If Ben Horne was not playing in the NSFL, he would still be playing football. Just a different type of gridiron football, like the Arena Football League or the Canadian Football League, both faster pace versions of the NSFL (play clock wise). One may say, that is boring, all you want to play is football, but there is a good reason for it. Football is by far the most strategic and intelligence driven (form the players point of view) sport there is. In football, you play in short planned out bursts. At each play it is your strategy against theirs. In most other sports, the pace is too fast to have in-depth plans, and thus favors raw athletes rather than intelligent athletes. For example, in basketball, you have a small number of plays that can be ran, and most of the time the pace favors skipping the play running all together. This is similar for hockey or soccer, if you get the fast break, take it every time. In baseball your strategy is even more limited. Set the batting order based on some strategic criteria, maybe set the bullipin up strategically, but that's about it. Where as in football, you always have to think strategically. Take the time left on the play clock before the snap. The QB can look at the defense, think about what he saw in film, and change his strategy. The LB can do the same. Even during the play, post-snap, intelligence is important. If a LB has studied enough film, he will know what the TE’s options are in the middle of the route, giving him an extra second to break up the pass. If a QB has studied enough film, he can know where the tight spaces between zones are. He will know what his options are when a Safety breaks toward one route or the other. Further, these plays can all be placed into a strategy scenario-based sequence that is fairly unique to the sport. So, all that to say, Ben Horne would still be playing football, just in another type of league.
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[OPTION]Position: K/P
[OPTION]Archetype: Accurate
[OPTION]College: University of South Carolina
[OPTION]Nicknames: The Notorious D.U.G.
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[OPTION] Team History
[OPTION] S19 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
[OPTION] S20 - Tijuana Luchadores
[OPTION] S21 to S24 - Yellowknife Wraiths
[OPTION] S25 to S31 - New York Silverbacks
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[OPTION] Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] ---- Kicking Stats ----
[OPTION] S19 - 2 GP, 4 XPM, 5 XPA, 80.0%, 3 FGM, 5 FGA, 60.0%, 41 Long, 13 PTs
[OPTION] S20 - 14 GP, 18 XPM, 20 XPA, 90.0%, 19 FGM 21 FGA, 90.5%, 49 Long, 75 PTs
[OPTION] S21 - 13 GP, 34 XPM, 36 XPA, 94.4%, 17 FGM 21 FGA, 81.0%, 50 Long, 85 PTs
[OPTION] S22 - 13 GP, 43 XPM, 46 XPA, 93.5%, 27 FGM, 28 FGA, 96.4%, 56 Long, 124 PTs
[OPTION] S23 - 16 GP, 38 XPM, 39 XPA, 97.4%, 34 FGM, 36 FGA, 94.4%, 57 Long, 140 PTs
[OPTION] S24 - 16 GP, 39 XPM, 42 XPA, 92.9%, 20 FGM, 20 FGA, 100%, 52 Long, 99 PTs
[OPTION] S25 - 16 GP, 37 XPM, 38 XPA, 97.4%, 30 FGM, 32 FGA, 93.8%, 51 Long, 127 PTs
[OPTION] S26 - 16 GP, 34 XPM, 37 XPA, 91.9%, 25 FGM, 25 FGA, 100%, 47 Long, 109 PTs
[OPTION] S27 - 16 GP, 34 XPM, 34 XPA, 100%, 19 FGM, 22 FGA, 86.4%, 51 Long, 91 PTs
[OPTION] S28 - 16 GP, 33 XPM, 34 XPA, 97.1%, 39 FGM, 42 FGA, 92.9%, 55 Long, 150 Pts
[OPTION] S29 - 16 GP, 50 XPM, 52 XPA, 96.21%, 25 FGM, 33 FGA, 75.9%, 55 Long, 125 Pts
[OPTION] S30 - 16 GP, 46 XPM, 46 XPA, 100%, 24 FGM, 29 FGA, 88.9%, 56 Long, 118 Pts
[OPTION] S31 - 16 GP, 38 XPM, 38 XPA, 100%, 28 FGM, 33 FGA, 84.8%, 56 Long, 122 Pts
[OPTION] ---- Punting Stats ----
[OPTION] S20 - 14 GP, 91 Punts, 4138 Yds, 45.5 Avg, 18 Inside 20, 63 Long
[OPTION] S21 - 13 GP, 78 Punts, 3682 Yds, 47.2 Avg, 7 Inside 20, 71 Long
[OPTION] S22 - 13 GP, 73 Punts, 3383 Yds, 46.3 Avg, 16 Inside 20, 71 Long
[OPTION] S23 - 16 GP, 93 Punts, 4400 Yds, 47.3 Avg, 19 Inside 20, 72 Long
[OPTION] S24 - 16 GP, 95 Punts, 4433 Yds, 46.7 Avg, 18 Inside 20, 72 Long
