(S47) Offseason Task

[Keyg_an]

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There have been many moments in league history where a single decision (e.g., a draft choice, a GM’s promotion or retirement, a trade, a player’s movement in free agency) may have changed the course of a team in the ISFL or DSFL. Describe a decision that was made and the impact that it had. Did you imagine said decision leading to a different conclusion or did you think things would turn out the way they did? Is there anything different you would have done to avoid disaster or make things even better?

If not for Ben's decision to go on vacation all those seasons ago, the New Orleans Second Line may not exist right now to be the butt of jokes seemingly every season. You see back in the early stages of the league, Ben and I were the managers of the then Las Vegas Legion, which was a season 2 expansion team alongside the Philadelphia Liberty, but we were bad, really bad. Trades made by the former regime made it nearly impossible to compete long term which killed any morale the majority of the team may have had. While Ben was on vacation, I was promoted to the head of the sim team and required to quit from managing the Legion, which was a large ask considering the other manager was on vacation and unable to check up on us frequently. Applications were posted by me to find a successor for my position but no one was interested in the slightest, and I can not judge anyone for not being interested seeing as we were an all-time bad team, and managed less than 3 wins frequently over our existence. No one was around to manage the team because of Ben's vacation absence and my forced stepping down. This left the team in a peculiar position with no one being able to sign the teams expiring contracts to extension, etc.

One now must pose the question on if the mass retirement would have ever happened if Ben had not been on vacation? If there was a general manager around to quell the storm of frustration surrounding the lack of co-manager hire would things have gone differentially? Would the Legion still be a team today? No one will ever really know, but one could essentially say that one mans vacation changed the course of the now New Orleans SecondLine forever.

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Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?

By all metrics Dru Freduci's season was fine, but to say I was disappointed in his performance would be selling how I felt about this season short. I had more experience as a running back going into 2061, I had more of a veteran presence amongst the players on the team. I expected to be a workhorse back now that I had no one else to share the responsibilities with. I was told that I would be a monster despite a poor pre-season stat-wise, but unfortunately, those promises never came to be. I posted worse numbers in every single statistical category apart from my average yards which was a whopping 0.1 yards per run higher than previously. My touchdowns were down, my yards per game were down, hell my attempts were even down across the board and this is not really what you think of when you think of a workhouse running back, but it was not just my rushing stats down across the board, heck, even my receiving stats were down across the board.

I can not place blame on anyone but myself though, as clearly I did not make use of the opportunities I was given. It was a frustrating season no matter how I put things though.

I can not even place a highlight on the season, as we missed playoffs again and it does not seem like I will ever have an opportunity to win a playoff game while a member of the Bondi Beach Buccaneers, as I am being called up to my parent club, the Cape Town Crash, and maybe this will be where I eventually break out and do big things like I was born to do. I was born to be an elite athlete and I think this transition to bigger better places will get me to unlock latent powers that I otherwise may not have achieved.

[JJ5]

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Tyler Higbee II is the Yap God for a reason. I love his presence in the LR and in the chats. He's active, he earns a good bit, and is very friendly. He's a great LR character and makes the team better. More people want to come to Honolulu because of the culture we are building. We've got active, new users, excited to learn and grow with each other. On top of that, Higbee plays the selfish position in all of the sim, TE. He plays it better than a WR. He is the best TE ever. I'm excited to have him next season on the team with us big boys. This guy will shut up and do his job. He doesn't care if he gets 3 yards a game. He will come back at it stronger than ever, earning more TPE than ever. He will get 4 yards the next game. He's the ultimate team player. 

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I think the sim engine has some oddities, especially with playcalling. It seems arbitrary and stupid, and not situational at all. Calling runs on 4th and long, or especially in 2 minute drills when you're trying to save clock is absolutely infuriating. It's a stupid experience for all involved. Sarasota got screwed out of a win in the wild card round by going for it on 4th and goal instead of kicking the game winning FG. They lost in overtime. I felt terrible for the team. Like yes, they might have lost anyways regardless, but the fact that they witnessed the sim give them so much hope only to take it away just sucks. Watching it live is really tough to swallow when you're not doing well, since you can see all the bad plays your team is making. I wish it was more of a skill issue versus just a coach doing something dumb. It spoils the experience.


