Task 6 – After week 9 the buzz around the DSFL was the surging Portland Pythons. They were on a three game winning streak where they outscored their opponents by 54 holding a solid 5-4 record after starting 2-4. And the week before their streak only lost by a touchdown to the league leading Luchadores. In those games they were led by their starting QB Howitzer who had 6 TDs, no picks and an average rating of 107, pretty dang good. And with the Grey Ducks next on there schedule things were looking up. On paper the at the time 3-6 Grey Ducks did not look like much, but that is why you play the game. Howitzer who basically walking around on fire came back down to earth, with only 121 and a 68 passer rating. They ended up losing a heart breaking 15-16 where they have up a field goal with 8 minutes left and were never able to regain the lead. This lose must of stung or exposed something in there scheme because after that they went on a losing streak. The once surging Pythons were now regressing and to make things worse, they lost to their rivals the Coyotes who had taken over the playoff spot as a result. So, entering week 13 The Coyotes had taken the lead by a game. And the Pythons were about to play the Luchadores one of the most dominate teams of the season, while the Coyotes were set to play off against the Grey Ducks. Who while defeated the Pythons were nothing compared to the Luchadores. If the Coyotes won and the Pythons lost they would be elimated from the playoffs. With the season most likely on the line Howitzer stepped up. He throws for 4 touchdowns, 168 yards with a 126 passer ratings. He was elite and really stepped up when his team need to and the defense was great too providing the offense with two extra possessions as a results of turnovers. The Pythons ended up winning 34 – 10. But this would have meant nothing if that did not get some help from their old friends the Grey Ducks. Who without a doubt are this year spoiler team. They snuck out a win against the Coyotes 17 – 13. Which propelled the Pythons to the playoffs. So now their future was in their hands. All they had to do was win their game and they are in. Well things did not exactly go as planned. They fell 33 – 27, Howitzer who must have used all his mojo the last game had a horrible day throwing two interceptions. So as the team walked off the field disappointed in themselves, they all quickly turned on their phones to find that indeed the London Royals saved their butts. While in no way it was how they were hoping to end the playoffs they had stumbled their way in. Looking back Howitzer who can be rightfully criticized for being up and down came through when they needed the most. Their playoff run did not last long losing to their saviors from the week before the London Royals. Overall it was an up and down season but at the end of the day they came through when they need to.
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Task 13 – So when I first heard about the league it was through a co-worker that him and I have often talked about football. He entered S24 as a rookie just like me. At first I did not know what to expect. I did not even know there was this whole sim world out there. The easiest part was choosing my position, safety. I had played that in high school and always found that it was one of the more influential positions. I grew up a Steelers fan so I idolized Troy Polamalu. It was fun being it with my co-worker even though we were not draft by the same team, he chose to be a CB so our positions were very similar. We would often IM each other at work how our teams were doing and our players. Also, whenever we played there was a bit of trash talk and the resulting bragging rights. He was also draft much much higher than me. He was doing more of the activities than me getting more involved so that made sense. When I was drafted, their GM reached out to me and expressed how excited they were that they landed me. Because I was draft so low, it motivated me more that way to stay engage and make the people that passed on me regret it. While I might not be making people regret it just yet I hope to soon enough.
So, I have a few thoughts on how to improve the league. The largest one would be to have a easier way and more exciting way to view your player, their stats, salary, money etc. I know this would be a huge task to create an individual page on the site for each player showing that information but I think it could help a lot. I am software develop so I know that this would not be an easy task but having a way to feel more connected to your player would be great. Outside of that I would just provide more tutorial on how to complete the TPE opportunities. It was easy enough to do the weekly train and activity checks but I never did anything outside of that mainly because I had no idea how to do them. (This can also be on me not asking around enough) but I think something like an example post would help a lot. Even stuff like on this post, How, do I let you know what tasks I doing, I usually would just look at other people and follow them. Overall, I am very happy to have joined the league and seeing my player grow. I am excited for this week ISFL draft where I am hoping to go a little bit ahead of where I was draft in the DSFL.
(469 Words) - 5 TPE
(544 Words) - 5 TPE
Task 13 – So when I first heard about the league it was through a co-worker that him and I have often talked about football. He entered S24 as a rookie just like me. At first I did not know what to expect. I did not even know there was this whole sim world out there. The easiest part was choosing my position, safety. I had played that in high school and always found that it was one of the more influential positions. I grew up a Steelers fan so I idolized Troy Polamalu. It was fun being it with my co-worker even though we were not draft by the same team, he chose to be a CB so our positions were very similar. We would often IM each other at work how our teams were doing and our players. Also, whenever we played there was a bit of trash talk and the resulting bragging rights. He was also draft much much higher than me. He was doing more of the activities than me getting more involved so that made sense. When I was drafted, their GM reached out to me and expressed how excited they were that they landed me. Because I was draft so low, it motivated me more that way to stay engage and make the people that passed on me regret it. While I might not be making people regret it just yet I hope to soon enough.
So, I have a few thoughts on how to improve the league. The largest one would be to have a easier way and more exciting way to view your player, their stats, salary, money etc. I know this would be a huge task to create an individual page on the site for each player showing that information but I think it could help a lot. I am software develop so I know that this would not be an easy task but having a way to feel more connected to your player would be great. Outside of that I would just provide more tutorial on how to complete the TPE opportunities. It was easy enough to do the weekly train and activity checks but I never did anything outside of that mainly because I had no idea how to do them. (This can also be on me not asking around enough) but I think something like an example post would help a lot. Even stuff like on this post, How, do I let you know what tasks I doing, I usually would just look at other people and follow them. Overall, I am very happy to have joined the league and seeing my player grow. I am excited for this week ISFL draft where I am hoping to go a little bit ahead of where I was draft in the DSFL.
(469 Words) - 5 TPE