07-26-2017, 08:17 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-26-2017, 03:32 PM by Rabidsponge21.)
Breaking it all down
Ranking it all by team
- So now that the top 3 of each position has been laid out lets look at a few things. First, lets break down how many players each team had in the top 3. Then lets rank each team by position by the 'starters' they would have at their respective positions, THEN use those ranking to find rough totals of how each teams Offense and Defense looks heading into the 2nd season of this young league.
Overall Team Rankings - Most top 3 finishes
8)
-Coming in last is the San Jose Sabercats. With only 2 players in the top 3 of all 13 positions, they are truly lacking in top tier talent currently. They have a great Wide receiver in Bailey Cook and the Defensive Tackle in Dan Miller, but both are currently 3rd in each of their groups. That leave a lot of holes left in the line up currently, with some categories having players as low as 153-213 as the 3rd rank with San Jose cracking neither top 3. The team needs to groom some more true elite talent if they want to keep competiting with the rest of the league moving forward.
7)
- The Hawks aren't much better off that the Sabercats to be honest. They barely edge them out with a 2nd place finish to pair with 1 3rd, but that doesn't have them sitting much better. A 3rd ranked Linebacker paired with a 2nd placed Kicker, doesn't really seem like such a good combo to make the top 3's with, but it's something to work with at least. The team needs to continue to build it's roster if it wants to be a top 4 contender, and sport a more diverse and TPE heavy roster.
6)
- Next is another team who can only field 2 players in the top 3 with at least those 2 being both respectively in the #2 spot on their lists. A wide receiver and a Defensive tackle is a little more promising to potentially build around but still just not enough flash and dash to make the team look overall enticing on this ranking. A team that seems to be fairly active just lacking the top tier players, Las Vegas has some work to do still.
5)
- The last of the 2 spot teams, Philly sports 2 players who are 1st in their rankings. The best kicker league wide matched with the top Safety has something to be proud about but leaves a lot of gaps all over the field still to be filled with the top end talent.
4)
- The 1st member of the top 4 is the Colorado Yeti. Sporting a total of 5 top 3 finishes the future looks bright in Colorado. Best Quarter back - 2nd best Running back - 3rd best Defensive end - 2nd best Corner back - 3rd best Tight end. These are some solid pieces to build your team around. As we will see later, the situation in Colorado is better than this story might tell...
3)
- Rolling into the #3 spot is Arizona. The first of 3 teams to nab 3 1st place finishes the defending champs show why they were able to win the championship with the roster they have. 3rd Best Running back - 1st best Defensive End - 1st and 2nd best Line backers - 2nd best Safety. If I were to pull 1 thing out of this all that seems a bit suspect on paper? No real presence in the top 3's of the main offensive roles.
2)
- Edged slightly out by the sheer overwhelming depth of the Otters the Wraiths still come in a respectable 2nd place for Top 3 finishes. Placing in 7 of the 11 categories shows the sheer depth this team has and how well the roster is truly growing/ shaping up to be. With a wide variety of options available on both offense and defense, I would look for this team to challenge for the top of the league for seasons to come with this great core being built.
1)
- Finishing in 8 of 11 categories, the Otters are the team to beat. 3 1st, 3 2nds, 2 3rds, you can't argue the team that the Otters have managed to put together.
1st - Defensive Tackle - Offensive Lineman - Running Back
2nd - Quarterback - Tight End - Defensive End
3rd - Safety - Corner Back
So next we take a in depth look at the best starters for each collective team. From my understanding (sorry I won't lie I am not super well versed in the world of American Football) that there is the following for starters at each position.
5 OL - 1 TE - 3 WR - 2 RB - 1 QB - 1 K/P
2 DT - 2 DE - 2 CB - 3 LB - 2 S
So with this info in hand I then took the highest TPE players for each starter position per team, and ranked each team according to who had the best overall TPE spread for position. We then rank each team on a basis of 1st to 8th, and have assigned the following point scale for placing in each rank.
12 - 1st
10 - 2nd
8 - 3rd
6 - 4th
4 - 5th
3 - 6th
2 - 7th
1 -8th
When ALLLLLLL the date is fully collected we see the bigger picture. The top 4 teams are clear in that Orange County - Yellowknife - Colorado - Arizona stand above the rest of the league to make the top 4. The gap from the top 3 and the rest of the league is pretty sizeable in offensve, with teams being relitively closer in the Defensive side of things.
If I had to choose which team looks the best overall on paper? I would have to go with the Colorado Yeti with the Orange Count Otters being a close second.
The Yellowknifes have a top tier offensive talent availble to them and still managed to bring themselves into the conversation for Defense but still fell flat in comparison to the rest of the pack.
If we are going to point fingers at the worst of the worst? Sorry to say Philly fans, but the Liberty are justr all sorts of bad, but the Sabercats are trying just as hard (or not really) to take that spot at the bottom. The Legion and Hawks aren't to far off themselves but at least show some progress.
