Tier 2, task 10:
The New York Silverbacks journey in season 27 started a bit rocky. Dropping all 4 of our preseason games was a but of a scary start. What made it even worse was that we never scored more than 13 points and our opponents scored at least 30 three out of four times. This was not a great sign seeing as the previous season we managed to make it to the playoffs despite everyone thinking we wouldn't be fielding a decent product for at least another couple of seasons, But being such a young club, you would have to expect to come back down to earth a little bit after having a really nice second season like that.
So the preseason was a bit rocky, but for the next 3 weeks it was looking like we were fielding a superior product yet again. Having secured wins against the New orleans second line, the orange county otters and the Austin copperheads in weeks one, two and three it was looking like we might have a shot at making the playoffs again. Our defense was on fire, Brick was getting at least a sack every game and it felt like everyone else also got to get one every game too. It was like we were just taking turns to make sure everyone got a chance to hit the QB.
After week 3 is when we came back down to reality, we dropped 3 games in a row. Our offense struggled and our defense couldn't do enough to win games anymore. We were even blown out in week 5. But we were still hopeful "Sim gonna sim". We won back to back games weeks 7 and 8 and it was looking like we had a good chance to stay in this thing, after dropping a game in week 9 we won 2 more games in weeks 10 and 11. All we needed to do was win a couple more games and we would be in the playoffs. With our offense putting it together and looking pretty good and our smothering defense we really thought we had a good chance but then the bad times came. We lost every single game after week 11, never able to score more than 14 points. The defenses production slowed and came back down to earth and our team just couldn't do enough to hang onto playoff hopes.
Next year I expect our defense to be younger but hopefully just as productive and I expect our offense to just keep getting better. I believe we will make the playoffs this season and I believe we will be poised to make a deep playoff run in the following season after that.
Tier 2, task 11:
There are a plethora of things that keep me interested in this league. To start with, it was the idea that I could have the closest thing to a professional football experience I could have given my age, I tried playing football in elementary and didn't really care about it at all. I actually started to like football when I was 18 and at the point it was a bit too late to go back and learn enough and get enough experience to actually play college football. So I enjoyed the prospect of creating my own player and having them thrive in a league. The process of creation was very confusing and I believe there could be a much more concise guide, explaining the best ways to earn TPE and keeping your player updated so more dedicated rookies can get into the swing of things faster. It took me nearly half a season to fully understand everything and once I did felt that I was behind my draft class and ended up going lower than I would have liked.
But besides that, Everything really started to get exciting during the prospect bowl, watching that little dot with my number and my name pop up for tackles was an awesome feeling. Not to mention the immediate comradery with my fellow landsharks, instantly you would go from strangers to teammates to friends. This type of friendship tends to last throughout the league, I still see fellow landsharks and chuckle at how little I knew when we started. Continuing the excitement was when I started getting scouted for the DSFL, it was just so funny that all of a sudden I'd be drinking with buddies and be like "Oh shit I gotta take this I'm being scouted" and most of the time they look at you like you're insane or a total nerd but man doe's it feel good to work at something. Then I got drafted by the Grey Ducks and found out what its like to be in your first locker room. Albeit a bit of a crazy bath salts ridden choccy milk nightmare of a locker room(still love you guys), you grow to love your teammates and root for your team above all. I still love the grey ducks today. Everything was so exciting then, learning the ropes and how to update your player to be a problem for opposing QBS on the field, watching stats go up and comparing yourselfs to others.
Then I got scouted and drafted for the ISFL and everything just amplified. The teammates connections, the emotions, the stats. I love all of it. I even got nominated for an award this past season and hearing people speak about my player just got me charged, love to know that my dude effected people enough to actually get mentioned on a stream. Its just all so damn cool and I really look forward to being around as long as possible. My career is only just now taking off and I'm excited about what other positions I might play and what places I may find myself in the future.
I love this league.
The New York Silverbacks journey in season 27 started a bit rocky. Dropping all 4 of our preseason games was a but of a scary start. What made it even worse was that we never scored more than 13 points and our opponents scored at least 30 three out of four times. This was not a great sign seeing as the previous season we managed to make it to the playoffs despite everyone thinking we wouldn't be fielding a decent product for at least another couple of seasons, But being such a young club, you would have to expect to come back down to earth a little bit after having a really nice second season like that.
So the preseason was a bit rocky, but for the next 3 weeks it was looking like we were fielding a superior product yet again. Having secured wins against the New orleans second line, the orange county otters and the Austin copperheads in weeks one, two and three it was looking like we might have a shot at making the playoffs again. Our defense was on fire, Brick was getting at least a sack every game and it felt like everyone else also got to get one every game too. It was like we were just taking turns to make sure everyone got a chance to hit the QB.
After week 3 is when we came back down to reality, we dropped 3 games in a row. Our offense struggled and our defense couldn't do enough to win games anymore. We were even blown out in week 5. But we were still hopeful "Sim gonna sim". We won back to back games weeks 7 and 8 and it was looking like we had a good chance to stay in this thing, after dropping a game in week 9 we won 2 more games in weeks 10 and 11. All we needed to do was win a couple more games and we would be in the playoffs. With our offense putting it together and looking pretty good and our smothering defense we really thought we had a good chance but then the bad times came. We lost every single game after week 11, never able to score more than 14 points. The defenses production slowed and came back down to earth and our team just couldn't do enough to hang onto playoff hopes.
Next year I expect our defense to be younger but hopefully just as productive and I expect our offense to just keep getting better. I believe we will make the playoffs this season and I believe we will be poised to make a deep playoff run in the following season after that.
Tier 2, task 11:
There are a plethora of things that keep me interested in this league. To start with, it was the idea that I could have the closest thing to a professional football experience I could have given my age, I tried playing football in elementary and didn't really care about it at all. I actually started to like football when I was 18 and at the point it was a bit too late to go back and learn enough and get enough experience to actually play college football. So I enjoyed the prospect of creating my own player and having them thrive in a league. The process of creation was very confusing and I believe there could be a much more concise guide, explaining the best ways to earn TPE and keeping your player updated so more dedicated rookies can get into the swing of things faster. It took me nearly half a season to fully understand everything and once I did felt that I was behind my draft class and ended up going lower than I would have liked.
But besides that, Everything really started to get exciting during the prospect bowl, watching that little dot with my number and my name pop up for tackles was an awesome feeling. Not to mention the immediate comradery with my fellow landsharks, instantly you would go from strangers to teammates to friends. This type of friendship tends to last throughout the league, I still see fellow landsharks and chuckle at how little I knew when we started. Continuing the excitement was when I started getting scouted for the DSFL, it was just so funny that all of a sudden I'd be drinking with buddies and be like "Oh shit I gotta take this I'm being scouted" and most of the time they look at you like you're insane or a total nerd but man doe's it feel good to work at something. Then I got drafted by the Grey Ducks and found out what its like to be in your first locker room. Albeit a bit of a crazy bath salts ridden choccy milk nightmare of a locker room(still love you guys), you grow to love your teammates and root for your team above all. I still love the grey ducks today. Everything was so exciting then, learning the ropes and how to update your player to be a problem for opposing QBS on the field, watching stats go up and comparing yourselfs to others.
Then I got scouted and drafted for the ISFL and everything just amplified. The teammates connections, the emotions, the stats. I love all of it. I even got nominated for an award this past season and hearing people speak about my player just got me charged, love to know that my dude effected people enough to actually get mentioned on a stream. Its just all so damn cool and I really look forward to being around as long as possible. My career is only just now taking off and I'm excited about what other positions I might play and what places I may find myself in the future.
I love this league.