4. I put my writing efforts where my mouth already was, and claimed that the Outlaws were the greatest ISFL franchise of all time two (well, more like 1.5) seasons ago. Two more Ultimus trips later, with a win and a loss, and the team continuing to average over 11 wins per season, along with the possibility of major awards for the most recent season, and the case feels a lot stronger. It also has probably the most interesting Mount Rushmore of any franchise.
The real life Mount Rushmore includes someone on it that has become controversial in recent history, and the Outlaws Mount Rushmore will go a step beyond that by having someone on it who has been controversial for the last 40 seasons. ErMurazor is an indelible stain on the Outlaws legacy, and yet is also arguably their greatest defensive player as Jayce Tuck. It'd be fitting for Er's spot on Mount Rushmore to be multifaceted, referencing all of his Multis that made the S2-4 Outlaws as strong as they were. With the standouts being Luke Luechly, Tim Pest, and his actual account's player Jayce Tuck, nobody has contributed to winning more at any one time than Er. This is, of course, all strongly against the rules and yet must be mentioned on the Outlaws Mount Rushmore; there's nobody more fitting to represent the S1-3 Outlaws dynasty than Er.
The other 3 spots are much, much harder to pin down. In recent years, greats like Tatsu Nakamura, Chuck Roth, Jay Cue Jr, and Wendell Sailor have all put their mark on the franchise, and Z-Whiz, Crunk, Kotasa, and simo have been amazing GMs that have helped lead the team to greatness for over a decade straight. But there's one other important period of the Outlaws that needs to be touched on: the darker period, and the period that brought them out of that. That period makes me think of nominating Jay Cue, but in my opinion, he wasn't as impressive as the guy he was throwing to, Saba Donut. Donut is a Hall of Famer who retired top 10 in basically all the volume stats, playing entirely in the old sim, and did so with Jay Cue throwing in his general direction. Anyone who remembers that era knows that was almost as much a hinderance as a help. Donut was not part of the S16 Outlaws Ultimus, but he was a key part of the era taking the Outlaws from the disappointment they had been for that decade and making them into...well, really a different kind of disappointment that they'd end up being from S21-S30.
The final two spots are kind of a package deal in my eyes; Jay Cue Jr and Wendell Sailor are as far as I can tell the greatest pair the ISFL has ever seen from a Running back and Quarterback duo, and they managed something that not even players in the era where they could win both MVP and OPOY at the same time were able to do; over the course of 5 seasons from S34 through S38, they won 7 of 10 possible offensive awards, including all 5 MVPs. They as a pair are the best and brightest example of the Outlaws dominant run over the last nearly 20 seasons, and its zenith since S34. They are arguably the greatest running back and quarterback in ISFL history, and they played together and led the Outlaws to the most dominant stretch in league history that is apparently still ongoing even after their retirements. As such, even though it leaves out the Outlaws excellent GMs in recent history in the cold, even though it means the Strongest Team that could not win in the playoffs from S25-S36 doesn't really have a representative, I feel that Cue Jr and Sailor are too strong to not make up the final 2 spots on the Outlaws' Mount Rushmore.
The real life Mount Rushmore includes someone on it that has become controversial in recent history, and the Outlaws Mount Rushmore will go a step beyond that by having someone on it who has been controversial for the last 40 seasons. ErMurazor is an indelible stain on the Outlaws legacy, and yet is also arguably their greatest defensive player as Jayce Tuck. It'd be fitting for Er's spot on Mount Rushmore to be multifaceted, referencing all of his Multis that made the S2-4 Outlaws as strong as they were. With the standouts being Luke Luechly, Tim Pest, and his actual account's player Jayce Tuck, nobody has contributed to winning more at any one time than Er. This is, of course, all strongly against the rules and yet must be mentioned on the Outlaws Mount Rushmore; there's nobody more fitting to represent the S1-3 Outlaws dynasty than Er.
The other 3 spots are much, much harder to pin down. In recent years, greats like Tatsu Nakamura, Chuck Roth, Jay Cue Jr, and Wendell Sailor have all put their mark on the franchise, and Z-Whiz, Crunk, Kotasa, and simo have been amazing GMs that have helped lead the team to greatness for over a decade straight. But there's one other important period of the Outlaws that needs to be touched on: the darker period, and the period that brought them out of that. That period makes me think of nominating Jay Cue, but in my opinion, he wasn't as impressive as the guy he was throwing to, Saba Donut. Donut is a Hall of Famer who retired top 10 in basically all the volume stats, playing entirely in the old sim, and did so with Jay Cue throwing in his general direction. Anyone who remembers that era knows that was almost as much a hinderance as a help. Donut was not part of the S16 Outlaws Ultimus, but he was a key part of the era taking the Outlaws from the disappointment they had been for that decade and making them into...well, really a different kind of disappointment that they'd end up being from S21-S30.
The final two spots are kind of a package deal in my eyes; Jay Cue Jr and Wendell Sailor are as far as I can tell the greatest pair the ISFL has ever seen from a Running back and Quarterback duo, and they managed something that not even players in the era where they could win both MVP and OPOY at the same time were able to do; over the course of 5 seasons from S34 through S38, they won 7 of 10 possible offensive awards, including all 5 MVPs. They as a pair are the best and brightest example of the Outlaws dominant run over the last nearly 20 seasons, and its zenith since S34. They are arguably the greatest running back and quarterback in ISFL history, and they played together and led the Outlaws to the most dominant stretch in league history that is apparently still ongoing even after their retirements. As such, even though it leaves out the Outlaws excellent GMs in recent history in the cold, even though it means the Strongest Team that could not win in the playoffs from S25-S36 doesn't really have a representative, I feel that Cue Jr and Sailor are too strong to not make up the final 2 spots on the Outlaws' Mount Rushmore.
