7. Write 600 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 600 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.
First off congrats the Arizona outlaws on another ultimus championship! They were pretty dominate all season long with a record of 13-3. This was possible by finishing with the most points for and the least points again in the entire league. It’s always interesting after the season is over to go back and look at the stats and see what was it that led the teams to the ultimus. In this case what did Arizona and the Berlin fire salamanders do right to make it all the way. As we always do we will look at the different stats and see if there was a secret recipe for dominating season 42.
First we will look at the oversell view of both teams. Arizona was another favorite to win it all at the beginning of the season. There were a couple teams in their division that had a chance of making ask the way. Arizona was able to do what was needed to dominate the division but also the league. Berlin on the other hand was 9-7 and had some pretty average and standard stats. Not a high powered offense with only 379 points for, 10th in the league. Last in their division. And 334 points against which was 4th best. Good stats but nothing like Arizona who led in each of those categories.
Let’s look at the passing game next. Berlin was more reliant on the pass game attempting 60 more passes than Arizona. Santa Cruz ranked 7th in yards, 8th in completion percentage, 12th in TDs, 5th in ints, and 8th in qb rating. The receiving crew was led by mcsix, dangle and queen. Mcsix and dangle were both over 1000 yards in the season with Queen not far behind. Based on these stats I would not say that Berlin was led by a high powered passing attack. It was a pretty average attack but let’s see if it was paired with something else. Arizona on the other hand was 11th in yards, 3rd in completion percentage, 9th in TDs, 3rd in ints, and 1st in qb rating. Blondin, Stinkwater, and Aguilera led the receiving corps. Blondin and stinkwater were in the 1000 yard club with Aguilera being just shy with 800. While it wasn’t a high powered offense it was an efficient one ranking high in percentage, qb rating, and ints. It clearly wasn’t what led them to scoring more points than anyone in the whole league.
Arizona was heavy on the run game with Nedelko dominating the league. He ran almost 120 more times than the next closest run into back attempting 432 rushes. That’s 27 times a game! Didn’t have the best average with 4.4 yards per attempted but led the league with almost 2000 yards and 17 TDs. This was obviously the focal point of the offense and it worked to perfection. Queen also help Berlin with a pretty solid season. 8th in yards with 1300 yards 4.3 per attempt with 13 tds. Both team had pretty solid running games paired with average passing to help them reach the ultimus.
Now let’s look at defenses. Arizona was last in tackles for loss but tied for second in sacks with 61. A total of 84 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Berlin had 30 tackles for loss and also had 61 sacks. Important stat for slowing down offenses. Arizona had 38 turnover and Berlin wasn’t far behind with 32. Berlin led the league with 7 defensive TDs with Arizona just behind them with 5. Both these teams clearly dominated in defense.
These two teams were pretty similar. Decent passing games with better than average rushing attacks paired with most importantly a solid defense. It’s easy to win games when the defense can really slow down the opponent. Let’s see what next season holds.
First off congrats the Arizona outlaws on another ultimus championship! They were pretty dominate all season long with a record of 13-3. This was possible by finishing with the most points for and the least points again in the entire league. It’s always interesting after the season is over to go back and look at the stats and see what was it that led the teams to the ultimus. In this case what did Arizona and the Berlin fire salamanders do right to make it all the way. As we always do we will look at the different stats and see if there was a secret recipe for dominating season 42.
First we will look at the oversell view of both teams. Arizona was another favorite to win it all at the beginning of the season. There were a couple teams in their division that had a chance of making ask the way. Arizona was able to do what was needed to dominate the division but also the league. Berlin on the other hand was 9-7 and had some pretty average and standard stats. Not a high powered offense with only 379 points for, 10th in the league. Last in their division. And 334 points against which was 4th best. Good stats but nothing like Arizona who led in each of those categories.
Let’s look at the passing game next. Berlin was more reliant on the pass game attempting 60 more passes than Arizona. Santa Cruz ranked 7th in yards, 8th in completion percentage, 12th in TDs, 5th in ints, and 8th in qb rating. The receiving crew was led by mcsix, dangle and queen. Mcsix and dangle were both over 1000 yards in the season with Queen not far behind. Based on these stats I would not say that Berlin was led by a high powered passing attack. It was a pretty average attack but let’s see if it was paired with something else. Arizona on the other hand was 11th in yards, 3rd in completion percentage, 9th in TDs, 3rd in ints, and 1st in qb rating. Blondin, Stinkwater, and Aguilera led the receiving corps. Blondin and stinkwater were in the 1000 yard club with Aguilera being just shy with 800. While it wasn’t a high powered offense it was an efficient one ranking high in percentage, qb rating, and ints. It clearly wasn’t what led them to scoring more points than anyone in the whole league.
Arizona was heavy on the run game with Nedelko dominating the league. He ran almost 120 more times than the next closest run into back attempting 432 rushes. That’s 27 times a game! Didn’t have the best average with 4.4 yards per attempted but led the league with almost 2000 yards and 17 TDs. This was obviously the focal point of the offense and it worked to perfection. Queen also help Berlin with a pretty solid season. 8th in yards with 1300 yards 4.3 per attempt with 13 tds. Both team had pretty solid running games paired with average passing to help them reach the ultimus.
Now let’s look at defenses. Arizona was last in tackles for loss but tied for second in sacks with 61. A total of 84 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Berlin had 30 tackles for loss and also had 61 sacks. Important stat for slowing down offenses. Arizona had 38 turnover and Berlin wasn’t far behind with 32. Berlin led the league with 7 defensive TDs with Arizona just behind them with 5. Both these teams clearly dominated in defense.
These two teams were pretty similar. Decent passing games with better than average rushing attacks paired with most importantly a solid defense. It’s easy to win games when the defense can really slow down the opponent. Let’s see what next season holds.