(S23) - PT 4 - The Butterfly Effect

[Booger]

One of the major turning points in Fawn Dillmiballs' life was when he was drafted by the Sarasota Sailfish. Up until that point, Fawn had had his doubts as to whether or not he was well enough equipped to play on the NSFL stage, and despite performing well in the DSFL, he wasn't sure it wasn't a fluke. When he heard his name called on draft night, he was stunned. Even more so when he realized the newly formed Sarasota Sailfish had been the ones to take him. Given that he was drafted by the Sailfish, he assumed he'd be taking the field on opening night for the team, and immediately became nervous about doing so. However, Fawn was able to convert that fear and nervousness into hard work over the ensuing offseason, and he found himself in a better position to succeed than ever before when week one rolled around. Since entering the NSFL, Fawn has been a borderline pro-bowl linebacker, and he and his good teammate Haha Mango-Panda have been successful in stifling opposing offenses. Overall, if it wasn't for the NSFL draft and the faith the Sailfish placed in him to start on day one, Fawn may have never become as successful as he is today.

[SwankyPants31]

When creating my wiki entry for Richard Gilbert, I wrote about a pivotal moment that came in his football career during college. To summarize, after coming as a runner up for the Heisman, Gilbert elected to stay for his senior year to chase the award. He suffered a devastating injury only a couple weeks into the season his senior year though. The result of his injury was that his draft stock plummeted for the DSFL. Despite performing reasonably well in the DSFL, tying for second most touchdowns on the season on limited carries, the plummeting draft stock also carried over to the NSFL draft, though not to quite the same degree. This has been a huge driving factor in his career so far, as he’s been playing with a massive chip on his shoulder to prove he can still carry the load and be a workhorse back. While Gilbert put up an impressive sophomore performance in the DSFL, getting a nod with a running back of the year nomination which he ultimately did not win, he has struggled in his NSFL rookie season. Gilbert has kept his head up and kept fighting to prove the doubters wrong though, and recently had what might have been a breakthrough game in which he led the Yeti in rush yards and averaged just shy of 5 YPC with a touchdown to top it all off.

[Tonzy]

For those of those of you who don’t know, Maverick Bowie is a Safety for the Tijuana Luchadores. He was taken #8 overall in the S23 DSFL draft out of Liberty University. Because of this, Bowie’s professional career is still quite young and despite enduring a relatively disappointing first season so far in Tijuana, there have not been really any defining moments or turning points for him so far in the DSFL, but that was not the case in college.

Maverick was only a Sophomore in college when he missed the majority of the season due to a knee injury. Despite the inconvenience of this injury, this was definitely a defining moment in his football career. Bowie had never had any injuries before and throughout his high school career he had never even missed a game, so it was a new experience for him to have to sit on the sidelines for most of the season. It was already hard enough for Bowie to have to sit on the sidelines but he also had to watch his team struggle week after week without him on the field, posting an abysmal 3-4 record without their star Safety helping out their defense.

This moment was so defining for Bowie because it taught him not to give up and it pushed him to really step into a leadership position on the team when he returned from injury. Upon returning he helped Liberty finish the season 7-5 and win the Celebration Bowl. Bowie grew up a lot during his Sophomore season and it was the adversity he faced in this season that helped turn him into the player he is today. Coming back from this injury taught Bowie the importance of really taking care of his body and also the importance of being there for your team even when times are tough.

[Exilizer]

The turning point in Derred de Ville's career came when he got the call late one evening. It was spring in London, though you wouldn't know it from the constant gray and rainy weather. On the phone was someone from the National Simulation Football League, asking Derred to declare for the DSFL draft, a rare honor for an overseas player, who had spent most of his career up to that point on a college team in the UK.

While he was delighted by the call, now that meant that a difficult decision would have to be reached. Derred had to consider if he wanted to leave friends and family behind, his home town and go to the USA. After discussing it with those closest to him and spending a good few days pondering the decision, Derred made up his mind.

Draft day came, and it turned out Derred didnt have to move, at least not yet, as he was drafted to the London Royals a brand new overseas expansion team. This immensely helped him make the transition to pro football as he could spend his rookie season with his family and friends.

Derred now has been known to commute regularly between London and Baltimore in the off-season, and has settled in nicely to his NSFL career.

