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13) As a rookie my time in the league has been pretty insane. Completely different from what I expected. I got really into the competitive nature last off season and wanted to go as high as possible in the draft. Getting 6OA felt amazing. Having done that I now don't feel too fussed about the ISFL draft. As long as I get picked by the 3rd I'll be happy.
I couldn't have asked for a better locker room than the birddogs. Kyle and Steg really helped in the early days to ensure us Rookies got the best start possible. Kya, Lim, Gucci, Amid, Panda and the rest have been incredibly welcoming as well and show why so many birddogs get called up straight away to the big leagues! As for my fellow Rookies I got drafted alongside 2 IRL friends which was really pleasant but it was the other Rookies in our squad who've surprised me. R0tz does it all. He'll be a bonified LR stud. Zayn beefs with anything but at the same time is ridiculously easy to talk to and Rev is just about the nicest person I've never met. He manages to make anything wholesome and could hold a conversation with a wet paper bag. On the field however, was a much different story for the birddogs. Pumped regularly you would expect the Rookies to start to lose any ambition and go inactive, instesd the guys all buckled down and kept acquiring TPE hand over fist. My player himself has had a mixed first season. Flew out to an early lead for tackles by a DE but that quickly went away and he floundered for a number of games. After pumping TPE into strength the TFLs really started to rack up and I ended up near the top of the DE class again. Unfortunately Crowder was just a week too late to be able to play a game with maxed out TPE, but the banking has already started going into the ISFL draft. One thing I've found is how difficult it is to do lengthy text posts on a phone. My 7000 word mock was all done by phone - my thumbs haven't been the same since. Reflecting on the season, although the results haven't gone the right way for us, we were able to finish the league strongly and I feel like I've made new faceless Internet friends which is always an added bonus. I've also increased my cute dog folder with endless photos of Finn from R0tz 20). I wanted to do a scouting report on our friendly neighbourhood Reverend - Dallas Birddogs own Richard "Dick" Leaking. Leaking clearly wasn't scouted well going into the DSFL draft, tall, dark, handsome and talented - this mother fucker should have been taken in the top 2 rounds, no doubt about it. Instead Dallas were able to pick this man up in the 6th round and their second LB of the draft. Leaking has gone from strength to strength racking up tackles and sacks, putting himself in the running for defensive rookie of the year. He has maxed out his speed and is at a very good 224 TPE as at the last week of the season. Richard Leaking is absolutely a locker room leader. During the season he has managed to keep the morale of his fellow birddogs up and has even managed to start helping the team with some win now strategies. The birddogs were unbeaten from the time he joined the game plan meetings. Leaking will go to bat for you in a fight, he will show full heart on the pitch and he'll grind out that TPE like no other linebacker in the league. In the asked Madden scouting report we have given Leaking a second round draft grade. If you want him though, you may well need to reach in the first. Leaking would be considered a steal anywhere from the third onwards. 16. Its week 12 and the Dallas Birddogs are sitting clear at the bottom of the league with just 3 wins to their name. They are facing a tricky away game against the team closest to them - The Minnesota Grey Ducks. Minnesota are by no means a powerhouse and are actually one of only 3 teams Dallas had beaten previously up to this point but the grey ducks had that all important home field advantage. Long treated as the laughing stock of the league and placed at the bottom of all the power rankings, the birddogs were coming off of a 3 game losing streak and we're yet to win a game outside of Dallas. The first drive for Dallas ended in the exact manner the majority of drives ended for them with a punt, this time by newly acquired kicker mcDerppants after long time kicker kicky man was taken out to pasture. The first defensive set by Dallas however set the tone. The grey ducks got their first first down and then immediately threw an interception into the hands of star safety Lionel Rumper. This interception can be seen as the turning point for the Dallas Birddogs season. Scoring off the very next play the birddogs went on to win the game in a very defensive performance. It ended as Dallas's first and only shut out of the season and possibly Dallas's first ever shut out away from home.
Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (400+ words)
7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year? Alright I guess it's time to look ahead to awards night. Special teams players don't really get all that much attention, so I'll start off with the Kicker of the Year award. Pretty good kickers in the league but one player stands out, Venus Powers who just so happens to be a teammate. Aside from being a teammate, Venus Powers is the only kicker to be perfect the entire season in both field goals and extra points. Now you might think that maybe, just maybe their attempts were relatively closer than the rest and perhaps giving Venus an easier time kicking field goals but that isn't the case having gone 12/12 from field goals from 40+ yards. Overall, Venus has gone 32/32 in extra points and 29/29 on field goals this season. One might mention that there are other kickers who may have had more volume than Powers this season, however that isn't really the fault of the kicker that the offensive drives stalled outside of field goal range. Looking at the numbers from 40+ yards it's clear that Venus wasn't kicking chip shots but rather was tasked and able to convert from long range. A perfect season kicking, with volume comparable to other kickers, Venus Powers should very much be in the conversation for Kicker of the Year and should walk away with the award on awards night, Offensive Rookie of the Year could very well go to Nicholas Ayers, Honolulu's rookie running back. Rookie running backs typically don't factor in the passing games early in their rookie season. This however was not the case for Ayers who proved to be a dynamic playmaker for Honolulu, leading the way on the ground while also proving to be a threat in the air. Ayers finished just shy of 1000 rushing yards with 993 yards on the ground on 242 attempts, averaging around 4.1 yards per carry. In the receiving game, Ayers chipped in with 38 catches for 421 receiving yards. Combined, Ayers finished his rookie season with 1,414 all purpose yards to go with 15 total touchdowns (10 rushing touchdowns and 5 receiving touchdowns). Finishing in 7th overall for rushing yards, most of any rookie running back this season, and tied for 3rd overall in rushing touchdowns, Ayers has certainly burst on the scene as a rookie. A clear leader of the class of running backs this season, Ayers has one of the best rookies on offense, proving to be one of the best running backs this season and has been an important cog in Honolulu's offense this season. Code: 432 words Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (400+ words) 8) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt? Honolulu is a young team that is still developing. As nice it would be to say that we are in contention for the Ultimus, realistically that's still a few seasons away but you never really know (I certainly wouldn't complain if it was sooner than that). This season we have brought in our future franchise quarterback in Luke Skywalker who will continue to grow into the role as well as the impressive rookie Nicholas Ayers who came into the season as the replacement for the departing Ruff Ruff. Finishing 8-8 was better than anticipated but for us to get to where we want to be we'll need to continue to develop as a group and be able to bring in talent via the draft and possibly free agency. Much of the moves that the team will make will be determined by expansion draft which will see 2 players depart from the team. A couple of contributors left unprotected, namely Venus Powers, Jack Banks, William Alexander and Jayson Kearse have been left unprotected. Losing them would require replacements which would likely need to be address via the upcoming draft. Losing Venus Powers would mean the team would looking for a kicker/punter probably via the draft in which case Jake Fencik could very well be on the draft board. Banks currently occupies the nickel role on defense while also serving as a linebacker in 3-4 formations which could point to Honolulu selecting a defensive back or linebacker as a replacement in the event that Banks is taken in the expansion draft. Losing Alexander would hurt the offense, however Honolulu has 3 players they may look to call up, speedy wideout Tre’Darius J’Vathon along with two tight ends, Ragnar Krashwagen and Tristian Hex to offset the potential loss of Alexander. Should Kearse depart via the expansion draft, Honolulu has Sigismund Sternenstaub to call up. While the loss of Kearse would hurt, having Sigismund around gives Honolulu a solid replacement option should Kearse be leaving for either expansion teams. While the needs will likely be determined by the losses in the expansion draft, there is one certainty which is the selection of Davriel Lavigne in the second round. A GM pick and mandatory selection, Lavigne will be an important addition to the Honolulu secondary. Whether Lavigne is called up will be dependant on the results of the expansion draft, but one thing is certain is that Honolulu