(S40) Offseason Task

[Reedy0rNot]

31. Make up an award for your player to win for something not on the football field.

After not having the greatest season, I was really proud to be nominated for the Sebster Man of the year award. Sebster takes time to select four people from Ohio. Who have shown outstanding leader ship in their community. Truth be told I don’t believe I did anything special to you get here. The least I could do is get back to my hometown. I was able to spend money on the school I went to in high school. This year I was also to help feed families in my hometown. I went to the award show in my regular street clothes. I was sure I was not going to win, but was just happy to be picked. To be honest when the award was being read I was still back by the food table snacking. I brought my small plate of hors d’oeuvres on stage to collect my award. I had the shortest speech in the history of the Sebster award. “Thanks. Be safe getting home.” (WC-167)


19. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it.

To be honest, I was very surprised to hear that they were going to lay ground on the new stadium. I am a huge fan of tradition and I’m not super keen on moving to a new location. It is nice that the new stadium is a little further outside of the city. With the stadium being outside of the city we are able to get a bigger locker room, which is always a plus. Another great note to add is that they will be adding some really nice equipment. All brand new rogue equipment. So, Hopefully this will help my teammates and I get some great off season gains. I am pretty stoked about all of the recovery items they’re adding, including a full spa and cold tubs. I was super vocal about asking for a really nice training room after a hard day in the gym or playing. It is so nice to have a comfortable training room.(WC-160)

22. Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees.

This is a player scouting report for Kicker Wade Right. Right played college lacrosse at John Hopkins University for 4 seasons as their starting goalie. After graduation, he followed his high school passion of place kicking and landed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian football league. There he posted league leading stats at the kicking position. He made 24/26 kicks over those two seasons, with his only two misses coming from beyond 40 yards. His accuracy is great for a kicker who didn’t play in college. Right doesn’t wear a brace on both knees for nothing, though. He is also a dual threat player, able to pin the other team deep with his precision punting off of his left leg. His punting prowess was on full display in the first prospect bowl as he punted 7 times with an average of 41.9 yards and a long of 56 with 3 landing inside the 20. Look for Wade to be a mid to late round DSFL draft selection.(WC-168)

32. Your player has decided to start a podcast since it's what all the cool celebrities are doing these days. What would the name of your player's podcast be and what would they talk about/do on the podcast?

If I were to start a podcast I think I would name it something that has meaning to me. When I was younger, whenever I’d answer the phone I would say “Joes morgue, you stab em we slab em”. I think that I would probably shorten that to just “Joe’s Morgue”. I don’t have a lot of time these days so during the football season I would only have one podcast per week and it would just be an interview with a player on the Chicago Butchers. Maybe during the off season when I have more time I would branch out and do more fun content. One podcast just have drinks with the boys and shoot the shit, another podcast would be food reviews because we know the big man loves to eat. I’d also have celebrity special guests (alot of people don’t know this but I am a pretty big deal in Hollywood). Maybe after football I will have built enough a big following to keep me going.(WC-169)

[Murtsi]

11. Write a short biography or story about your player. This could include background about how they came to the ISFL and how they’ve done so far, a story about their role in an exciting game, or anything else related to their experience in the league.

Fortified Fridge was born to Phineas and Regina Tinkleberry on the 17th of May in 1955. Phineas was a proud refrigerator who had been constructed at one of the first refrigerator factories in the world. He had fallen in love with Regina, a first edition freezer while they had both been stationed at an airforce army base in Sodankylä in Finland. After having Fortified, they decided to stay in Sodankylä, as the Finnish health care system was ten times better than anything they could have hoped for back in the United States. Fortified clearly had the making of a football player with this 12 ft 799 lb frame and was quickly loving the offensive line, where he basically did not allow any defensive lineman through and actually allowed 0 sacks throughout high school, before taking the next step and joining the Sauna College, set-up by eccentric billionair Trepidation Prontosaurus. As Prontosaurus and Sauna College were the first college to really start playing American Football in Finland, they did not have many rival teams within the country to play against, but that did not stop Prontosaurus. As he was a certified billionaire, he would have his football team fly out each week all over the world to play against another new opponent. At times it was in Europe against the Frankfurt Frankensteiners or then in the United States against USC, Georiga or Alabama. Throughout his 4 years at Sauna College. Fortified was impeccable, showing off his technique, drive and pure strength even against future International Simulation Football League players, only allowing 1 sack in each of his four seasons. Fortified also found it important to make sure he had a degree with which to continue after his playing days and really put a lot of effort into ice cube technique and voice automation, which he felt would be important so he wanted to be ahead of the game in that sense

16. Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?

So this was actually my first season up in the big leagues of the International Simulation Football League and man what a season it was. After the Arizona Outlaws had won the last two International Simulation Football League championships (also known as Ultimus trophies), there were obviously going to be big expectations for us coming into the season. Would this be the season that everything falls apart and the team crumbles with the weight of expectations, will there be any injuries, or will they mark themselves as one of, if not the greatest dynasties that the International Simulation Football League has seen.

The Season got off to a nice enough start with the us being able to beat the San Jose Saber Cats handily, 47 to 17. We continued our winning ways all the way till week 4, beating the New York Silverback and Orange County Otters, before finally losing our first game of the season to our main conference rival, the Austin Copperheads. We would not take this loss too much to heard and we would continue our winning and end up with a 6-2 record at the halfway mark of the season and sharing the lead in the American Simulation Football Conference with the Copperheads. The second half of the season would play out much like the first half as we would go 5-3 the rest of the way, ending up at 11-5 and winning our tiebreaker over the Copperheads to have home field advantage until the Ultimus possibly.

I was pretty excited to be heading into my first playoffs in the professional scene, as I had been denied this experience in London and man was it memorable. Luckily I had my veteran lineman of Dennis Rodman and D'Nickashaw Mangoldson to help him out with the experience. After attaining the first round bye, we would face off against the New Orleans Second Line in the Conference championship after they had upset the Copperheads. We ended up taking care of business, beating them 37 to 24 and setting up a match with the first seed in the NSFC, the Yellowknife Wraiths. I was so pumped to be heading into the biggest game of my life, but unfortunately everything came undone in the fourth quarter where we gave up 17 points and ended up losing 34-6. IT was a bittersweet loss, but only makes me more hungry for next season where I am sure we will bounce back and win another Ultimus!

[Evok]

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[toivo]

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29. What team do you think has the best branding in the league? Why? (Written Task)

I am a fan of the New Orleans branding. It’s fair to go ahead and call me a homer, I am unabashedly a homer for the Second Line, Doot Doot. The Big Easy is well represented as far as branding is concerned. The city is able to pool their support for a great franchise. The team’s colors are suitable for New Orleans and really get the excitement going for football in the city. You will see jerseys for the team all across the league when the Second Line are on the road. These jerseys are “in” to the casual fans and jersey collectors. There are many other great franchise brandings in the league, but I think I will always hold the Second Line branding as long as it stays the same or with the same theme. It could be a branding that stays fresh with the times and not considered dated in a few decades.

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26. if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead? (Written Task or Graphic Task)

My player has a big interest in wildlife conservation. He would likely purse a career in wildlife conservation trying to help sustain and protect animals and their environments. It would be nice to go after one area instead of trying to cover too much ground. The flamingos would be a great bird to go out and help. Back in the day, Flamingos were killed for their feathers and for eating. My player goes in on his hobbies and interests, so it I could see my player becoming very involved in the Flamingo conservation circuit. One can try to accomplish as much as they can, but unless they purse the cause with 100% of energy, i.e. making a career out of it, or just funneling other resources at it, they can only do so much. Applying the intensity it takes to be a kicker in this league, some good could be accomplished by trying to protect the flamingos.

