The New York Silverbacks replaced their previous franchise quarterback in Blaine Falco with rookie call-up Elijah Dyson. Dyson has brought a fresh new look to the offense and New York since coming up. Blaine was a great quarterback but his body took a toll after all the sacks he took in his career. The offense has changed from a balanced approach to a run heavy approach with Dyson being a mobile quarterback. With Dux aging out it has helped with the workload that he previously took on and adds an element of surprise of who is getting the ball on any given play and snap. With this being Dux's last season before retirement, he believes Dyson is the future of the franchise and hopes the leadership of him will lead to many playoff appearances and Ultimus wins. Dux's agent Tugg Speedman even made a comment that Dyson reminds him of his quarterback when he was on the Silverbacks - Malcolm Savage.
For the new Osaka Kaiju the biggest change of player has to be our new quarterback in Jimmies. Our existing QB was an old Penguin that was on its last legs and thus struggled with pressure and getting sacked a ton. The playbook wasn't open much as he was more a game manager. However, with Jimmies we have seen the potential dual threat aspect that excites his teammates and fans alike. He is a great runner and has led the team in rushing adding a dynamic the Penguin did not posses. Then he also throws some nice deep accurate balls and has opened the field and playbook up for the offensive coordinator to really leverage our skill position players. The team is built now to win and after a few back-to-back-back hiccups the team is poised to make a run in the division. The team's future is bright with our new QB and the ability to have a balanced attack will help the team advance further in the playoffs
Kool Kyle likes to stare at new rookies. He is a rookie himself and it looks like there are others to choose from. He was drafted to the Silverbacks so he looked for rookies with the Kool deal of approval. The Kool thing is to stare at them from afar until they approach you. Elijah Dyson of the Silverbacks would be the target and Kool Kyle likes what he sees in the new quarterback because Kool Kyle needs someone to hand the ball off to him. He sees 3000 yard games in that Quarterback’s eyes and unlike his uncle Blaze Kyle, he wouldn’t steal the ball away from him last minute and maybe he would want to go to his aunts retreat in North Carolina for a team/family barbecue. Of course Kyle wants everyone there but making friends with the quarterback seems like a good thing to do like it was Tea Time with Cooper Kupp.
The Cape Town Crash have but a single rookie tight end on this year’s roster, and no free agent additions to speak of. They are quite fresh and not yet having much impact on the field, catching 21 passes for 131 and no touchdowns. They are providing more impact staying at home on the line, leading active players for the Crash in pancakes.
Now would be an appropriate time to transition to the OFF the field impacts this rookie is having however. The Crash locker-room sees contributions from roster players, alumni, and prospects alike. We’ve actually been having lots of discussions led by our recent draftees as they toil for another season in the DSFL. However this new rookie tight-end seems to have jumped the established hierarchy in the locker room. As we laid out earlier, it cant be due to anything related to their play. They aren’t having a huge impact yet. Why would they claim “goat” status already? They haven’t even found the end zone! They even keep directing us to a strange blog website that is vastly out of date. WC 182
I think the easiest one to write about in this instance is Marshall von Hildebrand for the Sarasota Sailfish. This is mostly because its my own player, but also because he is a kciker and he replaced a kicker that wasn't all that effective last season. So far though, he is perfect on extra points and is a top 2 punter in the league so far. He could be better at field goals. I think he is an ok presence in the locker room and is trying to help out in the war room if he can. But he is also particularlty excited for the addition of his childhood friend Klaus Reinhardt. Klaus is an OL that was also drafted by the Sailfish. Although he is spending a final season with the Kansas City Coyotes, he will be a huge upgrade whenever he is called up--whether that's just before playoffs or during the offseason. And the user behind him, @Middy looks to make the pick the steal of the draft because he just went first overall in the SCSFL. So for the Sailfish to get him in the 5th is major value.
This one's difficult to talk about for one simple reason: I'm on the Crash. We have only a single new member of the team, including trades, Free Agents, and callups. The one new player is Gotoimnegs.net, who is...well, a tight end. Tight Ends generally aren't big game changers, rookie tight ends even less so, and as such halfway through the season the sole new player to the Crash is a player with sub 150 receiving yards, no touchdowns, and a 6.2 yards per reception, who has cost at least one game with a lost fumble in a season full of dumb losses already...it's hard to talk about their performance on the field.
Moreover, he's not new to the locker room either. Negs is a longtime Crash user, a longtime GM who only recently left the position. As such, this entire prompt feels like something I can only answer in explaining why it's impossible to answer seriously.
The new face for the Honolulu Hahalua this season is me! Lasse Zeigler was signed by the Hahalua in the offseason to a 3 year deal. Lasse loved Orange County, and still does, but he decided to feel out the rest of the league and meet up with, as we call it in Honolulu, the Graduated Seawolves. Lasse gets to play with a ton of players that he played with in his stint in the DSFL with Norfolk, Roquefort, Sconnie, and lots more, and even Norfolk legends that played before Lasse played there. Overall, I love the locker room, I can say easily (at least for the ones I have been in) it is the most fun, active, and engaging community I have been in, and it has been awesome. Icebear and Lt. Hudtz have done an amazing job. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to land, and I love it.
I am new to the ISFL/DSFL this season so everyone has been a new face to me. On the flip side of that, I am the new face hoping to make a new impression on the team and the league. So far I think things have been going well, and I would say that the Portland Python's management team has been the biggest difference maker for me as a new member to the team/league. Bamford has been particularly helpful in keeping me informed and involved. They've also been super helpful when it comes to helping me with my build and development. In the last few games we have finally started to see some spoils from that work and it's really starting to get exciting as we head towards the ISFL draft. If I had to pick a specific player who has been a standout for me, it would be Meguru Bachira, the Safety for the Portland Pythons. I am not sure if they are new this season or not, but again with everyone being new to me I am trying to point anyone who I believe to be a big difference maker for the team/league. I am really enjoying my time so far in the DSFL and I can't wait to meet more people like this around the community. Thanks!
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