(S39) Offseason Task

[AJW]

Tier 3: 150+ words each

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

Jimmy Ryder is a S40 draft eligible wide receiver looking for a home to play in the DSFL. He is a possession receiver with strengths in his speed and hands abilities. Ryder has been a speedster his whole playing career and has just recently been working more on his catching abilities to be a short pass threat. He hopes to be a team's number one guy when it comes to clutch plays and the receiver opponents have to keep an extra eye one. Ryder's weaknesses right now are his intelligence and strength. Ryder has been a gifted athlete with lazy habits, not watching film and hitting the weight room enough has really been a hill he's had to climb while heading towards the draft. Ryder will still be seen as a top prospect for his draft class, but needs to put the extra time and effort in if he wants to be a top star in the league.

24. You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do? (Written Task)

As a country music fan I would need my headliner to be a country artist. Who would be better right now than Luke Combs? No one (in my opinion). He is a newer artist, only being a big name for 3 or 4 years, but since his start his fans are some of the most dedicated to his work. With 13 million monthly listeners on Spotify, he does not have the most in that category, but this is because his fans listen to more than one of his songs every month. He has a lot of great songs that even non-country lovers know. His voice is amazing and he is definitely my favorite artist right now. If Combs can not come, I am calling in Morgan Wallen. Another one of my top artists who just released some new songs and I love them all. I would say his songs, like Combs, target a lot of football fans and the sport itself.

26. if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead? (Written Task or Graphic Task)

If Jimmy Ryder was not playing professional football, he would be a football coach for sure. His experience and love for the game could not go to waste, and he would not let himself leave the game either. Ryder is from a small Canadian city in Northern Ontario, a place where hockey trumps football. For a star to come out of a place like that is not heard of often and he would want that to change. Ryder would have his main camps in bigger cities like Toronto, London, and other hot spots in Ontario, but he would prioritize special camps in his hometown city to show the game to more people who do not really play it. There are good fields and facilities there, he would just need to show up and the crowds would come to train with him. This would create income for himself while also giving back to the community by creating opportunities for the youth.

27. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why? (Written Task)

If Jimmy Ryder was not a wide receiver I would make him a kicker. I like the WR position, but when I play football in real life I am a kicker. After playing soccer my whole life I was introduced to football in high school and loved it. I actually started as a wide receiver, which is why that was my second choice, but after the coaches realized I had a big leg they let me start kicking. I love the pressure of the position and how one big kick, one big play can determine the outcome of the game just by a kicker. I wanted to create Ryder as a kicker but when I saw there were only two attributes to upgrade I changed him to WR. It would not be as fun to bang out TPE for two things and be capped before other players are even halfway done their build.

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26. if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead? (Written Task or Graphic Task)

If Kotoni Staggs did not play Wide Receiver in the International Simulation Football League he would be working in a not for profit business. He has a passion for his community and for the kids in those communities. He loves to build sporting skills - football, track, martial arts, personal defense, basketball and baseball. He thinks every kid should have the opportunity to learn a sport and communication skills. He has a team that works in Arizona, inviting the local kids to the the field every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. So, if he was not a footballer, he would start small and have an end goal of nationwide in an after school program to support kids. He would interview and employ like minded people to invest into the future of the country. So for now, Staggs will continue playing football and kick around in the afternoon with the kids that turn up for now.

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29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)

I still stand by earlier decisions that I have made and continued to hold throughout my time here in the International Simulation Football League. In the DSFL - it is still a tie between the London Royals and Dallas Birddogs. I am of two mind sets with these two brandings. For one, Royals, I love the name, the colours and the lion with the contrasting of the two colours. It is so bold and striking. The Birddogs, also amazing but, I think, for more sentimental values. We have a Cocker Spaniel and he is an amazing doggo - so the branding is cute and loveable - just what a football team wants. For the ISFL - The New York Silverbacks. All the way. I love the colours, the silverback, the art deco vibe. It is the perfect mesh of eye-catching and demanding on the field and in the league. So, written differently than I wrote previously but still the same teams.

