good point, however I am glad my team is somewhat rebuilt (still a lot of holes in the roster ngl)

By chance I did witness the ending of Terran Emperors @ Birmingham Iron.
Emperors did get a go ahead TD roughy 3:30 left in the game.
Then I did a reload, since I did not have live view and in that time Iron had a 76 yard pass for a TD to retake the lead and at the end win the game.
Man would I be pissed, if I would be from Australia.

Beside that, huge upset by the Cobras against the Saints.

you know, it would be kinda cool if like you had like a fanbase or something like that and it puts more pressure on you as a GM, I like to imagine myself as that from time to time...

Here is my ridiculously long post from the Fire power rankings section, this was way too long ngl but I hope you enjoy it... and idk if I'll write something like this again maybe one day but this was a long and tedious task. Credit to Jack though for writing stuff like this all the time certainly takes a while as it took me while as well...

Ok, so this week let’s revert back to what I was originally doing, writing about the teams in the Fire league. I will write a short piece on where they are in terms of manager progress, league, and SuperCup. They will be sorted by their ELO… And also for some teams I don't have much feedback as I really couldn't find much since their teams are pretty good and have little to no flaws...

20. VanDaMan63 (ELO: 505)
Manager Feedback: Ok, so I have a personal connection to this manager, a good friend. He has just joined RZA a couple of days ago, and hopefully he will guide his team to success with some of my help. The stadium is critical, obviously, and he will build it on Thursday after a home game in the SuperCup. We will see where Van can take this team, this is a very interesting endeavour that I may be a part of for sure.

League Performance: Well, Van’s team was able to pick up a win today in league, but a record of 6-7 (oh no not that again…) doesn’t open up a playoff possibility at all/ The team will most likely finish with a record of 7-9 with two games against human teams and one game against a BOT team.

SuperCup Performance: Well Van’s team is also 6-7 (oh my god unfortunately a lot of this most likely throughout the piece) in the SuperCup, but with only 2 games left, the SuperCup playoffs are out of reach as the team will most likely finish with a record of 7-8 there with a human team and a BOT team on the schedule.

19. Schönspieler (ELO: 507)
Manager Feedback: I have constantly criticized this manager for their management of their team. I mean Van’s team is better than this team right now. They have wages of around 50k and they could probably pay their entire list of expenses for the year with a couple of home games. This is insanity, it’s absurd, and I have no idea what the plan is. Nonetheless, they somehow have respectable records in League and SuperCup. I personally would hope (this is a hypothetical) that in a RZA universe of fans, I wouldn’t be rooting for this team.

League Performance: Well, this team has absolutely plummeted from the heights of 6-3 and 1st place in my division, losing four straight games… (oh my god not again) As they are 6-7 in league now and firmly in 2nd place now that they are starting to play real competition. I mean this team did keep it close in my game against them as it was 21 to 19 with me leading at the end of 1 quarter, but then they were demolished and outscored 68 to 7 losing 89 to 26. This team will certainly not make the playoffs and they certainly don’t deserve it. They will finish with a record of 7-9 here as they play me and another human opponent, and a BOT team.

SuperCup Performance: Oh gosh, the 4th time, huh? It’s so funny that the two teams I’ve covered so far have the exact same record in SuperCup and League… Well they are 6-7 (i really hope there's not more of this) in SuperCup and they are certainly out of it for playoffs indeed. They will most likely finish with a record of 7-8 with a human game and a BOT one.

Ok, before I go any further, this is remarkable. BOTH teams have the same exact League AND SuperCup record (6-7………) and they HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROJECTION… (7-9 League and 7-8 in SuperCup)

What are the odds of that???

Ok, let’s move on to the next team…

18. Bastr Patriots (ELO: 517)
Manager Feedback: Ok, this team is making progress. The manager, banko, has almost finished the stadium at 94k, it is taking a while to be honest but at least they are doing something. Hopefully after that they will start to build up their roster but it seems they will be rebuilding for a couple of seasons before they are truly competitive and make the postseason.
League Performance: While this season has been better than the 0-16 league season last time around, they are 5-8, not too good. Obviously, this is expected with a rebuilding team, so they are obviously not going to make the playoffs. They are projected to finish at 6-10 with a BOT game and 2 tough league opponents after that.

SuperCup Performance: This team also isn’t doing great in the SuperCup as well, but an improvement from 3-12. They are currently 5-8, and are projected to finish well short of the playoffs at 6-9 with a BOT game and a human opponent.

