09-17-2019, 03:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-20-2019, 01:17 PM by goodvsevil1275.)
Week 12 is in the books and we get to dive into another edition of fan reviews. This week was pretty exciting with a couple of close games including an unexpected overtime and an almost expected upset of the number one team at home. Lets quickly get into these and talk them over!
@ 28-25, Butchers win. I had the Hawks versus Otters marked as game of the week, but then comes in this unsuspecting candidate from left field. In a game in which the last place New Orleans Second Line led the entirety of regulation, I was surprised to see this as the ending result. It looked like it was initially going to be a dominant performance by the struggling team, but a sudden resurgence in the fourth quarter brought the Butchers back so they could tie and head into overtime. One costly turnover from Stan Francisco later and the Butchers walked out of this one victorious. Rose Jenkins had one of her best games of her career. I've said all season long that the Butchers haven't had to ask much of her, but in this one they did and she came up absolutely clutch. She completed 19 of 29 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns and never once turned the ball over. Her 122.9 quarterback rating was eye popping and she played near possessed. You had a very solid 135 yard contribution from Same Torenson and D’Pez Poopsie had the best game of his season as he racked up four tackles for a loss. Most of New Orleans played a solid game and it was enough to almost pull this one out. They only needed one or two more plays from their big name guys, so it was a bit disappointing that this was the day Forrest Gump decided to be invisible. Just a little bit short and it shows how close New Orleans really is to competing. Meanwhile Chicago gets away with with and stays in the hunt for the first seed in their conference.
@ 30-13, Yeti win. Okay, what? Excuse me, but exactly what happened to the Arizona Outlaws? How can one team look this disgustingly dominant against other playoff teams and then completely crumble when they play against the teams currently fighting for the first overall pick? It is one of the most haunting examples of playing down to the competition that I've ever seen and it has honestly been a bit stunning to watch. Last time they performed like this, I was able to throw Reese under the bus all by himself. Luckily for him, he has company this time. Regardless of his other stats, his four interceptions absolutely crippled this team. His turnovers directly resulted in 13 points for the Yeti, which was more than his own team managed to score on the day. Which is where I find other people to throw under the bus. After stringing together a multitude of high level games, Shady finally looked pedestrian. I guess after the last time Reese threw this many interceptions, he decided it wasn't worth running himself ragged for a lost cause. Vinny Valentine was the only guy on the roster who looked like he wanted to try to pull this one out, but his 133 yard campaign fell on deaf ears. Meanwhile for Colorado, I have to give points to Terry Taffy and his 100 yard, three touchdown campaign and Quentin Sinclair for his three interceptions including a return for a touchdown. These guys were both highlight reels and while the entire league was screaming for the Yeti to tank, these guys stood up an said not a chance. It was almost exciting to see an underdog perform like this, but the reality is it has become expected for the underdogs to run all over Arizona. Hopefully they can put on a better showing against Philadelphia this week.
@ 27-10, Wraiths win. The slide continues for San Jose and they officially look like one of the worst teams in the NSFL. Looking at this absolutely horrid five game losing streak and I would go as far as saying they are bottom three beneath even Philadelphia and Colorado. They've put up absolutely no fight and outside of the random splash from a single player, they've had nothing to look forward to as their season has completely spiraled out of control. There is no recovery in sight for this team and they can't be excited about their prospective future with plays like Joliet Christ, Chad Pennington, and Football Sackerman heading out the door. I don't really have much to say about the game itself. There weren't any real huge standouts. Jaylen Storm had a fun interception return for a touchdown for the Wraiths, but no one put up breakout numbers. They didn't really have to to put this one away. The Wraiths remain in the hunt for their conference's first seed with this win while the SaberCats are wondering if they are lucky or not that Austin lost, keeping their playoff window open for another week.
