18) Choose any award from the past 22 offseasons that you think should’ve gone to a different contender. Why was your chosen candidate’s season superior to the actual winner?
In S22, for Runningback Of The Year, Apollo Reed won the award which was absolutely rewarding and somewhat deserving in my eyes. He was just shy of being top 5 in the league for total yards, he was great on the line, he was there when he needed to be, had some of the best long drives and and some of the longest drives out of the candidates, but was he the 'chosen' one? I would like to consider Leaf Jr. as someone who should've seen this award at least looked at because while he was slightly behind in total yards compared to the eventual winner in Reed, he was an absolute nightmare for the opposition when used on the field. Leaf Jr. had a 4.4 average with a long of almost 40, yes, almost 40, that's pretty damn impressive for a consistently used runningback nowadays. He also tied Reed for 4 touchdowns but it's his conversions that really did it for me. Overall, Reed certainly had a reason to win, but do I think he was the best of the best? Eh, not really, the RB crop was quite strong that year, I think anyone could've really made a case.
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19) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.
https://imgur.com/KDGMdBU.png (image is quite large, will just leave the link here).
20) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or attempted armed robbery. Whatever rookies get up to these days.
Username: Eldorian
Player Name: Goat Tank (Rookie)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Team: Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
Top Stats:
Tackles: 59
Forced Fumble/Recovery: 3/3
Sacks: 7
TFL: 2
If you want to talk about a dominating force, let's talk about none other than the GOAT himself, Goat Tank. What a mean fucking player this guy was on the field, and he wanted to let you know about it too. Despite not having a huge tackle number, it's his secondary stats that truly made him a threat to any offensive player he lined up again, and it really made you open your eyes when you seen him running at you. Tank lead the league in forced fumbles/recoveries, recovering all three of his forced fumbles which is not an easy task but when you are dedicated, I suppose you make it work. Not only did anyone receiving or rushing have to worry about Tank, but the quarterbacks were also shown no mercy, as Tank was in the top 10 for sacks with 7, and it really made those egos slightly more bruised for anyone who dared to try and stop him.
Going into the draft, I think if a DT is needed as a priority, you do not skip over this beast of a player. He was a top pick in the DSFL and I see no reason for him to fall in the ISFL draft either. He's a complete player with pure speed, grit and determination and will get any task done as required.
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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?
It's hard not to talk about expansion when it comes to some changes being impacting. If I am not mistaken, the last one was back in S22 but I could be absolutely wrong here, I don't know too much about the in-depth history on the league so my apologies if that is a blunder. Expansion is always tough, because teams are forced to make decisions that most of the time put them out of their comfort zone. Most teams typically have already established a set plan for their future, they have core players that they intend to keep for the foreseeable future and expansion kind of messes up all of those plans, and forces teams to scramble, which I think is kind of fun to be honest. With expansion just around the corner now, we're eventually going to see teams make those hard decisions on who they want to protect, and on the brink of a draft, it's going to make those decisions affect not only their current core, but their future core. It'll all come down to who each team thinks is going to help now and later, and who they think they can let go, but this change is about to shake everything up, and I'm all for it.
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In S22, for Runningback Of The Year, Apollo Reed won the award which was absolutely rewarding and somewhat deserving in my eyes. He was just shy of being top 5 in the league for total yards, he was great on the line, he was there when he needed to be, had some of the best long drives and and some of the longest drives out of the candidates, but was he the 'chosen' one? I would like to consider Leaf Jr. as someone who should've seen this award at least looked at because while he was slightly behind in total yards compared to the eventual winner in Reed, he was an absolute nightmare for the opposition when used on the field. Leaf Jr. had a 4.4 average with a long of almost 40, yes, almost 40, that's pretty damn impressive for a consistently used runningback nowadays. He also tied Reed for 4 touchdowns but it's his conversions that really did it for me. Overall, Reed certainly had a reason to win, but do I think he was the best of the best? Eh, not really, the RB crop was quite strong that year, I think anyone could've really made a case.
201 words ^^
19) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.
https://imgur.com/KDGMdBU.png (image is quite large, will just leave the link here).
20) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or attempted armed robbery. Whatever rookies get up to these days.
Username: Eldorian
Player Name: Goat Tank (Rookie)
Position: Defensive Tackle
Team: Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
Top Stats:
Tackles: 59
Forced Fumble/Recovery: 3/3
Sacks: 7
TFL: 2
If you want to talk about a dominating force, let's talk about none other than the GOAT himself, Goat Tank. What a mean fucking player this guy was on the field, and he wanted to let you know about it too. Despite not having a huge tackle number, it's his secondary stats that truly made him a threat to any offensive player he lined up again, and it really made you open your eyes when you seen him running at you. Tank lead the league in forced fumbles/recoveries, recovering all three of his forced fumbles which is not an easy task but when you are dedicated, I suppose you make it work. Not only did anyone receiving or rushing have to worry about Tank, but the quarterbacks were also shown no mercy, as Tank was in the top 10 for sacks with 7, and it really made those egos slightly more bruised for anyone who dared to try and stop him.
Going into the draft, I think if a DT is needed as a priority, you do not skip over this beast of a player. He was a top pick in the DSFL and I see no reason for him to fall in the ISFL draft either. He's a complete player with pure speed, grit and determination and will get any task done as required.
^^ 253 words
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?
It's hard not to talk about expansion when it comes to some changes being impacting. If I am not mistaken, the last one was back in S22 but I could be absolutely wrong here, I don't know too much about the in-depth history on the league so my apologies if that is a blunder. Expansion is always tough, because teams are forced to make decisions that most of the time put them out of their comfort zone. Most teams typically have already established a set plan for their future, they have core players that they intend to keep for the foreseeable future and expansion kind of messes up all of those plans, and forces teams to scramble, which I think is kind of fun to be honest. With expansion just around the corner now, we're eventually going to see teams make those hard decisions on who they want to protect, and on the brink of a draft, it's going to make those decisions affect not only their current core, but their future core. It'll all come down to who each team thinks is going to help now and later, and who they think they can let go, but this change is about to shake everything up, and I'm all for it.
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