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by AbyssZl

Superbowl III – Offensive Player Spotlight

Congratulations on the Chiefs and Ravens making it to the Super bowl. Both teams have played great in both the regular season and playoffs. I’m going to spend time on this article highlighting the 9 starters from each team and how they played this season. Without further ado, lets get right into it. 

 

Quarterbacks

Chiefs

Ravens

AbyssZl – Coming off an MVP season, Abyss is the best QB coming into the superbowl. He set multiple single season passing records while posting 38Tds 8Ints. 1st in the league in QBR (min of 100 attempts) and went 10-2 this season.

IamBeaste – With a 7-5 record, beaste has preformed well this season. Finished 6th in the league in passing yards while throwing 19TDs to 7 INTs. Don’t sleep in his ability run as he averaged 8.4 yards per carry. 

XxBig Marc – Marc joined the Chiefs via trade earlier this season but I wouldn’t sleep on him. He has the talent around him to win games. 11th in passing yards, Marc finished with 11TDs 15INTs. He finished 6-6 on the season. 

Breesuss – Finishing 4th in passing yards and posting a 28TD to 14INT campaign, Breesuss easily earned Offensive Rookie of the year. He went 9-2 this season as well as finishing top 5 in rushing stats for a QB. 

Aceboogs – With a 6-3 regular season record, Ace finished 9th in passing yards while going for 16TDs to 8INTs. Ace finished 2nd in rushing for a QB and considering his line has been mixed around multiple times this season, its impressive to have a positive win % with the stats he got this season.

xGam3xGreenx – Game had a sub-par season at QB. 10th in passing yards along with a 15TD to 15INT campaign. Only 8 games were reported which translated to a 4-4 record. However I do think he has more losses than wins which puts him at the only QB to have a negative W/L record by both teams. 

Running backs

Chiefs

Ravens

Th3 R3al3st 260 – Finished 11th in rushing yards, with 6 rushing TDs. has earned 796 yards from scrimmage which puts him as a dual threat at RB who can average 5 yards a carry and pick up those critical 3rd downs in the passing game. 9-2 record while playing RB this season.

Clutchxking215 – Finished 15th in rushing yards while completing 23 recs for 200+ yards. Clutch is on a pass heavy offense so its expected for his numbers to be lower than usual. Clutch is a solid RB and dependable when needed. 6-5 record this season at RB. 

Natecashmoney – Nate was traded from the Bengals this season and has the most rushing yards and receiving yards at RB on the Chiefs this season. Finished 5th in rushing, he surpassed 1k in total yards from scrimmage. statistically shown, I believe Nate is the most utilized and skilled RB on the Chiefs going into the Superbowl. 

ebokKtsop – The only RB from both teams that has more receiving yards than rushing. He has rushing for 300+ while also receiving for 300+. He went 8-2 this season at RB. I would consider ebok a top receiving back in the league.

Justt Smoove – Traded from the Chiefs, Smoove is looking to prove himself that the Chiefs made a mistake by getting rid of him. He averaged 7.5 yards a carry this season which is the league best for any Running back. Since being on the Ravens, he has went 4-3. Smoove has earned 555 yards from scrimmage this season. 

TLPKavious -I dont have enough data on Kavious to give a breakdown. He was replaced by Xerox in the playoffs and from my understanding, he has been reliable toward his line. 

Wide Receivers

Chiefs

Ravens

Gabe ily – The best WR from both teams. Finished second in the league in terms of receiving while not even playing WR the whole season. Traded from the Bucs, Gabes season was pretty much saved and continued to be a force in the league. Gabe went 8-4 this season at WR.

BeefyChub – Beastes brother finished 7th in receiving yards while scoring 19TDs. 7-5 was his record this season and keep in mind, he is a Rookie. I believe he was in discussion for a ROTY award so dont sleep on Beefy. 

GaabageAssassin – Another stud at WR. Earlier on in the season, he was pumping out MVP caliber stats. He made the switch to another line and was still able to put up great numbers. he finished 4th in receiving yards while scoring 24 times. 

Kuhrow – Posting a 9-2 record, Kuhrow preformed well this season. 6th in receiving yards, 4th in Receiving TDs, 5th in RAC, he is a weapon on offense. No awards this season however considering alot of WRs balled out this season. 

Outaker24 – Very similar stats to Kuhrow while posting a 7-4 record this season at WR. Has played on two different lines during the season which adds some more value to how he preformed this season.  

Kdot8932 -Kdot was traded from the 49ers earlier on this season and has been the journeyman WR on the team playing wherever he needs to play. Not enough stats to give a breakdown on Kdot. 

by AbyssZl

Beaste The Commish Top Draftable Teams

VFL team rankings

1.Cowboys Overall got the best roster most balanced team

2.chargers Best passing attack with a solid rb and great defense

3.Ravens Lamar need I say more

4.Titans Solid offense with a freak coming back and decent defense

5.49ers Nick bosa? Solid defense and good offense if mostert comes back would be game changing

6.bengals One of the most complete balanced team available

7.colts Jt buckner carry this solid team

8.Saints Those tackles and a great defense not to mention kamara GGs

9.Eagles A pretty well balanced team with speed on both sides

10.Falcons Pitts! 

