{{nsfly|33}} saw a relatively high amount of turnover in personnel for the usually stable Outlaws. Highly touted rookie quarterback [[Wendell Sailor]] was given the keys to the offense, as the Outlaws agreed a second round pick swap with the [[Berlin Fire Salamanders]] to secure the rights to the expiring contract of running back [[Jay Cue Jr.]] and sign him to a long term deal, to replace the outgoing [[Tatsu Nakamura]]. The Outlaws also brought up fullback [[John Riggins]], defensive backs [[CMCs Burner]] and [[Lance Witt]], linebacker [[Miracle Whip]] and defensive linemen [[JJ "Jay" Jay-Jaymison Jr.]] to add some youth to the roster. The Outlaws won their first five games, before dropping tow straight on the road to the [[Orange County Otters]] and [[Philadelphia Liberty]], before finding their form again and eventually finishing the season with a 12-4 record and a second straight Regular Season Championship. Once again though, the Outlaws' playoff curse struck, as they fell to the [[Orange County Otters]] 34-29 in the ASFC Championship game, as the typically stout Outlaws run defense had no answer for the Otters' ground attack. Even so, [[Wendell Sailor]] led the league in QBR with a 108.4 rating in his rookie campaign, and [[Chuck Roth]] won his third consecutive [[ISFL Positional Awards|DTotY]] award, with 69 tackles, 10 sacks and three forced fumbles.
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In {{nsfly|34}} Arizona added a wide receiver [[Quinton Crash]] in free agency for their [[ISFL Offensive Rookie of the Year|Offensive rookie of the year]] QB, and brought up a rookie offensive lineman [[D'Nickashaw Mangoldson]]. Outlaws started the season pretty slow with 2-2 record. They still finished the season on second place in the conference, recording a rare tie against [[Chicago Butchers]] and overall 10-5-1 record. [[Jay Cue Jr.]] had an outstanding season, finishing with 19 rushing TDs, good for first in the league and [[ISFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award|MVP]] award. In the playoffs they won convincingly against [[New Orleans Secondline]], but came up short in ASFC Championship game against [[Honolulu Hahalua]]. Still, their future with young QB and MVP RB looked really bright.
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{{nsfly|35}} brought several rookies for the team. Additional weapons in TE [[Herc Kirkby]] and WR [['Captain' Billy Stinkwater]] to the offense. Defense added [[Spottie O'Dopaliscious]] at CB and [[Toucan Sam]] at DT. They lost the first game to [[Honolulu Hahalua|Honolulu]] right at the start, but then went on a 8 win streak, that finished on week 10 against [[New York Silverbacks]]. Once again [[Wendell Sailor]] and [[Jay Cue Jr.]] led the way for the franchise. Arizona finished second due to tiebreakers, with similar 13-3 record as their main rival of the era [[Honolulu Hahalua|Honolulu]]. Now it was the turn for [[Wendell Sailor]] to win [[ISFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award|ISFL MVP]] award for his efficient 36/8 TD/Int ratio. [[Jay Cue Jr.]] had to set for the [[ISFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year|OPotY]]. His 1939 yards became a new rushing record for the ISFL. And ageless [[Chuck Roth]] won his fifth consecutive [[ISFL Positional Awards|DTotY]], marking a positional record. Despite all the personal players success once again they stumbled in the playoffs against [[Honolulu Hahalua]], with rare lost fumble by Cue and an int by Sailor.
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{{nsfly|36}} Draft looked like foundational one for ISFL teams. Big and active class saw a lot of trades between the teams. Outlaws drafted several LBs to replace their aging core, going as far as trading a first rounder in {{nsfly|37}} for a third rounder in current draft. Season also saw the step-down of one of long-term team's GM. The season didn't go all that well for Arizona [[Wendell Sailor]] saw a surprising drop in his play just after an MVP season. The team fully relied on [[Jay Cue Jr.]] to carry them and to continue their playoff streak. He raised to the occasion, putting one more MVP season for the team. [[Jay Cue Jr.]] finished just shy of setting new rushing record with 1907 rushing yards and 23 rushing TDs. Outlaws finished at third place in the conference with 9-7 record. They won their first playoff game against [[San Jose Sabercats]], wo whom they lost both regular season games. Once again Arizona was stopped in ASFC Championship by [[Honolulu Hahalua|Honolulu]]. Their playoff curse continued.
