(S48) Offseason Task

[bjkman]

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[modpro]

Answering question 1.


Let me take you back to the end of week 10. The Portland Pythons were shaken after a brutal loss to the Bondi Beach Buccaneers. Jackie Wilson, the General Manager of the team, had cast that game with me on gameday live. The last bits of hope were leaving her voice. That was when it all turned around. Portland would then go on to beat a juggernaut of a team in the Tijuana Luchadores. They started up, but then went down 17-7. They then proceeded to pile on points going up multiple scores. Tijuana would make it look like a close game near the end, drawing the final score to 42 to 39 with a late touchdown and two point conversion, but Portland had made a statement win. They then toppled the other juggernaut, my Minnesota Grey Ducks, winning a defensive duel 22 to 14. All of a sudden, the Pythons had gone from 5 and 5 to 7 and 5, and were poised to potentially sweep the rug out from under London and steal their spot in the playoffs. They would not waste the opportunity, absolutely destroying Norfolk 55 to 14. Van Goff threw for over four hundred yards. They were rolling. Yet after all this, they still had not clinched playoffs, they needed to beat the London Royals or all that work would have been for nothing. It was win and in, lose and out. The Pythons stepped up to the challenge though, stifling the London Royals’ offense, giving up just 12 points and scoring 26. With all that, the Pythons managed to squeak into the playoffs by a margin of one measly game. This was already a miracle. But that was just the start, then came the game of all games. The Portland Pythons matched up round one of the playoffs against the Minnesota Grey Ducks. Fortunately for the Ducks, they pounded the Pythons early. The first drive ended with a big Minnesota interception by Poop Eater Junior that was returned for 67 yards down to Portland’s 23. The Pythons managed a goal line stand and forced Minnesota to kick a field goal (remember this). Portland then drove down the field and missed a mid ranged kick. That’s what happens when you use a bot kicker. Minnesota then marched down the field with ease and scored a touchdown, going up 10 to 0. Portland’s bot kicker missed another kick, and Minnesota ran in another touchdown to go up 17 to 0. Minnesota would kick another field goal to go up 20 to 0 and it was looking real slim for Portland. The bot kicker for Portland missed yet another kick, which was not even the worst thing to happen. Late in the third quarter, Oles the third would pick off a pass from Van Goff and take it 56 yards to the house, putting Minnesota up 27 to 0. The coffin gifs came out all across the gameday live chat. It was supposed to be over. Then voodoo magic happened. Portland scored one touchdown, then another, then another, then as they were driving for a third touchdown, Jackie Wilson said to me during gameday live commentary, “Don’t say we don’t have a chance.” Naturally, I responded, “You don’t have a chance.” Portland then proceeded to cash in that next touchdown, bringing them within a score at 27 to 21. We then completely bungled our possession and gave it back to them with two minutes left. They proceeded to march down the field completely unimpeded and score a game winning touchdown. I was at a loss for words. The finals game is irrelevant to this story. The run was crazy.

[Swanty]

1. The Season 47 Ultimus and Ultimini have officially come to an end. Congratulations to the the Portland Pythons and Arizona Outlaws for each winning their respective championships. How did each of the finalists in either the Ultimus or Ultimini arrive at the playoffs? Were there any teams that surprised or disappointed during the playoffs? Did the outcome of either championship game surprise you at all?

In this OT segment, we will be deep diving into the paths to the Ultimus for each of the finalists: Arizona Outlaws and Cape Town Crash.

First we'll take a look at the Outlaws. This team is the undisputed greatest franchise of all-time, especially in the new-sim era, with a crazy amount of titles and by far the best win loss record. And for this season, they started as they meant to go on, going 3-0 with big wins against the Otters, Copperheads and the fellow eventual finalists, Cape Town Crash. They then lost a close matchup with the top team of the season, the San Jose Sabercats, but that didn't deter them for the rest of the season. They then had two very close wins against the Silverbacks and the resurgent Second Line to put them 5-1. A very strong record but with some close calls along the way. They then followed it up with a dominant thrashing of the Sarasota Sailfish before yet another close win against the Otters, this time by just 3 points. Next up was a 30 point domination of the seemingly perpetually tanking Hahalua. Still, it was a big gap to make up to the Sabercats and looked likely that they'd need to navigate wildcard weekend to make it to the Ultimus. They then suffered a disappointing 10 point loss to the out of conference Hawks, but bounced back with yet another 3 point win against the Copperheads. Just as they were holding out hope of making a charge for the top spot in the conference, they suffered two successive close losses to leave them at 10-4. A big win against rivals San Jose in week 15 gave them hope, but it wasn't enough, even with a big win against the Wraiths in week 16. And in the wildcards, it took them overtime to dispatch the Second Line before upsetting the #1 seed San Jose in the conference finals.

