8) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?
The team is going through some change. Management is seeing a new regime come in. Whenever that happens, there are many questions left about which direction the team will go in. Usually, new management will want to shape the team in their own ways. Stan Francisco has been a noble franchise quarterback for new Orleans, but father time catches up to everyone. Management might look at the position and seek out an upgrade or have a hot up and coming quarterback play under Francisco’s guidance for a few seasons. Stan Francisco has plenty of experience and wisdom to pass down to a growing quarterback. Then there are other positions that might need upgrading. Management will give a long evaluation to the crop of players New Orleans now has, and look at the upcoming free agency class. The management will have some tough choices to make. Often times, a new management can rush into decisions. But in New Orleans case, I think there is a plan laid out that new management can look at, evaluate, and decide it is good enough. Things can turn sour quickly, but I think New Orleans has a good grasp on the future. There is a lot of synergy in the locker room. Players are eager to show up and want to win another championship. Thus, I think the new management has a lot of work cut out. Yeah, there will be some evaluation of free agents. There might be some new faces in the locker room. But, ultimately, the Second Line ought to resemble the franchise that it has been for the past few seasons. Time will tell whether this comes to fruition. The most important point is that New Orleans is taking a proactive role, rather than passive, by hiring a new General Manager. With this newly hired position comes increased energy and passion. There’s momentum behind this decision. Next season will be a base line test for the team. It will really give a good picture about where the team’s strengths and weaknesses are. I am a big fan of Stan Francisco, but I imagine quarterback might be a position of need for the Second Line. All to often, we hear about the importance of the quarterback position. Therefore, the new management will need to make sure the team has a good quarterback for next season, and the many seasons going forward. New Orleans is in a solid position, and going forward, the new manager might breathe some new life into the organization.
11) Give a thorough examination of a league scandal from any point in time. What made this particular drama so noteworthy? Who were the major participants involved, and what was the offense? What kind of impact did this scandal create on the league, and have any permanent changes come about as a result?
Early in the league’s history Arizona was a powerhouse. The Outlaws were winning everything and in the Season 4 draft, they held the first overall pick. They selected linebacker Noah Goodson who would go onto win a championship in Baltimore and be a pro-bowler. His time in Arizona was uneventful and short. The team was imploding thanks to a massive multi scandal. Things going into the draft were looking good for Goodson. Moral was high, but that quickly changed as the off-season was dominated by this scandal. It would take Arizona 13 more seasons to become the ASFC champions and they went onto defeat the Philadelphia Liberty. The scandal impacted the team for quite awhile since it took 13 seasons to get back. As far as lasting impacts go, it appears that the league grew more suspicious and concerned with multis. The scope of the scandal likely led to increased scrutiny of accounts that seem suspicious. Despite being drafted to Arizona, I supported the harsh backlash the team received. Multis can really throw off teams and give an unfair advantage. For transparency sake, it is a good thing the scandal happened early into the league’s history. It may leave some questions about the validity of the early championships, but it is best that Arizona did not go on to win more championships with multis on the roster. That would have hurt the league even more. It’s regrettable any championship team was benefited by multis, but I can see scenarios where the situation would be much worse. Ultimately, I think a scandal of this scale is unlikely to be replicated again. It’s fitting that this scandal involved the championship week and I am analyzing the scandal during championship week. Years ago, when I was drafted in Season 4, I did not expect to one day write about this time with an infamous tone. While I do not have as firm of a grasp on team reputations as most people do, it would seem that 20 seasons later, the league does not assign a “cheaters” stigma to the Outlaws. Though, I could understand some arguments that claim the “cheaters” stigma is warranted. When I left Arizona, I did not see myself playing there, and I didn’t return there during Goodson’s career, but I have no qualms with the franchise now. Time has treated Arizona well and it seems that this scandal is mostly a distant memory. Fortunately, this team can serve as an example of how to rebound following a massive scandal.