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31. Make up an award for your player to win for something not on the football field. (Written or Graphic Task)


*NEW* 35. Create the front page of a newspaper celebrating the win or the Ultimus or Ultimini winner. (Graphic Option)

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The Arizona Outlaws won the season 38 Ultimus title by beating the Berlin Fire Salamander in an exciting game 23-21. The Outlaws started the season with 5 wins before in week 6 the Austin Copperheads beat the Outlaws 24-20 with a late TD. Weeks 7-10 gave the Outlaws 4 more wins and a 9-1 record. The Outlaws won 4 of the last 6 regular season games and ended the seasos with the best record of the league, a stunning 13-3 which gave them the #1 seed for the playoffs. The QB of the Outlaws Wendell Sailor led the league in QB rating with 102.3, he was second in TD passes with 38 and 5th in passing yards with 4281. The favorite target for his passe was WR Kotoni Staggs who had 1379 receiving yards which is 4th best in the league and he also had 14 TDs.. But the Outlaws were not one-dimensional, veteran RB Jay Cue jr. finished the season with 1446 rushing yards (4th in the league) and 9 TDs.In the playoffs the Outlaws beat the Orange County Otters 34-31 in the divisional round and they beat the New York Silverbacks in the conference championship game 31-28. The final came in the Ultimus championship game and it was against the Berlin Fire Salamanders. Arizona had a 10-7 lead at halftime in the game and was ahead 17-7 after three quarters. In the 4th quarter Berlin scored tow TDs and the Outlaws were held to two FGs but it was enough to win the game 23-21. The game ball for the championship game went to WR Katoni Staggs. He had 8 receptions  for 187 yards and two TDs.

In season 38 of the DSFL the team which dominated the whole season, the Kansas City Coyotes with a regular season record of 13-1 also won the Ultimini championship. The only loss in the regular season was in week 3 against the Minnesota Grey Ducks with a final score of 31-10. The last 11 games all have been wins but there were some close ones. Especially in week 11 against the Norfolk Seawolves the winning field goal for the final score of 10-7 was kicked with 5:47 left in the game. Another close one was the game against the London Royals in week 8 with the final score 23-17. The game was close and at half time the score was 13-10 Coyotes. Another field goal in the third quarter made the score 16-10 going in the final quarter. The touchdown pass from Kansas City QB Creg Jerrith IV to Johnny Blaze jr with 2:38 left in the game pretty much sealed the win for the Coyotes even though the Royals scored another TD but that was all for a final score of 23-17. In the playoffs the Coyotes got revenge for their only loss in the regular season when they beat the Minnesota Grey Ducks 34-24. Player of teh game and winning the offensive POG award was RB Sherwin Blue jr with 22 rushing attempts for 103 yards and a TD plus 5 receptions for 32 yards and also a TD. The Grey Ducks won the battle of total yards 445-345, but had three turnovers. The Ultimini championship game was against the Norfolk Seawolves and it was a defensive battle and the Coyotes allowed only one FG on the way to a 17-3 win. Halftime score was 3-0 Norfolk but it was the only score the Seawolves were able to do. The defensive player of the game was KC LB Caleb Hayden with 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 safety and one forced fumble.

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[WildfireMicro]

Task 36.
SHL Affiliate PT

Task 20.

 The Yellowkinfe Wraiths locker room is honestly full of great guys, and I could talk about all of them here. However if I have to only choose one, I will choose 3lewsers, aka TheZodiac on Discord, aka Khan Kussion and yeah I probably misspelled that. He used to be my WSBL GM, and has always been a great friend and supporter of me since then. I was very happy to be drafted to the same locker room as him, and has been a great guy to be able to vent or to talk with. He is also super supportive of all his teammates in Yellowkinfe and often tries to help boost team morals whenever we have tough times.

 I am very happy that even after WSBL went under, we still have the opportunity to be teammates and friends. 3lewsers, I know that I haven't always been the teammate, but I really do appreciate you dude. Thank you for being in Yellowkinfe with me.

Task 26.

