(S39) Offseason Task

[shadyshoelace]

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#9

On Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 - almost two years ago in real-life terms, Head Office made a decision that would have staggering impacts on the league (and in particular, my place in it) for seasons to come. After several seasons of questionable leadership by the general managers of the Baltimore Hawks (I don't recall specifically what was done and don't particularly care to rehash issues that are in the past, especially since the users in question are good people I respect), the leadership team was removed and replaced with new GMs to be named after an exhaustive search by the league. Two veterans with GM experience, Frick_Nasty and Hallmonitor, were selected to be the new GMs in Baltimore. While this was, if I remember correctly, not the favored decision of the current members of the Hawks, the league seemed to appreciate this as a positive step in a tough situation. Over the next four-plus seasons, Hall and Frick would rebuild Baltimore into a team to be proud of, making some savvy draft picks like Luke Quick (league legend Bigred) and some less savvy picks like Busch Goose (league legendary LOSER infinitempg) and fortifying the future of the team. They also conducted a rebrand that kept the heart of the team's logos and colors while injecting new life into what I've frequently decried as one of the grossest logos in the league. They built up a team that looked to be a contender, and while the team never reached it's maximum potential due to real life popping up for several key team members, they did create a team with a wonderful culture that managed to win the Season 33 Ultimus championship. After Hall and Frick departed their roles, several new GMs stepped up and gave carried on the legacy of this Hawks team that has been wonderful to be a part of. As someone who respected and was frequently annoyed by the Hawks' success in the late teen seasons, I've become very proud to be a career-long member of the current iteration of the team. I'm sure this decision was not easy, but it looks to have been a good one for Baltimore and the league.

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If I were able to select a team of ISFL players by hand picking anyone that I wanted to join my team, without worrying about things like the draft, the salary cap, or tampering charges, my team would look something like the following:

Quarterback: Roque Santa Cruz (729 TPE)
Running Back: Dante King (636 TPE)
Running Back: Michaelangelo McTurtle (1157 TPE)
Running Back: Nakiri Ayame (125 TPE)
Wide Receiver: Squidward Tentacles (332 TPE)
Wide Receiver: Florida Man (50 TPE)
Defensive Tackle: Mario Moloka’i (311 TPE)
Defensive Tackle: Effoff IamYeti (218 TPE)
Defensive End: Jean-Ralphio Saperstein (589 TPE)
Defensive End: Alex Armstrong (84 TPE)
Linebacker: Sheriff Woody (666 TPE)
Cornerback: De'Aaron Harper II (751 TPE)
Cornerback: Anthony Stark (867 TPE)
Cornerback: Brock Landers Jr. (409 TPE)
Safety: Regina Ferraro (1096 TPE)
Safety: Inactive Player (50 TPE)
Kicker/Punter: Mike Makmur (233 TPE)

At first glance, this roster may not make much sense. There is only one player who has earned more than 1,000 TPE over the course of their career, and it's an odd mix of old, washed up veterans like Dante King and Squidward Tentacles alongside extremely young players like Alex Armstrong and Florida Man. There's certainly no clear championship window in sight for this team to reach a shared peak and vault itself into contention. The team is also missing some key positions, namely any tight ends or offensive linemen, meaning quarterback Roque Santa Cruz may find himself running for his life. The team also looks to offset its pass catching deficiencies with a trio of running backs, and will often line up in a dime formation on defense due to the presence of just a single linebacker. So why would this be the team I assemble? If you look at the users behind each of these players, they are folks who joined the league as players in the season 15 NSFL draft class, which is when I first became a member of the league. While one or two of these players might be original veterans who were on their second player at the time, this list largely represents all that remains of that wonderful period in league history, and these are all players who I hold close to my heart. Many of us never got a chance to play together because we made up the core of the league for the late teens and early twenties seasons, so it would be wonderful to get this group of people together in a shared locker room. We'd probably lose like all of our games though.

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[FootballIsCool]

23. What are your thoughts on the sim engine? What sort of improvements would you make to the sim engine if given the opportunity?

