It would not be a shocking controversial statement to say that the New York Silverbacks have had a disappointingly catastrophic season. Their record after the first 10 games is 2-8, tied for last in the ASFC, with Honolulu, another team struggling in what was supposed to be a solid year.
Now, when a team is having a season as bad as this one, it is tempting to take whatever the most recent struggle is and apply that as the reason for the team playing poorly as a whole. If one game goes poorly because of a lack of a run game, it might be tempting to say that’s why the team as whole is struggling. The fact of the matter is, nobody is playing particularly well. New York ranks in the bottom half in every single stat save for 2: passing and total yards per game, where they rank 5th and 6th respectively. They struggle to score points, and when they do, the defense struggles to stop the opposition.
This was never made more clear than against the Chicago Butchers, where, in overtime, they drove into field goal range from their own 1 to win the game and pull off the upset.
Now, when a team is having a season as bad as this one, it is tempting to take whatever the most recent struggle is and apply that as the reason for the team playing poorly as a whole. If one game goes poorly because of a lack of a run game, it might be tempting to say that’s why the team as whole is struggling. The fact of the matter is, nobody is playing particularly well. New York ranks in the bottom half in every single stat save for 2: passing and total yards per game, where they rank 5th and 6th respectively. They struggle to score points, and when they do, the defense struggles to stop the opposition.
This was never made more clear than against the Chicago Butchers, where, in overtime, they drove into field goal range from their own 1 to win the game and pull off the upset.