09-28-2021, 03:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-07-2021, 10:06 AM by Tesla. Edited 1 time in total.)
So this kinda article has been a long time coming. And I should say from the off that unfortunately no, it’s not a retirement article (I’d need to retire on a high, right, and that isn’t happening any time soon). It’s not even an article about how my player has suddenly decided to switch positions because there was a need on the team (I mean, that always happens in the so called NFL so it must be totally acceptable here right). No, this is going to be far less interesting than all of that.
L’Gazzy Burfict was created just over a year ago and now, in season 31, this is seemingly his peak TPE season. Additional TPE just finds its way into a mysterious bank these days (despite my inability to sum it all up right, hey @abh89). Maybe that’s another gripe I have… do sports starts really only have one “peak season” before they start to regress? Tell that to Tom Brady. But yeah, this is his peak season, and the peak season of my S25 friends from that covid inspired reddit posted super draft in 2020. Fair play to those of you who made it this far. So essentially I wanted to take some time to have a look at the Outlaws roster this year as, with a number of high TPE S25 players on the field they should be peaking pretty hard right now. I mean, surely they can’t lose 3 of the first 5 or anything ridiculous like that, right. (Monday morning edit; 4 out of the first 6, ouch).
So yeah, lets have a look at the roster and try and put a case behind this maybe, finally, potentially, being a good one for the Outlaws. As a note… I’m pretty slow at typing and i’m aware that the Outlaws play the Wraiths this evening. Hopefully Burfict managed to break Cue’s legs or something. Only kidding Cue. But I hope we won. (Monday morning edit; ffs).
I’m going to split things up as logically as I can. So we have the offence, the defense, and well, our kicker. So first I guess it’s pretty obvious where I should start – the teams defense.
Defensive Tackles
We have three DTs on the roster but the one which stands out is Chuck Roth. Drafted at 16th overall in the S25 draft, Roth was a tremendous pick and is the biggest threat on the line. He currently finds himself on 1419 TPE (top registered DT in the ISFL) and will no doubt be banking any additional TPE to get ready for S32 regression work. I want to also give a shout out here to Pete “Plop”Miller, who despite heavily regressing (down to 653 TPE from a peak of 1418 TPE) is still a force to be reckoned with, and S27 draftee Fergus Callaghan Jr.
Linebackers
I’m biased, but I love linebackers. I have no shame in my appreciation for what Vontaze Burfict did in the NFL, and L’Gazzy Burfict aimed to have the same impact (but, you know, without the suspensions and being released) in the ISFL. He was taken at number 36 in the S25 draft and I’ll avoid shouting about how all the GMs who passed on him should still be regretting their decision; that’s old news now. Burfict is 1/5 of the Outlaws Linebackers and is currently on 1462 TPE (fourth overall in the ISFL). I also have it on good authority that he plans to upgrade his S31 equipment spec before the season is through to boost this further. Alongside Burfict are two very highly regarded younger players. Firstly there is S28 draftee Glenn Smart (top LB in the class and currently 4OA) and following closely is S29 draftee Marcus Jones (2nd LB in class). Both, like Burfict, are pass rushers. And well, to be the best you always want to learn from the best, right? We’re also lucky to also have the experienced head of Stan Koniecpolski on the roster too. I’m not ignoring Sarrasin but he couldn’t cut it at the ISFL level and mostly just cleans cleats these days… proof that not all players can make the jump from DSFL to ISFL.
Cornerbacks
Arizona Outlaws have the crème de la crème of Cornerbacks. Rich Triplet (1486 TPE, 1OA in ISFL) and Tayshawn Crunk (1485 TPE, 2OA in the ISFL) are well ahead of the pack. These two, well, they are top top players. Both physical corners too, which I like to see being a Burfict fan. Physicality is good. I mean it’s clear by the TPE levels here but both were drafted in S25… Triplet at 14 and Crunk at 8 (one ahead of James Gath… that takes me back).
Safeties
Joining the ranks this year was another S25 big hitter in the form of Steve Wadham (1212 TPE enforcer, 3rd highest Safety in the ISFL. Burfict won an Ultimini alongside Mr Wadham back in our debt season for London Royals, good times. And who is he joined on the field by? JB Jadakiss (who peaked at 1337 TPE as a S23 draftee) is an experienced head on experienced shoulders (and very fast legs).
