Tier 1 (600+)
It’s the Season 43 Offseason task which means it’s time for the 3rd annual Mandrews McHollywood 600+ word season and career retrospective! This is one that I’m particularly excited to write as this past season was one of the best wide receiver seasons in recent memory. 95 catches for 1,442 yards and 15 touchdowns! That was quite possibly the best season any receiver had this year and was immediately good enough to earn him a spot in the Pro Bowl as WR1 and will almost certainly be good enough for a near-unanimous spot on the S42 1st-Team All-Pro squad.
This seems to be the moment where, in combination with Mandrews’s Season 41 season, his career has really begun to hit his full potential. Over his first 4 seasons he managed to top 1,000 yards 3 times, but never over 1,100 yards, so it seemed like no matter how much TPE he earned he was never going to be one of the league's elite wide receivers.
Then Blaine Falco arrived.
It’s always a tricky thing, a new young QB stepping into the shoes of a franchise player. Especially when that new QB only has roughly half the development a team usually likes to see. Nobody is ever truly sure how that new player is going to fit into the current roster, and skill is largely left up to sim luck, so even though the new QB was using a more favorable build than the previous one towards my player at WR it was still a question as to how he would play and by extension how I would play.
2 years in the question has been answered, loud and clear.
To make it extremely clear, let’s lay out the cumulative stats from McHollywood’s 4 seasons under Savage, 3 of which as WR1, and the 2 seasons under Falco, both at WR1:
Savage:
295 Receptions
3,938 Yards
28 Touchdowns
Falco:
171 Receptions (+57=228)
2,674 Yards (+891=3,565)
24 Touchdowns (+8=32)
If you’re curious, the numbers in the parentheses are the numbers on the left with their value when divided by a 3rd added on, essentially to simulate a third season played at WR1 under Falco to match the 3 WR1 seasons played under Savage. Using this, we can see that although Mandrews has not yet caught his past seasons in raw productivity, his pace puts him well above where he was.
This is also reflected in the awards he has received. From season 37 to season 40 Mandrews did not receive a single award, and was only nominated once, for Offensive Rookie of The Year. Now, In 2 seasons under Falco he has gone 4/4 on making both the Pro Bowl and the first-team all-pro squad each season, and should, in all likelihood, be nominated for Offensive Player of The Year.
As for his standing in the history of the league, this season was crucial both in league-wide records and team-centric records. In terms of the league as a whole the main success was found in his touchdown total. 15 touchdowns in a single season is tied with quite a few other players at 6th most in the history of the league. For the New York Silverbacks more specifically, 15 touchdowns is tied with only one other player for most in team history, Jackson Kingston. As for the yardage total, 1,442 didn’t even lead the league this season, so it’s no surprise that, while still an impressive total, it is nowhere near historic. It ranks a bit better for the Silverbacks history, coming in 4th behind 2 separate Tugg Speedman seasons and a Jackson Kingston season.
So a near-historic season for the Silverbacks, and a very notable season league-wise.
It’s the Season 43 Offseason task which means it’s time for the 3rd annual Mandrews McHollywood 600+ word season and career retrospective! This is one that I’m particularly excited to write as this past season was one of the best wide receiver seasons in recent memory. 95 catches for 1,442 yards and 15 touchdowns! That was quite possibly the best season any receiver had this year and was immediately good enough to earn him a spot in the Pro Bowl as WR1 and will almost certainly be good enough for a near-unanimous spot on the S42 1st-Team All-Pro squad.
This seems to be the moment where, in combination with Mandrews’s Season 41 season, his career has really begun to hit his full potential. Over his first 4 seasons he managed to top 1,000 yards 3 times, but never over 1,100 yards, so it seemed like no matter how much TPE he earned he was never going to be one of the league's elite wide receivers.
Then Blaine Falco arrived.
It’s always a tricky thing, a new young QB stepping into the shoes of a franchise player. Especially when that new QB only has roughly half the development a team usually likes to see. Nobody is ever truly sure how that new player is going to fit into the current roster, and skill is largely left up to sim luck, so even though the new QB was using a more favorable build than the previous one towards my player at WR it was still a question as to how he would play and by extension how I would play.
2 years in the question has been answered, loud and clear.
To make it extremely clear, let’s lay out the cumulative stats from McHollywood’s 4 seasons under Savage, 3 of which as WR1, and the 2 seasons under Falco, both at WR1:
Savage:
295 Receptions
3,938 Yards
28 Touchdowns
Falco:
171 Receptions (+57=228)
2,674 Yards (+891=3,565)
24 Touchdowns (+8=32)
If you’re curious, the numbers in the parentheses are the numbers on the left with their value when divided by a 3rd added on, essentially to simulate a third season played at WR1 under Falco to match the 3 WR1 seasons played under Savage. Using this, we can see that although Mandrews has not yet caught his past seasons in raw productivity, his pace puts him well above where he was.
This is also reflected in the awards he has received. From season 37 to season 40 Mandrews did not receive a single award, and was only nominated once, for Offensive Rookie of The Year. Now, In 2 seasons under Falco he has gone 4/4 on making both the Pro Bowl and the first-team all-pro squad each season, and should, in all likelihood, be nominated for Offensive Player of The Year.
As for his standing in the history of the league, this season was crucial both in league-wide records and team-centric records. In terms of the league as a whole the main success was found in his touchdown total. 15 touchdowns in a single season is tied with quite a few other players at 6th most in the history of the league. For the New York Silverbacks more specifically, 15 touchdowns is tied with only one other player for most in team history, Jackson Kingston. As for the yardage total, 1,442 didn’t even lead the league this season, so it’s no surprise that, while still an impressive total, it is nowhere near historic. It ranks a bit better for the Silverbacks history, coming in 4th behind 2 separate Tugg Speedman seasons and a Jackson Kingston season.
So a near-historic season for the Silverbacks, and a very notable season league-wise.