26. 
JJ What would 200% have his own food review show. JJ loves eating exotic foods from all over the world, and would travel, Bourdain style. He loves eating and he loves eating and did I mention he loves eating? He truly loves the Japanese cuisine as well. JJ is an entertaining fellow and would also probably go around trying different types of bourbons. JJ loves him some bourbon. JJ would probably also visit some other countries like Lebanon, Syria and Turkey to try out their cuisine. He's a big fan of Shawarma. JJ is in love with hispanic culture and food as well. JJ likes pretty much every single type of cuisine other than American, so it would make sense to have a travel show where he gets to do his favorite thing in the entire world: eating. Getting paid to travel and eat and talk to yourself sounds like a dream, since I do all these things for free now. 


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Elijah Dyson was a huge impact for Norfolk. His mobility as a QB was underappreciated. He put up big time numbers as a passer / rusher and helped us to a few wins. He cost us a few wins as well. He threw a lot of picks and fumbled a lot, including like 4 times in one game. But when he's on, he's on. He was simply unstoppable in W14 against Dallas, popping over 500 total yards and 5 total TDs. Of course, he's just like Jameis Winston since he had 3 turnovers as well. He did amazing as a rookie and I'm sure he will lead this team over the hump for the next few years while he gets better and better in the DSFL. He's done everything we asked for him and I'm so happy to get a guy like that on my team. Loved having him in the LR and wish him nothing but the best at NYS. Except when he plays HON.

[SensibleDictator]

Long Task 2
Our draft class is very special based on my experiences and what I have heard. We had a decently sized class but the biggest thing is our activity. We had so many active users in this class. Walter is a jack of all trades when it comes to activity, getting involved in yapping, media, and gamedays. I focus solely on yapping and am already a league legend from that standpoint. We have Brad and Tim who both make elite media. We really have it all. Some of the draftees I kept track of were the big boys. This included Brad, Roque, Tim, Walter, and Dunkler. Brad and Roque happened to both land with Honolulu, going pick 1 and 2 respectively. This was not what I expected but it was cool to see 2 of the users I had grown closest to go top 2. I was also lucky enough to join them at Honolulu, going pick 29. Walter followed them up, going pick 3 to Berlin. Even after that, it was still some of the people I was following. Tim ended up going pick 4, going to Colorado. Dunkler was finally drafted at 6 to the Cape Town Crash. I think all of these guys have Hall of Fame potential, they just need to continue to earn at the rate they are and find a team willing to make them the 1. The last part shouldn’t be a problem if the first part remains true. I think this class will go down in league history because of the elite activity we get all throughout. We have many strong users who I believe will continue their elite activity throughout their whole career. I don’t know what the record is for most hall of famers in a class but I think we could get very close to matching or surpassing that. Some of the steals I saw in this class include Jonathan Irons and myself. Irons has been a phenomenal user who had a slow start to the league. This slow start caused her to slip in the DSFL and it trickled into the ISFL. I believe she will prove to be one of the best WRs in this class when she hangs up her cleats. This may seem biased but I am choosing myself because I believe that I fell due to my position. Since I am myself, I know that I was as secure of a pick as they come. The fact that a guaranteed max earner, regardless of position, fell all the way to the 3rd round seems a bit absurd. Obviously the people drafted ahead of me could also be max earners, but there is nobody in this league who can match my yapping skills. Not only do you get a max earner, but you get a very loud user who will defend their team or gm until they go to sleep. Someone who seems to be an early candidate for worst pick of the draft is JJ What. As good of a user as they are, the demands JJ has have already proven to be an issue. He has already lost a full round of value as shown in the trade between Chicago and Honolulu. Chicago got stuck in a hard situation it seems, which I won’t go too deep into, where JJ had unspoken demands that Chicago was unable to meet. This caused the 1.07 in the S47 ISFL draft to get traded for a S48 2nd only 2 days after being drafted. Within 2 days, JJ lost a full round of value which is more than anybody else in the class. This makes him an early worst pick candidate.

