(S47) PT #2 - First Quarter Questions

[kenvald]

This season feels like any other season. The Orange County Otters have a great team on paper, but always seem to be struggling against one or two other teams in the conference. Because this conference, somehow, has been extremely competitive for almost a decade now. There's rarely one team that flies high above the rest. The Otters' biggest issue right now appear to be the offense. They say defense wins games, and being the #2 defense in the league so far has gotten them some wins. But we need to start scoring point to make use of the stops the defense produces.

For Jamdrian it's also been a typical season so far. Stats are looking about the same as the do every year at this time. Stagnating stats aren't new. Although he would love to be able to collect a stronger stat line there appears there's not much more he can do. He's playing at his best, which means he's a great player, but just not the best player.

[Rusfan]

After the first 7 weeks of the season, 400 TPE Mandrews McHollywood is, shockingly, somehow, incredibly, 7th in the league in yards with 536. At that pace he would have over 1,200 yards all while not being able to improve his skills because he’s in his corpse season. Needless to say this is so far from what I had expected to see from him this year. Entering the 47th season Mandrews was 132 yards away from the all-time New York Silverbacks record for total career yards. I had thought that this record, while extremely achievable, was going to take the better part of the season as a whole, with games of 20, maybe 30 yards making up the better part of the year. Instead, Mandrews has put up multiple 100+ yard games and not only has he grabbed the yards record, he is well on his way to grabbing the receptions total record, a number I thought impossible for him to reach.

[Cody]

To start Season 47 the New York Silverbacks fells flat against the upstart New Orleans Secondline.  Perry Passiveman is going into his third season with New York and is primed to start producing and taking more of a leadership role in the front seven, it doesn't appear to be Defensive Player of the Year level of play but his production on the field should improve. The team is having difficulty on both sides of the ball. The offense isn't scoring and the defense is giving up way too many points, it doesn't look like this team will be able to turn it around this year. The sports media had New York slotted as a middle of the road team for the upcoming season but that might have been an over estimation of the talent on this team. Hopefully New York is able to reverse their fortunes but with the teams early frustrations it looks like they are already prepping for the upcoming offseason.

[High Stick King]

SHL Affiliate

[kahri]

SHL Affiliate 

[homercrates]

With the addition of Nick Williams to the YKW the balance has shifted.  Before we had a true WR1 we had to pass to our TE and RB mainly.  YKW have had this stigma of being a running team, even though we throw more than run.  This season it feels like Money Toliver isn’t running as well at least as far as being the only running back taking all the carries.  Tolliver has been absolutely vital but the carry load Tolliver can handle is not the volume it once was.  This is seeing a shift from running and passing to the RB position to a more pass happy team.  Now with Williams and the gradual rise of Silence the team should start to feel more success passing the ball.  This has been very prevalent when you look at the WR 1 in fantasy, Nick WIlliams at the moment is the WR with the most points.

[zeagle1]

SHL PT

[FTR]

PBE Affiliate

[FootballIsCool]

We are through our first fifteen minutes of play in the opening game for the Sarasota Sailfish verses the Baltimore Hawks for the 47th season for the International Simulation Football League. Sarasota started off the game hammering a balanced attack utilizing both a strong rushing drive for Ace Anderson and passing attack from Willier Miller to Blaze. Baltimore hit the ground hard trying to exude their grit with Bazooka Joe setting the tone on the first play of the game receiving an unnecessary roughing penalty, despite him not being part of the tackle itself. Ace Anderson really showed himself as a force to be reckon with as he averaged over four yards per carry on four touches. It would have been a higher average had his stats been able to extend beyond the goal line as Ace registered the first touchdown for the season. Baltimore would answer back with a field goal with help by a horsecollar tackle by Cole which extended the drive. Problems we have going forwad is stayign disciplined and extending opposing teams drives through our foolishness.

[TomHanks]

The first quarter of the season was an up and down one for the New Orleans Second Line. We started out absolutely hot, winning 38-7 on the road against the New York Silverbacks. We'd go on to beat the Hahalua, lose a one possession game on the road, and then beat the Butchers on the road. Sitting at 3-1, things were looking good. Then the next two games happened. Our 95 accuracy kicker missed 3 FGs including a 21 yarder in a game we would ultimately lose in OT, and the nail in the coffin on that one was spiking the ball in our own half on 3rd down, going for it on 4th and long, and giving the ball away in field goal range, so lesson learned fire the coaching staff and find ones who can manage a clock or at least have brains. Following week we had 12 penalties for 104 yards so the lesson there is to never do that again. Just drive killer after drive killer. Now we're sitting 4-3 in a brutal conference and will have to really work hard to secure a playoff spot.