+ passing yards seasons, 7 straight seasons of at least 30 TD passes, and only had a QBR under 91 twice. He made the NSFL Pro Bowl for 8 consecutive seasons and is the standard for every QB to be compared to. He currently holds the ISFL records for: Career Passing Yards (42,278), Career Completion Percentage (60.2%), and Career Touchdowns (292). He also holds the record for the most passing yards in a single season with 5,545. There are others who think they may have a chance to be called the GOAT- but it’s simple. The list starts with Boss, and then everyone else is fighting for second place. Boss has blessed the league by passing down his seed, and his son will be drafted today to the ISFL. Will a team underestimate the son of the GOAT? Don’t be surprised if they do, as they underestimated the GOAT they will do the same for GOAT JR.
WR- JAMAL SLICK JR.
"THE NEW ERA"
MR 8X ULTIMUS CHAMPION
QB Mike Boss - HOF
TE Johnny Blaze - HOF
QB Mike Boss Jr
WR Johnny Blaze Jr
QB Mike Boss - HOF
TE Johnny Blaze - HOF
QB Mike Boss Jr
WR Johnny Blaze Jr