Well I love runnin’. I wouldn’t trade in bein’ a runnin’ back for any other job on the team. There is one guy whose job I’d really love on top of my own, Vladimir Fyodorovich. He can run like the devil and he’s really agile, so he’s in as our punt and kick returner, the most important job in football. I returned kicks and punts all the way through high school and at college at Bama. I returned them both playing for the Tijuana Luchadores too. So, I really miss it. It’s been such a big part of my game that playin’ just isn’t the same without it. Coach says that guys with better agility outta be out there, and that just ‘cause I can run real fast doesn’t mean I’ll be the best returner I can be. I get it, Fyodo is agile as hell, and he won’t get as burned out as I will, but I still miss it. Once you’re past that last defender and just have open field in front of you to the end zone, there’s no better feeling in football. Hell, my biggest regret to date was getting tackled on the one-yard line after a 97-yard return. I’ve still never gotten a return touchdown in either the DSFL or the NSFL, so I’d love to have the opportunity.
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[OPTION]DSFL Regular Season Stats [OPTION] Tackles: 106 [OPTION] TFLs: 7 [OPTION] FF/FR: 1/1 [OPTION] Sacks: 3 [OPTION] Interceptions: 3 [OPTION] Pass Deflections: 9 [OPTION] Touchdowns: 1
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[OPTION]ISFL Postseason Stats [OPTION] Rushing Yards: 926 [OPTION] Yards per Carry: 4.56 [OPTION] Rushing Touchdowns: 7 [OPTION] Receptions: 44 [OPTION] Receiving Yards: 408 [OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 4 [OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 653 [OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 0 [OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 192 [OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 0 [OPTION] Pancakes: 28 [OPTION]=========================================== [OPTION]Trophy Case/Achievements: [OPTION] S15 DSFL RBotY [OPTION] S15 DSFL MVP [OPTION] S16 Pro Bowler (RB) [OPTION] S17 Pro Bowler (RB) [OPTION] S18 RBotY [OPTION] S18 PERotY [OPTION] S18 OPotY [OPTION] S18 Pro Bowler (RB)
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I originally thought I would want to switch with Andrew Reese but then I realized he would have to play safety so that's out of the picture. So the teammate who I would like to take the place of is probably Brock Landers. In all my years playing football I've never player wide receiver and it seems like it would be fun. I'm about as fast as Brock and I can catch pretty well so I think I would do fine as a wideout. When I played on offense in high school, I loved scoring because it felt the same as me getting an interception but it happens more often. Brock also has a hand in the affairs of the team as a player-GM, so I would like to work with our GM the way he does. Drafting players seems great and being able to help Victoria Danvers make the decisions that help us win a championship is a dream of mine. Brock would play safety and I think he'd do fine, if not better at snagging interceptions because he has wide receiver hands. I doubt he could tackle as well as I can but if he's playing a free safety role that wouldn't be an issue.
If I had to change spots with another member of the team I would choose to become a wide receiver and replace Jordan von Matt and have him go to cornerback. I know what most people would say to that, they'd be like "whoa you can't just replace one of the best members of your offense like that", but actually I think I could. My hands and pretty on point and my speed is world class. In fact I would probably finish drives more often than Kazimir Oles. Of course losing JVM on offense would take a hit no matter who is replacing him as he's easily one of the best receivers in the game today, but I think I'd hold my own and put up respectable numbers. On the other side I think JVM would make one hell of a cornerback. He's definitely a feisty competitor and he loves to mix it up, I should know, I line up against him basically every practice. He's has that competitive edge that wouldn't let other receivers beat him and I could see him putting his head down and delivering some punishment against running backs. Overall while not an idea situation it would be if we had to switch it up like that, but I think that switch would work better than most any other team could do.
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As a former Quarterback, you got to look at the what ifs at this point. What if I had stayed at QB, what if I had trained longer in the juniors before progressing to the seniors, what if we were employing a different build philosophy. Likewise would they be the same kind of Tight end that I am trying to be?
