With the Season 1 runner-up Colorado Yeti yet to make a trade, the chances that this article is out of date by the time I’m finished it is astronomical. With that being said, here’s my guesses for what they’ll be doing on Thursday when they have to reveal their expansion list, assuming they keep the band together.
With 14 players over 85 TPE (and Jimmy Darkapple, their Kicker/Punter at 84) the Yeti have some hard decisions in their future, especially considering that they will be losing 4 players, as none of their team are heading to Las Vegas or Philadelphia in leadership positions. With no players on the roster with No Movement Clauses, the decisions aren’t set in stone, which is a small relief to the Colorado leadership team.
Obviously the Yeti will protect Logan Noble, their GM and star quarterback who seems to be a lock for the NSFC All-Pro; and Wyatt Fulton, their assistant GM and linebacker. Noble finished the regular season with 2603 yards, 3rd among quarterbacks and with a 77.2 quarterback rating, 2nd among QBs with at least 50 passes; Fulton finished the season with 10 sacks, good for 3rd among linebackers, and 8 pass deflections, 2nd among linebackers.
It would be a shock if the Yeti exposed Phillipe Carter, the winner of the Yeti’s inaugural Leadership Award. Carter finished the season with 56 tackles and 11 pass deflections, good for 6th among defensive backs, and 4 interceptions, tying her for second. Alex Hayden, Carter’s usual cornerback partner, should also expect to find his name among those staying in Denver, as his 18 pass deflections tie him for second among corners with presumptive #1 draft pick Dermot Lavelle, while still racking up 4 interceptions and 63 tackles, good for 5th among corners.
Jonathan Saint, Fulton’s main linebacking partner, is likely to win Defensive Player of the Year with 101 tackles, 4 of which came for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 14 sacks, an interception and 4 pass deflections. Excluding a world where Noble finds himself deep in the wacky tobaccy, Saint will be on a protected list come Thursday.
Vinny Cox has not been the most active Defensive Tackle in the league, but he’s the best one that the Yeti have. His 7 sacks and 7 tackles for a loss rank him 16th and 11th respectively among defensive linemen, but he has been seen in the gym more often in Colorado, and the Yeti management will likely not look fondly on a complete rebuild of the line, which will have to happen if they let Cox and Fuego Wozy go.
Speaking of Wozy, who has been rumored to be close to signing a 3 year, $6 million extension, he was one of 10 defensive linemen to put up double digit sacks, and forced the 5th most tackles among linemen. While his tackle numbers leave something to be desired, it is clear that the Yeti are committed to Wozy going forward.
On the offensive side of the line, it would be suprising for the Yeti to move on from Bender Rodriguez. Rodriguez had the 3rd most pancakes of all linemen, and is currently the only lineman on the Yeti’s roster. While the Yeti and Outlaws, the two teams in the NSFL championship game, sported the two weakest lines in the NSFL, it would be surprising to see the Yeti abandon their offensive line completely.
While neither primary members of the Yeti’s receiver corp made huge waves in season 1, the Yeti are faced with a huge opportunity just by keeping Kendrick Hendrix and DJ Law together. Hendrix had 868 receiving yards and Law had 647, 8th and 12th in the league, with Hendrix catching 4 touchdowns and Law receiving 5, tied for 6th and alone at 5th respectively. However, with the Yellowknife Wriaths trading away Alexandre Leclair, the Baltimore Hawks trading away Gabriel Tenzini, and the Arizona Outlaws trading away Stormblessed, just by keeping together their receiving corps the Yeti have the chance to be one of the premier units in the league.
Colorado cannot possibly be considering getting rid of both of their running backs. Kieran O’Connell finished season one with 599 yards and 6 touchdowns, 8th and 1st in the league while Boss Tweed with 547 yards - 2 places back in 10th - and only 1 touchdown. While Tweed’s Yards Per Carry were higher, a 0.1 difference is hardly something to write home about and neither truly ripped off a home run - O’Connell’s longest run was 14 yards and Tweed’s was 18. With essentially identical amounts of TPE, the smart money would be on O’Connell if the team decides to pick one or the other, but the Yeti seem to have been committed to splitting carries between the two, and they may well opt to keep both.
