After having been in the season for my third season now, there are still a whole host of features of this community that I am interested in. Its no surprise either because this is really a special corner of the internet. That sounds like something I keep saying to myself or other community members over and over again. But about the ISFL, its completely true. Are you interested in getting a group of folks together to have a game night? We have a channel, and an active community to get that going. Are you interested in a text driven alternative to a certain who-dun-it, wasn't me game? Wait until you find out about the Town of Salem server. And for me personally, I really do enjoy using my voice to talk about things around here that I enjoy. Hey guess what, league podcasts...and of by the way, you can get paid in league cash for them. With that said, I really do miss running SFNN and would love to get the podcast rolling again. But as it turns out I also enjoy being a General Manager of a team. As such, I find that I just don't have enough time to keep the podcast going. However to that end, what do I enjoy about being a GM? Firstly, I suppose that would have to be the team building aspect. I definitely enjoy reaching out to folks and scouting and getting to know them as person. It seems too that there is a common message across league folks too, they also enjoy the community engagement. But in those scouting conversations, there is something special about learning about a player, helping them reach their goals here and the league, and finding a place for them to call home on a team. Ideally, at this point if the team is gelling then the next phase of the plan comes to fruition, and you find yourself getting some W's in the win column. Certainly one of my favorite aspects of this league, and being a GM, is putting together a team and hopefully racking up some wins. Another addition to my GM-ly duties which I enjoy is probably a lot of the behind the scenes aspects of this place. Learning about the inner workings and the procedural aspects of the ISFL has been a rewarding experience, and I am hoping I can take that knowledge and pass it on to the next person to follow in my footsteps as a GM. The propagation of knowledge will keep this place running like the finely tuned machine it deserves to be. I think someone in the stream channel said it best that this place works better because its a passion project (compared to the office grind). I think outside of my general team management responsibilities there are also a number of other things I enjoy about the league, not the least of which is being apart of the stream team. Over this past weekend actually, I got to put together a couple rounds of the latest prospect bowl. And in this series of events I learned what was involved in building the prospect bowl rosters, and putting together my first sim file. Hats off especially to the sim team for making this happen again and again, week after week. It's quite a feat, and I have learned that a lot work goes into making all the different pieces come together here (see my earlier statement about this being a passion project). To wrap things up though, I would say one of my latest favorite aspects of being a member of this league is contributing and helping to keep the wheels turning, and learning how to do so along the way.
Task 1 -
Another season down, and another Tijuana Luchadores Ultimini victory. One must wonder how they continue to do it, because dear god, the consistency this team has year in and year out is something marvelous and needs to be studied by every single person who ever wants to run a team in this league. But enough about overall success, let's talk about Tijuana's success this season. This season, the Luchadores ended the season with 11 wins and 3 losses, tied with Portland for the best W/L ratio of the season. It's pretty damn impressive considering they were already 8-6 last season, so that means they only got better this season compared to last. What makes this even crazier though is the fact that none of their players leads in any key statistics. TIJ players tend to be a few players under when looking at positional stats, so that heavily implies one thing with the sort of success this team is having: everyone is getting a chance to play and everyone is OWNING. Rare to see a DSFL team that can effectively spread the ball and succeed while doing so, but TIJ always has that special formulary where it genuinely feels like they can do whatever they want and it'll just work. They also had a point differential of +214 on the season, meaning the majority of their wins were just straight up blowouts and not even close. That's terrifying for a developmental team, and even more so terrifying when the second best team in this category, Portland, had a point differential of +155 on the season, a significant gap between the two. So with these comparisons to Portland, who was the best team in their division, it's no surprise that the Ultimini ended up being Tijuana vs Portland. The two best teams in the DSFL typically do end up playing each other, and these two teams were just so overly dominate throughout the season that it honestly would have been shocking to see it end any other way. I honestly expected the game between these two teams to be extremely close, especially since Portland's defense is one of the best units in all of the DSFL, but man oh man