(S47) Offseason Task

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11. Will Nuck may have lineage to his name but he did take a truly different path to the ISFL then most other player have during their time. Being the grandson of the late and one time GM and owner of the Yellowknife Wraith Bubba Nuck. Will has been around the football world in one way or another sense his birth. Although he did grow up and was raised in what could be called a non Football market, Yellowknife was his home until he left for collage in Vancouver BC. While he played his high school ball, the competition was not that hard, seeming that most schools didnt even have a team. Young Nuck and his fellow teammates had to travel a lot during the early years just to find opponents. Will was lucky though and offered a dozen or so Division one university offers for his post secondary education. He turned them all down to spend his University time playing at home in Canada at the University of British Columbia. There was a lot of people who figured that he was only offered those division one offers based off of his name and his time at UBC only went to strengthen those opinions. He didnt struggle per say and he was usually the best player on the field but he was far from breaking any records or making the front page of the sports section. Will did well but was just not excelling and lots feel like thats why he landed as a fourth round pick to Kansas during the DSFL. Yet again people questioned if he even belonged as high as he did and many more speculated if he would ever even play a down for KCC. But here we are now just mere weeks from the ISFL draft and Will Nuck is looking to be a possible second round pick it many mock drafts.

16. Kansas City had an absolute roller coaster of a year this season, even though they may have finished last the entire ride was a nail bitter. The team came out flat from the start and was looking like a bottom dweller off the line. The pre season was an epic blunder, yes they may have been .500 with 2 wins and 2 loses the team had higher expectations heading into it. Having solid left over talent from the previous seasons and some great fresh new faces to fill the gaps, KCC was looking like a front runner and a team ready to do things late into the year. The woeful ways only got worse as the regular season had started with a floundering flop. They lost their first 3 games of the season to make a tidy little losing streak of 4 in a row. This only hurt their long term goals and had the fans looking for heads to fly and jobs to be lost. The dream season was in jeopardy and nobody's job was safe! Just as everyone in the football world had expected to see a big trade, possibly a selling off off of assets or even a firing, things started to look up. The team gained some momentum and got their first win. This did wonders to the team and it was easy to see that the hearts and drive of all involved were lifted. The Coyotes were on a tear and went on to win 4 straight games. But then possible disaster struck and we seen the KCC's starting capped QB get called up to the ISFL. KCC went on to finish the season with a 3-4 record, just enough to see them grasping at that last playoff position and losing out in the final lose of the season. Props are to be made as the team did play well with the lose of the starter midway.

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18.) With the DSFL draft upcoming, teams should be chomping at the bit to add Seer Ial to their squad. With Ial, you get a blazing fast receiver who can turn on a time and make opposing cornerbacks look silly. He also possesses surprisingly good hands for someone of his nature. You won’t confuse him for a possession receiver any time soon, but you’re also not gonna get as many drops as you’d expect. Most importantly though, Ial comes to the table as the only relevant receiver that has DSFL playoffs experience, having joined the Minnesota Grey Ducks at the tail end of the season. It was a great crash course on what not to do in a playoffs situation, and honestly their loss was likely due to not giving Seer Ial the playing time he deserved.There’s no chance in hell that TurnDaBallOva throws two interceptions if he’s throwing the ball to Seer Ial instead!

19.) If any team needed a new stadium, it’s the Minnesota Grey Ducks. Their dingy facilities were honestly an embarrassment to everyone, and there is nowhere to go but up from there. The biggest thing they gotta add to a new stadium is hot water for the shower. Not all of us want an icy cold shower every time! We also need more lockers in the locker rooms. Everyone needs their own locker, we shouldn’t be sharing 2 or even 3 people to a single locker with all this equipment we got. And while we’re talking about lockers, let’s get some charging ports in these new lockers. It’s the 21st century, we all got phones and other gadgets that need to be charged, so make it convenient for us to do so! Finally, we gotta put a retractable dome on the top of this thing. Some people like that Minnesota snow front coming down on the field. I’m not one of them, let’s keep this field dry!

24.) The key to a good half-time show is to get a talented performer that can bring a ton of energy to the field. That’s why I propose we get Dua Lipa to put on a show. She’s got a ton of high energy hits and is sure to make everyone dance. Levitating, Houdini, Break My Heart, the number of great songs that can get you pumped for the second half are endless. Plus, you’ve got great crossover potential for guest performers. You can please many of the older watchers with Cold Heart, bringing Elton John into the mix and giving him the reins to play one of his many hits. You can also shift to a more new school theme and go into the rap angle with the Sweetest Pie, bringing Megan Thee Stallion out on stage. Heck you could even go international with it. Kiss and Make Up probably wouldn’t normally make my list on a solo playlist for Dua Lipa, but if it’s used as an excuse to bring BLACKPINK to the scene? Yes please!