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{{nsfly|37}} saw some changes in the team. [[Rich Triplet]] went away and [[Chuck Roth]] finally retired. To bolster team defense big free agents were signed - [[Mark Goodhead]], [[Leonardo Mcturtle]] and [[Raphael McTurtle]]. Also, several rookies were brought up from DSFL. Despite all these signings the start of the season for the Outlaws was really slow. Arizona lost it's first game against the long time rival, and probably curse of the franchise, [[Honolulu Hahalua|Honolulu]]. Next games saw loss against [[New Orleans Secondline]] and wins against [[San Jose Sabercats]], [[Orange County Otters]] and [[Austin Copperheads]]. But after 3 games losing streak Arizona found itself at 3-5 at the half of the season and out of playoff picture. Also the newly revamped defense was literally the worst in the league in yards and points allowed. Things changed radically in the second half. Arizona went on to win all remaining eight games with defense radically improving. They haven't allowed more than twenty points in all but two games. Offense became the powerhouse that it should be with not one but two MVP candidates in [[Wendell Sailor]] and [[Jay Cue Jr]]. Outlaws scored more points than any other team with a comfortable margin. Now was the time for playoffs. Coming from 1st seed they met Honolulu in ASFC Championship. This time Arizona finally managed to overcome them with convincing 31-19 win.
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{{nsfly|37|ult}} game was against [[Sarasota Sailfish]]. With huge game from all of defense and particularly offseason signing Mark Goodhead Arizona finally won their long coveted trophy. [[ISFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award|MVP]] era in Arizona continued with Cue Jr. winning his 3rd and Sailor getting [[ISFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year|OPotY]].
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{{nsfly|38}} for Arizona Outlaws went as good as possible. It seems like Ultimus hangover didn't exist for the team. While some old players retired and [[Jay Cue Jr.]] became a bit slower, some callups from DSFL, like Cue heir [[Danny Nedelko]], helped to make up for it. The season started with 5-0 winning streak, including win over preseason contenders like [[New York Silverbacks]], [[New Orleans Second Line]] and [[San Jose Sabercats]]. The good luck ended with the loss to [[Austin Copperheads]]. But then the wins continued. At half of the season Outlaws had 7-1 record, and clearly showed that they are a contender they were expected to be before the season. Especially when other teams suffered a lot unexpected losses (or wins, like Baltimore). Arizona finished the season really strong. 13-3 record, best offense in the league, second best defense and point differential over 100 points. The home advantage for the playoffs was pretty important for the team, that haven't lost a home game all season long. After beating Silverbacks in conference championship Arizona went to play against the surprising {{nsfly|38|ult}} opponent - [[Berlin Fire Salamanders]]. The luck that has supported Berlin all season finally wasn't enough and that's how Outlaws won rare back to back championships. The good measure of the season that the team had were the amount of awards it players got. [[Wendell Sailor]] finally got out of Cue shadow to get his second [[ISFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award|MVP]] award and also MOP for good measure. [[Mark Goodhead]] got Defensive Player of the Year. Overall Outlaws had 7 All Pros which shows the high quality of the team. And now with some new signings and callups the run for the coveted threepeat awaits.
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The Arizona Outlaws were expected to contend for the championship in the {{nsfly|39}}, placing a big hope on winning the elusive threepeat, which was done only once before in whole ISFL history. And they had good chances for it, boasting the most talented players group in the league. Most of the league predicted them to become a regular season champions once more.
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However, their quest for the regular season championship fell just short. After 3-0 they suffered two not very close losses to [[Austin Copperheads]] and [[New Orleans Second Line]], 30-20 and 33-20 respectively. Arizona toughed up a bit and finished first half of the season o the 3-0 winning streak against [[Honolulu Hahalua|Honolulu]], [[Berlin Fire Salamanders|Berlin]] and [[Sarasota Sailfish|Sarasota]]. But on the other side of the table [[Yellowknife Wraiths]] were still undefeated, so home advantage in the playoffs seemed distant. Preseason over bet of 13 wins didn't look that good too now. losses to the [[Baltimore Hawks]] and [[San Jose Sabercats]] didn't help much too. Homefield advantage and first round bye were in contention up to last week, with pretty surprising [[Austin Copperheads]] run. Arizona and Austin both finished their regular season 11-5, with outlaws grabbing the first seed by some tiebreakers I'm too lazy to learn about. Statistically, Arizona still finished first on offense, albeit by a point and third on defense.
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In the playoffs, they pretty much stomped [[New Orleans Second Line]] in conference championship, after surprising [[New Orleans Second Line|Nola]] win in divisional round. defeated by a talented team in a closely contested game. but not having home field advantage in the {{nsfly|39|ult}} probably played some part in their really bad loss to [[Yellowknife Wraiths]] with horrifying end score of 34-6. Threepeat dream was no more, at least for some time.