 

Honorable Mentions

Panthers Defense from hell would be scary with cmc back qb and ol only thing holding the team back

Steelers One of the top defensive teams najee is like a baby Henry again like panthers qb and ol holding team back

Raiders A very well balanced team just a little slow at rb

WFT Another crazy defense if they get reset without a reset unusable

Dolphins Interesting team have everything you want beside more superstars very underrated

Broncos Another team that’s lacking superstars they have none but there not lacking in any postions

by AbyssZl

Season 2 Top 25 Players Revisited

I decided to revisit the list to take into account a more advanced formula besides just going strictly by player votes. I took a players statistical standing from how we handled awards this season PLUS player votes. The formula is simple; Take the player placement in the players vote + their statistical placement (total from OFF and DEF) and divided by 2 which give them their final placement in the top 25 list. EX: Outaker had the 3rd highest player votes (3) and the highest statistical value (1) which places him at 2 on the top 25 list. 

The first list is the original list I shared with the league, the second list is the final placement.

OLD LIST (Not the final placement)


25.) itsXER0X | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

24.) F34R Painkiller | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

23.) WB D3v0ur | Last Season: 12
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl QB 1st-Team; AFC Probowl K; AFC Probowl ST

22.) Aceboogs98 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

21.) Ugongetthiswork1018 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl RB 2nd-Team

20.) GaabageAssassin | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl DL 1st-Team

19.) Del The Dude | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

18.) areisx21 | Last Season: 3
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl WR 2nd-Team

17.) Farah En Fuego | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl WR 1st-Team; WROTY

16.) Shady on Xbox | Last Season: 7
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl LB 1st-Team; LBOTY

15.) Hogcrazy9934 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl QB 2nd-Team; OPOTY

14.) Xyzjoker02 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl LB 2nd-Team

13.) Xx Tmo 706xX | Last Season: 17
Season 2 Accolades:

12.) dirtyfalcons98 | Last Season: 6
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl QB 2nd-Team

11.) Cuban on Xbox | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: OROTY

10.) Hutch x81 | Last Season: 24
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl LB 1st-Team

9.) JPxProdigie | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl DB 1st-Team; DBOTY

8.) Kuhrow | Last Season: 1
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl DL 1st-Team

7.) Th3 R3al3st 260 | Last Season: 10
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl RB 1st-Team; NFC Probowl DB 2nd Team; DPOTY

6.) MRxxUSERxxPICKx | Last Season: 13
Season 2 Accolades:

5.) NORTHZIDE | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl RB 1st-Team; RBOTY

4.) IamBeAsTe | Last Season: 4
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl DB 1st-Team; Owner of the Year

3.) Outaker24 | Last Season: 15
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl WR 2nd-Team; NFC Probowl DL 1st-Team; DLOTY

2.) AbyssZl | Last Season: 8
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl LB 2nd-Team; NFC Probowl K; KOTY

1.) BetterCa11xSaul | Last Season: 11
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl QB 1st-Team; QBOTY; MVP

FINAL PLACEMENT (votes + statistical placement)

 

25.) Ugongetthiswork1018
24.) Xxchildxplease
23.) GaabageAssassin
22.) Xx Tmo 706xX
21.) GoodFella Tg
20.) MN x Brisket
19.) Clutchxking215
18.) Whiite MagiicX
17.) Kuhrow
16.) Shady on Xbox
15.) WB D3v0ur
14.) areisx21
13.) dirtyfalcons98
12.) Hutch x81
11.) Farah En Fuego
10.) MRxxUSERxxPICKx
9.) Hogcrazy9934
8.) Th3 R3al3st 260
7.) JPxProdigie
6.) NORTHZIDE
5.) Cuban on Xbox
4.) AbyssZl
3.) IamBeAsTe
2.) Outaker24
1.) BetterCa11xSaul

by AbyssZl

Season 2 Top 25 Players

Voted in by the community themselves, here is the list of Season 2’s top 25 players in the league. There were a total of 56 players voting with around 1300 players selected in the whole survey. Thank you for everyone who voted. Without further ado, lets get into it. 

25.) itsXER0X | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

24.) F34R Painkiller | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

23.) WB D3v0ur | Last Season: 12
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl QB 1st-Team; AFC Probowl K; AFC Probowl ST

22.) Aceboogs98 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

21.) Ugongetthiswork1018 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl RB 2nd-Team

20.) GaabageAssassin | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl DL 1st-Team

19.) Del The Dude | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades:

18.) areisx21 | Last Season: 3
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl WR 2nd-Team

17.) Farah En Fuego | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl WR 1st-Team; WROTY

16.) Shady on Xbox | Last Season: 7
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl LB 1st-Team; LBOTY

15.) Hogcrazy9934 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl QB 2nd-Team; OPOTY

14.) Xyzjoker02 | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl LB 2nd-Team

13.) Xx Tmo 706xX | Last Season: 17
Season 2 Accolades:

12.) dirtyfalcons98 | Last Season: 6
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl QB 2nd-Team

11.) Cuban on Xbox | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: OROTY

10.) Hutch x81 | Last Season: 24
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl LB 1st-Team

9.) JPxProdigie | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl DB 1st-Team; DBOTY

8.) Kuhrow | Last Season: 1
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl DL 1st-Team

7.) Th3 R3al3st 260 | Last Season: 10
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl RB 1st-Team; NFC Probowl DB 2nd Team; DPOTY

6.) MRxxUSERxxPICKx | Last Season: 13
Season 2 Accolades:

5.) NORTHZIDE | Last Season: —
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl RB 1st-Team; RBOTY

4.) IamBeAsTe | Last Season: 4
Season 2 Accolades: AFC Probowl DB 1st-Team; Owner of the Year

3.) Outaker24 | Last Season: 15
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl WR 2nd-Team; NFC Probowl DL 1st-Team; DLOTY

2.) AbyssZl | Last Season: 8
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl LB 2nd-Team; NFC Probowl K; KOTY

1.) BetterCa11xSaul | Last Season: 11
Season 2 Accolades: NFC Probowl QB 1st-Team; QBOTY; MVP


Winners will have a top 25 player trophy displayed within their player profile and This will be archived in the VFL vault. 

