Tier 1 #3
I've only been around here for 3 seasons which means trying to put together a team's Mount Rushmore would be a tall task. When someone reads this, they will wonder how much fluff will be pumped into here, but rest assured this piece will be pure and rock solid. Although I may have only been around three seasons, my DSFL team, the London Royals, have only been in existence for four seasons. I spent two glorious years in London and have remained around the team up to this day as the team nears the end of their fifth season.
I've either played with, or interacted over 80% of all of London's players to this point and the only reason the number is not higher is because of how many players in the inaugural season were called up after season twenty-one. For a young franchise, the Royals have manufactured some high quality players and users. From season twenty-one there was Acura Skyline, who led the bank team and draft recaps and managed to win win rookie of the year and running back of the year in his one season in London. Skyline amassed over 1700 yards on 5 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns. Skyline is currently on pace to become the feature back in Yellowknife while currently excelling in a spell role for Mathias Haynadi. Susan Cash Jr. has been a staple in the Royals offense for 3 seasons, becoming a favorite target of Colby Jack in season twenty-three. Cash currently is set to help Jack transition in Yellowknife as a slew of new Wraiths receivers have been ushered in. On defense, the Royals saw Sandro Ryeu have a breakout season and instantly go to Arizona where he has been a key cog in their defensive line, making himself a top target in the expansion draft. The Royals also had a surprisingly deep secondary, seeing Eldrick Avery, Ben Stackinpaper, Cadillac Harris, and Quinn Hughes all become solid players. Unfortunately the latter two have become inactive, particularly for Hughes, who had a monster season and held a GM spot in Arizona.
There are three names I left off intentionally as I will get back to them later, but I'm going to jump to season twenty-four and work my way back. Season 24 has seen the Royals win their first divisional championship, but it's not their most successful season(we'll go backwards to get to that). There are some promising rookies in season 24 such as Tayshaun Crunk, Albert Ruschmann, Rich Littlewood, and Swanty Jones. London may be new, but they have a plethora of deserving players that knocks out most season 24 rookies and most of the season 21 one and dones.
Season 23 saw the emergence of the most likeliest candidates to one day take a spot off the Mount Rushmore with then promising standout rookies Juan Domine, Harrison Andrews, Busch Light, Gunner Thorbjornsson, and Charlemagne Cortez. Domine and Andrews have been essential on and off the field, becoming the new GM's in season 24 and leading the Royals to that first divisional crown. Cortez might need an extra 4th season to offset his poor rookie season, but he has been electric in his sophomore year. The body of work for these guys just isnt complete enough to compete with my Mount Rushmore:
Jack's main target for those first two years was Nick Kaepercolin. Kaepercolin was about his business from day one, becoming an elite threat by the start of season 22. Kaepercolin played himself into an early callup after the Royals ultimini appearance. Kaepercolin also proved to be a quality war room member, which developed into him being the Royals GM for 2.5 seasons before winning a GM spot in the S25 expansion.
Kaepercolin's GM main GM partner, Greedy Sly, help usher in the winning tradition of the Royals. Whereas Kapercolin excelled in strategy development, Sly was a wizard of social skills and a maestro of recruiting and eyeing talent. Sly was a #1 pick for the Royals and was their first player to be #1 overall in the NSFL Draft(now ISFL). Sly crafted an environment buzzing with jovial, jubilant energy featuring a cast of faces, old and new, that represents a cordial, coalescing community that the regular general discord wishes it could be. In fact, Sly oozed with so much potential that Duke stepped aside and let him elevate the Royals(same for Kaepercolin and Deadly). Sly, like Kaepercolin, would step on quick as he became a GM in Colorado after only two seasons.
But, none of this comes to fruition without Derred DeVille, the programming savant that helped find all the strings, objects, and variables to create the executable that is Royals.GitGud. DeVille was the main war room leader and head scout that led to the successful season 23 draft. The Royals would not only reach the Ultimini, but then they saw the team produce: the first overall pick and three picks in the top 20, while their LBoTY went in the 4th round as the team's 6th pick at that point. DeVille himself was no slouch on the field as he dominated the field and won the S21 DSFL LBoTY award, putting on one of the best LB seasons in recent history. DeVille has carried that success to the big leagues as a Head Office member, Development Team head, and also is en route to a possible first ISFL LBoTY award in Baltimore.
