The season is off to a crazy start, and one hypothetical stock I want to take note of is my player Haha Mango-Panda, a linebacker for the Sarasota Sailfish. No doubt that the Sailfish have started out on fire, being undefeated throughout 6 weeks, but the reason they are doing so well is because of their amazing defense. And at the heart of this defense is Haha. This season he is on top of his game, he leads the team in turnovers and sacks, and is attributed to Sarasota’s success overall. So if I was an investor with a ton of money in the league, I would buy buy and buy Haha’s stock. It’s cheap right now, and it’ll only get more expensive throughout the season. His stock is stronk and will go to the moon just like Tesla (the car company). I’m willing to bet that we can expect the Sailfish at the end with the best record. Teams with the best defense usually win championships and it’s apparent right now that the Sailfish have the best defense. All in all, I would also make the case that Haha will be the MVP of the season, if not at least the defensive player of the year.
I think it is safe to say out of every team in the league currently, the Philadelphia Liberty have probably lost the most stock value out of any ISFL team. They had a bright outlook on the season, with Brock Phoenix just starting to hit his peak, and a receiving corps on the rise in Flash Panda and Randy Vuxta, they looked poised to take the NSFC by storm offensively. Sadly, for as strong as their offense looked their defense has not quite been up to the task. Firstly, their linebacking group took an unexpected hit in the offseason with the surprise departure of Warren Stephens to Colorado, leaving the group without a star SLB to anchor things. Philly’s secondary looks to be a strength for them moving forward after a very successful S22 draft focusing on that area. Unfortunately those players are still a season away from really maxing out their effectiveness, and that has proven to hamper the Liberty through the air. Perhaps the biggest of area of need for the team is on the defensive line, where they don’t currently boast a player over 400 TPE. In a run heavy league, it’s easy to see how this could cause problems for the up and coming Liberty. Suffice to say their stock is falling currently in the league, but there’s a chance for it to improve in the coming weeks.
Oh poor poor Liberty... you have now become the new Chicago Butchers. Yeah sure Chicago might still be bad but at least they are actually winning games and are trying to improve their stonks. But at this point you guys aren't even trying. You would have to be a complete idiot or a Philadelphia superfan to actually buy their stocks. Now why did all of this shit happen? Thats what im going to try to figure out today. Well lets see you went 2-2 in preseason, you have a great QB Brock Phoenix, you still have a top fantasy pick Sam Torenson, literally everything seems good! So what went wrong? Well apperently they just all gave up as a team and decided to try and impersonate the 2017 browns. Thats my guess. Now what kind of stocks should you buy right now? Well im a guy in bankruptcy and can't afford any stocks at all but I would have to say the Sailfish. Yeah New Orleans just beat them but they are literally the top team in the league! Plus it is pretty cheap right now too. But if your stocks all depend on pricing then just buy Butchers stocks. There pretty cheap and are wayyyyy better than buying Liberty stocks. Im most likely wrong though because im a guy who barely made money on stocks so heres another tip of advice. Don't listen to me.
As a rookie to this league it’s hard to give an in-depth analysis of what was supposed to happen this season but with some research I will still try my best. A general opinion this offseason seems to have been that the Philadelphia Liberty had a shot at winning it all this season. Last season ended good enough for them and they had a nice draft, so a lot of people expected them to do well. What happened in the first few weeks is totally contrary to what was supposed to happen. Being still winless after Week 7 is probably what no one expected for the Liberty. Their stocks weren’t flying as high as the Chicago Butchers ones (who still aren’t as good as a lot of people expected them to be after their draft) but this seems to be much worse than what people expected. With a defense that gave up the most points in the league and an offense which is not really shaking the earth either it’s hard to win games. If they still want to have a shot at the playoffs – which seems probably unreasonable by now, but let’s play with the idea for a second – they need to totally clean up their game. Philadelphia Liberty needs to start develop a run game and first and foremost start blocking. The defense needs to clean up their sloppy play and generate a lot more turnovers, or even better: start to score themselves.
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The Kansas City Coyotes are possibly the unluckiest team currently in the DSFL. Looking at the stats, they’ve scored 103 points while conceding 124. Going by points they have the 3rd best offence and the worst defence. In their week 4 game against the pythons, they gave up no sacks but had 9 penalties and ended up losing by 14. Their lowest points total so far is 17.
Being runners up in the ultimini and winners of their division last season, even with a .500 record, they had high hopes coming into the season. Through 4 games their record is at 1-3 and they are in last place in their division. Their stock is very low at the moment but I say this is the best time to buy into the coyotes as this is the time for them to put a run together.
Their only win came against a team from the SFC which is the stronger division. They are only one win away from the top of their division and have so far only played one game against a divisional opponent. The defense, which I’m a part of, is coming together and is going to take some of the pressure off our offence.
Which will lead to wins and lead the coyotes to the ultimini. And this year they won’t be runners up.
At the time of the PT releasing, with 4 games in the books no teams stock had fallen more than the Orange County Otters. The team has an incredibly storied history, having been part of the initial formation of the ISFL (then NSFL) and not having missed a single season of playoffs. So to see them starting 1-3 through the first 4 weeks of the season is incredibly surprising. With that being said, I think Orange County is the most likely team to turn it around and have a bounce back for the rest of the season. In all honesty, at the time of writing this the Otters won 2 of their next 3 games, putting them back up to a much less worrisome record of 3-4. While this is certainly not where they would like to be almost halfway through the season, knowing their roster and the management behind it, I would be extremely surprised if they didn’t continue winning. At the very least I believe they’ll earn themselves a playoff spot, but given the strength (or lack thereof) of the ASFC I think they’ll end up grabbing the second playoff seed. While earning the top spot and HFA is definitely still in the picture for them, New Orleans has been looking strong, and I don’t see them giving up that spot any time soon.