1The Season 42 Ultimus and Ultimini have officially come to an end. Congratulations to the the Norfolk Seawolves and Arizona Outlaws for each winning their respective championships. How did each of the finalists in either the Ultimus or Ultimini arrive at the playoffs?
Today I will be looking at the two Ultimus finalists and we have two very interesting and teams that had pretty much have opposite stories. I'll start with the arizona outlaws. The outlaws have been good for what seems like forever now and have been absurdly dominant, with this being their 6th ultimus appearance in a row. No other team has ever made more than 4 in a row before and the outlaws have had a 76% winning percentage over that same span. But focusing on the team this year, its mostly familar faces with a few new ones. The biggest change was long time QB Wendell Sailor retiring and being replaced by Donovan Winters the 3rd, who had an impressive year. Winters had low volume, being bottom 6 in passing yards for a starter, but he made up for it with high consistency as he finished first in passer rating with 27 TD's to only 9 INT's. These impressive stats landed Winters rookie of the year and massively helped the outlaws. Even with good QB play, the real star of the show was Danny Nedelko who led the the league with an absurd 1896 rushing yards on 4.4 YPC for 17 touchdowns. These incredible stats led to Nedelko winning OPY and MOP. Winters also had some studs to throw to in Billy Stinkwater and Louis Blondin who both finished with over 1000 yards with Blondin finished 5th in yards with 1300 and 10 touchdowns. All of these factors led to the outlaws having the number 1 offense in the ISFL.
The defense (especially the pass rush) were no slackers either with Akaki Akarye and Leonardo Mcturtle both having at least 15 sacks as they both finished top 5 in that category. Raphael Mcturtle also finished top 5 in sacks from the DT spot with 10. L. Mcturtle also finished 5th in the league in TFL's with 11. The secondary was pretty good too with Vincent-Vega and O'Dopaliscious having 4 interceptions. The special teams was good too with Jay-Jamison being perfect on XP's and 3rd in the league in field goal percentage. All of these factors led to AZ having the number 1 defense and being a death star of a team.
The other ultimus team was a bit less predictable as the berlin fire salamander only went 5-11 last year. But the salamanders were not as bad as they looked last season and proved it this year. The team was led by Roque Santa-Cruz at QB, who finished top ten in passing yards and passer rating, ending up being a good well rounded QB. Like the outlaws, the fire salamanders also had a good running back Armor Queen who finished with 1292 on 4.3 YPC and 13 touchdowns. The fire salamanders also had a really good WR in Zanye Dangle who who had over 100 yards and 4 TD's. One of the biggest additions to the team was a late season trade for Sconnie Mcsix, who helped power the offense as he finished the year with over 1100 yards and 6 TD's. Overall, this a solid but well rounded offense that finished with the number 10 offense and the worst offense in NSFC.
The defense is where the salamanders really shined though, with Fred Edison leading the pass rush with 14 sacks and over 115 tackles. Edison also led the league in TFL's, with 17 and 3 more than the next person. Kevin McThumper was also good with 101 tackles and 11 sacks as well. The coverage was also good with as Diggs Sideline-Touchdown finished with 4 picks while Laszlo Forty-Two finished with 6 sacks and 70 tackles from safety. This was an impressive unit that finished 4th in the league and allowed the salamanders to sneak into the playoffs at 9-7 after winning 4 of their last 6.
The outlaws (as expected) steamrolled their way through the playoffs with two blowouts to make the ultimus. The fire salamaders on the other hand, upset the defending champs crash by 3 in the divisional and also upset the hawks in the confrence championship to make a shocking ultimus run. Sadly, the cinderella ran out of gas, and the outlaws won in a blowout 38-14.
Today I will be looking at the two Ultimus finalists and we have two very interesting and teams that had pretty much have opposite stories. I'll start with the arizona outlaws. The outlaws have been good for what seems like forever now and have been absurdly dominant, with this being their 6th ultimus appearance in a row. No other team has ever made more than 4 in a row before and the outlaws have had a 76% winning percentage over that same span. But focusing on the team this year, its mostly familar faces with a few new ones. The biggest change was long time QB Wendell Sailor retiring and being replaced by Donovan Winters the 3rd, who had an impressive year. Winters had low volume, being bottom 6 in passing yards for a starter, but he made up for it with high consistency as he finished first in passer rating with 27 TD's to only 9 INT's. These impressive stats landed Winters rookie of the year and massively helped the outlaws. Even with good QB play, the real star of the show was Danny Nedelko who led the the league with an absurd 1896 rushing yards on 4.4 YPC for 17 touchdowns. These incredible stats led to Nedelko winning OPY and MOP. Winters also had some studs to throw to in Billy Stinkwater and Louis Blondin who both finished with over 1000 yards with Blondin finished 5th in yards with 1300 and 10 touchdowns. All of these factors led to the outlaws having the number 1 offense in the ISFL.
The defense (especially the pass rush) were no slackers either with Akaki Akarye and Leonardo Mcturtle both having at least 15 sacks as they both finished top 5 in that category. Raphael Mcturtle also finished top 5 in sacks from the DT spot with 10. L. Mcturtle also finished 5th in the league in TFL's with 11. The secondary was pretty good too with Vincent-Vega and O'Dopaliscious having 4 interceptions. The special teams was good too with Jay-Jamison being perfect on XP's and 3rd in the league in field goal percentage. All of these factors led to AZ having the number 1 defense and being a death star of a team.
The other ultimus team was a bit less predictable as the berlin fire salamander only went 5-11 last year. But the salamanders were not as bad as they looked last season and proved it this year. The team was led by Roque Santa-Cruz at QB, who finished top ten in passing yards and passer rating, ending up being a good well rounded QB. Like the outlaws, the fire salamanders also had a good running back Armor Queen who finished with 1292 on 4.3 YPC and 13 touchdowns. The fire salamanders also had a really good WR in Zanye Dangle who who had over 100 yards and 4 TD's. One of the biggest additions to the team was a late season trade for Sconnie Mcsix, who helped power the offense as he finished the year with over 1100 yards and 6 TD's. Overall, this a solid but well rounded offense that finished with the number 10 offense and the worst offense in NSFC.
The defense is where the salamanders really shined though, with Fred Edison leading the pass rush with 14 sacks and over 115 tackles. Edison also led the league in TFL's, with 17 and 3 more than the next person. Kevin McThumper was also good with 101 tackles and 11 sacks as well. The coverage was also good with as Diggs Sideline-Touchdown finished with 4 picks while Laszlo Forty-Two finished with 6 sacks and 70 tackles from safety. This was an impressive unit that finished 4th in the league and allowed the salamanders to sneak into the playoffs at 9-7 after winning 4 of their last 6.
The outlaws (as expected) steamrolled their way through the playoffs with two blowouts to make the ultimus. The fire salamaders on the other hand, upset the defending champs crash by 3 in the divisional and also upset the hawks in the confrence championship to make a shocking ultimus run. Sadly, the cinderella ran out of gas, and the outlaws won in a blowout 38-14.
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