was I and a lot of others completely wrong on this expectation. For the first quarter, everything seemed to be playing out like was expected, ending 7-0 in favor of TIJ with a heavy defensive battle going on. Second quarter comes and go, and we've got a 10-6 game on our hands and again, all seems to be standard affair. But then we get to the end of the third and suddenly the score is 27-6 with the Luchadores never looking back as they beat the absolute hell out of Portland out of nowhere, capping off the quarter with a 36 yard touchdown run by Breezy Jr. The final quarter would come and go and with the dust settled, TIJ would win 37-20, winning by 17 and never once coming close to losing the lead in the second half. Whatever adjustments they came up with were things of magic, because Portland just did NOT have an answer for anything. There's always been rumblings of a curse in Portland when it comes to the Ultimini, and this felt like that on full display. All in all, the Tijuana Luchadores are a dominate franchise and this season was no different. Any time you see them being the #1 seed entering the playoffs, it almost always feels like hoisting the trophy at the end of the big game is just the natural conclusion to the season. It's crazy to think a team can be this good, but they continue to find ways to do it, with this season just being another example of why Tijuana is the team to beat always. Congrats, TIJ! You earned this one big time. (642 words)
Task 4
For this task I obviously picked my own team the New Orleans Secondline, looking back through the New Orleans history the first spell of dominance that the team had was from Season 8 to Season 11. We went to the Ultimus in all four seasons - winning two, therefore the first member of the NOLA Mount Rushmore is the QB of those teams Borkus Maximus III. Maximus III was a second round draft pick, going 15th overall to the Secondline. Maximus III would be thrown straight into the fire, being asked to come straight into the team and playing as a true rookie QB in Season 6. Progress was slow for a young Secondline team and this was apprent in Borkus' production, but in his third season this all changed. Maximus III took a big step forward in his third season and this would start the run of four straight Ultimus appearances. By the end of his career Borkus earnt the MVP award once and the Ultimus Game MVP award three times before being inducted into the ISFL Hall of Fame. Truly cementing his spot on the New Orleans Mount Rushmore. The second member of the Secondline Mount Rushmore is Darren Smallwood, Smallwood was positioned next to Maximus III for the four year Ultimus run. Smallwood got his start in the ISFL with Yellowknife who then traded him onto San Jose, after six seasons with San Jose he chose to test Free Agency where he signed with New Orleans. He started with New Orleans in Season 8 and spent four seasons with the team and in each of those seasons the team would reach the Ultimus. In his first two seasons with New Orleans, Smallwood won the Most Outstanding Player award for the whole of the ISFL. He coupled this with two Offensive Player of the Year awards and finally one Most Valuable Player award. All of these along with two Ultimus titles are why Smallwood finds himself on the Rushmore even though his stay with the team was relatively short lived. New Orleans had to wait a little longer for their third Ultimus title and wasn't until after this victory did the team acquire the next Mount Rushmore member. In the Season 22 draft the Secondline drafted QB Ben Slothlisberger. This turned out to be an excellent selection as the gunslinger QB would lead the Secondline to two successive Ultimus appearances. Unfortunately NOLA couldn't win either of these appearances but this shouldn't take away from the impact that Slothlisberger had on the franchise. After a period of time in the so called wilderness - he led the team back to the near precipice of the league. Slothlisberger secured himself an MVP award as some of the previous awards mentioned had been discontinued. Slothlisberger looks to have missed out on the Hall of Fame but he will no doubt be remembered for playing everygame with a pack of smokes tucked into his pants. The last member of the Secondline Mount Rushmore is our first defender - David Rector. Rector played his whole career with the Secondline starting at Safety and then moving across to Cornerback. Rector played a key role in securing the Secondline's defense as they helped the team back to Ultimus success in Season 21. Rector was of course still with the team when the Secondline managed to get back to the Ultimus in back to back seasons. Rector played at a high level over the length of his career even as he started to get longer in the tooth. This led to his selection to the ISFL Hall of Fame, he can also count himself unlucky to not secure more individual awards over the length of his career other than the Cornerback of the season award in Season 26. I am sure I have missed a deserving player or two but I have really enjoyed this prompt.
5. “Sim gonna sim” is a popular expression in the league. Write about teams that have been graced by the sim gods and had amazing performances despite statistical odds, and/or about teams that were considered favorites but may have dealt with some bad sim luck that hampered their efforts. How much of an impact did it have on their season(s)?