I joined the league just as we switch to the most recent simulation engine, so what we currently have is all that I know. I will say that the change is probably a very good thing. From what I have been informed is that the previous simulation engine was largely figured out and that there were some positions, like offensive line, that were deemed worthless for a player to be occupying that position. But they are now relevant. Since we are a few seasons into the new simulation engine, it has what you would want in a simulation engine. It has a fair bit of randomness that feels like your team is not completely doomed if you are playing against a roster that is "far and away a better TPE". This allows for playoffs and individual games to feel far more meaningful and allows upsets and that is good for entertainment and in return is good for the league. With these positives that does not mean that this simulation engine does not have it's own set of flaws. The one initial issue that I had with the game was the lack of display of post game stats. This has since been remedied with displaying of the box scores. Kudos to the simulation team for adding that bit. Overall from what I have heard the switch was largely a success and an improvement over the old simulation engine. Not sure how I feel about the changes to the removal of individual positional awards. Additionally I would buff fullbacks they seem largely underutilized and as attributes just very bad half backs due to speed being so important in the game. Fullbacks have the potential to be a really cool and unique position.

27. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why? (Written Task)

I would have been a Full back. I would have been like Tampa Bay Legend Mike Alstott, a true threat when running the ball. I would have actually made running the ball as a full back. However I would also have the ability to ground and pound everyone on the field. The main reason I would like to be a fullback is because they are just offensive linemen with hands. They also serve up quite a considerable amount of pancakes to all of the friends on the team. That’s why being a fullback would be amazing. It would also like to see the ball every once in a while with handoffs and would live to show off my celebration dance that I have been planning on showing off. It is called the stumpy shake. I will leave that to the imagination of what that is but I will likely get fined for it. Kids will need to avert their eyes from the Television because of it but it will be good for the environment

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29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why?

There are a lot of teams in the league that have some really great brandings but I think the team that has the best branding in the league is the Colorado Yeti.  I would consider the Yeti to be my favorite branding because of their use of black as a focal point with how colorful this logo is by using the Colorado state flag. Everything is on a red backdrop in front of which is the Colorado flag’s iconic C outlined in royal blue in front of what is assumed to be a yeti but it is actually just a silhouette of what is unknown. In addition to that I think of all of the potential ways you could portray a missing link or yeti going with something unknown and lacking in detail was the right move. This is a team branding that I could see at a professional level and is something that I would happily purchase merchandise for.

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Different Forum Username: hockeyiscool

[Nathan]

Task 16: Season Review
Season 38 was an incredibly wild season for the Berlin Fire Salamanders that likely took years off the lives of fans, as well as mine.  Going into the season, Berlin was at best a dark horse candidate for making the playoffs but was expected to sit in another season of mediocrity before becoming a contender.  This sentiment is mainly born from the team's youth; either the youngest or 2nd youngest team in the ISFL at the start.  The Fire Salamanders hoped to improve their offence with the signing of Max Hamilton and trading for Octavio Perez; a pound of flesh Berlin was able to get from Honolulu's blowup.
Weeks 1-6: Fraudulence and Pain
The Fire Salamanders' record was unsurprising sitting at a pedestrian 2-4, the problem however was with how the team was playing.  The Fire Salamanders gave up at least 30 points in all put one contest in this time frame.  This matched that same total from all last season.  Worse, Berlin gave up two 40 burgers in a row which they didn't do at all in Season 37.  The cherry on top was nearly losing to a Baltimore Hawks team expected to lay claim to the NSFC basement. 
Weeks 7-12: Wait We're Good Now?
After a vintage Berlin loss versus the Philadelphia Liberty where Berlin squandered a game-winning drive to another sack, the Fire Salamanders suddenly went on a six game winning streak; propelling themselves to 8-4 and 1 game back from Yellowknife's division lead.  The defense, while not completely lockdown like Season 37, was solid and did not allowed 30 points during this time frame.  This also included clutch late game performances, with two >50 game winning field goals by Special Teams Player of the Year Known Acquaintance.  Both of these were against Chicago, to add salt to the wound.
Weeks 13-14: What the fuck is this?
While a winning streak doesn't last forever,  you wish for it to not end in a situation where you completely squander an opportunity.  The Yellowknife Wraiths were 9-3 heading into Week 13, only one game ahead of Berlin.  Both weeks Yellowknife lost.  Both weeks Berlin squandered said opportunity.  Not only that, but these two weeks included Bageshwari Singh completely imploding vs Baltimore and the team blowing a 21 point lead vs the Arizona Outlaws.
Weeks 15-16: HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAYYYYY!
Berlin decided to finally make use of the opportunities Yellowknife gave them with another loss in Week 15.  This however took a near walk off field goal from Known Acquaintance (again) and whatever bullshit happened with Sarasota, including a 58 yard pass to Zayne Dangle to set up a Max Hamilton TD and then immediately picking off Carter "Bozo" Knight.  This win also clinched the NSFC crown and a 1st round bye
Playoffs (Abridged)