As for the Cape Town Crash, they did extremely well to make it to the big stage considering how the regular season went. They started off with a huge confidence boosting win against the Colorado Yeti, but it was followed up by 3 successive losses: a close one with the Butchers but then 2 big deficits to the Outlaws and Hawks where their defense seemingly fell apart. Next up was a massive 66-27 win against the Fire Salamanders to put them back on track and a big win against the Wraiths to put them back to 3-3. However, before they could edge into a winning record, they suffered two more losses to the Sailfish and the Wraiths. The Ultimus looked a long way away at this point. They then kicked it into high gear with 4 successive big-margin wins against Berlin, Chicago, Honolulu and Colorado. Their now winning record was looking strong, but they then suffered two consecutive losses against San Jose and Yellowknife. Sitting at 7-7, they knew it would be tight to make it to the wildcards but they delivered with two big wins against Sarasota and Baltimore. And for the big game, they'd be facing the Hawks again in successive weeks. This time they came up victorious with a dominant 35-7 win. Progressing to the conference championships and they bested the #1 seed Chicago Butchers in a close encounter that came down to a single touchdown. Moving onto the big game between these two strong teams, and it was Arizona who came up victorious, as they had done in their regular season matchup, thanks to a strong all-around game and a kicker who delivered when it counted.

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[SensibleDictator]

The reddit class of season 47 has already experienced so much of what this league has to offer. We have had it all including general managers, punishment threads, awards, and media. The biggest differentiator from other classes is that we already have 5 new create S47 gms. We have managed to gain influence in over half of the DSFL teams while only having 2 seasons of game time. Most of these gm spots have been off of a pipeline of their own DSFL team which makes sense. However, something that makes this chance unique is that Tyler Higbee II actually got a GM spot at Portland’s rivals, the London Royals. Nobody really knows how he got this spot but it seems like he had a really good relationship with Orange, his fellow London gm. Another thing that the season 47 class has is with Ultimini and Ultimus wins. Portland winning it all this recent season gave the S47 yapper, Tyler Higbee II, an Ultimini ring before getting called up to Honolulu. Also, Sewage Joe was on the Arizona team for their Ultimus win this season so he gets himself an Ultimus ring before any other season 47 players. The biggest steal of the season 47 ISFL draft so far seems to be Bondi Beach Buccaneers WR, Meo Stickyhands McGee. Even though he has not even stepped foot on the field for the Berlin Fire Salamanders, he is earning at a rate that is close to max earning and was taken with pick 45 in the draft. Truly a steal that late in the draft even if the players drafted in front do turn out to be great. However, along with draft hits come some big draft slip ups from that same team. The Berlin Fire Salamanders drafted Walter Yensid, who was projected 1st overall, with the third pick of the draft. This sounds like a steal, right? Wrong, because of their pick at 23. With pick 23, Berlin decided to violate Walter’s one request and draft Maurice Gunner. It was clear these players would not work in the same locker room, having several off the field issues between them. This caused Walter Yensid to seemingly step away from the ISFL as a whole. While I am still holding out hope that he comes back, it is very unlikely he does and this was a wasted 3rd overall pick by Berlin purely because of their later 2nd rounder. Another draft slip up occurred with the drafting of JJ What at pick 7 by the Chicago Butchers. There was clearly some miscommunication in scouting based on how quickly JJ got traded. It is unclear whether this was the fault of JJ What or the fault of the scouts of Chicago, but Chicago did not meet what JJ wanted from his ISFL team. This caused JJ to almost immediately be flipped for a S48 second to Honolulu, turning a highly anticipated reddit class player into a 2nd round pick in a matter of days. There are many possible Hall of Famers in this class as well. As far as tight ends go, there are most likely going to be 2 strong candidates for future hall of famers in Bob Kronkowski and Tyler Higbee II. They both have already grabbed an Ultimini ring and are looking to get called up to the ISFL and perform well enough to sneak in at a weaker position. The top 2 picks in this draft, Brad Woof and Roquefort Cotswald both have started their campaigns for hall of fame very well with individual stats to show for it. Some other potential hall of famers include Tim Riggins, Dominic Reynolds, Reginald Hammerfall, and Soul King Brook.