The date is December 7th, 2059. The Arizona Outlaws just claimed their tenth victory of the season after a back and forth shootout against the New Orleans Second Line. Morale is at an all time high. Sitting at 7-3, Arizona is second place in the ASFC, with impressive wins over contenders such as Cape Town and New York. It’s looking like the Outlaws are going to smash the 9.5 Over that was set at the beginning of the season. For some, playoffs are already on their mind. A chance to redeem themselves and steer the franchise back to their championship ways after their heart-breaking loss in the ASFC Championship game the previous season. All that’s left is six more weeks of football against a healthy mix of playoff teams and rebuilding teams. But not everybody thought that way. Whispers of doubt had been slowly spreading amongst national media during their 7-3 run. Some raised concerns about Winters’ ability to lead the offense. Others, about the inconsistency of the defense and the statistical decline from years past. Words like ‘fluke’ and ‘lucky’ were oft repeated in power rankings. Week 11, vs Colorado Yeti This game was an ugly one for both the offense and defense. The defense was getting chunked for big play after big play-but had miraculously held the Yeti offense to ‘just’ 21 points. The offense struggled in the red zone. But a touchdown from Danny Nedelko and a 50 yarder from Jay-Jamison just managed to get them to 19 points heading into the fourth quarter. The score is 19-21, 2:20 left in the game, Outlaws ball. Arizona marches down to the opposing 33 in a nerve wrecking drive including a 4th down conversion. It’s looking like Arizona will narrowly escape with a win when on 4th and 13 on COL 33, they elect to not kick the game winning field goal and decide to pass. Turnover on Downs, Yeti win. A disappointing loss, and certainly a questionable decision by the sim, but there were still five weeks to go. Week 12, vs New York Silverbacks. New York is a scary team, but Arizona had beaten them in Week 1 and knew they could do it again. This game had huge playoff implications. The top of the ASFC was very competitive, and a division game like this was a must-win. Arizona took a 17-6 lead at the half after two interceptions-but the game went down to the wire again after the Silverbacks turned it around in the second half. Fast forward and Outlaws are down 27-28, on their own 6 with 2:27 left on the clock. Winters’ pass to Aguilera gets picked off, game over. Silverbacks win. Week 13, Yellowknife Wraiths This was a must win game for the Outlaws and fortunately the Wraiths were a middling team, with 5-7 heading into the week. Unfortunately Arizona failed to capitalize on this opportunity and once again the game was dangerously close. Arizona scored a go-ahead touchdown with 1:47 left in the fourth but Yellowknife made fun of the defense as they ended up right in front of the Arizona goal line in just over a minute. Wraiths score the go-ahead field goal. Wraiths win. Losing three games in a row with a total of five points totally killed all the momentum they had. They would go 2-1 in their remaining three games, but it was too little too late as they finished the season 9-7 and missed out on the playoffs. Now, was this series of events actually a “Sim gonna sim” moment, or was it just regression to the mean? Arizona head into S45 with some big questions regarding their aging roster. 613 words!!
6. The league has a rich and fascinating history, and our perspectives on it differ from person to person. In 600 words or more, describe any significant moment in ISFL or DSFL history, whether you were around for it or not. Describe the context, the significant members, and the events. What exactly made this event so famous (or infamous) and why does it deserve to be remembered? Events might include championship wins, the inducting of players to the hall of fame, or even a league scandal.
