Task 12 (400+ words for 5TPE):
This is the first expansion draft that has taken place since I have joined the league. To me, this is extremely exciting, and I am looking forward to it. Things that shake up the league and bring in change always seems to spice things up and make it extremely entertaining. I will not be personally affected by this expansion draft unlike a lot of others as I am a season 24 create. When looking at it from an unprotected player's perspective or a team's GM's perspective could be disheartening or stressful. Trying to figure out the players on your team that you could potentially lose than having to make the decision of which ones to retain can be a painstaking and daunting task to take on. As for a player, it could be worrisome as you could have developed a strong bond with your team and locker room just for you to potentially end up somewhere else with people you don’t know nor like can leave anyone worried. On the other side of that coin though this expansion will give a lot of players potential starting reps a lot earlier in their player's career than they may have expected, and honestly getting to watch your player take reps and play is a very exciting thing compared to riding the bench your first couple of seasons. I think the real winners out of this will be the young players. The expansion teams in my opinion will be served best when building for the future. Drafting S23 or S22 players where they can get them will secure their talent for the future. This is going to be compounded on the fact they will get to snag the top two picks in the upcoming S26 draft which will allow them to become a powerhouse in the seasons to come. Expansion teams building young not only benefits the teams themselves but also the players. Starting out early on a young team will provide more playing time and will also help develop a strong bond between the locker room. A team that grows and builds together let alone wins together will create a strong bond among the players there, compared to new players coming in, and playing alongside veterans would offer the same effect. Veterans have developed bonds with other veterans of the team and may not (whether it be intentionally or not) be all-inclusive of the new rookies coming in. When it comes to building a new team everyone is new and everyone could develop that same connection or bond.
Task 13 (400+ words for 5TPE):
My time in the ISFL was, in the beginning, confusing and I truthfully didn’t know how long I would stick around or how invested I would be into it. I missed out on certain things that I was just unaware of that could’ve helped my development. I also wish I would’ve become more invested earlier on so that I could’ve got a jump on things and progressed a little further earlier on. Through my first season in the DSFL, I became pretty involved with my player's development and was super focused on trying to progress him as fast as possible to make him the best player I could. Along the way, I progressively got more and more interested and involved in the locker room and the team in general. Going into the ISFL draft I felt I had done a pretty great job building my player up to this point but wasn’t all too concerned where or who I landed within the draft. That offseason was kind of the turning point with my involvement in the league. I realized I could earn more and was interested in becoming more involved along the way. The ducks were nice enough to help me get involved in sim testing which led to me being obsessed with it. The more obsessed with sim testing I became; it seemed the more involved I became with the team overall. Without the great team and locker room, the ducks have offered I don’t think that I would be as interested or as invested into the league as I have become over the past few months. I’m excited about this upcoming offseason now that I kind of has an idea of what to expect going forward instead of being surprised every week. I’m am excited to see where I end up in the league in the future. I imagine next season or the one after the saber cats will call me up and I will be excited to see what things are like on the next level if there is anything different at all. My gripes or recommendations about the league are minor and or wouldn’t be implemented. My biggest gripe is I’m not a big fan of the sim software that is used in the league and it could just be my inexperience with sim engines, but I imagine there are better ones out there. I also understand this would be a large feat and not something easily done. I will say switching forum sites was a great idea and I enjoy the new forum a lot more, so hopefully we can do something similar with the sim software in the future.
This is the first expansion draft that has taken place since I have joined the league. To me, this is extremely exciting, and I am looking forward to it. Things that shake up the league and bring in change always seems to spice things up and make it extremely entertaining. I will not be personally affected by this expansion draft unlike a lot of others as I am a season 24 create. When looking at it from an unprotected player's perspective or a team's GM's perspective could be disheartening or stressful. Trying to figure out the players on your team that you could potentially lose than having to make the decision of which ones to retain can be a painstaking and daunting task to take on. As for a player, it could be worrisome as you could have developed a strong bond with your team and locker room just for you to potentially end up somewhere else with people you don’t know nor like can leave anyone worried. On the other side of that coin though this expansion will give a lot of players potential starting reps a lot earlier in their player's career than they may have expected, and honestly getting to watch your player take reps and play is a very exciting thing compared to riding the bench your first couple of seasons. I think the real winners out of this will be the young players. The expansion teams in my opinion will be served best when building for the future. Drafting S23 or S22 players where they can get them will secure their talent for the future. This is going to be compounded on the fact they will get to snag the top two picks in the upcoming S26 draft which will allow them to become a powerhouse in the seasons to come. Expansion teams building young not only benefits the teams themselves but also the players. Starting out early on a young team will provide more playing time and will also help develop a strong bond between the locker room. A team that grows and builds together let alone wins together will create a strong bond among the players there, compared to new players coming in, and playing alongside veterans would offer the same effect. Veterans have developed bonds with other veterans of the team and may not (whether it be intentionally or not) be all-inclusive of the new rookies coming in. When it comes to building a new team everyone is new and everyone could develop that same connection or bond.
Task 13 (400+ words for 5TPE):
My time in the ISFL was, in the beginning, confusing and I truthfully didn’t know how long I would stick around or how invested I would be into it. I missed out on certain things that I was just unaware of that could’ve helped my development. I also wish I would’ve become more invested earlier on so that I could’ve got a jump on things and progressed a little further earlier on. Through my first season in the DSFL, I became pretty involved with my player's development and was super focused on trying to progress him as fast as possible to make him the best player I could. Along the way, I progressively got more and more interested and involved in the locker room and the team in general. Going into the ISFL draft I felt I had done a pretty great job building my player up to this point but wasn’t all too concerned where or who I landed within the draft. That offseason was kind of the turning point with my involvement in the league. I realized I could earn more and was interested in becoming more involved along the way. The ducks were nice enough to help me get involved in sim testing which led to me being obsessed with it. The more obsessed with sim testing I became; it seemed the more involved I became with the team overall. Without the great team and locker room, the ducks have offered I don’t think that I would be as interested or as invested into the league as I have become over the past few months. I’m excited about this upcoming offseason now that I kind of has an idea of what to expect going forward instead of being surprised every week. I’m am excited to see where I end up in the league in the future. I imagine next season or the one after the saber cats will call me up and I will be excited to see what things are like on the next level if there is anything different at all. My gripes or recommendations about the league are minor and or wouldn’t be implemented. My biggest gripe is I’m not a big fan of the sim software that is used in the league and it could just be my inexperience with sim engines, but I imagine there are better ones out there. I also understand this would be a large feat and not something easily done. I will say switching forum sites was a great idea and I enjoy the new forum a lot more, so hopefully we can do something similar with the sim software in the future.