11-14-2022, 01:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2022, 02:43 AM by Aneeqs. Edited 1 time in total.)
Plant Based is the newest member of the S39 draft class. Picked up by the Portland Pythons off the waiver wire and hailing from Oregon University by way of Victoria Australia, Plant Based is currently the second highest TPE Wide Receiver in the upcoming ISFL draft despite being the latest create of the season.
Many of you reading this would be familiar with my most recent player, Ken Oath - though his career had not lived up to my expectations, or likely those of the everyone that saw him drafted in the first round. Some of you who have been around a bit longer may know me more for my original player, creatively named Heath Evans, as a much more successful (yet not quite HoF worthy) career and significantly better earner Heath was a solid player at the top of the league for quite a few seasons.
All of this, however, is just history now. Though Plant Based is by no means the top earner of the class, and doesn't project to be a first/second round selection like those before him, I still expect that he will be a successful role player on an ISFL team in the future. Many scouts/teams would be wondering about my tactics and questioning why I created as a part of the S39 class with the S40 Trade Deadline class so closely around the corner and the answer is simple - I'm lazy and have very little money. Plant Based will not be a max earner by the standard definition, or any definition really, but what he will be is a "no money spent" career to help fund a max earning player in the future. Weekly Training? No. Equipment? No. Point Tasks? Absolutely. All up, this equates to somewhere in the range of 500-600 potential TPE that will be negated across the career, and assuming I earn all possible TPE otherwise would probably leave Plant Based with around 850-900 TPE as a pre-regression maximum.
Will I be open to swapping positions? I'd be willing to hear the case for it, I would love to be a situational player (hence the return specialist archetype), but at the end of the day his career is about building up my bank and helping a team with a player that contributes in one way or another.
Do I see my earning dropping off for any reason? If you'd asked me this question during Heath's or Ken's career you would have received a firm no as an answer, but with the history of my players you've seen, I'm sure teams will make their own conclusions. I'd say I'm commited to working with whatever team drafts me to make sure they either have a capable player to use or at least get decent value out of their draft pick. My last two players have retired around the time regression began, and I would guess that this player will be somewhat similar, though if the contract is right I'd consider squeezing out extra seasons for the money. On the note of contracts, in the past I've always taken minimum contracts and though I'm team friendly I'd appreciate a team that's player friendly and looking to offer bonuses or above minimum contracts where possible. I'd also be open to spending extra seasons in the DSFL to receive extra contract value to offset minimum contracts beyone that.
So you may be asking yourself why I'm telling you all of this - the easy answer is that I don't want to have to explain it individually to each team and would prefer to have that elephant in the room out of the way, so that any scouting conversation can focus on what I view to be equally important - which is the intangibles. I'm not going to be the best player on the field, but I also don't expect to see a ton of the field. What can be assured is that I'll be there in the locker room, supporting the team, fostering conversation and maybe even occasionally featuring in podcasts or other media.
There are certain to be teams who have decided in the past that they're not interested in having me on the team for one reason or another, the same way there have been some that I've been against playing for, but I'm keen on a clean slate and giving everyone a chance again, so am also hoping for the same in return.
Now that I've added an extra week of weekly training to my bank for my next max earner (I have a few other posts I'm considering/working on for more cash too so keep an eye out for that snorefest!) I'll wrap the post up by saying if you're a scout, please feel free to reach out to me whether you have further questions or not. I look forward to the ISFL draft process and getting to speak with you and your teams!
Many of you reading this would be familiar with my most recent player, Ken Oath - though his career had not lived up to my expectations, or likely those of the everyone that saw him drafted in the first round. Some of you who have been around a bit longer may know me more for my original player, creatively named Heath Evans, as a much more successful (yet not quite HoF worthy) career and significantly better earner Heath was a solid player at the top of the league for quite a few seasons.
All of this, however, is just history now. Though Plant Based is by no means the top earner of the class, and doesn't project to be a first/second round selection like those before him, I still expect that he will be a successful role player on an ISFL team in the future. Many scouts/teams would be wondering about my tactics and questioning why I created as a part of the S39 class with the S40 Trade Deadline class so closely around the corner and the answer is simple - I'm lazy and have very little money. Plant Based will not be a max earner by the standard definition, or any definition really, but what he will be is a "no money spent" career to help fund a max earning player in the future. Weekly Training? No. Equipment? No. Point Tasks? Absolutely. All up, this equates to somewhere in the range of 500-600 potential TPE that will be negated across the career, and assuming I earn all possible TPE otherwise would probably leave Plant Based with around 850-900 TPE as a pre-regression maximum.
Will I be open to swapping positions? I'd be willing to hear the case for it, I would love to be a situational player (hence the return specialist archetype), but at the end of the day his career is about building up my bank and helping a team with a player that contributes in one way or another.
Do I see my earning dropping off for any reason? If you'd asked me this question during Heath's or Ken's career you would have received a firm no as an answer, but with the history of my players you've seen, I'm sure teams will make their own conclusions. I'd say I'm commited to working with whatever team drafts me to make sure they either have a capable player to use or at least get decent value out of their draft pick. My last two players have retired around the time regression began, and I would guess that this player will be somewhat similar, though if the contract is right I'd consider squeezing out extra seasons for the money. On the note of contracts, in the past I've always taken minimum contracts and though I'm team friendly I'd appreciate a team that's player friendly and looking to offer bonuses or above minimum contracts where possible. I'd also be open to spending extra seasons in the DSFL to receive extra contract value to offset minimum contracts beyone that.
So you may be asking yourself why I'm telling you all of this - the easy answer is that I don't want to have to explain it individually to each team and would prefer to have that elephant in the room out of the way, so that any scouting conversation can focus on what I view to be equally important - which is the intangibles. I'm not going to be the best player on the field, but I also don't expect to see a ton of the field. What can be assured is that I'll be there in the locker room, supporting the team, fostering conversation and maybe even occasionally featuring in podcasts or other media.
There are certain to be teams who have decided in the past that they're not interested in having me on the team for one reason or another, the same way there have been some that I've been against playing for, but I'm keen on a clean slate and giving everyone a chance again, so am also hoping for the same in return.
Now that I've added an extra week of weekly training to my bank for my next max earner (I have a few other posts I'm considering/working on for more cash too so keep an eye out for that snorefest!) I'll wrap the post up by saying if you're a scout, please feel free to reach out to me whether you have further questions or not. I look forward to the ISFL draft process and getting to speak with you and your teams!
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