The team is going through some change. Management is seeing a new regime come in. Whenever that happens, there are many questions left about which direction the team will go in. Usually, new management will want to shape the team in their own ways. Stan Francisco has been a noble franchise quarterback for new Orleans, but father time catches up to everyone. Management might look at the position and seek out an upgrade or have a hot up and coming quarterback play under Francisco’s guidance for a few seasons. Stan Francisco has plenty of experience and wisdom to pass down to a growing quarterback. Then there are other positions that might need upgrading. Management will give a long evaluation to the crop of players New Orleans now has, and look at the upcoming free agency class. The management will have some tough choices to make. Often times, a new management can rush into decisions. But in New Orleans case, I think there is a plan laid out that new management can look at, evaluate, and decide it is good enough. Things can turn sour quickly, but I think New Orleans has a good grasp on the future. There is a lot of synergy in the locker room. Players are eager to show up and want to win another championship. Thus, I think the new management has a lot of work cut out. Yeah, there will be some evaluation of free agents. There might be some new faces in the locker room. But, ultimately, the Second Line ought to resemble the franchise that it has been for the past few seasons. Time will tell whether this comes to fruition. The most important point is that New Orleans is taking a proactive role, rather than passive, by hiring a new General Manager. With this newly hired position comes increased energy and passion. There’s momentum behind this decision. Next season will be a base line test for the team. It will really give a good picture about where the team’s strengths and weaknesses are. I am a big fan of Stan Francisco, but I imagine quarterback might be a position of need for the Second Line. All to often, we hear about the importance of the quarterback position. Therefore, the new management will need to make sure the team has a good quarterback for next season, and the many seasons going forward. New Orleans is in a solid position, and going forward, the new manager might breathe some new life into the organization.
11) Give a thorough examination of a league scandal from any point in time. What made this particular drama so noteworthy? Who were the major participants involved, and what was the offense? What kind of impact did this scandal create on the league, and have any permanent changes come about as a result?
Early in the league’s history Arizona was a powerhouse. The Outlaws were winning everything and in the Season 4 draft, they held the first overall pick. They selected linebacker Noah Goodson who would go onto win a championship in Baltimore and be a pro-bowler. His time in Arizona was uneventful and short. The team was imploding thanks to a massive multi scandal. Things going into the draft were looking good for Goodson. Moral was high, but that quickly changed as the off-season was dominated by this scandal. It would take Arizona 13 more seasons to become the ASFC champions and they went onto defeat the Philadelphia Liberty. The scandal impacted the team for quite awhile since it took 13 seasons to get back. As far as lasting impacts go, it appears that the league grew more suspicious and concerned with multis. The scope of the scandal likely led to increased scrutiny of accounts that seem suspicious. Despite being drafted to Arizona, I supported the harsh backlash the team received. Multis can really throw off teams and give an unfair advantage. For transparency sake, it is a good thing the scandal happened early into the league’s history. It may leave some questions about the validity of the early championships, but it is best that Arizona did not go on to win more championships with multis on the roster. That would have hurt the league even more. It’s regrettable any championship team was benefited by multis, but I can see scenarios where the situation would be much worse. Ultimately, I think a scandal of this scale is unlikely to be replicated again. It’s fitting that this scandal involved the championship week and I am analyzing the scandal during championship week. Years ago, when I was drafted in Season 4, I did not expect to one day write about this time with an infamous tone. While I do not have as firm of a grasp on team reputations as most people do, it would seem that 20 seasons later, the league does not assign a “cheaters” stigma to the Outlaws. Though, I could understand some arguments that claim the “cheaters” stigma is warranted. When I left Arizona, I did not see myself playing there, and I didn’t return there during Goodson’s career, but I have no qualms with the franchise now. Time has treated Arizona well and it seems that this scandal is mostly a distant memory. Fortunately, this team can serve as an example of how to rebound following a massive scandal.
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