To put this in another perspective, these are the number of top players in the league by team

Bucs – 3
Bills – 1
Cardinals – 2
Vikings – 6
Rams – 4
Packers – 6
Browns – 3
Chiefs – 0

by AbyssZl

S2 Teams (Fun facts)

Going to go over a fun facts for each team this season; 1 pro, 1 con. Figured it would be an interesting read on how unique each team is this season. 

 

Arizona Cardinals

Positive – Ranked 1st in Special Teams

Negative – Ranked last in TFLs

 

 

Buffalo Bills 

Positive – Ranked 1st in Passing Yards

Negatives – Ranked Last in Sacks

 

 

Kansas City Chiefs

Positive – Most safeties in the league

Negative – Tied last in Def Ints

 

 

Minnesota Vikings

Positive – first in Def Ints

Negative – Last in Pass Comp & Atts

 

 

Tampa Bay Bucs

Positive – Most TFLs

Negative – Most Pass INTs

 

 

LA Rams

Positive – Most Def TDs

Negative – Ranked Last in Pass TDs

 

 

Cleveland Browns

Positive – Best Rushing Stats/ Most Sacks

Negative – Second to last in Passing Yards

 

 

Green Bay Packers 

Positive – Best TD to INT Ratio

Negative – Last in RAC

by AbyssZl

If the Season ended today

The following Teams would be in the playoffs: 

AFC

Bills

Browns

 

NFC

Packers

Rams

 

The following players would make probowl. Please advise that the superstar ability penalty is not applied to this list. The list was based on the score numbers presented in the players of the week determination method. 
* denotes Rookie

 NFCAFC
QB1BetterCa11xSaul WB Shig 
QB2Hogcrazy9934 Hutch x81 
RB1Del The Dude NORTHZIDE 
RB2itsXER0X *Cuban on Xbox *
WR1Kuhrow Outaker24 
WR2Farah En Fuego WB DrMelvo 
DL1Th3 R3al3st 260 Outaker24 
DL2F34R Painkiller NORTHZIDE 
LB1Shady on Xbox Xyzjoker02 
LB2itsXER0X *Hutch x81 
DB1JPxProdigie IamBeAsTe 
DB2Kxng x Champ WB DrMelvo 
Special TeamsECrossthaBOSS 

WB D3v0ur 

 

The following players would win the following ‘Of the Year’ awards. This is rewarded to the highest score at their position in the league. 

 VFL
QBOTYWB Shig
RBOTYNORTHZIDE 
WROTYOutaker24 
DLOTYOutaker24 
LBOTYShady on Xbox 
DBOTYIamBeAsTe 
STOTYECrossthaBOSS 

 

The following player would win the Rookie of the Year award:

itsXER0X

 

The following player would win MVP (Win/Lose Record is taken into account):

WB Shig

 

 

Alot of football to be played so this list can change dramatically. Again, this list is based on a numbers marco i use in excel to calculate scores. you can find the scoring method in any of the POTW articles. 

by AbyssZl

S2 Week 2 Players of the Week

Thanks again management for getting stats in by the deadline. Much smoother than week 1 due to a learning curve.  Players of the week are as followed like last week:

NFC – 1QB, 1RB, 1WR, 1DL, 1LB, 1DB

AFC – 1QB, 1RB, 1WR, 1DL, 1LB, 1DB

Since there will be 12 players for nomination, only the highest point valued player from each Conference will receive a custom player of the Week card which is presented at the bottom of this article. 

AFC Offense & Defense and NFC Offense and Defense. 

I used a point system to determine who won POTW. Below is the point system.

StatValue
Passing TD4
Passing YD0.05
QB INT-2
Rushing YD0.1
Rushing TD6
Fumble-2
REC YD0.1
REC0.5
REC TD6
TFL0.75
SACK1.25
DEF INT2
DEF TD6
FF2
P DEF0.9

Without further a do, here are your week 1 players of the week. 

AFC Offensive Players of the Week

QB - WB Shig (Bills) 32/40; 558 Pass YDs; 80% Pass Comp; 4 pass TDs; 2INTs; 17 rushes; 171 yds; 1 Rush TD

RB - Cuban on Xbox (Vikings) - 44 Rushes; 273 Yds; 6.2 avg; 5 Rush TDs; 10 Rec; 191 yds

WR - MN x Brisket (Bills) 29 Rec; 558 Yds; 4 Rec TDs; 99 RAC

AFC Defense Players of the Week

DL - Outaker24 (Chiefs) 17 TFLs; 4 Sacks; 1 FR; 1 DTD

LB - Xyzjoker02 (Vikings) 5 TFLs; 1 Sack; 2 INTs; 1 DTD

DB - IamBeAsTe (Browns) 4TFLs; 1 Sack; 7 DEF INTs; 2 Pass DEF; 2 DTDs

NFC Offensive Players of the Week

QB - BetterCa11xSaul (Packers) 40/52; 601 Pass YDs; 5 Pass TDs; 1 INT; 1 Rush TD

RB - Del The Dude (Packers) 41 atts; 197 Rush Yds; 4.9 avg; 10 Rec; 119 Rec YDs; 1 Rec TD

