One game in the books and it is not a great start for the Portland Pythons. We dropped our first game of the season against the London Royals. This continuation of last year’s losing season is not good to see. We need to do more on both side of the ball. Our defense allowed 30 points which is always going to make it hard to win games. Conversely, we only were able to manage 16 points which again is going to make it difficult to win many games.
On the more personal side of things, I am fairly satisfied with my first game of the season as the second RB in a 3-headed backfield beast. Dream was able to gain 39 yards on 8 carries and that 4.9 yards per carry is very solid. He was even able to rip off a 16 yard run and it’s good to see that he was able to break through the line and get into the secondary. Definitely a good sign for the future. In future, however, I would like to be targeted more than 2 times per game from my QB, but I feel that is probably something one has to earn rather than fall straight into. Code: 205 words
You wanna know how the season's been goin’ so far? Well, lemme tell you, it's been a real rollercoaster ride, that's for sure. Sure, the team's sitting pretty at the top of the ASFC, but personally, I've been spending more time on the sidelines than I'd like.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm doing my part out there. When I do get a chance to step onto that field, I'm giving it everything I've got. Blocking like a man possessed, catching those passes with finesse – you name it, I'm doin’ it. But it's frustratin’, y’know? Knowin’ I've got more to give, more to contribute, and not bein’ given the opportunity to show what I'm capable of. As for the team, well, we're doing alright. We're winning games, and that's what counts but there's always room for improvement. We could be executing better on offense, making smarter plays, and really taking control of the game from the get-go. And let's not even get started on the defense – we've got to tighten things up back there if we want to keep this winnin’ streak alive. The biggest challenge ahead? It's gotta be staying focused and hungry, man. We can't afford to get complacent, not when there's still so much football left to be played. We gotta keep pushin’ ourselves, raising the bar higher with each passin' game, and never settlin’ for anything less than greatness. As for me, well I'm goin’ to keep grinding, keep fightin’ for my chance to shine. Because when I'm finally unleashed, you better believe the Thunder's comin'. As for how I see the season playing out? We're gonna win it all, no doubt in my mind. This team must be the greatest if they still winnin' with me held in reserve. I'm not an X's and O's guy, I don't need to understand all that.. their reasonin'. I'm just an athletic specimen. I only win, look at my time with the Birddogs. I'mma winner. The Otters are winners.
Reginald Hammerfall
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Robot Sunfish could not have had a better start to his first full DSFL season. In the season opener against the Birddogs, he really popped up. On top of 15 tackles, which was by far the most for defensive players from either teams, he recorded 3 tackles for loss and a crucial forced fumble, which he recovered himself to gift his offense a great field position. Partly thanks to Sunfish's great performance, the Seawolves scored an easy win against Dallas on the season opener, with 38-28 being the final score. Sunfish was later awarded the defensive game ball for the Seawolves for his pivotal performance. After a great start on their season, Sunfish and the Seawolves are looking to get a win streak going on today's doubleheader against the Portland Pythons and the Tijuana Luchadores. As part of Seawolves' iconic rookie linebacker duo and one of their best defensive players, Sunfish is again expected to show up in those two games.
So far so bad for the Yeti, as we are a putrid 1-4 to start the season. On the bright side, sucking was the plan as we were in desperate need of a reset and rebuild. Ideally we keep sucking but are able to put up some stats to help Beatz and Hogmally chase their records they are oh so close to setting.
Fortunately for me, the fire sale has opened up the chance for me to be our WR1 in year 1 which is not what I expected to happen. This has led to a solid start of 27 receptions 312 yards and 1 touchdown. While I had hoped this unexpected depth chart designation would give me a chance at offensive rookie of the year, it seems that ship may be sailing, as higher TPE rookies, Patter, Mediocre and Turndaballova have had great starts to the year as well. My only saving grace is my depth chart designation, which could lead to higher stats as my player gains TPE throughout the season.
The Baltimore Hawks have jumped out to first place in the NSFC after the first 5 weeks. Similar to last season, the Hawks seem to be one of the top teams in a relatively weak conference. The strength for the Hawks has once again been their run defense. Allowing only 50 yards per game (25 yards better than the second place Orange County Otters), teams facing the Hawks are forced into a one dimensional attack.
