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1) IT IS OUR TIME THIS (NEXT) YEAR - Can be completed anytime
Written: Write 200 words on your team and either why they should be looked at as Ultimus champions this season, or if your team has been eliminated, next year, or the year after for those non-believers.
Alright, so I think that the Kansas City Coyotes actually have a decent chance at bringing home the Ultimini Championship this season. I think most people believe that San Antonio are the heavy favorites given their league best record, but if you dig into the wins and losses Kansas City handed San Antonio 2 out of their 3 losses on the season not to mention that Kansas City has won 5 out of their last 6 down the stretch of the season. I think that if these 2 teams happen to meet in the finals then it's really going to come down to whether or not the Coyotes can shut down running back Fast Boija who has been nothing but stellar all season. All of this being said, the road to the finals is difficult and realistically any team could end up making it there. If Kansas City is going to make it we are going to need stellar quarterback play from Jenkins, a solid running game from Davenport, and for Anoa'i to come up with the big catches. The Coyotes defense has been pretty dang stout the last several games only allowing 20 total points over the last 2. If they can keep up that level of play and the offense bumps up the intensity a little bit a championship is totally reasonable thing to attain.
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2) SPOTLIGHT ON THE YOUTH - Can be completed anytime
Written: Write 200 words on one of the players in this year's Ultimus Week that are Season 10 or newer and spotlight on how they can affect this year's Ultimus. (Or have affected)
I don't think anyone could argue that Fast Boija (S12) hasn't been the most dominant player over the course of this DSFL season. Yes, San Antonio may have given Boija the ball more than any other team gave their RB the ball by a significant margin, but it's tough to overlook the fact that this monster of a RB gained nearly 1000 more yards than the second leading rusher in the league. If that's not the absolute definition of taking over the game then I really don't know what is. Anyway, so how does this translate into how Boija can affect the outcome of this year's Ultimus? Well that's a pretty easy answer. He's the star player on the league's most dominant team. He is the definition of a work horse and when he's clicking there really is no stopping that offense. I can't imagine that San Antonio isn't going to rely on him once the playoffs start. So really, the success of the offense is going to come down to whether or not Boija can get going and if the defenses they face can do anything about it. It's going to be tough for any defense to stop the guy who led the league in rushing yards and touchdowns though. As previously mentioned, this is the player that has the highest chance of being the most important impact player in these playoffs.
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3) PRE-GAME or...POST-GAME - Can be completed before or after based on choice.
Written: Write a 200-word preview or review on one of the Conference Championship Games or Ultimus Games.
Alright so we are going to be looking at the DSFL match up between the Kansas City Coyotes and the Portland Pythons. First of all, lets look at how these teams did against each other throughout the regular season. In their first match up of the pre-season, Kansas City managed to emerge victorious in a 16-9 win. That being said, in the first game of the regular season, Portland pounded the Coyotes winning that one 27-9. Kansas City would also struggle in their second meeting of the regular season losing 22-10. The Coyotes would not go down fighting though and would win their last 2 match ups against the Pythons with scores of 13-6 and 17-10. This is going to be a match up of 2 very even teams from the regular season. Only 1 win separated these 2 organizations with Kansas City narrowly taking 1st place in the conference. This game is going to come down to who can make the fewest mistakes. Both teams have very even running backs in Smallwood-Chess and Davenport and both quarterbacks of Jenkins and McCoy have identical passer ratings of 66.3. It was a real battle throughout the regular season between these 2 teams and this match up is building up to be another classic. It's going to be nasty out there and the winning team is going to the finals with a chip on their shoulder.
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4) QUARTERBACK MATCHUP - Can be completed anytime
Written: Write 200 words on one of the QB matchups in this year's playoffs. What are you most excited to see (Or excited to have seen), who will play better (Or who played better), etc.
I kind of already talked about this match up in the previous question, but the battle between Jenkins (Kansas City) and McCoy (Portland) in the DSFL playoffs has all of the potential to be a classic. I'm not sure if there has ever been a quarterback battle between 2 players who were so closely matched. Jenkins comes into this game with 213 completions on 387 attempts for a total of 2306 passing yards with 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions for a passer rating of 66.3. McCoy comes into this game with 221 completions on 358 passing attempts for a total of 2175 passing yards with 9 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Neither quarterback is a legitimate running threat at this point in their careers, but they do have the mobility to avoid taking some sacks. 2 very even quarterbacks on 2 very even teams. What this game is really going to come down to is which offensive line can give their quarterback more time to go through their progressions and which team's receivers can get open. Portland's offensive line led the league in pancakes and allowed the fewest sacks by a large margin, so McCoy is going to get his opportunities. That being said, McCoy also led the league in interceptions. All-in-all, this is going to be a very tight match up.