will have another piece of the secondary sorted. Honolulu will have one 1st round pick, two 2nd round picks and a 3rd round pick to play with in the draft so there's an opportunity to add some talent in what is a pretty good with active players who look to be good TPE earners. It may not be a case of positional need but rather best player available (combination of TPE earning and user) heading into the draft as Honolulu is a young team whose oldest players are from Season 19. Currently, Honolulu is running bots for the offensive line. As of the last update there are 6 offensive line players above 200 TPE, so it might be time to grab one should Expansion Draft not create any glaring holes in the roster that need to be filled first in the early rounds of the S25 Draft. Likely to need a linebacker and defensive end for the future so those maybe a couple of positional groups that may be of interest in the draft. One thing for certain is the need to re-sign players, namely Heinrich Kackpoo, Nicholas Ayers and Ray Ray Jackson to extensions. All three come off their rookie deals and it will be important to get them new deals as they are important pieces for the future of the team. Jackson to hold the cornerback spot opposite Waters, Kackpoo controlling the middle of the defense and Ayers being the running and receiving threat out of the backfield. Calling up Tre’Darius J’Vathon, Ragnar Krashwagen and Tristian Hex will give Skywalker a few more options in Season 25. Tre’Darius J’Vathon will be a speedy receiving option while Krashwagen and Hex are two tight ends who will chip in receiving game and in helping with run blocking, something new for next season as thus far Honolulu hasn't rostered a true tight end and has instead been reliant on wideouts and running backs lining out of position. A splash in free agency may be a possibility given the cap situation, although as young team the focus will likely be on accumulating talent, development and securing the talent to ultimately contend for the Ultimus a few seasons down the line. Code: 771 words
Long Form Task, leggo
Okay so, for those of you who are not fortunate enough to have shared a server with me, let me preface this write up by pointing out that I am an anarcho-communist. This is important information because it perhaps explains a lot of my opposition to league authority. In fact, part of the reason I went off and built the wiki without any league mandate originally was because I thought it was a good idea, had some support from other members, and didn't want to wait around for league bureaucracy to decide whether we should do it or not. Several other incidents have arisen where I have taken a strong opposition to head office decisions because I felt they stripped agency away from users and so on, but that's all background really. Now, let me stress that this doesn't mean I don't respect head office (and general managers for that matter) or appreciate the work they put in -- and I probably understand better than most, how much work it is -- but I do have a fundamental opposition to a lot of the decisions made in this league. Why? Well... rules voting is done by head office, none of whom are selected by the user base at large, so we just have to trust that they represent the best interests of the league as a whole. I'm just about willing to accept that, because generally head office members have been the kinds of people who are most driven to improve the league. I'm not entirely comfortable with the notion that an unelected body is solely in charge of deciding who else joins that unelected body, but I can accept it. Head office members also control players, after all. My issue becomes unreconcilable, however, when we consider that general managers also vote on rules, and outnumber head office significantly. This is problematic, in my opinion, because there are quite a lot of decisions made where I feel there is a direct conflict of interest if we allow general managers to vote without a counterbalance of player representation -- which I have already established is not really covered by head office. I can already hear some people rolling their eyes at this. Yes, there are *some* checks and balances, and yes, a player's union was proposed before, and it fell flat -- chief among the reasons was that we didn't really have any need for one at the time; but I would argue that while one isn't *necessary*, it could be beneficial to implement some means for players to at least indirectly affect decision making. So let me propose something here. A player's union could be established. It would have to be an opt-in organisation, with some concrete rules governing who can and cannot be a member (for example, GMs would have to be excluded, and I'd argue that if head office are to retain their voting power as individuals they would also have to be excluded). The union could then elect a number of representatives who would vote in the interests of the player base at rules summits. This would also necessitate an activity-based