In 300 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
I had a couple of IRL friends that asked me if I wanted to join the league and described it as “Dungeons and Dragons, but football”. I knew the concept of it, but I hadn’t actually played it, but I figured what the heck, why not. So, this was all new to me and I feel like it took some time adjusting and learning where everything was at. Initially, I was a little overwhelmed with the forums page, then the Discords, and the index web site, and trying to remember where everything was. I’d see something once and then couldn’t remember where I saw it to go back to it. However, through the help of my IRL friends (soevil and reedyornot), and people from all over the league, I’ve finally caught on to everything, or at least most things. From the get go, people started reaching out (Repgnar, Artix, PugWalrus), wanting to learn more about my player, seeing if I needed help with anything, etc, which really caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting that level of interaction. Even after being traded from Portland to KCC, Gadget reached out to see if he could help in any way. I came in about halfway through the season and the DSFL draft had already been done, so I was put on waiver/FA. I was picked up quickly of the FA by Portland but then was traded within mintues to join Soevil and KCC. I didn’t get the drat experience until the ISFL draft, which was pretty legit. The anticipation of seeing my name come across the screen and being able to see where my teammates ended up. My player has caught some attention being a decently progressed OL which seem to be fairly rare in this league. Honestly, it is part of the reason why I wanted to do it, to be different than everyone else. I feel like my player has progressed a lot and I hope to be the sleeper of the draft. I don’t think anything needs changed. For me, the hardest part was just getting adapted to where everything is. Luckily, there are people, discord groups, and directions all over the place that can help, which makes the journey a little less overwhelming.
Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?
My player had quite the beginning in the DSFL. I came in about halfway through the season, and instead of going through being a prospect, talking with teams, and then being drafted, I was just put on the free agent list, and was run through the waiver wire process. I interacted with a handful of teams, people trying to gauge my interest in the league and expected activity levels, before picking me. Being an OL, I think this draws extra attention due to the small number of lineman in the league. I have a couple of IRL friends that were on the Coyotes and Royals, so teams asked if I wanted to be with them, which honestly, I didn’t have a preference. I was just trying to get adapted to the league. I was picked up Portland and then within minutes, I was traded to KCC to join my brother soevil in KCC. Here is where the journey really started. I quickly jumped in building TPE and developing my player. I was paired up with the best lineman in our draft class, Dusty Wilson, which was a great pairing. Highlight of season was the second to last week against the Birddogs. My player had a 6 sacks, no sacks allowed, and no penalties. It was by far the best game of the season. Finished the season with only 2 penalties for 11 yards and 3.5 pancakes a game. Sadly, my player averaged .6 sacks allowed a game. This is a stat that I am expecting to improve on next year. I’ll put some work in on the offseason to keep developing. As for the team, it seemed to be a rough season from the start, but it was a confusing one. We scored the second most points in the DSFL throughout the season, only 15 points behind the leaders, yet came in tied second to last with giving up the most points by 44 points! We led the leagues in pancakes and sacks allowed. We had the third fewest punts, which makes sense with the number of points scored. But we also had the most interceptions and one of the fewest in turnovers. There was a lot of good and bad, as you can tell by the stats. I think we have some good building blocks, but we also lost some talent with players being called up to the big leagues. Hopefully next year the Coyotes can rise to the Ultimini!
I had a couple of IRL friends that asked me if I wanted to join the league and described it as “Dungeons and Dragons, but football”. I knew the concept of it, but I hadn’t actually played it, but I figured what the heck, why not. So, this was all new to me and I feel like it took some time adjusting and learning where everything was at. Initially, I was a little overwhelmed with the forums page, then the Discords, and the index web site, and trying to remember where everything was. I’d see something once and then couldn’t remember where I saw it to go back to it. However, through the help of my IRL friends (soevil and reedyornot), and people from all over the league, I’ve finally caught on to everything, or at least most things. From the get go, people started reaching out (Repgnar, Artix, PugWalrus), wanting to learn more about my player, seeing if I needed help with anything, etc, which really caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting that level of interaction. Even after being traded from Portland to KCC, Gadget reached out to see if he could help in any way. I came in about halfway through the season and the DSFL draft had already been done, so I was put on waiver/FA. I was picked up quickly of the FA by Portland but then was traded within mintues to join Soevil and KCC. I didn’t get the drat experience until the ISFL draft, which was pretty legit. The anticipation of seeing my name come across the screen and being able to see where my teammates ended up. My player has caught some attention being a decently progressed OL which seem to be fairly rare in this league. Honestly, it is part of the reason why I wanted to do it, to be different than everyone else. I feel like my player has progressed a lot and I hope to be the sleeper of the draft. I don’t think anything needs changed. For me, the hardest part was just getting adapted to where everything is. Luckily, there are people, discord groups, and directions all over the place that can help, which makes the journey a little less overwhelming.
Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?
My player had quite the beginning in the DSFL. I came in about halfway through the season, and instead of going through being a prospect, talking with teams, and then being drafted, I was just put on the free agent list, and was run through the waiver wire process. I interacted with a handful of teams, people trying to gauge my interest in the league and expected activity levels, before picking me. Being an OL, I think this draws extra attention due to the small number of lineman in the league. I have a couple of IRL friends that were on the Coyotes and Royals, so teams asked if I wanted to be with them, which honestly, I didn’t have a preference. I was just trying to get adapted to the league. I was picked up Portland and then within minutes, I was traded to KCC to join my brother soevil in KCC. Here is where the journey really started. I quickly jumped in building TPE and developing my player. I was paired up with the best lineman in our draft class, Dusty Wilson, which was a great pairing. Highlight of season was the second to last week against the Birddogs. My player had a 6 sacks, no sacks allowed, and no penalties. It was by far the best game of the season. Finished the season with only 2 penalties for 11 yards and 3.5 pancakes a game. Sadly, my player averaged .6 sacks allowed a game. This is a stat that I am expecting to improve on next year. I’ll put some work in on the offseason to keep developing. As for the team, it seemed to be a rough season from the start, but it was a confusing one. We scored the second most points in the DSFL throughout the season, only 15 points behind the leaders, yet came in tied second to last with giving up the most points by 44 points! We led the leagues in pancakes and sacks allowed. We had the third fewest punts, which makes sense with the number of points scored. But we also had the most interceptions and one of the fewest in turnovers. There was a lot of good and bad, as you can tell by the stats. I think we have some good building blocks, but we also lost some talent with players being called up to the big leagues. Hopefully next year the Coyotes can rise to the Ultimini!