2.8) As a member of the Chicago Butchers, we have kind of been the laughing stock of the league ever since I got here after being taken in the 11th round of the S22 NSFL draft. Last off-season, I was finally seeing people talk about how impressive the team was starting to look, even though we had just come off of a 1-12 season. Not only that, but mismanagement by the former leadership of the team left us without our first round pick, which obviously ended up being the number one overall pick. We followed that up with a 3-13 season this year, which was, again, last place in the entire league. This all sounds bad, I'll admit, but we are actually very happy with where we stand currently. We have some of the highest numbers of players updating each week. We have 11 active players that fill our entire defense, and a lot of active players on the offensive side of the ball as well. We are also the youngest team in the entire league too, with most of us being S21 and younger, I believe. We have some players that were sent down to the DSFL for the season too, who should be able to make a huge impact with the squad next season. Two of the bigger ones being max earners Defensive End Arik Eller (user: Ace), and Wide Receiver Luca Scabbia (user: enigmatic). Honestly, if it just ended right there, I think we would be a top squad within a season or two. All we need is time to develop and catch these other top players in TPE. But it doesn't end there... With the draft coming relatively soon, in the next few weeks, we will look to add several high impact players. We have the number one overall pick again, so that should hopefully net us a new star player to add to this already promising young team. We have a fun locker room, and a ton of active players who are excited about the future of the Chicago Butchers. It's really exciting to be a part of, in my opinion. It has also been cool to see players and GMs from other teams talk about how impressive CHI is starting to look, and to see people talking about how good our GMs are. I think that all we need to be one of the top teams in the league, is time. So as a message to all the other teams: your days laughing at the Chicago Butchers are numbered!
2.10) The team that I am going to talk about won’t ring many bells for most people in the league. At first glance, they aren’t anything special. They weren’t overwhelmingly dominant. They weren’t even in the big leagues, they were in the DSFL. They didn’t even make it to the Ultimini. I’m talking about the S22 Minnesota Grey Ducks. The Grey Ducks weren’t a bad team by any means in S22. We actually ended up with the number one seed in our conference. The performance on the field wasn’t necessarily what made this team special, though. It was the locker room. More specifically, all the guys in the locker room. I may be new in the league, but even I can tell that our team was special. We had so many active guys, and we all fit together so well. We all had similar senses of humor, and the locker room was absolutely popping just about every single day. That team is the reason I’m still in the league. Let’s talk about our on the field performance for a second though. We started the season off 1-3, which was extremely disappointing with how many returning players we had. We didn’t lose hope, though. Our defensive captain, Jango, made sure that we didn’t stop earning, because he knew it would turn around. We went on an insane tear to finish out the season number one in the conference, on the backs of the MVP QB Sim SnowBow, one of the best RBs in the league in Jamar Lackson, WROTY Tychondrius Hood, two time DBOTY Buck Thornton (who was a member of the best defensive back group in the league), OLOTY Julio Jones, and many more. It felt like our fate was written in the stars. It felt like this was our year. Playoffs came. We were matched up with the London Royals. We had something like 10 people in voice chat for that game. We were all so close, and it might be our last game together, so we all wanted to experience it together. Unfortunately, it didn’t go our way. A lot of us still talk often. Many of us are actually wily old vets that have been added to the Minnesota Grey Ducks War Room, so at least there’s that. Since we’re all probably going to be recreating around the same time, maybe we’ll get another shot, who knows. All I know is, I don’t think I’ll ever be a part of something like that again for the rest of my time in the ISFL.
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2.10) The team that I am going to talk about won’t ring many bells for most people in the league. At first glance, they aren’t anything special. They weren’t overwhelmingly dominant. They weren’t even in the big leagues, they were in the DSFL. They didn’t even make it to the Ultimini. I’m talking about the S22 Minnesota Grey Ducks. The Grey Ducks weren’t a bad team by any means in S22. We actually ended up with the number one seed in our conference. The performance on the field wasn’t necessarily what made this team special, though. It was the locker room. More specifically, all the guys in the locker room. I may be new in the league, but even I can tell that our team was special. We had so many active guys, and we all fit together so well. We all had similar senses of humor, and the locker room was absolutely popping just about every single day. That team is the reason I’m still in the league. Let’s talk about our on the field performance for a second though. We started the season off 1-3, which was extremely disappointing with how many returning players we had. We didn’t lose hope, though. Our defensive captain, Jango, made sure that we didn’t stop earning, because he knew it would turn around. We went on an insane tear to finish out the season number one in the conference, on the backs of the MVP QB Sim SnowBow, one of the best RBs in the league in Jamar Lackson, WROTY Tychondrius Hood, two time DBOTY Buck Thornton (who was a member of the best defensive back group in the league), OLOTY Julio Jones, and many more. It felt like our fate was written in the stars. It felt like this was our year. Playoffs came. We were matched up with the London Royals. We had something like 10 people in voice chat for that game. We were all so close, and it might be our last game together, so we all wanted to experience it together. Unfortunately, it didn’t go our way. A lot of us still talk often. Many of us are actually wily old vets that have been added to the Minnesota Grey Ducks War Room, so at least there’s that. Since we’re all probably going to be recreating around the same time, maybe we’ll get another shot, who knows. All I know is, I don’t think I’ll ever be a part of something like that again for the rest of my time in the ISFL.
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