Quote:15) Choose your favorite non-playoffs game of this season, whether your own team or another. Explain what was so special and why the winner ultimately came out victorious, including key players and moments.
Between Norfolk and Philadelphia, there were quite a few games that I really enjoyed. The Seawolves clinching the top seed in the final week of the DSFL was insane, the Liberty clinching the 3rd seed in the playoffs with the win against Yellowknife was pretty crazy and fun too. However, I think my favorite game this year was Week 10, when Philadelphia took on the Otters. At 4-5 entering this game, Philly had felt pretty demoralized at some of the close games we had lost. We needed a big win to raise spirits and taking on the strong Otters team, even at home, wasn’t looking like a promising match up. However, this game was just what the Liberty needed. It started with their running game. Sam Torenson and Fuzzy Dotson were unstoppable in this game, shrugging off tackles left and right and both rushing for over 80 yards. Varga had a great game as well, once again being a reliable target for Phoenix, with 6 receptions for 73 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Liberty offense played very well in this game, and their defense was just as good. Only giving up 13 points, the young Liberty defense caused havoc for the Otters. Wesley Eriksen was the stand out defensive player of the game, with 5 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and 2 interceptions, one of which being returned 36 yards for a touchdown! Extending their lead to 21-3. Eriksen went up against one of the best QBs in the league and made him look like a rookie. This is what made this one of my favorite games, watching my fellow teammate and friend have a Defensive Performance of the Year worthy game.
Quote:19) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights
Captain Rogers, Running Back of the Norfolk Seawolves.
Captain Rogers is a remarkable prospect at the running back position. Weighing in at 225 pounds, standing 6 feet and 2 inches tall, this 120 year old is not afraid to run you down. He may be 120, but Rogers is still incredibly fast on his feet, and is one of the speediest players in his class. His strength and catching ability shouldn’t be underestimated either, and while he may be at his peak with his speed, these two skills of his have a lot of room to grow. His past experience in the army has given him the baseline strength that he has, but from coming straight out of the ice, it’s clear that he still has a little ways to go before he reaches his full glorious self. Rogers has already quickly begun to improve. He has an incredibly high ceiling as a player, and he can be a great team leader as well, using his age in order to take the role as a captain or veteran presence out on the field. In his first year out on the field, while splitting time in a Running Back by Commission role, he still managed to accumulate 998 yards on 197 attempts, which gave him an impressive average of 5.1 yards per carry. The only downside you could possibly point out about Rogers is that he only had 4 rushing touchdowns on the year, but that was much more of a testament to the excellent players around him rather than a lack in his own abilities. Rogers’ best play of the season, a 67 yard run against Myrtle Beach is pictured below.
Quote:22) Imagine that the league’s Pro Bowl included a skills competition similar to the NFL. What sorts of games could you see being implemented? Which players do you think would perform the best in ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, or other games? Which conference would come out on top?
The Pro Bowl skills competitions are oftentimes just as, if not more entertaining, than the pro bowl itself. Watching your favorite athletes play around and have fun really shows a different side to them that isn’t normally in the forefront. It’s comforting to see them act more casually, and the pro bowl is one of the funnest parts of the season because of this. If the ISFL included a skills competition, it would likely be much less football related than the NFL’s though. Lots of ISFL athletes come from around the world, and the variety in personalities would really bring about some interesting interactions and dynamics. With so many people having fun and unique past times or secondary skills, there’s a lot of room to be creative with our skills competition. Games and events such as wrestling, rugby, and arm wrestling contests would all be quite popular I’d imagine, as well as more unique challenges like underwater basket weaving, Uno, or other sports like baseball or hockey, since the league contains many dual athletes. Dodgeball is obviously always an exciting event, and the mobile QBs like Armstrong, Cue and McDummy would absolutely crush it there. Toriki would likely lead the way in rugby, alongside other former players. Whereas, Matt Cross, being the High School Wrestling legend that he is, would obviously lead the pack in that event, albeit with some tough competition from guys like Lazlo Forty-Two, Douglas Quaid and Mako Mendonca. Arm Wrestling would be a massive strength competition, where the big guys could really reign superior. Guys like Big Edd and Bubba Thumper would be scary to take on in that challenge. All in all, these creative events would bring about a lot of entertainment and could be really fun for the players as well.
Quote:23) Present your argument for the playoffs MVP. Show their stats and impact on the games that they played.
For the DSFL, the Playoffs MVP should be glaringly obvious. The kicker formerly known as Daria Guava-Fresca, Melvin Murder-Moose, clearly deserves this award. Guava-Fresca was instrumental in the Seawolves Ultimini run and victory. In her two playoff games played, she went 8/8 on field goals, and 3/3 on extra points. Literally perfect. And the distance didn’t matter, her longest kick was a 46 yarder, which was one of six 30 plus yard field goals which she nailed. When the team needed her most, she showed up and got the job done. Against Dallas in the Semi-Finals, Guava-Fresca was responsible for 13 out of their 19 points scored, also pinning the Birddogs inside their own 20 once. In an incredibly close game, with the final score being 19-17, if Daria had missed a single field goal then the game could have gone the other way. When the offense sputtered and stalled, Daria was there to ensure the team put points on the board, and this led them to the win and the team's first Ultimini appearance in 20 years. In the Ultimini game itself, while the Seawolves offense was in much better shape, and was far more productive than the previous game, Daria still accounted for 14 of the team’s 26 points. For a team who was burnt bad the previous year by their kicker, Daria really stepped up, showed off her talent, and led this team to two offseason victories, and their first ever Ultimini Championship Title.