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18. This task is exclusive to recreate/non-recreate rookies of the S48 class and later. The season is over and the draft is coming up. What do you bring to a team, and why should a team choose to take a chance on you next season?
Despacito IV obviously comes from a long line of ISFL players, and by name recognition alone he has some buzz around what he could bring to a team. However, unlike his father, Despacito IV was a rather late pickup in the DSFL by the Minnesota Grey Ducks, and had a lot of question marks around if he would be making the league. Those questions were answered rather quickly in GD4's shortened debut season, though, as he managed 6 sacks in 7 games, along with 10 tackles and a forced fumble. He made an immediate impact on a Minnesota team that already had a wealth of young talent in the ranks, and after a full offseason of preparation with the Ducks he could become a real threat to opposing offenses. He is not penned to go high in the draft still due to his lack of game time, but for whoever does take a stab on drafting Despacito IV, they could be getting a potential steal for their defensive line. (169 words)
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34. New players join our teams every season, so which of those new players made the biggest impact on the field for your team?
The Grey Ducks had plenty of new young talent in the ranks during the season, but the big standout from their rookie core was undeniably quarterback Greg Hirsch. With how high expectations were for this Minnesota roster, the one piece that needed to deliver for success was the man slinging the football, and Hirsch delivered. He finished fourth in passing yards with 3142 over 436 completions, while being 5th highest in both TDs (21) and QB rating (86). He was also 4th in both rushing yards (207) and rushing TDs (5) among QBs, showing good scrambling play as well. Thanks to Hirsch's strong play, receiver Julian Rose was one of the breakout stars of the season for Minnesota, as he racked up 1232 receiving yards, good for 3rd in the league in that regard. Hirsch was picked by the struggling Honolulu Hahalua in the 3rd round in the S48 draft, and he could be a big piece in their promising future as they continue adding good talent to their project. (170 words)
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27. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why? (Written Task)
When I was creating I was pretty set on making a player in a position where the TPE floor for being viable/good is pretty low, so I had a few options in that regard. Defensive end seemed best, but if I had to pick something else it would probably be either kicker, offensive line or running it back as a tight end, since those are all also solid role player picks. Kicker I wasn't huge on though because I don't wanna be that guy who messes up a crucial kick for my team when it matters lmao, something like tight end is way cooler. In an ideal world where I would be max earning, though, I would absolutely try making a good wide receiver like I did on Despacito Jr. back in the S20s. That was by far the most fun I had on the ISFL and its too bad that I probably lack the sim league juice to replicate making a player with that kind of career peak. (170 words)
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29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why?
I totally forget if I already did this in another offseason task or whatever but that probably means I'll be writing something original here anyway lol. I feel like my opinion on this changes often, but a team whose branding I always have time for is OCO's. Not only are otters the greatest animals of all time, I also really like the vibrant orange and how it meshes with the secondary colours they choose. Every time the graphics team makes draft cards for players they pick the jerseys have always looked so mint. Apart from them, honestly even though I'm biased I really have a newfound liking for the Grey Ducks branding, because I really like the blue and grey motif along with the nice simplicity in the main logo. In terms of other colour schemes, I am also very partial to brandings like Honolulu's and Baltimore's, I just think OCO and MIN have a tad nicer and sharper logos. (160 words)
10 TPE