21) Make a comparison between your own team and a playoff team, if your team failed to make the postseason, showing why your squad was better.
Okay, it's great to have this opportunity to salt about the fact that the New Orleans Second Line made it to the playoffs after defeating my Arizona Outlaws in fascinating fashion!
The Win over the Arizona Outlaws was extraordinary. Evil tounges might say there was a lot of luck involved. The Outlaws ended the season with the top passing attack, New Orleans was 7th in that category. New Orleans had the better rushing stats, though. The Wild thing is though, that New Orleans managed to get into the playoffs with a point differential of -21, you might say "yeah, does not sound like a playoff-team to me" and you're right! The Arizona Outlaws had a point differential of +122. To be honest it's as much of a riddle to me how you can actually go 9-7 with a negative point differential as how you can go 8-8 with +122. Let's hope that my Outlaws are able to bounce back strong with a better rushing attack after being second to last in the last season. The rushing attack might have been the deciding factor to why the Second Line got their Playoff spot since it helps controlling the game without having to rely on your defense to make the crucial stops. Let's hope that the rebuilding outlaws will get a chance to smell some playoff air in the next season.
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7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
Okay, let me say one thing first: I would be shocked if Galf Wilf would not take an award home this year. Wilf exceeded all of the expectations i had in him although his last year was very strong as well. Galf Wilf gave everything he had both on the field and in the practise facilities and let us just say, it showed! Wilf ended his season with 118 tackles, 1 Tackle for Loss, a fumble recovery, 16 Sacks, 3 Interceptions, 12 Pass Deflections, a safety and a td and also a blocked punt. This man was all over the field making plays and most remarkably in the backfield tackling the QB. Wilf's 118 tackles are only enough to be 20th in the league (15th among Linebackers), but he also had to share the turf with Stanislaw Koniecpolski who ended the season 5th in tackles. The Arizona defense might also have one of the strongest Defensive Line in the ISFL who stole tackles from Wilf, which also shows in Wilf's Tackles for loss number. Wilf did not need to focus on the run with great players like shane masters, claude miller II and pete "plop" miller in his defensive line. Wilf used this situation for his advantage perfectly thoght as Galf Wilf leads the league in Sacks among all players with a good cushion. He pairs this accomplishment with 3 interceptions, which is T1st among all the ISFL Linebackers, and 12 Pass Deflections which is 11th among all Linebackers. He also was named the defensive player of the week in weeks 6 (with a performance of 10 tackles, 2 sacks and an safety) and 13 (with a performance of 4 tackles, 2 sacks and an int). You definitely could make the point that other player's would have similar chances to become the ISFL Defensive Player of the Year (I mean players like Mo Berry, Douglas Quaid etc.) but I can not imagine him not winning at least the Linebacker of the Year award. Wilf should be rewarded as one of the most important impact players for his team in the league. You rarely see players that will rise to the occassion if his team is in a bad situation nearly every time like Wilf does. The Outlaws needed an important stop? BAM - Wilf sacks the QB. This guy averaged 1 Sack per Game and he is not even a pass rusher, he is everywhere and he does a great job. A Future Superstar of this league in my opinion and he should get rewarded for that.
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24) The league is prone to change. Reflect on a past change in either the ISFL or DSFL that significantly impacted something - be it a rules change, an expansion or contraction, or even a complete rebranding. What were the effects of this change, and how has it shaken the status quo?
As the questions already implies our league has gone to quite some changes. I do think there's quite a bit of great work being done with the rebranding, new activities like the charity event (I could actually write a whole article about), the new homepage that is going to come and important changes into the game.
I really like the new rule changes like adding a couple more regular season games, although it might mess with historical stats or at least peoples' perception of them, I think it makes the playoff runs quite a bit more interesting. Another change I really like is the splitting of the Defensive line player of the year award into awards for defensive ends and defensive tackles. This will, unfortunately, not have an immediate impact for my player because of a mediocre season but it gives defensive ends also some hopes to get an award. I would also like to add that I am excited for the new wave of rookies recruited through r/nfl again. I do belive right now the ISFL is taking large steps for a bright future. The rebranding of the league alone is a huge step towards the right direction and the charity event makes this league quite more attractive for people not involved with the league.