Well. For this reflection we have the perfect candidate. Euston Cole, true rookie quarterback for the Austin copper heads. And who's manager previously managed a potential hall of fame receiver who started their career as a tight end. Firstly, what would I do as a QB now? I think I would continue the moves I made in the Dsfl to develop as a duel threat qb, that looks to create threats and miss-matches in the ground game to open up opportunities in the deep passing game. I would be focusing on arm strength, intelligence, and speed in order to orchestrate convincing play action passing plays with an option run for additional confusion for the defense. Not sure if it would work, especially as a true rookie that considering copperheads need,would have been impossible to avoid. In terms out how Cole would be as a TE, knowing his philosophy I think he would be faster than me and with better or similar hands and looking to create miss matches down the field where I look to capitalise on strength to both provide support in the run game and break tackles to creat yards after the catch.
If I could have Chase Jensen switch places with one other person on the Austin Copperheads it would have to be with starting running back Dick Wizardry. I have always thought it would be cool to be the go to guy on offense and with the Austin Copperheads, that guy is definitely Wizardry. He's one of the top running backs in the league and does damage almost every single game. I think it would also be a logical switch since safety and running back are two positions that I believe are relatively similar in athletic ability. It's not like this is a switch from quarterback to defensive line or something silly like that. Anyway, I think that we could both be successful in our new positions, but like I said, I really only would like to switch because I'm a whore for putting up stats and Wizardry is the guy putting up stats on the Copperheads. I mean, to be totally honest I think there are really only two guys on the Copperheads that anyone would even want to switch with. One of those would be Wizardry for the reasons that I already stated and the other would be Easton Cole because he's struggled, but I think Cole will improve significantly in the seasons to come so I'm not worried about that at all.
Franklin Armstrong while being an offensive player to the max, has always imagined what life was like on the other side of the football. During his Pythons career, he’s been blessed to generally have very solid defenses to complement their very good offences. Armstrong was asked what position he’d replaced/play on his defense if he were to make a position switch.
“I’ve always loved the idea of being an OLB on a 3-4 scheme. They’re honestly the best athletes on the field. There’s been a lot of great ones and they can rack up sacks, play the run, drop back into coverage and so on. They can truly do anything on that side of the football and if I were to ever be able to position switch, that would be my number one choice. I’m getting excited just to think of the possibilities. I always tell our OLBs that I’m jealous of the fun they have wreaking havoc on opposing offences. Don’t get me wrong, I love being the QB of this team but everyone has their own fantasies”, said Armstrong with a laugh in this morning’s press conference. Don’t look to see Armstrong playing defense anytime soon, as he is having himself another possible MVP season as he has thrown 8 TDs and over 600 yards the past two games. (221 words)
Pete Parker is a fairly new face to this scene. Listed as a safety and had been picked up from a DSFL team rather quickly after joining the league. Have not had any game time when I am less than a week into the league so it is hard to decide a change when it comes to me as a player. He mainly plays safety, but is pretty capable when playing other positions on defense. Back in his college days, although it wasn't that long, he had time playing the corner back position or in the line backer spot when the team needed a speedy guy in the middle. I am all for playing in those positions or in any other position in the defense if that is what the San Antonio Marshals need me to play at. I see that their team is in contention for the playoffs so if I am needed to change to another position to help my team improve, then I do not mind sliding over at all. I like to maximize the game time as I love to be on the field contributing to the team. I have yet to really get to know the players on my team so I don't have a connection just yet with them as I hope that soon I do! (222 words)
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Ashley Owens is already an incredibly versatile player. Just two weeks ago, in a massive victory against the Palm Beach Solar Bears, Owens got 109 rushing yards on 22 carries and 67 receiving yards on 5 receptions. In fact, on the season, he’s got 300 yards receiving and 1100 rushing. However, have you heard of a certain running back dominating the NFL named Christian McCaffrey? In one game, he threw a 50 yard touchdown pass. So, Even though trading places with a wide receiver makes much more sense as Owens is an amazing receiving back, a true dual threat player, im gonna discuss the prospect of Ashley switching places with San Antonio Marshals quarterback Jim McMahon. Owens has pretty minimal passing stats, but that’s okay, cause so does McMahon! Owens would definitely be a mobile QB so he’d certainly run a lot more than the current San Antonio QB, though he might throw more interceptions. But this is the DSFL so I still think it could work! As for Jim playing running back and receiver... it might not go so well. With 40 speed and 15 hands things would be not great. But hey, Marshals are pretty much guaranteed second in their division this season. Might as well try it, eh GMs?
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