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What was even more shocking, was not getting much personal awards for Outlaws players. With Cue Jr getting old, and Sailor overshadowed by other ISFL players, no MVPs and OPOY were won, first time since s34. Also, just 5 All-Pros, which was pretty low for such good team.
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{{nsfly|40}} marked one of the biggest changes for Arizona Outlaws roster. The team aging legend in [[Jay Cue Jr.]] left for stat padding to [[Berlin Fire Salamanders]] and put the team in hands of [[Wendell Sailor]] and second year running back [[Danny Nedelko]]. Also a young running back [[Sherwin Blue Jr]] got called up from DSFL. The Outlaws came back for the vengeance of having their threepeat dreams thwarted. They ran all over the ISFL, curb stomping teams to finish with overall 14-2 record, dropping just two games to [[San Jose Sabercats]] and [[Cape Town Crash]]. They finished with best offense and defense in the league, boasting a staggering 260 point differential in the end. They finished as regular season champions, guaranteeing themselves a homefield advantage through the playoffs.
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In conference finals they easily won against [[Orange County Otters]], with 37-17 final score. In the {{nsfly|40|ult}} rematch with [[Yellowknife Wraiths]] awaited. This time Outlaws managed to grab a win, getting third Ultimus in four seasons, and cementing themselves as one of the best teams ever.
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Rookie safety [[Notso Smart]] ended up winning Defensive rookie of the year for the team.
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{{nsfly|41}} started with a big narrative change for Arizona Outlaws. For some time they were considered too old to compete, but now, it definitely started to catch up. Despite having a young QB successor in Donovan Winters, they decided to give [[Wendell Sailor]] a one last ride. This didn't go particularly well for Outlaws in the beginning of the season. After winning the opening game against [[Austin Copperheads]], they had 2-5 record after week 7, with Sailor having his probably worst season ever. Something had to change and Arizona went for a rare midseason trade, bringing Carrissa Van Campen to boost teams defense. They went on a 9 game winning streak to finish the season, but still most of their games were won just by one score and the team finished in the middle of the pack for scoring offense and defense. Due to tiebreakers they also placed just second in the conference and had to start in the wild card game/ They won against their competitor in [[Orange County Otters]] and [[Honolulu Hahalua]], to meet the surprising contented in [[Cape town Crash]] in the {{nsfly|41|ult}}. The game was close and not particularly good for both teams, but in the end Arizona mistakes were worse and they lost with the final score of 18-20.
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This marked the end of the long and dominant Sailor-Cue Jr. era, with both players retiring in the end of the season.
2057 (S42) was a time for change for the Arizona Outlaws and also a heralding in of a new era, with the retirement of storied franchise quarterback, and greatest Outlaw, Wendell Sailor, it was time for Donovan Winters III to take over leadership of the Outlaws and continue the great story. In addition to Sailor, longtime offensive tackle D'Nickashaw Mangoldson, wide receiver Kotoni Staggs, cornerback Mark Goodhead and safety Amari Springer sailed off to the sunset and their retirement. This meant that the Outlaws called up wide receiver Benjo Aguilera, cornerback Benjamin Duvernay and safety Brian Vincent-Vega to help out in a quest for another Ultimus title. After a tough opening week loss to the Honolulu Hahalua, the Outlaws went on 6 games winning streak which included some convincing wins along with some close calls such as a 14-12 win on the road against the Orange County Otters. After two clear losses on the road against tough opponents in the Baltimore Hawks and New York Silverbacks the Outlaws finished extremely strong and winning the rest of the way, finishing with a 13-3 record, top spot in the ASFC and a first-round bye to boot. With rookie Winters III at the helm, the Outlaws leaned on the run game with the most rushing attempts in the league by a clear margin and brought Danny Nedelko with a deserved Offensive Player of the Year award but also Winters III play was good enough to award him a Offensive Rookie of the Year award. After enjoying their bye, the Outlaws would first come up against the Honolulu Hahalua and were able to gain adequate revenge after their opening week loss by dismantling them 34-10 in a game that was never close. After that it was off to another Ultimus, looking to avenge their loss the previous season, this time against the Berlin Fire Salamanders. This was a game that the Outlaws never looked like losing with 3 rushing scores in the first half and leading 21-0 at the half. In the second half it never got much closer and the final score was 38-14, with Sherwin Blue Jr nabbing Ultimus MVP with 3 rushing touchdowns and bringing home their 8th Ultimus title and sending the team deservedly to Disneyland!
