7. Dre Matthews has silently had one of the best seasons a receiver could have in the Developmental Simulation Football League. This man has consistently performed and overperformed over all fourteen games of this season. Despite being part of the very run heavy Norfolk Seawolves, he has managed to accrue nine hundred and thirty-seven yards, and a league leading nine touchdown receptions. Therefore, I would argue that he is very deserving of a receiver of the year award. As a team, Norfolk rushed for over two thousand yards, and yet Matthews was still able to pick up almost one thousand yards over the course of the season and thus played a great role in much of Norfolk’s offensive success. In addition, Matthews may well have been called ‘Mr. Clutch’ this season. The amount of third down conversions and long receptions for touchdowns have been utterly insane. During Norfolk’s tight twenty-nine to twenty-four win against the London Royals, Matthews had four receptions, one of which converted a third down and ten, sixty-two yards over the game, with his longest reception going for twenty-six yards, and his last reception being a fourteen yard touchdown, which not only contributed to an impressive performance over the day, but also ensured a Norfolk victory.
Mr. Matthews is not the only person on the Seawolves roster worthy of a seat on awards night. The newest Seawolves kicker and punter, Daria Guava-Fresca has been on an absolute tear in her rookie season. Whilst I do believe that her one hundred percent completion rate from field goals of a distance of fifty yards or greater, should enter her into the conversation for kicker of the year, I believe that her accuracy throughout the year should not only enter her into the conversation, but push her into the foreground for best kicker in the league. Out of thirty-three extra points attempted, Guava-Fresca made thirty-two; the only other kicker comparable to her is Datsum PhastBawl, who attempted one more than her, and succeeded in one less. In addition, Guava-Fresca attempted twenty-five field goals, made twenty-two of them and achieved the best field goal percentage from a human kicker in the entirety of the developmental league, at eighty-eight percent. Guava-Fresca was the only kicker in the league to make multiple fifty plus yarders in her field goals. Ultimately, Guava-Fresca has been able to showcase the importance of kickers on a developmental roster.
Ultimately, I’m homering hard for my teammates to get acknowledged for their great efforts this season, but I really do believe that they should at the very least, be considered strongly as contenders for these awards. (436 Words)
8. The Philadelphia Liberty recently celebrated a milestone that had not been seen in the franchise for quite some time. They were able to make the playoffs for the first time since season sixteen. Season twenty-two saw the Philadelphia Liberty start to draft the key pieces for their new stalwart defence, with the selections of Matt ‘Son of Havoc’ Cross and Brandon Booker at picks three and four, respectively. In addition, with key defensive pieces such as Wesley Eriksen, Spike Suzuki, Warren Stephens and Tycker Om starting to come into their own, it is quite clear that the Liberty are looking more to wait for their players grow and hit their peak, whilst also looking to use the draft and free agency to tool their players into the best possible team. Looking forward to the draft, the Liberty would do well to pick up pieces for their defensive line. The retiring ILove Gimmy and the inactive Jeff Personsacker have opened up holes for the Liberty to pick up more pieces in the draft. In addition, free agency this season will allow for the Liberty to pick up extra linebackers and cornerbacks from the season twenty-one and season twenty-two classes and support their ever-growing defences.
The Liberty’s offence played quite well this season, but if there is one place they fell flat, it was in their offensive line. Tackle Simon Tremblay played outstandingly, achieving seventy-six pancakes and only allowing one sack throughout the entirety of the season. The Liberty could wait for the season twenty-five International Simulation Football League which appears to have far more offensive lineman in the draft, however, having more offensive lineman would definitely benefit the Liberty, and keep their quarterback Brock Phoenix safe. In addition, Nacho Varga, Randy Vuxta and Flash Panda have all been very good for the Liberty this season, Flash Panda in particular having many big burst plays that saw him go for twenty plus yards and which saved many drives for Philly. However, I believe that calling up the young Dre Matthews to compliment the team as the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart. In addition, as teams are starting to call players up later and later into their league careers, it might be smart for Philadelphia to draft a future running back or tight end to prepare for when some of Philly’s legendary players decide to hang up their cleats for good.
The future of the Philadelphia Liberty is looking bright, but I do believe that it a strong draft, or some luck in free agency will push them to being title contenders sooner rather than later. (436 Words)
Mr. Matthews is not the only person on the Seawolves roster worthy of a seat on awards night. The newest Seawolves kicker and punter, Daria Guava-Fresca has been on an absolute tear in her rookie season. Whilst I do believe that her one hundred percent completion rate from field goals of a distance of fifty yards or greater, should enter her into the conversation for kicker of the year, I believe that her accuracy throughout the year should not only enter her into the conversation, but push her into the foreground for best kicker in the league. Out of thirty-three extra points attempted, Guava-Fresca made thirty-two; the only other kicker comparable to her is Datsum PhastBawl, who attempted one more than her, and succeeded in one less. In addition, Guava-Fresca attempted twenty-five field goals, made twenty-two of them and achieved the best field goal percentage from a human kicker in the entirety of the developmental league, at eighty-eight percent. Guava-Fresca was the only kicker in the league to make multiple fifty plus yarders in her field goals. Ultimately, Guava-Fresca has been able to showcase the importance of kickers on a developmental roster.
Ultimately, I’m homering hard for my teammates to get acknowledged for their great efforts this season, but I really do believe that they should at the very least, be considered strongly as contenders for these awards. (436 Words)
8. The Philadelphia Liberty recently celebrated a milestone that had not been seen in the franchise for quite some time. They were able to make the playoffs for the first time since season sixteen. Season twenty-two saw the Philadelphia Liberty start to draft the key pieces for their new stalwart defence, with the selections of Matt ‘Son of Havoc’ Cross and Brandon Booker at picks three and four, respectively. In addition, with key defensive pieces such as Wesley Eriksen, Spike Suzuki, Warren Stephens and Tycker Om starting to come into their own, it is quite clear that the Liberty are looking more to wait for their players grow and hit their peak, whilst also looking to use the draft and free agency to tool their players into the best possible team. Looking forward to the draft, the Liberty would do well to pick up pieces for their defensive line. The retiring ILove Gimmy and the inactive Jeff Personsacker have opened up holes for the Liberty to pick up more pieces in the draft. In addition, free agency this season will allow for the Liberty to pick up extra linebackers and cornerbacks from the season twenty-one and season twenty-two classes and support their ever-growing defences.
The Liberty’s offence played quite well this season, but if there is one place they fell flat, it was in their offensive line. Tackle Simon Tremblay played outstandingly, achieving seventy-six pancakes and only allowing one sack throughout the entirety of the season. The Liberty could wait for the season twenty-five International Simulation Football League which appears to have far more offensive lineman in the draft, however, having more offensive lineman would definitely benefit the Liberty, and keep their quarterback Brock Phoenix safe. In addition, Nacho Varga, Randy Vuxta and Flash Panda have all been very good for the Liberty this season, Flash Panda in particular having many big burst plays that saw him go for twenty plus yards and which saved many drives for Philly. However, I believe that calling up the young Dre Matthews to compliment the team as the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart. In addition, as teams are starting to call players up later and later into their league careers, it might be smart for Philadelphia to draft a future running back or tight end to prepare for when some of Philly’s legendary players decide to hang up their cleats for good.
The future of the Philadelphia Liberty is looking bright, but I do believe that it a strong draft, or some luck in free agency will push them to being title contenders sooner rather than later. (436 Words)