24) Make a comparison between your own team and a playoff team, if your team failed to make the postseason, showing why your squad was better.
Ok so in terms of performance, the San Jose Sabercats are back to back champions which is unbelievably impressive. Nevertheless, if you do a side by side comparison of them with the team that finished second last in the ASFC, it is damn near unexplainable. This is pretty low hanging fruit so I’m going to try to be as objective as possible. Quarterback is pretty close to a wash, both have the same stats in the big three of arm, intelligence, and accuracy at 100, 95, 90. Jack is faster, Slothlisberger is more agile and has higher endurance. Both are 100 overalls. RB wise, it’s tough not to give the edge to the 98 overall Toriki with a 91 backup in Gump, particularly when you consider that Toriki is on the field a great deal more. SJS’s top RB by overall only has 95 speed, and their top RB with 100 speed is a 93 overall. Offensive line NOLA gets the edge, with a massive advantage at one tackle spot with a 99 overall, and a slight disadvantage at the other with 87 overall vs 91. NOLA has 8 overall at every interior OL spot. TE wise NOLA has an 18 overall advantage with former back to back TEotY winner McCormick slotting in. NOLA has one great WR and two up and comers, but SJS takes the edge at WR2 by a significant margin. CB wise, NOLA has a strong advantage at both CB1 and CB2. LB1 edge goes to SJS, LB2 is a wash. SJS takes a slight advantage at defensive line, with NOLA clocking in an average of 92 across the 4 positions, and SJS clocking in at 94.75. NOLA’s top FS is significantly better than SJS’s, and their FS2s tie. It’s not super significant across the board but NOLA has significantly more TPE and a higher average, and it is in the right spots. Nevertheless, congrats to SJS and haha derpcat go meow meow. Thank you and FTY.
22) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or totally fraudulent mail-in ballots. Whatever rookies get up to these days.
As DSFL commissioner, I tend to have a decent amount of interaction with DSFL players. The prospect I am going to highlight today is one I have not had much facetime with, but one which seriously should be getting some hype. Mobile QB Boo Tee, user Boo_T is somewhat known to Tijuana players as being, allegedly, the user account of Rufio (Doug Howlett)’s pet pug, Tofu. Some people say it’s his missus, but those who are in the know, know. Now, Boo is the most recent create in the class and is at a relatively unneeded position across most of the league since they’ve created at quarterback, but right off the bat this puppy has taken to the metas of DDSPF and used their starting 50 TPE to get up to 78 speed as a mobile QB. Since being approved last night, Tee has done an activity check, free first training, a mock draft, rookie point tasks, Ultimus Week, has put together an update, and has posted a presser. Talk about a quick start. They’ve immediately gotten up to the necessary 79 speed and have a very nice 69 TPE. The biggest factor in drafting Boo Tee, is, of course, the morale boost that having an adorable pug in your LR will bring.
29) Some positions are still under appreciated. Talk about the offensive linemen and/or special teamers on your squad. Show how they have contributed to the team, both on and off the field, and why they deserve recognition.
Well known is the impact that Givussafare Rubbe brings to the New Orleans Second Line. He has been a max earner since being drafted 34th overall, and has only allowed a single sack in his entire career with the team. He is consistently near the top of the pancake charts, and has been one of the biggest reasons for our strong rushing game. On the other side of the O Line, Dorfus Jimbo Jr also provides an invaluable service to the team by allowing sacks so that Ben Slothlisberger never gets so comfortable he becomes complacent. The other person I really want to highlight in this piece is, I would argue, the best kicker in the ISFL this season. TPE be damned. Lefty Louis signed with the Second Line just after halfway through the ISFL season, and was around for only 7 games. For that reason, his greatness is going to get overshadowed by those that played the whole season. However, since arriving in New Orleans, Lefty has yet to miss a single kick. He is he only player in the ISFL to hold that honour. 3 didn’t miss a field goal, 2 didn’t miss an extra point, but only 1 falls under both categories. It’s also worth noting that before signing Louis, NOLA had fallen into a bit of a slump wins wise. Upon his signing, NOLA won 2 straight to get back in contention.
30) Reflect on the two expansion teams. How did their first seasons go? What were their key strengths and weaknesses, and how are they poised to improve in seasons to come?