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*NEW* 32. Your player has decided to start a podcast since it's what all the cool celebrities are doing these days. What would the name of your player's podcast be and what would they talk about/do on the podcast? (Written Task)

Naturally, my player’s podcast would be called Kickin’ It. This podcast will be the number one podcast with a hard focus on kicking. The best (and the worst) kickers from around the league will sit down with my player to have a podcast that goes over how kickers are doing across the league, what future kickers are playing down in the DSFL, and just the overall history of kicking. This podcast will give kicking from not just a New Orleans kicking perspective, but will bring a wide variety which all football fans can enjoy. There will be good representation around the league so that you get to see some of the kicking on the top teams and then from some of the bottom teams. The kickers on those bottom teams might be able to offer insight on some of the struggles they deal with and seek advice from the Kickin’ It host. Call ins from fans will be featured during special live episodes.

[pauadrian]

10. Through a random lottery drawing, you have been named the league's new commissioner for a day. Congrats! What improvements would you make to the league if you had the power to do whatever you wanted?

So, I do not know if I did this task last season already. I am pretty sure I already did it but I wanted to redo it again because I noticed a fatal flaw with the Head Office of this league during the offseason. I would seek to immediately improve it as fast as possible as well due to the fact that I think it is a huge problem. So if I was the International Football Sim League commissioner, the big, massive change that I would make is transparency. I noted it in my league survey that I filled out but if I was the league commissioner I would focus on this due to the fact that this would solve a huge amount of problems and complaints that people have with the league. A decision was made in the offseason to contract the Development Football Sim League and in my opinion they chose the wrong teams. However, I have my own problems and reservations and I am sure everyone has their own biases as well. So that is why I was left confused that when the Development Football Sim League head office was asked to elaborate they decided to just clap back by asking why people needed the data on why certain teams were chosen. I actually do think that it is a very bad issue with all sim leagues and I am surprised that more commissioners do not focus on this issue a lot more. This is not a problem exclusive to this sim league either, the Pro Baseball Experience which is my main sim league has this issue too, I think it might even be worse over there because the International Football Sim League head office does not have that much of a problem. It may just be a Development Football Sim League problem

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18. This task is exclusive to recreate/non-recreate rookies of the S40 class and later. The season is over and the draft is coming up. What do you bring to a team, and why should a team choose to take a chance on you next season? (Written Task)

So the draft already happened but I am going to play this up on why everyone except the Orange County Otters fricked it up. I was selected in the sixth pick of the third round I believe. I seem to think that I offer a great amount of locker room activity and general manager experience that could come in handy for any war room. I have won general manager of the year in multiple sim leagues so I can clearly contribute in whatever team I spend time on, even without the sim knowledge or even sport knowledge. I am usually always around as well so always available if people need help with whatever aspect people may be struggling with. I know that my players in the past have gone inactive but I truly believe that Tyler One will be the stuff of legends one day and will be a hall of famer some day.

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27. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why? (Written Task)

So I wanted to only be a running back because Tyler One was a running back in college, and by Tyler One I mean the real life T1. However I have always kind of wanted to redeem myself for Tom Teboat so I wanted to be a tight end. Not only have I heard that the position of tight end is kind of rng. But also the fact that I do not think it requires too much tpe. It would put a lot of pressure off of me. But I am not afraid of the task at hand of being a running back which is why I did not shy away from the position that I actually wanted to create as. Maybe for my recreate I will be a tight end once again to properly redeem myself. Or maybe I will just choose running back again. Who knows? A lot can change

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[Bmason0520]

Write 600 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 600 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.

First off, congrats to the Yellowknife Wraiths on will the Ultimus! It was a very impressive season. Now let’s look into how the stats of the different teams may have explained why they finished where they did and can we tell what drove the Wraiths to winning the Ultimus.

