I could not resist this question around who should be on the Austin Copperhead’s Mount Rushmore, but before I get into who should have there face immortalised in stone I think there are 2 points to cover.
Firstly Austin’s Mount Rushmore will certainly not be built on scared native land, there will be no issues with Austin’s Mount, in fact I would propose that a human made mountain should be erected on the farm land to the east of Austin for the Mount Copperheadmore rather than possibly destroy some beautiful natural environment.
My second point is that this asks for 4 players faces, this means that I can not put Austin founder and legend AdamS on the mount. This does make me sad because of all the work Adam put into Austin and his great work as a GM. To help rectify this fact I would like to make a new proposal, that under the 4 player’s face we should add Adam’s phase “We Build Houses” this would be a fitting tribute to Adam’s great legacy in Austin taking the team from 0 and 13 to an Ultimus winning side that has made the playoffs for the last 6 years running.
The 1st face that has to go straight up on the mount has to be quarter back Easton Cole. Easton Cole has been the quarter back for Austin for the whole time the team has existed, that is 8 seasons currently and I am sure that he will continue for at least another 2 or 3. By the end of his career Easton Cole is likely to set a huge number of franchise records. While the season related records are likely to be lost due to the new 16 game format, career records are going to be very hard to top for any quarter back following Cole. He has a huge number of TDs, passing yards and led the team to two Ultimus finals and lifted the trophy once and despite the occasional interception that Easton Cole is known for throwing he will always be the 1st name on the list and the player who should be front and centre on Mount Copperheadmore.
The 2nd face that should be up on the mount is again easy to pick and that is Copperhead lifer Rod Tidwell. This Arizona native may seem self centred with his catch phase “show me the money” but his actions in Austin have shown him to be anything but. Tidwell was one of the first players ever to be drafted by Austin in the season 15 draft and has been in the team ever since. He started as number 2 wide receiver behind Django Anoi but when he moved to the number 1 wide receiver spot he made it his own. Tidwell won the Ultimus as a number 1 wide receiver and he final won wide receiver of the year (after being robbed a couple of times) in season 21. Season 24 will be Tidwell’s final season playing football, and I can’t think of a more fitting tribute to his career than being immortalised in stone.
The 3rd face that should be up on the mount is that of cornerback Dermot Lavelle Jr. Dermot came to Austin in season 16, the second draft class Austin took and their first ever season playing. In his college days he had been a controversial figure living in the shadow of his hall of fame father which had led his draft stock to sink from a predicted 1st overall to eventually ending up being taken by Austin at 4th. This however was all unfounded, he has since proved to be a locker room leader and the hardest working player on the training pitch that Austin had ever seen. All his hard work is finally paying off, with season 23 being far and away his best ever, hopefully this sea change in stats continues, but he has certainly done enough to end up on with his face immortalised as a Copperhead forever.
The 4th face is the toughest to pick with great offensive players such as Net Gaines or Mako Mendonca in with a shout, OL stalwart like Beaver Dantes or even cult heroes like Tadeka Okura. In the end however I have settled on defensive lineman Kyle Idlwylde as the 4th and final face. Kyle was a 1st overall draft pick that came to Austin in season 18 (a pick that was obtained in an excellent trade with Chicago) and from day one of arriving has led the defensive line. To start with he was very much a lone talent on the line and racked up stats because of it, but of late he has had more help, this has certainly reduced his stats but improved the line overall, and with him signing a new 3 year deal last season it is very likely that we will see Kyle continue as the defensive line leader for a long time yet and hopefully as another Austin lifer.
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Firstly Austin’s Mount Rushmore will certainly not be built on scared native land, there will be no issues with Austin’s Mount, in fact I would propose that a human made mountain should be erected on the farm land to the east of Austin for the Mount Copperheadmore rather than possibly destroy some beautiful natural environment.
My second point is that this asks for 4 players faces, this means that I can not put Austin founder and legend AdamS on the mount. This does make me sad because of all the work Adam put into Austin and his great work as a GM. To help rectify this fact I would like to make a new proposal, that under the 4 player’s face we should add Adam’s phase “We Build Houses” this would be a fitting tribute to Adam’s great legacy in Austin taking the team from 0 and 13 to an Ultimus winning side that has made the playoffs for the last 6 years running.
The 1st face that has to go straight up on the mount has to be quarter back Easton Cole. Easton Cole has been the quarter back for Austin for the whole time the team has existed, that is 8 seasons currently and I am sure that he will continue for at least another 2 or 3. By the end of his career Easton Cole is likely to set a huge number of franchise records. While the season related records are likely to be lost due to the new 16 game format, career records are going to be very hard to top for any quarter back following Cole. He has a huge number of TDs, passing yards and led the team to two Ultimus finals and lifted the trophy once and despite the occasional interception that Easton Cole is known for throwing he will always be the 1st name on the list and the player who should be front and centre on Mount Copperheadmore.
The 2nd face that should be up on the mount is again easy to pick and that is Copperhead lifer Rod Tidwell. This Arizona native may seem self centred with his catch phase “show me the money” but his actions in Austin have shown him to be anything but. Tidwell was one of the first players ever to be drafted by Austin in the season 15 draft and has been in the team ever since. He started as number 2 wide receiver behind Django Anoi but when he moved to the number 1 wide receiver spot he made it his own. Tidwell won the Ultimus as a number 1 wide receiver and he final won wide receiver of the year (after being robbed a couple of times) in season 21. Season 24 will be Tidwell’s final season playing football, and I can’t think of a more fitting tribute to his career than being immortalised in stone.
The 3rd face that should be up on the mount is that of cornerback Dermot Lavelle Jr. Dermot came to Austin in season 16, the second draft class Austin took and their first ever season playing. In his college days he had been a controversial figure living in the shadow of his hall of fame father which had led his draft stock to sink from a predicted 1st overall to eventually ending up being taken by Austin at 4th. This however was all unfounded, he has since proved to be a locker room leader and the hardest working player on the training pitch that Austin had ever seen. All his hard work is finally paying off, with season 23 being far and away his best ever, hopefully this sea change in stats continues, but he has certainly done enough to end up on with his face immortalised as a Copperhead forever.
The 4th face is the toughest to pick with great offensive players such as Net Gaines or Mako Mendonca in with a shout, OL stalwart like Beaver Dantes or even cult heroes like Tadeka Okura. In the end however I have settled on defensive lineman Kyle Idlwylde as the 4th and final face. Kyle was a 1st overall draft pick that came to Austin in season 18 (a pick that was obtained in an excellent trade with Chicago) and from day one of arriving has led the defensive line. To start with he was very much a lone talent on the line and racked up stats because of it, but of late he has had more help, this has certainly reduced his stats but improved the line overall, and with him signing a new 3 year deal last season it is very likely that we will see Kyle continue as the defensive line leader for a long time yet and hopefully as another Austin lifer.
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