Every season is a new season is the ISFL and the DSFL. Teams rise and fall, and frankly with the sim it is impossible to know who will always come on top, because the sim may
kneel you on second and third down for no reason and then you lose. It is the way it is. But, I think there will be some similarities between last season and this season.
First off, I think CTC will porbably remain very strong as lots of their core is not in regression, therefore the odds of a repeat seem at best medium. But, they still may
be the best team with the best odds at this point. We need to take into account that LCC and Negs may have some tricks up their sleeve to bring CTC back to the promised laps,
and nobody questions LCC's rap ability, which is good for 0.75 EPA/Wins a year. Other teams that could suprise are OCO - a team that finished pretty good all things considering and
how young the team is, so I expect big things from that team as well.
Arizona is another team that you really cannot count out, as they usually find a way to have success down stretches
in the season. Sailor is no longer in town, however, so I think there will be an expectaion that there may be an offensive step backwards, but the team is talented enough to find a way
to win despite this.
Lets also not forget about the perinnial favorites yellowknife wraiths, a team that is just flat-out consistent. They may have half of their roster regressing,
which is an obvious obstacle to their chances, but the very strong leadership mixed with the best O-line and running duo in the league creates situational matchup nightmares for all
of the other teams in the league. When you can run it like they can, it will always keep you competitive. This team is also getting younger, their top draft picks are earning, and
while regression is hittng, expect a massive youth movement over the next 4-5 seasons. The runningback duo may do enough to keep the team afloat while the retool occurs.
There is also teams like NY, who have had some strong drafts as of late, and have a duo of year-2 players (wizard and Jumbo) who are likely going to expolode in year 2. This is another
team to watch because I feel like they are getting overlooked, but can seriously make some noise in the conference.
Next up, and always a fan favorite is ICE BEAR, YES ICE BEAR, and the Honalulu hahhahaahhahalal. Absolutely loaded on the offensive side of the ball, and scoring points of teams is more
of a guarntee than a speculation, it is the defense that raises all the questions. This was a very strong team in the first half of the year, but fading in the back half of the year, losing
to Arizona in the playoffs. I expect big things from this team yet again, as they are probably my pick to win the conference, but I see the conference being very competitive overall.
The most interesting team to watch overall will probably be NOLA, as they are engaging in what appears to be a full scale rebuild, and anyone with a pulse being traded. It is going to be
interesting to see where this teams ends up, presumably still last, but they do not actually have their first round pick this upcoming season, it goes to ARI, much to the dismay of the
entire league yet again. Every position is largely made up of rookies so expectations cannot be very high, and may be a glorified DSFL team at this stage.
kneel you on second and third down for no reason and then you lose. It is the way it is. But, I think there will be some similarities between last season and this season.
First off, I think CTC will porbably remain very strong as lots of their core is not in regression, therefore the odds of a repeat seem at best medium. But, they still may
be the best team with the best odds at this point. We need to take into account that LCC and Negs may have some tricks up their sleeve to bring CTC back to the promised laps,
and nobody questions LCC's rap ability, which is good for 0.75 EPA/Wins a year. Other teams that could suprise are OCO - a team that finished pretty good all things considering and
how young the team is, so I expect big things from that team as well.
Arizona is another team that you really cannot count out, as they usually find a way to have success down stretches
in the season. Sailor is no longer in town, however, so I think there will be an expectaion that there may be an offensive step backwards, but the team is talented enough to find a way
to win despite this.
Lets also not forget about the perinnial favorites yellowknife wraiths, a team that is just flat-out consistent. They may have half of their roster regressing,
which is an obvious obstacle to their chances, but the very strong leadership mixed with the best O-line and running duo in the league creates situational matchup nightmares for all
of the other teams in the league. When you can run it like they can, it will always keep you competitive. This team is also getting younger, their top draft picks are earning, and
while regression is hittng, expect a massive youth movement over the next 4-5 seasons. The runningback duo may do enough to keep the team afloat while the retool occurs.
There is also teams like NY, who have had some strong drafts as of late, and have a duo of year-2 players (wizard and Jumbo) who are likely going to expolode in year 2. This is another
team to watch because I feel like they are getting overlooked, but can seriously make some noise in the conference.
Next up, and always a fan favorite is ICE BEAR, YES ICE BEAR, and the Honalulu hahhahaahhahalal. Absolutely loaded on the offensive side of the ball, and scoring points of teams is more
of a guarntee than a speculation, it is the defense that raises all the questions. This was a very strong team in the first half of the year, but fading in the back half of the year, losing
to Arizona in the playoffs. I expect big things from this team yet again, as they are probably my pick to win the conference, but I see the conference being very competitive overall.
The most interesting team to watch overall will probably be NOLA, as they are engaging in what appears to be a full scale rebuild, and anyone with a pulse being traded. It is going to be
interesting to see where this teams ends up, presumably still last, but they do not actually have their first round pick this upcoming season, it goes to ARI, much to the dismay of the
entire league yet again. Every position is largely made up of rookies so expectations cannot be very high, and may be a glorified DSFL team at this stage.