WR - Kuhrow (Bucs) 31 Rec; 539 YDs; 4 Rec TDs

NFC Defensive Player of the Week

DL - Th3 R3al3st 260 (Rams) - 9 TFLs; 5 Sacks; 1INT; 2 FF; 2 DTDs

LB - Shady on Xbox (Rams) 2 TFLs; 5 Def INTs; 1 PDEF; 3 DTDs

DB - JPxProdigie (Rams) 3 TFLs; 6 DEF INTs; 2 Pass DEF; 2 DTDs

by AbyssZl

ROTY Tracker

We have 33 members who are new to the league. Some have made immediate impact on their rosters, others still waiting on a chance to start and prove themselves. This list acknowledges the top rookies thus far. Only week 1 stats are taken into consideration. This list will be updated next week when week 2 stats are in. 

FYI, a VFL rookie is defined as someone who’s in their first season in THIS VFL. Previous experiences from either the EFL or OG VFL are ignored in this. 

If you are a rookie and feel these stats are better than the list, please DM me on discord and I can verify, I believe my rookie list is 95% accurate as I did a comparison with S1 FAs and S2 FAs

1.) Cuban on Xbox | RB/DB (Vikings)
30att 202yds 6.7AVG 2TDs
13recs 173yds 2TDs
1TFL 3INTs 2PDEF 1FF
1-2 W/L

2.) YG Luckyy | QB/DL (Chiefs)
41-52 495yds 78.5% 1INT
8tfls 2sacks
2-1 W/L

3.) Whiite MagiicX | QB/DB (Bills)
25-36 425yd 69% 1TD 5INTs
3TFLs 3INTs 1PDEF 1DTD
2-1 W/L

4.) King LoGiiC | RB/LB (Chiefs)
26att 152yds 5.8AVG 4TDs
4rec 89yds 2TDs
1INT 1PDEF
3-0 W/L

5.) Aceboogs98 | QB/DL (Vikings)
21-32 309yds 66% 2TDs 1NT
8tfls 2sacks
2-1 W/L

by AbyssZl

Week 1 Team Stat Analysis

This article is to provide an overview of each team stats and how they compare to the other teams of the league. Yellow denotes 1st

Silver denotes 2nd

Bronze Denotes 3rd

Given the passing stats above, the following (in order) is considered to be the best passing team going into Week 2

1. Buffalo Bills
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Minnesota Vikings
6. Los Angeles Rams
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Arizona Cardinals

Given the Rushing stats above, the following (in order) is considered to be the best rushing team going into Week 2.

1. Cleveland Browns
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Buffalo Bills
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Los Angeles Rams
8. Arizona Cardinals

Given the Defensive stats above, the following (in order) is considered to be the best Defensive team going into Week 2.

1.) Cleveland Browns
2.) Los Angeles Rams
3.) Kansas City Chiefs
4.) Minnesota Vikings
5.) Green Bay Packers
6.) Buffalo Bills
7.) Arizona Cardinals
8.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
by AbyssZl

S2 Week 1 Players of the Week

I would like to start off by saying thank you to team management for going above and beyond to capture their teams stats. While there are 72 roster spots, 80 players have some type of stats within the stat system which means even TCs stats were captured. Players of the week are as followed:

NFC – 1QB, 1RB, 1WR, 1DL, 1LB, 1DB

AFC – 1QB, 1RB, 1WR, 1DL, 1LB, 1DB

Since there will be 12 players for nomination, only the highest point valued player from each Conference will receive a custom player of the Week card which is presented at the bottom of this article. 

AFC Offense & Defense and NFC Offense and Defense. 

I used a point system to determine who won POTW. Below is the point system.

StatValue
Passing TD4
Passing YD0.05
QB INT-2
Rushing YD0.1
Rushing TD6
Fumble-2
REC YD0.1
REC0.5
REC TD6
TFL0.75
SACK1.25
DEF INT2
DEF TD6
FF2
P DEF0.9

Without further a do, here are your week 1 players of the week. 

AFC Offensive Players of the Week

QB - WB Shig (Bills) 34/37; 700 Pass YDs; 92% Pass Comp; 4 pass TDs; 1INT; 10 rushes; 62 yds; 3 Rush TDs

RB - NORTHZIDE (Browns) - 66 Rushes; 402 Yds; 6.1 avg; 5 Rush TDs; 18 Rec; 149 yds