requirement of some sort to make one eligible for election as union rep, probably. My understanding of the rules summit is that twenty-one votes are cast (one representative from each ISFL team, five Head Office members, one simmer, and one league owner -- according to the rules summit results post), with a majority of two-thirds (fourteen) required to pass. Now, in an ideal world, player union votes would equal GM votes, but I know this is an unfeasible request that would never fly. So, as a compromise, I would argue that player union votes therefore only need to be enough to prevent a rule passing if GMs are unanimous in their support and one other agrees, while keeping the odd number of overall votes. At the moment, that would require only two votes decided by the players' union, as fifteen of twenty-three is 65% and falls short of the two-thirds mark. Why union reps and not direct proportional voting from players? Well, this approach has two advantages in my view: firstly, it keeps the rules summit itself relatively simple, and does not require any input from GMs or head office to manage; secondly, it encourages open dialogue between members about the merits and disadvantages of various rules. At the moment, there is little real incentive for players to discuss rules proposals as the team representative (the GMs, basically) is not bound to follow what their players think. They don't even have to inform the players on their team what their decision was. I understand the desire for keeping the rules summit ballot secret outside of those making the decisions, and this method preserves that. Instead, members of the players union would make their preference known, and the union itself could agree on how to split their votes (if at all). The union could decide amongst itself that if a majority support a decision, all of the union's votes should be used to support that decision. The union could also decide to split proportionally and say that the votes available to the union are split according to union-wide vote results. They could even decide to simply elect representatives and leave the representatives to make the decision as they see fit. The important part is that players in the union would have a more direct means of affecting rules voting, with a clear method of accountability (the union itself would obviously control who the reps are, and therefore could strip their reps of the power to vote if they felt their interests were not being represented). Now this is a lot of words to say "let players have a say on rules voting" ... and there are a lot of things that would need to be hashed out in terms of how a players' union would actually operate, or how membership would be determined and so on. I bring it all up though because I think it's worth discussing. I'm not interested in overthrowing head office, or stripping general managers of their voting power or any radical idea like that, because I know these are unrealistic. But I do think there is some merit in exploring the idea of players having some sort of say in rules voting, even if only in rules that directly affect players (e.g. rules regarding agents, contracts, etc) and it's a discussion we should probably have. Even if it results in maintaining the status quo for now. I impersonate a programmer for a living
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Ultimus Week
Option #7 Dexter Banks II should win a bevvy of awards for his performance in Season 24. The Sarasota QB lit the entire league on first en route to 5033 passing yards and 32 touchdowns, as well as 619 yards on the ground with another 3 rushing touchdowns. For most of the season, Sarasota was seen as the team to beat as their defense was smothering and their offense could score at will. They may not have won their division, but 12-4 is a very good record and their recent Wild Card win puts them on a crash course with the Colorado Yeti, with who they split their regular season series, including one of the most impressive wins of the season, a 34-16 drubbing in Colorado. This however, is not about the Sailfish. This is about their Quarterback, the man who should win QB of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player. He not only had the best performance on the field of any player this year, he had one of the best performances for a Quarterback in league history. Banks II led the league with 5,033 passing yards, which was a staggering 808 yards more than the closest competitor. Second place on the list was Franklin Armstrong, who threw for 4,225. Banks II threw 120% of Armstrong's total. Not only did his 5033 yards lead the league, but it also was just the 14th 5,000 yard season by a QB and the first we've had in the ISFL in 10 years when Colorado Hall of Famer Micycle McCormick threw for 5,007 yards and 31 touchdowns in Season 14. As mentioned previously, Banks II led his team to a 12-4 record (2nd best in the league), as well as a playoff berth. However, unlike every other playoff team, Banks II WAS the Sarasota