So this year has been a season of trying to lose weight for old titty juana. He weighed in at 320 pounds in preseason and that is a little bit too large for a safety. He has been working on his diet all year long and trying to do more running and swimming. Only probably with the swimming is he is so large he just kind of floats to the top of the water like a bouy. The running has helped though as his weight has gone down to 270 now. He is still a rather large defensive back but he feels faster and lighter on his feet unlike any time in his career. Titty Juana doesn't see much action on the field but when he does he tries to make an impact. Still waiting on that first ever career interception and we got a couple of games left for him to make it happen.
Sadly, Howard Coward hasn’t progressed much this season. Despite being taken in the first round of the ISFL draft, and looking like a future Hall of Famer, Coward was unexpectedly sent back to the Norfolk Seawolves for his second season. Howard took this a demotion of sorts. While he talked himself into it because he was told he’d be the lead back and potentially be the play of the year in the DSFL, Norfolk drafted new running backs as well. As a result, Howard is constantly sharing the rushing work load and not getting what he was promised. As a result, Coward has slacked in the gym and in the video room. He has LOADS of potential saved up, but it's like he’s not putting it into his game day skill set for whatever reason. I have a feeling once he goes up to the ISFL, we’ll really see him hitting the weights again and making BIG strides in his game. (161)
Oliver Tolliver played 3 games for the Portland Pythons last season as a DSFL waiver selection, and struggled in some regards. The young pass catcher had problems doing just that, recording 6 drops across the three games - a number that looked particularly unfavourable when compared to the paltry 3 receptions Tolliver recorded for the team. This season, across 13 games, Oliver has 7 drops - and 45 catches for Bondi Beach compared to the 3 he had for Portland. Tolliver has improved massively since being drafted by the Buccaneers in the 2nd round last offseason, and his hands have been the biggest improvement in his game. During the offseason Tolliver practiced with a machine akin to that used by baseball or tennis players, that fired passes at him. This helped improve his reflexes and overall catching ability drastically, and once the season started he began practicing with quarterback Smokin' Jay every day after practice. Both youngsters were eager to improve their game after a difficult time last season, and so Jay would throw to Tolliver for an hour every day to improve their respective skills. (184 words)
[OPTION]S24 (PHI): 16 GP, 73 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 FF, 3 sacks, 5 INTs, 10 PDs, 2 TDs
[OPTION]S25 (PHI): 16 GP, 67 tackles, 4 INTs, 13 PDs, 1 TD [OPTION]S26 (OCO): 16 GP, 68 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 10 PDs [OPTION]S27 (OCO): 16 GP, 116 tackles, 4 INTs, 23 PDs, 1 TD [OPTION]S28 (OCO): 16 GP, 84 tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 3 INTs, 20 PDs, 1 TD [OPTION]S29 (OCO): 16 GP, 99 tackles, 3 FF, 1 FR, 5 INTs, 23 PDs, 1 TD [OPTION]============================================================= [OPTION]ISFL Playoff Stats: [OPTION]S23 (PHI): 1 GP, 2 tackles [OPTION]S26 (OCO): 1 GP, 5 tackles, 2 PDs [OPTION]============================================================= [OPTION]Trophies and Achievements: [OPTION]Drafted 35th Overall by Myrtle Beach in the S21 DSFL Draft [OPTION]S21 Ultimini Champion [OPTION]S21 DSFL Pro Bowl Selection [OPTION]S21 DSFL Defensive Back of the Year Nominee [OPTION]Drafted 4th Overall by Philadelphia in the S22 ISFL Draft [OPTION]S23 ISFL Pro Bowl Selection [OPTION]S23 ISFL Cornerback of the Year Nominee [OPTION]S23 ISFL Defensive Performance of the Year Nominee [OPTION]S24 ISFL Pro Bowl Selection [OPTION]S24 ISFL Cornerback of the Year Nominee [OPTION]S26 ISFL Pro Bowl Selection
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This season, my player, Fat Jack, was progressed through the season with TPE. Every week, or most weeks at least, I completed predictions, activity checks, weekly trainings, and point tasks in order to progress my player and become the player that he is on the field. Unfortunately, Fat Jack is not a player that is able to buy much football equipment so his progression is somewhat limited but he has still been able to grow. This season he was even able to earn the competitor trait and I am not sure exactly what it does but he is certainly more competitive now I suppose and that was due to an earning of 50 TPE for the season. I have also been able to use the TPE to grow Jack's tackling ability and intelligence so he can hopefully wrap up ball carriers better and be smarter on the field and maybe avoid some penalties and such or whatever else intelligence helps with on the field. The stats certainly show some potential improvement meaning the TPE appears to be helping a bit so growing has been worth it. Jack has a new career high in tackles and sacks on the season while keeping in line with his other highs in tackles for loss and forced fumbles. The DT position is not one of glory for sure but Jack has been a steady presence for the Sabercats and just inked a new 5-season extension to keep him on the team likely for the rest of his career barring trade. I have not earned a ton of TPE but I came in being a high floor, low ceiling player which can certainly be valuable at times especially along the defensive line. Yes, this was literal, but he did progress with TPE and that is how he got better!