WR - Outaker24 (Chiefs) 34 Rec; 642 Yds; 4 Rec TDs; 185 RAC

AFC Defense Players of the Week

DL - Outaker24 (Chiefs) 17 TFLs; 12 Sacks; 1 FF; 1 DTD

LB - Hutch x81 (Vikings) 7 TFLs; 3 INTs; 1 Pass DEF; 1 DTD

DB - IR x Brady (Chiefs) 2TFLs; 3 DEF INTs; 6 Pass DEF; 2 DTDs

NFC Offensive Players of the Week

QB - Hogcrazy9934 (Bucs) 39/58; 648 Pass YDs; 6 Pass TDs; 4 INTs

RB - itsXER0X (Bucs) 14 Att; 112 Rush Yds; 8 avg; 3 Rush TDs; 6 Rec; 88 Rec YDs

WR - xisaac 2raw (Bucs) 27 Rec; 470 YDs; 3 Rec TDs; 31 RAC

NFC Defensive Player of the Week

DL - Kuhrow (Bucs) - 15 TFLs; 7 Sacks

LB - MRxxUSERxxPICKx (Packers) 5 TFLs; 3 Def INTs; 3 FFs; 1 DTD

DB - Kxng x Champ (Cardinals) 3 TFLs; 6 DEF INTs; 1 Pass DEF; 1 DTD

by AbyssZl

VFL Presents: Ghost of VFL

Before the life of the VFL was… The VFL. This league ultimately extends all the way back to 2011 where the young minds of Fatal attack and others thought it was a good idea to create a 3v3 league. This league was housed on a website called LeagueArena as some of you know. For those that are new to this league, I would like to welcome you on a history lesson. From Madden 11 to Madden 25, the VFL was a league that lasted 14 seasons long. After Madden 25, EA decided to pull the plug on Online Teamplay and put more focus into MUT. 3 years later, MUT finally released a gamemode in which players could play a 3on3 within MUT. When MUT Squads became a thing, we tested the idea of running a league where teams competed in a MUT environment. This was housed under the company called Elite Team Play which in that era was called the EFL. 

During the last 10 years, the league has seen many players come and go. However, with the revival of the league, I wanted to focus this article on players that played in the Old VFL that are currently in the league. These 5 individuals had great success in the old league but the question is, can they continue their legacy after many years of absence? This list has no order.  

Hutchx81 aka TheHutch07 set the standard of a successful owner in the early days. You would compare him as the Vince Lombardi of the VFL. This guy season after season was able to put together a competitive roster every year. He presented ownership well and what I would consider a pioneer of the VFL when it first started. 

Accolades

2+ Superbowls

2+ QBOTY

1x DBOTY

5x Owner of the Year

1x MVP

6+ probowls

Old VFL HOFer

WillyDatdude aka Ugongetthiswork1018 aka ImUncleWillyson was considered one of the preimer defenders in the league. Multiple superbowl winner, and probowler, this dude emphasizes that Defense wins championships. 

Accolades

5x Superbowl Champion

1x LBOTY

2x Owner of the Year

1x Superbowl MVP

1x Defensive player of the year

5x Probowler

Brownies aka iiNsANiiTyo was a multi-threat offensive player who had multiple successes under RB and WR. He made a impact right away once he came into the league as a rookie by winning WROTY and Rookie of the year in the same season. 

Accolades

4x Probowler (2x at RB, 2x at WR)

1x WROTY

1x Rookie of the Year

Shady on Xbox aka BulkKiller1 was considered to be one of the best RBs for many seasons along with a top notch defensive back. In Season 10, he received both probowl nods for both RB and DB. As a lot may know, its quite an achievement to get a nod at one position, but earning them on both sides of the ball is very impressive. 

Accolades

1x RBOTY

9x probowler

JPxProdigie

JP was a player who not only made a presence on the field, but also in the boardroom. In the early days, JP went above and beyond to help the league grow and created content to efficiently market the league. 

Accolades

4x Pro Bowler
2x INT leader
2x VFLPA Prez
1x Walter Payton MOTY
Old VFL HOFer

Season 1 Superbowl Champion in this VFL. 

Honorable Mentions

NORTHZIDE

Kuhrow

by AbyssZl

Season 2 Draft Grades (Players and Team)

Firstly, I would like to say congrats to all owners and players on draft night. It’s one of the most exciting parts of each season. It was good to hear the draft went smoothly so thank you Ice the man for broadcasting, and the team he had with him last night.

Without further ado, here are my grades in terms of the draft. I will be including their pick from the team draft as well. This is solely my opinion. Each first rounder receives a unique MUT Draft edition card at the end of this article. 

Vikings

Team selection – C-

Player selection – B

Aries and his team drafted a solid player squad. Most of the players seem to be veteran players from the old VFL days. The issue I see with this team is the team selection. I understand there is a talent for the RB, WR, and defense. But I strongly feel the QB position is the foundation of a team. If you select a team with a poor QB, players that play the positions would not be attracted to play for that team. Orlando was a given first overall pick since he is a QB. Solid pick-up as well.

Rams

Team selection – B

Player selection – A-

The Rams did very well in terms of drafting player talent. 60% of the starting lineup played together on a playoff-caliber team last season so I do expect good things with this team. I think Realest at number 2 was solid but I think a QB should have been selected here. The Rams have addition with Von miller on defense and given that there was a patch for defense, this team may be difficult to score on as well.

Browns

Team Selection – B

Player selection – B-

Defeet at number 3 was a good choice given he was a QB. Husky has a good reputation from last season, JAD is a good use as well. Overall the team did solid in the draft my only concern is where all the pieces will fall. I heard Baker Mayfield is a struggle to use which is why I have the team grade a B.

Chiefs

Team selection – B+

Player selection – B-

While we patiently wait for a badge update soon, I still consider the chiefs to be a great team to use overall. In terms of the player draft, I’m shocked I went number 4 due to not doing any tryouts. However, this team had all QBs going into the draft so it was good they picked a WR/DL. I have talked to everyone on the team and I believe Rusty and his team drafted a balanced competitive team that seems to be cultured well.