offense. His 619 yards mentioned earlier? That was high enough for second on his team, and not by a whole heck of a lot. Banks II was only 17 yards away from being his team's leading rusher. Only one other team didn't have a 700 yard rusher this season - the Arizona Outlaws - and we all know how that worked out for them. Now I know that many of you are going to point out Banks II's interception and QB Rating numbers (19 and 84.7, respectively) as some sort of justification for why he should not win any of these major awards. First off, rude. Second off, when everyone in the stadium and at home knows you're going to be chucking it downfield every play, it's easy to just drop 9 players back into coverage and hope for a mistake. Yes, Banks II made his fair share of mistakes this season, he I still feel he deserves every bit of recognition he's due for Sarasota's fantastic season. Code: Word Count: 473 Option #13 Ultimus Week is a time for self-reflection: How was my season? Did I enjoy myself? Did I make friends? Will I stick with the league long-term? As a Season 25 rookie who is in the midst of a Ultimini run with the Luchadores, all I can say is that I have had an absolute blast in the DSFL and as part of the greater ISFL community. The league has done such a great job over the year cultivating a friendly and welcoming environment, and as much fun as the sim streams and talking crap on Twitter are (and don't get me wrong, I LOVE both of those things) it's even more fun to just hang out in the various team discord channels just BS'ing with your friends. It has made the work day go SO much faster. I've met some crazy nice people, but since I don't want this write-up to become the ISFL version of, "Mambo Number 5" I just wanted to call out a few that have been super friendly and made my short time here so much more enjoyable: @mithrandir, @Tonzy, @"Maglubiyet", @Jay_Doctor you all have been super fun to talk to and really helpful for a new player coming to the league. There have also been just a crap load of fellow Season 25 rookies that I've met which have made me feel like I'm going to be a part of this community for a long time. Part of the prompt asks specifically about your player, and I have to say two things: watching the DSFL Draft was SO fun. Hearing people's names get called and watching Discord flood with congratulatory messages just made me so happy. I used to be a part of a pretty close-knit Call of Duty community back in the day, and after it folded about five years back I've been looking for another place to join that was fun and made me want to hop into a chat server again. The other thing I have to say is that Vance Slattery is a mountain of a man and had quite an impressive rookie season in the DSFL. He's an old-school Defensive Tackle who relies on his size and strength to make way for his teammates to make plays. He's a selfless kind of player who puts his team above his own stats (even though he had a very respectable season numbers-wise). If there are any ISFL scouts out there who haven't reached out to Vance yet, you might want to get on it! If there are any suggestions I could make to the Head Office about the league in general, it might be to just find a way to provide as much easy to digest information to new recruits. I know when I first joined I was a little overwhelmed. I thought I had to do so much stuff right away. I tried to do the Rookie Point tasks in the first two days I was here. I wasn't sure how the leagues worked and how contracts and getting drafted and everything went. It's crazy how just spending a couple of weeks here you realize it's not all that hard nor time consuming, but as a fresh-faced recruit it sounds like a lot. Maybe an introduction to the league that you direct new recruits to BEFORE sending them to the rookie guide would be something helpful. Anyways, thanks to everyone here for making me feel like a part of the community. I look forward to being here for many more seasons! Code: 590 words
3) For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
The New Orleans Second Line, originally the Las Vegas Legion, have a long and interesting history in the league. There are countless players and users that could be considered for the Mount Rushmore of the team. Ben and Bovo back in the early days were instrumental in coming up with the great idea for NOLA and players like Borkus Maximus III and O'Sullivan are still at the top of the records and brought the team their first Ultimus Championship, but after Borkus' time in the league was done there were some dark times, but these four users were instrumental in bringing NOLA out of the depths and into a team that not only won an Ultimus recently, but also has been a regular playoff contender. Those four users are Juosu, TomHanks, Terrible Hippo, and Slothfacekilla and that is why I am picking these four users as the Mount Rushmore of the New Orleans Second Line. I'll start with Juosu who was a GM for many seasons and was forced into swapping her second