I decided to wait a couple of days so that I'd have two games to draw data from for the final regular season post in this series. I'll be doing stuff involving the draft, both on the media side and in the graphics department. So I'm gonna be pretty busy. But in the words of the O'Jays, I've gotta give the people, give the people what they want.
San Antonio Marshals
RB Morgan Marshall (@`EnfysNest`)
This guy is going to be dripping in post season awards. Morgan Marshall's the front-runner for DSFL MVP, Running Back of the Year, and is a sure-fire first round pick in the NSFL Draft as a rookie in the minors. And he capped off his first (and surely only) season in the DSFL as only Morgan could with back-to-back 100 yard games on the ground, capped off with a touchdown in each, along with a 7-43-1 day through the air in the season finale against Tijuana. Marshall finished the season as the runaway winner in the rushing title and was second in the minors in rushing touchdowns. Plus, he was second in the league in receiving touchdowns. Not just amongst running backs, amongst everyone. It looked like Cooter Bigsby was taking the reigns of this San Antonio offense, but as we head into the postseason, Marshall reminded us of just whose team this is.
LB Mo Berry (@Frick_Nasty)
The Season 14 San Antonio Marshals might just be one of the best DSFL teams ever. Along with a stellar running game, guys like Quenton Bode, Vander Jones, Walt Green, Nero Alexander and Mo Berry have given opposing offensive coordinators plenty of sleepless nights. This time, it's Mo that gets the recognition, as he ended the season strong. He was all over the field in Week 13 against Norfolk, registering four tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a deflection, and an interception. He did everything for the Marshals that week. Then in the finale, he had a team-high nine tackles and a deflection. This San Antonio defense is stacked, so it may be tough for Mo to stand out some weeks, but I think he'll keep improving and be someone major league teams will want to get their hands on.
Portland Pythons
RB RKANSAW (@PratJ)
The Pythons running back corps was a four-headed monster that never seemed to see one person break out from the crowd. But, as the dust is settling on the season, RKANSAW might be the person Portland should lean on in the postseason. Over the season's final two games, RKANSAW put up 152 yards on the ground on only 25 carries, good for more than six yards per carry, and also good for one touchdown in both games. The former Arkansas State star closed the season as Portland's leading rusher, with 890 yards on a very healthy 5.6 yards per carry. Provided he stays active in the server, he could be a bellcow on a team in the majors.
LB Leighton Lee (@youngcricket)
Leighton Lee is basically the prototypical middle linebacker in modern football. He's always targeting the ball carrier in the running game and he's a QB spy in the pass game who can get deflections and prevents the quarterback from running. Leighton led the Pythons in tackles in both Week 13 and 14, notching another 15 tackle game in the final game of the season for Portland. He closed the season with 150 tackles, which ties an all-time Pythons record. That mark also led the league in tackles this season by a mile; his closest competitor was Johnny Slothface with 123.
Tijuana Luchadores
TE Jammerson Irving (@contacts)
The Luchadores got a three touchdown day out of Forrest Gump in Week 13 against Palm Beach, but he came up empty in Week 14 and both games saw him put up a pretty low yards per carry number. So let's instead look at tight end Jammerson Irving. He led the Luchadores in receptions and scored on the first drive of the game against the Solar Bears. Irving finished the season second in the league among tight ends in receiving yards, good for eighth among all receivers. He's staying pretty active in the server as well, meaning he could see a look in the middle rounds of the NSFL draft.
LB Jojo Burr-Kirven (@Rindiee)
The Tijuana defense isn't very good. They're at the bottom of the D-League in yards allowed, and there's only three players on this defense that have piquing my interest: Johnny Slothface, Mamadou Jallow, and Jojo Burr-Kirven. This week, JBK did the most for this team, which wasn't a ton. The Luchadores don't get a lot of flashy numbers on defense. Jojo put up eight tackles in both games, and added a deflection and an interception in Week 13 and a TFL in Week 14. Good numbers on a lackluster defense.