Finally, it does not seem sensible for the Yeti to spend assets keeping both Bojo Kicksit and Jimmy Darkapple. Bojo spent Season 1 as Colorado’s kicker, making 24 of 26 extra points and 20 of 23 field goals, the 5th and 3rd most efficient kicker in each category while Darkapple spent his time as a punter, finishing second in the league with 5016 punt yards, as well as second on punts inside the 20 with 16, and with the longest average at 45.2. Kicksit is further in his development however, and should be able to adequately put foot to ball when called upon.
The Yeti could be giving serious consideration to keeping Vikain Marmeladov, to ensure their secondary stays together. Marmeladov was a part of the 4 interceptions club, and forced 2 fumbles though his pass deflections and tackle numbers were fairly pedestrian. There is a value to the Yeti in keeping the unit together - the Yeti secondary lead the league in pass deflections with 51 and had the second most interceptions with 17. With other teams either selling the farm to keep their secondary together or letting it slip away, the Yeti could put protection slots towards making sure the group that lead them to a championship stays as cohesive as possible.
Of course, with the flurry of trades coming out of practically every other franchise the Yeti could very well make a move to ensure that they get assets back for a valuable player, invalidating this whole article. Jokes on them, this article would still be worth a million dollars to me though.
MY GUESSES:
Protect: Alex Hayden (CB), Logan Noble (QB), Wyatt Fulton (LB), Bojo Kicksit (K), DJ Law (WR), Vinny Cox (DT), Luke Tiernan (RB), Kendrick Hendrix (WR), Phillipe Carter (CB), Bender Rodriguez (OL), Jonathan Saint (LB), one of Vikain Marmeladov (S) or Boss Tweed (RB)
Expose: The other one of Vikain Marmeladov (S) and Boss Tweed (RB), Mike McNoodle (S), Rickey Mills (LB), Atahualpa Romero (RB), Bill Weller (TE), Mark Hargrove (TE), Jonathan Shaloiko (WR), Granit Lewis (WR),Everest Teagarden (DE), William Nasher (DR), Barrick Acolyte (LB), Jimmy Darkapple (K)
With 14 players over 85 TPE (and Jimmy Darkapple, their Kicker/Punter at 84) the Yeti have some hard decisions in their future, especially considering that they will be losing 4 players, as none of their team are heading to Las Vegas or Philadelphia in leadership positions. With no players on the roster with No Movement Clauses, the decisions aren’t set in stone, which is a small relief to the Colorado leadership team.
Obviously the Yeti will protect Logan Noble, their GM and star quarterback who seems to be a lock for the NSFC All-Pro; and Wyatt Fulton, their assistant GM and linebacker. Noble finished the regular season with 2603 yards, 3rd among quarterbacks and with a 77.2 quarterback rating, 2nd among QBs with at least 50 passes; Fulton finished the season with 10 sacks, good for 3rd among linebackers, and 8 pass deflections, 2nd among linebackers.
It would be a shock if the Yeti exposed Phillipe Carter, the winner of the Yeti’s inaugural Leadership Award. Carter finished the season with 56 tackles and 11 pass deflections, good for 6th among defensive backs, and 4 interceptions, tying her for second. Alex Hayden, Carter’s usual cornerback partner, should also expect to find his name among those staying in Denver, as his 18 pass deflections tie him for second among corners with presumptive #1 draft pick Dermot Lavelle, while still racking up 4 interceptions and 63 tackles, good for 5th among corners.
Jonathan Saint, Fulton’s main linebacking partner, is likely to win Defensive Player of the Year with 101 tackles, 4 of which came for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 14 sacks, an interception and 4 pass deflections. Excluding a world where Noble finds himself deep in the wacky tobaccy, Saint will be on a protected list come Thursday.
Vinny Cox has not been the most active Defensive Tackle in the league, but he’s the best one that the Yeti have. His 7 sacks and 7 tackles for a loss rank him 16th and 11th respectively among defensive linemen, but he has been seen in the gym more often in Colorado, and the Yeti management will likely not look fondly on a complete rebuild of the line, which will have to happen if they let Cox and Fuego Wozy go.