player, Stan Francisco, to play quarterback, a position that she did not really have any desire to play, but did so willingly nonetheless. Without Juosu's sacrifice we might still be a bottom of the barrel team. Juosu has also been around the team for the longest of the four users I chose as Francisco was her 2nd NOLA player as Julian O'Sullivan was her first and is still at or near the top of many of the record books and was a key defensive member of NOLA's first Ultimus Championships. Not only did she help turn the team around with Stan but she was also the GM during this turnaround, and this is where I talk about TomHanks who was the co-GM when I got drafted in the S18 draft and has been another major reason this team is where it is now. Tom has spent hours upon hours testing for NOLA and finding our best strats to succeed. He also was very important in recruiting Bex when she was a free agent. He also was the major reason that I was drafted to NOLA as the steal of the draft because he realized I had a ton of unclaimed TPE. He orchestrated a trade after S21 that got us the 2nd pick in the draft which got us Tesla, who will go down as an all time great NOLA user when all is said and done. I haven't even mentioned how important Forrest Gump has been on the field for NOLA's success as well. Gump and Francisco were the backbone of the offense for years. Terrible Hippo has done a lot for this team both on and off the field. In the Locker Room Hippo hypes the team up with his extremely well written defensive game ball posts after each game. On the field Quenton Bode, the polar bear line backer, has been a staple in the middle of the NOLA defense for a long time and is approaching the record for most tackles in a career. It's hard to describe the importance of Hippo to the team, but he has been in the war room since before I joined and has always been a voice of reason. He has helped steer us towards the right pick in the draft as well as steer us away from the wrong picks at times. Slothfacekilla has an interesting story when it comes to his time with the New Orleans Second Line. He came in originally in S15 along with Bode and Gump as the new corp of the franchise. His first player Johnny Slothface was instrumental in the teams turnaround and winning our first Ultimus in many seasons in S21. Slothfacekilla made a huge sacrifice by retiring Johnny Slothface early to become the eventual quarterback and replacement for Stan Francisco who was approaching retirement. Slothface was on a hall of fame trajectory before he retired, so this was a big sacrifice for Sloth to let his first player go in order to help the team. He is now leading the team with his new player Ben Slothlisberger who just finished his first season as the NOLA QB and got us one point away from being the top seed in the ASFC. Sloth like Hippo has been in the War Room since before I joined and has always been a great contributor to the conversations we have in the War Room. Without these four members on the team I don't know what I would do. Being able to ask them what to do in practically any situation has been so helpful, and I don't think I would've wanted to be a GM for NOLA without them around to guide me in these next few seasons as I help guide the ship with their input and advice which I am so glad to have available. [OPTION]Height: 6'1"
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[OPTION]Birthplace: Raleigh, NC
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[OPTION]S26 Defensive Player of the Year, S26 CB of the Year,
[OPTION]S23 Defensive Breakout Player, S23 Defensive Performance
[OPTION]Pro Bowls: S22, S26
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PBE Affiliate for 1 completed task 14) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case. So I will be focusing on the Offensive Lineman of the Year Award. Now the case is to make an argument and whilst I know Rubbe is going to win the award due to 3 more pancakes and 0 sacks allowed. But I can 100% be in this discussion for the award since I only lost the last award due to taking a break and for the vast majority of this season I was leading in these stats. I ended up playing first in the final game and it meant I once again broke the pancake record for the 3rd time in a row as i just get better over my OL career. He would end up beating me but that was purely cause San Jose's Defensive Line is garbage and he got lucky so overall I should be in the run in for either winning or finishing second. The rest of the pack of Offensive Linemen are miles behind the both of us or they have given just way too many sacks. So if it is between mme and Rubbe I think its a bit of a coin flip or slightly biased coin flip with it favouring him I hopefully will see it have me coming out on top because it is close. [214 words] 20) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or attempted armed robbery. Whatever rookies get up to these days. I will talk about the newest Tight End entering the Development Sim Football League