With the season ending on Friday, the playoffs will start, and the award speculation will come in. There are many players that have a shot at various awards, and every single one of them wants the ultimate reward, an Ultimini. I will take a quick look at who I think deserves to win each award, and why I believe so. And so, without further ado, let's look at the Frost Award Show for the defensive side of the ball.
Defensive Back Of The Year - Kacey Dream - Myrtle Beach: What can I say about Kacey Dream here, he has been an absolute monster for Myrtle Beach, and is one of the major reasons on why Myrtle Beach is tied for the second best record in the league. He has 7 interceptions, 19 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, and perhaps the craziest stat of them all, an amazing 3 touchdowns, all on defense!
Honorable Mention - AC Payton - Portland: I know that this is Payton’s last year as a member of Portland, since AC (Hydracronis) has retired/re-created, but AC is going out in style. He has 5 interceptions, 4 sacks, and a forced fumble. He has been having an amazing season, and is definitely deserving of a mention into the award list. The only knock is that he has a low amount of passes defended, and 2 less touchdowns than Dream has. If it was any other year, I could definitely see AC Payton winning, but the amazing season that Dream has had, makes that impossible
Defensive Lineman Of The Year - Bobby Boucher - Myrtle Beach: The waterboy is having an amazing season as just a rookie! On Monday he had 2 sacks, and he is now tied for first in the sack column. And in addition to getting the QB, he has also stopped the run very well with a very solid 15 tackles for loss. Another thing that puts Boucher over the edge is the 2 forced fumbles that he has caused, which is tied for first out of all defensive linemen. Needless to say, his season has been amazing.
Honorable Mention (s) - Hal Fassingit (Minnesota) and Kyle Idlyewyld (Tijuana): Both of these guys have had amazing seasons, and Hal especially great considering that he has only played in 8 games, compared to the 12 that the others have played. Hal has 6 sacks, and 16 tackles for loss, which is amazing! Meanwhile, Kyle is the leagues TFL leader, and has owned that spot for nearly the whole season. He has much more extra stats than some of the other DE’s have. Kyle has a FF, FR, and a 2 points, with a safety. There were many really good defensive linemen in the DSFL, and one could argue for a multitude of people that could win this award, but I believe that the Waterboy deserves it the most.
Linebacker Of The Year - Galf Wilf - Portland: Galf has been a tackling machine and is nearly 30 tackles ahead of the next active player. While he may not have that many sacks, he has forced a multitude of turnovers with 4 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. He also has 1 pass deflection, 1 sack, and 1 tackle for loss. Overall, I think that the sheer amount of tackles wins me over, even though he is not the best linebacker statistically, the other guy is IA… read below to learn about him.
Honorable Mention - Marlo Smart - Myrtle Beach: What can I say about Marlo that hasn’t already been said, he is a stud at the position. He has won an award every single year, and this year is only different because he is inactive . His season could very well be worthy of defensive player of the year, and I would bet that he would win if not for him being IA. He has an absurd amount of tackles (144), and still manages to lead the league in sacks, as a linebacker! He also has 4 tfl’s, and 2 FF and FR. What a stud, and please come back to us.
Defensive Player Of The Year: Kacey Dream - Myrtle Beach: I do not really think that I can say enough about my Co-gm and best defensive player in the whole of the DSFL. As of right now he has tied for 4th most amount of touchdowns if he was a WIDE RECEIVER. Yes, he plays on defense at CB. Getting 21 points is absolutely insane for a CB to do, and he is the clear frontrunner to win, and repeat as the best player on defense. All we can do is wonder how he’ll do in the NSFL for the Otters.
Honorable Mention (s) - AC Payton (Portland) and Bobby Boucher (Myrtle Beach): No offense to anybody else, but I truly don’t see this award going to anybody else other than Kacey Dream. But the DL of the year and the runner up of DB of the year come in second here. If Marlo wasn’t IA, I can 100% see him competing with Dream for the award, but since he is, it will not happen. As for these honorable mentions, they have both had incredible seasons, and their fates could very well change depending on how the last games of the season sway. Bobby is the sack leader, and Payton has many places in which he excels at, but he does not lead in any. They all have had great seasons and nothing should be taken away from them, it’s just that Dream’s season is insane.
Defensive Rookie Of The Year - CO-Award Between Bobby Boucher (DE from Myrtle Beach) and Galf Wilf (LB from Portland): Both of these guys seasons’ have been amazing, and to pick between either of them is nearly impossible, so I’ll just have both of them. I predict them winning DLOTY and LBOTY, so having both of them be DROTY seems quite fitting.
Honorable Mentions - Hal Fassingit (DE from Minnesota) and Warren Stephens (Safety from Myrtle Beach): Hal has had a tremendous season, as stated above, but he also loses for the reasons above, he has less sacks, and only 1 more tackle for loss than Bobby. Warren Stephens, now we finally have a new name! His season is not too eye popping, but getting 4 sacks at the safety position is no easy task. Stephens also has an interception, PD, FF, and FR. He has had a great season, and definitely deserves a spot somewhere in this list.