With that all said, I hope you all enjoyed this article! It was definetly a massive 5+ hr piece of work. Cheers!!
Ranking it all by team
- So now that the top 3 of each position has been laid out lets look at a few things. First, lets break down how many players each team had in the top 3. Then lets rank each team by position by the 'starters' they would have at their respective positions, THEN use those ranking to find rough totals of how each teams Offense and Defense looks heading into the 2nd season of this young league.
Overall Team Rankings - Most top 3 finishes
8)
-Coming in last is the San Jose Sabercats. With only 2 players in the top 3 of all 13 positions, they are truly lacking in top tier talent currently. They have a great Wide receiver in Bailey Cook and the Defensive Tackle in Dan Miller, but both are currently 3rd in each of their groups. That leave a lot of holes left in the line up currently, with some categories having players as low as 153-213 as the 3rd rank with San Jose cracking neither top 3. The team needs to groom some more true elite talent if they want to keep competiting with the rest of the league moving forward.
7)
- The Hawks aren't much better off that the Sabercats to be honest. They barely edge them out with a 2nd place finish to pair with 1 3rd, but that doesn't have them sitting much better. A 3rd ranked Linebacker paired with a 2nd placed Kicker, doesn't really seem like such a good combo to make the top 3's with, but it's something to work with at least. The team needs to continue to build it's roster if it wants to be a top 4 contender, and sport a more diverse and TPE heavy roster.
6)
- Next is another team who can only field 2 players in the top 3 with at least those 2 being both respectively in the #2 spot on their lists. A wide receiver and a Defensive tackle is a little more promising to potentially build around but still just not enough flash and dash to make the team look overall enticing on this ranking. A team that seems to be fairly active just lacking the top tier players, Las Vegas has some work to do still.
5)
- The last of the 2 spot teams, Philly sports 2 players who are 1st in their rankings. The best kicker league wide matched with the top Safety has something to be proud about but leaves a lot of gaps all over the field still to be filled with the top end talent.
4)
- The 1st member of the top 4 is the Colorado Yeti. Sporting a total of 5 top 3 finishes the future looks bright in Colorado. Best Quarter back - 2nd best Running back - 3rd best Defensive end - 2nd best Corner back - 3rd best Tight end. These are some solid pieces to build your team around. As we will see later, the situation in Colorado is better than this story might tell...
3)
- Rolling into the #3 spot is Arizona. The first of 3 teams to nab 3 1st place finishes the defending champs show why they were able to win the championship with the roster they have. 3rd Best Running back - 1st best Defensive End - 1st and 2nd best Line backers - 2nd best Safety. If I were to pull 1 thing out of this all that seems a bit suspect on paper? No real presence in the top 3's of the main offensive roles.
2)
- Edged slightly out by the sheer overwhelming depth of the Otters the Wraiths still come in a respectable 2nd place for Top 3 finishes. Placing in 7 of the 11 categories shows the sheer depth this team has and how well the roster is truly growing/ shaping up to be. With a wide variety of options available on both offense and defense, I would look for this team to challenge for the top of the league for seasons to come with this great core being built.
1)
- Finishing in 8 of 11 categories, the Otters are the team to beat. 3 1st, 3 2nds, 2 3rds, you can't argue the team that the Otters have managed to put together.
1st - Defensive Tackle - Offensive Lineman - Running Back
2nd - Quarterback - Tight End - Defensive End
3rd - Safety - Corner Back
So next we take a in depth look at the best starters for each collective team. From my understanding (sorry I won't lie I am not super well versed in the world of American Football) that there is the following for starters at each position.
5 OL - 1 TE - 3 WR - 2 RB - 1 QB - 1 K/P
2 DT - 2 DE - 2 CB - 3 LB - 2 S
So with this info in hand I then took the highest TPE players for each starter position per team, and ranked each team according to who had the best overall TPE spread for position. We then rank each team on a basis of 1st to 8th, and have assigned the following point scale for placing in each rank.
12 - 1st
10 - 2nd
8 - 3rd
6 - 4th
4 - 5th
3 - 6th
2 - 7th
1 -8th
When ALLLLLLL the date is fully collected we see the bigger picture. The top 4 teams are clear in that Orange County - Yellowknife - Colorado - Arizona stand above the rest of the league to make the top 4. The gap from the top 3 and the rest of the league is pretty sizeable in offensve, with teams being relitively closer in the Defensive side of things.
If I had to choose which team looks the best overall on paper? I would have to go with the Colorado Yeti with the Orange Count Otters being a close second.
The Yellowknifes have a top tier offensive talent availble to them and still managed to bring themselves into the conversation for Defense but still fell flat in comparison to the rest of the pack.
If we are going to point fingers at the worst of the worst? Sorry to say Philly fans, but the Liberty are justr all sorts of bad, but the Sabercats are trying just as hard (or not really) to take that spot at the bottom. The Legion and Hawks aren't to far off themselves but at least show some progress.
With that all said, I hope you all enjoyed this article! It was definetly a massive 5+ hr piece of work. Cheers!!