Packers

Team selection – B

Player Selection – A-

Most of this roster is a returning roster of the Season 1 champions. Key players are missing like JP but I think this team can be very competitive throughout the season. The addition to drafting Marc is solid and he is a good QB. They have a gem in TC by the name of Carnage who was an owner last season so I can expect him to work his way up a VFL roster this season. The packers are overall a good team to use and with the next rating update, this team should get a healthy boost in overalls.

Bills

Team selection – A-

Player selection – B+

Bills are arguably one of the best teams to take so Sig and his management did well in selecting them. If they get the right subs in on defense, it’ll be a tough team to score on. Most of the WB clan is back together again and they competed in the Superbowl with the Raiders so I do expect good things with this squad. Woodhy on the TC gives this team depth at the DL position. They did draft a rookie QB in the first round so expectations are high for this player. He is the first rookie to be drafted and the only rookie who took in the first round.

Buccaneers

Team selection – A

Player selection – B+

I think the Bucs are the best team to use this season. Almost every position is great, especially on offense. Hogcrazy was their first-round selection which is an ideal pick in the later round. DJrage, iaasc, and Radio are all solid pickups given that they placed a max bid on Kuhrow and couldn’t select the rest of their team in round 5.

Cardinals

Team selection – A

Player selection – C

Beatdown and his management did great in the team selection; not so well in the player selection. No offense to childplease but I had him the sixth-best QB on the draft board with better QBs available to pick. I understand the first round needed to be a QB but many X factor skilled players were available. I predicted child to go in the third round. Farah was a solid pick-up, Likewise with icetheman and ECrosstheBoss. They do have depth in TC with whodat and Mike.

by AbyssZl

VFL Season 2 Mock Draft!!!

Wanted to thank Outaker , Kuhrow , Brownies , YG Lucky for helping with this mock draft!

Bucs and Chiefs will be missing picks due to max bidding Kuhrow and IR Brady. They will also each have 2 picks in rounds 6 and 7

Also this was done before the Bills used their max bid on 850.

Round 1.

Vikings – OrlandoStayWoke

Rams – Realest 260

Browns – Revis

Chiefs – 850

Packers – BetterCallSaul

Bills – WB DeVour

Bucs – ChildPlease

Cardinals – XxBigMarc

Round 2.

Vikings – Xyzjoker02

Rams – MidnightxYork

Browns – HuskyNuts

Packers – Hogcrazy

Bills – WB J Le22

Cardinals – Outaker

Round 3.

Vikings – Woohdy V2

Rams – Dre206

Browns – JBX

Packers – Prime Re

Bills – WB Juicebox

Cardinals – Brownies

Round 4.

Vikings – ClutchxKing215

Rams – Schmeatxgodly

Browns – Scaly Manfish

Packers – Ugongetthiswork

Bills – WB zsleep WTS

Cardinals – XBeachmode

Round 5.

Vikings – Farah En Fuego

Rams – Dfeetu44

Browns – DJRageQuit

Chiefs – Kdot

Packers – Fear PainKiller

Bills – MN x Brisket

Bucs – Xisaac 2raw

Cardinals – Del The Dude

Round 6.

Vikings – Goodfella TG

Rams – AceBoogs98

Browns – TLP Kavious

Chiefs – Highwalker

Packers – Radio

Bills – Yo relax

Bucs – Ice The Man

Cardinals – NATECASHMNEY

Chiefs – JAY4WY

Bucs – DMV COACH

Round 7.

Vikings – whodat0910

Rams – JP Prodigie

Browns – SureBuckets

Chiefs – Ihoop x

Packers – Easty TG

Bills – CjMacJr

Bucs – SwishxNC

Cardinals – Carnage311

Chiefs – Utah AP

Bucs – DatboyKarma

by AbyssZl

Season 2 Draft by the numbers

The purpose of this article is to provide a general overview of the amount of Free Agents and provide a statistical point of view that owners and players may find useful for the upcoming VFL draft. The draft takes place on 11/3/2021. Stay tuned for a time and the draft will be broadcasted like last year. Without further ado, let’s get right into this.
There are a total of 87 Free Agents (as of 10/28/2021) coming into the draft. All but 3 players have filled in their positions so I will be excluding them from these stats.

There are 72 VFL roster spots available for season 2 (8 teams @ 9 players (3 lines)). Take away the Owner and GM spots (16), you’re looking at 56 roster spots. 31 players will not be selected in the draft but rather drafted in TC. This is roughly 36% of available FAs.
From an offensive standpoint we have:
– 20 Quarterbacks
– 38 Running Backs
– 26 Wide Receivers
From a defensive standpoint we have:
– 25 Defensive Linemen
– 28 Linebackers
– 31 Defensive Backs
Free agents coming into the draft. Assuming that teams draft their team needs with having 3 players at each position, it is assumed there will be:
– a shortage of QBs in the draft
– a surplus of 12 RBs
– a surplus of 2 WRs
– a surplus of 1 DL
– a surplus of 4 LBs
– a surplus of 7 DBs
when the draft concludes and TC players will then be assigned.

However, this is not taking into account the positions that each team has at management (Owner/GM).

From the data above, it is assumed that these position combos are considered the most valuable in terms of a high chance of being drafted by a team:
QB/DL (most valuable)
QB/LB
QB/DB
WR/DL
WR/LB
WR/DB
RB/DL
RB/LB
RB/DB (least valuable)

By looking at the team’s management positions:
– 11 are QBs
– 2 are RB’s
– 3 are WR’s
– 3 are DL
– 5 are LBs
– 8 are QBs

After taking into account management positions, it is assumed there will NOT be a shortage of QBs since management is typically QBs. Since WR’s and DL are the least filled positions in management, I would consider this to be the most valuable position combo going into the draft.