Speaking of Wozy, who has been rumored to be close to signing a 3 year, $6 million extension, he was one of 10 defensive linemen to put up double digit sacks, and forced the 5th most tackles among linemen. While his tackle numbers leave something to be desired, it is clear that the Yeti are committed to Wozy going forward.
On the offensive side of the line, it would be suprising for the Yeti to move on from Bender Rodriguez. Rodriguez had the 3rd most pancakes of all linemen, and is currently the only lineman on the Yeti’s roster. While the Yeti and Outlaws, the two teams in the NSFL championship game, sported the two weakest lines in the NSFL, it would be surprising to see the Yeti abandon their offensive line completely.
While neither primary members of the Yeti’s receiver corp made huge waves in season 1, the Yeti are faced with a huge opportunity just by keeping Kendrick Hendrix and DJ Law together. Hendrix had 868 receiving yards and Law had 647, 8th and 12th in the league, with Hendrix catching 4 touchdowns and Law receiving 5, tied for 6th and alone at 5th respectively. However, with the Yellowknife Wriaths trading away Alexandre Leclair, the Baltimore Hawks trading away Gabriel Tenzini, and the Arizona Outlaws trading away Stormblessed, just by keeping together their receiving corps the Yeti have the chance to be one of the premier units in the league.
Colorado cannot possibly be considering getting rid of both of their running backs. Kieran O’Connell finished season one with 599 yards and 6 touchdowns, 8th and 1st in the league while Boss Tweed with 547 yards - 2 places back in 10th - and only 1 touchdown. While Tweed’s Yards Per Carry were higher, a 0.1 difference is hardly something to write home about and neither truly ripped off a home run - O’Connell’s longest run was 14 yards and Tweed’s was 18. With essentially identical amounts of TPE, the smart money would be on O’Connell if the team decides to pick one or the other, but the Yeti seem to have been committed to splitting carries between the two, and they may well opt to keep both.
Finally, it does not seem sensible for the Yeti to spend assets keeping both Bojo Kicksit and Jimmy Darkapple. Bojo spent Season 1 as Colorado’s kicker, making 24 of 26 extra points and 20 of 23 field goals, the 5th and 3rd most efficient kicker in each category while Darkapple spent his time as a punter, finishing second in the league with 5016 punt yards, as well as second on punts inside the 20 with 16, and with the longest average at 45.2. Kicksit is further in his development however, and should be able to adequately put foot to ball when called upon.
The Yeti could be giving serious consideration to keeping Vikain Marmeladov, to ensure their secondary stays together. Marmeladov was a part of the 4 interceptions club, and forced 2 fumbles though his pass deflections and tackle numbers were fairly pedestrian. There is a value to the Yeti in keeping the unit together - the Yeti secondary lead the league in pass deflections with 51 and had the second most interceptions with 17. With other teams either selling the farm to keep their secondary together or letting it slip away, the Yeti could put protection slots towards making sure the group that lead them to a championship stays as cohesive as possible.
Of course, with the flurry of trades coming out of practically every other franchise the Yeti could very well make a move to ensure that they get assets back for a valuable player, invalidating this whole article. Jokes on them, this article would still be worth a million dollars to me though.
MY GUESSES:
Protect: Alex Hayden (CB), Logan Noble (QB), Wyatt Fulton (LB), Bojo Kicksit (K), DJ Law (WR), Vinny Cox (DT), Luke Tiernan (RB), Kendrick Hendrix (WR), Phillipe Carter (CB), Bender Rodriguez (OL), Jonathan Saint (LB), one of Vikain Marmeladov (S) or Boss Tweed (RB)
Expose: The other one of Vikain Marmeladov (S) and Boss Tweed (RB), Mike McNoodle (S), Rickey Mills (LB), Atahualpa Romero (RB), Bill Weller (TE), Mark Hargrove (TE), Jonathan Shaloiko (WR), Granit Lewis (WR),Everest Teagarden (DE), William Nasher (DR), Barrick Acolyte (LB), Jimmy Darkapple (K)
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