The obvious stats like points for and points against are a good tell of how a team is performing. The Wraiths killed it in both stats. In points for, that scored just 1 point behind the Arizona Outlaws, with 510 points for. Clearly if you score more points than the other team, you win. The other part of that is, defense wins championships. And boy did their defense kill it. Looking back at the last 10 seasons, 221 points against, is by far the lowest allowed by a team. That’s almost a 300 point spread between their points for and points against. It’s hard to do much better than that. Now let’s see if we can determine what caused such the powerful offense and defense. Was it a balanced offensive attack or led by a strong rush or pass game? Was the defense always winning the turnover battle or just stopping teams in their tracks.

We will start with the passing attack. The top 3 teams in passing yards were the Sailfish, Copperheads, and Crash. The Copperheads and Sailfish both finished second in their divisions, while the Crash finished fifth. So our 2 teams in the final were not heavy on passing yards, finishing 6th and 8th. However, they finished 2nd and 5th when it comes to touchdowns scored and also ranked in the bottom 5 of interceptions, which is also key. Now lets see about running.

In this next section, this is where things get interesting, both of these teams had a strong run game. Is that the key? The Wraiths and Outlaws ranks 2nd and 3rd, respectively when looking at yards and 1st and 3rd when looking at touchdowns. Both averaged just about 4.5 yards per attempt, which is a pretty good stat line. That means every 3 rushes is a first down. Having short distances to go is huge. This may have been key to success for both teams. Now, does defense win championships?

These teams finished 1st (Wraiths) and 4th (outlaws) in points against. The fewer points you allow, the easier it is to win. Also, putting teams in harder positions to score is a good place to start. The Wraiths and Outlaws finished 1st and 2nd in sacks which is always good to pin a team back in 2nd and 3rd and longs. Both of these teams finished towards the bottom in tackles for loss though. An interesting on is that the Wraiths killed it int he turnover battle but surprisingly the Outlaws were second to last. I guess the most important thing is not letting the other team score regardless of how you do it. Just pure stopping them or causing those turnovers.

This is always interesting to look at for me because i feel like these stat comparisons can change year over year. Like last season, we had to the typical powerhouse with the Arizona Outlaws, but then maybe a little less likely opponent in the Berlin Fire Salamanders. This is what makes it exciting. Sometimes we can guess what’ll happen and other times, we may be surprised. I think we can summarize that this year was the year for strong run games, decent pass attacks and powerhouse defenses. Will next year be the year of the unstoppable air attack that leads a team to the Ultimus championship? Or will a random team sneak in that is unexpected?

[entreri]

8. I've had a really good time in the league so far. All of the rookie mentors have been super helpful about setting my expectations, giving me advice about how things work around here, and keeping the rookie/DSFL channel alive and booming. It’s also crazy how, no matter what weird, obscure, or insane question I’ve had, they’ve always had an answer for me within the hour. I’m super impressed by the Rookie Mentors.
My favorite part of the league so far was the Prospect Bowl! I had a great time in the discord channel memeing with everyone when it came out live, talking shit about the other teams, and watching our shitty ass players try to play football. There were *so many* drops, and we look so slow, and everything was really just a “yikes”. That said, I’m really glad for the opportunity to see where my player started, so I have an opportunity to watch my player grow. This was an important baseline, and I know I’m gonna absolutely crush it from here.
I’ve come to realize that I’m not actually particularly concerned with the DSFL draft. I think all of the DSFL teams are going to change a ton due to the huge draft class. Also, I’m going to make the same amount of money no matter where I get sent. The GM’s don’t have much information to use to draft us, since there are so many players in this draft class, and I’m confident I’m gonna get huge playing time wherever I go. We’ll see how well my team does, and wherever I go will be pretty great. This is also because my scouting conversations have all been solid. Since every team looks like it’ll be fun and interesting, I’m confident I’m gonna have fun on any of the teams! Here’s to hoping the draft memes are as good as the Prospect Bowl memes
18.
*queue theme music*
I'm gonna be the very best like no one ever was!
In all seriousness, I’m going to be active. My player is going to improve. I’ve done everything possible for TPE up to this point, and I expect that to continue for a while ,assuming the new discord payout is anything like the twitter payout; without that revenue stream, money is gonna be tight.
Apart from the character, I, the player, will be active in the locker room. I wanna learn more about the sim and learn more about the strategies for the team I get drafted to. My dream would be to revolutionize the league’s meta and make everyone play better! Sadly, I don’t expect an actual revolution, but I will be able to contribute to the team’s planning/simming grind/discussion. Also, I’ve been told I’m a pretty great guy all around, and I’m sure your locker room will be more fun with someone like me.
That said, everyone in the class is pretty chill so far, so I think you’re gonna do well no matter who you pick.
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Picture this: A group of performers dressed in medieval armor and wielding wooden shields and swords take the field, ready to battle it out for the amusement of the crowd. They cast spells and engage in epic duels, complete with special effects, pyrotechnics, and an electrifying soundtrack. What am I describing? A Dungeons and Dragons campaign played out on the field.

