(S42) Offseason Task

[KaleSalad]

13. Choose a team or player to write about that isn’t your own. What did they do well in the last season? Have they shown any drastic improvements from previous years? What could they do better?

Wendell Sailor is going down as the GOAT QB in ISFL history books! The guy has been at this forever it feels like and has finally decided to call it a career. The guy is like an ageless wonder. He was not only able to win 3 ships in the past 5 years but going to the finals the other 2 as well. Usually when the team gets older it feels like they have lost a step or something but the ability for Sailor to keep his composure and stay healthy makes him one of the best ever. After a slower then normal start this season which saw the offence struggle a fair bit Wendell would take the 2-5 Outlaws to an almost perfect back half of the season and would win out the regular season, win the 2 conference playoff games but unfortunately come up a little short in the finals to Cape Town. There should be no surprise from this though. Wendell has always put up very consistent numbers since joining the outlaws. According to wolfie bot stats, Sailor now ranks top 10 in every QB stat in the ISFL. He Ranks 1st in TD passes, 2nd in Passing rating and pass percentage. This also is 7th in total passing yards. Unfortunately, this season we saw a bit of a drop off in his totals and he didn’t put up as high of numbers as he normally would have or we could be looking at him being first across multiple categories. Despite this he was still able to get the job almost done as he dragged the team with him to the 5th ultimus in a row which should be some sort of record in itself. @.simo has had an incredible career and I am looking forward to seeing his name go in to the Hall of Fame on what should be a first ballot selection.

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. (Written Task)

Who doesn’t love a new stadium with all the extra money we are getting from endorsements after our historic run I can think of a few must haves in our locker room and stadium moving forward. Firstly and most importantly we need to have our very own pizza chain area! TURLTES LOVE PIZZA, better have the ability to get any brand they want right in the building to ensure they always can get a slice of what they are crazing! They should also have a turtle pond who doesn’t love laying in these areas for a nice bath to help unwind after a practice or game? Next a martial arts studio that can double as a yoga studio! Why not go a 2 in one combo. Leo has recently found how yoga has helped him stay limber and healthy as he is getting older and regression starting to get him. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t keeping up with all his martial arts and would kill for an area that he can do what he is in the mood for!

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[Hydrium]

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[electrictree]

Five TPE Task:
14. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations.

I think there is a distinct lack of European teams in the ISFL. There is one big league team and one DSFL team representing Europe. This is too few. The game is growing significantly in Europe and it would be a great time to expand and grow the game for future generations.

If/when the league expands next, I have two ideas to turn the ‘I’ in ISFL truly international. I won’t be placing teams in Germany or England as those are the two locations where teams currently reside.

Location One: Italy

The Italians may or may not be ready for an American football team, instead favoring their version of football but part of the logic here is growing the game. Once they see ISFL talent at its finest, they’ll be hooked.

Italy is home to several fantastic cities, including Rome, Naples, Turin, Venice and more. But, the obvious case for a franchise in my opinion is Milan. Arguably the fashion capital of the world and a tourist hotspot, Milan would have more then enough foot traffic to support a team. Some mascots could include the Devils or the Gladiators.

Location Two: Spain

The Spaniards are the second nation that could be ready for an American football team. They are home to many soccer teams, many of which have stadiums good enough to host ISFL games.

Like Italy, Spain is home to several fantastic cities that include Barcelona, Malaga and Seville but in my opinion the best spot for a new team would be Madrid. Madrid is the capital city of Spain and is home to the most people in the country. Its population and cultural roots would help the team’s growth once it latched on with the people.

Some mascots could include the Bulls or the Stingrays.

There are other places that could do well with a team including the Netherlands (Amsterdam would be great), Serbia, Portugal and Poland among many others.

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2.5 TPE Task:
23. What are your thoughts on the sim engine? What sort of improvements would you make to the sim engine if given the opportunity?

Okay, I swear this is going to make me sounds like the boomeriest boomer that’s ever boomered but I think the main change that I’d make to the sim engine is to slow the speed down on the games. I’ve watched the games at half speed on youtube and it’s much easier to follow. I like looking at formations and who’s open, what lineman is getting beat by whom, etc. I can’t follow that at full speed.

You might be asking, oh, Tree, why don’t you just watch half speed like you said? Well, it’s easy. It completely ruins the live experience. I like watching the games in the locker room with my teammates and if I watch on half speed then I’m half behind.