Norfolk Seawolves
WR Ahri Espeeyeeseetee (@`steelsound`)
The Norfolk Seawolves won their first three games of the season, and then won only three more the rest of the way, and all three were against the lowly Kansas City Coyotes. I'm not that huge on their playoff chances. At least Ahri Espeeyeeseetee is still playing at a high level. In each of his last four games, he's both led his team in receiving yards and had more receiving yards than anyone on the opposing team. He had one of his best games of the season in a Week 13 loss to San Antonio, where he recorded eight receptions for 82 yards and one score, and the following week, he capped off the season with six catches for 78 yards against Kansas City. Ahri closed the season as one of the best receivers in the D-League, and his activity level will keep him among the top prospects in next season's draft.
S Logan Uchiha (@CalvinP)
If the San Antonio duo of Vander Jones and Walt Green dominated the headlines in the first half of the season, then the second half belonged to Logan Uchiha. He munched on opposing offenses and really came on strong towards the end of the season. In the season finale against Kansas City, he had six tackles, a deflection, and a pick-six (his second in the last three games). And before that, he had eight tackles, a deflection, and another interception, which he returned into the San Antonio red zone. He's tenth in the league in tackles (first among safeties), ninth in TFLs (first by a lot among anyone not on the defensive line), third in interceptions, and tied for first in defensive touchdowns. Logan's case for Defensive Player of the Year is a pretty strong one.
Palm Beach Solar Bears
TE Chase Jensen (@dizzyDC)
The Solar Bears receiving corps is really starting to spread its wings. Nacho Varga had a 100 yard receiving day in Week 13, which is practically unheard of in the D-League, and Chase Jensen has become the best tight end in the minors by a wide margin. Most tight ends don't have a very high yards per catch average, since a lot of the time they're more of a safety valve than a big play threat, but Jensen breaks that rule. Not only is he fifth in the D-League in receiving yards, but he's also fifth in yards per reception, and no other tight end is even in the top 20 in that second category. In the last two games of the season, he kept that trend up with a five for 86 game against Tijuana and a seven for 77 game against Portland. His only blemish is that he has trouble finding the end zone, but that'll come soon enough; it's hard not to throw to big tight ends like Jensen in the red zone. He's going to be tearing it up for the majors very soon I reckon.
S Fatih Terim (@Eco)
The Solar Bear defense has been known all season for their ability to get to the passer, but in the last two games, that sacking ability was stifled. Only three sacks in the last two games combined, which is definitely below their average (nearly three per game). However, Fatih Terim did step up a bit during that stretch, especially in Week 13 against Tijuana, where he got nine tackles, a deflection, and a pick that led directly into a Palm Beach touchdown. Throw in six more tackles the following week, and that's a pretty good run for the Turkish safety.
Kansas City Coyotes
Nope.
This was a disastrous week for Kansas City, as they got bodied by both Portland and Norfolk (don't let the final score against Norfolk fool you, the Yotes scored twice in the last six minutes to make it less devastating). As such, I couldn't find a single offensive person to highlight here. Do I pick Rose Jenkins who played subpar football for the first seven and a half quarters of this stretch before finally turning it on after it was way too late? Maybe Terry Taffy who can't crack four yards per carry to save his life, which is basically unheard of for a running back getting the number of carries he gets? Or how about any of their receivers who failed to crack 100 receiving yards between two games? Can I pick one of the offensive line bots? C. Nalar had seven pancakes and didn't allow a sack. Sure, let's go with him.
CB Ace Boogie Jr. (@AceBoogiieJr)
I was fully prepared to do the same thing for the defense, and go grab myself some Jimmy John's, but lo and behold, someone on this team actually did something. That someone's been inactive for seven months, but hey I'll take it. Ace Boogie Jr. picked off Jay Longshaw twice, deflected two more passes, and notched five tackles, along with five more tackles the week before. It's not going to catapult him into the DPotY race, but it's good enough to be the best player on this garbage fire of a team. This is the big difference between Palm Beach and Kansas City. Palm Beach has hope, but KC? They need a rebuild and fast.