The audience would be transported to a magical world where heroes fight for honor and glory, as the football players and fans alike get swept up in the excitement. At the end of the show, one hero emerges as the victor, and the crowd goes wild with applause. Or, they sit there watching some nerds roll dice for a few hours. I think that’ll fit the mood and timeslot, right?

The Dungeons and Dragons football half-time show would be a unique and unforgettable experience, sure to thrill fans of both football and fantasy. Or, they forget about the whole football part of it, and just go play DnD for the rest of the day. Seems good to me.

[LtHudz]

Tier 2: #8:


So far, I have thoroughly enjoyed the league, albeit for only the short week I've been here. I noticed the ad on r/nfl and after doing a bit of research on the league, this seemed right up my alley. I love football and role playing games, so this seemed perfect for a new hobby. But what has really hooked me so far is the fantastic community ISFL has built. The rookie discord is beyond helpful and friendly and it has been really nice to be able to rely on those with more knowledge when you're lost or stuck. Those that have really helped me most when I've been on, just to name a few, have been Raven, SnowyWolfz, Akoustique, RussDrivesTheBus, and ZootTX. There have been others as well, but these 5 seem to be on most when I have been, and have answered the vast majority of my questions without ever making me feel like I've asked something stupid. Same applies to JKortesi81, and a massive shout out to him, for being very so approachable and positive about any questions I had while writing my first media post.



As for my player, I have only been in the Prospect Bowl so far, but I have enjoyed watching the games. It’s a unique feeling to root for a team and player in a simulation yet feel pretty so attached. This is my first time in any sim league, so it has been a pretty unique experience for me all around so far. The only real thing I would change is put “joining the discord” on the rookie point task part 1 to push people to join it right away. I think the rookie discord is probably one of the most, if not the most, beneficial resources out there and it should be a point of emphasis to get people on there as fast as possible.

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Tier 3: #21:


The show would be on Animal Planet and it would feature various episodes on the life and taking care of farm animals, from birth to end of life, and everything in between. It would take place on Billy’s family farm and would also have snippets of the farm pets and farming corn. In between these segments, Billy would talk about seasonal farm tasks. Quite frankly, the show would get terrible reviews. Not only would critics go on to say that the format has been overdone and the shots are poorly edited, but that the subject matter is, quite frankly, boring. To make matters worse, Billy is too soft spoken, reserved, and camera shy when not on the football field to be an effective star in a television show. Should the show ever air, Billy would soon lose out on any television endorsement deals he had potentially lined up, as he would be deemed “un-appealing to audiences” by major companies.


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Tier 3: #27:


As I’ve gotten older, the defensive side of the ball speaks to me more than it used to. As a young kid, I always played quarterback in our pickup games as I had a pretty good and accurate arm, so if I was much younger, I might have picked that. However, I do not have the time to commit to raising a QB in this league due to the responsibilities of my job and my family. It would be a tough decision between a bruising running back or an edge rushing linebacker, as those are the other two positions I would play more of in pickup games in high school and college. Probably would have to go with linebacker, as I like defense more these days, but my main factor would be to look into what is needed in the league as I really want to be active as much as possible in games.