NSFC CG vs Yellowknife
Ultimus vs Arizona


Task 32: Philadelphia/Cape Town Rebranding

Philadelphia decided to rebrand after Season 38 to the Cape Town Crash, the first ISFL team to be located in the continent of Africa.  They traded the Liberty Bell, a landmark to the city of Philadelphia, with a rhino.  Cape Town joins New Orleans in being the only ISFL teams to use purple as a primary color.  Personally, I am not a fan of the rebranding.  The old Philadelphia logo was a quality logo and was integrally linked to the city itself with the city's history in the American Revolution.  This logo to my knowledge does not have that kind of depth.  Maybe trying to do so would be insensitive and appropriating the culture of South Africa and/or Cape Town, which sort of lends credence to not relocating at all.  While this depth would be lost regardless of relocation, it does the team no favors that the logo is incredibly underwhelming.  When I first saw the logo when the rebranding was announced I said it looked like an EASHL logo.



Task 36: SHL Affiliate (Username Atox)

[Exilizer]

10. Through a random lottery drawing, you have been named the league's new commissioner for a day. Congrats! What improvements would you make to the league if you had the power to do whatever you wanted? (5 TPE)

Once again, by random chance I have been appointed commissioner of the league. This time I would pose the question, how can we best keep folks engaged and having fun. Aside from the obvious technological advances I have previously covered, I think the key to have users stick around is them having success with their players and a fun locker room environment. So I would install a committee to conduct a thorough & anonymous review of the state of all locker rooms across the league, to establish not who to blame, but merely what to improve and where. Locker room culture is vastly different across teams, some with a very open approach, and others with walled of silos filled by veterans that don't really like new players coming in. And that really is the root of the potential problem I would be looking to fix, in order to increase player retention. I would be looking for stats from locker room servers to establish the most active channels (outside the war room and other sensitive admin channels) and then make sure that rookies, but especially new users are included in the conversation. The Rookie Mentor team does a great job of this in the Rookie Discord already, but I feel once folks move up to the ISFL, things can be a bit more tricky, and a bit more uptight than in the DSFL due to many folks having been on the same team, with the same friends, for very many seasons. I dont have all the answers on how to fix this today, but with the data collected from the review, I would look to the committee to provide some recommendations, and then have Head office vote on enacting the most reasonable proposals. This would hopefully mean higher retention of users, especially from big recruitment classes and therefore would mean an overall healthier and engaged league.

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13. Choose a team or player to write about that isn’t your own. What did they do well in the last season? Have they shown any drastic improvements from previous years? What could they do better?

The team with probably the most remarkable turn around over the last couple of seasons are the Berlin Fire Salamanders. In season 36 they finished dead last in their conference, with an abysmal 2-14 record, and in Season 37, they improved quite a bit already to 7-9 on the year, but that still meant second las place in the conference. In Season 38, they skyrocketed to the top of the conference, finishing with a 10-6 record tied with Yellowknife and securing that playoff bye and made it all the way to the Ultimus before falling short by just 2 points of the Outlaws that eventually took home the title (who were the massive favourites given their huge TPE advantage). So how did they get here/what did they do well?

Let’s take a look at their players and their TPE that they have built into a solid roster over the last 2-3 seasons.. They have several young players about to hit their prime, backed by great users, at key positions, such as WR, LB and most importantly QB. Air Crou/Roque Santa Cruz has just broken the 800 TPE barrier and will only improve from here on out. They have two excellent receivers in Dangle and Perez and Dewalt’s S38 recreate at safety is closing in on 500 TPE. Known Acquaintance is a fantastic kicker that had a 100% hit rate last season. If they can keep the team together, and make a couple more shrewd trades or FA acquisitions, their championship window should be wide open for at least the next 2-3 seasons, competing with some of the other best teams out there. Really the only thing they could have done better last season was scoring 3 more points in the Ultimus and take that ring home, sometimes sim just gonna sim, hope to play at least one Ultimus against them!.

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[Charple]

Tier 3
27. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why? (Written Task)

I think right now I would consider going Punter/Kicker as the other option, or for my next one. When I created my player I didn't realize how unrealistic the 'lore' of the league actually is and could have some fun with the backstory of the player rather than just being an ordinary person from an ordinary place. Might take some inspiration and maybe embellish some details to make it a bit more extraordinary and interesting.