32.) Coming this fall, be on the lookout for Seer Ial Views! On this podcast, Seer Ial will partner with a rotating cast of teammates and friends as they discuss a wide barometer of topics. Football will of course be on the docket, but a lot of the time the pair will ramble on about whatever topic tickles their fancy at the time. Expect plenty of discussion about Town of Salem, Marvel Snap, Final Fantasy, and a multitude of other games. There will also be topics based on what’s happening in both the music and movie worlds, discussing new releases and surprise hits that others may have missed. In addition to a rotating partner, Seer Ial will frequently have guests appear on the podcast. These guests may be relevant to the main topic discussed in that particular episode, or it may just be someone cool he wanted to talk to on that particular day. And of course, the podcast will be sponsored by Cocoa Puffs, the one true cereal.

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S46 was a great initial ISFL/DSFL season for me to follow! While I incorrectly predicted the winner of the ISFL, as I picked Honolulu due to bias, I did correctly pick Dallas. I'll start with a short DSFL recap. The surprising teams were: London Royals, Bondi Beach Buccaneers. The disappointing teams were: Tijuana Croneydors, Kansas City Coyotes. London Royals absolutely overperformed most expectations this season. London had an amazing air game to pair with their great defensive rookies. The McDiddl to Donquixote connection was lethal as they found creative ways to get some amazing touchdowns. Even with a weird 23-20 loss to end the regular season vs Portland, the 5 game winning streak was too hot to handle for most teams. I have no doubt they'll continue to build upon this great season and be even bigger of threats next season. The Bondi Beach Buccaneers I had winning 3 games due to the sheer lack of TPE and number of players on the squad. They instead doubled that primarily thanks to a near MVP run for QB Bugs! Bugs managed an insane 3,276 passing yards with 25 touchdowns and 8 rushing touchdowns. This paired with only 10 turnovers is quite a solid 3:1 ratio! Bondi had some incredibly fun games to watch as viewers had no idea what was going to happen. The Tijuana Croneydors are the most elite team in the DSFL, so even with a solid season the failure to make the championship game makes it a disappointing season. The Kansas City Coyotes have one of the most talented rosters but I am absolutely confused by their schemes. I've seen more punts on 4th and inches on the opponents side of the field than Matt Patricia would do. If they can shore up their unique play calling I'm sure they will make the playoffs the following season. And of course the champion Dallas Birddogs are an amazing team that is filled with so many talented players and friends. I wasn't shocked they won, I was more shocked their regular season was that close to failing to make the playoffs! But they pulled it off.

In the ISFL the surprising teams were: Orange County Otters and Yellowknife Wraiths. The disappointing teams were: Cape Town Crash and Colorado Yeti. The OCO were lead by my MVP vote Reginald Shrubbery. Shrubbery had an absolutely out of this world experience as a rusher and receiver. So many of his highlight plays were him simply outsprinting the opponent and leaving them helpless. The 95 speed + 95 agility combo was very impressive and I have no doubt he could outrun even me in real life. The Yellowknife Wraiths were this year's Cinderella run team as they managed to come back not once, but twice in the playoffs to force OT and win the games. While they may have lost in the championship game a little worse than I expected (I had it simmed as 27-23 AZ win) they played tough defense the entire game. The locker room is going to lose quite a few IA individuals, but the roster building is clear and I see the vision. Silence Suzuka is one of the best players in the league as a rookie and I have no doubt will continue to silence the haters. The Cape Town Crash are a disappointing team as Thor told me to expect a 10 win season as the fantasy MVP and to draft all CTC players. Needless to say, my fantasy team was really bad. The Colorado Yeti I also had high hopes for as they have one of the funnest rosters filled with a lot of weapons. Unfotunately even if their offense was one of the better teams this year, their defense was something to be forgotten. So many forced fumbles that weren't recovered, so many poor interceptions, the entire season just felt against them. And finally, our champion Arizona Outlaws had one of the most dominant seasons going undefeated at home while squeaking out wins in the playoffs to become the S46 champions! I'm excited to see if they can repeat in the following season as most of their roster is set to return. Anything can happen!