I know that plenty of people have probably talked about this already but it has been on my mind a lot since it happened. I am of course talking about the trade scandal (if that's what you want to call it) between NOLA and Baltimore. I want to preface with I don't think Baltimore was dealing in bad faith, rather they were using an advantage that they had in the player involved in the transfer becoming their new GM and his contract happening to run out at the end of the season to get the best trade possible. Bad trades are made here and in the real world but I think what makes this is a little different is that NOLA was pretty much forced into making the trade with the threat of receiving nothing in the offseason. That coupled with the fact that ONLY Baltimore could make the trade for the player is really what pushes it over the edge for me. In the real world, there, of course, isn't a rule like this that forces a player to play for a certain team and if a blue-chip player was to suddenly be on the trading block, then all teams would have the chance to make an offer for them. In the ISFL, that isn’t something that can happen which can lead to teams taking advantage of the rules and forcing a team into a bad trade with no cost to themselves. Let’s face it, a late second round pick has a pretty high likelihood of that player being IA or just not as active as someone who was taken first in any given draft and whether they say they knew that or not, they knew they were getting a first overall pick for basically nothing, right away. I’m really glad that the league really rallied around this trade being made, I think everyone knew that whether or not there was foul play here, they knew that the trade just was not fair. After a ton of discussion, both inflammatory and thought-provoking, eventually I think Baltimore realized that they had done NOLA pretty bad and amended their trade to include a first-round pick which is more than fair for a top earning, high involvement player in a position of need. I think going forward, there should be a little more oversight when it comes to trades like this. The exclusionary nature of these trades can give teams a ton of leverage to force through unfair trades and there should be some sort of regulation when it comes to this. Maybe something along the lines of voting amongst the other GMs where a majority is needed to pass the trade through. This way, at least there is some sort of way to ensure that a trade that has be pushed through, is at least somewhat fair for the team losing what is sure to be a prized asset. At the end of the day, I don’t really think anyone did anything wrong, NOLA was in a tough spot and wanted to get something instead of nothing and Baltimore were negotiating from a position of strength trying to make the best deal possible for their team. As I said before, I’m really glad the community saw this trade for what it was; a place for us to come together and protect the integrity of the league and hopefully, make some changes going forward to make sure that teams stuck in this type of situation don’t just get shafted because they have a good league member taking on a larger role within the league and community.
Task #1
With all due respect to the Honolulu Hahalua and the Tijuana Luchadores, the results of both the ISFL and DSFL playoffs were full of disappointment for myself. Since I spent most of this past season tracking team dominance through the "Dominator Power Rankings" media series, I was hoping to see a playoff run by the most dominant team of the ISFL season, the Austin Copperheads. In their playoff matchup against the New York Silverbacks, Austin didn't quite live up to their Dominator Rating but still had a chance to win at the end of the game. Down by 3 with just under 5 minutes left in the game, the Copperheads got the ball back all the way back at their own 1 yard line after a perfect punt by New York's Wing Wang. Austin proceeded to drive the length of the field, converting 6 first downs (including 3 straight 3rd down conversions) before facing a 4th and Goal from the Silverbacks' 5 yard line with 45 seconds remaining. This is when things get interesting. Instead of taking the gimme field goal and sending the game into overtime, the Copperheads decided to go for it with Queen Elizabeth's pass intended for Oliver Tolliver being broken up by The Riddler. Quite a curious decision with the season on the line and one that is praised if it works and questioned when it fails. Thus ended the "Dominant" season for the Copperheads. The Honolulu-New York conference championship game had it's own set of last minute fireworks as well. New York looked primed to return to the Ultimus after a touchdown from Michaelangelo McTurtle put the Silverbacks up 3 with a minute and a half to go in the game. However, Nova Montagne put together a clutch last minute drive, going 6 for 7 for 60 yards to set up the game tying field goal from Ray Baker from 29 yards out with 13 seconds left. Curiously, this field goal was taken on first down and at the time I wondered why the Hahalua didn't attempt one last play to try to score a touchdown. But then the unexpected happened. After a touchback by Ray Baker took no time off the clock, the defensive play of the year was recorded by Maxwell Jacob Friedman with a strip sack and fumble recover to give Honolulu the ball back in field goal range with just 4 seconds left on the clock. And of course, Ray Baker connected to send the Hahalua to the Ultimus. And the Ultimus was one for the ages. With a total of 79 points between Honolulu and Cape Town, the top two defenses in the ISFL during S44 just decided not to show up. Neither team led by more than 7 points all game as it went back and forth with 5 lead changes and multiple ties. A winning score to Octavio Perez capped off an excellent game from Nova Montagne (4 TDs, 351 YDS). This result was disappointing to me because my Baltimore Hawks were unable to repeat as Ultimus champs. In the DSFL, my dominator rankings held true with the Tijuana Luchadores (the most dominant team all season) putting it all together to make claim revenge on the Portland Pythons for last season's Ultimini loss. Of course, I with things had happened differently as my Dallas Birddogs lost to the Luchadores for the second consecutive season in the conference championship game. All the last minute heroics in the ISFL playoffs didn't make their way to the DSFL. Dallas got the ball back down 3 with 36 seconds left but could only make it Tijuana 37 yard line before time ran out. Just a little but further, and a field goal attempt could have sent the game into overtime. In the Ultimini, the Luchadores lived up to their Dominator Ranking and manhandled the Pythons. Taking an early lead, Tijuana blew the game open in the 2nd half with 20 straight points before some garage time drives closed the gap slightly. DSFL S43 Draft - Round 4 Pick 30
ISFL S44 Draft - Round 1 Pick 12
S43 DSFL Pro Bowl
S44 DSFL Pro Bowl
S45 All Rookie Team
S48 ISFL Pro Bowl
S48 ISFL 2nd Team All-Pro
S49 ISFL Pro Bowl
S49 ISFL 1st Team All-Pro
Gemini Media Awards
14 Gemini Nominations
Best Article (Limited) - S43 "Do Penalties Really Matter?"