[Brad Woof]

I am about to write 600 words about the Portland Pythons. 

S46 was a tough one for Portland. They finished 3-11 with the worst offense and almost worst defense in the league, then lost their WR1 Brad Woof to the ISFL. After that, their co-GM left to accept the GM position for the Yellowknife Wraiths, resulting in a search for a new GM. Finding and hiring Jadda as GM was the Pythons first and likely most important step towards S47 relevance, followed almost immediately by drafting LB Willeh Strong with their hard earned first overall pick.

The team had a strong draft, taking key players like S Rocket Ride and returning TDL waiver RB American Dream, and their returning S46 players like Jadda's WR Jonathan Irons, Yap God TE Tyler Higbee II, CB Edith Nickelback, and LB Upcetti Spaghetti rounded off a well-balanced squad. 

The team got off to a rough start, likely due to the huge turnover and attempting to find a rhythm with their new talent and management. But coming into week 6 at 1-5, they sure found it. New GM Jadda and LB Willeh were heavily devoted to sim testing this season, and everything started to click. Using their new testing strategy of [THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN REDACTED BY THE PORTLAND PYTHONS], the team was able to maximize their players' talents. In the following nine games to end the season, the Pythons would go 8-1.

Their final game of the regular season was crucially important to the team, as with their unfortunate start, they found themselves on the edge of a playoff berth and tied in the standings with their division rival London Royals. With both teams at 8-5, it was a win-and-in scenario for London and Portland. I saw first-hand the dedication displayed by Portland's testing team, and I have no doubt that their incredible effort before the matchup is what won them the game in such dominating fashion. Portland put their foot on the gas from the opening kickoff and never looked back, winning 26-12 and grabbing a playoff berth.

The team's biggest hurdle would come in their first round matchup with the Minnesota Grey Ducks. Minnesota was 11-3 on the season and was sporting the top defense in the league, plus a top 2 offense. The game did not start in Portland's favor at all, as the first five scores were by the Grey Ducks. Two Oswald-Newton FGs, two Soul King Brooks rushing TDs, and a pick six halfway through the third quarter gave Minnesota a 27-0 lead with just under seven minutes remaining in the third. For most teams, this would have been the end of things, but finally the Pythons' sim experience started to pay off. Portland's potent passing offense suddenly came to life and their defense became impenetrable. QB Van Goff would lead his team down the field for four consecutive touchdowns and the Grey Ducks were entirely unable to even move into FG range. Pythons stun the league's top team with a historic comeback and would go on to win 28-27, the winning touchdown coming at 51 seconds remaining in the form of a two yard Van Goff pass to RB Gucci Gurley.

Portland cemented their S47 legacy as a stellar second-half team with their impeccable performance in the Ultimini. Up against the #2 seed Luchadores who were appearing in their second straight championship game, the Pythons faced the #2 and #1 offenses in back to back weeks. A defensive battle in the first quarter was finally won by the Pythons with an Animal Blundetto 3 yard TD run, but TIJ answered swiftly and strongly, once again putting Portland on their back foot. Four straight scores (three FGs and a one yard Andre Benn receiving TD) put the Pythons in a 16-7 hole in the early third quarter. Then, just as they did against Minnesota, Portland came alive. Unlike the previous week, they still allowed their opponents one more TD, but the second-half offense was electric, scoring three TDs in the same amount of time. The dagger was a two yard TD catch by the Yap God himself, Tyler Higbee II, and the unlikely worst-to-first story was compete. TIJ sent packing two years in a row, and the 9-5 Portland Pythons lift the trophy.

[Piercewise1]

#12

Sarasota has developed a strong rivalry with the Yellowknife Wraiths during my time in the league, based on our evenly matched teams and the closeness of our games. Since S44 (my rookie year), the two teams have split their in-season series every year, right down the middle: both franchises have 2 home wins, 2 home losses, 2 road wins, and 2 road losses in that time. During S46 the teams also met in the playoffs, and the Wraiths escaped with a 29-26 overtime win (they would go on to another overtime win the following week before losing in the Ultimus). Of those 9 games over 4 seasons, the majority (6) have been decided by 8 points or fewer.