[irthen]

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The Bondi Beach Buccaneers are finally getting a new statdium and since there are a lot of deadly (and disgusting) animals in Australia, the first thing that's needed is some sort of protection against them. The first line of defense could be a high fence against violent Kangaroos, then there is the need for some fine mesh netting against the smaller monsters like mosquitos and spiders.
The only animal related thing we want in the stadium is some kind of memorial hall for Steve Irwin.

Unlike the other Buccanners team, the BBB should not add a lousy replica of a pirate ship. What the new stadium needs is a indoor surfing machine so that all those surfers feel just like they are at the real Bondi Beach.

All this sport makes you hungry and as tailgating is a thing in football, BBB should build some public barbecues and a local meat/fish market, so you can throw some shrimp (prawns) on the barbie!

[CeeKay]

21.Create the cover art for your player’s show.




22. Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, or highlights.

25. Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a one of the league's stars.





26. if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead? 

[J0EB]

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13. Choose a team or player to write about that isn’t your own. What did they do well in the last season? Have they shown any drastic improvements from previous years? What could they do better? 300 words
sorry you don't get a table this year bc discord is dumb

Talk about a return to the spotlight! After minorly struggling last season, Eliot Bukowski reminded us this year of the pure talent he demonstrated as a rookie. I can’t tell you what he did over the offseason, but his training or exercises paid out in dividends. Bukowski easily had his best season in his career, and it brought him a pro bowl spot and the honor of ISFL Kicker of the Year. Let’s break down his season.

The obvious: Eliot went 46/46 on extra points, making this his 3rd consecutive season without a missed extra point. Eliot hasn’t missed an extra point in 60 games. Eliot has 99.41% accuracy on extra points in his career. This is to be expected for most kickers, but just because it’s expected, doesn’t make it any less of an accomplishment. For field goals, Eliot kicked 33 this season, which was the second most in his career. He nailed 31 of these, landing him the highest accuracy of a kicker in the league this season, at 93.9%. Impressively, Jack Sloth, the rookie kicker for NOLA, was the second most accurate at 90.6%, and gave Eliot the most competition for season accolades. If you compare their stats, you see that they had fairly similar years. But one difference is what granted Eliot the crown. Field goals made over 50 yards. For the first time in his career, and with this being a point of relative concern for him last year, Eliot went 5/5 on kicks over 50 yards. 100% accuracy. This reliability is exactly what you want to see out of a kicker, and this season Eliot’s was unparalleled. For reference, Sloth went 2/4 on 50+ yard kicks, and Ray Baker went 5/8.

After such a successful season, Eliot has, to the dismay of many fans across the league, announced that he will be retiring after Season 47. I was nearly brought to tears myself. Following this young kicker and recapping their year each season has brought me motivation and joy. I can only hope for another KoTY showing from Eliot as he rides off into the sunset.

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11. Write a short biography or story about your player. This could include background about how they came to the ISFL and how they’ve done so far, a story about their role in an exciting game, or anything else related to their experience in the league.

Have you ever seen an offensive lineman win Rookie of the Year? Well with like 8 votes or something (I’m not sure how points work per rank). It almost could have happened! Rookie OL Klaus von Reinherz for the Colorado Yeti made the ballot for offensive rookie of the year after his incredible performance that made him look like a 10 year veteran. Klaus finished the year with 121 pancakes and just 4 sacks allowed. This was the fourth most pancakes of any OL in the league, and placed him among the likes of OCO vet Walrus Jones, and the high talent youth from Chicago, Triceracop.

Klaus’ best performance came in Week 15 against Austin, where he really demonstrated his pummeling power by racking up 13 pancakes! This performance allowed Klaus to break 100 pancakes on the season, and after the game Klaus was congratulated by the press and asked how he felt about his accomplishment, transition to the ISFL, and what he’d do to prep for Week 16.

