13. Choose a team or player to write about that isn’t your own. What did they do well in the last season? Have they shown any drastic improvements from previous years? What could they do better?
Tuna TurnDaBallOva played with the Berlin Fire Salamanders for the second year now. He was called up at the same time as Pitter Patter and as there always is a connection between Quarterbacks and their Wide Receivers this is a duo that we will hope we can watch for a long time together. They both will grow together for the foreseeable future. Generally Tuna did well this season, especially compared to his last one which was a bit, how can I word this? Horrible? While the Completion Percentage did not change that much seeing it only went up to 62.5% in his Sophomore season from 60.5% he did improve the worst part of his game going from 21 Interceptions to only 13 while keeping up his touchdown numbers and even expanding on them. He improved from 31 to 39 while keeping his attempts very close with only 0.3 attempts per game difference. This improvement in interceptions is big seeing the rest of his statistics stayed constant like this which results in an interception percentage of 1.7% compared to last seasons 2.8% while upping his touchdown percentage from 4.2% to 5.2%. All in all a great sophomore season for the young Quarterback which fuels the hope he will only get better in the future if he is able to keep the improvements between the seasons steady throughout his career. His 5091 yards put him at the top of the league together with his 39 touchdowns so there is even a chance he will be able to grab some awards if that is what the voters are looking for. In improvements for the future I think a big way to up his game even further would be to limit sacks where he can. They went down a little bit from 79 to 72 but being a very immobile quarterback hurts him a lot in this game so trying to escape from sacks will certainly help with the passing game as well as with longetivity.
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19. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it. (Written Task)
It is time Berlin is going for a new stadium. The main reason is that nearly all the naming rights were sold to Emile Charles as part of contract extensions before he was traded a couple of seasons ago. The stadium itself is fine but it would be nice if not half the concessions, the stadium itself and all the names were attached to a former player. Plus the stadium is starting to show it's age even if it is a newer one in the league. When it was build Berlin just got the expansion franchise so next to the fee there was not a lot of money the team had so it is lacking heavily in the amenities and concessions departments. I would like to see a new stadium with no sold naming rights to players, a good place for Currywurst and Schnitzel (without sauce) and please give us Wi-Fi in the stadium. Even when playing in there and sitting on the sideline while the Defense is doing their thing I have no way to check my Tinder.
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29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)
I am biased since I worked on some of the logos in the league like the Portland Pythongs, Austin Copperheads and Dallas Birddogs. My favorite logo of all of those that I made will still and forever be the Dallas one. I just think it works very well from colour scheme to design and simplicity of the logo that gives it a vibe that is not one of modern cookie cutter sports logos from websites or AI. If I would have to chose one that I did not make then it would certainly be the Yellowknife Wraiths. I think it stands out from a lot of the animal logos we have and its design itself feels timeless. I love the colour scheme here too, the blue is super crisp and works well as accent colour against the dark tones. It feels like a complete package to me since I like the team and location and team name as well.
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Tuna TurnDaBallOva played with the Berlin Fire Salamanders for the second year now. He was called up at the same time as Pitter Patter and as there always is a connection between Quarterbacks and their Wide Receivers this is a duo that we will hope we can watch for a long time together. They both will grow together for the foreseeable future. Generally Tuna did well this season, especially compared to his last one which was a bit, how can I word this? Horrible? While the Completion Percentage did not change that much seeing it only went up to 62.5% in his Sophomore season from 60.5% he did improve the worst part of his game going from 21 Interceptions to only 13 while keeping up his touchdown numbers and even expanding on them. He improved from 31 to 39 while keeping his attempts very close with only 0.3 attempts per game difference. This improvement in interceptions is big seeing the rest of his statistics stayed constant like this which results in an interception percentage of 1.7% compared to last seasons 2.8% while upping his touchdown percentage from 4.2% to 5.2%. All in all a great sophomore season for the young Quarterback which fuels the hope he will only get better in the future if he is able to keep the improvements between the seasons steady throughout his career. His 5091 yards put him at the top of the league together with his 39 touchdowns so there is even a chance he will be able to grab some awards if that is what the voters are looking for. In improvements for the future I think a big way to up his game even further would be to limit sacks where he can. They went down a little bit from 79 to 72 but being a very immobile quarterback hurts him a lot in this game so trying to escape from sacks will certainly help with the passing game as well as with longetivity.
(332 words)
19. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it. (Written Task)
It is time Berlin is going for a new stadium. The main reason is that nearly all the naming rights were sold to Emile Charles as part of contract extensions before he was traded a couple of seasons ago. The stadium itself is fine but it would be nice if not half the concessions, the stadium itself and all the names were attached to a former player. Plus the stadium is starting to show it's age even if it is a newer one in the league. When it was build Berlin just got the expansion franchise so next to the fee there was not a lot of money the team had so it is lacking heavily in the amenities and concessions departments. I would like to see a new stadium with no sold naming rights to players, a good place for Currywurst and Schnitzel (without sauce) and please give us Wi-Fi in the stadium. Even when playing in there and sitting on the sideline while the Defense is doing their thing I have no way to check my Tinder.
(179 words)
29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)
I am biased since I worked on some of the logos in the league like the Portland Pythongs, Austin Copperheads and Dallas Birddogs. My favorite logo of all of those that I made will still and forever be the Dallas one. I just think it works very well from colour scheme to design and simplicity of the logo that gives it a vibe that is not one of modern cookie cutter sports logos from websites or AI. If I would have to chose one that I did not make then it would certainly be the Yellowknife Wraiths. I think it stands out from a lot of the animal logos we have and its design itself feels timeless. I love the colour scheme here too, the blue is super crisp and works well as accent colour against the dark tones. It feels like a complete package to me since I like the team and location and team name as well.
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