That and I would want to try out the unique trait system that is in place for  the kicker/punter, and see how they impact the sim. Might also be able to cut down on time, I've not been as involved as I would like and regularly run into the negative, and I think with the amount of abandoned kickers/punters I've seen on teams, they would still take someone who regularly updates but isn't a min/max kind of player that has a very noticeable impact on the team's performance.

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*NEW* 32. The Philadelphia Liberty have rebranded to the Cape Town Crash! In this day and age of the ISFL, we're used to teams updating their looks, but it's been quite a while since the last major team rebrand to this scale! With that said, how do you feel about the rebranding? Tell us all about it! (Written Task)

I love a good rebrand, it helps keep things fresh, especially in that specific division since it adds a nice differentiation in color. I've actually written, well more of a rant, about how that NSFC division is full of Black, Yellow, and Red colors and Liberty wasn't really helping with that. But moving to a Purple and Orange color scheme is acutally a nice change of pace (totally not because I am part of New Orleans).
It also fills in a location on a continent that hasn't been used yet as far as I know. Which is always good for the brand. The only negative is now Pennsylvania has no team and with a player who attended Slippery Rock I think that will need to be resolved. Maybe some team located in Pittsburgh, possibly with some kind of factory or factory worker themed team. I think that would be a very nice addition or a rebrand for some team in a crowded location.

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29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)
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I might have some bias here as their updater, but I think Honolulu Hahalua has the best branding. I like their color palette, their logo, and their uniform design. Along with that I like that their team name and icon is something that is very regional, so much that I had to look up the word. That is something that I think is very important for the teams is to find something that is very local and make it part of the team. Second Line is another good example of this, though I am not a huge fan of the branding itself, sorry guys.
In their logo, I'm a fan of how the Hahalua looks like it has a mustache. It is designed very well and looks like it has it's own personality that will make very easily marketable. The only knock I have on them would be their field. It looks like their field is a blue colored field rather than green. I am personally not into the colored fields and would prefer that stay green.

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19. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it. (Written Task)

I had to check the wiki because I wasn't sure what all information was in there and unfortunately there wasn't much. I would say the stadium should be domed, and very garishly decorated in purple and gold. One important point I would be sure to include would be instead of the typical music that is played between quarters and halftime, Second Line would commission a different local jazz band or performance each game in order to get the Second Line theme and boost the popularity of said artists. It would be good to include a wing of the stadium that is dedicated to the history of New Orleans, it's culture, and music.

As for looks, stadium turf/grass should always be green, but the stands and seatings could be different arrangements of gold and purple. Maybe have a loop around the stadium that could be dedicated to a real Second Line parade that could be the halftime performance.

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[Rangerjase]

36. Affiliate PT from either SHL/SSL/PBE. The Weeks must match with the timeframe of this Offseason Task. And you may only use a max of 1.

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[Punk42AE]

SHL Affiliation
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19. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it.

Rumors are coming out now that the New Orleans Second Line is gearing up for a brand new stadium to be announced and coming soon.  With it being in the Gulf Coast and possibility of bad storms and hurricanes, we know there has to be a roof on top, but this is going to be a crazy new fangled roof that can stretch across the top but is multi layers of see through material.  Now only is it see through, but it also has the ability to color change, like smoke glass in a meeting room.  If it's too bright and you can't see what's going on, they just hit a button and in 90 seconds a haze will cover the material and continue to let light in, but haze it out a bit.  This is going to be one of the biggest and newest innovations to help the fans and players alike.  You want to have that protection for bad weather, but also you're now getting a Sun Roof for the stadium!

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21. Written Option: If your player had a show starring them, what would the plot be?

JR Frankenstero has been approached a handful of times to be on his own woodworking series, and show the world what all he can build with his hands.  Now of course with the professional sports contracts he can't do this stuff until his retirement, you know what the teams would do if he was found to have his hands all over axes and circular saws.  But when he was growing up as a teenager, and before getting into the professional sports scene, he learned from his Father and Grandfather what it is like to cut down a tree, mill it out, and then build whatever it is that you want to.  If you thought that 'This old house' was pretty fun to watch and interesting, can you imagine what it would be like watching a wood working show with that Big beard bobbing all around and just his gentle demeanor?  It would be Bob Ross meets Bob Villa with wood.

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*NEW* 26. if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead?

