Hello fellow simmers, and welcome to the third edition of, "Who To Protect?", the series that we go through all the team’s rosters, and determine what 7 players should be protected in the upcoming expansion draft. Today we’ll be focusing on the Baltimore Hawks and ask the question, Who To Protect?
Before we dive into the list, And those of you who have not read my previous articles in this series, I’ll once again explain how my system works, we have tier list of 3 tiers.
First Tier: Shield That Boi! This tier is rather simple, the player is too risky to leave exposed in this upcoming draft.
Second Tier: A Later Protection. This tier is another simple tier, they should be exposed but protected immediately after you lose someone else.
The Bottom Tier: Hasta La Vista Baby. Another simple answer, this person needs to be sent off to Sarasota or Honolulu, he/she does not have any value on the team.
We must analyze the team before we decide who gets sent to the picking grounds.
The team:
9-4 first in the conference, tied with the New Orleans Second Line for the league’s 2nd best win loss record. The Hawks averaged 27 points per game, which is fantastically for good because that’s actually 3rd in the league and and the absolute best in their conference. Their defense on the other hand Has a lot upside of this because they are allowing an average of 22.3 points per game, which is the 4th best in the league. That is actually pretty solid good and their dominance shows their 9-4?record which could not deceive everyone because of their solid team and good record.
Now before we get into what 7 they should protect, this is an opinionated piece in which a good human being like myself has one, please don’t go into my DM’s and say "WhY dId YoU sAy I’m NoT gEtTiNg PrOtEcTeD?" Please be advised as it is the speculation from a former general manager who knows a lot more than half these rookies.
There is a new change to the format this time around as we will only talk about the 7 players that will be protected in my opinion, because my last article (Philadelphia) got flamed for only talking about two protections, I hear you and your request is officially granted. Welcome to the rejuvenated Who To Protect and please enjoy the Baltimore edition of my series.
Number 7:
Walt Green, Safety
As most of you know, Duilio is the current general manager of the Baltimore Hawks, he has led the Hawks to the playoffs in 5 consecutive seasons, they only missed the playoffs in the first season of his tenure which was season sixteen, during a general manager transition phase. Now let’s get into the player during the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. Green had a pretty good season, with 83 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 interceptions and 5 pass deflections, and 3 forced fumbles, making him the key play maker on the hawks defense. Just because of his general manager position, he gets number 7 on our list.
Number 6:
For TheBrand, Kicker
The hawks have a tough choice with the kicker position, either they go with the old reliable in Kulture Fulture, who probably does not have long until his auto retirement, or they go with their secondary guy in Brand, in my opinion going with brand is a better long term solution, because Fulture likely only has a season left in him to go before the end of his very likely hall of fame career. Unfortunately, we do not have any stats for Brand, because he was a bench rider in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. Kickers are people too folks, he gets spot number 6 on our list.
Number 5:
Apollo Reed, Running Back
The hawks main runner, Reed in fact did not start originally in Baltimore, he was originally drafted by the Orange country otters and even won an Ultimus with them, the question is can repeat that success with the hawks? This is probably their best chance, coming in with a decent chance to host the Ultimus, by holding head to head tie breakers over the otters and second line. Reed was brought in after he got swapped with Ludicolo Bigby. In the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league, Reed did fairly well, with 210 attempts and rushing for 1007 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and 4 touchdowns. Good enough to earn the number 5 spot on our list.
Number 4:
Darrell Williams, Running Back
The young counterpart to Apollo Reed, the electric youngster still has some stuff to prove since he’s only a recent arrival in the national Simulation Football league, getting his start as a backup, however it is not long until he overtakes Reed for the number 1 spot for running back as early as the twenty third season. Let’s now check out how Williams did in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. In 204 rushing attempts, he had 888 rushing yards, averaging 4.4 yards per carry and 5 punch ins for touchdowns during this season. He earns the number 4 spot on our list.
Number 3:
Sandip Bakashi, Linebacker
A former national Simulation Football league journeyman, he has been on many different rosters, including the Arizona Outlaws, Yellowknife Wraiths, Austin Copperheads, and finally, the Baltimore Hawks. He so far has probably his best years in Austin and Baltimore, simply by being utilized properly earning him an Ultimus in season 20 by defeating one of his former teams in the Yellowknife wraiths. So how did he do in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league? For some weird reason he wasn’t on the index! But in my opinion he’s number 3 on the list.
Before we get into the top two We must talk about two departures that’ll affect the franchise, Corvo Havran, and Fabricio Baldari, Baldari has a no protection clause in his contract, and Havran is the general manager of the Honolulu Hahalua.
Number 2:
Asher Quinn, Wide Receiver
He is a young guy, and currently the main general manager at the developmental Simulation Football league’s Minnesota Grey Ducks. He has done pretty well in his first season posting a 6-8, playoff missing effort. But how did Quinn do in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league? He has 40 catches for 579 yards, averaging 14.5 yards per catch and 4 touchdowns. He gets the second spot on the list.
Number 1:
Errol Maddox, Wide Receiver
Our number one spot goes to Maddox, the hawks number one receiver, and likely future hall of famer and future wing of honor member, it’s pretty easy to place Maddox in the number one spot. Time to find out what he did in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. Maddox was excellent in this season, with 55 catches for 1113 receiving yards, averaging 20.2 yards per catch, and 14 touchdowns. He gets our number 1 spot on our list.
