Task 1 - PBE Affiliate
Task 2 - 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.
Goat Tank should be a front runner for defensive lineman of the year and also defensive rookie of the year. He should also be in the running for defensive player of the year as well. The thing is, Defensive Tackles never get any love in these categories like they should because it's much harder as a defensive tackle to put up some big stats that are much easier for linebackers and defensive ends to do. What happens is people see all the tackles, tackles for loss, and sacks that those groups have and they just outweigh what a defensive tackle can do. But hold up for a minute, if you look at Goat Tank and compare him to other defensive tackles, it's not even close. Where as if you compare the top linebacker and defensive ends to others in the category, you have a few that are right up with them.
So why would you ignore someone who completely excelled at their position above anyone?
Goat Tank lead defensive tackles in tackles. Goat Tank led defensive tackles in sacks with 7, the closest behind him had 2. Goat Tank was near the top of the league in forced fumbles with 3 and also in fumble recoveries with 3. He was partially responsible for 5 turnovers and fully responsible for 1 of those (a forced fumble he also recovered himself at the 1 yard line). 2 of his forced fumbles happened within the 5 yard line and immediately resulted in touchdowns. He also finished off the season with a safety. No other defensive tackle was even in the same stratosphere as Goat Tank - and if that doesn't deserve the biggest honors in the league, I don't know what does.
Task 3 - Choose your favorite non-playoffs game of this season, whether your own team or another. Explain what was so special and why the winner ultimately came out victorious, including key players and moments.
The final game where the Bucs beat the Ducks 54-10 is by far my favorite. We were already out of playoff contention at that point and were absolutely pissed how the season went down because we had a couple late losses in the season that really screwed us or our offense just couldn't get it done. And then in this game, bam, huge blowout. For me personally getting 6 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a safety made me really happy to help with my stats a bit on making a run toward some personal awards. I'd rather have gone to the playoffs, but if we had played like this all season I feel like we could have been championship contenders.
I think the biggest thing is how well our offense played. Our QB was finally starting to get it done with 4 TD passes with Crowley catching 3 of them. The fact that we had no turnovers was also a huge plus as that is what had plagued us all season. Our defense was always good and it was our offense that would slow us down. If our offense had played at this level all season we'd have probably gone undefeated. The best part of this game though was simply just crushing the Ducks since they ignored taking me 2nd overall.
Task 4 - Imagine that the league’s Pro Bowl included a skills competition similar to the NFL. What sorts of games could you see being implemented? Which players do you think would perform the best in ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, or other games? Which conference would come out on top?
First of all, I would say anyone on the Dallas Birddogs would probably be the best at some kind of frisbee challenge. For some reason, they would be really good at catching Frisbees instead of footballs. In dodgeball I would have to go with the Minnesota Grey Ducks because they sure as hell couldn't catch any balls, so they were really good at dodging them. For Portland I would have to say golfing, because for some reason they were able to make it into the playoffs with a lesser score than we did and the only sport I can think of where that would be acceptable would be golf.
I'm really not sure what the Kansas City Coyotes would be good at because whatever they do, they're not good at sports. I heard Norfolk was really good at water polo but I'm unsure why that would be in a pro bowl challenge.
Has Tijuana even won any championships? I'm going to pretend they haven't even though looking at their wiki says they have won a lot. I choose not to believe anything anyone can post on the internet. So I doubt they would be good at any kind of challenge and are probably at the bar playing beer pong and getting drunk. Actually, that sounds like a great skill challenge, let's do that.
Task 2 - 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.
Goat Tank should be a front runner for defensive lineman of the year and also defensive rookie of the year. He should also be in the running for defensive player of the year as well. The thing is, Defensive Tackles never get any love in these categories like they should because it's much harder as a defensive tackle to put up some big stats that are much easier for linebackers and defensive ends to do. What happens is people see all the tackles, tackles for loss, and sacks that those groups have and they just outweigh what a defensive tackle can do. But hold up for a minute, if you look at Goat Tank and compare him to other defensive tackles, it's not even close. Where as if you compare the top linebacker and defensive ends to others in the category, you have a few that are right up with them.
So why would you ignore someone who completely excelled at their position above anyone?
Goat Tank lead defensive tackles in tackles. Goat Tank led defensive tackles in sacks with 7, the closest behind him had 2. Goat Tank was near the top of the league in forced fumbles with 3 and also in fumble recoveries with 3. He was partially responsible for 5 turnovers and fully responsible for 1 of those (a forced fumble he also recovered himself at the 1 yard line). 2 of his forced fumbles happened within the 5 yard line and immediately resulted in touchdowns. He also finished off the season with a safety. No other defensive tackle was even in the same stratosphere as Goat Tank - and if that doesn't deserve the biggest honors in the league, I don't know what does.
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Task 3 - Choose your favorite non-playoffs game of this season, whether your own team or another. Explain what was so special and why the winner ultimately came out victorious, including key players and moments.
The final game where the Bucs beat the Ducks 54-10 is by far my favorite. We were already out of playoff contention at that point and were absolutely pissed how the season went down because we had a couple late losses in the season that really screwed us or our offense just couldn't get it done. And then in this game, bam, huge blowout. For me personally getting 6 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a safety made me really happy to help with my stats a bit on making a run toward some personal awards. I'd rather have gone to the playoffs, but if we had played like this all season I feel like we could have been championship contenders.
I think the biggest thing is how well our offense played. Our QB was finally starting to get it done with 4 TD passes with Crowley catching 3 of them. The fact that we had no turnovers was also a huge plus as that is what had plagued us all season. Our defense was always good and it was our offense that would slow us down. If our offense had played at this level all season we'd have probably gone undefeated. The best part of this game though was simply just crushing the Ducks since they ignored taking me 2nd overall.
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Task 4 - Imagine that the league’s Pro Bowl included a skills competition similar to the NFL. What sorts of games could you see being implemented? Which players do you think would perform the best in ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, or other games? Which conference would come out on top?
First of all, I would say anyone on the Dallas Birddogs would probably be the best at some kind of frisbee challenge. For some reason, they would be really good at catching Frisbees instead of footballs. In dodgeball I would have to go with the Minnesota Grey Ducks because they sure as hell couldn't catch any balls, so they were really good at dodging them. For Portland I would have to say golfing, because for some reason they were able to make it into the playoffs with a lesser score than we did and the only sport I can think of where that would be acceptable would be golf.
I'm really not sure what the Kansas City Coyotes would be good at because whatever they do, they're not good at sports. I heard Norfolk was really good at water polo but I'm unsure why that would be in a pro bowl challenge.
Has Tijuana even won any championships? I'm going to pretend they haven't even though looking at their wiki says they have won a lot. I choose not to believe anything anyone can post on the internet. So I doubt they would be good at any kind of challenge and are probably at the bar playing beer pong and getting drunk. Actually, that sounds like a great skill challenge, let's do that.
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