Hey guys and gals and everything in between WildfireMicro here with some thoughts on two teams: Philadelphia Liberty and Baltimore Hawks. Basically these two teams are both in the middle of a deep rebuild. I will not say they are tanking because honestly I feel like that is way too negative to say personally. These teams are in different stages of rebuilding with Philadelphia on the up and up and Baltimore being in danger of breaking the Yeti losing streak record. Honestly I want Baltimore to win a game soon and just get some hope again. I sometimes get frustrated when Philadelphia loses so I cannot imagine what Baltimore is going through.
Let's just say for Baltimore they have had a really rough last few seasons. Between the drama with the previous GM and a bunch of players leaving the team they are at rock bottom. But in the end there is only one thing you can do when you are at the bottom: begin climbing your way up. It is a long climb fo not get wrong. It's a long climb that can be frustrating, exhausting, and demoralizing. Especially for those few veterans on the team who have to have a big stretch of going winless in thier ISFL resume. I was in a rebuild before with my previous player in Chicago and I am in a rebuild with my current player Tsuyu Asui.
Philadelphia is in my estimation about two seasons ahead of Baltimore in terms of rebuilding. With a high earning young wide receiver and quarterback on the team currently and our cornerback and linebacker and running back in the future in the DSFL, we are slowly but surely becoming a good team. Plus Philadelphia is slowly becoming a team that people want to come to and play for rather then a team that everyone avoids. A team that no one wants to play for is basically a death knell for any team so I am extremely happy that we are slowly getting away from it. I cannot imagine the atmosphere of a team when you are in that situation
One thing my GMs and the rest of the team have been building towards is an inviting locker room atmosphere. A good locker room is extremely important for any team because if your players are not happy then you are not happy. A good way to avoid stuff like that is to just avoid getting players you know will no fit into the locker room culture that you are trying your best to create. A good locker room culture keeps players wanting to sign extensions just to stay with you. If you are in that situation you are absolutely golden.
But how do you get into that situation? Well it can be hard I know. Especially if you have to get rid of a few players to do that. Or a whole lot of players in Baltimore's case. But of course not a lot in life comes easy especially in sim leagues like this one. You just have to grind it out amd hope for the best. Is there a guaranteed to work solution? No absolutely not. There never is. But I suggest that you do the solution that you believe in your heart will work. Try your best to believe in your rebuild.
So what about these two teams going forward? Well for Philadelphia I think they will only get better next season with a lot of thier players ether uncapping as they come or improving in TPE numbers. Now while I would personally love some individual awards and we were all extremely happy when Jake Fencik won Kicker of the Year last season I think we need to focus on improving as a team rather then worrying about stuff like that. If we do get some awards along the way all the better. But I won't be too mad if Tsuyu doesn't get a pro bowl nod anytime soon.
Philadelphia is currently 4-7 and still has the possibility if at the very least tying last seasons record of 6-10. It would take some miracles for us to somehow get 7 wins but I do believe we are improving as a team overall if nothing else. Hopefully we can continue that momentum going forward. There are great guys here and I really hope I can celebrate an Ultimus with them someday. But that day might be further off then I would hope it is. I am just in it for the long haul.
Baltimore on the other hand is in a very rough spot right now. Winless last season with the threat of going winless this season. And with Frick wanting to come up next season this is only going to get more rough. They have a really good chance of beating Colorado's losing streak. The only other team I feel slightly bad for right now is Chicago and that is just because of thier insane amounts of bad luck. But I think if Baltimore stays the course they are in they are going to be an absolute monster in the future. Think about how young thier players are and then think about what will happen when they reach thier prime.
I personally think the best way to end this article is by having a few words from excelsior (who had declined payment):
"Well we are 0-11 now, things aren’t looking great and the possibility we go 0-16 again is high. Did I expect this coming into the season? Kinda? I knew we were getting significantly worse than last season, at least on offense, so I didn’t have high hopes at all.The losses don’t affect me as much because I don’t have expectations yet. We’re just collecting the best of the young players and we’re going to be a juggernaut when everything gets developed.
Does the locker room care much? I don’t think so for the rookies because it’s early in their career but some of the vets may not like going 0-32 in the middle of their careers. We have 4 first round picks now so honestly I’m just focused on earning and keeping morale high in the locker room and keeping it active. Scouting for the next class. Baltimore is still acquiring out cornerstone players. Our S29 draft should bag a couple good players because of the sheer amount of draft capital. We’re about 2 seasons behind Philly so whenever they start competing I’ll know that in 2 seasons we’ll be competitive."