I've either played with, or interacted over 80% of all of London's players to this point and the only reason the number is not higher is because of how many players in the inaugural season were called up after season twenty-one. For a young franchise, the Royals have manufactured some high quality players and users. From season twenty-one there was Acura Skyline, who led the bank team and draft recaps and managed to win win rookie of the year and running back of the year in his one season in London. Skyline amassed over 1700 yards on 5 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns. Skyline is currently on pace to become the feature back in Yellowknife while currently excelling in a spell role for Mathias Haynadi. Susan Cash Jr. has been a staple in the Royals offense for 3 seasons, becoming a favorite target of Colby Jack in season twenty-three. Cash currently is set to help Jack transition in Yellowknife as a slew of new Wraiths receivers have been ushered in. On defense, the Royals saw Sandro Ryeu have a breakout season and instantly go to Arizona where he has been a key cog in their defensive line, making himself a top target in the expansion draft. The Royals also had a surprisingly deep secondary, seeing Eldrick Avery, Ben Stackinpaper, Cadillac Harris, and Quinn Hughes all become solid players. Unfortunately the latter two have become inactive, particularly for Hughes, who had a monster season and held a GM spot in Arizona.
There are three names I left off intentionally as I will get back to them later, but I'm going to jump to season twenty-four and work my way back. Season 24 has seen the Royals win their first divisional championship, but it's not their most successful season(we'll go backwards to get to that). There are some promising rookies in season 24 such as Tayshaun Crunk, Albert Ruschmann, Rich Littlewood, and Swanty Jones. London may be new, but they have a plethora of deserving players that knocks out most season 24 rookies and most of the season 21 one and dones.
Season 23 saw the emergence of the most likeliest candidates to one day take a spot off the Mount Rushmore with then promising standout rookies Juan Domine, Harrison Andrews, Busch Light, Gunner Thorbjornsson, and Charlemagne Cortez. Domine and Andrews have been essential on and off the field, becoming the new GM's in season 24 and leading the Royals to that first divisional crown. Cortez might need an extra 4th season to offset his poor rookie season, but he has been electric in his sophomore year. The body of work for these guys just isnt complete enough to compete with my Mount Rushmore:
- Colby Jack, QB S22
- Nickoluas Kaepercolin, WR S22
- Greedy Sly, S S23
- Derred DeVille, LB, S22
Jack's main target for those first two years was Nick Kaepercolin. Kaepercolin was about his business from day one, becoming an elite threat by the start of season 22. Kaepercolin played himself into an early callup after the Royals ultimini appearance. Kaepercolin also proved to be a quality war room member, which developed into him being the Royals GM for 2.5 seasons before winning a GM spot in the S25 expansion.
Kaepercolin's GM main GM partner, Greedy Sly, help usher in the winning tradition of the Royals. Whereas Kapercolin excelled in strategy development, Sly was a wizard of social skills and a maestro of recruiting and eyeing talent. Sly was a #1 pick for the Royals and was their first player to be #1 overall in the NSFL Draft(now ISFL). Sly crafted an environment buzzing with jovial, jubilant energy featuring a cast of faces, old and new, that represents a cordial, coalescing community that the regular general discord wishes it could be. In fact, Sly oozed with so much potential that Duke stepped aside and let him elevate the Royals(same for Kaepercolin and Deadly). Sly, like Kaepercolin, would step on quick as he became a GM in Colorado after only two seasons.
But, none of this comes to fruition without Derred DeVille, the programming savant that helped find all the strings, objects, and variables to create the executable that is Royals.GitGud. DeVille was the main war room leader and head scout that led to the successful season 23 draft. The Royals would not only reach the Ultimini, but then they saw the team produce: the first overall pick and three picks in the top 20, while their LBoTY went in the 4th round as the team's 6th pick at that point. DeVille himself was no slouch on the field as he dominated the field and won the S21 DSFL LBoTY award, putting on one of the best LB seasons in recent history. DeVille has carried that success to the big leagues as a Head Office member, Development Team head, and also is en route to a possible first ISFL LBoTY award in Baltimore.