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San Antonio Marshals
RB Morgan Marshall (@`EnfysNest`)
This guy is going to be dripping in post season awards. Morgan Marshall's the front-runner for DSFL MVP, Running Back of the Year, and is a sure-fire first round pick in the NSFL Draft as a rookie in the minors. And he capped off his first (and surely only) season in the DSFL as only Morgan could with back-to-back 100 yard games on the ground, capped off with a touchdown in each, along with a 7-43-1 day through the air in the season finale against Tijuana. Marshall finished the season as the runaway winner in the rushing title and was second in the minors in rushing touchdowns. Plus, he was second in the league in receiving touchdowns. Not just amongst running backs, amongst everyone. It looked like Cooter Bigsby was taking the reigns of this San Antonio offense, but as we head into the postseason, Marshall reminded us of just whose team this is.
LB Mo Berry (@Frick_Nasty)
The Season 14 San Antonio Marshals might just be one of the best DSFL teams ever. Along with a stellar running game, guys like Quenton Bode, Vander Jones, Walt Green, Nero Alexander and Mo Berry have given opposing offensive coordinators plenty of sleepless nights. This time, it's Mo that gets the recognition, as he ended the season strong. He was all over the field in Week 13 against Norfolk, registering four tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a deflection, and an interception. He did everything for the Marshals that week. Then in the finale, he had a team-high nine tackles and a deflection. This San Antonio defense is stacked, so it may be tough for Mo to stand out some weeks, but I think he'll keep improving and be someone major league teams will want to get their hands on.
Portland Pythons
RB RKANSAW (@PratJ)
The Pythons running back corps was a four-headed monster that never seemed to see one person break out from the crowd. But, as the dust is settling on the season, RKANSAW might be the person Portland should lean on in the postseason. Over the season's final two games, RKANSAW put up 152 yards on the ground on only 25 carries, good for more than six yards per carry, and also good for one touchdown in both games. The former Arkansas State star closed the season as Portland's leading rusher, with 890 yards on a very healthy 5.6 yards per carry. Provided he stays active in the server, he could be a bellcow on a team in the majors.
LB Leighton Lee (@youngcricket)
Leighton Lee is basically the prototypical middle linebacker in modern football. He's always targeting the ball carrier in the running game and he's a QB spy in the pass game who can get deflections and prevents the quarterback from running. Leighton led the Pythons in tackles in both Week 13 and 14, notching another 15 tackle game in the final game of the season for Portland. He closed the season with 150 tackles, which ties an all-time Pythons record. That mark also led the league in tackles this season by a mile; his closest competitor was Johnny Slothface with 123.
Tijuana Luchadores
TE Jammerson Irving (@contacts)
The Luchadores got a three touchdown day out of Forrest Gump in Week 13 against Palm Beach, but he came up empty in Week 14 and both games saw him put up a pretty low yards per carry number. So let's instead look at tight end Jammerson Irving. He led the Luchadores in receptions and scored on the first drive of the game against the Solar Bears. Irving finished the season second in the league among tight ends in receiving yards, good for eighth among all receivers. He's staying pretty active in the server as well, meaning he could see a look in the middle rounds of the NSFL draft.
LB Jojo Burr-Kirven (@Rindiee)
The Tijuana defense isn't very good. They're at the bottom of the D-League in yards allowed, and there's only three players on this defense that have piquing my interest: Johnny Slothface, Mamadou Jallow, and Jojo Burr-Kirven. This week, JBK did the most for this team, which wasn't a ton. The Luchadores don't get a lot of flashy numbers on defense. Jojo put up eight tackles in both games, and added a deflection and an interception in Week 13 and a TFL in Week 14. Good numbers on a lackluster defense.