S44 and S45 were the “road warrior” years of this rivalry, as the home team lost all 4 contests. Yellowknife won a narrow 24-21 victory in Week 1 of S44 behind 3 TD passes from Absolute Unit, but Sarasota triumphed in week 12 after nearly blowing a 27-6 lead in the second half. S45 Yellowknife only won 4 games, but one victory was week 9 in Sarasota when they started out hot with 24 1st half points and sacked Willier Miller 8 times in total. In S46 the travel luck swapped, with the home team winning 4 regular season games in a row. Sarasota got blown out by 3 scores early in the season, but got their revenge in week 16 with a narrow 17-10 upset. That meant that they got to host the wild card game, but the very same Wraiths showed up and defeated them in overtime. S47 was more of the same, with Sarasota losing on the road in week 2 by a score of 24-17 on a last-minute Nick Williams touchdown grab. But in week 12 Sarasota got their revenge, keeping the Wraiths out of the end zone in a 20-9 beatdown.

The combination of close games, meaningful contests, and evenly-matched teams has created a strong rivalry between Sarasota and Yellowknife. As conference rivals that play twice a year, there is every possibility that this continues for years to come.

#16

S47 was the first year that a Jamie Orion team did not make their league’s playoffs. He’s been very lucky so far, starting with winning an Ultimus in S43 with the Portland Pythons after a dominating 11-3 season and winning two playoff games by a combined 40 points. He was drafted in the first round by the Sarasota Sailfish and immediately called up, starting at strong safety for two years before moving to free safety for another two. In seasons 44-46 the team went 9-7 each year and qualified for the playoffs.

This year things went a little differently. The team still went 7-9, so they didn’t completely collapse. But they finished 5th in the conference and well outside the playoff race. They also started 4-7, so nearly half of their victories came with the team out of contention. This is another reason why a season with a similar number of wins felt completely different from a competitive standpoint.

There were a couple of reasons for the missed expectation. Last year’s newly acquired strong safety appears to have gone inactive, rendering the back of the defense weaker (now that Orion was moved to free safety and Spruce Willis changed positions to cornerback). The team finished 6th in interceptions and 8th in passes defended; not terrible, but not playoff caliber. But the big issue lies in a lack of explosion from the offense; the team scored 280 points last season, an average of only 17.5 per game, good enough for last in the league. For comparison, the worst playoff offense that year was Chicago, who scored 386 (24.1 per game). The team was held under 20 points nine times, including a 4-game stretch from weeks 8-11 (all losses).

With Johnny Blaze Jr showing his age, the offense needs a shot in the arm if they want to compete at a playoff level in the ISFL. They had a decent year last year on defense, but decent and average aren’t going to cut it if they want to return to postseason play.

[xenosthelegend]

7. Write 600 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 600 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.

Yellowknife had a weird season. Yellowknife had a really weird season. I called us 'Schrodinger's Juggernaut' as we managed to look great against the top teams in the league, even beating them several times. While managing to give the bottom 2 teams in the ISFL their only 2 wins not against each other. But that isn't exactly what we are here to talk about today. What we are here to talk about is Yellowknife's week 8 loss to the Honolulu Hahalua. Specifically how Zenzeroni Xystarch II had an arguably top 5 punting game of all time in an ultimately losing effort.

We will now review the box score:
Zenzeroni Xystarch II had 7 punts for 334 yards, averaging 47.7 yards. A long of 68, and 4 punts inside the 20 for an ~57.1% inside 20 rate.

Just by looking at the box score, this doesn't look like anything special, and you might even argue that opposing punter Ray Baker had a similar day at 5 punts for 246 yards, an average of 49.2 yards. Long of 62, and 3 punts inside the 20 for a 60% inside 20 rate. The box score doesn't tell you everything though, so we need to examine the play by play to truly understand this punting masterclass put on by Zenzeroni Xystarch II.

Late in the first quarter, Yellowknife was on the Honolulu 49 yard line, and decided to punt facing 4th and 2. Xystarch manages to pick up every yard he possibly can as his punt traveled 48 yards in the air, going out of bounds at the 1 yard line. While pinning a team at the 1 yard line usually puts 'safety' in the minds of the defense, it goes even better than expected for Yellowknife as they force a turnover on the very next play setting the Yellowknife offense up at the 1 yard line.

For his second punt, Xystarch was deep in Yellowknife territory, and managed to boot the ball 68 yards downfield where it bounced out of bounds at the Honolulu 3 yard line, completely flipping the field. While Honolulu was able to move the ball on this drive, it was still an amazing punt by Xystarch.

With less than 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Xystarch II punted the ball for just 40 yards where Honolulu returner Stetson David was tackled on the spot for no gain, pinning Honolulu at their 25 yard line to end the half.