Best Author - S43, S44
3. (628 Words)
For the S45 offseason task, I am going to convince you of my dark horse candidates for DSFL and ISFL championship match ups this season. Beginning the DSFL, and leading with the punchline, I expect the London Royals and Bondi Beach Buccaneers to meet and the playoffs, and the London Royals to bring home the championship, let me explain. First, let’s look at last season: the London Royals were abysmal in the North with a 4-10 record. Not to mention, they had the lowest points for at 226 and the highest points against with 348. That being said, part of the Royals problem was a matter of circumstance. The final three games ended in a tailspin three losses to the Seawolves, Pythons, and Birddogs (with the latter two games being away). Along with that, the Royals had a subpar rookie quarterback in McDiddl, with limited options to throw to. All and all, they were not firing on all cylinders last year. Why do I think they can turn it around? First, McDiddl will be in his second year in the system. This should help him settle in and create a better connection with his receivers. Second, I don’t think we saw the last of Bazooka in the backfield. He is expected to take a substantial leap forward. Third, after a season like last year, we can expect that the GMs will take a hard look at gameplan and personnel and make substantial adjustments. Altogether, that will bring the Royals to the Ultimini. As for the Buccaneers, their record makes them look worse than they were last season. Despite a 5-9 record, the Bucs were a close third in points for in ALL OF THE DSFL. They were dragged down by allowing 333 points on defense. Defensive backs continue to be a problem for the Bucs, one that I would expect them to correct in the offseason. What is going to push them forward next season? The Bucs have the third highest total TPE in the DSFL, and the second highest average TPE in the DSFL. This is skewed toward the defensive side of the ball, so we would expect their defense to take a step forward next year. All and all, regression to the mean should play to the Bucs advantage and send them to the Ultimini. Why the Royals to win it all? This comes down to star power on the defensive side of the ball, primarily the defensive line. In a matchup between the Bucs and the Royals, I believe the Royals defense would shut down the Bucs offense no problem. The main question for me is, what steps can the Royals take on offense to bring up that low scoring from S44. Only time will tell! As for the Ultimus, I expect a slightly less spicy matchup between the Austin Copperheads and the Berlin Fire Salamanders to bring Austin the Ultimus. This past year the Copperheads had the third highest total points in the league. On the other hand, Berlin was about as even keeled as it could be almost matching their points for and against. For Berlin, a lot of one score games did not bounce their direction, and another year of development should propel them forward. Especially considering regression by some of the top teams from S44. As for Austin, their biggest weakness is the defensive side of the ball, which between offseason moves and development should be much better in S45, ultimately bringing them the title. I would not go placing any money on these since they are dark horse predictions, but in case it does happen, you read it here first, Royals v Bucs in the Ultimini and Austin v Berlin in the Ultimus. Royals and Austin are the S45 champions!