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18.  Bob Kronkowski is an effective TE in Tijuana's scheme.  While he did not score a TD in either the prospect bowl or the DSFL, he was a major contributor on Tijuana.  Kronkowski was a member of an elite squad that included Pitter Patter (92 catches, 1498 yards, 17 TD) and Andre Benn (89 catches, 1589 yards, 18 TD).  Patter's stats were 1st, 2nd, and 2nd in the DSFL in S46, while Benn's stats were 3rd, 1st, and 1st.  Patter actually tied the previous DSFL record for TD in a season, while Benn beat it.  With that in mind, Kronkowski should be excused for not being able to score in this crowded WR room.  It is not like Kronkowski slouched, however.  When looking at each player's catches vs the team's overall completions, you can see.

Completions:  

Benn: 28.16%
Patter: 29.11%
Kronkowski: 22.47%

Yards:

Benn: 39.99%
Patter: 37.70%
Kronkowski: 13.14%


This is a simple equation.  Kronkowski is a verified weapon on a good team. He just reorganized his skills to be more effective (who needs competition as an attribute) according to his ridiculously long statistical analysis.  It just makes sense.

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34. New players join our teams every season, so which of those new players made the biggest impact on the field for your team? (Written Option) 2.5 TPE

Having been so terrible last season, the Yellowknife Wraiths had the dubious distinction of selecting first overall in the most recent ISFL draft. Having the first overall pick sounds nice, but its kind of a pain to be honest, and comes with really high expectations. One of the biggest holes in the Wraiths was at wide receiver, and so Yellowknife selected WR Silence Suzuka with that pick. From the start, it was clear Suzuka was going to be a difference maker for the Wraiths. Despite being called up immediately from the DSFL, Suzuka was a key contributor to the Wraiths unlikely Ultimus appearance, catching the ball 49 times for 734 yards and 6 touchdowns. Suzuka sported an impressive 15 yards per reception and 9 yards per target, and a little birdie has told me that he will be on the list for Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. I’m expecting even more great things from Suzuka in the near future. (160 words)

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? 5 TPE

I think most people who pay attention to the goings on in the ISFL outside of their own team heard about the Yellowknife Wraiths improbably Ultimus run this season. The previous season the Wraiths were the worst in the league, finishing with a dismal 4-12 record. The only good part was the Wraiths had the first overall pick in the subsequent draft as a result. Season predictions had most guessers predicting the Wraiths would finish in the bottom few spots of the NSFC once again, with even fewer predicting a playoff berth for the young team. Even the Wraiths’ players were expecting a tough season of grinding away on the old TPE grindstone with hopes to contend next season, maybe. However, the Wraiths surprised, well, everyone, and came hot out of the gate with 3 wins in 4 games to start the season. At that point, we had the attention of the league, but few souls would predict how the rest of the season would play out. Granted, the NSFC is on the weaker side currently, and conference competition not as strong, but the Wraiths managed to grind out and 8-8 record, which was juuust enough to place them in the NSFC wild card spot. Already a few folks were a bit salty about how the season had gone. At that point, most folks, including myself, would assume that the boys and girls from Yellowknife would get whooped in the wildcard and that would be that. And it almost came true, to be fair. The Wraiths traveled to Sarasota and due to some mind boggling play calling by the sim, would take the Sailfish to OT, where they needed even more sim shenanigans to beat out the Fish and lock down a trip to Baltimore for the NSFC Conference Championship. Again, most were of the mind that the Wraiths would get a nice beat down, having lost twice to the Hawks during the regular season. Again, the Wraiths simply would not die and let the same team beat them three times in a season, beating Baltimore in overtime. Now the Wraiths had to travel to Arizona and face a team they have both won and lost to in the big game. Unfortunately, there our story ends and the Wraiths simply ran out of steam, dropping the title game 14-6 to Arizona. But the Wraiths at least didn’t simply roll over and die. And we’ll be back again, better, so watch out! (411 words)

26. if your player wasn't a professional in the ISFL/DSFL, what would they be doing instead? (Written Task or Graphic Task) 2.5 TPE

Maximus Boudreaux grew up in the bayou of Louisiana, where he assumed he’d never leave until he made it big in the ISFL. Before discovering football, Max was really big into cooking. Cajun and Creole cuisine is really big in Louisiana, and many places have discovered just how delicious it is. Max’s comes from a family of really great cooks, so Max always wanted to be a professional chef and maybe open a restaurant one day. Max also really loves to eat, and he likes eating good food, so knowing how to cook is important to him. Max actually takes cooking classes in the offseason, his ISFL salary allowing him to attend culinary school on a part time basis. Cooking in a pro kitchen is not as easy as some would think, and Max has a lot of respect for those who do it for a living. And you never know, he might still open that restaurant when he retires from the ISFL! (163 words)

10 total TPE