This feels all to familiar to last season when Baltimore started out strong put sputtered down the stretch and lost their first playoff game. The schedule for the Hawks is even fitting into this narrative. 5 of their first 7 games are at home while 4 of their last 5 are on the road. In order to make this year different, the Hawks will need to work on putting the ball in the end zone. Too often drives are coming up short and the Hawks are settling for a field goal. On the season, Baltimore has 13 touchdowns to 16 field goals with half of those field goals coming from under 30 yards. Leaving a lot of points on the board won't cut it when the Hawks face some of their tougher competition in the games ahead and into the playoffs. DSFL S43 Draft - Round 4 Pick 30
ISFL S44 Draft - Round 1 Pick 12
S43 DSFL Pro Bowl
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S48 ISFL Pro Bowl
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Gemini Media Awards
14 Gemini Nominations
Best Article (Limited) - S43 "Do Penalties Really Matter?"
Best Author - S43, S44
As Season 47 gets underway, my player didn't have the strongest start in his first-ever game. In fact, he failed to even record a single stat despite playing the entire time. It was definitely not the debut I was hoping for, but I'm determined to bounce back and make a bigger impact in the upcoming matches as now my player got updated even more with some of the TPE I have earned. Despite my individual struggles, our team (London Royals) is shaping up to be one of the top contenders in the DSFL. We've got a solid lineup and chemistry that gives us a real shot at success this season. However, there are still some very good teams with the Minnesota Grey Ducks as our biggest challenge in my opinion. With their stacked roster, they're the team everyone's gunning for. Looking ahead, it's clear that we'll need to step up our game to compete with the Grey Ducks and other tough opponents, specifically my guy as getting no stats in not acceptable. It's going to be a tough road, but I'm optimistic that with everyone earning their TPE and staying active, we can make a real run for the championship this season.
After last season's Cinderella story came to an unfortunate (but unsurprising) end with a loss to Arizona in the Ultimus last season, the Wraiths headed into the offseason pretty stoked. Even more exciting was adding a 1300 TPE WR to the team to fill the largest hole in hopes that we would again be competitive this season. Currently the Wraiths are sitting in a three way 3-2 situation with Cape Town, Chicago and Sarasota. With some really solid wins, including a decisive victory over Baltimore, the team has looked really good. Unfortunately, they also lost to Chicago in a season opening heart breaker, and also to Colorado in a good sim fuckening. That said, the team is still really on a positive trend as we still see a great shot at repeating our Ultimus appearance this season. Our biggest challenge right now are that we still do have quite a few young players, and we also have a pretty rough offensive line. Adding a human OL next season would be really important to see this team at its best.
179 words Code: Written option: The first games of Season 47 have been played. How is it going so far? What is your player or team doing well, what could they be doing better, and what do you think are the biggest challenges ahead? How do you see the season playing out? The Dallas Birddogs got off to a slow start with a 28-38 loss away to the Norfolk Seawolves. Despite going into the second quarter only seperated by a field goal in a 21-24 scoreline, Norfolk was able to pull away with two more touchdowns, while the Birddogs were only able to add to their score in the dying seconds of the game to make it 28-38. The Birddogs absolutely prefered it's strong running game, with Dazen Guile running for 94 yards and Cush Jones for 102 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Qiller only had 14 completed passes on 25 attempts for 94 yards, but did score two touchdowns. As Connor Ray and Dazen Guile both wnet to the house for a touchdown. The defense showed a strong aerial defense with 10 deflected passes and 3 interceptions, with one pick-six. Standout player was Luis Vonhellsing who scored 8 tackles, 1 PD and the pick-six in the first 15 seconds on the game. While Dallas will look to rely on running backs Guile, Jones and Chanos as they boast one of the better offensive lines in the leauge with Acutiramus Bohemius and Gusztáv Farkas. Looking ahead, rookie quarterback Qiller will need to work on their passing game, as they only averaging 3.8 yards in the first game. If the rushing game can't get it done they'll need to rely on some good passing. Having said all this, the season is still young and with only one game down it's hard to pull conclusions. [251 words] |
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