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Task 1)
2059 has come and gone, and with it, another ISFL Champion is crowned. The Honolulu Hahalua have once again worked their voodoo magic and taken home the Ultimus. That Icebear guy is pretty good I guess. Let’s look at how they’ve done it. On offense they were led by the dynamic and explosive QB Nova Montagne, who led the league in passing TDs with 34, and was second in passer rating at 95.5. Her favorite target was 4th year WR Florida Man, who hauled in a career high 1112 yards and 11 TDs on the season. Veteran WR Octavio Perez was a solid WR2 for the team, bringing in 998 yards and 11 TDs on the season as well. Finally the Hahalua had the dynamic RB Bean Delphine Jr, who had 801 rushing yards and 8 rushing TDs, to go along with 753 receiving yards and 6 receiving TDs. All told, Delphine Jr had 1554 yards from scrimmage and 14 TDs, which was fantastic output for the 8th year veteran. However, the most dominant portion of the Hahalua was on the defensive side of the ball. Their defense allowed the least amount of points on the year, at 16.7 PPG. They also held opposing offenses to the least yards of all teams in the league, only giving up 319.4 yards per game. Additionally, their passing defense was best in the league, only allowing 232.9 passing yards per game. In the secondary, Honolulu was led by CBs Billy Jor-El and Luigi Lanikai, as well as the always dynamic 8th year veteran from Chicago, CB Quendyn Quarterstorm. Jor-El recorded 3 INTs and 24 PDs on the year. Lanikai had 4 INTs and 30 PDs on the year. Quarterstorm only had 8 PDs and 1 INT in 2059, but made up for it with a psychotic 8 sacks from the CB position. 6th year CB Seth Leavitt also had a spectacular year, with 10 sacks, 2 INTs and 19 PDs. In the middle of the field, LB Maxwell Jacob Friedman had another fantastic year for the Rays, recording a league top 10 109 tackles, second in the league at 16 sacks, 7 tackles for a loss, and 7 passes defended. DE Bridge Burner added 11 sacks in 2059, and DE Liv Elsathelookout contributed with 9 sacks of her own on the year. The Hahalua actually started the year 1-2 after three weeks, with two crucial losses to division rivals in Weeks 1 and 3 to the Copperheads and Silverbacks respectively. But Honolulu won their next 7 games, and only lost 2 more games on the whole year, finishing the year 12-4 and just one game atop the ASFC ahead of the 11-5 New York Silverbacks and 10-6 Austin Copperheads. This would give Honolulu a first round bye in the 2059 playoffs. The New York Silverbacks would come through the divisional round to face them in the ASFCCG, where a dicey game in Honolulu would see the Hahalua squeak into the 2059 Ultimus after a 19-16 win against New York. In the Ultimus, Honolulu would find themselves facing down the fearsome Cape Town Crash. The finals would become a barnburner for the ages, as the two teams traded blows back and forth across the first 3 quarters. Hahalua QB Montagne had an excellent game, going 22/36 on 61.1% completions, for 351 yards and 4 TDs to 0 INTs. She distributed the ball quite well, finding 4 different receivers for a TD each, with each of them pulling down 60+ yards. The Hahalua entered the 4th quarter down by 7 points, but the defense found 2 sacks against CTC QB Creg Jerrith IVth, and the offense found 14 points on 2 touchdowns through various conduits to put Honolulu up by 7 points. Cape Town had the ball with 1:28 to go in the championship, but failed to convert a 4th and 9 at midfield to cause a turnover on downs with only 0:18 seconds to go. Hahalua took a knee and thus won the 2059 Ultimus 43-36.