I won’t lie, I have been somewhat critical of the handling of expansion recently in the ISFL. Of the major sim leagues, this one feels far and away the most geared towards the new teams, and that can be really tough on GMs and players of established franchises. Every time you build something up, it gets torn down in front of you. Unfortunately, you don’t really see that right away, because with expansion franchises, you can either focus on building for the future or trying to win now. All 4 teams in recent expansions have decided to take the smart play, and build for the future. So, their first season or two is always going to seem like they’re bad. But that simply is not true. Look at Sarasota now, only 3 seasons after entering the league and they are one of the most dominant forces in the league. Honolulu can hang with the best of them. Yes, New York and Berlin combined for 7 wins this season. But that is not a testament to how these franchises are built. New York’s only real weakness right now is their secondary but they have a slew of young players who will develop at those positions. Their WR corps is in a similar position albeit more developed already. Their QB of the future is locked in. There is little to complain about when it comes to the construction of this squad. Maybe need a new RB to replace the aging Owens, but they just signed Captain Rogers so that is sorted. Berlin is in a very similar position. Flip the fact that their WR corps is the area that needs developing rather than their secondary which is in a great spot and only getting better, add in that they need some more development from their linebackers, and they’re sorted. These teams are going to be scary in 3 seasons time, and it’s a bit silly to me that it takes more time to rebuild a franchise that has fallen off than build an entire franchise from the ground up.
Ok so in terms of performance, the San Jose Sabercats are back to back champions which is unbelievably impressive. Nevertheless, if you do a side by side comparison of them with the team that finished second last in the ASFC, it is damn near unexplainable. This is pretty low hanging fruit so I’m going to try to be as objective as possible. Quarterback is pretty close to a wash, both have the same stats in the big three of arm, intelligence, and accuracy at 100, 95, 90. Jack is faster, Slothlisberger is more agile and has higher endurance. Both are 100 overalls. RB wise, it’s tough not to give the edge to the 98 overall Toriki with a 91 backup in Gump, particularly when you consider that Toriki is on the field a great deal more. SJS’s top RB by overall only has 95 speed, and their top RB with 100 speed is a 93 overall. Offensive line NOLA gets the edge, with a massive advantage at one tackle spot with a 99 overall, and a slight disadvantage at the other with 87 overall vs 91. NOLA has 8 overall at every interior OL spot. TE wise NOLA has an 18 overall advantage with former back to back TEotY winner McCormick slotting in. NOLA has one great WR and two up and comers, but SJS takes the edge at WR2 by a significant margin. CB wise, NOLA has a strong advantage at both CB1 and CB2. LB1 edge goes to SJS, LB2 is a wash. SJS takes a slight advantage at defensive line, with NOLA clocking in an average of 92 across the 4 positions, and SJS clocking in at 94.75. NOLA’s top FS is significantly better than SJS’s, and their FS2s tie. It’s not super significant across the board but NOLA has significantly more TPE and a higher average, and it is in the right spots. Nevertheless, congrats to SJS and haha derpcat go meow meow. Thank you and FTY.
22) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or totally fraudulent mail-in ballots. Whatever rookies get up to these days.
As DSFL commissioner, I tend to have a decent amount of interaction with DSFL players. The prospect I am going to highlight today is one I have not had much facetime with, but one which seriously should be getting some hype. Mobile QB Boo Tee, user Boo_T is somewhat known to Tijuana players as being, allegedly, the user account of Rufio (Doug Howlett)’s pet pug, Tofu. Some people say it’s his missus, but those who are in the know, know. Now, Boo is the most recent create in the class and is at a relatively unneeded position across most of the league since they’ve created at quarterback, but right off the bat this puppy has taken to the metas of DDSPF and used their starting 50 TPE to get up to 78 speed as a mobile QB. Since being approved last night, Tee has done an activity check, free first training, a mock draft, rookie point tasks, Ultimus Week, has put together an update, and has posted a presser. Talk about a quick start. They’ve immediately gotten up to the necessary 79 speed and have a very nice 69 TPE. The biggest factor in drafting Boo Tee, is, of course, the morale boost that having an adorable pug in your LR will bring.
29) Some positions are still under appreciated. Talk about the offensive linemen and/or special teamers on your squad. Show how they have contributed to the team, both on and off the field, and why they deserve recognition.