Klaus responded with noticeably more excitement in his tone than usual, “This season and year has been the most incredible of my life. It’s very satisfying to see the hard work and effort I’ve put in has truly paid off. I never thought I’d be able to reach 100 pancakes this season, but going into today's game knowing I had the chance to do that was a huge source of motivation for me. I’m so proud that I could surpass this goal and knowing I have next week to burst even further past 100, I couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity. My prep for next week won’t change much, I’ll go through the same drills and rewatch my tape from today. But I won’t allow myself to slack now that I’ve reached this goal, today just marks the first of the many accolades I hope to earn as an Offensive Lineman. And next week is another chance to be great and show the league my worth.”

[TubaDeus]

1) The Ultimus game between the Arizona Outlaws and Yellowknife Wraiths was something of an enigma, mostly due to the wildly different paths the two teams took to arrive in the championship game.

In the ASFC, you have Arizona taking the more traditional path of an Ultimus contender. The Outlaws dominated the regular season, recording only three losses en route to finishing as the top seed in their conference and regular season champions. The title is even more impressive given the relative strength of the ASFC last season. Arizona had to fend off a strong Orange County Otters roster, the defending champion Austin Copperheads, the surprising upstart San Jose Sabercats, and the solid (albeit underperforming) New York Silverbacks. Still, you can't say the outcome was unexpected. The Outlaws did boast the highest average TPE per player in the league. Not many other teams can boast about fielding first team All Pros at quarterback and wide receiver despite operating out of the second lowest volume passing offense in the league. Their defense stepped up too, finishing as the #2 defense in the league in terms of points allowed. The domination carried on through the playoffs as Arizona trounced the Copperheads 38-17 in the ASFC championship game to earn their Ultimus berth.

On the other side, you have the surprising Cinderella story of the Wraiths. Yellowknife was just coming off a last place finish in S45, so expectations were low. I can say this with certainty as the Yellowknife GM that just making the playoffs would have been considered a successful season for us, which was a reasonable ceiling given that the Wraiths had the 4th lowest average TPE per player in the league. However, expectations quickly shifted as Yellowknife won its first three games straight, including blowout victories over the Colorado Yeti and Sarasota Sailfish. The winning ways continued as the Wraiths entered week 8 with a shocking record of 5-2. Lurking under the stellar record, though, there were obvious signs of weakness. Despite being ranked as a top 5 team in both points for and against at the time, the Wraiths were bottom 3 in both yards for and allowed. Essentially, timely turnovers and effective special teams plays negated long drives for opponents and gave Yellowknife short fields. This luck evened out in the back half of the season as the Wraiths limped into week 16 at 8-7.

This is where the miracles started occurring. Despite holding onto the second seed in the NSFC at the time, Yellowknife's playoff chances looked dire. They were underdog visitors at Sarasota, and if they lost then they needed the home favorite Cape Town Crash to lose to the visiting Baltimore Hawks who had nothing to play for. The Wraiths lost to Sarasota as expected, but Baltimore miraculously pulled off the win over Cape Town, allowing Yellowknife to sneak into the playoffs as the three seed. Unfortunately, this meant a direct rematch of the week 16 game they had just lost at Sarasota. The game was back and forth until early in the 4th quarter when it looked like the Sailfish were starting to pull away. Then came what has been dubbed "the worst coaching decision of all time." Despite appearing to be on cruise control for a victory, the Sailfish starting going for it on 4th down instead of taking easy field goals, and failing each time. They spiked the ball while having a timeout left. As the mistakes piled up, their lead shrank until Zenzeroni Xystarch II drilled the game tying field goal late in the 4th to send the game to overtime. Then, on the very first play of overtime, star running back Ace Anderson coughed up the ball at Sarasota's own 13. Xystarch drilled the game winning field goal, sending the Wraiths onto the conference championship. The miracles wouldn't stop there, though. As much as the Wraiths were underdogs to the Sailfish, they were even bigger underdogs to the Hawks who had just thoroughly dominated the NSFC. Surprisingly the game was a back and forth affair, encapsulated by a wild final two minutes of regulation that featured three punts and two interceptions to send the tied game to overtime. Baltimore would never touch the ball. Yellowknife inexorably marched downfield, converting three 3rd downs and chewing up over nine minutes of clock en route to a one yard dagger of a touchdown pass to end the game.

