Being drafted #22 by the Kansas City Coyotes was a life changing experience. I own my own home, I have a custom 2004 Honda Civic and in my first season we made the Ultimini. We lost that game, and it was the lowest I've ever felt after losing a game. No other loss crushed me as much as losing to Myrtle Bay. That's why this season, I want to go back. I want to face the Buccaneers, and destroy them. The Coyotes are going back this year; I will win the Ultimini before I move up to play for Sarasota, a team that has never lost a game.
I'm looking forward to this season; I hope to set a rushing record. Playoff, Season or Team record. I want them all, but I would be delighted to get any record. I earned 3 Offensive Player of the week awards from my coaching staff, so it would be awesome if I could beat that and get 4 or even 5. i want to be considered one of the best players in the NSFL one day, and show everyone how badly they screwed up by not drafting me for their own team. But to get there, I first have to be one of the best in the DSFL. I think being remembered as a record setting power back in a speed first league would be fantastic, and I'm looking to being that record setter. I also hope this year that the sim recognises the effort I've put in this offseason and treats me with some god damn respect. I literally own you now sim, so you best behave or i'll have you simming CFL games with every player as Johnny Manziel until you die.
At this point in Jordans career he feels he has plenty more he can accomplish in the league and definitely has fuel in the tank to do so. He's not a household name in the NSFL but is known here and there across the league. Quiet, humble and passionate about the game of football, his name has never been called in any mishaps in his career in the DSFL and NSFL.
In his 6th NSFL season with one Pro Bowl under his belt (S17) and an Ultimus win with the SecondLine last year (S21), Andrews is a vet in the league and has recently been engaging more with the youth entering the league. With the large DB class in the recent S22 draft and being taken in the expansion draft by the Sarasota Sailfish, Jordan has embraced the role of teacher in a way to the younger generation of CBs entering the league on the Sailfish and in the league all together. Knowing that he has not lived up to the career he had envisioned for himself being the #3 pick in the S17 draft, he also looks for this change of scenery to Florida to be the spark his career needs to fully feel somewhat satisfied with himself. Overall, being chosen to be a foundation piece for an expansion team seems to be somewhat of fresh breathe breathed into him hearing some of the feedback from his family. Although his love for NOLA was known widely and his departure was hard on many, it is said that Jordan loves the vibe so far in Sarasota. Andrews has stated during the preseason that this could be a special year for him. Yes, no one can predict the future but the sixth year pro has set some goals for himself aiming to snag five or more interceptions and a defensive score for the S22. His career numbers are down across the board in interceptions and a few other keep stats at the defensive back position but the UCLA product has only been getting better each year up until now.
Magnus' goals are as always focused on doing what is best for the team around him. He has no interest in chasing stats when his skills are best put to use drawing double teams, and as an extension of that his goal for awards are for the team or for his teammates. There are a couple of players on the line with him who he would love to get recognition if possible. Even he will readily admit that he would not be opposed to earning an award or getting stats if he can of course, but as of right now that is just a potential fringe benefit for him.
The biggest goal is always going to be to win an Ultimus. It is the ultimate accomplishment for a team and the ultimate goal for any team at the start of the season. Especially for Magnus as the team is coming off of an Ultimus win and still invested heavily in their acquisition of his talents. His greatest concern as a player is meeting their expectations and he believes the best way to do that is to get the team back to the big game. On a more personal and selfish level Magnus' goal is to become as strong as humanly possible. Coming into this season he put up forty-seven repetitions on the bench press which would have tied a record if not for a new rival of his breaking the record this season. Despite that setback Magnus is thrilled with the progress he has made coming back from injury. He hopes to be the world's strongest man by the time the off-season rolls around. Code: Word Count: 272
At this stage in Tycker Om's career, he's living his dream out in the DSFL alone. It's not realistic to vie for any of the highest-quality awards (e.g. DLotY or defensive player of the year), especially provided he's a rookie and that he (I) am brand new to the league in general. My goal for this season is to get to know the Luchadores locker room well and be in the discussion for rookie of the year - any whispers about DLotY would just be icing on top of the cake but a far cry in general.
Another goal/dream I'd have for Tycker is making a good impression on NSFL GMs and guys with strong opinions. I don't anticipate being in the DSFL for the full duration, especially provided the rate at which Tycker is earning, and I want him to be drafted to a smart team with a good locker room. I would assume that smarter NSFL GMs draft the better players, and I'll likely be available at a low enough draft selection because of my position and relative lack of star power/known consistency that they'll have a chance to draft me. I don't even mind having a player ahead of him as DE1 on the depth chart, honestly: having a mentor and a second starter makes Tycker's job for the future easier, even if being an immediate starter would be nice.
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Luca Scabbia's career in the DSFL started with a lot of disappointment. Falling so far in the draft when you think you have what it takes to help any team is difficult to swallow. What should have kicked him down instead lit a fire in him and gave him motivation to do all he could to help the team that finally selected him, the Dallas Birddogs.
Dallas had a difficult year last season. Despite doing better than almost all the NFC North teams offensively, they found themselves at the bottom of their own conference, the NFC South, and missed the playoffs after losing their four last matches of the season. Luca thinks he'll be able to help the team offensively in an arguably stronger conference. He'll share most of the duties at his position with second season veteran Mike Lee. Instead of trying to outshine his teammate, he'll learn as much as he can from him and show the football world that he shouldn't have slipped this far in the draft. He's not eyeing any award for himself or any record. He just wants to see Dallas get a chance in the playoffs and hopefully make it all the way to the Ultimini Bowl. (07-05-2021, 03:34 PM)r0tzbua Wrote: My favourite person from Quebec (next to Celine Dion) @enigmatic
Zamir Kehla was snubbed for DBotY his rookie season in the DSFL, so you best believe he's going to be chasing that award in the NSFL, where it means even more. Zamir's aware that the level of competition around him has stepped up compared to the DSFL, but he's not shying away from any challenge. He's aiming to break the single season interception record in the NSFL, just like he aimed to in the DSFL. Unfortunately he came up short last season despite leading the league in interceptions. Zamir would also like to keep his streak of Pro Bowls going. He wants to make at least 10 Pro Bowls throughout his career. Hes's 10% through with his goal. Along with all of his personal goals, he wants his team, the Arizona Outlaws, to accomplish something this season and hopefully clinch a playoff spot. The Outlaws are a young team with some solid veterans on both sides of the ball. After a strong draft class where the Outlaws managed to steal Zamir in the 5th round, along with Oles in the 2nd, they have some of the highest TPE earners in the class on their team on their defense. The Outlaws' defense may not be great this season due to their youth, but expect a legendary defense in a couple of seasons.
As someone who was just recently drafted into the NSFL I already achieved my biggest goal in the off-season: make it into the league. But of course the journey and the work don‘t stop there. It‘s great that I made the Honolulu Hahalua roster right away but for my personal goals, I want to improve my role on the roster. Right now I‘m the third best wide receiver on the team so I need to work hard and improve so I can be better than Jacoby Clay and Jed Podolak. Not the easiest of tasks but I know I have what it takes to be a number one wide receiver in the league. I also have to work on getting better at actually catching the ball, I had way too many drops last year and that costs the team yards and as a result games. I don‘t want to be known as the Nelson Agholor of the NSFL.
As for team goals, I want to help the team play a good inaugural season, one we can all be proud of. Not a year you look back to in a couple of seasons and be like "Well, it was their first season, what did they expect?". I know it might be an ambitious goal but the DSFL team I played for last year, the Minnesota Grey Ducks, didn't make the playoffs. It would be really special if we made them with the Hahalua this year and a playoff win would be even better. |
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