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[Tesla]

Task 14 - 300+ Words - 5 TPE

We just narrowly avoided contracting this off-season and based off last activity check I do not think that holds up through another off-season within reason. Last season we averaged 250 replies per activity check and the season before that it was 235 replies per activity check. While we have had back to back 300+ activity checks courtesy of lovely latest Reddit draft the last occurrence of a 300+ reply activity check was all the way back in S34. Our last expansion happened when we were routinely posting 300+ reply activity checks and even the expansion that happened when I joined the league happened when our average activity check reply was higher than it is now.

My big stance is that right now there are 22 teams in the league with 14 major league teams and 8 minor league teams to borrow terms from a different sport. To completely fully stock those teams with actives it would take 536 users with 12 on offense (starting 11 plus RBBC), 11 on defense, 1 kicker, and a backup quarterback for each DSFL team. Admittedly that is never going to happen as OL bots exist for a reason and so if every team runs 4 OL bots we drop the players needed to 448 players. I think if the DSFL were even close to being fully stocked we would expand so as to guarantee everyone playing time, but even if you drop their team needs down to 10 each we are still looking at 360 activity check replies before we reasonably consider expanding again. More than that I would make a strong argument that it needs to be over 360 consistently for more than a season before we even consider such a thing given the drop off in activity and recruitment we have seen post lockdown.

Honestly we are in a solid spot at this point I would say if the latest recruits stick around, and I am hopeful from what I have seen that enough of them will for us to at least avoid needing to contract the ISFL anytime soon. Beyond that I think it depends equally on recruitment team, retention team, and the overall state of the world. If we have another recruitment day overshadowed by big news it could cost us after all.

That said if we do have an expansion I would love to see us join the other two big sim leagues with a team in Seattle. Given my love of added alliterative appeal I would want to go with something similar to the PBE's Seattle Sea Serpents with something like the Seattle Sloths.

Thank you for your time!

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Task 21 - 150+ Words - 2.5 TPE

Agent Tesla: Okay so you know about the hit British game show Countdown?

Television Executive: Yes.

Agent Tesla: And you know how there is the British comedy panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats rest in peace Sean Lock that does a terrific spin on it in the form of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown?

Television Executive: The greatest mashup television has ever seen sure.

Agent Tesla: My idea is to take the same concept of blending two beloved series and making something new for Cross-Eriksen to be our lovely leading lady for on your station.

Television Executive: Sounds good to me! What's your best concept?

Agent Tesla: Well given how beautiful Cross-Eriksen is I think America's Next Top Model is an easy one to start with as the base show, and then we combine it with the crime drama series Dexter for America's Next Top Serial Killer Killer.

Television Executive's Lawyer: Don't even describe it just next concept please.

Agent Tesla: Okay well that one was my personal favorite, but what about we take the hit Breaking Bad and merge it with Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals.

Television Executive's Lawyer: Second verse same as the first. Next!

Agent Tesla: So you have heard of MasterChef Junior?

Television Executive's Lawyer: Yes! Something kid friendly perfect!

Agent Tesla: We take that and combine it with American Horror Story for Junior Horror Story where a bunch of kids from all over the world find themselves entangled in such scariness that even iron minded adults could be shattered by the experience.

Television Executive's Lawyer: Oh dear sweet merciful lord no.

Television Executive: Wait a minute wouldn't that just be Screaming Lessons?

Agent Tesla: With Cross-Eriksen filling in for Yomi yeah.

Television Executive's Lawyer: You cannot seriously be considering this?

Television Executive: I will listen to one more pitch and the better of the two is what we'll work with does that work for you?

Television Executive's Lawyer: Good enough.

Agent Tesla: Okay how about Animal Kingdom and American Ninja Warrior?

Television Executive's Lawyer: Wait having a family of criminals perform the ninja warrior course?

