03-10-2020, 09:07 AM
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Written Option: The new season brings in fresh faces for both the NSFL and DSFL. Write how the new additions to your team will help you compete for a championship this year. Did you lure in a key free agent, or perhaps a few new pieces from the draft?
Summers, McTackle & Macgregor. Along with a callup for the budding superstar in Moreno. Main outputs from the offseason was really the offloading of both the aging and inactive Ridley & Bakshi from the corner back and the linebacker position. Both were integral pieces to our heroic cup run last season but I feel as though our shrewd abilities as negotiators led to us being able to further supplement our title defending squad. Moreno spent last season down in the DSFL tearing it up against the developmental teams down there and really yeeting out. He's up this season to dominate in the NSFL now and build off his great season performances. Summers & McTackle are up this season to play out their true rookie season just like Moreno is this year. Macgregor is however playing out another brief stint in the DSFL untill he can get up to the level we need. We didn't bother to pursue free agency because to be honest we dont need to. We've built this team well enough to consist of guys who actually want to be here while those that dont, dont. We dont have a glaring gap, we have plan A to Z depending on what comes up and we really don't have a need for free agency until the expansion draft rolls around and Austin gets affected worse than any other team in the league by far, but hey we GOTDATCHIP.
The London Royals had a particularly strong draft this year. With the 2nd overall pick, we selected one of the hottest young QB prospects in Colby Jack out of the University of Oregon. Colby has the kind of innate leadership the teams drool over and his experience as a 4 year starter at Oregon should help propel him to success early on. The Royals then decided to shore up some of their defense with the next few picks by selecting LB Derred De Ville with pick #9 and CB Cadillac Harris with pick #18. Both of whom should be key leaders on the Royal’s defense this year. Perhaps the most underrated position group for the Royals this season will be their defensive line. The Royals selected DE Sandro Ryeu with pick #34, DT Tristan Gronlie with pick #66, DT Clayton Jones with pick #82 and finally DE Simeon Works with pick #114. Ryeu and Works should be one of the better bookends defensive end in the DSFL this season and apply consistent pressure on opposing QBs. Gronlie and Jones are stout against the run but can also collapse the pocket in passing situations. This is a major advantage and should make it easier on the Royal’s secondary this season.
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It’s hard to say that the Minnesota Grey Ducks needed to retool the roster too much after their second straight Ultimini run, even with the veteran leaders of the team being called up to their NSFL clubs. The offense will still be centered around the seemingly unstoppable combination of quarterback Zack Vega and halfback Baby Yoda, and the powerful tight end duo Gragg and Wolfcastle look to repeat their domination of the line for a second year running. On the other side of the ball the loss of team captain linebacker Holden Summers hurts, but the veteran Matts, safety Matt Murphy and and defensive end Matt Hole, look to step up and make a big impact to keep opponents working for their yards. Helping them to that end is an incredible haul of young defensive talent picked up in the S21 DSFL Draft, most notably tackle “Mamba” Magic and safety Buck Thornton. They will be playing alongside two of the most touted of last year’s rookie class, so look to see fast improvement from these youngbloods as the team looks to build on last year’s success. Back to back Ultiminis is rare enough, but this year the Grey Ducks will attempt to solidify their place in DSFL history with a threepeat and this generation’s unquestionable dyansty de jure. With new leadership and nearly thirty new players to scheme around many are predicting a fall from grace for the Ducks, but the core remains unshaken and the determination only stouter.
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With the new season getting started, and the first game starting today, I believe we have what it takes to have another successful year in the DSFL. We are stronger and faster and are looking forward to teaching the rookies a thing or two. Myrtle Beach had a very strong Defense last season and we look to improve on that. We needed to fill some holes that we are missing and I think we did that perfectly. It will be good to see how the new guys come in and adapt to the new system. Going from colloege to the DSFL are two different tiers of difficulty. It was tough for me for sure to get used to the style of play in the DSFL, but in the end we found success as one combined unit. All it taks is a little bit of time to find the chemistry we need to have success. Being my 2nd year in the DSFL, I find it very fitting that I take some sort of leadership role on the line. Making the calls on the line is what I feel most comfortable with and thats exactly what I will be doing this season. The new rookies will do just fine as long as they listen to their GM's and to eachother.
Being on an expansion team, we had the opportunity to build the team from the ground up. Gucci and Invertved, the new GMs, for the Dallas Birddogs did an awesome job recruiting and picking up the right talent in the draft. We have had a great start to our locker room culture. I would first like to mention Hexify, who plays Tristian Hex, and Big “Snacks” Edd, who plays, as himself, who both were not max TPE earners nor media writers, but have come into the locker room with great excitement and positivity and are the ones who often keep the conversation in the locker room alive. They are late draft teams who have really embraced the team.