 Jack McPherson had quite a few options for a career if football ultimately did not work out for him, starting with just continuing the tradition of running his families chicken wings restaurant. The restaurant has been in the small town of Fairdale Kentucky for decades, and Jack was next in line to run it before discovering his talent for football. He already knows a lot of the recipes the restaurant uses, including his families secret BBQ and Buffalo sauce recipes, so he would have been able to just fit right into running the restaurant. If not that, maybe he would have used his interest in psychology to become a therapist.

 He had been interested in this subject ever since he read a few books about it in high school, and he even did a paper on it for a writing project. He would have definitely had to do more college then the 4 he did at the University of Florida, and maybe he would have gone to a more local college.

Task 32.

 Ok I have honestly not been a fan of the logo of the new Cape Town Crash, but I have had some time to think about the rebranding as a whole. Honestly I understand why the Philadelphia Liberty became the Crash, and I think it is because the stigma of the Liberty bring cursed needed to be removed somehow, and this might be the best way to do it quickly. The location that the rebranding will be going to seems pretty cool, and it is nice to have another team outside of the US. Now that I see where Cape Town really is, I can understand why they chose a rhino for the team mascot.

 All of that being said, I just wish that the logo itself could be better. I am not the biggest fan of logos that look like E-Sports logos rather then actual sports logos, and I am not the biggest fan of the colors. I guess in the end, I understand why they did it, I just wish the result was better.

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Task 14

A new season, a new expansion team idea for the offseason task. For the season I'll go with a team in located in South America, the La Paz Lesser Capybara. Well the Capybara is an animal that is native to the South America, except for Chile, the Lesser Capybara isn't native to Bolivia, which is where La Paz is located. However I doubt many would know that so the name could pass through everyone. Of course a quick google search could work, but I doubt people would care too much to do that. But anyways La Paz is the capital of Bolivia and is a beautiful city located near the Cordillera Real mountain range. So being able to located the stadium for the La Paz team could provide a picturesque locale for the team. As for the team's nickname you have the Lesser Capybara, which as stated isn't native to this part of South America, provides a nice alliteration for the team, and a team like La Paz Lesser Capybara would be just roll of the tongues of all the ISFL fans. Now for the branding of this incredible team, of course the logo would have to be a Lesser Capybara and not of the more well known Capybara, as that just would be preposterous. And for the team's colours you can go with a light brown, black and orange colour. Not as unique as the team's name and location, it does go with the colours of the Lesser Capybara so you have that. And finally you have to have a mascot for the team, which would be a person dressed up in a Lesser Capybara costume, wearing the team's jersey and on the back of the jersey would have to have the mascots name, of Larry, Larry the Lesser Capybara. And there you have it, the La Paz Lesser Capybara, future team of ISFL in S84!

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Task 32

I have got to say, I'm not the biggest fan of the Liberty change. I feel like the previous branding of the Liberty is one of the better ones, it uses historical events of Philadelphia, as well as the USA, and brings it into the sim league universe. And while yes, it is basically a wish copy of a team branding, one that I had a hand in, from another sim league, the Philadelphia Patriots of GOMHL, it's still a good branding for a team. If the team wanted to update the team's look, they could have kept the colour scheme and name, but changing the logo to something else, but I don't think that would have been necessary. But at the end of the day, I am a fan of having teams in different cities/countries but I'm just not a fan of the changing of this team's branding and the end result of the branding as well. But that's just my own opinion.

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Task 33

I feel like a lot of the teams in the ISFL and DSFL have some good branding, but some of them could also use some changes. One of the first ones I would say that should be changed is the Yellowknife Wraiths. While I do like the team's name, location and colour scheme, my biggest issue with the branding is the team's logo. You see, all the logos in the ISFL and DSFL are owned by people with links in the ISFL and DSFL, except for one. And that one logo is, you guessed it, the Wraiths logo. And the issue with the Wraiths logo being a third party logo and not one owned by someone with connection to the league, is that the league would not be able to use the logo for any merchandising. And while I don't think I would buy any merch for the league any time soon, I know others would, and not having one team being available to purchase would be a slight issue in my opinion. And yes they can go and use the logo on the merch, but they risk facing legal issues like lawsuits or cease and desists. So that's why I think the Wraiths should get a new logo.

