Coming out of high school, Duvernay had many different interests and was unsure of what he wanted to do as a career. He was a solid recruit out of high school, but not highly touted enough to immediately make him think that he could be a sure lock for an ISFL roster one day. Outside of his offer from LSU for a cornerback roster spot, he also had offers from MIT and Stanford for their tech program as Duvernay had an affinity for anything computer and IT related. If he had taken any of these other offers, his life would certainly look a lot different today as he would not have focused on football nearly as much as he would have put more emphasis on studying computer science and engineering and likely have gotten a lucrative office job in IT. Instead, his life is dedicated to football as his interest in computers remains a hobby that he enjoys in his free time.
Back in the S30 offseason, Philadelphia had been in a slump for quite some time. Pat and Cody were doing their best to right the ship, but for whatever reason we still weren't winning enough to get into the playoffs despite on paper an extremely solid roster. At this point I was approached by Cody, and was asked to swap to WR. I was a high earning kicker at this point, and was quite adamant on remaining a kicker. After a couple days though, I ultimately decided to do what was best for the team, and give us possibly the strongest WR group ever on paper with 3 >1k TPE WRs. In S31, it was ultimately an incredibly disappointing season where after going on an absolute tear in the middle of the season, we lost our final 4 games in extremely close fashion to finish 8-8. In S32, we made the playoffs for the first time in over a year of real life time. I ended up spending 3 seasons at WR before retiring. I was a really good kicker/punter, and had three incredibly good seasons at WR. Had I not swapped, I likely would not have made the hall of fame, and Philly would have had to wait longer to go back to the playoffs.
There was a moment Mo Gago had to make a decision that would impact him his whole life, should he focus on playing the defense side of the ball as a defensive tackle for the rest of his career or play on the offense side as an offensive lineman. Which as we can see he chose to go the defense side of things. But what if he decided to go offense side of things. Well his exercise routine wouldn't change too much, as he would still need to be a big fella, like he is now, but his cardio ability would have probably need to improve since you have to run down field a lot more as a lineman thank a defensive tackle. Now he might not have gone in the first round for the DSFL or ISFL draft, and probably wouldn't have even gone to the Wraiths, as they had their o-line set-up. So his championship might have come later if not at all. And finally, he probably wouldn't be a pro bowler or all-pro since there's a ton of talent on the o-line. So it seems like going the defensive side of things worked out for him.
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The Butterfly effect is a prominent effect in science fiction that tries to ask the question about the consequences of time travel and how reality can change at an instant of a change at the smallest moment. For me as a player, there's many different moments where my career could have possibly changed. The biggest moment that could have changed my career is not committing to the University of Florida to help them get back to the top. The biggest reason I want to commit to UF was to help instantly jumpstart the problem of the team having an all time worst defense, despite having a good offense. The other schools I was considering were the University of Miami, the University of Houston, and the University of Cincinatti. For UM, I wanted to stay close to home, but then I realized that the school would have ruined my development and forced me to play on offense. For Houston, I realized that the team isn't as good as their basketball team and I would have had to move to Texas which was a turnoff. Finally, for Cinncinatti, I realized that the team wasn't as good as it's playoff version and I would have to move to Ohio which is even worse than moving to Texas.
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The age old question: what would happen if a player from a defensive position was instead on the offense? Gil Fischer was very nearly a running back, but thanks to his special tenacity and aggression was assigned to defensive end during high school. The experience through those four years gave him the positional knowledge that made him an excellent DE, but also closed the doors on his future as a running back, a dream he always had but never got to experience.
If Fischer were a running back, his larger frame would make him a menace when it comes to breaking tackles and shedding blocks, but he might struggle when it comes to things like speed and agility. A life as an offensive superstar who is getting impressive stats every week is a dream that precious few get to experience. Instead, Gil gets to thrive on the other side of the ball. The stats don’t come as frequently or easily, but they’re more valuable. |
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