Robbed
For a while, I’ve been making the case that the Sabercats are often snubbed out of all sorts of things. This time it has never been more clear. San Jose out performed every team in the NSFC losing only once on the road and once at home to teams that weren’t the Arizona Outlaws or Orange County Otters. I stand by the belief that until the divisions are increased with more the divisions, there’s no uniqueness to the schedule and the fact that the San Jose Sabercats had a better overall record than the Yellowknife Wraiths proves that despite their lack of playoff appearance, the team was absolutely robbed. What they do here is interesting, but they have the one of the best rosters on paper and they present a slew of options that starts with recently resigned Wide Receiver Darren Smallwood who will be switching to a position that will not only help the team but also get him out of his motivation rut known as being third on the depth chart. What does that mean for the hungry and ready to roll San Jose Sabercats? Stay tuned to find out. I can guarantee you this, the team from California is not going to take the snub lying down and will come back with a roar.
Going to Disneyland!
It’s Mike Boss who will be the Most Valuable Player, and rightfullly so. Knowing what we know about the Sim, the game favors home team advantage, so the more interesting game to me is not the Ultimus Wraiths v Otters matchup that proved ASFC dominance once more, but rather the ASFC Championship game, where the Orange County Otters headed off to Arizona for the fourth time for the playoffs and upset the golliath that is the Outlaws. How to beat the Outlaws on paper is rather simple; force a shootout, and hope your receivers can torch the ever living daylights out of their weaker than everywhere else secondary. It's a good plan, and there are maybe four Quarterbacks who can do it, Boss is one of them, and where he usually fell short and putting up the picks, the man showed up with a flawless game. Putting up a 109.5 Rating and throwing three touchdowns and no interceptions, Boss put the team on his back and gave the upset of the century. It should also be pointed out that the Otters had arguably the weakest run game in the league, and so Boss was the offense and it carried the team.
Unsung Hero:
J.D. Boom does not get the credit he deserved, and he went out on such a high note for both himself as well as the Oranage County Otters. Winchester may have been the defensive player of the Ulitmus game, but Boom was arguably a bigger factor in the win. At this point in the game, the score is tied with a touchdown a piece. Akselsen is sacked by one J.D. Boom and the ball goes loose. although the drive ends in a field goal, the defensive players get a stop and the offense for Orange County forces Yellowknife to start the second quarter staring a two score defecit. It's not to say they didn't put up a fight, but the difference is too much and the team from Canada is never able to really recover from the difference in points as every drive is met with another score by Orange County. That's the play of the game, and honestly where the argument that now-retired J.D. Boom was the unsung hero of that team. And rightfully so, the man was able to shift momentum and create the the only turnover in that otherwise flawless game, kudos to you Boom.
Matchup Nightmare
The twenty-seven million dollar man, Josh Garden of Arizona, matched up against the Otters best Corner, Marc Spector, who still hasn’t told me if the logo is good. If you look at the stat line, it’s looks like Spector did about even with Garden, but that is just not the case. Garden had 5 drops, that means he dropped nearly half of all catchable passes thrown his way, to call that uncanny would be an understatement. Garden showed up, put up over a hundred yards and while he never found the end zone, he was able to stretch the field and average over 16 yards per catch, which meant nearly every ball he got was over a first down worth of distance, and he got the ball a few times. Garden showed up big for his team and proved he was worth every penny, beating the weak Otters defense down. Josh Garden, formerly of the Yellowknife Wraiths, was able to once again solidify his status as the best wide receiver in the league and shut down all those who thought otherwise after carrying Marc Spector to the nearest burn ward, which is something few receivers can hang their hat on. Granted, Bayley was still able to shut him down last season, but Garden is still a threat to any corner and it showed that had he caught more, he could have been good for 200 yards.
For a while, I’ve been making the case that the Sabercats are often snubbed out of all sorts of things. This time it has never been more clear. San Jose out performed every team in the NSFC losing only once on the road and once at home to teams that weren’t the Arizona Outlaws or Orange County Otters. I stand by the belief that until the divisions are increased with more the divisions, there’s no uniqueness to the schedule and the fact that the San Jose Sabercats had a better overall record than the Yellowknife Wraiths proves that despite their lack of playoff appearance, the team was absolutely robbed. What they do here is interesting, but they have the one of the best rosters on paper and they present a slew of options that starts with recently resigned Wide Receiver Darren Smallwood who will be switching to a position that will not only help the team but also get him out of his motivation rut known as being third on the depth chart. What does that mean for the hungry and ready to roll San Jose Sabercats? Stay tuned to find out. I can guarantee you this, the team from California is not going to take the snub lying down and will come back with a roar.
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Going to Disneyland!
It’s Mike Boss who will be the Most Valuable Player, and rightfullly so. Knowing what we know about the Sim, the game favors home team advantage, so the more interesting game to me is not the Ultimus Wraiths v Otters matchup that proved ASFC dominance once more, but rather the ASFC Championship game, where the Orange County Otters headed off to Arizona for the fourth time for the playoffs and upset the golliath that is the Outlaws. How to beat the Outlaws on paper is rather simple; force a shootout, and hope your receivers can torch the ever living daylights out of their weaker than everywhere else secondary. It's a good plan, and there are maybe four Quarterbacks who can do it, Boss is one of them, and where he usually fell short and putting up the picks, the man showed up with a flawless game. Putting up a 109.5 Rating and throwing three touchdowns and no interceptions, Boss put the team on his back and gave the upset of the century. It should also be pointed out that the Otters had arguably the weakest run game in the league, and so Boss was the offense and it carried the team.
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Unsung Hero:
J.D. Boom does not get the credit he deserved, and he went out on such a high note for both himself as well as the Oranage County Otters. Winchester may have been the defensive player of the Ulitmus game, but Boom was arguably a bigger factor in the win. At this point in the game, the score is tied with a touchdown a piece. Akselsen is sacked by one J.D. Boom and the ball goes loose. although the drive ends in a field goal, the defensive players get a stop and the offense for Orange County forces Yellowknife to start the second quarter staring a two score defecit. It's not to say they didn't put up a fight, but the difference is too much and the team from Canada is never able to really recover from the difference in points as every drive is met with another score by Orange County. That's the play of the game, and honestly where the argument that now-retired J.D. Boom was the unsung hero of that team. And rightfully so, the man was able to shift momentum and create the the only turnover in that otherwise flawless game, kudos to you Boom.
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Matchup Nightmare
The twenty-seven million dollar man, Josh Garden of Arizona, matched up against the Otters best Corner, Marc Spector, who still hasn’t told me if the logo is good. If you look at the stat line, it’s looks like Spector did about even with Garden, but that is just not the case. Garden had 5 drops, that means he dropped nearly half of all catchable passes thrown his way, to call that uncanny would be an understatement. Garden showed up, put up over a hundred yards and while he never found the end zone, he was able to stretch the field and average over 16 yards per catch, which meant nearly every ball he got was over a first down worth of distance, and he got the ball a few times. Garden showed up big for his team and proved he was worth every penny, beating the weak Otters defense down. Josh Garden, formerly of the Yellowknife Wraiths, was able to once again solidify his status as the best wide receiver in the league and shut down all those who thought otherwise after carrying Marc Spector to the nearest burn ward, which is something few receivers can hang their hat on. Granted, Bayley was still able to shut him down last season, but Garden is still a threat to any corner and it showed that had he caught more, he could have been good for 200 yards.
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