8. My experience in this league has been short but so far seems pretty good. I come from the PBE so everything is very similar so I'm glad I won't go through a large learning curve. I'm excited to see what the differences are though and see how the different leagues are ran. I also have no experience with Draft Day Sports: Pro Football so will be curious on how this sim engine works. I knew how OOTP plays so was comfortable making a player as I knew what worked and didn't. Excited to play around with this engine to find out what works. So far, William Lim has been very helpful and helping me get set up. He responds to messages very quickly so I'm not waiting a while for an answer which I appreciate. Looking forward to meeting many other people here as it seems like this is a great community. I haven't been drafted yet but am excited to be soon. No better feeling than hearing your name called out and being chosen by a team that wants you. I hope to get off to a fast start during the season, it seems like there are definitely less defensive ends which means my player has a better chance to stand out among his position. Since I'm just starting I haven't really gotten the full scope of what the league is like so it's hard for me to find things to be implemented. I was surprised by the lack of variety in point tasks on a week to week basis. Would love to see more ways to get TPE through fun, less writing intensive tasks. I know PBE has random questions they ask every week that take a couple minutes to write but are a good way to shake things up and think about a variety of topics.
11. Slam Dunkinson started playing football at a young age thanks to his dad who also played professional football. His dad had one goal for him and that was to become a great player. At a young age, he threw him into organized football and began training him. His dad played cornerback in the league so he was unsure what he wanted his son to play. He decided to just have him play every position in order to figure out what stuck and where he excelled. As he grew up, his dad realized that Slam wasn't built to play in the secondary but to get down and dirty in the trenches. He grew much taller and bigger than his dad did as a teenager. So defensive line was where Slam would focus his time and talent on until he reached the pros. He dominated youth and high school football as his size and strength overpowered majority of kids he would face. He was highly recruited coming out of high school and had a wealth of top colleges to choose from to play football. His mom was never that big into sports but was more the brainiac of the family as she spent more of her time studying growing up. She supported Slam's aspiration to become a professional but wanted him to attend an academic focused college against Slam's dad wishes. So after much arguing, they came to the compromise of Slam's mother winning and them having Slam attend a school with good academics. Slam surprised the nation when he chose Cal over other top football programs. Initially, Slam struggled to adjust to collegiate level where everyone grew up just as talented as he did. A lot of experts began to write Slam off as they thought he wouldn't even be able to compete in a weaker conference. His freshman and sophomore years were nothing to write home about, and his aspirations of turning pro began to slip away. So Slam took the offseason to do a different type of training: he started gymnastics and meditation. Gymnastics allowed him to build his strength in different ways but also improve his flexibility which was important. Meditation allowed him to focus on his mental aspect of the game and totally change his mindset. These two unorthodox methods turned Slam into a brand new player and he dominated his junior and senior year. Now he's looking to enter the DSFL through the draft and is very excited to accomplish his dream.
11. Slam Dunkinson started playing football at a young age thanks to his dad who also played professional football. His dad had one goal for him and that was to become a great player. At a young age, he threw him into organized football and began training him. His dad played cornerback in the league so he was unsure what he wanted his son to play. He decided to just have him play every position in order to figure out what stuck and where he excelled. As he grew up, his dad realized that Slam wasn't built to play in the secondary but to get down and dirty in the trenches. He grew much taller and bigger than his dad did as a teenager. So defensive line was where Slam would focus his time and talent on until he reached the pros. He dominated youth and high school football as his size and strength overpowered majority of kids he would face. He was highly recruited coming out of high school and had a wealth of top colleges to choose from to play football. His mom was never that big into sports but was more the brainiac of the family as she spent more of her time studying growing up. She supported Slam's aspiration to become a professional but wanted him to attend an academic focused college against Slam's dad wishes. So after much arguing, they came to the compromise of Slam's mother winning and them having Slam attend a school with good academics. Slam surprised the nation when he chose Cal over other top football programs. Initially, Slam struggled to adjust to collegiate level where everyone grew up just as talented as he did. A lot of experts began to write Slam off as they thought he wouldn't even be able to compete in a weaker conference. His freshman and sophomore years were nothing to write home about, and his aspirations of turning pro began to slip away. So Slam took the offseason to do a different type of training: he started gymnastics and meditation. Gymnastics allowed him to build his strength in different ways but also improve his flexibility which was important. Meditation allowed him to focus on his mental aspect of the game and totally change his mindset. These two unorthodox methods turned Slam into a brand new player and he dominated his junior and senior year. Now he's looking to enter the DSFL through the draft and is very excited to accomplish his dream.