PBE Affiliate PT - Tier 3 - 2.5 TPE
14) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case. (2.5 TPE)
I would like to make a case for my player, Jed Podolak to be nominated for a position excellency award at his position of WR. Obviously key to this case is that I am arguing that he be considered for a nomination rather than an outright win. That would be a stretch.
Podolak racked up 1,164 yards receiving in S24. He caught a total of 76 passes for an average yards per catch of 15.3. Considering the number of yards receiving, his 4 TDs is a bit of an anomaly, but you cannot control the strats of your team, nor who the QB chooses to target in the endzone.
Podolak’s 1,164 yards were good for 11th in the league. His number of catches was 9th and his 15.3 yards per catch average clocked him in at 20th.
None of these by themselves would qualify Podolak for a nomination as one of the top 3-5 WRs in the league, but what has to be considered is the team that Jed Podolak plays for – the recent expansion Honolulu Hahaluahs.
Skywalker is a great young QB with unlimited potential for future success, but he is just that – very young. His 694 TPE certainly ranks him as one of the less seasoned QBs and his league low 3007 passing yards on the season is both a result of this and the team strats and overall performance.
Given all this and the fact that Podolak was responsible for over 1/3 of his team’s total yards receiving it feels like Podolak deserves at least a nod as one of the league’s best WRs. An honorable mention if nothing else.
22) 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. 2.5 TPE
This one feels like taking candy from a baby it is such a lay up. That the Honolulu Hahaluahs at 8-8 are not in the playoffs while the 6-10 Yellowknife Wraiths are is a travesty and a reason to think about changing how we determine who the non-division winning playoff teams are.
Two full wins less and in arguably an easier division. Sure, Colorado and Sarasota are powerhouse teams, but the Wraiths are blessed with two teams with only 3 wins apiece: Baltimore and Philadelphia. It’s almost like getting a bye that week and yet Yellowknife comes up with 2 less wins. Honolulu’s least successful division mate is Austin at 7-9, but every other team posted a better record than the Hahaluahs proving how tough the competition was. The Wraiths have two teams with 3 wins. The Hahaluahs have one team with more than twice the wins of either Baltimore or Philadelphia.
Actually, the lower competition in the NSFC goes beyond even these two bottom teams. There are actually only 2 teams in the whole division with a .500 or better record. In the ASFC, all but one team can boast such a record and the one who falls below .500 only does so by 1 win.
Better competition, more wins, but the Wraiths are playing playoff football and the Hahaluahs are sitting at home watching on TV.
25) 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? 2.5 TPE
I am going to go with the S22 expansion which saw the Honolulu Hahaluahs and Sarasota Sailfish come into the league.
I think expansion always shakes up the status quo. Players are shifted from one team to another in the expansion draft – notably some really good talent from the better teams in the league go elsewhere giving everyone a better chance to compete. This shakeup can also affect the interest level of players across the league.
How? Players with smaller roles on super competitive teams get a chance to be the star of their team even if that is short-lived in some cases. Users that had grown a little complacent get energized by a new start in a new city or a chance to build from the ground up. Users are put together with other users they did not know before and these new friendships deepen their interest in the league overall.
But this expansion is somewhat special due to the quality of the expansion GMs and the group of players they assembled. In only 3 short seasons, both went from just starting out and struggling a little to a .500 record in a tough division (Honolulu) and a super strong 12-4 record and playoff appearance (Sarasota). That will make the rest of the league sit up and take notice.
14) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case. (2.5 TPE)
I would like to make a case for my player, Jed Podolak to be nominated for a position excellency award at his position of WR. Obviously key to this case is that I am arguing that he be considered for a nomination rather than an outright win. That would be a stretch.
Podolak racked up 1,164 yards receiving in S24. He caught a total of 76 passes for an average yards per catch of 15.3. Considering the number of yards receiving, his 4 TDs is a bit of an anomaly, but you cannot control the strats of your team, nor who the QB chooses to target in the endzone.
Podolak’s 1,164 yards were good for 11th in the league. His number of catches was 9th and his 15.3 yards per catch average clocked him in at 20th.
None of these by themselves would qualify Podolak for a nomination as one of the top 3-5 WRs in the league, but what has to be considered is the team that Jed Podolak plays for – the recent expansion Honolulu Hahaluahs.
Skywalker is a great young QB with unlimited potential for future success, but he is just that – very young. His 694 TPE certainly ranks him as one of the less seasoned QBs and his league low 3007 passing yards on the season is both a result of this and the team strats and overall performance.
Given all this and the fact that Podolak was responsible for over 1/3 of his team’s total yards receiving it feels like Podolak deserves at least a nod as one of the league’s best WRs. An honorable mention if nothing else.
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22) 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. 2.5 TPE
This one feels like taking candy from a baby it is such a lay up. That the Honolulu Hahaluahs at 8-8 are not in the playoffs while the 6-10 Yellowknife Wraiths are is a travesty and a reason to think about changing how we determine who the non-division winning playoff teams are.
Two full wins less and in arguably an easier division. Sure, Colorado and Sarasota are powerhouse teams, but the Wraiths are blessed with two teams with only 3 wins apiece: Baltimore and Philadelphia. It’s almost like getting a bye that week and yet Yellowknife comes up with 2 less wins. Honolulu’s least successful division mate is Austin at 7-9, but every other team posted a better record than the Hahaluahs proving how tough the competition was. The Wraiths have two teams with 3 wins. The Hahaluahs have one team with more than twice the wins of either Baltimore or Philadelphia.
Actually, the lower competition in the NSFC goes beyond even these two bottom teams. There are actually only 2 teams in the whole division with a .500 or better record. In the ASFC, all but one team can boast such a record and the one who falls below .500 only does so by 1 win.
Better competition, more wins, but the Wraiths are playing playoff football and the Hahaluahs are sitting at home watching on TV.
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25) 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? 2.5 TPE
I am going to go with the S22 expansion which saw the Honolulu Hahaluahs and Sarasota Sailfish come into the league.
I think expansion always shakes up the status quo. Players are shifted from one team to another in the expansion draft – notably some really good talent from the better teams in the league go elsewhere giving everyone a better chance to compete. This shakeup can also affect the interest level of players across the league.
How? Players with smaller roles on super competitive teams get a chance to be the star of their team even if that is short-lived in some cases. Users that had grown a little complacent get energized by a new start in a new city or a chance to build from the ground up. Users are put together with other users they did not know before and these new friendships deepen their interest in the league overall.
But this expansion is somewhat special due to the quality of the expansion GMs and the group of players they assembled. In only 3 short seasons, both went from just starting out and struggling a little to a .500 record in a tough division (Honolulu) and a super strong 12-4 record and playoff appearance (Sarasota). That will make the rest of the league sit up and take notice.
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