@ 20-24, Hawks win. I had called this game the game of the week and it didn't disappoint. These two teams were neck to neck throughout this exciting event and I couldn't have been more happy to see them trade back and forth like this. It was a nail biter all the way to the end and I knew that this was going to be a tough test for both of these teams. At the end of the day, the home team won this one but I think it was close enough to safely say this could go either way on a neutral field. It is fantastic to see this level of polarity in the league. Franklin Armstrong had a solid day with his 101.9 passer rating and no turnovers. Yulic Nagasawa had an incredible breakout game, hitting almost 100 yards and a touchdown after a season of being virtually invisible. Then on the other side, Sunnycursed got to have a bit of a revenge game against the team that traded him as he and Errol Maddox combined for 10 catches, 231 yards, and a touchdown. They looked uncoverable and showed just how terrifying this offense is even on a day in which Dorfus Jimbo was virtually invisible and had his worst game of the season. The Otters look like they still have some fight in them after trading away their best player, but the Hawks look downright terrifying as they had a dimension of their offensive attack completely shut down and still couldn't be stopped. This should create some fun story lines heading into playoffs.
@ 26-35, Liberty win. After being eliminated from playoff contention, Philadelphia didn't have much to play for in this one. Austin on the other hand was still narrowly in the playoff hunt as the prepared for this one. This was the most winnable game left on their schedule and they came in and with their third quarter lead, I thought they were going to make the race interesting. Then they choked hard in the fourth quarter and hurt their playoff chances in a big way in the final quarter of play. The big story line here was the breakout game by Farley Hank. His 117 yards and three touchdowns gave him his best game of this season and after seeing Marquise Brown struggle in this offense all season, this was a breath of fresh air and give Philadelphia some reason to be excited heading into next season. Meanwhile for Austin their young running back duo of Mako Mendonca and Ashley Owens performed as well as they always do, but it is hard to put the weight of a team on two players. They needed a little extra help from their defense who really seemed to struggle in both pass coverage and getting in the backfield. Honda Edmund knocked five passes down, but aside from that Falconi had her way with the Copperheads. This loss knocked them out of playoff contention and they'll need to play more inspired defense if they want to slip in during the season 18 campaign.
I had an incredible time writing these reviews and they get more fun with every passing week. The more I get to know the teams and players, the more comfortable I get with my hot takes and my narratives. It makes the whole experience so much more enjoyable for me and I hope you guys are getting into them too. As always thanks for taking out the time to read it and I hope you enjoyed. Until next time!
@ 28-25, Butchers win. I had the Hawks versus Otters marked as game of the week, but then comes in this unsuspecting candidate from left field. In a game in which the last place New Orleans Second Line led the entirety of regulation, I was surprised to see this as the ending result. It looked like it was initially going to be a dominant performance by the struggling team, but a sudden resurgence in the fourth quarter brought the Butchers back so they could tie and head into overtime. One costly turnover from Stan Francisco later and the Butchers walked out of this one victorious. Rose Jenkins had one of her best games of her career. I've said all season long that the Butchers haven't had to ask much of her, but in this one they did and she came up absolutely clutch. She completed 19 of 29 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns and never once turned the ball over. Her 122.9 quarterback rating was eye popping and she played near possessed. You had a very solid 135 yard contribution from Same Torenson and D’Pez Poopsie had the best game of his season as he racked up four tackles for a loss. Most of New Orleans played a solid game and it was enough to almost pull this one out. They only needed one or two more plays from their big name guys, so it was a bit disappointing that this was the day Forrest Gump decided to be invisible. Just a little bit short and it shows how close New Orleans really is to competing. Meanwhile Chicago gets away with with and stays in the hunt for the first seed in their conference.