[OPTION] S25 - 16 GP, 113 Punts, 5337 Yds, 47.2 Avg, 23 Inside 20, 72 Long
[OPTION] S26 - 16 GP, 96 Punts, 4606 Yds, 48 Avg, 15 Inside 20, 73 Long
[OPTION] S27 - 16 GP, 97 Punts, 4472 Yds, 46.1 Avg, 39 Inside 20, 69 Long
[OPTION] S28 - 16 GP, 89 Punts, 4231 Yds, 47.5 Avg, 39 Inside 20, 67 Long
[OPTION] S29 - 16 GP, 76 Punts, 3475 Yds, 45.7 Avg, 31 Inside 20, 68 Long
[OPTION] S30 - 16 GP, 72 Punts, 3341 Yds, 46.4 Avg, 28 Inside 20, 68 Long
[OPTION] S31 - 16 GP, 88 Punts, 4040 Yds, 45.9 Avg, 39 Inside 20, 65 Long
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[OPTION] Playoff Stats
[OPTION] ---- Kicking Stats ----
[OPTION] S19 - 1 GP, 2 XPM, 2 XPA, 100%, 1 FGM, 1 FGA, 100%, 18 Long, 5 PTs
[OPTION] S21 - 3 GP, 6 XPM, 7 XPA, 85.7%, 5 FGM, 5 FGA, 100%, 49 Long, 21 PTs
[OPTION] S22 - 1 GP, 1 XPM, 1 XPA, 100%, 3 FGM, 4 FGA, 75%, 38 Long, 10 PTs
[OPTION] S23 - 2 GP, 6 XPM, 6 XPA, 100%, 3 FGM, 4 FGA, 75%, 57 Long, 15 PTs
[OPTION] S26 - 1 GP, 5 XPM, 5 XPA, 100%, 0 FGM, 0 FGA, 100%, 0 Long, 5 PTs
[OPTION] S28 - 1 GP, 1 XPM, 1 XPA, 100%, 1 FGM, 1 FGA, 100%, 39 Long, 4 PTs
[OPTION] S29 - 3 GP, 10 XPM, 10 XPA, 100%, 9 FGM, 9 FGA, 100%, 51 Long, 37 PTs
[OPTION] S30 - 2 GP, 5 XPM, 5 XPA, 100%, 3 FGM, 3 FGA, 100%, 49 Long, 14 PTs
[OPTION] ---- Punting Stats ----
[OPTION] S21 - 3 GP, 25 Punts, 1150 Yds, 46.0 Avg, 2 Inside 20, 64 Long
[OPTION] S22 - 1 GP, 6 Punts, 247 Yds, 41.2 Avg, 0 Inside 20, 57 Long
[OPTION] S23 - 2 GP, 11 Punts, 493 Yds, 44.8 Avg, 1 Inside 20, 60 Long
[OPTION] S26 - 1 GP, 9 Punts, 422 Yds, 46.9 Avg, 2 Inside 20, 70 Long
[OPTION] S28 - 1 GP, 4 Punts, 163 Yds, 40.8 Avg, 1 Inside 20, 46 Long
[OPTION] S29 - 3 GP, 11 Punts, 489 Yds, 43.2 Avg, 1 Inside 20, 53 Long
[OPTION] S30 - 2 GP, 8 Punts, 391 Yds, 48.9 Avg, 3 Inside 20, 63 Long
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[OPTION] Trophy Case and Awards
[OPTION] 1x Kicker of The Year (S22)
[OPTION] 2x Punter of The Year (S25, S28)
[OPTION] 4x Pro Bowl (S22, S24, S25, S28)
[OPTION] 2x Ultimus Champion (S23, S29)
[OPTION] 2x NSFC Champion (S21, S23)
[OPTION] 1x ASFC Champion (S29)
[OPTION] 2x DSFL OPoTG
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[OPTION] Other Accomplishments
[OPTION] Tied Playoff Field Goal Length Record (57 yards in S23)
[OPTION] Team USA Member (S22, S23, S25, S26)
[OPTION] S24 Charity Tournament Champion (Atlanta Pink Ponies)
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[OPTION]Position: LB/DE
[OPTION]Archetype: Power Rusher Turned Speed Rusher
[OPTION]College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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[OPTION] Team History
[OPTION] S7 - Tijuana Luchadores
[OPTION] S8 to S13 - San Jose Sabercats
[OPTION] S14 to S18 - Baltimore Hawks
[OPTION] S19 - Arizona Outlaws
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[OPTION] Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] S7 - Tijuana - 45 Tck, 6 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 8 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION] S8 - San Jose - 73 Tck, 2 Sacks, 7 TFL, 0 Int, 6 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION] S9 - San Jose - 88 Tck, 4 Sacks, 2 TFL, 2 Int, 4 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] S10 - San Jose - 117 Tck, 2 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 Int, 1 PD, 0 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] S11 - San Jose - 114 Tck, 5 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 5 PD, 2 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] S12 - San Jose - 40 Tck, 4 Sacks, 9 TFL, 0 Int, 13 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR*
[OPTION] S13 - San Jose - 26 Tck, 1 Sack, 4 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR*
[OPTION]S14 - Baltimore - 90 Tck, 10 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 14 PD, 1 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION]S15 - Baltimore - 96 Tck, 12 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 15 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION]S16 - Baltimore - 105 Tck, 10 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 16 PD, 2 FF, 2 FR