I'd like to thank Excelsior for his comments and I'd like to thank you for reading this and I hope to see you all on the field.
Let's just say for Baltimore they have had a really rough last few seasons. Between the drama with the previous GM and a bunch of players leaving the team they are at rock bottom. But in the end there is only one thing you can do when you are at the bottom: begin climbing your way up. It is a long climb fo not get wrong. It's a long climb that can be frustrating, exhausting, and demoralizing. Especially for those few veterans on the team who have to have a big stretch of going winless in thier ISFL resume. I was in a rebuild before with my previous player in Chicago and I am in a rebuild with my current player Tsuyu Asui.
Philadelphia is in my estimation about two seasons ahead of Baltimore in terms of rebuilding. With a high earning young wide receiver and quarterback on the team currently and our cornerback and linebacker and running back in the future in the DSFL, we are slowly but surely becoming a good team. Plus Philadelphia is slowly becoming a team that people want to come to and play for rather then a team that everyone avoids. A team that no one wants to play for is basically a death knell for any team so I am extremely happy that we are slowly getting away from it. I cannot imagine the atmosphere of a team when you are in that situation
One thing my GMs and the rest of the team have been building towards is an inviting locker room atmosphere. A good locker room is extremely important for any team because if your players are not happy then you are not happy. A good way to avoid stuff like that is to just avoid getting players you know will no fit into the locker room culture that you are trying your best to create. A good locker room culture keeps players wanting to sign extensions just to stay with you. If you are in that situation you are absolutely golden.
But how do you get into that situation? Well it can be hard I know. Especially if you have to get rid of a few players to do that. Or a whole lot of players in Baltimore's case. But of course not a lot in life comes easy especially in sim leagues like this one. You just have to grind it out amd hope for the best. Is there a guaranteed to work solution? No absolutely not. There never is. But I suggest that you do the solution that you believe in your heart will work. Try your best to believe in your rebuild.
So what about these two teams going forward? Well for Philadelphia I think they will only get better next season with a lot of thier players ether uncapping as they come or improving in TPE numbers. Now while I would personally love some individual awards and we were all extremely happy when Jake Fencik won Kicker of the Year last season I think we need to focus on improving as a team rather then worrying about stuff like that. If we do get some awards along the way all the better. But I won't be too mad if Tsuyu doesn't get a pro bowl nod anytime soon.
Philadelphia is currently 4-7 and still has the possibility if at the very least tying last seasons record of 6-10. It would take some miracles for us to somehow get 7 wins but I do believe we are improving as a team overall if nothing else. Hopefully we can continue that momentum going forward. There are great guys here and I really hope I can celebrate an Ultimus with them someday. But that day might be further off then I would hope it is. I am just in it for the long haul.
Baltimore on the other hand is in a very rough spot right now. Winless last season with the threat of going winless this season. And with Frick wanting to come up next season this is only going to get more rough. They have a really good chance of beating Colorado's losing streak. The only other team I feel slightly bad for right now is Chicago and that is just because of thier insane amounts of bad luck. But I think if Baltimore stays the course they are in they are going to be an absolute monster in the future. Think about how young thier players are and then think about what will happen when they reach thier prime.
I personally think the best way to end this article is by having a few words from excelsior (who had declined payment):
"Well we are 0-11 now, things aren’t looking great and the possibility we go 0-16 again is high. Did I expect this coming into the season? Kinda? I knew we were getting significantly worse than last season, at least on offense, so I didn’t have high hopes at all.The losses don’t affect me as much because I don’t have expectations yet. We’re just collecting the best of the young players and we’re going to be a juggernaut when everything gets developed.
Does the locker room care much? I don’t think so for the rookies because it’s early in their career but some of the vets may not like going 0-32 in the middle of their careers. We have 4 first round picks now so honestly I’m just focused on earning and keeping morale high in the locker room and keeping it active. Scouting for the next class. Baltimore is still acquiring out cornerstone players. Our S29 draft should bag a couple good players because of the sheer amount of draft capital. We’re about 2 seasons behind Philly so whenever they start competing I’ll know that in 2 seasons we’ll be competitive."
I'd like to thank Excelsior for his comments and I'd like to thank you for reading this and I hope to see you all on the field.