After being given this data, players and management can use this to help them make decisions for themselves and their team. As a player, if your goal is to get on a VFL roster, you are more likely to get drafted if you’re a WR/DL versus a RB/DB. QB’s are still considered valuable as well.

by AbyssZl

Season 1 Top 25 Players

Voted in by the community themselves, here is the list of Season 1’s top 25 players in the league. 

25.) Kxng x Champ | Ravens
24.) Hutch x81 | Browns
23.) l Revis l | Raiders
22.) WB Juicebox | Raiders
21.) xGam3xGreenx | Cowboys
20.) Privatepullout | Cowboys
19.) WB Shig | Raiders
18.) OrlandoStayWoke | Ravens
17.) Xx Tmo 706xX | Chiefs
16.) BrowniesLive | Cardinals
15.) Outaker24 | Bills
14.) WB J Le22 | Raiders
13.) MRxxUSERxxPICKx | Chiefs
12.) WB D3v0ur | Raiders
11.) BetterCa11xSaul | Chiefs
10.) Th3 R3al3st 260 | Ravens
9.) WB DrMelvo | Raiders
8.) AbyssZl | Ravens
7.) Shady on Xbox | Bills
6.) dirtyfalcons98 | Cardinals
5.) IR x Brady | Packers
4.) IamBeAsTe | Ravens
3.) areisx21 | Browns
2.) WB EIGHT 5 0 | Raiders
1.) Kuhrow | Cowboys

 

Winners will have a top 25 player trophy displayed within their player profile and This will be archived in the VFL vault. 

To put this in another perspective, these are the number of top players in the league by team

Raiders 7
Ravens 4
Cowboys 3
Chiefs 3
Bills 2
Cardinals 2
Browns 2
Packers 1

by AbyssZl

Interview with Brownies Goodell

It’s Outaker here and I’m back with another article. I wanted to take some time to interview our new commissioner. The purpose of this article is to spread overall player awareness about upcoming news and changes. 

 

Do you expect the season to grow exponentially compared to Season 1? If so, why do you think that? Grow? not yet, I think season two is going to be the foundation for what’s to come in the VFL, We have so much potential here and we have to live up to it. Growth will come but we need to get underneath ourselves before we start a growing process

 What are some structural changes that will benefit the league in season 2? (this could be staff, the way we handle processes, etc). In season one you tried to do it all alone, you put so much into this league and I believe at times the league took you for granted and it came back to bite us all. This season we are moving to a Board of Directors style leadership with Myself, WB850, Hog, and Kurow. I believe these changes will be what is best for the league and will show what kind of league this can be when the burden doesn’t lie solely on one person’s shoulders to carry.

What are some changes to the rulebook that you expect to see in Season 2? I can’t say much because this is not just my decision but I do expect a thinner rulebook with a more firm fist of punishments. these rules will not have a gray area. While there will be fewer rules than last season the severity of breaking these rules will be greater.

Do you have a timeline for team picks, the player draft, and the start of the new season? Team picks are currently ongoing, the player draft will be scheduled shortly after the Superbowl and season two is looking to kick off November 7th

How long will Season 2 be? Season two will be 4 weeks just like last season but we will transition to a 9 game weekly scheduled with each line playing 3 games instead of 4. We are currently discussing how we want to handle the upcoming holidays and are doing our best to schedule around that as best we can.

 What are your goals for Season 2? The biggest goal is consistency, we need to be consistent in everything we do. That isn’t just from a management and staff side. we all have to be more consistent this season and do our best to show what this league can accomplish.

How has the transition from BOG to commish been? Lol well, it’s been different. at first, I had zero interest in doing this, I saw how it got to you, and with me having a family, career, and the military it hasn’t been an easy decision to do this. With the help of the owners, the staff, and the other directors of the league I believe I have put together a great team to make sure we carry this league together. I couldn’t do it without them.

Any shoutouts or announcements that you would like to address? Maybe one, this season will be the most important season of the VFL in almost 8 years. We need to do this together and that means signing up, getting your buddies to sign up, getting the word out there that this is the place to play Madden teamplay on XBOX Series S/X. The sky is the limit with this league but our best marketing strategy is for every person in this league. Let’s get the word out, lets get some footage made and posted on Youtube, Twitch, Twitter, Reddit anywhere that madden has a community we should be pushing that community to check us out. This will be a season to remember and I promise everyone that.

 

by AbyssZl

Season 1 Walter Payton Man of the Year

While there are no awards this season for statistically related awards (due to lack of stat tracking), There is one award I want to give out besides the top 25 players; The season’s annual Walter Payton Man of the Year. 

This award symbolizes individuals who went above and beyond in terms of bettering the league. I have three individuals who I feel are worthy of this award.  Whether it be media content, doing their job in regards to their role, or being a vocal leader for change, these individuals should be recognized for their commitment to the league. You guys helped pave the way which can make the league grow, and for that, I thank you. 

 

Brownies

Brownies stepped us as intern commissioner when I suddenly retired. He quickly went to work in terms of finishing the season and put together a solid work plan going into Season 2. Before that, he was a BOG who handled complaints/appeals and a GM for the Infamous Panthers (before he left his original team). Brownies deserve this award for his hard work, leadership, and vision to carry on the league. 

