13) I’m glad I sneak into this category as an S24 create. My time in the league has been nothing short of amazing. If you would’ve told me a couple months ago that I’d be cheering on these stupid dots like they were my NFL team on a Sunday, I’d have called you crazy. Now, maybe it’s because I’m an addict for competition and when I signed up there were no sports on. But I don’t think that’s the case since there are now sports on and I still decide to watch these silly dots. I think it has just as much to do with the off the field stuff that I’ve gotten to experience. All the guys over in London have been incredible. Syl, high, abh, and mag have been awesome. They’ve been encourage and positive despite some of my more “rambunctious” takes. They’ve made it a community where everyone is accepted and we look out for each other. Oh, whoops, I forgot to mention DeadlyPlayer…I doubt he’ll see this, so I’m sure he won’t mind that I forgot about him. I should probably say something nice, but I can’t think of anything. Between EPIC RPG and the counting bot, I’ve logged far too many hours into the discord server for my bosses liking. Syl and high hit a home run on damn near every pick in the S24 draft. I think we repeated the same results with the S25 class. The youngins like crunk, swanty, and katarn have been equally amazing as the vets like smitty and AdamS. It really is a great community and it’s what kept me around. As for my stats, sure I’ve been happy with them. I’m in the running for WR of the Year, but I doubt I get it simply for the fact that the sim doesn’t RNG me any TDs. I’ve got this fun habit of getting tackled inside the 5 so my teammates can then score on the next play. I haven’t done the calculations, but I’d reckon I easily lead the league in TD assists. I also broke the London single season record for receptions and yards this season, so that is an accomplishment I can be proud of. Being drafted was nerve recking as I didn’t know where I was going to go. I ended up in AZ as the 6th overall pick and a short season later, I’ve been named co-GM. It’s been a lightning fast whirl wind, but I’ve enjoyed the ride. Lastly, I don’t know if you all know this, but we reached the peak of success in the DSFL by winning the Ultimini. That was such a fun event last night. I loved celebrating the win with all my friends in the locker room, despite my wife thinking I’m a crazy person. To all my Londoners, it’s been fun and I really hope one or two of you end up on the Outlaws. #BangBangLionGang.
26) Man, I love the rookies on the Royals. This one will be hard for me because we have a few guys who have out performed. L’Gazzy Burfict went 77oa and he’s had a decent season for stats, but our two primary LB’s Domine and Light have taken most of them. Terry Yaki went 85oa and he’s been our primary back and has a legit shot at ORotY. Steven Wadham was our last pick at 101oa and he came up with a huge sack to help win the Ultimini last night. I think I’ll settle for Yaki since he has a good blend of being drafted late and having amazing stats. On the season, Yaki has gotten 230 attemps (7th in the DSFL) for 1032 yards (8th in the DSFL) and 6 TDS (6th in the DSFL). In pretty much all those stats, the players above him are send downs from the ISFL. Yaki has taken charge of the RB position here in London and we’ve needed it. It’s likely both our other RBs, King and Batista, will get called up next season. Having a young kid prepping in the wings will benefit us greatly next season. His best and longest run of the season also came in a playoff game. It looked like the Royals were going to run out the clock and go into half with a 6-3 lead over Portland in the semifinals. However, Yaki broke off a 52-yarder as time expired to give the team a bigger cushion. He finished the game with 122 yards, averaging 8.1 per carry. Big time game for the rookie in his first career playoff game.
27) Let me tell you what…I doubt he’ll win kicker of the year because Psuedo QB hasn’t missed a kick all year, but the London kicker, Jake Fenick has been outstanding for our team. We lost our long time kicker boy a ISFL call up last year and we didn’t want to risk having a bot our team. We also knew the draft class wasn’t deep with kickers, so we had to take one earlier than we would’ve like to make sure we weren’t on the wrong side of the run. Well, Jake aka @xenosthelegend has been nothing short of amazing on our team. He’s been an active users and has really embraced his role as a kicker. If you’re on twitter, I’m sure you’ve seen his tweets reminding everyone in the league that “kickers are people too.” In the regular season, he made every single one of his XP’s and went 22/25 on his FG’s. He also hit the game winning kick with seconds left in Week 10 against Myrtle Beach. In the playoffs, he hit a career and DSFL long 53-yarder to get the game started against Portland. We’ve needed him this year, and he’s been great on and off the field. There isn’t much more to say, but I selfishly hope we get him for another year or two down in the DSFL. Also, one last thing…KICKERS ARE PEOPLE TOO!
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26) Man, I love the rookies on the Royals. This one will be hard for me because we have a few guys who have out performed. L’Gazzy Burfict went 77oa and he’s had a decent season for stats, but our two primary LB’s Domine and Light have taken most of them. Terry Yaki went 85oa and he’s been our primary back and has a legit shot at ORotY. Steven Wadham was our last pick at 101oa and he came up with a huge sack to help win the Ultimini last night. I think I’ll settle for Yaki since he has a good blend of being drafted late and having amazing stats. On the season, Yaki has gotten 230 attemps (7th in the DSFL) for 1032 yards (8th in the DSFL) and 6 TDS (6th in the DSFL). In pretty much all those stats, the players above him are send downs from the ISFL. Yaki has taken charge of the RB position here in London and we’ve needed it. It’s likely both our other RBs, King and Batista, will get called up next season. Having a young kid prepping in the wings will benefit us greatly next season. His best and longest run of the season also came in a playoff game. It looked like the Royals were going to run out the clock and go into half with a 6-3 lead over Portland in the semifinals. However, Yaki broke off a 52-yarder as time expired to give the team a bigger cushion. He finished the game with 122 yards, averaging 8.1 per carry. Big time game for the rookie in his first career playoff game.
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27) Let me tell you what…I doubt he’ll win kicker of the year because Psuedo QB hasn’t missed a kick all year, but the London kicker, Jake Fenick has been outstanding for our team. We lost our long time kicker boy a ISFL call up last year and we didn’t want to risk having a bot our team. We also knew the draft class wasn’t deep with kickers, so we had to take one earlier than we would’ve like to make sure we weren’t on the wrong side of the run. Well, Jake aka @xenosthelegend has been nothing short of amazing on our team. He’s been an active users and has really embraced his role as a kicker. If you’re on twitter, I’m sure you’ve seen his tweets reminding everyone in the league that “kickers are people too.” In the regular season, he made every single one of his XP’s and went 22/25 on his FG’s. He also hit the game winning kick with seconds left in Week 10 against Myrtle Beach. In the playoffs, he hit a career and DSFL long 53-yarder to get the game started against Portland. We’ve needed him this year, and he’s been great on and off the field. There isn’t much more to say, but I selfishly hope we get him for another year or two down in the DSFL. Also, one last thing…KICKERS ARE PEOPLE TOO!
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