Which brings us to the title game. The juggernaut Outlaws hosting the Cinderella Wraiths. The game started slow with Yellowknife surprisingly looking like the better team out of the gate. The Wraiths opened scoring with a pair of field goals in between stopping Arizona drives quickly, even picking off Donovan Winters III. The tone shifted right before halftime, though, when Arizona's Bertie Mannering-Phipps took a broken play 69 yards for a touchdown. Yellowknife came out flat in the second half, so when Arizona scored another touchdown at the beginning of the 4th quarter and the Wraiths failed to respond at all it looked like that would be the game. However, as the Outlaws tried to whittle away the time after the two minute warning, Arizona running back Danny Nedelko fumbled into the waiting arms of Yellowknife's Mo Gago. The Wraiths moved quickly, crossing midfield with a 29 yard strike to put them near the Outlaws' 40. For a brief, shining moment, it looked like Yellowknife would have a chance to play in their third overtime game of the playoffs and complete their Cinderella story. However, Arizona's defense clamped down, forcing a failed 4th down conversion just two plays later to effectively end the game and win Arizona the Ultimus trophy.

[shrub02]

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7. Write 600 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 600 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.

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In the final game of the regular season, Reginald Shrubbery achieved a feat sought after by every player who considers themself a receiving running back: gain 100 yards receiving and rushing in a single game. I was ecstatic to see this finally happen for him. It got me wondering just how many times this has happened in league history. Turns out only 11 times, by 10 different players. I'm going to take this time to remember these performances.

It took a whooping 21 seasons for the first 100-yard rusher/receiver to break out. It was nonother than the great Hall of Famer, Forrest Gump. In week 2 of season 21, Gump dominated the SJS defense with 101 yards rushing and 108 receiving yards in an effort that led the 27-15 NOLA victory.

Although it took two decades for an RB to attain this achievement, it would happen again only ten weeks later when Ashley Owens pummelled ARI's defense while gaining 104 yards on the ground with 111 receiving, leading to a 33-10 COL win.

Fans had to wait another 14 seasons to this kind of athleticism take the field again. Finally, in season 35 week 7, John Huntsmen absolutely shredded BAL with 127 yards rushing and 101 yards receiving, helping SAR win a close game 31-24.

In week 7 of the following season, Buffalo Hunter would do the same against what must have been a struggling BAL defense. With his 109 rush yards and 105 receiving, Hunter ensured a 34-24 HON dub.

Season 37 marked the third season in a row with a 100-yard rushing/receiving performance when, in week 4, Michaelangelo McTurtle did all that he could to help NYS win. Unfortunately, his 127 rush yards and 102 receiving yards were not enough to avoid a 18-28 loss against NOLA.

In week 5 of season 42, Kumquat Archipelago broke the five-season drought with a stellar game that totalled 105 rushing yards and 107 receiving yards, yet this effort came up short in the 27-42 YKW loss to CHI.

The following season, in week 9, Archipelago was back at it again. SAR did not stand a chance as he eviscerated their defense with 117 rushing yards and 118 receiving in a 52-17 BAL win. Archipelago is the only player in ISFL history to accomplish this feat twice.

Bean Delphine Jr would be the next player to make this list in week 6 of season 44. Delphine Jr carved up the SJS defense 142 yards on the ground and 116 yards receiving, the highest combined output of anyone on this list, which led to a HON 43-7 blowout.

All three of the most recent 100-yard rushing/receiving performances actually occurred this past season, s46. In week 1 Howard Coward led AUS to a 27-26 victory against HON while picking up 146 yards on the ground and 102 receiving.

In week 13, Nakiri Ayame ran all over the BER defense with 118 rushing yards and 103 receiving yards in an effort that came up just short during CTC's 21-24 loss.

Finally, in week 16, Reginald Shrubbery tore through the NYS defense with 110 yards on the ground and 111, which helped ensure a 34-24 OCO victory.