So I mean, on paper, the Outlaws defense is stacked. High levels of S25 TPE spilling out like slime in Ghostbusters, you can’t not see that. But clearly, well, it’s just not quite clicked so far this season has it. Which kinda sucks. Anyway, I won’t get distracted, on to the offence.
Quarterback
Last seasons MVP, Charlemange Cortez, is the starting quarterback for the Arizona Outlaws, I mean, you all know that. Being a S24 draftee he “peaked” last season and is currently listed as 1221 TPE (down from 1389 TPE) which is still good enough for 5th in the QB class. Yes, he has been blessed with quality around him but regardless of this, Cortez is a top player.
Running Backs
You just don’t find a beter duo than this. Ask anyone who has played fantasy football over the last few seasons. An MVP and a co-GM with a strange name, they are of course Tatsu Nakamura and Deadly Memes. Nakamura is a machine and when Arizona picked him up, well, let’s just say there was a little party back in Outlwas HQ. He’s regressing now (9th in class) but this doesn’t seem to have impacted performances on the field (the SIM seems to do that for us all it seems). A peak of 1458 TPE with a current recorded level of 948 TPE. And as for Memes, well, he’s doing his own thing these days with 1323 TPE (1501 TPE – fair play – at his peak) means he is 3rd in the RB class. I just love these two players.
Wide Receivers
Now with the two RBs (or certainly Mr Nakamura) ripping up the league for the last few seasons, the Outlaws WRs have perhaps gone a little under the radar. I mean, until last year when they just exploded. S24s Taro Raimon and S25s Darren Pama had a great S30 and I’m expecting to see more of the same this year. Both of them are speed receivers, but I mean when you watch them that’s obvious. Did I mention they are the top two WRs in the ISFL? By quite some distance? I mean, Pama leads the way with his 1426 TPE (10th in the ISFL), and Raimon is up there too with 1307 TPE (peaked at 1494 TPE). Young S31 draftee Kotoni Staggs could not have better mentors.
Tight End
Who wants to be a tight end? If you were the one listener other than the auditor who listened to the pod Crunk and I put out you’ll know that I didn’t used to fully respect the postion of TE. But, well, maybe my opinion has changed. S24 draftee Ragnar Krashwagen (843 TPE, 5th in class) is a little bit of a dark horse in the team. All the attention seems to go on the RBs and WRs which allows Krashwagen to do their thing. It may not be glamorous, but it doesn’t always have to be.
Offensive Line
The Outlaws have five OLs on the roster. S25 duo Brent Silva and Donald McBobby (who as a LB was drafted at 33OA) are doing their thing alongside Julio Jones, Thomas Passmann (yes that’s where that top WR went fantasy fans) and S30 draftee Bernie Sanders. As a pack they do what they need to do, and they do it well. Cortez was S30 MVP after all.
Ok so that is everything. Crap, kicker.
Kicker
The Arizona Outlaws have the best kicker in the game of football. Although he spends the majority of his days off on the LSU campus, the reigning, denfending, kicker of the year continues to do his thing and is the one area we’ve not really seen too much drop in performance against expectations. Oh yeah, he’s Cade York. Google him. But then scroll down past the actual Cade York, and find our one.
Looking at the ISFL as a whole, the Arizona Outlaws have 5 of the top 12 earning payers in the game. TPE wise that is, my bank balance is embarrassing. These are all S25 players, obviously. Dropping back a draft season, we also have three of the top 10 earning S24 players, and top 5 players from S22 and S21. Looking to balane that experience with youth, we have the 4OA earning player from S28 and the top prospect from S31. So surely this should be the season. Great players, up and coming prospects, coming together to bring home a ring. Except things have looked pretty bad to start the season and there have been some unconvincing, uncharacteristic performances on the field. Still plenty of time to turn things around and make the post season though.
That said… I’m adding this last but the morning after plying the Wraiths… so now things have become just that little bit harder. But this is simulation football, and the reason we are all here. Well, in a way. I’d much prefer the game to be a little more logical, or realistic, you know. But then again, what would we moan about if it wasn’t the SIM, the weather, the economy? No thanks. Whatever happens, I’m going to enjoy Burfict’s peak TPE season because, as I struggle to add together my TPE each week just to throw it in the bank I’m going to give ABH nightmares trying to calculate regression!