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[kenvald]

8. This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S37 class and later. In 300 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?

I have not been here for very long. Just joined after the last trade deadline in S38 and ended up in the S40 class. Even still I have had an overall good experience. As someone coming from another sim league(the SHL) the ISFL setup has been very familiar and easy to get up and running with. There has been a lot of people I've bumped into and talked with across the league. It was very nice to have the help channels in the league Discord server to throw random questions into, and I never had to wait long at all to get an answer or at least be pointed towards someone who could potentially help me out.

I was claimed from the waiver wire by the Dallas Birddogs, which I found out when I was randomly reached out to by the Dallas GM. I did not really know what that was all about but I quickly figured out that it was because of their claim. If anything, this is something I would suggest can be improved. As far as I have found on the site so far, there is no way for non-GMs to see the current waiver order nor what players currently are on the waivers. It would have been fun to see who else was on the waiver with me, and also which team was most likely to claim my player.

But after I was claimed I was really looking forward to seeing my player on the field for the last four games of Dallas' season. As expected I did not get much play time at all, being the lowest TPE cornerback on the team. But even though I was barely on the field, and did not get a single recordable stat, I enjoyed watching and learning about the sim and stream. While also of course cheering our team on in the Dallas locker room.

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.

The very first professional football game I ever played was with the Dallas Birddogs of the DSFL. While college football could easily been seen as professional, playing in the actual pro leagues with the very best in the world is such a major difference. And a crazy experience. Team practices, warm-up, and all that feel very much the same for me no matter what level I'm playing at. Perhaps things feel similar because I'm coming from playing for the Ohio State University. The entire city of Columbus is crazy about the team, and the atmosphere of the arena is always on a professional level.

It felt almost unreal stepping out on the field, seeing the thousands upon thousands of fans in the stands. That was when it first started feeling real. As if I had finally made it. All those long days, early mornings, and late nights practicing and playing had finally paid of. I tried not to get ahead of myself. Since I was still only a temporary backup claimed from the waivers just a couple of days earlier. I knew there was no certainty that I would still be in the league after this past season. At the end of it I would be released automatically and my next chance to get contracted to a team for real would be through the actual draft.

During the game things quickly settled down in my head. It became just any other game. Which really helped me not freak out too much when I was finally called to step out on the field an play my first snap. We were in a bad position within our own 10. But it wasn't a position I hadn't been in before. I was lined up on the right outside, seen from the quarterback's view. I was so ready to go I was almost about to take an offside penalty. Imagine doing that as a cornerback... Unfortunately for us they did score on the play after they threw a pass to the left. So, there wasn't much for me to do during that specific play. But I like to imagine they decided to throw it to my opposite side because my coverage was good.

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[Ulaire]

Tier 2 16 - 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?

Latest season for Arizona Outlaws went as good as possible to be honest. it seems like Ultimus hangover didn't exist for the team. While some old players retired and Jay Cue Jr. became a bit slower, some callups from DSFL, like Cue heir Danny Nedelko, helped to make up for it. The season started with 5-0 winning streak, including win over preseason contenders like New York Silverbacks, New Orleans Second Line and San Jose Sabercats. The good luck ended with the loss to Austin Copperheads. But then the wins continued. At half of the season Outlaws had 7-1 record, and clearly showed that they are a contender they were expected to be before the season. Especially when other teams suffered a lot unexpected losses (or wins, like Baltimore). Arizona finished the season really strong. 13-3 record, best offense in the league, second best defense and point differential over 100 points. The home advantage for the playoffs was pretty important for the team, that haven't lost a home game all season long. After beating Silverbacks in conference championship Arizona went to play against the surprising Ultimus opponent - Berlin Fire Salamanders. The luck that has supported Berlin all season finally wasn't enough and that's how Outlaws won rare back to back championships. The good measure of the season that the team had were the amount of awards it players got. Wendell Sailor finally got out of Cue shadow to get his second MVP award and also MOP for good measure. Mark Goodhead got Defensive Player of the Year. Even my player managed to win Defensive Rookie of the Year, despite not being a rookie (well, that bit is an history now). Overall Outlaws had 7 All Pros which shows the high quality of the team. And now with some new signings and callups the run for the coveted threepeat awaits. Me personally can't wait for it.