Some bonus facts:
- Having a player accomplish this feat resulted in wins 8/11 times
- It was basically a toss-up whether the player would have more rushing or receiving yards (6/11 in favor of rushing)
- Over half of these performances have occurred in the last 5 seasons
- HON is the only team to have 2 different players accomplish this feat

Double bonus facts:
Here are the players who came the closest to achieving 100 yards rushing and receiving in a single game, but failed to get it:

    Player            Season-Week     rush/rec yards
Cobra Kai                     34-6               95/116
Madison Hayes          33-4               110/98
Jamar Lackson           31-1               98/134
Acura Skyline            22-13               105/98
Carter Bush                  8-10               107/96

Triple Bonus!
This got me thinking has anyone had 1000 rushing yards and 100 receptions in a single season? The answer is no. But here are the players that came the closest:

           Player                  Season       Rush Yards/Receptions
Reginald Shrubbery         s46                     1396/98
Money Tolliver                  s46                     1497/87
Nakiri Ayame                    s45                     1012/84
Pete Zuh                            s40                     1298/83
Bean Delphine Jr.             s40                     1417/80
Cobra Kai                           s30                     1039/79
Goat Tank Jr.                     s34                     1067/78
Ace Anderson                   s46                     1323/77
Kyle Crane                         s46                      1157/72
Armor Queen                    s42                      1292/71
Jordan Yates                    s9                        1033/71 (14 Games)

[caleb.grim]

Let's take a look at the 1st Round Selections in the ISFL Draft and how they have done so far in their ISFL careers:

Pick 1 - New Orleans Secondline
TE Thomas Passarelli
Passarelli switched positions to WR and is currently the 2nd highest earning S44 player with 907 TPE. As one of the current New Orleans GMs, this pick has been a solid one for the Secondline. In terms of career statistics, Passarelli has 246 receptions for 2659 yards and 10 TD.

Pick Feedback: Good Value

Pick 2 - Chiago Butchers
LB A Waffle
Waffle also switched positions to WR though they have only earned a total of 517 TPE (good for 22nd in the class) with no TPE applied since December. Their professional career has been a bit of a disappointment with only 3 catches for 19 yards and no touchdowns.

Pick Feedback: Bust

Pick 3 - San Jose SaberCats
WR Orange Julius
An early suspension put a damper on Julius' earning potential and that has shown with a total of 621 TPE good for 21st in the S44 draft class. Still an active member of his team though Julius has career stats of 93 receptions for 1474 yards and 14 TD.

Pick Feedback: Overdrafted but still a contributer

Pick 4 - Austin Copperheads
DT Trent Thigpen
Another position change early in the first round, Thigpen switched to CB for the Copperheads. A solid and consistent earner, Thigpen has a total of 792 TPE which is 11th overall in the draft class. For his career, they have 130 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 INT, and 1 TD.

Pick Feedback: Solid Pick

Pick 5 - Orange County Otters
DT Ryan McBean
Another early pick that has not worked as planned, McBean has not updated their player since December. The 630 TPE is 20th in the draft class. McBean's career stats are 94 tackles and 12 sacks.

Pick Feedback: Borderline Bust

Pick 6 - Yellowknife Wraiths
LB Thor Dangerson
Dangerson was dealt a minor suspension early in his career but has since then has been a great addition to the Wraiths team. He has advanced all the way to GM of the team. With 773 TPE, Dangerson is the 14th highest earner from the S44 draft. His career stats include 151 tackles, 8 sacks, 1 INT, and 1 TD.

Pick Feedback: Solid Pick

Pick 7 - Sarasota Sailfish
S Jaime Orion
Orion has been a solid earner with 751 TPE, 15th in the class. An immediate call up, they have put together some nice career stats with 168 tackles, 11 sacks, 3 INT, and 1 TD.

Pick Feedback: Slightly overdrafted but a solid pick

Pick 8 - Berlin Fire Salamanders
QB Tua TurnDaBallOver
Looking to make his ISFL debut this season, TurnDaBallOver has been one of the top earners in the class with 865 TPE (4th best). Berlin should be in good hands with them under center.

Pick Feedback: Solid Pick

Pick 9 - Colorado Yeti
LB Pete Moss
While Pete Moss did provide some interesting cult status on Discord early, his earning hasn't kept pace. In fact, with less than 10 TPE earned since September, Moss switched positions to K because of the lack of earning. The 346 TPE ranks 31st in the class. As a kicker, Moss has made 81.6% of his FG and averages 46 yards per punt.

