05-29-2020, 04:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2020, 04:05 PM by SomeSay....)
5) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
As much as I would love to write about my player and what he deserves this year. This guy ultimately deserves DPOTY and DBOTY. If you've been paying attention to any Minnesota DSFL the last two seasons you know who he is. And that person is Buck Thornton (@FurFurFurson). This dude, time and time again max earned and his player showed it on the field.
He was the most consistent presence and disruptive player on our defense. This dude time and time again came up with big plays. When I wasnt producing turnovers the first few weeks of the season, he was, he was the anchor to our secondary. His rookie season he flashed greatness then too and took home the DBOTY award, which he deserved. And I want to let the voters know, there shouldn't be any fatique when it comes to voting for Buck. If anyone deserves your vote. It's him.
Let's look at this year this year. In a year with capped send downs and some excellent rookies and re-creates he still shined brightest. He ended the year with 72 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Forced Fumble, 8 sacks, 3 Interceptions, 6 Pass Deflections, 2 touchdowns and 1 blocked punt. The dude put up a monster stat sheet. Although he may not lead in every statistical category. He is at the top in all of them. And mind you these turnovers, sacks, blocked punt, all came in times during the game when we needed them. He put as on his back in th clutch and brought us up to another level.
He is a great LR guy, even if he can't be present 24/7 he always knows when to drop and in and make sure everyone knows that they're contributing just as much as he is. He's a hell of a player, hell of a teammate and hell of a friend. If you're on the awards committee and don't vote for him. I just want you to know that. I have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long military career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you vote for Buck, that will be the end of it, I will not look for you, I will not pursue you... but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you... and I will kill you.
8) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S22 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
Alright. So let's start of with how my experience in the league has been. It's definitely been great. I made a slowish start my rookie year. I was active, but definitely confused. And that may have been my fault for some. Specially that I waited till like week 6 for some help on things. But once my LR and the GMs knew I needed a bit of guidance, I took off, and hear I am, max earning, active on forum, stayed active in LR. It's been a pleasurable (Giggity) experience so far.
I've been pretty satisfied with my players start, definitely didn't perform like I thought my rookie year but towards the middle of this season with some strong updates my player blossomed into a CBOTY candidate. I forgot to include my rookie start TPE in my total so probably seemed less active than I was at draft time. So that's on me, but I'm happy where I wound up and looking forward to what that holds this year. Weather I'm called up or helping mentor new ducks and leading that defense again.
O man, who have I met so far that's made this league exciting. I mean first of @Dewalt27 got me on my start and I honestly can't thank him enough for taking the time to get me situated in the league. @Jangorhino for undoubtedly motivating everyone myself included, letting me write my first media piece on him which gave me the confidence to continue to write and get that cheddar. @ForSucksFake, @TheCC, @BenDover, @FurFurFurson, I immediately bonded with these guys in our S22 class. They definitely made this league so enjoyable. I came in expecting some conversation on gameday, questions but man it became like a family in there, you always had notifications on just to make sure you didn't miss any shenanigans. What a great group. And of course. @Tylus and @DarknessRising came in and many others I probably forgot to mention, doesn't make you any less important. These guys have been great.
Being drafted was definitely a cool experience. Even tho it's a "game" you really do commit to your player. That's why I wanted to turn it around so bad. I have a whole lot of pride and definitely didn't want to let anyone down or have my player be a piece of shit. So, that led to the feeling of excitement for the draft. Reading mocks, not seeing my name, that motivated me too. You really get a small sense of what it would of been like in any professional draft.
I don't think I've been around enough or seen anything I feel needs to be changed. Possibly maybe assigning a mentor to new people who've never participated to just guide them through the first few weeks and what not could be something. But other than that, I really don't have anything. Things seem to be running pretty smooth, besides the sim, fuck that sim sometimes. Also, one thing, streamers. 720p atleast please, and music. Always.
As much as I would love to write about my player and what he deserves this year. This guy ultimately deserves DPOTY and DBOTY. If you've been paying attention to any Minnesota DSFL the last two seasons you know who he is. And that person is Buck Thornton (@FurFurFurson). This dude, time and time again max earned and his player showed it on the field.
He was the most consistent presence and disruptive player on our defense. This dude time and time again came up with big plays. When I wasnt producing turnovers the first few weeks of the season, he was, he was the anchor to our secondary. His rookie season he flashed greatness then too and took home the DBOTY award, which he deserved. And I want to let the voters know, there shouldn't be any fatique when it comes to voting for Buck. If anyone deserves your vote. It's him.
Let's look at this year this year. In a year with capped send downs and some excellent rookies and re-creates he still shined brightest. He ended the year with 72 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Forced Fumble, 8 sacks, 3 Interceptions, 6 Pass Deflections, 2 touchdowns and 1 blocked punt. The dude put up a monster stat sheet. Although he may not lead in every statistical category. He is at the top in all of them. And mind you these turnovers, sacks, blocked punt, all came in times during the game when we needed them. He put as on his back in th clutch and brought us up to another level.
He is a great LR guy, even if he can't be present 24/7 he always knows when to drop and in and make sure everyone knows that they're contributing just as much as he is. He's a hell of a player, hell of a teammate and hell of a friend. If you're on the awards committee and don't vote for him. I just want you to know that. I have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long military career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you vote for Buck, that will be the end of it, I will not look for you, I will not pursue you... but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you... and I will kill you.
8) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S22 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
Alright. So let's start of with how my experience in the league has been. It's definitely been great. I made a slowish start my rookie year. I was active, but definitely confused. And that may have been my fault for some. Specially that I waited till like week 6 for some help on things. But once my LR and the GMs knew I needed a bit of guidance, I took off, and hear I am, max earning, active on forum, stayed active in LR. It's been a pleasurable (Giggity) experience so far.
I've been pretty satisfied with my players start, definitely didn't perform like I thought my rookie year but towards the middle of this season with some strong updates my player blossomed into a CBOTY candidate. I forgot to include my rookie start TPE in my total so probably seemed less active than I was at draft time. So that's on me, but I'm happy where I wound up and looking forward to what that holds this year. Weather I'm called up or helping mentor new ducks and leading that defense again.
O man, who have I met so far that's made this league exciting. I mean first of @Dewalt27 got me on my start and I honestly can't thank him enough for taking the time to get me situated in the league. @Jangorhino for undoubtedly motivating everyone myself included, letting me write my first media piece on him which gave me the confidence to continue to write and get that cheddar. @ForSucksFake, @TheCC, @BenDover, @FurFurFurson, I immediately bonded with these guys in our S22 class. They definitely made this league so enjoyable. I came in expecting some conversation on gameday, questions but man it became like a family in there, you always had notifications on just to make sure you didn't miss any shenanigans. What a great group. And of course. @Tylus and @DarknessRising came in and many others I probably forgot to mention, doesn't make you any less important. These guys have been great.
Being drafted was definitely a cool experience. Even tho it's a "game" you really do commit to your player. That's why I wanted to turn it around so bad. I have a whole lot of pride and definitely didn't want to let anyone down or have my player be a piece of shit. So, that led to the feeling of excitement for the draft. Reading mocks, not seeing my name, that motivated me too. You really get a small sense of what it would of been like in any professional draft.
I don't think I've been around enough or seen anything I feel needs to be changed. Possibly maybe assigning a mentor to new people who've never participated to just guide them through the first few weeks and what not could be something. But other than that, I really don't have anything. Things seem to be running pretty smooth, besides the sim, fuck that sim sometimes. Also, one thing, streamers. 720p atleast please, and music. Always.