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?
Ok, I want to talk about my fellow Yeti, Thor Kirkby. In my opinion he should win not only Safety of the Year, but also Defensive Player of the Year. because Safeties are able to achieve essentially almost all of the defensive stats, its difficult to know what stats are the most important when evaluating which was the best of the best. but, we'll start first with Tackles. Kirkby amassed 75 tackles which put him in good but not great company: just outside of the top ten for all the safeties in the league and admittedly Kirkby's statistical weak point. however, when you consider how infrequently the Colorado Yeti were on defense, his stats would have been much better if you extrapolate it out. He also didn't have any tackles for a loss, but this isnt surprising because this is a rather rare stat for Safeties: the safety leader for TFL's only had 3. moving to forced fumbles and fumble recoveries, Kirkby had 2 and 1 respectively. this is a very close second for the position (T. Biggums with 2 and 2 respectively). Kirkby walked away with 3 interceptions which is really good, but still tied for third on the season as the safety leader had 5. Again, it was a very good showing, but still not the best in class. Kirkby needs something else to really put him over the top. Kirkby had 6 PDs which is still top 10 for the position, so again, good, but not great. One wonders how these categories of "very good but not great" would change if the Yeti had played more snaps on defense. Although we hardly analyze defensive stats like that, it hardly seems fair to punish a player by failing to take into account what the player's stats would have been--all on account of the fact that the better a player plays on defense, the less he'll be on the field. Nevertheless, we get now to where Kirkby really sets himself apart: he was the most consistent defensive point scorer in the league. Thor Kirkby is responsible for A WHOPPING THREE SAFETIES ON THE SEASON. Just how incredible is that? Let's turn to the career record holders for safeties. In first place is a GOAT defensive end with 4. over the course of a whole career. That's it. Next are a small handful of players who have three. Kirkby was able to match that in only ONE season. I have no doubt that he will break the career record before he retires. And to put the cherry on top of it, Kirkby also scored a defensive touchdown. He was one of only 10 players to do that and only three safeties to do so. For these reasons, particularly the 12 points that he added to his team over the course of the season, he should win Safey of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
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.
I think that Blackstone should be considered for a third straight Defensive End of the Year Award. I know, this is surprising (not), but I do believe that he has a convincing case. Starting with Tackles for a Loss, which is the most important stat for defensive ends, Immanuel Blackstone was able to pull in 18 which puts him at third (21 and 19 being the two ahead him for Hole and VonPebbles respectively. On this basis alone you might conclude that Hole, at the very least, deserves it more. However, Hole is currently inactive which means he won't be eligible to receive the award. This puts Blackstone in a firm second place after looking at the most important stat. But what of the other stats? Next, we consider overall tackles. Blackstone has 60 tackles which is second out of the whole class of defensive ends. VonPebbles has only 43, so Blackstone has a clear advantage there. Next, we consider sacks. Blackstone has 7 which puts him in a tie for third: Jayson Kearse (8) and Ben's guy (9) are the only ones with more. Interestingly, Kearse is the one player who had more overall tackles than Blackstone. You might argue the race would come down to those two as Kearse has only one less Tackle for a loss. In fact they each also have one safety. However, when you consider the next category, Forced Fumbles and Fumbles Recovered, Blackstone has a convincing edge as he has 1 and 2 respectively while Kearse has none of either. This is an easy call in my opinion.
19) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.
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Ok, I want to talk about my fellow Yeti, Thor Kirkby. In my opinion he should win not only Safety of the Year, but also Defensive Player of the Year. because Safeties are able to achieve essentially almost all of the defensive stats, its difficult to know what stats are the most important when evaluating which was the best of the best. but, we'll start first with Tackles. Kirkby amassed 75 tackles which put him in good but not great company: just outside of the top ten for all the safeties in the league and admittedly Kirkby's statistical weak point. however, when you consider how infrequently the Colorado Yeti were on defense, his stats would have been much better if you extrapolate it out. He also didn't have any tackles for a loss, but this isnt surprising because this is a rather rare stat for Safeties: the safety leader for TFL's only had 3. moving to forced fumbles and fumble recoveries, Kirkby had 2 and 1 respectively. this is a very close second for the position (T. Biggums with 2 and 2 respectively). Kirkby walked away with 3 interceptions which is really good, but still tied for third on the season as the safety leader had 5. Again, it was a very good showing, but still not the best in class. Kirkby needs something else to really put him over the top. Kirkby had 6 PDs which is still top 10 for the position, so again, good, but not great. One wonders how these categories of "very good but not great" would change if the Yeti had played more snaps on defense. Although we hardly analyze defensive stats like that, it hardly seems fair to punish a player by failing to take into account what the player's stats would have been--all on account of the fact that the better a player plays on defense, the less he'll be on the field. Nevertheless, we get now to where Kirkby really sets himself apart: he was the most consistent defensive point scorer in the league. Thor Kirkby is responsible for A WHOPPING THREE SAFETIES ON THE SEASON. Just how incredible is that? Let's turn to the career record holders for safeties. In first place is a GOAT defensive end with 4. over the course of a whole career. That's it. Next are a small handful of players who have three. Kirkby was able to match that in only ONE season. I have no doubt that he will break the career record before he retires. And to put the cherry on top of it, Kirkby also scored a defensive touchdown. He was one of only 10 players to do that and only three safeties to do so. For these reasons, particularly the 12 points that he added to his team over the course of the season, he should win Safey of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
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.
I think that Blackstone should be considered for a third straight Defensive End of the Year Award. I know, this is surprising (not), but I do believe that he has a convincing case. Starting with Tackles for a Loss, which is the most important stat for defensive ends, Immanuel Blackstone was able to pull in 18 which puts him at third (21 and 19 being the two ahead him for Hole and VonPebbles respectively. On this basis alone you might conclude that Hole, at the very least, deserves it more. However, Hole is currently inactive which means he won't be eligible to receive the award. This puts Blackstone in a firm second place after looking at the most important stat. But what of the other stats? Next, we consider overall tackles. Blackstone has 60 tackles which is second out of the whole class of defensive ends. VonPebbles has only 43, so Blackstone has a clear advantage there. Next, we consider sacks. Blackstone has 7 which puts him in a tie for third: Jayson Kearse (8) and Ben's guy (9) are the only ones with more. Interestingly, Kearse is the one player who had more overall tackles than Blackstone. You might argue the race would come down to those two as Kearse has only one less Tackle for a loss. In fact they each also have one safety. However, when you consider the next category, Forced Fumbles and Fumbles Recovered, Blackstone has a convincing edge as he has 1 and 2 respectively while Kearse has none of either. This is an easy call in my opinion.
19) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.
@PaytonM34