If JR Frankenstero wasn't a professional Football player (Defensive End), Baseball player (Center Fielder), Hockey Player (Center), and former Basketball player (Shooting Forward), then he would have been a mountain man.  Living in the mountains is what he does in the offseason, but now with his sports schedule running almost the entire year, he doesn't get to spend much time there anymore.  Waking up each morning and brewing a pot of coffee and then just stepping outside and looking over the mountains is just an amazing and magical feeling.  And then don't forget those times that you hear something moving in the brush, and it ends up being a family of Bear just meandering around seeing what they can find to eat.  Not only is living in the mountains the thing to do, but just working with your hands with some wood out in the workshop.  Cutting down a tree and doing everything you want to it to make an amazing table or chair, just ups the ante of anything you can do.

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[JBLAZE_THE_BOSS]

The Season 38 Kansas City Coyotes were on a mission from the moment training camp began up until the final whistle of the Ultimini. To understand the story of the Season 38 Coyotes, it’s important to recognize their Season 37 campaign. It was miserable, a truly horrible display of professional football. That team lost its first five games, scoring no more than 19 points in that span. However, over the next 9 games they went 4-5 and remained competitive in two of those losses. Kansas City closed out Season 37 with a record of 4-10, but it easily could’ve been closer to 6-8.

Season 38 began with a preseason loss in London, this would be the only loss within a 5 week period over both preseason and regular season games. There was one hiccup, a Week 3 trip to Minnesota where the Coyotes might’ve been better off not showing up at all. The game wasn’t close nor competitive, the Grey Ducks took care of things easily 31-10. Perhaps this was the point in the season that motivated the way things would unfold afterwards. After the Minnesota loss, their next two games saw the Coyotes outscore the Seawolves and Buccaneers by a combined score 71-37. The Coyotes proved in their next game that they could win the close ones, too. A gritty win on the road against a tough Birddogs team, this game was 14-13 in favor of KC up until the early 4th quarter when they pulled away with a 21-13 win.

The road trip continued for the Coyotes, this time to Tijuana in a match against the Luchadores. Tijuana struck first with a field goal in their first possession. This would be the only time the Luchadores had a lead in the entire game. The Coyotes scored 17 unanswered points before Tijuana responded with a field goal. The Coyotes would then get a field goal of their own before the half and made the score a comfortable 20-6. The Luchadores got within 26-13, but the Coyotes were too much and sent the Luchadores to Suplex City, winning 35-13.

The next two games would be more close victories for the Coyotes. After about four straight weeks of comfortable wins, they would face adversity ahead. Their next game against London came down to the wire, but they were able to hold on and claim a victory despite a late touchdown to Manny Chester, a game the Coyotes won 23-17. They would then travel to Portland to face the Pythons. Early in the 2nd quarter, the Pythons led by a score of 10-7 but the Coyotes took this one with a final score of 17-10.

Their next five games against Minnesota, Norfolk, Bondi Beach, Dallas, and Tijuana was a mixed bag of games. Some of these, like the Minnesota and Norfolk games would be close for the most part before the Coyotes slamming the door and claiming victory. There were blow outs, like Bondi Beach and Dallas, which cemented Kansas City as one of the best regular season teams in the history of the DSFL, with a record of 13-1.

The postseason was more of the same for the Coyotes of destiny. The Grey Ducks traveled to Kansas City and were no match for the Coyotes. They defended their home field with a 34-24 Conference Championship victory in front of their elated fanbase. Fans had gathered in the parking lot up to five hours before kickoff, and it showed. The crowd was overwhelmed with joy and emotion as the final gun sounded and confetti rained from the skies.

The Ultimini was one of the more unique football games many had ever seen for a significant portion of it. The first quarter was completely scoreless, but on the first play of the second quarter, Norfolk took a 3-0 lead after a field goal by David Doug. This lead would hold up until early in the 3rd quarter when the Coyotes scored a safety and then later a TD to go up 10-3 at the end of the 3rd. With the Ultimini in their sights, the Coyotes finished off the Seawolves early in the 4th quarter when Sherwin Blue Jr ran for a 4 yard TD making it 17-3, which would be the final score of this game.

With their Ultimini victory, the Coyotes made one of the best single season turnarounds in recent memory. Many of the players on this roster will soon be joining the ISFL ranks, and will undoubtedly make history there as well.


