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2 words. Sarasota. Sailfish. The Sailfish have absolutely been killing it in the first half of the season. Somehow, against all odds, they just cannot lose an away game utilizing their vaunted “CHUCK THE ROCK AND PRAY”™ strategy.
Going into the season I doubt anyone would’ve expected them to go 6-1 to start, especially after a standard 2-2 preseason. But stealing away victories against Philadelphia (whether this is due to the fish being mighty or the Liberty being cursed remains to be seen), Austin, and a huge night in Colorado against a highly rated Yeti team have seen simmers and fans shocked. The biggest key to this success is the electric Banks III, who is a dynamic passer and rusher threat whenever he’s on the field. The man has 10 TDs and has broken 2000 yards before the seasons midpoint (ignore the 8 ints, those are fake news). Oh, and just because he can, 279 rushing yards with a TD to add there too. He has propelled these fish into playoff and Ultimus favorites for many experts. Surprisingly, something that is lost behind the Banks mayhem, is that the defense has only allowed more than 20 points against in a single game, and that came in their only loss with 23. If they can continue to bend but not break and keep opponents scoring to a minimum, expect the trend of winning to continue. For the Sailfish, it’s all fins STONKS UP!
Going in this season of the DSFL it was supposed to be a London Royals domination show. They have a plethora of maxed TPE players, including an entire maxed offense, and a defense headlined by multiple first and second round picks. However the show has not gone on the way it was supposed to as they are sitting at a meager 2-2 record. It has been the offense not showing up at times getting shutout in one of their losses and being held under 10 points in the other. Who is to blame here? There isn't one clear under performer but as a whole the running back has not been as effective as it was or was expected to be. The leading rusher on the Royals is Yaki who wasn't even the starter headed into this season. It has not gone well at running back and the offensive line has been struggling to open up holes. The passing game has held up relatively well with standout receivers Gunner Thornbjornsson and Tre'Darius J'Vathon trucking along with solid output week to week. The blame has to solely be placed on the running backs Yaki and Batista struggling to get going. However the fortunate thing is they are only in week five and there is plenty of weeks to get things corrected for a stretch run. The Royals will still be a top contender in the playoffs, should they make it, but they definitely need Yaki and Batista to start showing up more in games.
S25 Sarasota: 26 rec, 437 yds, 16.8 ypc, 4 TD
S26 Sarasota: 45 rec, 724 yds, 16.1 ypc, 7 TD
S27 Sarasota: 81 rec, 1,122 yds, 13.9 ypc, 8 TD **Ultimus Champs** S28 Sarasota: 84 rec, 1,182 yds, 14.1 ypc, 3 TD
S29 Sarasota: 105 rec, 1,470 yds, 14.0 ypc, 14 TD **PRO BOWL**
S30 Sarasota: 80 rec, 1,174 yds, 14.7 ypc, 9 TD **Ultimus Champs**
One team’s stock that’s been taking off, despite the recent loss, is the stock of Sarasota Sailfish. Before the season began, it seemed many people had them listed off as a very middle of the pack team, and the original stock of the team seemed to have reflected that too with it being listed at $1,008,777 compared to the Wraiths leading $1,197,059 starting price. However, we quickly found out that not only is Sarasota anything but middle of the pack, they’re likely to roll the whole season. They've got the best passing offensive in the ISFL, a top 4 defense that hasn't allowed many points, and the best kicking stats in the league currently. Sarasota has held consistent with these stats and have not had a single position group play poorly all season. Even in their worst game against NOLA, Sarasota was never truly out of the game and still put up an impressive statline. And in their best examples, Sarasota has beaten the Yeti's on the road and our defending champion Wraiths. They're showing that they are not a team to be taken lightly even during their off days. This is not only reflected in wins and losses, but with their stock too, which has risen all the way to $1,255,721, which puts them at the highest priced stock even after the loss. With all that said, I definitely expect Sarasota’s stock and wins to keep going up and up as they cement this season’s team as one of the best historically to play in the ISFL.
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The Sarasota Sailfish stock has gone through the roof since the start of the season. One of the newer ISFL franchises, nobody outside of the state of Florida thought that these guys would be a serious contender for a division crown, but here we are. The team started off with an amazing 6-0 run and ultimately fell short in their most recent contest to crush the dream of a perfect season. What has gone so differently this season for the Sailfish? Some people believe that the addition of Mike Boss Jr. to the farm system has been all the difference this franchise needed. Others are saying that it's ridiculous a player that won't see the field for another two seasons at least could have such an impact on their team, but we don't listen to people like that. On the condition of anonymity, one prominent Sarasota player said: " I can't believe I'm admitting this, but Boss Jr. has some of the finest green I have ever consumed in my life. He brought everyone on the team 4 ounces of hydroponic marijuana-- to symbolize the 4th round pick he was taken with. Some of these guys burned through that 4 ounces faster than the others. I'm a little concerned with what happens when we all run out, but that's bumming me out and I don't want to do it."
228 words WR- JAMAL SLICK JR.
"THE NEW ERA"
MR 8X ULTIMUS CHAMPION
QB Mike Boss - HOF TE Johnny Blaze - HOF QB Mike Boss Jr WR Johnny Blaze Jr
Although I’m likely a bit biased, I would say that the Sabercats are one of the teams with the highest rising stocks in the league. While Sarasota is likely the most obvious candidate for biggest show out team this year, I think that the early success of the Sabercats is quite impressive as well. I don’t believe it to be dishonest that the ASFC is often the more competitive of the two divisions, especially in recent history. Being in the same division as the most successful team in the league, the Orange County Otters, makes showing out as a competitive team all the more difficult. Although San Jose has had a recent hiccup in their season in their loss to Chicago, seeing that just the week before we were leading the division has me very hopeful for the rest of the season and a possible shot at the playoffs. We’ve been able to beat both the Otters and the Second Line this year, with our victory against New Orleans being at home. Our only division loss was against the Hahalua, but that was a game that was only decided by a field goal. Actually, all of our three losses have been decided by 7 points or less. Given the frequency of sim shenanigans I’m confident that those losses could have been wins on a different day. I’m excited to see how this season plays out.
For this task, there is two teams that come to mind. The first one is the Chicago Butchers. Not a surprise, I'm sure most people expected them to do good. I haven't actually seen the statistics, but I believe the Butchers were the most invested in team before the season started. And there were reasons that people expected them to do good. They were already the worst team last season and one of the lowest stocks, if not the lowest (I'm not actually checking) and they made some additions to the team thanks to the draft. Their quarterback also gained tpe, as most players do. Now that we're 7 games into the season, it's pretty clear the Butchers haven't actually improved. Their offense is having a tough time putting points on the board, and with only 96 points for, they're dead last. They currently have a record of two wins and five losses, second last in the league behind the Philadelphia Liberty, another surprise, at least for me, but not the one I'm talking about next. The second big surprise for me this season is the Sarasota Sailfish, but this time it's for a good reason. The Sailfish currently have six wins and one loss, the best record in the league. In my season predictions, i had the sailfish finishing fifth in their division, so I'm not even close. The Sailfish are doing better than their expansion counterparts and if they can continue this success they have a pretty good shot to take home the league championship.
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