#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?
With the expansion to sixteen games this year, everybody got to get some extra stats. In terms of tackles, the top ten is filled with linebackers, except for a single cornerback. Tyron Shields, cornerback of the Chicago Butchers was the third ranked player in tackles with a total of 139. With this being his rookie season, Tyron had an impressive year all around, leading all defensive backs in tackles, and being in the top end for pass deflections as well. So should he win defensive rookie of the year? Some of his competition include Baltimore linebacker Dex Kennedy, who finished with 130 tackles, Heinrich Kackpoo who finished with 128 tackles, and Magnus Valdyr who finished with 127 tackles and an impressive 17 pass deflections. So lets do a deep dive into Tyron Shields to see what he is about. He was taken in the monstrously large S22 draft class, but he wasn't taken early on. With such a large class a lot of talented players were expected to drop, but in the end Tyron Shields ended up dropping into the eleventh round before being selected by the Chicago Butchers. Tyron almost immediately put being drafted late behind him though and started putting in the work. He didn't have the most impressive season in the DSFL, finishing with 40 tackles and two pass deflections, but he was called up to join a Butchers team that was desperate for improvement after a horrific 1-12 season. Given such a huge opportunity, Tyron made sure to make the absolute most of it, performing incredibly well in preseason before turning into one of the leagues best performing cornerbacks as a rookie, leading all rookies in tackles and having the second most pass deflections as a rookie. With the season now over, there is nobody I would rather see winning defensive rookie of the year and it doesn't relate to his on the field performance. Inside of the Butchers locker room, he has been an absolute godsend. He's compassionate, friendly, and a true team player, who wants the best for everyone on the team, and there is nobody I would rather start a locker room with than him. Being a leader both on the field and in the locker room, I believe that Tyron Shields deserves this defensive rookie of the year award with my whole heart, and I am more than ready to celebrate with him if he wins the award.
#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?
While not a massive scandal in terms of the amount of players and teams affected, I would like to take a look back when Zamir Kehla was fined and punished for tampering during the S22 offseason. It all started when Action Jackson announced that he would not be returning to the San Jose Sabercats after the season ended. He made a thread on the forums announcing his decision to test out free agency, and announced it before the acceptable time for other teams and players to start bidding and tampering. Zamir is a very intriguing player, most people either hate him or love him, I'm neutral on my views of him, but he is a very polarizing figure in the league. Zamir is not a fan or friend of the Sabercats, and has made it quite clear that they're rivals. San Jose players really do not like Zamir, especially HeHateMe PickSix who has been very vocal of their rivalry. While the thread carried on and everyone said their goodbyes and their "legal tampering", Zamir said something that would land him in some hot water with the HO. "Arizona could use a WR, if you want to play for a team with a championship window". While not big news at the beginning, the Head Office did not take the post as a joke and started working on a tampering punishment for Zamir. The punishment from the head office came in and Zamir was fined $5,000,000, banned from being a GM for two seasons, and potentially banned from a GM in S25 as well. The scandal was not in Zamirs post, but rather the response of the HO. Did Zamir actually attempt to tamper and recruit Action Jackson or was it a joke? That was the question that HO was dealt with figuring out and they ended up deciding that it was enough to be considered tampering. After announcing the thread and having a second look at the case, head office decided that the punishment was justified and hit Zamir with the galvel. In my personal opinion, I believe that the head office was too harsh in terms of fining Zamir. A $5,000,000 fine was a big hit, it's about what my rookie contract was worth, which is unfair to pin on a lone player. For a post that could be taken as a joke, head office really took it too seriously, and part of that could be considered to Zamir as a player and a general disdain for him. So in my personal opinion, I think that you can make an argument that it was tampering, but the punishment was too harsh for an unclear motive.
With the expansion to sixteen games this year, everybody got to get some extra stats. In terms of tackles, the top ten is filled with linebackers, except for a single cornerback. Tyron Shields, cornerback of the Chicago Butchers was the third ranked player in tackles with a total of 139. With this being his rookie season, Tyron had an impressive year all around, leading all defensive backs in tackles, and being in the top end for pass deflections as well. So should he win defensive rookie of the year? Some of his competition include Baltimore linebacker Dex Kennedy, who finished with 130 tackles, Heinrich Kackpoo who finished with 128 tackles, and Magnus Valdyr who finished with 127 tackles and an impressive 17 pass deflections. So lets do a deep dive into Tyron Shields to see what he is about. He was taken in the monstrously large S22 draft class, but he wasn't taken early on. With such a large class a lot of talented players were expected to drop, but in the end Tyron Shields ended up dropping into the eleventh round before being selected by the Chicago Butchers. Tyron almost immediately put being drafted late behind him though and started putting in the work. He didn't have the most impressive season in the DSFL, finishing with 40 tackles and two pass deflections, but he was called up to join a Butchers team that was desperate for improvement after a horrific 1-12 season. Given such a huge opportunity, Tyron made sure to make the absolute most of it, performing incredibly well in preseason before turning into one of the leagues best performing cornerbacks as a rookie, leading all rookies in tackles and having the second most pass deflections as a rookie. With the season now over, there is nobody I would rather see winning defensive rookie of the year and it doesn't relate to his on the field performance. Inside of the Butchers locker room, he has been an absolute godsend. He's compassionate, friendly, and a true team player, who wants the best for everyone on the team, and there is nobody I would rather start a locker room with than him. Being a leader both on the field and in the locker room, I believe that Tyron Shields deserves this defensive rookie of the year award with my whole heart, and I am more than ready to celebrate with him if he wins the award.
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#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?
While not a massive scandal in terms of the amount of players and teams affected, I would like to take a look back when Zamir Kehla was fined and punished for tampering during the S22 offseason. It all started when Action Jackson announced that he would not be returning to the San Jose Sabercats after the season ended. He made a thread on the forums announcing his decision to test out free agency, and announced it before the acceptable time for other teams and players to start bidding and tampering. Zamir is a very intriguing player, most people either hate him or love him, I'm neutral on my views of him, but he is a very polarizing figure in the league. Zamir is not a fan or friend of the Sabercats, and has made it quite clear that they're rivals. San Jose players really do not like Zamir, especially HeHateMe PickSix who has been very vocal of their rivalry. While the thread carried on and everyone said their goodbyes and their "legal tampering", Zamir said something that would land him in some hot water with the HO. "Arizona could use a WR, if you want to play for a team with a championship window". While not big news at the beginning, the Head Office did not take the post as a joke and started working on a tampering punishment for Zamir. The punishment from the head office came in and Zamir was fined $5,000,000, banned from being a GM for two seasons, and potentially banned from a GM in S25 as well. The scandal was not in Zamirs post, but rather the response of the HO. Did Zamir actually attempt to tamper and recruit Action Jackson or was it a joke? That was the question that HO was dealt with figuring out and they ended up deciding that it was enough to be considered tampering. After announcing the thread and having a second look at the case, head office decided that the punishment was justified and hit Zamir with the galvel. In my personal opinion, I believe that the head office was too harsh in terms of fining Zamir. A $5,000,000 fine was a big hit, it's about what my rookie contract was worth, which is unfair to pin on a lone player. For a post that could be taken as a joke, head office really took it too seriously, and part of that could be considered to Zamir as a player and a general disdain for him. So in my personal opinion, I think that you can make an argument that it was tampering, but the punishment was too harsh for an unclear motive.
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