After Yellowknife's catastrophic first possession in the second half that saw them turn the ball over on the first play from scrimmage, their second drive stalled out relatively quickly as well. On his own 42 yard line, Xystarch II had another stroke of brilliance as he picked up every yard he possibly could for a second time this game, punting the ball 57 yards in the air as it sailed out of bounds pinning Honolulu at their own 1 yard line again.

Late in the third quarter at the Honolulu 40 yard line, Xystarch II managed to pin Honolulu at their 1 yard line for the third time in a single game. I don't know if any other punter has managed to do this three times in a single game.

Xystarch II's next two punts were nothing of note as they both went 41 yards in the air deep in Yellowknife territory.

Let's revisit the box score, and update it to make it represent what truly happened:
Zenzeroni Xystarch II: 7 punts, 334 yards, 47.7 average, 68 long, 4 inside 20, 4 inside 5, 3 at 1.

I don't believe any punter has ever had numbers in a single game like this. Of his 4 punts that were inside the 20, his worst was at the 3 yard line. The other 3 punts all were at the 1 yard line.

[WrittinDirectino]

4. For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?

For the past i-don't-know-how-many seasons I've pretty much done season summaries for offseason tasks. I decided to change things up and learn more about the Arizona Outlaws' history in the process. I've been an Outlaw for six seasons, which accounts for roughly 13% of the franchise's history, but I wasn't really familiar with the ups and downs of the team. I had to sift through the wiki to create the Mount Rushmore, or rather, the Mount Graham for the Outlaws.(The most famous mountain in Arizona, according to a quick google search. Arizona has beautiful mountains, by the way)

1. The George Washington-Adwyer87
George Washington, the first president of the United States, navigated the country as it took baby steps. Similarly, I wanted to find someone who was on the very first iteration of the team, who was there for the formation of the ISFL(or the NSFL) as the league and the team found it's footing. Someone who was an inspiration to players then and now, in terms of both skill and leadership. I think Adwyer87 is the perfect fit here. A literal creator of the Outlaws(along with Bushito), Adwyer was the general manager for the first four seasons of the ISFL. The Arizona Outlaws made the playoffs each season and had three straight Ultimus wins. Adwyer's player, King Bronko, was one of the top QBs in the league and was a big part of all of them and kept the Outlaws afloat even after Adwyer's retirement from the GM position. I believe the three-peat was crucial for instilling a winning mentality in the Arizona locker room for years to come.

*while in the process of writing this post I found out Adwyer87 was accused of cheating during the three-peat. I wasn't aware when I wrote this part of the post, but I'm not re-writing it. Sorry!

2. The Thomas Jefferson- Crunk and Z-Whiz
Like Washington, Jefferson was a key figure during the early days of the nation. He set the United States up for success by acquiring land and supporting the Lewis and Clark expedition. Yes, I'm cheating by picking two people. They were co-GMs for a while and it was impossible to decide who deserved a spot more. Crunk and Z-Whiz made a series of galaxy brain moves like acquring Tatsu Nakamura and Jay Cue Jr. to ensure long term success. Crunk and Z-Whiz are still very active in the locker room, and their players, Danny Nedelko and Spottie O’Dopaliscious had insane peaks as well.

3. The Theodore Roosevelt-Kotasa
Roosevelt was known for being a very charismatic and popular president. My pick here is Kotasa. Kotasa is one of the greatest GMs the league has ever had. His stats, as a both player and manager, are But that's only part of the reason why Kotasa earns a spot on here. Kotasa is one of the friendliest and likable people I've interacted with during my time in the league. At the end of the day, the ISFL is about having fun and socializing. People like Kotasa make that possible.

4. The Abraham Lincoln-.Simo
Abraham Lincoln is recognized by some as the greatest American president, mostly for abolishing slavery and righting the ship after the Civil War. Finding a parallel for such a man was no easy task. So, I simply decided to find the greatest Outlaw. After some deliberation, I decided to go with .Simo. I don't think it's unfair to say Simo has had the best possible career of anyone in the league, as a both player and general manager. Simo's player, Wendell Sailor, ushered in a new era of success. Wendell Sailor finished his career with three rings, 2 MVPS, and all sorts of passing records-all with the Outlaws. His resume as a general manager is even more impressive, with 4 rings and three GMotY awards. Even now, after his retirement as general manager, he still does a lot of work behind the scenes for Arizona. His recreate, Paul Dosza, is one of the top cornerbacks in the league and stepped up big time in the most recent Ultimus wins.