Before we dive into the list, And those of you who have not read my previous articles in this series, I’ll once again explain how my system works, we have tier list of 3 tiers.
First Tier: Shield That Boi! This tier is rather simple, the player is too risky to leave exposed in this upcoming draft.
Second Tier: A Later Protection. This tier is another simple tier, they should be exposed but protected immediately after you lose someone else.
The Bottom Tier: Hasta La Vista Baby. Another simple answer, this person needs to be sent off to Sarasota or Honolulu, he/she does not have any value on the team.
We must analyze the team before we decide who gets sent to the picking grounds.
The team:
9-4 first in the conference, tied with the New Orleans Second Line for the league’s 2nd best win loss record. The Hawks averaged 27 points per game, which is fantastically for good because that’s actually 3rd in the league and and the absolute best in their conference. Their defense on the other hand Has a lot upside of this because they are allowing an average of 22.3 points per game, which is the 4th best in the league. That is actually pretty solid good and their dominance shows their 9-4?record which could not deceive everyone because of their solid team and good record.
Now before we get into what 7 they should protect, this is an opinionated piece in which a good human being like myself has one, please don’t go into my DM’s and say "WhY dId YoU sAy I’m NoT gEtTiNg PrOtEcTeD?" Please be advised as it is the speculation from a former general manager who knows a lot more than half these rookies.
There is a new change to the format this time around as we will only talk about the 7 players that will be protected in my opinion, because my last article (Philadelphia) got flamed for only talking about two protections, I hear you and your request is officially granted. Welcome to the rejuvenated Who To Protect and please enjoy the Baltimore edition of my series.
Number 7:
Walt Green, Safety
As most of you know, Duilio is the current general manager of the Baltimore Hawks, he has led the Hawks to the playoffs in 5 consecutive seasons, they only missed the playoffs in the first season of his tenure which was season sixteen, during a general manager transition phase. Now let’s get into the player during the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. Green had a pretty good season, with 83 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 interceptions and 5 pass deflections, and 3 forced fumbles, making him the key play maker on the hawks defense. Just because of his general manager position, he gets number 7 on our list.
Number 6:
For TheBrand, Kicker
The hawks have a tough choice with the kicker position, either they go with the old reliable in Kulture Fulture, who probably does not have long until his auto retirement, or they go with their secondary guy in Brand, in my opinion going with brand is a better long term solution, because Fulture likely only has a season left in him to go before the end of his very likely hall of fame career. Unfortunately, we do not have any stats for Brand, because he was a bench rider in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. Kickers are people too folks, he gets spot number 6 on our list.
Number 5:
Apollo Reed, Running Back
The hawks main runner, Reed in fact did not start originally in Baltimore, he was originally drafted by the Orange country otters and even won an Ultimus with them, the question is can repeat that success with the hawks? This is probably their best chance, coming in with a decent chance to host the Ultimus, by holding head to head tie breakers over the otters and second line. Reed was brought in after he got swapped with Ludicolo Bigby. In the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league, Reed did fairly well, with 210 attempts and rushing for 1007 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and 4 touchdowns. Good enough to earn the number 5 spot on our list.
Number 4:
Darrell Williams, Running Back
The young counterpart to Apollo Reed, the electric youngster still has some stuff to prove since he’s only a recent arrival in the national Simulation Football league, getting his start as a backup, however it is not long until he overtakes Reed for the number 1 spot for running back as early as the twenty third season. Let’s now check out how Williams did in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. In 204 rushing attempts, he had 888 rushing yards, averaging 4.4 yards per carry and 5 punch ins for touchdowns during this season. He earns the number 4 spot on our list.
Number 3:
Sandip Bakashi, Linebacker
A former national Simulation Football league journeyman, he has been on many different rosters, including the Arizona Outlaws, Yellowknife Wraiths, Austin Copperheads, and finally, the Baltimore Hawks. He so far has probably his best years in Austin and Baltimore, simply by being utilized properly earning him an Ultimus in season 20 by defeating one of his former teams in the Yellowknife wraiths. So how did he do in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league? For some weird reason he wasn’t on the index! But in my opinion he’s number 3 on the list.
Before we get into the top two We must talk about two departures that’ll affect the franchise, Corvo Havran, and Fabricio Baldari, Baldari has a no protection clause in his contract, and Havran is the general manager of the Honolulu Hahalua.
Number 2:
Asher Quinn, Wide Receiver
He is a young guy, and currently the main general manager at the developmental Simulation Football league’s Minnesota Grey Ducks. He has done pretty well in his first season posting a 6-8, playoff missing effort. But how did Quinn do in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league? He has 40 catches for 579 yards, averaging 14.5 yards per catch and 4 touchdowns. He gets the second spot on the list.
Number 1:
Errol Maddox, Wide Receiver
Our number one spot goes to Maddox, the hawks number one receiver, and likely future hall of famer and future wing of honor member, it’s pretty easy to place Maddox in the number one spot. Time to find out what he did in the twenty first season of the national Simulation Football league. Maddox was excellent in this season, with 55 catches for 1113 receiving yards, averaging 20.2 yards per catch, and 14 touchdowns. He gets our number 1 spot on our list.
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