Big Edd who is also part of our dangerous front seven which also consists of Stanis?aw Koniecpolski, Deshun Jones, James Cho, and Haha Mango-Panda who have all have gained over 100 TPE and have been very active in the locker room. On the offensive side, we have recreates such as Jeffrey Phillips, White Goodman, and Monterey Jack who have maximized their TPE and will be the top threats on this explosive offense. Their experience and leadership will be crucial in leading the Birddogs to an Ultimini. Monty does not only have a big man to target in the middle of the field, but also has 1st year rookies to target. Monty’s deep threat will be Mike Lee who has already started the season at 86 speed. Monty’s second receiving threat is William Lee who had gone with a more balanced build. Last but not least of our team is our defensive secondary. Other teams may look down at our low TPE secondary who have not hit over 100 yet. Hamish McAndrew, Eric Barlow, Colt Mendoza, and Xaq Schiaparelli all have been active in the locker room with some posting media as of late. All of these additions will continue to progress during the season and be great defensive backs in the post-season.
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Player: Deshun Jones Going into the biggest draft class to date, the Coyotes made vast improvements on both sides of the ball. On offence, the coyotes had just lost receivers Chris Kross and RedArrow to the NSFL and with a veteran Quarterback in Chika Fuijiwara looking to make big plays this year it was clear where picks needed to be used. Enter the Yote Yeet Squad. First receiver off the board Eddie Jeeta was always going to be a star and leads the rookie receivers in earning. But picks #53 Michael Witheblock and #101 Tan Johnson have proven to be huge steals, already with TPE rivalling top round picks. With these 3 elite receiving options in addition to veteran TE Tree Gelbman, the KC offence means they will never be out of a game. Adding Kevin Fakon to the backfield committee means they’re no slouches on the ground either. On the opposite side of the ball, KC had pick #5 and had possibly the best prospect of the draft fall into their lap. The “king of KC” Phat Boi is about to show he is already a phenom and with maxed DE Chip Otle, opposing QBs will be running for their lives. Later picks of Nuniq Annastesia, Patrik Money and Ismael Sanchez are all promising additions to what will become a deadly Defensive line. Backing them up are new additions Sean O’Donohue and pick #69 himself Fawn Dilmiballs. And we can’t go without mentioning the guy KC traded up for to #20 in the draft and future captain, Chester "Candy" Sweets. His enthusiasm and drive pulls the team together and makes us all be better. (272)
Written Option: The new season brings in fresh faces for both the NSFL and DSFL. Write how the new additions to your team will help you compete for a championship this year. Did you lure in a key free agent, or perhaps a few new pieces from the draft?
I am incredibly happy with the draft Norfolk had. We were able to cover a lot of our weaknesses and bring in a new fire to the clubhouse. First of all with our drafts of Thubba Bumper, Matt Cross, Wesley Eriksen, and Bayden Brosley our weak secondary got a huge shot in the arm. They take the place of many IAs and 50 TPE players and bring much needed activity to the clubhouse. Bumber has 149 TPe and Brosley has 90, while Matt Cross has 140 and Eriksen has 116, which are all a lot more than the 50 TPE players we had in those places before. I think this shores up the weakest part of Norfolk's defense from last season. Not only that but with additions like Magnus Rikiya, Lucas Faucher, Spike Suzuki and Jack banks our DL has only gotten stronger. We had the worst defense in the league last season but this time around we kept Ryan Scott and Dorfus Jimbo Jr. to only make a stronger DL than we had before. Finally we replaced the QB we lost with Luke Skywalker and added new receivers to our team that can help shore up the offense that we lost toward the end of the season. Tequila is still strong and I’m at max DSFL TPE, I think we stand a real chance at the Ultimini this year. (230 Words)
After getting smacked by the Copperheads in the Ultimus, a lot of things had to change if we were going to make it back to the big game. Several key pieces are starting to regress, including Bigsby, so we had to get some new weapons for him. We managed to grab Bender B. Rodriguez to give Cooter a new target to throw to after the retirement of Tommy Helanen. We grabbed Dax Frost in the draft, an up and coming running back who should slot in to the team nicely. Of course, that leaves Orien Drake on the outside looking in, but the plan is to play him at a different position on offense so that we can still use him, as he has been a key part of the running offense in Yellowknife for a few seasons now. In the draft as well, we grabbed a real kicker. One might question drafting a kicker in the second round, but Yellowknife lost in the Ultimus partially due to missing many, many kicks. Smalls is an immediate upgrade over Donaldson and shouldn't miss 30 yard field goals, which is nice. We also drafted some strong defensive pieces in Douglas Quaid and John Bois. Hopefully all these new pieces mean that Yellowknife doesn't falter in the big game and we can finally bring a trophy home.
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