(S44) PT #2 - I Love You, Man

[caravaggio]

This is a hard topic to write to, especially as a relative loner in the league. I love my fellow Otters and will cheer them all on gameday, but off the field I like to have my space and keep up the peace and quiet. I like to spend my personal time with my spouse and kids, and if I can help it, not really think about football. It's a big burden that I take seriously, and work/life separation is important.

That said, I've always felt a kinship with my fellow offensive linemen in the league, especially the players in my draft class, Fortified Fridge and Remi Musgrave-Smythe. I like to talk to them a few times per season, talk a little trash, and secretly root for them when they aren't playing Orange County. On the Otters, I've gotten close with young Quarterback Lloyd Bannings, it's important to keep him protected and feeling safe so that he can run the offense. It helps to stay in sync so that the offense can run smooth as well.

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[Reedy0rNot]

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[FootballIsCool]

If I were to be completely honest, Spruce Willis could not limit his love to just one person. Being part of a very youthful Sarasota defense that is on the up and up that is being held together by a tandem of elite corners in Fronky Fresh, Harley Andrews, Ginand Toxic, King Dedede, Damarcus Cole and Max Honesty displaying peak performance and coving for all of our greenhorn mistakes. Spruce Willis has obviously bonded with his fellow draft classmates Ignatious Cleetington and Wing Gundam. Joining the league at the same time and being shown the ropes is an obvious point of bonding, all having shared experiences of extreme highs and turbulent lows that have been part of the past season and a half of the league. We do all take solace in the fact that there are some holes on our defense but are on the rise together. In addition to his fellow draft class Spruce Willis has bonded with rookie Jamie Orion. With them both being safeties they welcome the opportunity to be extensions of each other and covering for each other both learning under veteran and prolific Corner King Zeus.  

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[Jiggly_333]

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[Urq660]

This is a hard one for DJ Maclean, as the San Jose locker room is full of just some of the best people in the league. You have guys like Farrell, the Russet Potatcat, his LB corps-mates Cruella and Kenny, the WR prodigy Keanu. But he’s probably closest to offensive lineman, turned defensive back, Blacksmith Andre. The pair played together in Bondi Beach in the DSFL. Maclean started in Bondi the season prior to Andre, winning the Ultimini then watching as the championship team was stripped away by the ‘big’ teams. Andre was drafted and became a big voice in the locker room. The Buccs started that season badly, but they pulled it back later in the season, in no small part thanks to Andre’s stellar work. Maclean had already been drafted by San Jose and a ringing endorsement for his BBB teammate may have helped them make the decision to splash an early pick on a lineman. But he is now a leading part of this San Jose team and it’s future championship ambitions.

[zeagle1]

Sherwin Blue Jr. Is Donovan Winter's best friend! They met their freshman year at Arizona State University, where they were on the football team together. They hit it off and ended up being roommates, leading the Sun Devils to some Pac-12 championships and a national championship! Once Sherwin was drafted to the Arizona Outlaws, Donovan knew that was the only team he wanted to play for. Even though Sherwin has been a bum for the Outlaws, in the three years since he was drafted the Outlaws have won two titles and appeared in one more conference championship game. Together, they make a tremendous pair. They hang out all the time off the field, lifting weights and playing video games. They push each other to be the best possible football player and person that they can be. On the field, Sherwin gets only the finest h2o for Donovan when he is in the games and Sherwin is on the bench.

[kenvald]

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[TomHanks]

While Paul Edgecomb plays all over the secondary, most often as a boundary corner, he naturally plays safety and spent a great deal of time playing strong safety opposite of Scott Junior. Throughout training camp, these two players were an electric duo, and this has been showing up in the regular season as well. Now, instead of playing as the safety duo, Junior and Edgecomb are attempting to create a now fly zone on the strong side of the field where they have both been lining up. The telepathy between the two players was on full display during the loss to the Bondi Beach Buccaneers when Junior was able to force a fumble on Mannering-Phipps, allowing Edgecomb to scoop up the loose ball and run for 16 yards before being tackled. Unfortunately, the Buccaneers got the better of the Royals defence throughout this game, but as this pairing has more time to build chemistry, it projects to be a fearsome secondary.

[SimmiZ]

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