6) Write 800 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 800 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.
Ight whats up fellas its Jackson Kingston here the best receiver in the league checking in. For the first part of this point task I wanted to look at some places the league could use improvement and maybe one solution each on how to fix them.
1) Free agency/minimum contracts
So it's no secret that there isn't very much movement in free agency outside of a few top earners who switch teams every year. One way I would combat this solution is by reducing the money one can make from media/graphics/jobs. The reason I believe the ISFL should make this change is because it is not uncommon for players to earn so much money in a few season's time that they are set for the rest of their career. Really, there is no incentive to take anything above the minimum contract at that point if you realize your bank account is stacked and then you chilling. At this point the minimum contract is considered the "expectation" when it comes to signing contracts, so maybe if you're a player who doesn't have 200 Ms in your bank account then you'd feel guilty over taking a bigger contract, idk
2) League history/player recognition
Imo GMs should be doing a better job of publicly recognizing their great users. I could be completely off on this take since I don't really check media frequently anymore but I can't remember the last player to have their jersey number retired. One of the coolest part of sim leagues like these imo is learning about the rich history of each team, the league, etc. Obviously I'd hope GMs are doing these things in private/LRs by default but just by making the announcements and whatever public would go a long way. These great players deserve the respect they earned, and by putting out media/commemorative stuff it would help the younger players in the league learn a bit about the deep history we have in 25+ seasons now
3) Improved portals/database
The current roster/update system feels clunky imo. We have a wonderful group of users who are very knowledgeable in coding and developing tools, with this knowledge we might be able to overhaul the updating/roster page system. I know the SBA for example has a portal where all the roster pages are, and players can submit their updates in a certain form that they can go back and keep editing. The benefits of this system would be the forums would look cleaner and also updates, sim changes, etc. might be made easier with a standardized database for everybody to use. I don't know if we have the infrastructure to accomplish this so for me this would be more of a luxury than anything but I think it would go a long way to helping us improve the forums.
Okay now that I have finished my suggestion portion of my 800 words I'm going to do a little more rambling about the league, whether it be about my player, my friends, my teammates, my experience on the Silverbacks, etc. As of late I have gotten close with Rich "R-R-t" Triplet aka kotASSa @Kotasa because originally he joined the wiki server and he was cool so we talked more. This guy is a literal chicken nugget and has a cat with sunglasses in his discord PFP. Who does that lol. But yeah I share my muses with him and gomey dink @White Cornerback himself often. The old man from Ireland is holding onto his 73 speed CB1 status until the day they force him out of the league for being a RAT. Honestly I can't think of a user that I can thank as much as Dermot, not because he's nice or anything but he got me into Mac Miller who's pretty cool. His player never gets any interceptions since he sucks but that's alright with me. My mans @jeffie43 or as I call him: "jeffman", "jeffo", "jeffrey", "jeff", "jeffie" etcetera etcetera is a grade A goofy Raptors fan and mediocre safety. Nothing has pleased me more over the past season than beating his Otters twice. Not that I have any hard feelings towards them of course but I just like to dunk on Princess Veggietales like an Oreo.
Playing for the Silverbacks has been one of the cooler sim league opportunities I've had. The locker room is great, my player eats, and I get to be teammates with the one and only platanocat. Being a WR is the most fun i've had in this league because I like seeing my dot zoom by. The biggest thing I'm excited about for this new sim is seeing the improved visuals and gameplay mechanics. From my personal experience DDSPF21 is a big step up from 16 (duh it's like 5 years old) and I can't wait to see that big #12 toast some more defenders. The aspect of there being a sim that can't just be tested perfectly (yet, i wouldn't put it past these nerd gms to figure out a way) is very cool, I like having the fog of war aspect going on instead of just being able to boil everything down to a number.