Norfolk Seawolves
WR Ahri Espeeyeeseetee (@`steelsound`)
The Norfolk Seawolves won their first three games of the season, and then won only three more the rest of the way, and all three were against the lowly Kansas City Coyotes. I'm not that huge on their playoff chances. At least Ahri Espeeyeeseetee is still playing at a high level. In each of his last four games, he's both led his team in receiving yards and had more receiving yards than anyone on the opposing team. He had one of his best games of the season in a Week 13 loss to San Antonio, where he recorded eight receptions for 82 yards and one score, and the following week, he capped off the season with six catches for 78 yards against Kansas City. Ahri closed the season as one of the best receivers in the D-League, and his activity level will keep him among the top prospects in next season's draft.
S Logan Uchiha (@CalvinP)
If the San Antonio duo of Vander Jones and Walt Green dominated the headlines in the first half of the season, then the second half belonged to Logan Uchiha. He munched on opposing offenses and really came on strong towards the end of the season. In the season finale against Kansas City, he had six tackles, a deflection, and a pick-six (his second in the last three games). And before that, he had eight tackles, a deflection, and another interception, which he returned into the San Antonio red zone. He's tenth in the league in tackles (first among safeties), ninth in TFLs (first by a lot among anyone not on the defensive line), third in interceptions, and tied for first in defensive touchdowns. Logan's case for Defensive Player of the Year is a pretty strong one.
Palm Beach Solar Bears
TE Chase Jensen (@dizzyDC)
The Solar Bears receiving corps is really starting to spread its wings. Nacho Varga had a 100 yard receiving day in Week 13, which is practically unheard of in the D-League, and Chase Jensen has become the best tight end in the minors by a wide margin. Most tight ends don't have a very high yards per catch average, since a lot of the time they're more of a safety valve than a big play threat, but Jensen breaks that rule. Not only is he fifth in the D-League in receiving yards, but he's also fifth in yards per reception, and no other tight end is even in the top 20 in that second category. In the last two games of the season, he kept that trend up with a five for 86 game against Tijuana and a seven for 77 game against Portland. His only blemish is that he has trouble finding the end zone, but that'll come soon enough; it's hard not to throw to big tight ends like Jensen in the red zone. He's going to be tearing it up for the majors very soon I reckon.
S Fatih Terim (@Eco)
The Solar Bear defense has been known all season for their ability to get to the passer, but in the last two games, that sacking ability was stifled. Only three sacks in the last two games combined, which is definitely below their average (nearly three per game). However, Fatih Terim did step up a bit during that stretch, especially in Week 13 against Tijuana, where he got nine tackles, a deflection, and a pick that led directly into a Palm Beach touchdown. Throw in six more tackles the following week, and that's a pretty good run for the Turkish safety.
Kansas City Coyotes
Nope.
This was a disastrous week for Kansas City, as they got bodied by both Portland and Norfolk (don't let the final score against Norfolk fool you, the Yotes scored twice in the last six minutes to make it less devastating). As such, I couldn't find a single offensive person to highlight here. Do I pick Rose Jenkins who played subpar football for the first seven and a half quarters of this stretch before finally turning it on after it was way too late? Maybe Terry Taffy who can't crack four yards per carry to save his life, which is basically unheard of for a running back getting the number of carries he gets? Or how about any of their receivers who failed to crack 100 receiving yards between two games? Can I pick one of the offensive line bots? C. Nalar had seven pancakes and didn't allow a sack. Sure, let's go with him.
CB Ace Boogie Jr. (@AceBoogiieJr)
I was fully prepared to do the same thing for the defense, and go grab myself some Jimmy John's, but lo and behold, someone on this team actually did something. That someone's been inactive for seven months, but hey I'll take it. Ace Boogie Jr. picked off Jay Longshaw twice, deflected two more passes, and notched five tackles, along with five more tackles the week before. It's not going to catapult him into the DPotY race, but it's good enough to be the best player on this garbage fire of a team. This is the big difference between Palm Beach and Kansas City. Palm Beach has hope, but KC? They need a rebuild and fast.
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