Ultimus Task
Task 7:
The awards for the DSFL are an interesting topic, some are clear cut others are up in the air. I will jump right in with the most prestigious the most valuable player award. I have had several discussions with others who seem to think the quarterback Howitzer is going to win and maybe he has a good claim to the award, twenty one touchdowns and six interceptions with twenty five hundred passing yards are certainly impressive numbers for the DSFl. I would counter that argument with Zoe Watts who lead the league in rushing, I am always against quarterbacks winning most valuable player awards. That isn't to say that this is some arbitrary decision that I am picking a running back to win over a quarterback. Zoe Watts had over thirteen hundred yards rushing, and roughly seven hundred and sixty yards on kick returns. She balled out to the tune of over twenty one hundred all purpose yards, leading the league in the stat that only I seem to think is impressive. So while I think Watts should get it I imagine Howitzer will likely take it, unfortunately I don't get to be involved in the voting and debate process. Another award and one that is completely set in stone to my opinion is returner of the year. Korbin Brown nearly hit the the thousand yard mark in kick returns, nine hundred and eighty yards to be exact, which i believe is a new record. He also had solid numbers as a punt returner. He is literally the only person who makes sense to earn the award with over twelve hundred return yards. Offensive rookie of the year is a tough one to call especially when I am hamstrung about not talking about myself, but I believe if I can't include me, then it has to be Bronko Mills who lead all rookies in rushing yards. I believe he is second in yards per carry among running backs with over one hundred carries, really an amazing mark as a rookie. Defensive player of the year is a pretty clear cut award for Adam Schell. He lead the league in tackles with one hundred twenty three tackles. He also backs that stat up with an astonishing eight passes defended, a great stat line for a linebacker, he also had nine sacks good for a tie for third in the league. Backing that up with three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries and a smattering of tackles for loss, this guy terrorized offenses all over the league. Someone would have to construct a very good argument to lead someone in another direction because this guy did some solid work to get there.
Task 13:
My time so far in the league has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. I mean after all you don't log over sixty hours onto a website that you aren't having a good time in, that would be ridiculous, hell it might be ridiculous to log that much time in a site you are having a good time in especially when that sixty hours is logged over the course of about two months. I believe without really calculating it I am averaging over an hour a day just on the website itself, not including my participation in discord. I've met some good people one of my favorites is RDBSouthpaw this guy was so helpful and supportive to the newbies. Me and my coworker who I got to join the league both had nothing but good things to say about him as he checked up on us and made sure we were doing OK and learning the site alright. Even as my coworker decided the league wasn't for him he felt bad for leaving because of people like southpaw. He was scouting us at the time but he didn't do the typical "let me know if you have any questions" he sought us out and made sure we were taken care of. I love the wholesome proactiveness he showed us and appreciate it, he is without a doubt the person who has so far made me feel the most welcome in the league and I am glad I met him, and sincerely hope to be on the same team as him at some point. Another person I met was Deadlyplayer who is just an awesome dude to talk to. Spent a good amount of time talking to him at all hours of the night in London's locker room long after almost everyone else was in bed. Glad to talk about both of these guys. For my early start I was excited to participate in all the new folk stuff. I absolutely loved the prospect bowl and a bunch of us got really into it, it was fun for our first introduction to the league. The draft though, that is when it really started to feel real, seeing my characters name pop up on the stream was so exciting, especially going way earlier than I had ever imagined, it has me feeling I could be a first rounder in the upcoming draft. I was happy with the team I went to, even though we didn't do as well as I had hoped, most of the people in that locker room are pretty good people. One thing I would like to see changed is how the rule voting goes, it seems like there is very little transparency going on. Doesn't seem fair that only gm's and head office get to vote especially when those positions get to choose their successors. Essentially if no one picks you, you never get to participate. The transparency there is awful and we are left with vote numbers, no reasonings, if someone votes under the current system they should be forced to explain their yes or no vote. The players deserve to know these things if we are not allowed to participate.