I don’t even know if something like this would be possible, but I just think it could be a good thing for people like me who want to watch the whole screen instead of quickly scan for my player number and hope the ball comes to me.

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36. SHL Task: https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3368251

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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

I think it is important to make sure the capacity beats the Bundesliga teams since this is the Berlin Fire Salamanders. Germany easily cares about Association Football more than Gridiron football and are pretty good at it excluding the past few years. So a new stadium has to bring the impact locally and since only Union Berlin are any good in Bundesliga I think we can really go crazy with the actual size of the stadium. As long as the rest of the stadium is at a healthy modern level and looks lovely or hyped to be seen when approaching it I think this will be perfect for what we need.

The Etihad Stadium is becoming even sexier with capacity going over 60k+ and gaining a sky walk area for a birds eye view with a sexy hotel for easier access to the stadium (Traffic is hell during game days trust me, always has been.) and they spent a lot to make sure it is a fun experience for the local fans so we really should be copying them and what they do on and off the field.

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

Read this with the deep voiceover bloke.

This summeeeer. One Hungarian. Two troubling dilemmaaaas. Third person talking. Laszlo Forty-Two stars in the box office hit! Pussy in Boo--wait no, he didn't get picked for that 1...He stars in...Askers: Nobody Cares.

A plot so bland, so lacking that you wouldn't be wrong in thinking nothing happens. A story so deep it might get to your ankles if you are lucky. Mr. Forty-Two will grab a few interceptions to make sure the movie is sports related just enough to make sure this plot qualifies as ISFL related.

In his way? The evil Hammer family such as Urs Schneider hammer as the person who betrays them in order to become Lazzys love interest before he reject him. H0ppy Hammer who is the bad guy. Inactive Nate Hammer who just stands still and those 2 evil henchman of the bots I named for charity so they had 2 more hammer relatives.

Will they survive? Will anyone watch? Will anyone even read these? The answers will not be answered in the hit movie! Askers: Nobody Cares.

Not yet rated on the account nobody, even the production or raters want to rate this crap.

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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?

So I am only a safety because Dewalt asked and needed it. I was perfectly happy to be a Tight End and just never care about stats. Neither position seems to be a position people like or respect since the engine is a bag of wank. I have now officially played every position in sim leagues for this sport minus QB so if I am being honest I would just pick that and be a back up since QBs are like cockroaches, they're just spreading everywhere and never seem to leave.

I wouldn't mind OL if Dewalt said since I was one of the very first big OLs in this sim league since he is the best GM I have easily ever had in the major leagues but honestly, Safety is nice. I have an important role but people who want stats probably would hate it. Such is life. The other positions I would not want to play in this sim engine. Ever.

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[kenvald]

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?

There are a couple of things that come to mind.

Contract Lengths
Allowing lifetime contracts is great for the teams and GMs, but doesn't give the same amount of upside to the players. Except feeling safe about having a contract until the end of time, so at least they'll get paid. But what hurts players with this is that they're asked to sign lifetime contracts locked in at a lower salary tier than they'll eventually be worth. Of course, no one's forcing them to accept these contract. There are also salary options that can bump the contract up when reaching a new salary tier. But how many of these are we actually seeing. Are players really willing to stand up to their GMs and ask for more money? During my years in different sim leagues the answer is 95% of the time "no". Users instead just take the deal that's best for the team. Hence why we should limit contract lengths to "force" salary bumps after a certain time when new contracts have to be negotiated.

Team-Paid Position and Archetype Changes
This one might be controversial but I believe we should remove the ability for teams to pay for player position and archetype swaps. We already give users the option with one free change during their first season in case they change their mind on their own. I believe the team-paid swaps are mostly done to have a player change position after being drafted to the ISFL. Mainly profiting their new ISFL team. And suddenly the user might be playing a position they were less fond of. After all, we select a specific position because that's the position we most want to play. And again we come back to the fact that, no one is forcing players to go through with swaps. But users are willing to forgo their main want, playing something they find less enjoyable, just to please their GMs and/or friends on the new team.

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. (Written Task)

I'd love to see a subway/metro station built right into the stadium itself. Imagine traveling to watch the game, and you can pop into your local subway station and go all the way into the arena. Popping out on the arena station with arrows pointing you to your seat. It would massively simplify it for the fans that come watch the games. And I haven't even mentioned how much better traffic would become if you don't need to find parking for 20,000 people once per week.

