Tier 1: Long Form Tasks (Must be 600+ words)
Choose ONE for 10 TPE
3. For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
In Ernest Lover’s first season on the Sarasota Sailfish, I created a Defensive Mount Rushmore for the still young franchise that included Cuco Clemente (Safety), Jamie Nkiah (Safety), Haha Mango-Panda (Linebacker) and Fawn Dillmiballs (Defensive Tackle). These veterans helped Lover find his home on the Sarasota defense and passed on invaluable knowledge of game planning, positioning and conditioning. While Lover only played with many of these historic players for a few seasons, they helped Lover make the transition from Defensive End to Linebacker and then passed the mantle on.
As Lover enters his final season on the Sarasota Sailfish, it’s time to revisit this exercise and suggest some updates to the team’s Defensive Mount Rushmore. This is a trip down memory lane for Lover, who will be adding teammates with whom he had the pleasure of sharing much of his career and two Ultimus championships.
Cuco Clemente (Safety) remains one of Sarasota’s all-time defensive greats, so he is the only of the original four Mount Rushmore players to remain. The other three are: Harrison Andrews (Cornerback), David Moyes (Defensive End), and Son Goku (Defensive End)
Harrison Andrews was the team’s primary cornerback almost from his rookie season through his retirement. He holds multiple franchise career records, including first for Passes Defended (at 216) and for interceptions (at 34) and second for tackles (with 873) and defensive touchdowns (with 7; only one behind Clemente’s 8). He also holds many single season records for the franchise, including first for 137 tackles in his rookie season (S25), first for interceptions (netting 9 in S28), first for defensive TDs (3 in S28), and locking down both first and second for single season PDs (35 in S33 and 31 in S28). Harrison Andrews replaces previous Mount Rushmore member Jamie Nkiah.
David Moyes was a bit of a late bloomer in his role at defensive end. But continued hard work even into his veteran years has set him up to hold franchise records for many seasons to come, even as he looks towards retirement. Moyes may not hold many single season or game records, but his career records show his cumulative impact on the franchise over his long and steady career. Moyes relentlessly pushed past the line of scrimmage for loss-making plays. Moyes holds the Sailfish career record of 105 sacks with still one more season to play and is second in tackles for loss with 65. Moyes has also slowly accumulated many turnovers. He is second in franchise history in forced fumbles with 19 and unlike other players, like Ernest Lover, manages to fall to ground to recover many of these fumbles. He leads the team with 14 career fumble recoveries. This eclipses the previous Sarasota great FF/FR specialist, Haha Mango-Panda who registered 15 forced fumbles and 9 fumble recoveries in his career.
The last spot on the Sarasota Defensive Mount Rushmore could go to Ernest Lover himself, but he prefers to recognize the unsung efforts of another career Sailfish: defensive end Son Goku. Goku was a stalwart member of the defensive line. No matter what offenses threw at him, he could not be moved off the line of scrimmage. He had a knack for making his way to the quarterback (third in career sacks with 92) and holds the franchise record and single season record for Safeties. His strongest claim to the Mount comes with his career record of 79 TFLs (a full 12 more than Moyes in second place!). While Goku’s place on the Mount may be replaced in time, at this moment in history he deserves to have his defensive contributions to the team memorialized. He edges out former Mount Rushmore member and defensive tackle Fawn Dillmiballs.
Choose ONE for 10 TPE
3. For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
In Ernest Lover’s first season on the Sarasota Sailfish, I created a Defensive Mount Rushmore for the still young franchise that included Cuco Clemente (Safety), Jamie Nkiah (Safety), Haha Mango-Panda (Linebacker) and Fawn Dillmiballs (Defensive Tackle). These veterans helped Lover find his home on the Sarasota defense and passed on invaluable knowledge of game planning, positioning and conditioning. While Lover only played with many of these historic players for a few seasons, they helped Lover make the transition from Defensive End to Linebacker and then passed the mantle on.
As Lover enters his final season on the Sarasota Sailfish, it’s time to revisit this exercise and suggest some updates to the team’s Defensive Mount Rushmore. This is a trip down memory lane for Lover, who will be adding teammates with whom he had the pleasure of sharing much of his career and two Ultimus championships.
Cuco Clemente (Safety) remains one of Sarasota’s all-time defensive greats, so he is the only of the original four Mount Rushmore players to remain. The other three are: Harrison Andrews (Cornerback), David Moyes (Defensive End), and Son Goku (Defensive End)
Harrison Andrews was the team’s primary cornerback almost from his rookie season through his retirement. He holds multiple franchise career records, including first for Passes Defended (at 216) and for interceptions (at 34) and second for tackles (with 873) and defensive touchdowns (with 7; only one behind Clemente’s 8). He also holds many single season records for the franchise, including first for 137 tackles in his rookie season (S25), first for interceptions (netting 9 in S28), first for defensive TDs (3 in S28), and locking down both first and second for single season PDs (35 in S33 and 31 in S28). Harrison Andrews replaces previous Mount Rushmore member Jamie Nkiah.
David Moyes was a bit of a late bloomer in his role at defensive end. But continued hard work even into his veteran years has set him up to hold franchise records for many seasons to come, even as he looks towards retirement. Moyes may not hold many single season or game records, but his career records show his cumulative impact on the franchise over his long and steady career. Moyes relentlessly pushed past the line of scrimmage for loss-making plays. Moyes holds the Sailfish career record of 105 sacks with still one more season to play and is second in tackles for loss with 65. Moyes has also slowly accumulated many turnovers. He is second in franchise history in forced fumbles with 19 and unlike other players, like Ernest Lover, manages to fall to ground to recover many of these fumbles. He leads the team with 14 career fumble recoveries. This eclipses the previous Sarasota great FF/FR specialist, Haha Mango-Panda who registered 15 forced fumbles and 9 fumble recoveries in his career.
The last spot on the Sarasota Defensive Mount Rushmore could go to Ernest Lover himself, but he prefers to recognize the unsung efforts of another career Sailfish: defensive end Son Goku. Goku was a stalwart member of the defensive line. No matter what offenses threw at him, he could not be moved off the line of scrimmage. He had a knack for making his way to the quarterback (third in career sacks with 92) and holds the franchise record and single season record for Safeties. His strongest claim to the Mount comes with his career record of 79 TFLs (a full 12 more than Moyes in second place!). While Goku’s place on the Mount may be replaced in time, at this moment in history he deserves to have his defensive contributions to the team memorialized. He edges out former Mount Rushmore member and defensive tackle Fawn Dillmiballs.