1) Robbed: Write about why a team that failed to make the playoffs should have over somebody else.
If San Jose were in the NSFC conference, they would be the top team in that division and it’s a shame that they failed to make the playoffs given their respectable 9-5 record. Having tied for second in the ASFC and losing the tie breaker of points for and points against to Orange County, the San Jose Sabercats are still a formidable organization and the team should be posed to take over the ASFC next season. Simply put, the two conference format does not favor the league given the low number of teams that are in the conferences and the fact that every team plays every other team twice a season. They should have made the playoffs this year with a top 3 offense and defense in the league having only lost at home twice times (once to Arizona and once to Baltimore) and stood their ground with the Orange County Otters splitting games against them on the road and at home. It is heartbreaking to see a team with an elite quarterback in Chris Orosz and one of the best defensive players in Dan Miller, Vincent Sharpei, and Jabrill Lee just sit at home watching the ASFC championship game.
2) Sit-down with a star:
Interview with @ErMurazor
You went from ending the season 3 regular season with 32 sacks to 7 in season 4. What factors do you think contributed in your drastic decline in stats on defense?
Man, I was just so good that league has to implement some new rules to keep me down. Obviously the league says that the changes were made for player safety and things like that but in reality I think that the head office knows that the fans like to see quarter backs make big throws and score touch downs. Defensive players were preventing that from happening and costing the league money. I think they made a business decision.
What are you looking forward to next season?
I’m looking most forward to the off season! This will be the longest vacation I’ve had during my professional career and I look forward to taking some time to relax and let my body heal. I hope to get some traveling in and meeting some beautiful ladies along the way.
What's the outlook for the Arizona Outlaws?
The Arizona Outlaws are still one of the best teams in the league. Obviously we have some young talent on the defensive side of the ball but I think those guys are just going to get better. We’ve got two of the youngest corners in the league but they’re the first guys in and last ones out. The Outlaws have also gone through a GM chance and I think it is going to reinvigorate the organization to keep up their strive for excellence.
Where do you see yourself in a few seasons? Still a member of the Outlaws? On another team or retirement?
It is hard to see where I will be in a few seasons but I don’t think it’ll be the retirement home. I didn’t get where I was today without a love for the game. I plan to play in this league as long as I can find a spot on a roster that gets me some playing time.
3) Sit-down with a fan: Answered questions for ErMurazor
4) Championship Game Recap
In a surprising turn of events, the Orange County Otters unseated the Arizona Outlaws for the first time in the ASFC playoffs. They wrote their ticket back home to Orange County in impressive fashion by defeating the Outlaws 27-9 and this was the first time the Arizona Outlaws did not make the Ultimus game since the league’s inception. The Otters would end up beating the upstart Yellowknife Wraiths to clinch their first Ultimus victory with a score of 30-23. The best play of the game was in the third quarter with the score being 20-13 Otters. Yellowknife had just scored an impressive 37 yard field goal and put the game within one score. Mike Boss and the Otters crew scored one of the fastest touchdown drives in NSFL history. He threw a 17 yard pass to Robert Phelps, a 10 yard pass to Julian O’Sullivan, and another 7 yard pass to O’Sullivan. At the Yellowknife 22, Mike Boss threw a beautiful 22 yard pass to Phelps to score the touchdown and put the Otters back up 27-13 in a matter of minutes. The Otters offense has proven to be the best in the past few seasons and their strength was on full display in this game winning drive. From that point on, Yellowknife scored a touchdown, but ran out of steam in the fourth quarter as the Otters defense held up their end to shut down the game.
If San Jose were in the NSFC conference, they would be the top team in that division and it’s a shame that they failed to make the playoffs given their respectable 9-5 record. Having tied for second in the ASFC and losing the tie breaker of points for and points against to Orange County, the San Jose Sabercats are still a formidable organization and the team should be posed to take over the ASFC next season. Simply put, the two conference format does not favor the league given the low number of teams that are in the conferences and the fact that every team plays every other team twice a season. They should have made the playoffs this year with a top 3 offense and defense in the league having only lost at home twice times (once to Arizona and once to Baltimore) and stood their ground with the Orange County Otters splitting games against them on the road and at home. It is heartbreaking to see a team with an elite quarterback in Chris Orosz and one of the best defensive players in Dan Miller, Vincent Sharpei, and Jabrill Lee just sit at home watching the ASFC championship game.
2) Sit-down with a star:
Interview with @ErMurazor
You went from ending the season 3 regular season with 32 sacks to 7 in season 4. What factors do you think contributed in your drastic decline in stats on defense?
Man, I was just so good that league has to implement some new rules to keep me down. Obviously the league says that the changes were made for player safety and things like that but in reality I think that the head office knows that the fans like to see quarter backs make big throws and score touch downs. Defensive players were preventing that from happening and costing the league money. I think they made a business decision.
What are you looking forward to next season?
I’m looking most forward to the off season! This will be the longest vacation I’ve had during my professional career and I look forward to taking some time to relax and let my body heal. I hope to get some traveling in and meeting some beautiful ladies along the way.
What's the outlook for the Arizona Outlaws?
The Arizona Outlaws are still one of the best teams in the league. Obviously we have some young talent on the defensive side of the ball but I think those guys are just going to get better. We’ve got two of the youngest corners in the league but they’re the first guys in and last ones out. The Outlaws have also gone through a GM chance and I think it is going to reinvigorate the organization to keep up their strive for excellence.
Where do you see yourself in a few seasons? Still a member of the Outlaws? On another team or retirement?
It is hard to see where I will be in a few seasons but I don’t think it’ll be the retirement home. I didn’t get where I was today without a love for the game. I plan to play in this league as long as I can find a spot on a roster that gets me some playing time.
3) Sit-down with a fan: Answered questions for ErMurazor
4) Championship Game Recap
In a surprising turn of events, the Orange County Otters unseated the Arizona Outlaws for the first time in the ASFC playoffs. They wrote their ticket back home to Orange County in impressive fashion by defeating the Outlaws 27-9 and this was the first time the Arizona Outlaws did not make the Ultimus game since the league’s inception. The Otters would end up beating the upstart Yellowknife Wraiths to clinch their first Ultimus victory with a score of 30-23. The best play of the game was in the third quarter with the score being 20-13 Otters. Yellowknife had just scored an impressive 37 yard field goal and put the game within one score. Mike Boss and the Otters crew scored one of the fastest touchdown drives in NSFL history. He threw a 17 yard pass to Robert Phelps, a 10 yard pass to Julian O’Sullivan, and another 7 yard pass to O’Sullivan. At the Yellowknife 22, Mike Boss threw a beautiful 22 yard pass to Phelps to score the touchdown and put the Otters back up 27-13 in a matter of minutes. The Otters offense has proven to be the best in the past few seasons and their strength was on full display in this game winning drive. From that point on, Yellowknife scored a touchdown, but ran out of steam in the fourth quarter as the Otters defense held up their end to shut down the game.