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Okay, it's great to have this opportunity to salt about the fact that the New Orleans Second Line made it to the playoffs after defeating my Arizona Outlaws in fascinating fashion!
The Win over the Arizona Outlaws was extraordinary. Evil tounges might say there was a lot of luck involved. The Outlaws ended the season with the top passing attack, New Orleans was 7th in that category. New Orleans had the better rushing stats, though. The Wild thing is though, that New Orleans managed to get into the playoffs with a point differential of -21, you might say "yeah, does not sound like a playoff-team to me" and you're right! The Arizona Outlaws had a point differential of +122. To be honest it's as much of a riddle to me how you can actually go 9-7 with a negative point differential as how you can go 8-8 with +122. Let's hope that my Outlaws are able to bounce back strong with a better rushing attack after being second to last in the last season. The rushing attack might have been the deciding factor to why the Second Line got their Playoff spot since it helps controlling the game without having to rely on your defense to make the crucial stops. Let's hope that the rebuilding outlaws will get a chance to smell some playoff air in the next season.
229 words
7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
Okay, let me say one thing first: I would be shocked if Galf Wilf would not take an award home this year. Wilf exceeded all of the expectations i had in him although his last year was very strong as well. Galf Wilf gave everything he had both on the field and in the practise facilities and let us just say, it showed! Wilf ended his season with 118 tackles, 1 Tackle for Loss, a fumble recovery, 16 Sacks, 3 Interceptions, 12 Pass Deflections, a safety and a td and also a blocked punt. This man was all over the field making plays and most remarkably in the backfield tackling the QB. Wilf's 118 tackles are only enough to be 20th in the league (15th among Linebackers), but he also had to share the turf with Stanislaw Koniecpolski who ended the season 5th in tackles. The Arizona defense might also have one of the strongest Defensive Line in the ISFL who stole tackles from Wilf, which also shows in Wilf's Tackles for loss number. Wilf did not need to focus on the run with great players like shane masters, claude miller II and pete "plop" miller in his defensive line. Wilf used this situation for his advantage perfectly thoght as Galf Wilf leads the league in Sacks among all players with a good cushion. He pairs this accomplishment with 3 interceptions, which is T1st among all the ISFL Linebackers, and 12 Pass Deflections which is 11th among all Linebackers. He also was named the defensive player of the week in weeks 6 (with a performance of 10 tackles, 2 sacks and an safety) and 13 (with a performance of 4 tackles, 2 sacks and an int). You definitely could make the point that other player's would have similar chances to become the ISFL Defensive Player of the Year (I mean players like Mo Berry, Douglas Quaid etc.) but I can not imagine him not winning at least the Linebacker of the Year award. Wilf should be rewarded as one of the most important impact players for his team in the league. You rarely see players that will rise to the occassion if his team is in a bad situation nearly every time like Wilf does. The Outlaws needed an important stop? BAM - Wilf sacks the QB. This guy averaged 1 Sack per Game and he is not even a pass rusher, he is everywhere and he does a great job. A Future Superstar of this league in my opinion and he should get rewarded for that.
426 words
24) The league is prone to change. Reflect on a past change in either the ISFL or DSFL that significantly impacted something - be it a rules change, an expansion or contraction, or even a complete rebranding. What were the effects of this change, and how has it shaken the status quo?
As the questions already implies our league has gone to quite some changes. I do think there's quite a bit of great work being done with the rebranding, new activities like the charity event (I could actually write a whole article about), the new homepage that is going to come and important changes into the game.
I really like the new rule changes like adding a couple more regular season games, although it might mess with historical stats or at least peoples' perception of them, I think it makes the playoff runs quite a bit more interesting. Another change I really like is the splitting of the Defensive line player of the year award into awards for defensive ends and defensive tackles. This will, unfortunately, not have an immediate impact for my player because of a mediocre season but it gives defensive ends also some hopes to get an award. I would also like to add that I am excited for the new wave of rookies recruited through r/nfl again. I do belive right now the ISFL is taking large steps for a bright future. The rebranding of the league alone is a huge step towards the right direction and the charity event makes this league quite more attractive for people not involved with the league.
217 words.