With championship feeling still going through their veins, the Outlaws started the 2058 (S43) season looking to build on that. During the off-season, there had been only one retirement, with stalwart defensive tackle Emerson Quinn hanging up his boots. Arizona was then able to call up three rookies to bolster their already strong squad, with Beeg Beeg Yoshi Jr. and [Don Tolibeo]] joining on the offensive line and defensive tackle Scruffy The Janitor beefing up the defensive line. Arizona decided to open up with a traditional opening week loss, this time on the road against the New York Silverbacks. After this initial blip, they decided to put their foot on the gas and reel off 5 straight wins, including some truly impressive performances, such as a 27-3 win against the San Jose Sabercats and a 54-14 win over the Orange County Otters, both at home. After this things started to get a bit more difficult as the Outlaws went 4-6 on the rest of the season to finish with a 9-7 record, which would give them the second seed in the ASFC. The Outlaw players were also were well-liked with 8 Pro-bowl awards and star linebacker Akaki Akayre taking home the Defensive Player of the Year award. Arizona started their playoff journey at home against the Honolulu Hahalua in the wild-card round. Arizona dominated the first quarter, while Honolulu put up three touchdowns in the second, meaning the game 21-17 in favor of Honolulu going into halftime. In the second half, Honolulu was only able to put up 2 field goals, while Arizona responded with two touchdowns and a safety, which ended up being the difference in a 32-27 win for the Outlaws. This meant that they would go on the road to face the first-seeded New York Silverbacks in the conference championship game. This was also a tight game with only 3 points being scored in the first half and not much more in the second half. In the end it was New York who was able to put up 17 points in the fourth quarter and take the game 20-13. This was an unfortunate end to the season for the Outlaws but had them again as one of the top 4 teams in the league
2059 (S44) season began in almost weird fashion for the Arizona Outlaws as there were no roster moves either in or out of the organization. On the other hand there was a big change over in management as long-time Head Coach .simo decided it was time to enjoy his time elsewhere after a marvelous run and so much success. All Arizona Outlaws wished him the best of luck in whatever he decided to do next and then prepared to welcome in new Head Coach lemonpoppy who was seen as a great young offensive mind and the next true guru. His time as head coach started off well, with Arizona opening up with three straight wins and the offense humming as it should and the defense also looking good. After trading wins and losses for the next few weeks the then were able to string back-to-back wins in weeks 9 and 10 but unfortunately followed that up with a 3-game losing streak. After finishing the last few weeks of the season, the Outlaws finished up with another 9-7 season, but this time that was enough as their proud 17-season playoff streak came to an end. This was something of a shock for the franchise and its players who were used to making it, but all good things do tend to come to an end at some point. Even with the disappointment of not making the playoffs, the Outlaws were able to scoop up 5 Pro Bowl awards, 3 All-Pro along with Jayme Jayne Jay-Jamison winning the Special Teams Player of the Year award and superstar Akaki Akayre winning his second straight Defensive Player of the Year award.
2060 (S45) was then the complete opposite of what 2059 (S44) was in terms of player movement. The Outlaws were sad to see wide receiver Louis Blondin, cornerback Outlaw Mode Sicko, defensive tackle Rapahel McTurtle and linebacker Leonardo McTurtle all sail off to the sunset of their retirement island. This was of course a huge exodus from the team, but thankfully they were then able to add a great rookie class, including wide receiverr Thomas Sutha and Jordan Bamford along with cornerback Paul Dosza. Long-time running back Sherwin Blue Jr. also had a very eventful off-season and put in a lot of work so that he would now line up on the other side of the ball as a linebacker. This meant that there was an opening in the running back room and the Outlaws decided to pounce by singing free agent Ben Goodwood. To make things even more complex, there was even a trade! With Arizona sending Defensive Tackle Dormo Bloodhand to the Cap Town Crash in exchange for Defensive End Udo E Beauty. After all these roster moves, the start of the season was quite a rocky ride in Arizona, with the Outlaws finding themselves at 3-5 after 8 weeks of the season and firmly outside of the playoff picture and wondering was this their new trend. After week 8, the Outlaws seemed somewhat galvanized, which might have been due to the great team retreat they took in Jamaica. In any case they decided to 6-2 the rest of the way, which brought them their third straight 9-7 season in a row. This time it was good for third in the ASFC, losing out the tiebreaker to the Austin Copperheads but making the playoffs! Making the playoffs was great, but this time it was not meant to be their dance as they got absolutely dominated in the wild-card round by the Austin Copperheads 41-19 and the game was never close. Outlaws again took home 7 Pro-Bowl awards, and 5 second-team All-Pro awards and it was a great honor to also see Outlaw legends Jay Cue Jr. and Wendell Sailor inducted into the Hall of Fame!
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