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L’Gazzy Burfict was created just over a year ago and now, in season 31, this is seemingly his peak TPE season. Additional TPE just finds its way into a mysterious bank these days (despite my inability to sum it all up right, hey @abh89). Maybe that’s another gripe I have… do sports starts really only have one “peak season” before they start to regress? Tell that to Tom Brady. But yeah, this is his peak season, and the peak season of my S25 friends from that covid inspired reddit posted super draft in 2020. Fair play to those of you who made it this far. So essentially I wanted to take some time to have a look at the Outlaws roster this year as, with a number of high TPE S25 players on the field they should be peaking pretty hard right now. I mean, surely they can’t lose 3 of the first 5 or anything ridiculous like that, right. (Monday morning edit; 4 out of the first 6, ouch).
So yeah, lets have a look at the roster and try and put a case behind this maybe, finally, potentially, being a good one for the Outlaws. As a note… I’m pretty slow at typing and i’m aware that the Outlaws play the Wraiths this evening. Hopefully Burfict managed to break Cue’s legs or something. Only kidding Cue. But I hope we won. (Monday morning edit; ffs).
I’m going to split things up as logically as I can. So we have the offence, the defense, and well, our kicker. So first I guess it’s pretty obvious where I should start – the teams defense.
Defensive Tackles
We have three DTs on the roster but the one which stands out is Chuck Roth. Drafted at 16th overall in the S25 draft, Roth was a tremendous pick and is the biggest threat on the line. He currently finds himself on 1419 TPE (top registered DT in the ISFL) and will no doubt be banking any additional TPE to get ready for S32 regression work. I want to also give a shout out here to Pete “Plop”Miller, who despite heavily regressing (down to 653 TPE from a peak of 1418 TPE) is still a force to be reckoned with, and S27 draftee Fergus Callaghan Jr.
Linebackers
I’m biased, but I love linebackers. I have no shame in my appreciation for what Vontaze Burfict did in the NFL, and L’Gazzy Burfict aimed to have the same impact (but, you know, without the suspensions and being released) in the ISFL. He was taken at number 36 in the S25 draft and I’ll avoid shouting about how all the GMs who passed on him should still be regretting their decision; that’s old news now. Burfict is 1/5 of the Outlaws Linebackers and is currently on 1462 TPE (fourth overall in the ISFL). I also have it on good authority that he plans to upgrade his S31 equipment spec before the season is through to boost this further. Alongside Burfict are two very highly regarded younger players. Firstly there is S28 draftee Glenn Smart (top LB in the class and currently 4OA) and following closely is S29 draftee Marcus Jones (2nd LB in class). Both, like Burfict, are pass rushers. And well, to be the best you always want to learn from the best, right? We’re also lucky to also have the experienced head of Stan Koniecpolski on the roster too. I’m not ignoring Sarrasin but he couldn’t cut it at the ISFL level and mostly just cleans cleats these days… proof that not all players can make the jump from DSFL to ISFL.
Cornerbacks
Arizona Outlaws have the crème de la crème of Cornerbacks. Rich Triplet (1486 TPE, 1OA in ISFL) and Tayshawn Crunk (1485 TPE, 2OA in the ISFL) are well ahead of the pack. These two, well, they are top top players. Both physical corners too, which I like to see being a Burfict fan. Physicality is good. I mean it’s clear by the TPE levels here but both were drafted in S25… Triplet at 14 and Crunk at 8 (one ahead of James Gath… that takes me back).
Safeties
Joining the ranks this year was another S25 big hitter in the form of Steve Wadham (1212 TPE enforcer, 3rd highest Safety in the ISFL. Burfict won an Ultimini alongside Mr Wadham back in our debt season for London Royals, good times. And who is he joined on the field by? JB Jadakiss (who peaked at 1337 TPE as a S23 draftee) is an experienced head on experienced shoulders (and very fast legs).