17. Little Italy Sausage Makers (ELO: 542)
Manager Feedback: It is almost clear to me that this manager doesn’t care. And that’s fine. But they have done literally nothing as the manager of this squad. 33k seats, 359k player wages and no money for coaching in 5 MONTHS… the fact that the stadium isn’t even close to being done is the worst part about this rebuild THAT MAY NEVER HAPPEN… The only thing that I can say gives me ANY HOPE is that the manager seems like they are staying for a while and AT LEAST THEY WON’T go BOT… But it's bad over there in Little Italy…

League Performance: Right now they are 7-6 in league play, with 3 games left they will most likely end up at 8-8 and short of the postseason.

SuperCup Performance: Right now they are 6-7 (sighs) in SuperCup play and with 2 games against human opponents, they will most likely finish 6-9 in this area.

16. Lokomotiv Barcelona (ELO: 547)
Manager Feedback: Well, at least this manager is doing solid. They have built their stadium and started the reconstruction of their roster. However, it is taking some time as it looks like they are full of youth with average age at 22 years old and only 485k in player wages. That’s totally fine if they are building for the long-run, and if they execute, they may be pretty darn good in a few seasons from now.

League Performance: Well, things are looking up for the Lokomotivs. They are 8-5 in league and they have won their last 4 games. They look pretty good for a playoff spot, ey? NO. They play 3 human teams that are all better than them by a decent margin. It looks like this team will lose the last 3 and end the season 8-8, short of their playoff aspirations.

SuperCup Performance: Right now, the team is 5-8 in the SuperCup, a pretty poor performance. They are expected to finish at 6-9 with a BOT game and a human game against the Miners of Ruhrpott.

15. MacsUltraVideos & RileyMiniSchnauzer YT (ELO: 573)
Manager Feedback: Looking back at my 2 month tenure as manager, I have done solid. I have built the stadium up, and the team reconstruction has already started. I have made it a goal to be competitive and not play it cheap. That could be a mistake, but I don’t like being bad. I think that I have done a lot with this group in the last 2 months and that hopefully this is a start of a dynastic tenure and a team that will be swimming in success around 5 seasons from now.

League Performance: (Right now I am at 10-3 AND I HAVE CLINCHED MY DIVISION!!!!!!) Well, in a soft division with one manager tanking their team (I’m looking at you Schönspieler) and two BOT teams, I was destined for a division win early on, even before the season. However, this team has performed significantly better than the expectation was at the beginning of the season. I don’t think you could ask for a better first full season league record at 13-3. A bye may be in play here?

SuperCup Performance: Well, SuperCup hasn’t been smooth sailing like league play. It has been up and down, but 7-6 isn’t that bad. I am expecting to finish at 9-6 with a couple of BOT games, and maybe I will make the SC playoffs (like a 60/40 chance so not that bad…)

14. Arizona Cardinals (ELO: 622)
Manager Feedback: Well, this is another manager that has shared a similar aggressive mindset in terms of getting players. However, despite doing some good things, this team may have some cracks in their foundation that they have built. The wages are getting somewhat high at 5.5 million, and with only a 71.2% overall, that's not great… They also don't have great tactics which may cost them in the long run… But overall not bad for sure…

League Performance: They are currently at 9-4 in the league and staring at a division title. However, a 4 seed seems like the spot they will land in the postseason, finishing at a respectable 11-5 record with 1 difficult spot against the Kirky 44’s.

SuperCup Performance: Well, this team is having incredible success in the SuperCup, at a glorious 11-2 record (it is somewhat soft outside of the KMN Maladorians and Hereford Hawks, but still really good…) And they will most likely finish at 13-2 with a tight matchup against the Lakfakalle Eagles that they will most likely win and a BOT team…

13. Abracalabria (ELO: 635)
Manager Feedback: This is another team I look at and say, they have potential. But they aren’t executing! I mean manager since ‘23 and their team has a combined wage total of 1.3 million! I mean they aren’t being aggressive at all! I mean sure you don’t want to have a super expensive team but this is insane… I mean come on…

League Performance: Well, they are 7-6 in league, and it looks like they will win 2 out of their last 3 dropping a game to the Kirky 44’s. The playoffs aren’t totally out of possibility at 9-7, but they most likely will not make it as neroverde will take the 6 seed.

SuperCup Performance: They are currently 8-5 and they will almost certainly finish at 9-6, the question being will they make the playoffs or not?

