12-18-2022, 09:11 PM
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7. Write 600 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 600 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.
I like to write about things I know, and I don’t know much outside of myself, so I’m going to write about that. A big event in my history that not a single other user in this league cares about has to be something that happened way back at the end of S3. The Baltimore Hawks were just coming off a great (albeit) disappointing season that had them getting stomped in the Ultimus by a clearly superior Arizona Outlaws squad. Things were looking up in Baltimore though, as they had made it to the league championship with a very promising core of players that they would seemingly be able to build off for a long time. However, problems were bubbling up behind the scenes. Both their star running back (Darlane Farlane) and star quarterback (Scrub Kyubee) had silently gone inactive and stopped updating. They league was, obviously, still very young, and at the point in the league’s history, stagnation was death, as everyone was still relatively low TPE and growing rapidly. What was a team to do? Trey Willie had burst on the scene as a bonafide star wide receiver after just his rookie season, but he can’t throw to himself, and he can’t be the running back as well. The Baltimore GM, Hendrix, was at a crossroads, he needed solutions and he needed them quickly. But then, the clouds parted, and the sun shone down upon him. A gift appeared. The league had decided to begin offering bots for the offensive line positions. Retention was shockingly low when compared to every other position and due to a low number of users, we needed to incentivize users to move to the “glamour” positions to avoid having bots there. It wasn’t mandatory (yet), but teams saw the benefit of being able to put these user offensive lineman elsewhere and immediately jumped. The Baltimore Hawks were no exception. They had a standout left tackle, Avon Blocksdale (user IAmSlm) from S2, who jumped at the opportunity to help the team and took over the reigns as Baltimore’s QB. Hooray, the team was saved! However, that still left a giant void at running back. In a league where offense was king, that couldn’t happen. I decided to approach Hendrix about possibly moving to running back from my current position, defensive end. I had just made me first Pro Bowl in my second season in the league (I was another S2 guy) but was curious if I could make a bigger impact on the offensive side of the ball. After much testing and discussion, Hendrix and I came to the conclusion it would be more beneficial for the team if I made the change to running back.
There were some definite concerns from our locker room about whether the changes would pan out, and we were all very anxious for the start of S4. I’m not speaking in hyperbole when I say that, little did we know, this offseason would have a massive effect on the league’s history.
To say that Avon Blocksdale had a successful career would be an understatement. He was an immediate success at QB, as he was named to the Pro Bowl in his first season, and the five seasons after, to make it six consecutive Pro Bowl appearances. When he retired, ranked first in career passer rating, first in touchdown to interception ratio, third in career completion percentage, third in career passing touchdowns, and fourth in career passing yards. Avon Blocksdale was a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Owen Taylor had an equally decorated career at running back. His first season at the position came with his second Pro Bowl Appearance (first at the position), the Breakout Player of the Year award, and the Running Back of the Year award. Over his career, Taylo would collect nine consecutive Pro Bowl appearances (8 at running back), six consecutive Running Back of the Year Awards, two Most Outstanding Player of the Year awards (a player voted on award that no longer exists), and two Offensive Player of the Year awards. Owen Taylor was a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Together, along with their partner in crime, fellow Hall of Famer Trey Willie, the three formed the core of a potent offense that would cause the league headaches for years. During their careers together, the Baltimore Hawks would go on to win five NSFC Championships and one NSFL championship.
I like to write about things I know, and I don’t know much outside of myself, so I’m going to write about that. A big event in my history that not a single other user in this league cares about has to be something that happened way back at the end of S3. The Baltimore Hawks were just coming off a great (albeit) disappointing season that had them getting stomped in the Ultimus by a clearly superior Arizona Outlaws squad. Things were looking up in Baltimore though, as they had made it to the league championship with a very promising core of players that they would seemingly be able to build off for a long time. However, problems were bubbling up behind the scenes. Both their star running back (Darlane Farlane) and star quarterback (Scrub Kyubee) had silently gone inactive and stopped updating. They league was, obviously, still very young, and at the point in the league’s history, stagnation was death, as everyone was still relatively low TPE and growing rapidly. What was a team to do? Trey Willie had burst on the scene as a bonafide star wide receiver after just his rookie season, but he can’t throw to himself, and he can’t be the running back as well. The Baltimore GM, Hendrix, was at a crossroads, he needed solutions and he needed them quickly. But then, the clouds parted, and the sun shone down upon him. A gift appeared. The league had decided to begin offering bots for the offensive line positions. Retention was shockingly low when compared to every other position and due to a low number of users, we needed to incentivize users to move to the “glamour” positions to avoid having bots there. It wasn’t mandatory (yet), but teams saw the benefit of being able to put these user offensive lineman elsewhere and immediately jumped. The Baltimore Hawks were no exception. They had a standout left tackle, Avon Blocksdale (user IAmSlm) from S2, who jumped at the opportunity to help the team and took over the reigns as Baltimore’s QB. Hooray, the team was saved! However, that still left a giant void at running back. In a league where offense was king, that couldn’t happen. I decided to approach Hendrix about possibly moving to running back from my current position, defensive end. I had just made me first Pro Bowl in my second season in the league (I was another S2 guy) but was curious if I could make a bigger impact on the offensive side of the ball. After much testing and discussion, Hendrix and I came to the conclusion it would be more beneficial for the team if I made the change to running back.
There were some definite concerns from our locker room about whether the changes would pan out, and we were all very anxious for the start of S4. I’m not speaking in hyperbole when I say that, little did we know, this offseason would have a massive effect on the league’s history.
To say that Avon Blocksdale had a successful career would be an understatement. He was an immediate success at QB, as he was named to the Pro Bowl in his first season, and the five seasons after, to make it six consecutive Pro Bowl appearances. When he retired, ranked first in career passer rating, first in touchdown to interception ratio, third in career completion percentage, third in career passing touchdowns, and fourth in career passing yards. Avon Blocksdale was a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Owen Taylor had an equally decorated career at running back. His first season at the position came with his second Pro Bowl Appearance (first at the position), the Breakout Player of the Year award, and the Running Back of the Year award. Over his career, Taylo would collect nine consecutive Pro Bowl appearances (8 at running back), six consecutive Running Back of the Year Awards, two Most Outstanding Player of the Year awards (a player voted on award that no longer exists), and two Offensive Player of the Year awards. Owen Taylor was a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Together, along with their partner in crime, fellow Hall of Famer Trey Willie, the three formed the core of a potent offense that would cause the league headaches for years. During their careers together, the Baltimore Hawks would go on to win five NSFC Championships and one NSFL championship.
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