Aaaaand that is it for my defensive awards! I hope I didn't miss anybody important here, and if I did, that means you suck . But for real, I hope everyone likes this article, and all of the ones that I have pumped out in these last few days. And also, Myrtle Beach best beach!
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Defensive Back Of The Year - Kacey Dream - Myrtle Beach: What can I say about Kacey Dream here, he has been an absolute monster for Myrtle Beach, and is one of the major reasons on why Myrtle Beach is tied for the second best record in the league. He has 7 interceptions, 19 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, and perhaps the craziest stat of them all, an amazing 3 touchdowns, all on defense!
Honorable Mention - AC Payton - Portland: I know that this is Payton’s last year as a member of Portland, since AC (Hydracronis) has retired/re-created, but AC is going out in style. He has 5 interceptions, 4 sacks, and a forced fumble. He has been having an amazing season, and is definitely deserving of a mention into the award list. The only knock is that he has a low amount of passes defended, and 2 less touchdowns than Dream has. If it was any other year, I could definitely see AC Payton winning, but the amazing season that Dream has had, makes that impossible
Defensive Lineman Of The Year - Bobby Boucher - Myrtle Beach: The waterboy is having an amazing season as just a rookie! On Monday he had 2 sacks, and he is now tied for first in the sack column. And in addition to getting the QB, he has also stopped the run very well with a very solid 15 tackles for loss. Another thing that puts Boucher over the edge is the 2 forced fumbles that he has caused, which is tied for first out of all defensive linemen. Needless to say, his season has been amazing.
Honorable Mention (s) - Hal Fassingit (Minnesota) and Kyle Idlyewyld (Tijuana): Both of these guys have had amazing seasons, and Hal especially great considering that he has only played in 8 games, compared to the 12 that the others have played. Hal has 6 sacks, and 16 tackles for loss, which is amazing! Meanwhile, Kyle is the leagues TFL leader, and has owned that spot for nearly the whole season. He has much more extra stats than some of the other DE’s have. Kyle has a FF, FR, and a 2 points, with a safety. There were many really good defensive linemen in the DSFL, and one could argue for a multitude of people that could win this award, but I believe that the Waterboy deserves it the most.
Linebacker Of The Year - Galf Wilf - Portland: Galf has been a tackling machine and is nearly 30 tackles ahead of the next active player. While he may not have that many sacks, he has forced a multitude of turnovers with 4 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. He also has 1 pass deflection, 1 sack, and 1 tackle for loss. Overall, I think that the sheer amount of tackles wins me over, even though he is not the best linebacker statistically, the other guy is IA… read below to learn about him.
Honorable Mention - Marlo Smart - Myrtle Beach: What can I say about Marlo that hasn’t already been said, he is a stud at the position. He has won an award every single year, and this year is only different because he is inactive . His season could very well be worthy of defensive player of the year, and I would bet that he would win if not for him being IA. He has an absurd amount of tackles (144), and still manages to lead the league in sacks, as a linebacker! He also has 4 tfl’s, and 2 FF and FR. What a stud, and please come back to us.
Defensive Player Of The Year: Kacey Dream - Myrtle Beach: I do not really think that I can say enough about my Co-gm and best defensive player in the whole of the DSFL. As of right now he has tied for 4th most amount of touchdowns if he was a WIDE RECEIVER. Yes, he plays on defense at CB. Getting 21 points is absolutely insane for a CB to do, and he is the clear frontrunner to win, and repeat as the best player on defense. All we can do is wonder how he’ll do in the NSFL for the Otters.
Honorable Mention (s) - AC Payton (Portland) and Bobby Boucher (Myrtle Beach): No offense to anybody else, but I truly don’t see this award going to anybody else other than Kacey Dream. But the DL of the year and the runner up of DB of the year come in second here. If Marlo wasn’t IA, I can 100% see him competing with Dream for the award, but since he is, it will not happen. As for these honorable mentions, they have both had incredible seasons, and their fates could very well change depending on how the last games of the season sway. Bobby is the sack leader, and Payton has many places in which he excels at, but he does not lead in any. They all have had great seasons and nothing should be taken away from them, it’s just that Dream’s season is insane.
Defensive Rookie Of The Year - CO-Award Between Bobby Boucher (DE from Myrtle Beach) and Galf Wilf (LB from Portland): Both of these guys seasons’ have been amazing, and to pick between either of them is nearly impossible, so I’ll just have both of them. I predict them winning DLOTY and LBOTY, so having both of them be DROTY seems quite fitting.
Honorable Mentions - Hal Fassingit (DE from Minnesota) and Warren Stephens (Safety from Myrtle Beach): Hal has had a tremendous season, as stated above, but he also loses for the reasons above, he has less sacks, and only 1 more tackle for loss than Bobby. Warren Stephens, now we finally have a new name! His season is not too eye popping, but getting 4 sacks at the safety position is no easy task. Stephens also has an interception, PD, FF, and FR. He has had a great season, and definitely deserves a spot somewhere in this list.
Aaaaand that is it for my defensive awards! I hope I didn't miss anybody important here, and if I did, that means you suck . But for real, I hope everyone likes this article, and all of the ones that I have pumped out in these last few days. And also, Myrtle Beach best beach!
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