11-13-2023, 02:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-24-2023, 08:04 PM by Rusfan. Edited 1 time in total.)
Ding dong, Mandrews McHollywood is….Still alive? Huh.
Yes, despite the regression gremlins stealing their ever-increasing pile of teeps Mandrews McHollywood will once again take the field for the New York Silverbacks in Season 45 as a top-3 receiver on the team. While he won’t be what he once was, his speed is still top-of-the-league and his deep threat ability should be back by the 2nd week of simulated games. At this point in his career there is one stat and one stat only that is paramount: Touchdowns.
As of the end of Season 44, Mandrews’s career touchdown total currently sits at 68, the New York Silverbacks record for career touchdowns belongs to Tugg Speedman who had 75 over his illustrious run, so Mandrews needs just 7 scores to match Speedman, and 8 to surpass him.
Over his career Mandrews has had only 3 seasons at or below 7 touchdowns scored, his rookie year, his 4th year, and last year. Every other season of his career has gone above that mark, including a shocking number of seasons finishing at 9 scores. For a while it seemed as though he would never break double digits until he did, and in the process almost broke the New York Silverbacks record for most TDs scored in a single season.
As for the career record, with the Silverbacks losing Michaelangelo McTurtle to retirement, and Frank Dux taking a hit himself to his TPE total, they are set up to throw more than ever in the 45th ISFL season. This spells good things for Mandrews’s chances at 75 TDs, as well as making a dent in the yardage total record, also held by Tugg Speedman. Speaking of the yardage record, let’s check in on how that is going.
2,603
That is, down to the yard, how far behind Mandrews is from Tugg in total yardage. If Mandrews has a great 2 seasons, he can pass that in 2, if he continues his career trajectory, he could pass that in 3, assuming he maintains roughly 860 yards per season, and assuming he plays for that long, which is only a matter of will.
So now that we’ve gotten through record watch, how was Mandrews’s latest season? Well, to put it simply, while it was far from his worst it was nowhere near his best.
The highlight was easily his 7-catch 173-yard 1-TD effort against the New Orleans Second Line in week 7. This was quite possibly his greatest game as a pro, setting a new personal record for most yards in a single game and coming in tied at 52 in league history for yards in a game with Baltimore’s Doug Howlett, Sam Jose’s Tugg Speedman and Sam the Onion Man, as well as teammate Matthew Mara.
Apart from that game however, and a few more decent outings through the year, he was less consistent than you would like to see, and as a result despite those aforementioned strong showings he ended the season remarkably average as a receiver, and received not even 2nd team all-pro consideration, a low mark he has not seen in almost 4 years.
Whilst it is certainly hard to complain about a 90-catch 1,125-yard season, a few more peaks or at least a few less valleys would have seen Mandrews once again be the recipient of at least a 2nd-team all-pro position, marking the 4th of his career.
The question being asked now is this: how much longer is Mandrews going to go on in this league? He will begin his 9th season under 1,000 TPE for the first time in ages, his yearly regression is just going to get steeper, and young receiver Sean Robinson has just taken over the #1 receiver role over both him and Matthew Mara. I think, therefore, the answer of possible longevity is simple: when Mandrews takes the record of touchdowns, as it is almost inevitable that he will do so, depending on how close he is to the receiving record he will either choose to retire there, or try to make a push to become the truly best receiver in NYS history.
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Yes, despite the regression gremlins stealing their ever-increasing pile of teeps Mandrews McHollywood will once again take the field for the New York Silverbacks in Season 45 as a top-3 receiver on the team. While he won’t be what he once was, his speed is still top-of-the-league and his deep threat ability should be back by the 2nd week of simulated games. At this point in his career there is one stat and one stat only that is paramount: Touchdowns.
As of the end of Season 44, Mandrews’s career touchdown total currently sits at 68, the New York Silverbacks record for career touchdowns belongs to Tugg Speedman who had 75 over his illustrious run, so Mandrews needs just 7 scores to match Speedman, and 8 to surpass him.
Over his career Mandrews has had only 3 seasons at or below 7 touchdowns scored, his rookie year, his 4th year, and last year. Every other season of his career has gone above that mark, including a shocking number of seasons finishing at 9 scores. For a while it seemed as though he would never break double digits until he did, and in the process almost broke the New York Silverbacks record for most TDs scored in a single season.
As for the career record, with the Silverbacks losing Michaelangelo McTurtle to retirement, and Frank Dux taking a hit himself to his TPE total, they are set up to throw more than ever in the 45th ISFL season. This spells good things for Mandrews’s chances at 75 TDs, as well as making a dent in the yardage total record, also held by Tugg Speedman. Speaking of the yardage record, let’s check in on how that is going.
2,603
That is, down to the yard, how far behind Mandrews is from Tugg in total yardage. If Mandrews has a great 2 seasons, he can pass that in 2, if he continues his career trajectory, he could pass that in 3, assuming he maintains roughly 860 yards per season, and assuming he plays for that long, which is only a matter of will.
So now that we’ve gotten through record watch, how was Mandrews’s latest season? Well, to put it simply, while it was far from his worst it was nowhere near his best.
The highlight was easily his 7-catch 173-yard 1-TD effort against the New Orleans Second Line in week 7. This was quite possibly his greatest game as a pro, setting a new personal record for most yards in a single game and coming in tied at 52 in league history for yards in a game with Baltimore’s Doug Howlett, Sam Jose’s Tugg Speedman and Sam the Onion Man, as well as teammate Matthew Mara.
Apart from that game however, and a few more decent outings through the year, he was less consistent than you would like to see, and as a result despite those aforementioned strong showings he ended the season remarkably average as a receiver, and received not even 2nd team all-pro consideration, a low mark he has not seen in almost 4 years.
Whilst it is certainly hard to complain about a 90-catch 1,125-yard season, a few more peaks or at least a few less valleys would have seen Mandrews once again be the recipient of at least a 2nd-team all-pro position, marking the 4th of his career.
The question being asked now is this: how much longer is Mandrews going to go on in this league? He will begin his 9th season under 1,000 TPE for the first time in ages, his yearly regression is just going to get steeper, and young receiver Sean Robinson has just taken over the #1 receiver role over both him and Matthew Mara. I think, therefore, the answer of possible longevity is simple: when Mandrews takes the record of touchdowns, as it is almost inevitable that he will do so, depending on how close he is to the receiving record he will either choose to retire there, or try to make a push to become the truly best receiver in NYS history.
(687 Words)