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16) 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.
There is no doubt in my mind that for the fifth season in a row, Heath Evans should be nominated to receive the Tight End of the Year award. With a second consecutive season of 100+ receptions Heath becomes only the second player in ISFL history to accomplish this feat, after Paul DiMirio who had four consecutive over seasons 100. Last season Heath Evans actually won the Tight End of the Year award off the back of a season with a statline of 106 catches, 1064 yards and 5 TDs. This season Heath Evans has 101 catches, 1018 yards and 7 TDs - so the seasons are very comparable, with 5 less catches, 46 less yards and 2 more touchdowns.
The unfortunate part about this season is that Evans is not very likely to win this award, as with the recent rule change allowing tight ends who play wide receiver to be included in the awards nominations also brings Jeffrey Phillips into contention - with a stat line of 90 catches for 1367 yards and 12 TDs, Phillips is expected to run away with the award. While the effects of this rule change may have been somewhat unintentional to effect this award race, it will have changed the landscape again of the only viable option for playing Tight End to win awards.
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25) 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?
I think that a good alternative for skills competitions where participants could have potential to injure themselves would be a gaming competition. The league could set up a huge LAN set up in a stadium and use the jumbotrons to show highlights, playing a variety of game genres such as sports games like Madden or NBA 2k, battle royale shooters like warzone or pubg and even more casual party games could make for an interesting event.
It's very difficult to say which teams would win these competitions, because there's no athletic skill involved and I'm not even sure how you'd measure the results, however the real winners would be the crowd for the entertainment they'd receive, and the e-sports leagues for the exposure they'd receive being shown off on such a big platform. Perhaps you could even see professional e-sports players competing as well to push the ISFL players to perform their best, and see how they'd keep up.
My bet would be that if we put e-sports competitors in the mix against the players of our league, the guest stars would take the win easily. Though some teams would have some skilled competitors, on the whole I can't see how they would compete against players who do it professionally. Maybe next time we'll see the e-sports players out on the gridiron to see how they go.
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28) Select any player who was drafted in the back half of a DSFL or ISFL draft. Show how that player has outperformed their draft position, or how they will soon do so. You cannot write about your own player.
For this discussion I'd like to refer you to a player who Myrtle Beach selected at pick #99 (pick 3, round 13) out of Nevada in the 2039 DSFL draft, a player with the name of Teddy Utterstruzen. The safety picked before Teddy was in round 7, pick 6 to Dallas Birddogs Bob Roberts - and despite being picked 45 picks earlier, Bob Roberts only has 50 TPE more than Teddy.
The next Safety selected after Teddy Utterstruzen was Steven Wadham, who was also a surprisingly good steal - but is still a drop off of 40 TPE. After them, the next safety is Brian Nelson who is nearly 200 TPE behind our boy Teddy Utterstruzen. The subsequent ISFL draft saw Teddy jump up 32 picks to #67 overall in the fifth round by Sarasota, who also took the aforementioned other late draft safety steal in Steven Wadham one pick later at #68 overall.
Utterstruzen has been a key element to a Myrtle Beach defense who has a stellar 11-3 record this season, while the team's main strength came from a potent offense, Teddy was able to fill a much needed versatile defensive back role, lining up at CB, FS and SS through different points in the season. with 71 tackles, an interception and 11 pass deflections, Utterstruzen has performed well beyond the expectation of a player from his draft position.
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29) Some positions are still under appreciated. Talk about the offensive linemen and/or special teamers on your squad. Show how they have contributed to the team, both on and off the field, and why they deserve recognition.
I could talk all day about the Kicker/Punter for Myrtle Beach, Leo Bloomfield - but for you today I'll cut short at around 200 words. Bloomey (as he's lovingly referred to in the Buccaneers Locker Room) has been a special teams success story for the Beach on a team which has had a history of struggling to find a consistent rythym in the special teams part of the game. With a short list of the kicker history only including Baxter Frost and Kai Solarin, Myrtle Beach had never had a kicker find any significant success over a long period.
Bloomey has just completed his second season with Myrtle Beach (third, if you include the end of S23 when he was a post trade deadline waiver pick up) and has had kicked an astounding 100% of extra points on the most attempts of any player in the league (34 attempts, next closest at 31) and the only player that has attempted more than 10 with a perfect record.
While his field goal percentage isn't quite as high, Bloomey has had a further 30 attempts in that department, of which he has scored on 26. This combined point scoring means that this season, Bloomey has THE MOST POINTS SCORED OF ANY PLAYER IN THE DSFL. I apologise but I had to capitalise that for emphasis, and I'll even say it one more time because it's incredible that he has THE MOST POINST SCORED OF ANY PLAYER IN THE DSFL this season at 112 points scored. Anyway, given I'm now closer to 300 words than 200 I'll let my point rest, but vote #1 Bloomey for KOTY.