Agent Tesla: Is that what Animal Kingdom is about? I was thinking we would have Cross-Eriksen host a show where she uses mind control to have every different animal species attempt the ninja warrior course and see which one performs the best. Then have a separate course to compare them all against a comparable course for their anatomy.

Television Executive: Holy guacamole that is goldy! Any complaints?

Television Executive's Lawyer: So long as you can get the animals to sign release forms we're good to go.

Agent Tesla: Consider it done!

Television Executive: You have yourself a deal!

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Task 23 - 150+ Words - 2.5 TPE

The sim engine is an odd duck I think it is safe to say and there are definitely certain quirks that would be great to be ironed out. If I were actually given the keys to the sim and the power necessary to fix it the first thing I would do is go to wherever Pro-Football-Reference gets their play by play data from and copy it. They have every play run since 1994 last I checked and using that as a base of what players can and cannot do would go a long way towards making everything much more reasonable I would say. After that would be browsing through the internet to get Madden ratings on all the players for those seasons to help make things a bit more tied together, although with a panel of people to help counteract any biases in that as we work to double-check things. Third I would look to see if Pro Football Focus wants in on the action as combining their ratings with the work already done given their stuff goes back to 2006 would also help make sure that everything is as realistic as we can make it.

Now if you were just going to give me access to the people who currently operate it then it would be a bit different as I would probably just prepare a 40 hour crash course on more realistic football stats versus what their sim has generated for us. The fact my last player was the second defensive tackle with a defensive touchdown in league history if memory serves definitely says work could be done in that department.

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[KC15]

Tier 2

11. Write a short biography or story about your player.   +5.0 TPE

Tobias Worthington III always loved sports, but he loved football more than anything.  Growing up in Greenwich, CT, his dream was always to be under center for the Yale Bulldogs.  This fit well with his parents’ values as they also loved football, but also were adamant that Tobias concentrate first on his academics.  Their reasoning – everyone benefits from a top-notch education, but only a few are able to make it as a professional athlete.

So, his parents sent young Tobias off to the prestigious Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, CT which is currently ranked as the second best boarding school and third best private high school in America.  Tobias did well in both the classroom and the gridiron.  Well enough, in fact, to get a full-ride 4-year scholarship to play football for his target school, Yale.

So, off to Yale Tobias went.  His first year was rather uneventful on the playing field as Yale had a star senior quarterback and Tobias never saw a snap all season long in a game that counted.  He did take advantage of his situation though and peppered the veteran QB and his coaches with questions and advice on his game so that he steadily improved practice after practice.

This final 3 seasons as a Yalee were steadily more spectacular and he eventually set the school record for most passing yards in a season in his senior year.  In spite of the fact that Ivy League schools do not participate in bowl games, Tobias still caught the eye of scouts and coaches in Dallas and was drafted in the first round to become the next golden boy in the Lone Star State.

Again, Tobias excelled at his craft and after a spectacular first season in Dallas was selected in the first round by the Austin Copperheads.  He remained in Dallas for four more seasons, however, to get the additional seasoning needed to make it on the big stage in Austin.  Tobias had finally realized his second big dream – make the big show of the ISFL.

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Tier 3

PBE Affiliate PT  +2.5 TPE

21. Written Option: If your player had a show starring them, what would the plot be?  +2.5 TPE

A show starring Tobias Worthington III?  Would have to be a documentary-style drama about how a young man goes from playing prep school football with a dream all the way to making it onto the big stage of the ISFL.  Along the way there would the hard work and dedication required to honing ones skills to make it to each new level – college at Yale, breaking into the DSFL and then finally the big jump to the ISFL.  So far, fairly standard.  But the twist comes as we follow Tobias as he rises to the top of the heap with a first round draft choice as the new QB for the Austin Copperheads after a brilliant career under center in Dallas and then crashes to the ground as he gets distracted with a million other things in his life and loses his starting QB role.  Then we watch as Tobias learns to adapt and recreate himself into a role player at the safety position.

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