12. Crunch (ELO: 710)
Manager Feedback: You know what? This guy is a perfect example of WHAT NOT to do with your team. He has not even touched the stadium AT ALL and clearly has no plans to. This team has NO FUTURE and they are somehow afloat financially… I mean it seems they won’t go bankrupt but the manager is at a SEVERE disadvantage financially and HAS NO ABILITY TO GROW HIS TEAM any more…

League Performance: Well, this team is at 8-5 and a total wild card. They could finish 9-7 or 11-5, depending on how their games against 2 human opponents play out. However, they need to go 11-5 to have a chance at the postseason for sure…

SuperCup Performance: This team is 7-6 in the SuperCup, not bad and will finish 9-6, not bad and they may make the playoffs here, that is in question for sure.

11. neroverde (ELO: 760)
Manager Feedback: Well, not a bad team. They do need some improvements for sure, such as tactics and team building. And after 15 years, could you build 8k more seats? I mean that may help make some more $$$...

League Performance: They are 8-5 here, and doing solid. As mentioned above, they are almost a lock for the 6 seed and should win out and end at 11-5.

SuperCup Performance: Two BOT games, so they should go from 7-6 to 9-6. The only question is like all these other 9-6 teams, will they make the playoffs?

Ok, I have typed 1935 words so far…

Well, for these top ten teams, I will share a quick criticism if I have one (most I don’t) and just the projections… then I will pull up a playoff picture…

10. The Nasty Thunders (ELO: 761)

Wages are too high for the team, since they are good but not great and have 2nd highest player wage in RZA. Work on your tactics as well.

League Projection: 10-6 or 11-5, most likely 10-6

SuperCup Projection: 12-3 or 13-2, playoff lock here…

9. IONS (ELO: 797)

Get better tactics, get a K/P to solve the mini special teams need.

League Projection: Around 11-5 here, one loss to Fargo Knights

SuperCup Projection: Should finish unscathed, 9-4 to 11-4, and a playoff lock here.

8. Bonaval Acorns (ELO: 805)

Grow the team a bit more, fix up them tactics for sure… that would help…

League Projection: 10-3 as of right now, and should finish either 12-4 or 13-3, they will win the division and make the playoffs.

SuperCup Projection: Things are not looking up for the Acorns here, as they are 7-6 and will finish either 8-7 or 7-8, playoff miss for sure here.

7. Glizzy Gobblers (ELO: 868)

Wages are a tad bit high, the team is solid though could and should be better with those wages, tactics could be better but are good…

League Projection: 12-4 or 13-3 here, not sure where exactly they will fall here, playoffs are somewhat in question though…

SuperCup Projection: 12-1 to 14-1, they are doing spectacularly well here.

The Top 6 has almost no critiques, just some of y’all need to work on your tactics, they aren’t incredible… (you know who you are)

AND all of the Top 6 will make the postseason in League and SuperCup, so here are the Top 6…

6. Sydney Sloths (ELO: 896)

5. Aberthaw Dolphins (ELO: 1017)

4. GLADIATORI ROMA (ELO: 1022)

3. Fargo Knights (ELO: 1022)

2. Braska Bangers 09 (ELO: 1036)

1. Kirky 44’s (ELO: 1076)

Also this took like 2.5 hours although I did enjoy it this was way too long… I may stop making these kind of posts except for previews but we shall see time will tell…

PLAYOFF PICTURE (this I will keep…)

AC

1. Aberthaw Dolphins (12-1)

2. MacsUltraVideos & RileyMiniSchnauzer YT (10-3)* x

3. Braska Bangers 09 (10-3)*

4. Arizona Cardinals (9-4)

5. Glizzy Gobblers (10-3)

6. The Nasty Thunders (9-4)*

IN THE HUNT

7. IONS (9-4)*

8. Crunch (8-5)


NC

1. Kirky 44’s (13-0) x

2. Sydney Sloths (12-1) x

3. Fargo Knights (11-2)

4. Bonaval Acorns (10-3)

5. GLADIATORI ROMA (10-3)

6. Lokomotiv Barcelona (8-5)*

IN THE HUNT

7. neroverde (8-5)*

8. Abracalabria (7-6)*

9. Little Italy Sausage Makers (7-6)*

*Determined by PD
x- clinched division

(also the things should be changed like z in NFL is bye clinched and x is division and y is wild card like the things in RZA are dumb like why is z clinch division and why is there a x for clinch playoff? That would be wild card which is y so that's good but come on man…)

Okay, well I hope you enjoy reading this and you can take something from this, whether it would be team feedback or playoff positioning…

Get ready for the playoffs and have a great day!