When it comes to amenities for the teams and players I'd say something similar but actually car focused. If we're able to limit the amount of fans that travel to the arena by car. Imagine how much more room there'd be for the actual team staff and players. Could set up one garage attached to the arena with instant access to the locker room corridor. No need to walk through five security doors.

23. What are your thoughts on the sim engine? What sort of improvements would you make to the sim engine if given the opportunity? (Written Task)

I'd do anything to not have a meta of any kind. Which sadly is impossible as far as I know. But if we're gonna go into the dream world of what I truly want, that's it. Imagine being able to play any position with almost any combination of attributes, and still do well. Instead of forcing you to immediately max out Speed, and getting Endurance to 71. Every player becomes the same with minor differences in attribute maxes, even if they play different positions.

I like the traits and how they are unique to each player archetype. I'd like to see more limitations or unique stuff related to positions and archetypes. Perhaps adding in even more traits to allow a player to focus in even more on a specific play style. If nothing else I'd rework the traits for the Slot Corner archetype. I've learned 3/4 of them are practically useless since we can't really run slot corners in the game.

[yosh]

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36. Affiliate PT from either SHL/SSL/PBE. The Weeks must match with the timeframe of this Offseason Task. And you may only use a max of 1.

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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)

You know, that is a great question, and one that Beeg Beeg Yoshi Jr. has not thought about much at all. I mean, in his eyes, it was ISFL or bust, especially having an ISFL playing father in the OG Beeg Beeg Yoshi. So far, he has made good on that, as he is a prospect for Arizona while playing for the London Royals.

If he were not a pro football player? Who really knows. We ought to study the Yoshis as a whole more to get a better sense of how they organize themselves and what occupations they have. Now, Yosh Jr. certainly knows this, but most people in the outside world do not. Yoshi Island is a place of many wonders that has yet to be studied to a great extent. It would certainly be a great place for some qualitative research to be conducted.

The answer though? Probably a chef. Trust me, let Yosh Jr. cook.

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28. Football is a game that has been going on for a while, loved by fans all over. But what if you were able to make some rule changes? Talk us through your new version of football, and what would be different and why? (Written Task)

To be honest, this is probably going to be somewhat of an incredibly unpopular take given the nature of gridiron football as a whole. It is a sport renowned for its heavy hitting tackles, but my proposal would essentially minimize physical contact between players.

Essentially, it will be a lot like flag/tag football. There really isn't a better way to explain it, but basically physical contact will be minimized to ensure the well being of the players. Physical health and especially the severity of concussions are both incredibly important to consider, and it would not look well for the league if it chooses to fully disregard concussions entirely. I suppose this proposal would be pretty extreme and unpopular for fans that are big on tackling, but really, it will be much better for the image of the league, and the longevity + wellbeing of players and alumni for many decades to come.

[Aleris]

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Task 18 - RE #38 is still just a specimen of raw athletic football talent. Going from playing both sides of the ball in high school and community college to starting his DSFL career as a DE with TIJ and then switching to QB for Bondi Beach. RE #38 still seems to have held onto a lot of that physicality despite playing QB for a year. Rumors are he would be willing to play almost any position for any team in the ISFL draft. The medias mocks seem to have him playing LB which is the total opposite of QB, but if anything RE #38 has shown that he has very high intelligence of the game. He could stay QB and go later in the draft. That's something that can definitely switch to any position. Overall, RE #38 will be a solid talent on any team. Only real lacking quality is his speed. But that can be worked on.

Task 20 - It's sad because she will be called up to the Yetis, but in the one season with Mary Marie showed RE #38 what a true leader of the Locker Room is like. Mary was always friendly to everyone on the team and found ways to encourage teammates to get better rather than ordering or being bossy. She also made sure that the Locker Room was a place of acceptance and fun, never allowing cliques between players to form by including everyone. She, of course, was also a mega dominant force on the field. Absolutely shredding opponent WRs. Sometimes the hardest-hitting safeties are the nicest people in the league. Mary also led by example by being out in the community and doing service projects or being seen in a positive light. Setting a good example for her teammates to follow, showing that it can still be fun and that your presence and decisions matter for the local community. Colorado will be lucky to have her coming in to their community next season.