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| posted: 2025-07-01 16:59:00 (ID: 100192304) Edits found: 1 Report Abuse | |
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Week 2 League Review
Week 2 of the season delivered an exhilarating display of talent and competitive spirit, with several teams showcasing their prowess on the field. The standout result was the Sydney Sloths' overwhelming 44-0 victory over the Coconuts, highlighting their offensive firepower and solid defense. In a closely contested matchup, the Nasty Thunders edged out the Champ Chompers with a 36-28 win, demonstrating resilience and strategic gameplay. In hindsight, this was clearly the match of the week! Meanwhile, the Gladiatori Roma continued their impressive form with a commanding 48-21 win over Neroverde, reinforcing their status as strong contenders in the NC this season. Not the most surprising result perhaps, came from Bonaval Acorns, who secured a convincing 37-9 win against Galaktische Kickers, asserting their dominance early in the season. Reapers also made a statement with a dominant 41-17 victory over Charleston Battery. Not the best Game of the Week pick, if I say so myself! Most other teams continued their streak of success, dismantling their BOT opponents with ease, further showcasing the depth and talent spread across the league. Overall, Week 2 was marked by high scores, decisive victories, and promising performances, setting an exciting tone for the weeks to come. Last edited on 2025-07-01 17:00:02 by Bleakardor |
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Way too early statistical leaders:
Passing Yards: 1. Jonah Shah (Niceville Norsemen) 986 2. Cleo Andrus (Fargo Knights) 739 3. Drew McNair (Kirky 44's) 721 4. Dahoma Saro-Wiwa (Abracalabria) 666 5. Buster Cambell (Reapers) 609 6. Achmed Hadad (Braska Bangers) 601 7. Abdullah Khalil (Champ Chompers) 592 8. Dany Bonnin (The Nasty Thunder) 590 9. Arif Pieri (IONS) 536 10. Osvaldo Carrasco (Bonaval Acorns) 501 Passing TD 1. Jonah Shah (Norsemen) 21 2. Cleo Andrus (Fargo Knights) 15 3. Drew McNair (Kirky 44's) 14 4. Achmed Hadad (Bangers) 13 5. Dahoma Saro-Wiwa (Abracalabria) 11 Rushing Yards 1. Kim Blackman (Norsemen) 420 2. Quentin Outlaw (Crunch) 393 3. Milford Dickinson (Crunch) 290 4. Freddy Marshal (Fargo) 287 5. Joey Vanburen (Akron Pro's) 259 Rushing TDs 1. Kim Blackman (Norsemen) 7 2. Arnar Sigurbjornsson (Battery) 5 3. Alden Pulliam (Gobblers) 4 4. Wang Vong (Kirky 44s) 4 5. Greg Amann (Schonspieler) 3 Receiving Yards 1. Craig Matheson (Kirky 44's) 339 2. Jim Gooch (Norsemen) 326 3. Kenzie Carmichael (Kirky 44's) 316 4. Phillip Stiltner (Fargo Knights) 312 5. Frankie Ash (Fargo Knights) 309 Receiving TDs 1. Jim Gooch (Norsemen) 8 2. Frankie Ash (Fargo) 7 3. Phillip Stiltner (Fargo) 7 4. Craig Matheson (Kirky 44s) 7 5. Tilo Spori (IONS) 6 6. Valentin Cary (Bangers) 6 Sack Leaders 1. Jeremiah Craven (Norsemen) 5 2. Terrence Spence (Norsemen) 5 3. Abuu Peres (Schonspieler) 4 4. Jon Snowden (Norsemen) 3 5. A.J. Harvey (Norsemen) 3 6. Alfred Whitlock (Reapers) 3 7. Bartt Al Mehdi (Schonspieler) 3 8. Jim Waggoner (Bangers) 3 INT Leaders 1. Isidor Amman (IONS) 3 2. Amanico Bravo (Acorns) 3 3. Ning Thieu (Gobblers) 3 4. 11 players tied with 2 each. DEF TDs 1. Briek Goossens (Gobblers) 2 2. Robin Daigle (Crunch) 2 3. Manual Robertson (Crunche) 2 4. A.J. Harvey (Norsemen) 2 5. Jeffrey Teal (Crunch) 2 |
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Bleakardor wrote:
Good game gccsteel. I know it didn't end the way you wanted, but you forced 2 INT's from my starter and didn't throw an INT yourself! I'd say that part is an improvement! I think maybe the ratings system is not quite accurate. You have a lot of top end talent that I lack, yet we are only 4% points difference. It was a little frustrating to have you pass down the field at will with a called pass defense the entire way. Multiple times. In fact, you only threw 8 passes against a called run defense yet you had 350+ yards. I didn't modify my playbook prior to the game. The link you sent was stuff I already knew, unfortunately. I am looking for mechanics rather than guidelines, which either don't exist or no one will freely share. I definitely have some improvements to make on my offense. I'm taking baby steps with the most important part for me now making sure I can understand which rule was called and why so I can see the results. Defense is OKAY, but offense is in trouble if I can't establish the run. |
