12. The new additions of the ISFL is always a great thing to see. It means our brand of football is growing and that always is a good thing. Playoff seeding will probably change with the addition of these teams as two more teams will more than likely have the chance to enter the playoffs. Currently 3 teams from each division goes in but with these two teams being added in I believe there will be an additional team in each division giving more teams a chance at the Ultimus trophy. Now there may be some fans who do not agree with adding more teams into the playoff’s but it does add some excitement. Now for team building, which there are many many options to choose from. It all depends on your philosophy of which should be stronger. The offense or the defense. I personally believe defense wins games so if I were in charge of a new expansion team hands down we go defense. I prefer a 4-3 base defense that focuses on defensive backs as the stars to give coverage sacks to the defensive lineman. Yes building back to front in my opinion is the best defensive strategy. Defensive backs give you the opportunity for coverage sacks, sacks off of blitzes, and even picks. This can allow the defense to score too even if the offense might be having an off day. That means elite cornerbacks and safeties. I cannot stress this enough that the defensive backs must be able to do their jobs to the T. Then you put some emphasis on the linebacker core. Since we prefer a 4-3 defense we want linebackers that can play coverage. After that we want some stout defensive ends and some big boy defensive tackles. With a championship defense there is no way theoretically that teams could score more than 3 touchdowns. Then we can move to the offense. Of course since most of our resources are pumped into the defense we have to pray and hope that we get a star quarterback in the draft or find a free agent quarterback that we can afford because at this point we need the best player on the offense to obviously be the quarterback. After that we need some offensive lineman that can at least hold a block for 2 seconds. Running back and receivers are plentiful and can easily be drafted with rookies and be built on. Of course this would only work in a perfect scenario and of course it doesn’t work like that so you just do what you can and get the best players for their position during the time of what your needs are.
23. If the ISFL and DSFL adopted the pro-bowls skill challenges it would be a great addition. The fan and the players I believe would have a great time and it would be an awesome time to showcase a lot of the player’s talents in other sports besides just football. For instance have the players play basketball or soccer that players might play during the off-season. Another idea that we could add to the pro-bowl challenge could be position switches. Have all offensive players play on the defensive side and vice versa for the defensive players. Of course this would be absolutely just for fun and should have no negative impact on the players who do enter this challenge. But this would be an interesting challenge because it would give I believe the players an opportunity to see how difficult the defensive or offensive side of the position can truly be. Also it would just be complete chaos and chaos is always fun to watch. If allowed even eating or drinking competitions would be fun to watch. Just see who can eat the most or drink the most but of course we don’t want them playing after doing that. This would probably have to be after the game so the players are truly hungry.
27. Today I will be talking about my fellow teammate and offensive lineman Lazlo Forty-Two. This is Laz’s final season in the ISFL and I do believe he will be retiring and I wish the best to him and his recreate. Lazlo came to the Yellowknife team I believe my second year in the ISFL through free agency and added a huge difference to our offensive line but also our locker room. Lazlo finished the season this year with 92 pancakes and a stunning 0 sacks allowed. If offensive lineman could win awards or had high chances of getting into the hall of fame Lazlo should most definitely be nominated. His presence in the locker room is always felt. He always chimes in randomly and on game days but man is he funny and straight to the point. If there was a game where he didn’t perform well he would straight out just say it in the locker room. But he would also boast of how well he performed and how he deserves to be in the hall of fame due to all the pancakes he has accrued over the seasons. Overall is he a great guy and will be missed in our Yellowknife team and locker room. I bid you farewell and hope that one day we can see you again either on the team or on the field with your recreate. Best of luck to you.
23. If the ISFL and DSFL adopted the pro-bowls skill challenges it would be a great addition. The fan and the players I believe would have a great time and it would be an awesome time to showcase a lot of the player’s talents in other sports besides just football. For instance have the players play basketball or soccer that players might play during the off-season. Another idea that we could add to the pro-bowl challenge could be position switches. Have all offensive players play on the defensive side and vice versa for the defensive players. Of course this would be absolutely just for fun and should have no negative impact on the players who do enter this challenge. But this would be an interesting challenge because it would give I believe the players an opportunity to see how difficult the defensive or offensive side of the position can truly be. Also it would just be complete chaos and chaos is always fun to watch. If allowed even eating or drinking competitions would be fun to watch. Just see who can eat the most or drink the most but of course we don’t want them playing after doing that. This would probably have to be after the game so the players are truly hungry.
27. Today I will be talking about my fellow teammate and offensive lineman Lazlo Forty-Two. This is Laz’s final season in the ISFL and I do believe he will be retiring and I wish the best to him and his recreate. Lazlo came to the Yellowknife team I believe my second year in the ISFL through free agency and added a huge difference to our offensive line but also our locker room. Lazlo finished the season this year with 92 pancakes and a stunning 0 sacks allowed. If offensive lineman could win awards or had high chances of getting into the hall of fame Lazlo should most definitely be nominated. His presence in the locker room is always felt. He always chimes in randomly and on game days but man is he funny and straight to the point. If there was a game where he didn’t perform well he would straight out just say it in the locker room. But he would also boast of how well he performed and how he deserves to be in the hall of fame due to all the pancakes he has accrued over the seasons. Overall is he a great guy and will be missed in our Yellowknife team and locker room. I bid you farewell and hope that one day we can see you again either on the team or on the field with your recreate. Best of luck to you.