Tier 2: #12 - This is my first ever ISFL ultimus week task, having joined the league just a couple of weeks ago now. When joining a new league it's always a learning process as to how everything works and getting to know all of the players, teams, and users in the league. By creating right after the trade deadline I've been able to maximize my TPE earning opportunities, but it is quite interesting coming into the league at the tail end of a season. Within about 24 hours I was snatched up by the Norfolk Seawolves of the DSFL, who I don't think lost again after I joined the team on their road to the championship. While it is my first sim league championship I don't really consider it that because I wasn't there for most of the journey and my player didn't get very much playing time. The fact that I go into the DSFL draft to possibly play for another team is an interesting concept, but I'm ready to go to wherever my journey takes me in this league. I've gotten interviewed by about four or five teams at this point, which is encouraging that teams are interested. I have enjoyed my couple weeks on the Seawolves and everyone there has been helpful to all the newcomers on the team, so I'd love to stick around there trying to defend the title... but we'll see. For the next season at least I'm probably just going to quietly max earn until I get drafted to an ISFL team. For me it's hard to get attached to a minor league team when you and all the other players are only there for a couple of seasons. I can say with all honesty that as long as I like the people in the locker room of whatever team drafts me, I will remain loyal to that team for the duration of my player's career. I'm maybe getting ahead of myself there but for me the most important thing in sim leagues is good team chemistry as well as winning. I didn't pick the most glamorous position for my player, as I'm not really looking for personal accolades in here, other than making sure I have more TPE than my PBE teammates. I'm really just looking for a pleasant experience here, I doubt I'll get too involved outside of my team locker rooms and I'm excited to really get going in the ISFL.
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Tier 2: #7 - I really don't know very many players in either the ISFL or DSFL at this point so I'm more or less going to be focusing on my own team, the Norfolk Seawolves, for these awards that I'm giving out tonight. My player is a linebacker himself, so there's a specific couple of players on the roster that I'd say he looks up to in terms of performance. First of those would be Shepard Marshall, who racked up 145 tackles this season along with two sacks and three forced fumbles. Marshall is a veteran in terms of experience on the team, and was probably one of most crucial members of this championship team. I'd definitely have to put him into consideration for a positional excellency award and maybe even defensive player of the year. Another linebacker on the team worth mentioning is Adelie de Pengu, who also have a massive season with 121 tackles and 2 interceptions. Another player that warrants a mention on the defensive side of the ball is definitely the leader in sacks in the entire DSFL, Braxton Sinclair, who's just an absolute menace on the field. On the offensive end there's a lot of players to mention as well - I'll start with the underappreciated heroes, the offensive linemen, and one in particular, which would be Thad Pennington Jr. Obviously the stats for offensive lineman are quite limited but the man had 49 pancakes and managed to not allow a single sack all single, which is not an easy task for an offensive tackle. He's certainly got to be in the running for a positional excellency award as well. One of our biggest stars on the offensive end is our top receiver Dre Matthews, who finished third in catches, fourth in receiving yards and first in receiving touchdowns in the DSFL this season. The man is clearly well on his way to a long and successful career, and he should be honored by maybe being the brightest offensive star on the team. Maybe the most impressive thing about this year's Norfolk Seawolves was the selflessness of the two quarterbacks on the team, Luke Skywalker and Suleiman Ramza, both of whom are over 500 TPE and could probabnly rightfully expect to be the leader of the team, but each of them were able to step back and take half of the playing time, and ultimately that led to them winning the title together. Finally, one of the most consistent kickers in the league, Daria Guava-Fresca deserves a mention for her excellence this season for the Seawolves.
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Tier 2: #7 - I really don't know very many players in either the ISFL or DSFL at this point so I'm more or less going to be focusing on my own team, the Norfolk Seawolves, for these awards that I'm giving out tonight. My player is a linebacker himself, so there's a specific couple of players on the roster that I'd say he looks up to in terms of performance. First of those would be Shepard Marshall, who racked up 145 tackles this season along with two sacks and three forced fumbles. Marshall is a veteran in terms of experience on the team, and was probably one of most crucial members of this championship team. I'd definitely have to put him into consideration for a positional excellency award and maybe even defensive player of the year. Another linebacker on the team worth mentioning is Adelie de Pengu, who also have a massive season with 121 tackles and 2 interceptions. Another player that warrants a mention on the defensive side of the ball is definitely the leader in sacks in the entire DSFL, Braxton Sinclair, who's just an absolute menace on the field. On the offensive end there's a lot of players to mention as well - I'll start with the underappreciated heroes, the offensive linemen, and one in particular, which would be Thad Pennington Jr. Obviously the stats for offensive lineman are quite limited but the man had 49 pancakes and managed to not allow a single sack all single, which is not an easy task for an offensive tackle. He's certainly got to be in the running for a positional excellency award as well. One of our biggest stars on the offensive end is our top receiver Dre Matthews, who finished third in catches, fourth in receiving yards and first in receiving touchdowns in the DSFL this season. The man is clearly well on his way to a long and successful career, and he should be honored by maybe being the brightest offensive star on the team. Maybe the most impressive thing about this year's Norfolk Seawolves was the selflessness of the two quarterbacks on the team, Luke Skywalker and Suleiman Ramza, both of whom are over 500 TPE and could probabnly rightfully expect to be the leader of the team, but each of them were able to step back and take half of the playing time, and ultimately that led to them winning the title together. Finally, one of the most consistent kickers in the league, Daria Guava-Fresca deserves a mention for her excellence this season for the Seawolves.
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