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[Jason]

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Written Option: Reflect on one moment in your player’s career (childhood, college, DSFL, or NSFL) where they faced an important turning point - perhaps a season-ending injury, unexpected trade, position switch, or a difficult decision. How did your player’s reaction change the way that their career has unfolded? What ramifications has their choice or circumstance had on their future or on the league?

Since I've only been in the DSFL for two seasons, I haven't really had anything happen to me where I can really reflect back to it now that was important. So I'm going to go a little bit earlier in my career to my college football days. I was in my sophomore year of college football in Canada where I had a pretty devastating knee injury where I was contemplating my football career. My freshman year, I was red shirted so I really never got to see the field and my sophomore season was going to be the season where I would come in as a backup and get to finally get some game action. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way and I was really contemplating whether or not I should continue my career. I had to really sit down and talk to my parents and a specialist to see what the best outcome was going to be for me. I made a promise to myself and my parents that if I were to continue with the physiotherapy and to get back to playing condition, that I would give my 100% and work my hardest to get back. Once I started with that mentality, I never looked back and use the same energy every day on the field. I really grew out of my immature self and became the player I am today.

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[Beebob]

PBE PT

[JBLAZE_THE_BOSS]

After a strong amateur career as a solid field general, my spot at QB was not guaranteed in the DSFL. I was approached by several agents who told me that I had no chance to be a QB at this level. They told me that there were too many people in the pipeline already that have “claimed” their spot as QB. They wanted to try and get me to switch positions—WR or CB. I have spent most of my life playing football, and for most of that time, I have been a quarterback. The offer was on the table from several teams to pay me handsomely if I decided to change away from being a QB. Instead, I decided to gamble on myself. I put my best effort forward and it resulted in my big break, selected in the draft by the Tijuana Luchadores. Despite the fact that there were a bunch of QBs taken ahead of me during the draft, the point is the Luchadores took me as a QB and intended to use me as one. They showed that they had faith in me, and I hope to repay that faith someday by being a good quarterback. I have to follow in the footsteps of Slothlisberger, but he’s been cool as heck and I am ready for the challenge. I’m glad I stayed at QB and hope to be an NSFL QB someday soon.

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[Daybe]

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[Rise of Smitty]

High school was a very awkward time for Tre'Darius J'Vathon when it came to his young, budding and aspiring football career. He thought he had always been destined to be a corner back and he loved to hit people but his only path to playing time at Mountain West Rockies High School was at the depleted receiver position. His high school coach, Jim McMadden, offered him the chance to start at receiver or battle for a corner back three position. As much as J'Vathon loved to cover and hit he just wanted to play and in his mind he felt he could play receiver this year and then move back to corner for his junior and senior seasons. Well, little did J'Vathon know, he had a natural gift for the receiver position. He had exceptional reactionary ability being a corner all his life and he had great speed and agility. Not only that but his mind was that of a corner and he knew the tells a corner would give at the pre-snap formation as well as how a corner tends to react based on certain routes. Because of this he was able to a basic slant route and throw in a quick hitch to get the corner leaning outside while he broke inside. Little things like this led J'Vathon down a path of offensive glory which eventually led to multiple offers to Division 1 colleges. He chose to go to Ole Miss and played his way into a professional football career in the NSFL. He is currenty playing in the developmental league for the London Royals and will be eligible for the Season 24 NSFL Rookie Draft. That fateful day of giving J'Vathon the choice to play receiver has now led him to live out his dream of playing pro football. Who knows what would of happened if he had refused at stayed at corner back.

[Skyline]

Acura Skyline, the stunning Running Back that is the tails end of Yellowknife’s two headed monster of a backfield, often says that the most pivotal development in his career is the one that is yet to come. This was true, when as a three year old child, he outran a wolf that had snuck into the family yard, and then stiff armed it so hard that it became concussed, and, as a result, became spontaneously domesticated, living with the family as a pet for the next 6 years before eventually the wolf passed away of natural causes. This was also true when Acura Skyline, when choosing which college to attend, made the decision between UCLA and Cal based on how many Tinder matches he got in a 24 hour period on each campus (he chose UCLA because he had fewer matches, not more, because he thought that meant the population was more discerning). This was also true when Skyline had to decide between going pro in football and joining the NSFL or going pro in darts, and decided to go with football because of a freak accident during his final darts career practice that left his long time coach Alexander Hamilton (no relation) permanently disfigured. Even now, with all the developments through Skyline’s selection to London and historic DSFL rookie season, and his early success with Yellowknife, Skyline is still convinced that the biggest turning point is yet to come.

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