Tier 1 Task 3
I will choose the Colorado Yeti for my Ultimus task. The Colorado Yeti have been around since S1 and have their fair share of dominant players and their fair share of terrible seasons. A rich history if there ever was one. At one end of the spectrum you have players like Logan Noble and Nicholas Pierno. Then on the other side you have players like Mo Berry and Bubba Thumper. If there were a Mount Rushmore of players who were simply terrible and led their team to failure the list would be easy. There were numerous winless seasons and many more with less than 6. From their bountiful bad seasons they had plenty of bad players to go around. The Yeti have a troubled past which they are finally breaking free. This is my take on those players that really turned around a broken franchise. Those worthy of the Mount Rushmore of the Colorado Yeti.
Offensive stars
I will start with myself. User (BWestfield), Player (James Bishop). I will get that out of the way. Sitting on the furthest right chunk of rock and rubble would be James Bishop. The chemistry he had with two different quarterbacks was fantastic to watch and left him in the top 10 most receiving yards of all time. As a player I was able to provide stability to the offense that desperately needed a revamp. As a user I was tasked with bringing in new users that would help shape the future of the Yeti. The locker room was a mess and users simply dropped off activity because the team was going nowhere. With the disappearance of one of the general managers it allowed me (Bobby Wasabi) to step up in that role and help determine what the Yeti should look like.
User (infinitempg), Player (Wolfie McDummy). Second from the right we have Wolfie McDummy. As a player Wolfie helped us (once again) fill one of our most concerning needs. Quarterback. He filled that need before and selflessly filled that need for us again. Wolfie was to run as a wide receiver next to me but the situation changed when we couldn’t rely on any specific user to take those reigns. As a user he gave and still gives everything he has to the Yeti cause. While Wolfie is often blamed for most of the mistakes on the team, there is no doubt in my mind that both the user and the player contributed so much to the team that it would not have happened without him.
Defensive stars
User (Mo Berry) Player (Frick_Nasty). Furthest left we have Mo Berry who highlights the Colorado Defense whenever he is on the field. Mo was so good that other players statistics often looked pitiful next to his own. Mo Berry is certainly the best linebacker the team has ever seen. Mo was one of my first picks as a GM seeing a lot of promise and a future star. Little did I know, when infinitempg stepped down as GM he would be the replacement. Obviously you are always looking for a replacement in case something happens, but in this case it was staring at us since we drafted him. We got Mo into the war room and made sure he was on the same page as us. It was only a matter of time before we started making big differences.
User (Woelkers11), Player (Bubba Thumper). Last but not least we come to the second from the left, Bubba Thumper. Bubba as a user was my replacement at GM when I decided my time was over. Infinitempg and myself had built a great roster, Mo and I had built on that roster. But the team took its next step when Bubba took the reins. He led the Yeti to their first ever Ultimus championship win. It was his player (Bubba Thumper) at defensive tackle, and his user (woelkers11) who brought our offense and defense together. From almost nothing to everything we ever wanted, woelkers was able to finish what we started out to do. The end justifies the means.
Notable mentions
User (PigSnout), Player (Boss Tweed). One of the reasons that Colorado found themselves successful early on (aside from some cheating) was Boss Tweed. Hall of Fame inductee Boss Tweed truly is the every down running back and is considered one of the best to ever play for the Yeti.
User(ExemplaryChad), Player (Haruki Ishigawa). Drafted in the 4th round of the 4th draft, the Yeti really hit a home run here. Another linebacker to get tackle after tackle. If there was ever a player who could be considered better than Mo Berry on the Yeti, you could easily argue Haruki was that player. Unfortunately for Ishigawa, he did not see many wins while he played for the Yeti. In fact, 2 of his seasons, he did not see a single win. But he was an exemplary player nonetheless.
I will choose the Colorado Yeti for my Ultimus task. The Colorado Yeti have been around since S1 and have their fair share of dominant players and their fair share of terrible seasons. A rich history if there ever was one. At one end of the spectrum you have players like Logan Noble and Nicholas Pierno. Then on the other side you have players like Mo Berry and Bubba Thumper. If there were a Mount Rushmore of players who were simply terrible and led their team to failure the list would be easy. There were numerous winless seasons and many more with less than 6. From their bountiful bad seasons they had plenty of bad players to go around. The Yeti have a troubled past which they are finally breaking free. This is my take on those players that really turned around a broken franchise. Those worthy of the Mount Rushmore of the Colorado Yeti.
Offensive stars
I will start with myself. User (BWestfield), Player (James Bishop). I will get that out of the way. Sitting on the furthest right chunk of rock and rubble would be James Bishop. The chemistry he had with two different quarterbacks was fantastic to watch and left him in the top 10 most receiving yards of all time. As a player I was able to provide stability to the offense that desperately needed a revamp. As a user I was tasked with bringing in new users that would help shape the future of the Yeti. The locker room was a mess and users simply dropped off activity because the team was going nowhere. With the disappearance of one of the general managers it allowed me (Bobby Wasabi) to step up in that role and help determine what the Yeti should look like.
User (infinitempg), Player (Wolfie McDummy). Second from the right we have Wolfie McDummy. As a player Wolfie helped us (once again) fill one of our most concerning needs. Quarterback. He filled that need before and selflessly filled that need for us again. Wolfie was to run as a wide receiver next to me but the situation changed when we couldn’t rely on any specific user to take those reigns. As a user he gave and still gives everything he has to the Yeti cause. While Wolfie is often blamed for most of the mistakes on the team, there is no doubt in my mind that both the user and the player contributed so much to the team that it would not have happened without him.
Defensive stars
User (Mo Berry) Player (Frick_Nasty). Furthest left we have Mo Berry who highlights the Colorado Defense whenever he is on the field. Mo was so good that other players statistics often looked pitiful next to his own. Mo Berry is certainly the best linebacker the team has ever seen. Mo was one of my first picks as a GM seeing a lot of promise and a future star. Little did I know, when infinitempg stepped down as GM he would be the replacement. Obviously you are always looking for a replacement in case something happens, but in this case it was staring at us since we drafted him. We got Mo into the war room and made sure he was on the same page as us. It was only a matter of time before we started making big differences.
User (Woelkers11), Player (Bubba Thumper). Last but not least we come to the second from the left, Bubba Thumper. Bubba as a user was my replacement at GM when I decided my time was over. Infinitempg and myself had built a great roster, Mo and I had built on that roster. But the team took its next step when Bubba took the reins. He led the Yeti to their first ever Ultimus championship win. It was his player (Bubba Thumper) at defensive tackle, and his user (woelkers11) who brought our offense and defense together. From almost nothing to everything we ever wanted, woelkers was able to finish what we started out to do. The end justifies the means.
Notable mentions
User (PigSnout), Player (Boss Tweed). One of the reasons that Colorado found themselves successful early on (aside from some cheating) was Boss Tweed. Hall of Fame inductee Boss Tweed truly is the every down running back and is considered one of the best to ever play for the Yeti.
User(ExemplaryChad), Player (Haruki Ishigawa). Drafted in the 4th round of the 4th draft, the Yeti really hit a home run here. Another linebacker to get tackle after tackle. If there was ever a player who could be considered better than Mo Berry on the Yeti, you could easily argue Haruki was that player. Unfortunately for Ishigawa, he did not see many wins while he played for the Yeti. In fact, 2 of his seasons, he did not see a single win. But he was an exemplary player nonetheless.