Well known is the impact that Givussafare Rubbe brings to the New Orleans Second Line. He has been a max earner since being drafted 34th overall, and has only allowed a single sack in his entire career with the team. He is consistently near the top of the pancake charts, and has been one of the biggest reasons for our strong rushing game. On the other side of the O Line, Dorfus Jimbo Jr also provides an invaluable service to the team by allowing sacks so that Ben Slothlisberger never gets so comfortable he becomes complacent. The other person I really want to highlight in this piece is, I would argue, the best kicker in the ISFL this season. TPE be damned. Lefty Louis signed with the Second Line just after halfway through the ISFL season, and was around for only 7 games. For that reason, his greatness is going to get overshadowed by those that played the whole season. However, since arriving in New Orleans, Lefty has yet to miss a single kick. He is he only player in the ISFL to hold that honour. 3 didn’t miss a field goal, 2 didn’t miss an extra point, but only 1 falls under both categories. It’s also worth noting that before signing Louis, NOLA had fallen into a bit of a slump wins wise. Upon his signing, NOLA won 2 straight to get back in contention.
30) Reflect on the two expansion teams. How did their first seasons go? What were their key strengths and weaknesses, and how are they poised to improve in seasons to come?
I won’t lie, I have been somewhat critical of the handling of expansion recently in the ISFL. Of the major sim leagues, this one feels far and away the most geared towards the new teams, and that can be really tough on GMs and players of established franchises. Every time you build something up, it gets torn down in front of you. Unfortunately, you don’t really see that right away, because with expansion franchises, you can either focus on building for the future or trying to win now. All 4 teams in recent expansions have decided to take the smart play, and build for the future. So, their first season or two is always going to seem like they’re bad. But that simply is not true. Look at Sarasota now, only 3 seasons after entering the league and they are one of the most dominant forces in the league. Honolulu can hang with the best of them. Yes, New York and Berlin combined for 7 wins this season. But that is not a testament to how these franchises are built. New York’s only real weakness right now is their secondary but they have a slew of young players who will develop at those positions. Their WR corps is in a similar position albeit more developed already. Their QB of the future is locked in. There is little to complain about when it comes to the construction of this squad. Maybe need a new RB to replace the aging Owens, but they just signed Captain Rogers so that is sorted. Berlin is in a very similar position. Flip the fact that their WR corps is the area that needs developing rather than their secondary which is in a great spot and only getting better, add in that they need some more development from their linebackers, and they’re sorted. These teams are going to be scary in 3 seasons time, and it’s a bit silly to me that it takes more time to rebuild a franchise that has fallen off than build an entire franchise from the ground up.
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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]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]DSFL Playoff Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 25
[OPTION] TFLs: 0
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/0
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 0
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 2
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[OPTION]DSFL Playoff Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 25
[OPTION] TFLs: 0
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/0
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 0
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 2
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[OPTION]ISFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 78
[OPTION] TFLs: 5
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/2
[OPTION] Sacks: 8
[OPTION] Interceptions: 1
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 8
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 0
[OPTION]ISFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 78
[OPTION] TFLs: 5
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/2
[OPTION] Sacks: 8
[OPTION] Interceptions: 1
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 8
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 0
[OPTION] Receptions: 419
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 3681
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 25
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 5367
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 1
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 1651
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 5
[OPTION] Pancakes: 242
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 1
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 1651
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 5
[OPTION] Pancakes: 242
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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
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[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]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
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[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)
[OPTION] S19 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] S20 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] S21 Pro Bowler (OFlex & Returner)
[OPTION] S21 Ultimus Champion
[OPTION] S21 Ultimus MVP
[OPTION] S22 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S15, 20)
[OPTION] 3rd Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S14, 18)
[OPTION] 3rd Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S14, 18)
[OPTION] 5th Most Career Rushing Yards
[OPTION] 9th Most Career Rushing TDs
[OPTION] 7th Most Career Scrimmage Yards
[OPTION] 8th Most Career Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 5th Most Career Punt Return TDs
[OPTION] 5th Most Career All-Purpose Yards
[OPTION] 8th Most Career All-Purpose TDs
[OPTION] 4th Most Career Postseason Rushing Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Rushing TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 10th Most Career Postseason Kick Return Yards
[OPTION] 7th Most Career Postseason Punt Return Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose TDs