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| posted: 2025-07-01 19:59:13 (ID: 100192309) Report Abuse | |
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gccsteel wrote:
Bleakardor wrote:
Good game gccsteel. I know it didn't end the way you wanted, but you forced 2 INT's from my starter and didn't throw an INT yourself! I'd say that part is an improvement! I think maybe the ratings system is not quite accurate. You have a lot of top end talent that I lack, yet we are only 4% points difference. It was a little frustrating to have you pass down the field at will with a called pass defense the entire way. Multiple times. In fact, you only threw 8 passes against a called run defense yet you had 350+ yards. I didn't modify my playbook prior to the game. The link you sent was stuff I already knew, unfortunately. I am looking for mechanics rather than guidelines, which either don't exist or no one will freely share. I definitely have some improvements to make on my offense. I'm taking baby steps with the most important part for me now making sure I can understand which rule was called and why so I can see the results. Defense is OKAY, but offense is in trouble if I can't establish the run. Nobody will share the playbook itself that will allow you to analyze and compare it to games so that you can comprehend the mechanics. And as far as the engine mechanics, even Pete has kept that a close secret as he doesn't want to give that info out. It's designed so that us managers have to figure out what works and doesn't. I have no info to give on playbook as everything I know came from that thread and I've been trying for a few seasons to come up with a better playbook, and I just made a new one I'll test next game against a bot team. As far as the ratings system, yes and no. What I've learned is the rating takes into account your entire roster, including depth. Some of the best teams have super star starters and 3 star crappy backup players. This makes their OVR lower than what it would be if it only took into account their starters. So what most of us do is try to have depth that have the traits and physicals we need, and let them develop while getting minimal playing time as rotational pieces. This keeps our roster cost down but makes us vulnerable when our second string comes in. But if you have 2 good RBs, 7 or 8 good DL, 5 good OLB, 2 good QBs, etc.. your OVR will be MUCH higher and you will not really be any better than a team with 1 super star at each position and crap backup players if you manage the roster well. As in don't let them get too tired so your backups play more, or if you have to deal with injuries. At least that's what I feel from my experience. |
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| posted: 2025-07-01 20:14:54 (ID: 100192311) Report Abuse | |
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iirc, between season 3 and 4, I let go of a bunch of low rated players from my depth chart. I had too many players on my roster to use the auto depth function (which I highly recommend never using!) so I cut my roster down by 7 or 8 players. These are guys that were terrible, but I just had on my roster because I hadn't moved to the HR department yet. When I cut those guys, my team OVR jumped by almost 4 points. Maybe there are other mechanics behind that, but that is just my opinion on what happened.
I don't know if it takes into account the Talent level or not, or the experience or not. But my team has dropped the last 2 seasons in OVR just from removing 2 or 3 high end starters. I was a 77 OVR 2 seasons ago, but I had an amazing QB, 2 amazing DL and 2 amazing WR and a couple very good CB's. Over 2 seasons, just dropping those players and replacing them with above average players dipped my OVR by almost 8 points. My team is not as good as it was, but it's also still much more competitive now at 69 OVR than it was when I had a deeper roster at 72 OVR a couple of seasons ago. Not sure if this helps, but it's just some thoughts I have from my experience. Maybe someone else here knows more and can enlighten us both. |
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