Tier 3 26 - if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead

If his football career didn't turn out well Akaki Akarye would strive to become a chef and open his own restaurant. He liked to cook since he was a child and always helped his grandmother in the kitchen, learning and absorbing from here. While he was in college he had to it a lot of fast food and delivery food, and it quickly became obvious for Akaki that he doesn't really like it. Striving to get some healthy and balanced diet he started to cook more for himself, which wasn't that easy on the campus. But now with his pretty successful career he can travel a lot and visit some fine dining restaurants all over the world. This really helped Akarye to get a taste of what he wants to do and to eat. While now being rich enough to hire an own chef he preferred to visit cooking schools in offseason, like Le Cordon Bleu in France. So now Akaki can enjoy a nice meals cooked by himself. He plans to continue his culinary education and, probably, will go to become a fulltime chef after his career.

Tier 3 36 - SSL Affiliate

[Rabidsponge21]

What are some of the most signifigant moments in ISFL history?

Well I can think of at least 3 so far with a 4th about to happen shortly.

1) The Drafting of and career of Iyah Blewitt - Kicker
Round 1 - Pick 5 to the San Jose saber cats - NSFL Season 3
The first edition of the Rabidsponge NSFL/ ISFL league journey was a kicker who I was less than dedicated too originally for a terrible San Jose team. What was the saddest part was using up such a top tier name for a Kicker to only have them retire 6 seasons later and bring on my 2nd trip towards my football greatness. I would like to say I remember lots of things on this player but I do not as it was a short lived Journey.

2) The Drafting of and career of Kwame Mbanefo - DT
Round 1 - Pick 7 to the Baltimore Hawks - ISFL Season 11
Here was my 1st real player in the ISFL - I actually tried to build a player who was of some use to whatever team drafted me and I think I was able to accomplish that.  Now if you were to ask me all the awards and titles I won I cannot confirm the exact amount as the logos on my profile seem to have not made the trip over to the new site. I am pretty confident I wont at least 2 titles and was in the mentions for some awards here and there - overall a good success for what was my #3 priority sim league site.

3) The Drafting of and career of Datsum Phastbawls - Kicker
Round 4 - Pick 38 to the Baltimore Hawks - ISFL Season 23
I was sort of riding a high off my last player as I made this one and unfortunately again I think I fell short before Datsum did anything of real value so I apologize to anyone who grabbed this player hoping for something special.

4) The Drafting of and career of Sir Tywrell Xah'Aawrone - DT
Round ?? - Pick?? to the Arizone Outlaws - ISFL - Season 40
Where do we go now for this player? What will be different to make some ISFL history? Well as far as overall ISFL impact goes - probably not a whole lot - but as far as a defining moment in the Rabidsponge based NSFL history? Hopefully something close to my 2nd player than my 1st or 3rd player. What is slated to be different this time you ask? Well this would be my only other sim league other than the PBE as I have effectively peaced out of the SHL. With the way cross league claims work and twitter I cannot guarentee a max earner but I can guarentee a mid to high earner as I have no intention to miss every available task I can do. As you can see I listed the team I am targetting to be drafted for and this has nothing to do with title chasing and more about playing with cross league participating with friends.

What I really hope to do this time is get into the idea of this league more - maybe have this be another good resource for myself as I am a GM over in PBE and really help to bridge some gaps that the league may have with interest levels in one another. I love reading up on history and really look forward to diving into what happened potentially with my old players - the teams they were on and also any big occurances that happened with champions - drafts and the good ol juicy drama which everyone seems to love in each league. So here is to my return and re newed interest in the ISFL. (622 words)

[ValorX77]

Previewing the S40 Class +10 TPE