draft. Tom Teboat! Currently on his way to a free ring with the Tijuana Luchadores he is pretty much a max earning newbie who a handful of people will know and fear as The Sanch from the Super Casual league. He is also my best friend. He has everything he needs to become one of the scariest Tight Ends in the league and will be quite the force of nature come the ISFL draft. Especially since Tight Ends do not look like they are in a lot of quantity or quality currently. I have no actual idea where he is going to go, possibly wanting to stay with the Luchadores since he knows people there and they help him with his build. He is also averaging a pancake a game which for a waiver you cannot really be upset about. When he gets to the max build he will be pretty damn strong and should get some really good stats. I would say out of all the people in S26 that is not a recreate he will be one of the strongest. Also has one of the more fun gimmicks. As he his player thinks he is playing baseball and not football. So he is a great laugh as well. [224 words] 25) The league is prone to change. Reflect on a past change in either the ISFL or DSFL that significantly impacted something - be it a rules change, an expansion or contraction, or even a complete rebranding. What were the effects of this change, and how has it shaken the status quo? I think the upcoming expansion is going to hardcore change everything cause the good teams are going to lose quite a bit of quality compared to the weaker ones and I think New York and Berlin will be incredibly strong after a few seasons. Season 25 is basically a free trade to help every team get a lot of quality and then Season 26 will be the same. I think it basically means there will be a more competitive and balanced league overall. Usually its been like 3-4 teams who can win and now it'll be that every team can win and whoever is the most active and earning will be able to shine and compete at a higher level. My biggest fear though is that expansion happened way too closely to the most recent one. Cause I am not sure if we will keep everyone in Season 25 and 26 and then teams may have a fair few inactive positions on them. I will also say that I do like the recent rules summit that happened as well. Whilst I cannot actually remember in exact details all of the changes, I do remember reading the thread and believing that these changes were better quality of life changes overall for the benefit of this league. Hopefully this continues to happen too. [221 words] Code: 7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year? The S24 season has not quite lived up to expectations for the London Royals, but they find themselves in first place in the division and in the driver seat for the top seed in the NFC. With the promotion of QB Charlemagne Cortez to the starting QB role, the Royals shifted to a pass-heavy offensive game plan. Cortez has exceeded expectations and led the offense to a league leading 348.8 total yards per game and 203.5 passing yards per game. Cortez leads all other QBs in passing yards by just short of 300 yards. His 16 passing TDs are good for third in the league. This number could be quite a bit higher, but the Royals have had several instances of a WR getting tripped up inside the 5 yard line and have handed it over to the running game to punch it in. More valuable than anything though has been the flexibility in offensive schemes that Cortez has allowed the Royals to work with. Shifting back and forth between air raid and power run has put the Royals at a strategic advantage and kept the opponent guessing. For these reasons, I believe that Charlemagne Cortez should be the lead candidate for Most Valuable Player of the DSFL. The Royals have been just as impressive on the defensive side of the ball. The main cog in the machine is LB Juan Domine. Coming into the S24 season with the sting of the blatant robbery of the Defensive Player of the Year and Linebacker of the Year trophies still burning inside him, Domine refocused to make another run at the awards. While he hasn’t quite reached his astronomical tackles total from S23, Domine has contributed in all other phases of the defense. As the league leader in sacks, Domine has been a game changer for the Royals defense that has constantly put opposing offenses in difficult positions or shut down potential scoring drives. Domine also leads all linebackers in Tackles for Loss. These stats help paint the picture of how the Royals defense has fought their way to first in the conference in scoring defense, total defense, passing defense, and rushing defense. These numbers are also good for second in the league in scoring defense, total defense, and passing defense, and third in rushing defense. While these numbers may not be Defensive Player of the Year caliber, they should put Domine in the argument for Linebacker of the Year. Code: 410 words Code: 13) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S24 class and later. In 400 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? My