Task 7:
The awards for the DSFL are an interesting topic, some are clear cut others are up in the air. I will jump right in with the most prestigious the most valuable player award. I have had several discussions with others who seem to think the quarterback Howitzer is going to win and maybe he has a good claim to the award, twenty one touchdowns and six interceptions with twenty five hundred passing yards are certainly impressive numbers for the DSFl. I would counter that argument with Zoe Watts who lead the league in rushing, I am always against quarterbacks winning most valuable player awards. That isn't to say that this is some arbitrary decision that I am picking a running back to win over a quarterback. Zoe Watts had over thirteen hundred yards rushing, and roughly seven hundred and sixty yards on kick returns. She balled out to the tune of over twenty one hundred all purpose yards, leading the league in the stat that only I seem to think is impressive. So while I think Watts should get it I imagine Howitzer will likely take it, unfortunately I don't get to be involved in the voting and debate process. Another award and one that is completely set in stone to my opinion is returner of the year. Korbin Brown nearly hit the the thousand yard mark in kick returns, nine hundred and eighty yards to be exact, which i believe is a new record. He also had solid numbers as a punt returner. He is literally the only person who makes sense to earn the award with over twelve hundred return yards. Offensive rookie of the year is a tough one to call especially when I am hamstrung about not talking about myself, but I believe if I can't include me, then it has to be Bronko Mills who lead all rookies in rushing yards. I believe he is second in yards per carry among running backs with over one hundred carries, really an amazing mark as a rookie. Defensive player of the year is a pretty clear cut award for Adam Schell. He lead the league in tackles with one hundred twenty three tackles. He also backs that stat up with an astonishing eight passes defended, a great stat line for a linebacker, he also had nine sacks good for a tie for third in the league. Backing that up with three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries and a smattering of tackles for loss, this guy terrorized offenses all over the league. Someone would have to construct a very good argument to lead someone in another direction because this guy did some solid work to get there.
Task 13:
My time so far in the league has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. I mean after all you don't log over sixty hours onto a website that you aren't having a good time in, that would be ridiculous, hell it might be ridiculous to log that much time in a site you are having a good time in especially when that sixty hours is logged over the course of about two months. I believe without really calculating it I am averaging over an hour a day just on the website itself, not including my participation in discord. I've met some good people one of my favorites is RDBSouthpaw this guy was so helpful and supportive to the newbies. Me and my coworker who I got to join the league both had nothing but good things to say about him as he checked up on us and made sure we were doing OK and learning the site alright. Even as my coworker decided the league wasn't for him he felt bad for leaving because of people like southpaw. He was scouting us at the time but he didn't do the typical "let me know if you have any questions" he sought us out and made sure we were taken care of. I love the wholesome proactiveness he showed us and appreciate it, he is without a doubt the person who has so far made me feel the most welcome in the league and I am glad I met him, and sincerely hope to be on the same team as him at some point. Another person I met was Deadlyplayer who is just an awesome dude to talk to. Spent a good amount of time talking to him at all hours of the night in London's locker room long after almost everyone else was in bed. Glad to talk about both of these guys. For my early start I was excited to participate in all the new folk stuff. I absolutely loved the prospect bowl and a bunch of us got really into it, it was fun for our first introduction to the league. The draft though, that is when it really started to feel real, seeing my characters name pop up on the stream was so exciting, especially going way earlier than I had ever imagined, it has me feeling I could be a first rounder in the upcoming draft. I was happy with the team I went to, even though we didn't do as well as I had hoped, most of the people in that locker room are pretty good people. One thing I would like to see changed is how the rule voting goes, it seems like there is very little transparency going on. Doesn't seem fair that only gm's and head office get to vote especially when those positions get to choose their successors. Essentially if no one picks you, you never get to participate. The transparency there is awful and we are left with vote numbers, no reasonings, if someone votes under the current system they should be forced to explain their yes or no vote. The players deserve to know these things if we are not allowed to participate.