Former players:
QB Joliet Christ Jr. (HON/BER) (1x Ultimus Champ)
WR Deondre Thomas-Fox (SJS) (2x Ultimus Champ)
QB Joliet L. Christ (SJS) (Hall of Fame) (1x Ultimus Champ)
Over the course of the season, Absolute Unit has gotten at least a little better at this football thing. For being a rookie quarterback he has performed about at expectations. The Yellowknife Wraith offense was never meant or designed to run through him, so as long as he was passable every game they at least had a chance to pull out a victory. While the individual stats for Absolute Unit are less than compelling, given that he has one of the lowest yardages and quarterback ratings in the league, he has managed to keep turnovers relatively under control and has a positive touchdown to interception ratio. And really, that is all you can ask from a rookie quarterback that is currently playing with a number of handicaps, mostly being that he's trying to lose weight from playing at defensive tackle. The good news is that next season should be a major step forward for Unit, who will be finally slimmed down and playing at the level a championship team would expect.
For Donovan Winters, Quarterback of the Portland Pythons in the developmental simulation football league, there were many things to improve upon. While he was a talented thrower of the ball, he had earned a gunslinger reputation for his tendency to throw the ball to the wrong team a few too many times over the course of the season.
Obviously the area of improvement here was to make a greater effort to throw the ball only to members of his team. First he started doing this by analyzing the colors of each team. It turns out the Portland Pythons play in Green and Black Uniforms, which he committed to memory. Do not throw to anyone not wearing Green and Black. and then it turned out that the Pythons had white and green away uniforms too. Tricky to remember, but he was doing his best. This served him well except against BBB, who were also green. This confused Donovan.
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Throughout this DSFL season, it is without a doubt that Malik Brooks has gotten much, much faster than when he came in from the collegiate ranks. He has been working with a strength and performance coach to continue to build his footwork and agility, but most importantly, speed. Although it has been a tough season for him being in a pass first offense, he has still made his way through the DSFL ranks with top 5 rushing numbers and top 3 yard per carry numbers (compared to offensive users with more than 100 yards rushing). It has been a great season in comparison to many having been a waiver player who got a late start on TPE, but weekly has been climbing the ranks to the upper echelon of rookies in terms to total TPE. Look for Brooks to keep building and without a doubt, being one of the top RB’s in the ISFL in the seasons to come.
The year has had ups and downs for Walrus. In the beginning of the season, when the Otters weren’t doing all that hot, pancakes were up and penalties were down. We ran the ball a ton and there were lots of run blocking opportunities. As the season has progressed, the team has been amazing, but my play has definitely cooled off a bit, and I’m showing up less in the stat lines, and when I do it’s for things that I traditionally have never done, like penalties and sacks allowed.
That said, raw attributes on my player continue to increase, stacking the deck in my favor in the future to better performance. Both pass blocking and run blocking have gotten much better over the course of the season, and hopefully we’ll see more of the same next season. How have I done it? I do it by hanging with my fellow linemen, even if they are robots. They have a ton of experience on technique and telling me what I should and shouldn’t do. I hope to see them next season on the line with me.
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Hands or speed? How about both. Sean Robinson has progressed his speed a ton from the beginning of the season. Started at a measly 52 speed, he has got all the way up to 82. 30 point difference. While only upgrading hands once in the process. He started with 76 hands and is currently at 77. Upgrading speed has given Robinson a great boost as he is gathering more yards after the catch and more overall yards. He also has put some time into agility which may be helping him too. He went from 66->70 in his last update and saw jurastic changes in his yards, receptions, and touchdown opportunities. Pumping agility may be underrated but it might be something some receivers should look at. It’s very important for being an agile receiver and getting open which gives your QB options. Sean’s last 3 games had way better production than earlier and he has shown he is just as good as Legs McMillion.
I’m coming Legs. You’ll be in my shadow soon. |
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