Anyways, I know I'm over the 800 word count at this point so I just wanted to wrap this up by saying that @White Cornerback reeks of unwashed socks and ballsweat
Ight whats up fellas its Jackson Kingston here the best receiver in the league checking in. For the first part of this point task I wanted to look at some places the league could use improvement and maybe one solution each on how to fix them.
1) Free agency/minimum contracts
So it's no secret that there isn't very much movement in free agency outside of a few top earners who switch teams every year. One way I would combat this solution is by reducing the money one can make from media/graphics/jobs. The reason I believe the ISFL should make this change is because it is not uncommon for players to earn so much money in a few season's time that they are set for the rest of their career. Really, there is no incentive to take anything above the minimum contract at that point if you realize your bank account is stacked and then you chilling. At this point the minimum contract is considered the "expectation" when it comes to signing contracts, so maybe if you're a player who doesn't have 200 Ms in your bank account then you'd feel guilty over taking a bigger contract, idk
2) League history/player recognition
Imo GMs should be doing a better job of publicly recognizing their great users. I could be completely off on this take since I don't really check media frequently anymore but I can't remember the last player to have their jersey number retired. One of the coolest part of sim leagues like these imo is learning about the rich history of each team, the league, etc. Obviously I'd hope GMs are doing these things in private/LRs by default but just by making the announcements and whatever public would go a long way. These great players deserve the respect they earned, and by putting out media/commemorative stuff it would help the younger players in the league learn a bit about the deep history we have in 25+ seasons now
3) Improved portals/database
The current roster/update system feels clunky imo. We have a wonderful group of users who are very knowledgeable in coding and developing tools, with this knowledge we might be able to overhaul the updating/roster page system. I know the SBA for example has a portal where all the roster pages are, and players can submit their updates in a certain form that they can go back and keep editing. The benefits of this system would be the forums would look cleaner and also updates, sim changes, etc. might be made easier with a standardized database for everybody to use. I don't know if we have the infrastructure to accomplish this so for me this would be more of a luxury than anything but I think it would go a long way to helping us improve the forums.
Okay now that I have finished my suggestion portion of my 800 words I'm going to do a little more rambling about the league, whether it be about my player, my friends, my teammates, my experience on the Silverbacks, etc. As of late I have gotten close with Rich "R-R-t" Triplet aka kotASSa @Kotasa because originally he joined the wiki server and he was cool so we talked more. This guy is a literal chicken nugget and has a cat with sunglasses in his discord PFP. Who does that lol. But yeah I share my muses with him and gomey dink @White Cornerback himself often. The old man from Ireland is holding onto his 73 speed CB1 status until the day they force him out of the league for being a RAT. Honestly I can't think of a user that I can thank as much as Dermot, not because he's nice or anything but he got me into Mac Miller who's pretty cool. His player never gets any interceptions since he sucks but that's alright with me. My mans @jeffie43 or as I call him: "jeffman", "jeffo", "jeffrey", "jeff", "jeffie" etcetera etcetera is a grade A goofy Raptors fan and mediocre safety. Nothing has pleased me more over the past season than beating his Otters twice. Not that I have any hard feelings towards them of course but I just like to dunk on Princess Veggietales like an Oreo.
Playing for the Silverbacks has been one of the cooler sim league opportunities I've had. The locker room is great, my player eats, and I get to be teammates with the one and only platanocat. Being a WR is the most fun i've had in this league because I like seeing my dot zoom by. The biggest thing I'm excited about for this new sim is seeing the improved visuals and gameplay mechanics. From my personal experience DDSPF21 is a big step up from 16 (duh it's like 5 years old) and I can't wait to see that big #12 toast some more defenders. The aspect of there being a sim that can't just be tested perfectly (yet, i wouldn't put it past these nerd gms to figure out a way) is very cool, I like having the fog of war aspect going on instead of just being able to boil everything down to a number.
Anyways, I know I'm over the 800 word count at this point so I just wanted to wrap this up by saying that @White Cornerback reeks of unwashed socks and ballsweat