[OPTION]S17 - Baltimore - 89 Tck, 9 Sacks, 2 TFL, 0 Int, 3 PD, 1 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION]S18 - Baltimore - 85 Tck, 8 Sacks, 0 TFL, 1 Int, 16 PD, 0 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION]S19 - Arizona - 97 Tck, 3 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 3 PD, 0 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] *Season played as DE instead of LB
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[OPTION] Playoff Stats
[OPTION]S7 - Tijuana - 15 Tck, 2 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD (2 games)
[OPTION]S12 - San Jose - 0 Tck, 0 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD (1 game)
[OPTION]S13 - San Jose - 5 Tck, 1 Sack, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD (1 game)
[OPTION]S14 - Baltimore - 8 Tck, 2 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 1 PD (1 game)
[OPTION]S15 - Baltimore - 13 Tck, 3 Sacks, 0 TFL, 1 Int, 2 PD (2 games)
[OPTION]S17 - Baltimore - 19 Tck, 2 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 1 PD (3 games)
[OPTION]S18 - Baltimore - 14 Tck, 1 Sacks, 1 FF, 0 Int, 1 PD (2 games)
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[OPTION] Trophy Case and Awards
[OPTION] Tijuana Luchadores Ring of Honor (S24 class)
[OPTION] 5x Pro Bowl (S10, S14, S15, S16, S18)
[OPTION] 1x Ultimus Champion (S15)
[OPTION] 2x NSFL NSFC Champion (S15, S17)
[OPTION] 16x Defensive Player of the Game
[OPTION] 1x DSFL SFC Champion (S7)
[OPTION] 1000+ Tackle Club
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[OPTION] Front Office History
[OPTION] S8 to S12 - Co-GM of Tijuana Luchadores (Co-GM: nunccoepi)
[OPTION] S13 - Head Coach of San Jose Sabercats
[OPTION] S14 to S17- Co-GM of Baltimore Hawks (Co-GM: nunccoepi)
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[OPTION] Trophy/Award Case
[OPTION] 1x Ultimus Champion (S15)
[OPTION] 2x NSFL NSFC Champion (S15, S17)
[OPTION] 3x Ultimini Champion (S8, S9, S10)
[OPTION] 4x DSFL SFC Champion (S8, S9, S10, S11)
[OPTION] 3x DSFL Co-GM of the Year (S8, S9, S10)
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[OPTION] Overall Stats
[OPTION] Regular Season 85-40
[OPTION] Post Season 11-5
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[OPTION] Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] S8 - TIJ - 8-6 - 2nd in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S9 - TIJ - 10-4 - 1st in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S10 - TIJ - 10-4 - 1st in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S11 - TIJ - 5-9 - 2nd in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S12 - TIJ - 9-5 - 1st in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S13 - SJS - 12-2 - 1st in ASFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION]S14 - BAL - 11-3 - 1st in NSFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION]S15 - BAL - 12-2 - 1st in NSFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION]S16 - BAL - 7-6 - 4th in NSFC Division
[OPTION]S17 - BAL - 8-5 -2nd in NSFC Division - Made Playoffs
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[OPTION] Post Season Stats
[OPTION] S8 - TIJ - 2-0 - Won Ultimini
[OPTION] S9 - TIJ - 2-0 - Won Ultimini
[OPTION] S10 - TIJ - 2-0 - Won Ultimini
[OPTION] S11 - TIJ - 1-1 - Lost Ultimini
[OPTION] S12 - TIJ - 0-1 - Lost in SFC Championship
[OPTION] S13 - SJS - 0-1 - Lost in ASFC Championship
[OPTION] S14 - BAL - 0-1 - Lost in NSFC Championship
[OPTION] S15 - BAL - 2-0 - Won Ultimus
[OPTION] S16 - Did not make playoffs
[OPTION] S17 - BAL - 2-1 - Lost Ultimus
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[OPTION] Other Career Achievements
[OPTION] Lead Tijuana to first Franchise Ultimini (S8)
[OPTION] First DSFL Franchise to win 3 Ultimini's in a row (S10)
[OPTION] GMed the only shutout in Ultimus History (S15)
[OPTION] Created QuickKetchup Strategy Testing
[OPTION] Co-GM of Great Lakes Dragons in S24 Charity Tournament