9. Through a random lottery drawing, you have been named the league's new commisioner for a day. Congrats! What improvements would you make to the league if you had the power to do whatever you wanted?
First, what an honor and privilege it is to be the first commissioner selected by way of random lottery. There is a lot of work to get done to craft this league more into my image. There will be changes to the way conferences work, divisions, playoffs and drafting. Four division will be created, two for each conference. These will be named after football legends that have graced the field over the past dozens of seasons. These divisions will be slotted by teams with geographical connections. I really want to try to get the number of miles down and connecting flights down. I know it’s hard when we have a couple teams that are across large bodies of water, but I believe my office and myself can figure out a schedule that makes sense for all the franchises of the league.
I am also excited to briefly hint at our newly planned relegation system. We could see up to three of the bottom teams, most likely the bottom two, but we are considering three, relegated to the DSFL and calling up the best two or three teams from the DSFL to compete in the ISFL. The ISFL is the most competitive league in the world, and we are concerned about the DSFL teams not being on the same compete level since the ISFL teams are chalk full of the best of the best the DSFL has to offer. But, at this time, we think it is worth experimenting with giving those franchises that are continually atop the the standings of the DSFL a chance at cracking it in the big league. And we think it might be important to send a message to the bottom teams of the ISFL that their needs to be growth. We believe this approach will get rid of any incentive to tank. Management will not want to risk being relegated for a better draft pick in a draft they might not even be apart of.
Playoffs? Everybody loves playoffs. I like our current system but I see ways it can be improved. Football is a physical game and it can really take a lot out of players game to game. We understand this and why the current post-season format is the way it is. But, we are tinkering with the idea of a best of three series at the end of the playoffs. The best of three series for the Ultimus Bowl. This approach is somewhat new and unorthodox for football, but we think a three game series will really show who the best team in the league is. To account for the physical demand of the extra games, we will be observing a week and three days between these games. Home field advantage will be based on regular season standings and alternate with the top seed hosting game one, the other team hosting game two, and if need be, top seed hosting game three. We have debated a top-seed, top-seed, and neutral-seed We feel that these changes will greatly enhance the playoff experience and we are open to seeing how these changes play out in the upcoming season.
26. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why?
I would have been a kicker. The stakes are so high for kickers. I imagine this is the loneliest position on the team. You can clutch out games, win it all or lose it all. If you lose it all, you get all the blame. If you win it all, you get some glory but not all of it. That seems like a rough trade off, but it’s understandable and I would be ready for that challenge. I could kick a ball over that mountain over there if I had to. Range would not be a problem with this rocket powered leg. Now accuracy? With all the force behind my wheels, I don’t know how hard it would be to consistently get the ball through the uprights. A little variation and it goes into the fans and takes off someone’s head. Thus, it would be a great challenge for me. I would have something to work hard at and improve on. That would be perfect for me because I always love a good challenge. Naturally with my speed, one might think I would be a cornerback or safety, but those guys have it way easier than kickers.
Task 29: SHL PT
10/10 TPE
First, what an honor and privilege it is to be the first commissioner selected by way of random lottery. There is a lot of work to get done to craft this league more into my image. There will be changes to the way conferences work, divisions, playoffs and drafting. Four division will be created, two for each conference. These will be named after football legends that have graced the field over the past dozens of seasons. These divisions will be slotted by teams with geographical connections. I really want to try to get the number of miles down and connecting flights down. I know it’s hard when we have a couple teams that are across large bodies of water, but I believe my office and myself can figure out a schedule that makes sense for all the franchises of the league.
I am also excited to briefly hint at our newly planned relegation system. We could see up to three of the bottom teams, most likely the bottom two, but we are considering three, relegated to the DSFL and calling up the best two or three teams from the DSFL to compete in the ISFL. The ISFL is the most competitive league in the world, and we are concerned about the DSFL teams not being on the same compete level since the ISFL teams are chalk full of the best of the best the DSFL has to offer. But, at this time, we think it is worth experimenting with giving those franchises that are continually atop the the standings of the DSFL a chance at cracking it in the big league. And we think it might be important to send a message to the bottom teams of the ISFL that their needs to be growth. We believe this approach will get rid of any incentive to tank. Management will not want to risk being relegated for a better draft pick in a draft they might not even be apart of.
Playoffs? Everybody loves playoffs. I like our current system but I see ways it can be improved. Football is a physical game and it can really take a lot out of players game to game. We understand this and why the current post-season format is the way it is. But, we are tinkering with the idea of a best of three series at the end of the playoffs. The best of three series for the Ultimus Bowl. This approach is somewhat new and unorthodox for football, but we think a three game series will really show who the best team in the league is. To account for the physical demand of the extra games, we will be observing a week and three days between these games. Home field advantage will be based on regular season standings and alternate with the top seed hosting game one, the other team hosting game two, and if need be, top seed hosting game three. We have debated a top-seed, top-seed, and neutral-seed We feel that these changes will greatly enhance the playoff experience and we are open to seeing how these changes play out in the upcoming season.
26. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why?
I would have been a kicker. The stakes are so high for kickers. I imagine this is the loneliest position on the team. You can clutch out games, win it all or lose it all. If you lose it all, you get all the blame. If you win it all, you get some glory but not all of it. That seems like a rough trade off, but it’s understandable and I would be ready for that challenge. I could kick a ball over that mountain over there if I had to. Range would not be a problem with this rocket powered leg. Now accuracy? With all the force behind my wheels, I don’t know how hard it would be to consistently get the ball through the uprights. A little variation and it goes into the fans and takes off someone’s head. Thus, it would be a great challenge for me. I would have something to work hard at and improve on. That would be perfect for me because I always love a good challenge. Naturally with my speed, one might think I would be a cornerback or safety, but those guys have it way easier than kickers.
Task 29: SHL PT
10/10 TPE
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