So I mean, on paper, the Outlaws defense is stacked. High levels of S25 TPE spilling out like slime in Ghostbusters, you can’t not see that. But clearly, well, it’s just not quite clicked so far this season has it. Which kinda sucks. Anyway, I won’t get distracted, on to the offence.
Quarterback
Last seasons MVP, Charlemange Cortez, is the starting quarterback for the Arizona Outlaws, I mean, you all know that. Being a S24 draftee he “peaked” last season and is currently listed as 1221 TPE (down from 1389 TPE) which is still good enough for 5th in the QB class. Yes, he has been blessed with quality around him but regardless of this, Cortez is a top player.
Running Backs
You just don’t find a beter duo than this. Ask anyone who has played fantasy football over the last few seasons. An MVP and a co-GM with a strange name, they are of course Tatsu Nakamura and Deadly Memes. Nakamura is a machine and when Arizona picked him up, well, let’s just say there was a little party back in Outlwas HQ. He’s regressing now (9th in class) but this doesn’t seem to have impacted performances on the field (the SIM seems to do that for us all it seems). A peak of 1458 TPE with a current recorded level of 948 TPE. And as for Memes, well, he’s doing his own thing these days with 1323 TPE (1501 TPE – fair play – at his peak) means he is 3rd in the RB class. I just love these two players.
Wide Receivers
Now with the two RBs (or certainly Mr Nakamura) ripping up the league for the last few seasons, the Outlaws WRs have perhaps gone a little under the radar. I mean, until last year when they just exploded. S24s Taro Raimon and S25s Darren Pama had a great S30 and I’m expecting to see more of the same this year. Both of them are speed receivers, but I mean when you watch them that’s obvious. Did I mention they are the top two WRs in the ISFL? By quite some distance? I mean, Pama leads the way with his 1426 TPE (10th in the ISFL), and Raimon is up there too with 1307 TPE (peaked at 1494 TPE). Young S31 draftee Kotoni Staggs could not have better mentors.
Tight End
Who wants to be a tight end? If you were the one listener other than the auditor who listened to the pod Crunk and I put out you’ll know that I didn’t used to fully respect the postion of TE. But, well, maybe my opinion has changed. S24 draftee Ragnar Krashwagen (843 TPE, 5th in class) is a little bit of a dark horse in the team. All the attention seems to go on the RBs and WRs which allows Krashwagen to do their thing. It may not be glamorous, but it doesn’t always have to be.
Offensive Line
The Outlaws have five OLs on the roster. S25 duo Brent Silva and Donald McBobby (who as a LB was drafted at 33OA) are doing their thing alongside Julio Jones, Thomas Passmann (yes that’s where that top WR went fantasy fans) and S30 draftee Bernie Sanders. As a pack they do what they need to do, and they do it well. Cortez was S30 MVP after all.
Ok so that is everything. Crap, kicker.
Kicker
The Arizona Outlaws have the best kicker in the game of football. Although he spends the majority of his days off on the LSU campus, the reigning, denfending, kicker of the year continues to do his thing and is the one area we’ve not really seen too much drop in performance against expectations. Oh yeah, he’s Cade York. Google him. But then scroll down past the actual Cade York, and find our one.
Looking at the ISFL as a whole, the Arizona Outlaws have 5 of the top 12 earning payers in the game. TPE wise that is, my bank balance is embarrassing. These are all S25 players, obviously. Dropping back a draft season, we also have three of the top 10 earning S24 players, and top 5 players from S22 and S21. Looking to balane that experience with youth, we have the 4OA earning player from S28 and the top prospect from S31. So surely this should be the season. Great players, up and coming prospects, coming together to bring home a ring. Except things have looked pretty bad to start the season and there have been some unconvincing, uncharacteristic performances on the field. Still plenty of time to turn things around and make the post season though.
That said… I’m adding this last but the morning after plying the Wraiths… so now things have become just that little bit harder. But this is simulation football, and the reason we are all here. Well, in a way. I’d much prefer the game to be a little more logical, or realistic, you know. But then again, what would we moan about if it wasn’t the SIM, the weather, the economy? No thanks. Whatever happens, I’m going to enjoy Burfict’s peak TPE season because, as I struggle to add together my TPE each week just to throw it in the bank I’m going to give ABH nightmares trying to calculate regression!
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