@ 30-13, Yeti win. Okay, what? Excuse me, but exactly what happened to the Arizona Outlaws? How can one team look this disgustingly dominant against other playoff teams and then completely crumble when they play against the teams currently fighting for the first overall pick? It is one of the most haunting examples of playing down to the competition that I've ever seen and it has honestly been a bit stunning to watch. Last time they performed like this, I was able to throw Reese under the bus all by himself. Luckily for him, he has company this time. Regardless of his other stats, his four interceptions absolutely crippled this team. His turnovers directly resulted in 13 points for the Yeti, which was more than his own team managed to score on the day. Which is where I find other people to throw under the bus. After stringing together a multitude of high level games, Shady finally looked pedestrian. I guess after the last time Reese threw this many interceptions, he decided it wasn't worth running himself ragged for a lost cause. Vinny Valentine was the only guy on the roster who looked like he wanted to try to pull this one out, but his 133 yard campaign fell on deaf ears. Meanwhile for Colorado, I have to give points to Terry Taffy and his 100 yard, three touchdown campaign and Quentin Sinclair for his three interceptions including a return for a touchdown. These guys were both highlight reels and while the entire league was screaming for the Yeti to tank, these guys stood up an said not a chance. It was almost exciting to see an underdog perform like this, but the reality is it has become expected for the underdogs to run all over Arizona. Hopefully they can put on a better showing against Philadelphia this week.
@ 27-10, Wraiths win. The slide continues for San Jose and they officially look like one of the worst teams in the NSFL. Looking at this absolutely horrid five game losing streak and I would go as far as saying they are bottom three beneath even Philadelphia and Colorado. They've put up absolutely no fight and outside of the random splash from a single player, they've had nothing to look forward to as their season has completely spiraled out of control. There is no recovery in sight for this team and they can't be excited about their prospective future with plays like Joliet Christ, Chad Pennington, and Football Sackerman heading out the door. I don't really have much to say about the game itself. There weren't any real huge standouts. Jaylen Storm had a fun interception return for a touchdown for the Wraiths, but no one put up breakout numbers. They didn't really have to to put this one away. The Wraiths remain in the hunt for their conference's first seed with this win while the SaberCats are wondering if they are lucky or not that Austin lost, keeping their playoff window open for another week.
@ 20-24, Hawks win. I had called this game the game of the week and it didn't disappoint. These two teams were neck to neck throughout this exciting event and I couldn't have been more happy to see them trade back and forth like this. It was a nail biter all the way to the end and I knew that this was going to be a tough test for both of these teams. At the end of the day, the home team won this one but I think it was close enough to safely say this could go either way on a neutral field. It is fantastic to see this level of polarity in the league. Franklin Armstrong had a solid day with his 101.9 passer rating and no turnovers. Yulic Nagasawa had an incredible breakout game, hitting almost 100 yards and a touchdown after a season of being virtually invisible. Then on the other side, Sunnycursed got to have a bit of a revenge game against the team that traded him as he and Errol Maddox combined for 10 catches, 231 yards, and a touchdown. They looked uncoverable and showed just how terrifying this offense is even on a day in which Dorfus Jimbo was virtually invisible and had his worst game of the season. The Otters look like they still have some fight in them after trading away their best player, but the Hawks look downright terrifying as they had a dimension of their offensive attack completely shut down and still couldn't be stopped. This should create some fun story lines heading into playoffs.
@ 26-35, Liberty win. After being eliminated from playoff contention, Philadelphia didn't have much to play for in this one. Austin on the other hand was still narrowly in the playoff hunt as the prepared for this one. This was the most winnable game left on their schedule and they came in and with their third quarter lead, I thought they were going to make the race interesting. Then they choked hard in the fourth quarter and hurt their playoff chances in a big way in the final quarter of play. The big story line here was the breakout game by Farley Hank. His 117 yards and three touchdowns gave him his best game of this season and after seeing Marquise Brown struggle in this offense all season, this was a breath of fresh air and give Philadelphia some reason to be excited heading into next season. Meanwhile for Austin their young running back duo of Mako Mendonca and Ashley Owens performed as well as they always do, but it is hard to put the weight of a team on two players. They needed a little extra help from their defense who really seemed to struggle in both pass coverage and getting in the backfield. Honda Edmund knocked five passes down, but aside from that Falconi had her way with the Copperheads. This loss knocked them out of playoff contention and they'll need to play more inspired defense if they want to slip in during the season 18 campaign.
I had an incredible time writing these reviews and they get more fun with every passing week. The more I get to know the teams and players, the more comfortable I get with my hot takes and my narratives. It makes the whole experience so much more enjoyable for me and I hope you guys are getting into them too. As always thanks for taking out the time to read it and I hope you enjoyed. Until next time!