journey from the day that I read FuriousPanda’s Reddit recruiting post in r/MiamiDolphins to now has been far from anything I could have ever expected. When joining, I had no idea what I was getting into or how interested I would be beyond player creation. Within a couple days of creating my player, everything began to change and my interest in the league started growing rapidly. I was being contacted by DSFL GMs and getting invited into locker rooms. I started meeting new people and since it was playoff time, the energy was through the roof. From those early days to now, one user in particular has stood out among the rest. Sylphreni. He was easily the most welcoming and helpful person for me as I got up to speed in the league, so being drafted by him and Highhaschdi was a fantastic feeling. I had no idea exactly how much it would shape my career in the league though. Through the Simmer School in London, I was able to show my abilities early on and make my way into the War Room. From there I really started building relationships with many of the great people in London, all of which have been fantastic and played huge roles in my league journey. DeadlyPlayer, modern_duke, Maglubiyet, Z-Whiz, Exilizer, the list goes on and on. I’m not sure if I end up as a London Royals co-GM without their help, and for that I am thankful. As a success story of this environment, I am now doing my best to try to emulate what those before me have shown to be a successful formula in finding and developing talent for the league. In this process, I hope to be that one impactful user that the players from the new classes are able to refer back to as a person that helped them be the best possible user and player that they can be in the ISFL. In the early stages of this new chapter, I already have new players that I see special talent in that are helping me continue to grow as a GM as much as I hope I am helping them grow as players. I look forward to seeing these users (Swanty, katarn22, and Crunk) continue to develop and progress through to league and take on new roles and challenges. What I can say for sure is that teams should be targeting them early in the ISFL draft, or they will be kicking themselves later. Code: 418 words Code: Task 7: Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year? Code: 431 words Code: Task 10:History is not always kind to the losers. Tell the story of a team who you view as an all-time great but who did not win the title game. Why was that team so dominant? What were the major focal points of their offense and defense, and who were the star players? What makes them so special? What was the reason that they ultimately fell short of immortal greatness? There is no team that comes to mind that should have been world champions than the 2038 Arizona Outlaws. The team was absolutely stacked on both sides of the ball with solid young players on offense and amazing play makers on defense. Bouncing back from a 4-8-1 record with the new 16 game season the team went an underwhelming 8-8. Do not let the record fool you though, 4 of those losses were lost by one possession or less. The most heartbreaking one against the Austin Copperheads at the end of the season 16-15. The Orange County Otters would go on to become the first seed in the conference at 11-5, if Arizona had won those close games, they would have been 12-4 and would have been the first seed. More than likely propelling them to the Ultimus. Even worse they were tied with Austin in record but due to Austin having the tie breaker Arizona did not even make the playoffs. Arizona had one of the worst defenses in the league the year prior to this one and the defense improved tremendously, going from last in yards allowed to second in the league. The offense stayed potent with star QB Jay Cue, young RB Baby Yoda, and Saba Donut leading the passing game on the outside. They continued to put up points leading the league in points per game with almost 27 while only allowing 19 per game to be scored. While the run game was lacking compared to teams around the league Baby Yoda still had 1,200 rushing yards and 10 TDs. While Jay Cue threw for almost 4,000 yards and 27 TDs and 13 INTs, mainly to Saba Donut who put up an insane stat line of 77 catches for 1,420 yards and 12 TDs. Averaging 18.4 yards per catch!! The team had the league sack leader in Galf Wilf who had 16, along with over 100 tackles. Some argue that the team stats are due to padding in blow out games, such as their 40-3 decimation of the San Jose Sabercats or their slaughter of the Yellowknife Wraiths 46-13. I argue with those and point to games where Arizona lost such as week 12 against the Orange County Otters 31-19. I think that this team will not be remembered over the course of history because they failed to make the playoffs. However, I think this is one of the best teams in history of the ISFL that could have recaptured some old Outlaws magic. Code: 418 words |
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