Task 1:
S33 was a major time of change for the league. We saw a ton of young QBs make their debuts and that is apparent in the playoffs. Three of the 6 playoff teams are led by rookie QBs. The Otters, led by Tron Carter, returned to the playoffs after a sizeable drought. Tron Carter had a solid season but didn't blow anyone away. His QB rating was about exactly average and he didn't throw a ton of touchdowns. The Otters got lucky just making the playoffs as they gave up more points than they scored. The Otters counterpart in the ASFC is the Outlaws who were led by Wendell Sailor. Sailor lit the league on fire by throwing 39 touchdowns and leading the league in passer rating. The Outlaws finished 2nd in the league in both scoring offense and scoring defense and looked to be the heavy favorites to take home some hardware. On the NSFC side, rookie QB Carter Knight managed to secure the 1 seed with the Sarasota Sailfish despite his reputation as a check-down artist. Like Carter, he didn't blow anyone away, but he made the plays he needed to make to get to the playoffs with the #1 scoring defense. Outside of the rookies we also saw Kazimir Oles Jr. have a bounce back year to take Chicago to the playoffs, Gimmy Jarropolo and the Hawks live up to their potential, and Jackie Daytona dragging Austin back to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, there were a lot of great defensive performances. Baltimore held Oles and the Butchers offense to just 14 points and 2.4 yards per carry while the Otters held Daytona and the Copperheads in check to the tune of 16 points and 5 sacks. This set up an all rookie matchup in the ASFC championship and sent the Hawks down to Sarasota to face the daunting Sailfish defense. In the ASFC, the QBs both struggled mightily but OCO managed to jump out to a big lead thanks to the heroics of Goat Tank Jr. OCO gashed the elite Arizona defense to the tune of 8.4 yards per carry and despite Tron Carter’s best efforts to throw the game away with a late pick six, they eked out a win and an Ultimus berth. Over in the NSFC, Baltimore overcame some mistakes from Gimmy Jarropolo Jr. and took a 30-10 lead over Knight and the Sailfish. Two late touchdown drives by Sarasota gave them a tiny bit of hope but it ended up being too little too late as the Hawks advanced to the Ultimus. Busch Goose, despite reports of him being unhappy in Baltimore, was the MVP of the game with 3 total touchdowns. The Ultimus that followed was an absolute classic. Orange County, viewed as underdogs the entire process leading up to the game, silenced the critics with a 24-0 first quarter lead. Gimmy Jarropolo threw a pick 6 on his second pass attempt and Orange County was on fire after that. Baltimore turned the ball over on 3 straight drives in the first quarter and looked dejected. Fortunately for them, a touchdown drive to open the 2nd quarter helped to right the ship and a 55 yard run by Dante King helped to swing the momentum back the other way. Murmurs of a comeback started to begin. These murmurs were quickly silenced by a Tron Carter touchdown early in the 3rd to push the lead back to 3 scores. It was all looking up for the Otters. But it all came crashing down on Baltimore’s 5 yard line. Tron Carter threw a bad interception on what would’ve been the dagger and then Gimmy Jarropolo Jr. threw an absolute nuke on the next play. Carter managed to right the ship and throw a touchdown but Baltimore was just too hungry. They scored again, forced an interception again, and then scored their 38th point to tie it up with just 152 seconds to play. Gus Bus dropped a pass that would’ve given OCO a first down but they were forced to punt. Jarropolo then dropped a dime into the arms of Dante King to get into field goal range and that was all she wrote. OCOs desperation drive barely even got off the ground the Baltimore Hawks, even after a legacy of choking, pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in league history.
S33 was a major time of change for the league. We saw a ton of young QBs make their debuts and that is apparent in the playoffs. Three of the 6 playoff teams are led by rookie QBs. The Otters, led by Tron Carter, returned to the playoffs after a sizeable drought. Tron Carter had a solid season but didn't blow anyone away. His QB rating was about exactly average and he didn't throw a ton of touchdowns. The Otters got lucky just making the playoffs as they gave up more points than they scored. The Otters counterpart in the ASFC is the Outlaws who were led by Wendell Sailor. Sailor lit the league on fire by throwing 39 touchdowns and leading the league in passer rating. The Outlaws finished 2nd in the league in both scoring offense and scoring defense and looked to be the heavy favorites to take home some hardware. On the NSFC side, rookie QB Carter Knight managed to secure the 1 seed with the Sarasota Sailfish despite his reputation as a check-down artist. Like Carter, he didn't blow anyone away, but he made the plays he needed to make to get to the playoffs with the #1 scoring defense. Outside of the rookies we also saw Kazimir Oles Jr. have a bounce back year to take Chicago to the playoffs, Gimmy Jarropolo and the Hawks live up to their potential, and Jackie Daytona dragging Austin back to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, there were a lot of great defensive performances. Baltimore held Oles and the Butchers offense to just 14 points and 2.4 yards per carry while the Otters held Daytona and the Copperheads in check to the tune of 16 points and 5 sacks. This set up an all rookie matchup in the ASFC championship and sent the Hawks down to Sarasota to face the daunting Sailfish defense. In the ASFC, the QBs both struggled mightily but OCO managed to jump out to a big lead thanks to the heroics of Goat Tank Jr. OCO gashed the elite Arizona defense to the tune of 8.4 yards per carry and despite Tron Carter’s best efforts to throw the game away with a late pick six, they eked out a win and an Ultimus berth. Over in the NSFC, Baltimore overcame some mistakes from Gimmy Jarropolo Jr. and took a 30-10 lead over Knight and the Sailfish. Two late touchdown drives by Sarasota gave them a tiny bit of hope but it ended up being too little too late as the Hawks advanced to the Ultimus. Busch Goose, despite reports of him being unhappy in Baltimore, was the MVP of the game with 3 total touchdowns. The Ultimus that followed was an absolute classic. Orange County, viewed as underdogs the entire process leading up to the game, silenced the critics with a 24-0 first quarter lead. Gimmy Jarropolo threw a pick 6 on his second pass attempt and Orange County was on fire after that. Baltimore turned the ball over on 3 straight drives in the first quarter and looked dejected. Fortunately for them, a touchdown drive to open the 2nd quarter helped to right the ship and a 55 yard run by Dante King helped to swing the momentum back the other way. Murmurs of a comeback started to begin. These murmurs were quickly silenced by a Tron Carter touchdown early in the 3rd to push the lead back to 3 scores. It was all looking up for the Otters. But it all came crashing down on Baltimore’s 5 yard line. Tron Carter threw a bad interception on what would’ve been the dagger and then Gimmy Jarropolo Jr. threw an absolute nuke on the next play. Carter managed to right the ship and throw a touchdown but Baltimore was just too hungry. They scored again, forced an interception again, and then scored their 38th point to tie it up with just 152 seconds to play. Gus Bus dropped a pass that would’ve given OCO a first down but they were forced to punt. Jarropolo then dropped a dime into the arms of Dante King to get into field goal range and that was all she wrote. OCOs desperation drive barely even got off the ground the Baltimore Hawks, even after a legacy of choking, pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in league history.