Tier 2 - 15. [word count 339]
All stars are boring, personality is everything. My team of characters would be:
K/P: Space Dino, personality need we say more? My absolute favorite player from S44.
QB: Animal Blundetto, I had a hard time choosing between the personalities of the QBs so I think I would put Jimi here as QB. Jimi would make the team all the more likable which would be important for growing the team.
RB: Triceracop, one of the easiest and down to earth people to get along with in the league he can traverse both worlds of nice and sarcastic.
WR: Silence Suzuka, while not one of the louder personalities in the league, easily one of easiest to get along with and he is hilarious.
WR: Zig Zag Sidestep, Twenty6 has got to be one of my favorite people whom I've had minimal interactions with. Love this guy.
TE: Bob Kronkowski, The best TE and he definitely is ready to root himself and his team on.
LB: Jreed, a personality in his own right but when you put him on a team with Space Dino it's going to go off.
DL: Crazy Tomato, but in DE form even though recently he moved to LB I would roll back the clock and put him here. Tomato has that effortless nonchalant interaction and it's fun to watch when Bamford and him get together.
SS: Bamford, I would force Bamford to play CD just so I can put him on this team alongside Crazy Tomato. I love it when these two start to banter.
DT: Thor Dangerson, I would use my position swap and fill in as a big boy lineman here. How can I not put myself on this team?
CD: Mestopheles, Jackie would have to be on the team keeping interactions light and positive.
CD: Luke Hunter, Tuba is a blast to be around and would fill out this team well.
I feel this team would be so much fun to be on and would attract people like moths to a light.
Tier 3 - 28 (word count 168)
Originally I chose Offensive Lineman. I was going to be a raw talent discovered and developed by Jeff Stoutland of the Philadelphia eagles. He is an offensive line guru. I was going to model my character after a story like Jordan Mailata. Dangerson was a lost realm traveler from Hyboria and the Conan the Barbarian universe. Discovered by Jeff Stoutland and shaped into a premiere Tackle or guard. I used the combine numbers from Lane Johnson and chose the athletic archetype. Dangerson would have been a raw athletic talent, and as a former scout from a different multiverse he would have had the stamina and speed to hit the second level with decisive blocks like Jason Kelce. The trenches is where football is won, and I would have gladly filled in an important yet overlooked position. That being said perhaps my next player would be on the defensive line, a very hard to fill position in the league. Defensive Tackle as big and heavy as I can be.
Tier 3 - 24 [word count 166]
If there were a few fixes to the sim that I would first fix I would make it how the sim decides the two minute drill. After the 3rd down the sim decides to spike the ball and stop the clock. What the sim then seems to do is outside of that code just choose another play. What it doesn’t seem to do is have a check inside of that code. If it checks 3rd down and behind spike the ball, inside of that it should then have a switch or else if. It needs to check, did we spike yes? Are we down by 3 or less yes? Are we in field goal range yes? Kick the ball. This would see more 4rd down spikes and field goal attempts from inside field goal range. That is a heart break to see a team lose down by 1 point and on the 10 yard line spike the ball on 3rd and just pick a random play.
All stars are boring, personality is everything. My team of characters would be:
K/P: Space Dino, personality need we say more? My absolute favorite player from S44.
QB: Animal Blundetto, I had a hard time choosing between the personalities of the QBs so I think I would put Jimi here as QB. Jimi would make the team all the more likable which would be important for growing the team.
RB: Triceracop, one of the easiest and down to earth people to get along with in the league he can traverse both worlds of nice and sarcastic.
WR: Silence Suzuka, while not one of the louder personalities in the league, easily one of easiest to get along with and he is hilarious.
WR: Zig Zag Sidestep, Twenty6 has got to be one of my favorite people whom I've had minimal interactions with. Love this guy.
TE: Bob Kronkowski, The best TE and he definitely is ready to root himself and his team on.
LB: Jreed, a personality in his own right but when you put him on a team with Space Dino it's going to go off.
DL: Crazy Tomato, but in DE form even though recently he moved to LB I would roll back the clock and put him here. Tomato has that effortless nonchalant interaction and it's fun to watch when Bamford and him get together.
SS: Bamford, I would force Bamford to play CD just so I can put him on this team alongside Crazy Tomato. I love it when these two start to banter.
DT: Thor Dangerson, I would use my position swap and fill in as a big boy lineman here. How can I not put myself on this team?
CD: Mestopheles, Jackie would have to be on the team keeping interactions light and positive.
CD: Luke Hunter, Tuba is a blast to be around and would fill out this team well.
I feel this team would be so much fun to be on and would attract people like moths to a light.
Tier 3 - 28 (word count 168)
Originally I chose Offensive Lineman. I was going to be a raw talent discovered and developed by Jeff Stoutland of the Philadelphia eagles. He is an offensive line guru. I was going to model my character after a story like Jordan Mailata. Dangerson was a lost realm traveler from Hyboria and the Conan the Barbarian universe. Discovered by Jeff Stoutland and shaped into a premiere Tackle or guard. I used the combine numbers from Lane Johnson and chose the athletic archetype. Dangerson would have been a raw athletic talent, and as a former scout from a different multiverse he would have had the stamina and speed to hit the second level with decisive blocks like Jason Kelce. The trenches is where football is won, and I would have gladly filled in an important yet overlooked position. That being said perhaps my next player would be on the defensive line, a very hard to fill position in the league. Defensive Tackle as big and heavy as I can be.
Tier 3 - 24 [word count 166]
If there were a few fixes to the sim that I would first fix I would make it how the sim decides the two minute drill. After the 3rd down the sim decides to spike the ball and stop the clock. What the sim then seems to do is outside of that code just choose another play. What it doesn’t seem to do is have a check inside of that code. If it checks 3rd down and behind spike the ball, inside of that it should then have a switch or else if. It needs to check, did we spike yes? Are we down by 3 or less yes? Are we in field goal range yes? Kick the ball. This would see more 4rd down spikes and field goal attempts from inside field goal range. That is a heart break to see a team lose down by 1 point and on the 10 yard line spike the ball on 3rd and just pick a random play.
s43 Baron Nomination for Best Author, and Best New Author. Quite possibly, the greatest compliment I have received from anybody. I am no author I draw because I can not write. Most of you can not read.