01-24-2024, 03:48 PM
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Task 9 - 320 Words
I think that the decision for Swoosh to pursue being a GM with Baltimore is a decision that has had ramifications for both New Orleans and Baltimore. We know the story now, NOLA gets held over a barrel and told to take their lumps and accept a 2nd rounder for a max earning CB. HO intervenes and BAL has to add a first rounder to the deal.
So what has happened since then, in the front offices Mobi has stepped down and been replaced by toof. Toof had been a long time member of the NOLA WR so the momentum has continued.
Dude Man who swoosh went to join has stepped down/away from the league and he is now joined by swank.
The Nuggets trade happens between Weeks 9 & 10 of Season 44. The secondline go on to tally one more win and finish the season with 3 wins all up. The last 7 weeks of the season were rough on the secondline but there was only one way for the results to go with a heavily regressed CB and a low TPE IA nickel filling in for Nuggets. For the sake of this prompt let's say that with Nuggets the Secondline win one of the two games that they lost be a score or less.
The next season saw the Secondline taking a step forward to finish at 5 and 11 with another handful of one score losses. The Hawks were able to make the playoffs again but couldn't get past the first round.
Finally the first round pick that the Secondline received in the trade was used on Octavio Volarus to sure up an offensive line that was better resembling a turnstile.
I think this trade will be seen as the turning point for at least NOLA, the core is in place now and the coming season will see the first significant step forward from the squad.
Task 16
This last season was relatively even for the ISFL, this was probably helped by NOLA'S step forward into competitiveness.
The team only won 5 matches but its the fact that the 11 losses were mainly still competitive. 5 of the losses were by only one score and the teams that they beat were of high standing. Of the final four teams the Secondline beat three of them. This season showed that the defense is going to be the back of the team for the foreseeable future. The leagues best passing defense was something that they can hang their hats on, however it was partnered with the leagues worst run defense.
Why the discrepancy? Purely TPE distribution.
The Secondline secondary included signing Inspector Gadget and Apollo Program. This was coupled with Ezra Azael and Junior Scott (a front runner for Defensive Rookie of the Year) to form a secondary that kept the Secondline in a lot of games.
The front seven of New Orleans struggle, Bruce White had help at times from the likes of Gibson, Adebam and Hog but it wasn't consistent enough. As the youth in the front 7 matures I think we will see the defense go to the next level.
On the offensive side of the ball the team had a below average offense with its passing game being the bright spot. This could be down to a couple of things, one the offense hucking the ball around to keep up with the opposition and two the offensive line resembling turnstiles.
An offensive line that was put together with some IA's and a promising youngster wasn't able to stand up over the length of the season. Only the New York Silverbacks gave up more sacks and the poor showing on the ground is another piece of evidence that the O Line needs to improve. Luckily we have addressed it in the draft and I expect to see it improve in the future
I think that the decision for Swoosh to pursue being a GM with Baltimore is a decision that has had ramifications for both New Orleans and Baltimore. We know the story now, NOLA gets held over a barrel and told to take their lumps and accept a 2nd rounder for a max earning CB. HO intervenes and BAL has to add a first rounder to the deal.
So what has happened since then, in the front offices Mobi has stepped down and been replaced by toof. Toof had been a long time member of the NOLA WR so the momentum has continued.
Dude Man who swoosh went to join has stepped down/away from the league and he is now joined by swank.
The Nuggets trade happens between Weeks 9 & 10 of Season 44. The secondline go on to tally one more win and finish the season with 3 wins all up. The last 7 weeks of the season were rough on the secondline but there was only one way for the results to go with a heavily regressed CB and a low TPE IA nickel filling in for Nuggets. For the sake of this prompt let's say that with Nuggets the Secondline win one of the two games that they lost be a score or less.
The next season saw the Secondline taking a step forward to finish at 5 and 11 with another handful of one score losses. The Hawks were able to make the playoffs again but couldn't get past the first round.
Finally the first round pick that the Secondline received in the trade was used on Octavio Volarus to sure up an offensive line that was better resembling a turnstile.
I think this trade will be seen as the turning point for at least NOLA, the core is in place now and the coming season will see the first significant step forward from the squad.
Task 16
This last season was relatively even for the ISFL, this was probably helped by NOLA'S step forward into competitiveness.
The team only won 5 matches but its the fact that the 11 losses were mainly still competitive. 5 of the losses were by only one score and the teams that they beat were of high standing. Of the final four teams the Secondline beat three of them. This season showed that the defense is going to be the back of the team for the foreseeable future. The leagues best passing defense was something that they can hang their hats on, however it was partnered with the leagues worst run defense.
Why the discrepancy? Purely TPE distribution.
The Secondline secondary included signing Inspector Gadget and Apollo Program. This was coupled with Ezra Azael and Junior Scott (a front runner for Defensive Rookie of the Year) to form a secondary that kept the Secondline in a lot of games.
The front seven of New Orleans struggle, Bruce White had help at times from the likes of Gibson, Adebam and Hog but it wasn't consistent enough. As the youth in the front 7 matures I think we will see the defense go to the next level.
On the offensive side of the ball the team had a below average offense with its passing game being the bright spot. This could be down to a couple of things, one the offense hucking the ball around to keep up with the opposition and two the offensive line resembling turnstiles.
An offensive line that was put together with some IA's and a promising youngster wasn't able to stand up over the length of the season. Only the New York Silverbacks gave up more sacks and the poor showing on the ground is another piece of evidence that the O Line needs to improve. Luckily we have addressed it in the draft and I expect to see it improve in the future