 

Kuhrow

Kuhrow is currently our VFLPA President and oversees issues with player rights. He ensures players are equal and make sure their voices are heard. Before this, Kuhrow was pretty much a vocal leader to push for important changes to our inaugural rulebook. While I found him expressing his concern to be a pain in my ass, he made good and valid points and proven that the “old” way wasn’t necessarily the best. He was pretty much an extra GM for the Cowboys and I strongly believe a lot of the team’s success was through him. 

 

Th3 R3alest 260

In terms of media content, Realest took the initiative to learn how to create media content for the site. He was also a person who expressed criticism when needed and honestly showed me the light to not have James Smith as the commissioner. While he and I don’t see eye to eye with my abrupt retirement, I value the work he has put in to help create content. Creating content in the league helps not only boost conversation between players but from an outsider looking in, they can see how engaging this league can be. 

 

In the upcoming days, these players will beable to see this trophy present on their player profile indicated by

by AbyssZl

Season 1 award information

Awards will be a little tricky this season due to roughly half the league submitting stats and out of the third who did, only half are consistent with stat capturing. Here is how we will do the awards. 

  • any ‘of the year’ awards will only be eligible based on the available stats in the stat system. A voting poll will vote on the player who deserves the award based on their season stats. Any players who did not record stats are not eligible for ‘Of the year’ awards. 
    • QBOTY
    • RBOTY
    • WROTY
    • DLOTY
    • Bigman25 award (LBOTY)
    • DBOTY
  • Probowl awards will be based on a player vote survey by the players. Any players are eligible for these awards. A survey will be sent out to the league for players to vote on 3 players from each position to determine these awards. Only 1 vote per person as the gamertag who took the survey will be captured. Most votes from the player votes will be 1st team, second most 2nd team, 3rd most 3rd team.
    • QB (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
    • RB (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
    • WR (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
    • DL (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
    • LB (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
    • DB (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
  • Owner of the year – given to the owner with the best record
  • Walter Payton man of the year – voted by the players in the award survey. Given to a person who goes above and beyond to help the league succeed whether it be media content, etc. 
  • MVP – Voted on by the players. This vote should be based on who they think was the best opponent they played this season as well as their line record being a factor. 
  •  Rookie of the year is not eligible this season
  • Comeback player of the year is not eligible this season
  • OCOTY – awarded to the highest scoring QB in the season (determined from stat system)
  • DCOTY – awarded to the least scoring against defense (determined from stat system)
  • HCOTY – awarded to the Highest winning HC (determined from stat system)
by AbyssZl

Season 1 Playoff Information

With 10 days left in the season, I would like to address the inquires revolving around playoffs. Here is the info you need:

  • There are 10 teams in the league; 5 AFC and 5 NFC
  • Ravens, Bills, Chiefs, Browns, Raiders are AFC.
  • Cardinals, Packers, Cowboys, Buccaneers, Panthers are NFC. 
  • The top 3 teams by record advance to the playoffs
  • If two teams have a tied record going into the post season, we will look at the Head to Head record to determine the seeding. If the H2H record is tied, Points for will be used. 
  • The top team from each conference has a bye week and will play in the conference championship game against the winner of the division series. 
  • Each series is a best of 7 series
  • Divisional Games 1-3 will take place on 10/17/2021 at 9PM, 10PM & 11PM eastern time. 
  • Divisional Games 4-6 will take place on 10/18/2021 at 9PM, 10PM & 11PM eastern time
  • Divisional Game 7 (If applicable) will take place on 10/19/2021 at 10PM  eastern time
  • Conference Games 1-3 will take place on 10/20/2021 at 9PM, 10PM & 11PM eastern time.
  • Conference Games 4-6 will take place on 10/21/2021 at 9PM, 10PM & 11PM eastern time.
  • Conference Game 7 (If applicable) will take place on 10/22/2021 at 10PM  eastern time
  • Superbowl Games 1-3 will take place on 10/24/2021 at 9PM, 10PM & 11PM eastern time.
  • Superbowl Games 4-6 will take place on 10/25/2021 at 9PM, 10PM & 11PM eastern time.
  • Superbowl Game 7 (If applicable) will take place on 10/26/2021 at 10PM  eastern time
  • It is highly recommended that at least one person streams the game for the league. 
  • All 3 lines must play 1 game in the first 3 games.
  • All 3 lines must play 2 games within the first 6 games. 
  • Any line can play game 7. 
  • Lines ups must be posted at least 3 hours before the scheduled games. 
by AbyssZl

Realest Top 5 MVP

This is just basically my little opinion.

1.  DirtyFalcons – With a 8-0 record and now taking over Ownership of the Cards after James and most of the team left Falcons is keeping the team going with gives him the nod for the #1 spot IMO.

 

2. Beaste – Also 8-0 like DirtyFalcons. Beaste is pretty much carrying his line with Lamar Jackson!

 

3. Kuhrow – Love it or Hate it hes doing the most he can with the Cowboys. I think without him Cowboys could possible be the worst team in the league… Respectfully..

 

4. Hutch/Areis – Without these 2 on the Browns idk if this team would even have 3 to 4 wins and the team only has 10 so that says alot.

 

5. Mr850- Doing his best to lead the Raiders to the playoffs!

 

Honorable mentions : Outaker , Shady on Xbox , Mr User Pick , HLGxSharp , Realest 260 , Abyss