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[ajtigger]

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If I was commissioner for a day the one rule I would institute is a draft lottery system similar to what exists in the NBA. I believe teams should have an incentive to compete for wins at all times of the season. This is especially true in a simulation league where historical arguments such as development or roster management are not valid excuses. Players develop off the field in this league so there is no need to play rookies like we may see at the end of an NFL season. Similarly, the ISFL does not have any injuries. This means there is no reason to shelter players at the end of a season. Encouraging teams to fight for wins at all points in the season will also lead to more excitement during the playoff chase. Knowing that the lower level teams are still game planning to win every game will make every game in the ISFL more interesting for our viewers. As a member of war rooms I have heard discussion (both serious conversation and joking) many times and this is behavior I believe the ISFL would be better served if this type of behavior was not present in our locker rooms.

Speaking of more interesting, a lottery system for our draft could add some excitement for league tasks. Guessing the outcome of the lottery could easily be a fun point task or alternative to guessing draft order. Further, it could allow for some interesting bets to be placed in our casino. Finally. the ability to stream the lottery could create a fun event on the youtube channel that the ISFL community could join. Overall I see many positive reasons for instituting a draft lottery in the ISFL and thus it would be my first action if I was granted the position of commissioner for the day.

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The team I would like to discuss is the Berlin Fire Salamanders. Berlin finished their season last year in season 37 at a respectable 7 and 9 but their point differential was abysmal. Berlin's defense was very solid during S37 but their offence was downright awful at time and wound up being the lowest scoring unit in the ISFL. However their fortunes would change in S38 as they became a mid tier scoring option which lead to increased wins and the number one seed in their conference. The biggest reason for this turnaround lies in the improvement of the young quarterback Singh. The quarterback nearly doubled his touchdown output (going from 18 to 33) which made him one of the deadliest passers in the ISFL. The player who benefitted the most from the improved quarterback play was none other than wide receiver Zayne Dangle. The star wide receiver set new career highs in yards and average reception length. He also scored double digit touchdowns on his way to one of the top seasons in the league. All in all it seems that Berlin is a team on the rise.

However, despite their fantastic season Berlin will need to develop a more of a running game to established a balance attack moving forward. In season 38 the Fire Salamanders had one of the worst run games only averaging 4.1 yards per carry. If they are able to increase this by just .2 or .3 yards a carry I think teams will need to start respecting a more multi dimensional offense. This can help open up the passing game even more for Singh and let his other receivers besides Dangle shine. If Berlin develops a new running back or finds one via trade during the season I see the Fire Salamanders not just winning their conference again but to be in the running to win it all.

[RDBSouthPaw]

17. Going to Disney world is one of the most iconic things you can do after winning a championship. For the Berlin Fire Salamanders it will be no different when they lift up the Trophy after winning the Ultimus. One of the only times in the history of the Ultimus that a defensive player has won the MVP award and Jordan Hartline could not be more deserving with a 15 Tackle, 2 Int, and 1 TD performance. The team walks through the gates of Disney World and they head straight to Tomorrow land to have some fun on Space Mountain. They then stop for some photo ops with Mickey and all of the other characters before heading down to Splash Mountain and stopping for a Turkey Leg. The team then spends the afternoon connecting with fans and signing autographs before ending the night with an amazing meal. The iconic celebration that matches such an iconic championship and season from the Berlin Fire Salamanders.

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26. Jordan Hartline has only ever been a Football player and he has never really given much thought to what he would be doing if the world of Football was no longer an option. He has always been good with his hands, it is why for most of college he was able to play on both sides of the ball. So since he has always been so good with his hands he would probably want to continue to take advantage of that by getting into a profession that allows you to use your hands a lot. Growing up he always loved building things so that is something that he has always found enjoyment in and because of that if he had the opportunity he would want to turn that love into a career. He would get his contracting license and build things for people so that he can continue using his hands and also taking advantage of something he loves to earn a living.

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29. This is always a fun conversation for me because of the fact that there are so many different opinions when it comes to brandings in the league. Everyone likes and dislikes different things and it always leads to a wonderful conversation on what the best branding in the league is. So for me I am not going to look at location or team name. I am just going to be focusing on the logos that the teams have currently. So to start out I think that OCO has a very Football feel to their logo. It looks like something you would see on the side of the helmet and the colors pop. YKW also has a very clean branding and when they incorporate that blue it is just extremely sharp. However, when it comes to the best branding in the league I am going to have to go with HON. Now this is just looking at there logo. I just think it is very clean and the colors work extremely well together, so yeah congratulations.

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