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? (5 TPE)
As Commissioner of the league for one day, I am flipping the rules upside down and hosting a one-day season tournament with back to back games in a knockout format. Quarterbacks are overrated. From now on football means football. Each snap of the ball is a long snap, and must go exactly ten yards back to the holder. But, instead of bellowing it downfield as far as possible, the ball must not travel more than thirty yards before hitting the ground or a player catches it. Think of it as a normal play except instead of a Quarterback throwing it to the receivers, a Kicker kicks it to them instead. Laterals are allowed and even encouraged, due to the likelihood of an injury inducing hit merely moments after the catch. Forward passes are now illegal. The running game still exists, as the Kicker could chip the ball a very small distance for a RB to run on to and catch in-stride. What about the Hail-Mary throws I hear you ask? A similar set-up; long snap to the holder, Kicker chips it up, Punter catches it and punts it into the endzone to be caught for the touchdown. Yet another reason the teams’ Kicker and Punter can’t be the same person. This will elevate the skill of these positions to the next level. To be able to drop a hail-mary punt right into the back of the endzone or bullet a kick to a wide-open man hugging the sidelines would be quite a feat. But don’t fear! The Quarterback position is not dead and buried; they’re still needed for the field goal attempts and extra points. Under Center, the Quarterback receives the ball and has to throw it through the uprights. The width of the posts is still under review, as we await the data of average completion rates. Having to be in this formation means the throw has to happen fast, and your specials teams blockers better be on their game. Game one ended 6-3 with 14 interceptions. 22. Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, or highlights. (Written or Graphic Task) (2.5 TPE) League: DSFL S46 Name: Hearty Harry Position: K/P Jersey Number: 12 Nationality: Scotland Hearty Harry played at the Kicker position throughout the Prospect Bowl and put on a great display of discipline, never missing a PAT, 10 for 10. Of course this is the minimum you would expect from your Kicker but consistency doesn’t always come so easy. Harry showed off his reliability when kicking less than 40 yards right away by making 3 in the 30’s in just game 1. Above 40 though was where he struggled, in the first set of 3 games he attempted and missed 4, including one 50+, a distance you probably wouldn’t expect a Prospect to make anyway; fellow Prospect Jaiden Thornburg did manage to make a 50+, however. But Harry picked himself up, hit the training, and came back out for games 3-6 and showed the improvement, converting from 46 in game 5 and 47 in game 6. With this outing and current trajectory, if you’re in need of a Kicker, Hearty Harry can solve your problems. [The above statistics are taken from games 1-6 of the Prospect Bowl] 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) (2.5 TPE) If Kicker was not available when creating my player I would have selected Tight End. The main reason for this is demand. By looking at the Position Tracker I can see that not even all 14 ISFL teams have a player-made TE signed to them. Since creating my character I now know the reason for this is the fact that many teams like to place other positions at TE because the simulator favours their stats making actual Tight Ends obsolete… or something along those lines at least. Since this is my first simulation league of any kind, I figured these positions give me the smoothest and best chance of being an asset to a team and be successful. That’s not to say I have no passion for players at these positions. Quite the opposite; Kickers are one of the most underrated players on the team (good ones) and we all know how good a good Tight End is...
24. You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do? (Written Task) If I was able to plan, the ultimus halftime show, I’d make it a spectacle, compared to none other. 1stly I’d partner with ISFL affiliate leagues, to have the stars of their league play a 1st to 21, 2 hand touch football game. Giving the stars of the PBE, SHL, and SSL to shine bright during our big game. Next up, during this halftime show, we’d have to go big during the halftime concert. Some of the biggest artists like Taylor Swift ?, Beyonce, Emeniem, and more to put on the biggest show of the year. Lastly, I would have the team captains, of the teams in the Ultimus, have a rap battle. Better yet, I’d have the team captain of every team, have a rap battle tournament, where the winners got an extra 5 TPEs. With sweet TPEs on the line, I’m sure the team captains would go their very hardest.
26. 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) If my position of CB was unavailable to me, when I picked my position, my new position would either be QB or WR. I’d likely lean WR. The main reason I picked CB, (outside of my favorite player, and render Patrick Surtain being a CB) is the swagger that comes with playing the position. CBs probably talk more trash then anyone else in football, and 2nd to them is WR. CB and WR are mirror each other, and are widely associated with each other. CB vs WR matches are always amazing to see. My render would probably be either Courtland Sutton, or Jaleel McLauglin (I know, Jaleel isn’t a WR) if I picked WR. On the other hand, I might opt to be a QB, because its by far the most important position in Football, they lead the offense. A team may be able to win with subpar WRs or CBs but can’t win without a QB 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) If my player, Patrick Uncertain, had a podcast, it would be called Life’s Uncertain. It would be called this because life, is about, of course Patrick Uncertain. The main thing he’d talk about on the pod, is how great he is, because Pat Uncertain, hes a great guy. Another thing he’d frequently do is bringing other ISFLers and DSFLers and the show and theu compare their greatness in a series of challenges and games. From 1v1s on the actual football field, to 1v1s on a Madden Field, Uncertain and his guests would do many things, in the name of proving life is in fact Uncertain. He’d also look for the Uncertainties in life. When he doesn’t have is fellow football players on the pod, he solves some of life’s greatest mysteries. These include, but are not limited to, the meaning of life, why the sky is blue, and how to stop sim from simming. |
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