Pick Feedback: Bust

Pick 10 - Chicago Butchers
LB Joey Battle
A teammate of mine from Dallas, Battle disappeared briefly for a few months. Coming back strong though has put him at 675 TPE, good for 18th in the draft class. His career stats are 49 tackles, 4 sacks, and 1 INT.

Pick Feedback: Slightly overdrafted

Pick 11 - Arizona Outlaws
WR Jordan Bamford
One of the best steals of the draft, Bamford has created a large presence in this league. His 882 TPE is 3rd best among his draft mates. He has also been able to rack up good stats with 141 catches for 1364 yards and 12 TD.

Pick Feedback: Steal

Pick 12 - Baltimore Hawks
OL Carter Goad
Hey, it's me! Like many of the top picks, I switched positions to DT. My 862 TPE are good for 5th in the class. For my career, Goad has 77 tackles, 10 sacks, and 1 TD.

Pick Feedback: Good Pick

Pick 13 - Chicago Butchers
OL Triceracop
After two years playing on the OL, Triceracop has switched positions for the upcoming season and will become the Butchers featured RB. Earning 812 TPE, Triceracop is the 9th best earner in the class. His blocking prowess has accumulated 190 pancakes with only 4 sacks allowed.

Pick Feedback: Good Pick

Pick 14 - Baltimore Hawks
RB Joe Bazooka
Switching to LB, Bazooka was in the running for DROY this past season. His earning is right in line with his draft status, 788 TPE (12th best). His career stats include 101 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT, 1 TD.

Pick Feedback: Good Pick

[deadlunatic]

Well, that was a fun season to watch. I was surprised that Tijuana was not in the ultimini just based on the last few seasons, but I can say at least the team that drafted me ended up winning. Plus I live in Texas, so hard to not be ok with a Dallas team winning it all. Dallas did not have the best regular season, but with only four teams per conference it makes sense if one team wins ten games or more then the other teams might well be pretty low on the win totals. But while Dallas was only seven and seven in record, they did have a positive point differential, which is usually a sign of a good team. Some times with a losing or tied record but a positive point diff, it can be a sign of the sim simming as they say. I would use the term luck, but I know how the sim works and luck is not a part of how it decides who wins. It looks like they had the number one passing offense in the league during the season and that carried them through to an ultimini. Their defense was exactly middle of the road, which with a better than average offense, that is all you need sometimes. It is much harder with a bottom of the barrel defense and a good offense. The conference championship game was a really good game with some solid defense in a three point win over Tijuana. The ultimini game was not much for defense in a forty one to thirty one offensive battle. But it was a battle of the passing games in that game with both quarterbacks throwing for over three hundred and fifty yards with a total of  six passing touchdowns. Dallas was more efficient in the passing game with a sixty one percent completion rate and only twenty one completions for three hundred and sixty yards. London threw the ball forty eight times with a fifty six percent completion rate, not a recipe for winning a game. Neither team had a bad rushing attack, but neither team had a great one either, it was mostly passing for each team. 

For the ultimus, it was the exact opposite of the ultimini, it was a battle of defense with a whopping total of just twenty points scored. I am a little salty the Wraiths did not win this as the corpse of my retired player was on their team and it would have been nice to win another ultimus as a user. But it was not meant to be. Maybe if I had actually earned on him more consistently he could have made any sort of difference in that game. If this had been like the ultimini, the Wraiths should have won, they had the same path to the championship as the Bird dogs, with an eight and eight record to squeek into the playoffs and then go on a run to make it to the big game. The Arizona Outlaws had the best record in their conference and the whole league with thirteen wins and a solid point differential. They had a pretty easy path to the championship game with easy wins in each of the games. They did have the best record, so not really a big suprise there. The Wraiths on the other hand had to fight and claw their way through each and every game, winning by three points in the first game, and then going to over time in the second game to end up winning on a touchdown. In that game both teams had a solid passing attack with three hundred plus yards each with a total of seven touchdowns thrown.