[Rydel439]

25. Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a one of the league's stars. (Graphic Task)

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ISFL Football 2063 on all next gen consoles featuring cover athlete Mister Hogmally - TE - Colorado Yeti

30. Choose one existing award. Tell us why you think a certain player should win that award this season. Stats, or anything else possible should be used to support your case. (Written or Graphic Task)

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DSFL OPOY winner Andre Benn - dominating the competition with 104 catches, 1,702 rec yards, and 17 rec TDs!

31. Make up an award for your player (or even someone else) to win for something not on the football field. (Written or Graphic Task)

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Ryan Joseph has been awarded the Walder Painten Man of the Year Award for his community outreach work in the London community.

35. Create the front page of a newspaper celebrating the win or the Ultimus or Ultimini winner. (Graphic Option)

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Front page news!  The Arizona Outlaws go back to back and bring home another world championship!

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7. Something that interests you in the league

So I'm new here, but I'll take a shot at this. I'm going to write about ISFL fantasy football. Which is like, pretty awesome that there's a simulation football league that has a subsequent ISFL fantasy league attached to the simulation league. Like a simulation of a simulation. But my focus is going to be talking about how we can bring more of America's favourite pasttime -- fantasy sports -- into the world of simulated sports. Because what we're doing now is really cool, but we all know redraft is the tip of the fantasy football iceberg.

What do we have today? A redraft league that has individual defensive players (IDP) players as well. That's a good start, better than most fantasy football leagues. But there's more available to us that we can take advantage of: I'm talking keeper, I'm talking dynasty, I'm talking salary cap, I'm talking auctions, I'm talking rotisserie scoring, and then I'm going to talk Massive Leagues of Record.

Keeper leagues, to those not obsessed with fantasy sports, are leagues that allow teams to keep, year over year, a certain number of players. Often times this means you'll give up a draft pick the next year's redraft in order to keep your keeper. It's a small way of keeping year over year consistency in your fantasy team and rewards sometimes those picks that went off. There's a few different ways to work it, but you could for example give up a redraft pick based on the tier of the player's performance. A first rounder may only cost you a top-10 performer. So considering the ISFL fantasy performers last year in S47, you'd have to give up a first to keep like Shrubbery (RB1, 1 oa) or Swagart (RB3, 4oa), but also Bollrsveifla (QB1, 3oa) or Patterson (QB3, 5oa), or even Hogmally (TE1, 10oa). Then a second rounder the next group of 20, including studs like WR1 Robinson, QB4 TurnDaBallOva, LB1 Maclean. You get the idea.

There's also dynasty leagues. I think I heard there may be one for ISFL already, but that's a dope idea for a simulated league. Drafting a team of your sim league buddies and keeping year over year keeps you even more engaged with their own development and role in the league. Imagine having TurnDaBallOva locked up in your dynasty league? Often times these leagues are also paired with colleges squads that let you keep prospects while they're in college. Despite our league not having colleges, I think the fantasy league could use some DFSL in it. So perhaps you get to draft some DSFL rookies into a rookie squad, not to earn points but to get an early snab of the hot new DSFL rookie (like Zimm Triumph cough cough).

Then you can pair some of these modes together. Salary cap ISFL fantasy football becomes weirdly similar to actual sim football. Awarding contracts to players with money that you have to keep under a salary cap is the name of the game in this type of mode. Usually starting with an auction (which c'mon we definitely need to implement even without salary cap fantasy ISFL leagues) that says so you want Ace Anderson? How much for him? In a salary cap of $100, you spending $20? And if you can give a contract but have to give x% increase every year, do you risk eating more of your budget year over year for him? Then offseasons are full of auction drafts for free agents not kept by teams (or other free agents) -- rookie drafts keep their linear draft style usually.

What about different scoring methods? Right now we don't even do weekly matchups -- I'm assuming due to the difficulties of Google Sheets making that really not fun to coordinate. But weekly points matchups are just one new addition. You could do rotisserie scoring -- winning categories like Yards Receiving or Yards Rushing sure, but also Forced Fumbles or others could really increase the draft stock of defensive players. 

Finally you could also implement Massive Leagues of Record. These are usually either flat or vertical fantasy leagues. Flat being many groups and then a playoffs between the champions of groups. Vertical being relegation and promotion of teams based on how they perform in increasing difficult fantasy leagues. Doing well year over year gets you promoted into the next tier of ISFL fantasy. What a cool way to enjoy your simulated sports league

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