The DSFL Prospect Bowl teams have been announced, due to the huge draft class of S22 there are 12 teams. I for myself have been drawn to the Tennessee Tigercats. As a Jacksonville Jaguars fan this was not my preferred team, but as long as it is not the Titans, everything is fine. Let’s go Tigercats! Let’s win the Anti-Gimmy Football Conference and the whole championship!
I wanted to finish this post before the prospect bowl starts, but it wasn’t possible with the load of data that spread in front of me. I hope you still enjoy the read, as the following article only covers the Tennessee Tigercats from this years prospect bowl.
In this article I want to analyze the last champion, the Waiheke Eagles, how they were structured as a team and how their success may apply to my team in this Prospect Bowl. In combination with comparing the roster of the Tennessee Tigercats to the last champion, I will take a closer look at every prospect of this year's Tigercats.
S20 prospect bowl winner: Waiheke Eagles
In the last prospect bowl for S20, the Waiheke Eagles won the championship. And they didn‘t just win the championship, they dominated it and won 38-10 against the St. Petersburg Polar Bears. So who was this championship team and what did make them so dominating? The team consisted out of those players:
Leonard Jacobs, QB, Pocket Passer
STR 52 – AGI 45 – ARM 71 – INT 68 – ACC 71 – SPE 40 – END 50
Juniped Catfish, RB, Speed Back
STR 50 – AGI 55 – SPE 80 – HAN 50 – END 71
Andrew Nova, RB, Speed Back
STR 40 – AGI 59 – SPE 83 – HAN – 41 – END 70
Scott McGuy, WR, Possession Receiver
AGI 65 – SPE 68 – HAN 75 – END 65
Remon Kurisuto, WR, Speed Receiver (Sorry that I misspelled your name in my last post)
AGI 65 – SPE 80 – HAN 55 – END 60
Rusty Nails, WR, Speed Receiver
AGI 70 – SPE 70 – HAN 69 – END 68
Shakir Ahmed, TE, Balanced Tight End
STR 50 – AGI 50 – SPE 60 – HAN 67 – PBL 40 – RBL 45 – END 65
Richard Gardner, LT, Run Blocker
STR 75 – PBL 62 – RBL 75 – END 60
Sardine Beaner, DT, Interior Rusher
STR 60 – AGI 50 – INT 40 – SPE 70 – END 60
Otis Allen, DT, Interior Rusher
STR 60 – AGI 50 – INT 40 – SPE 60 – END 70
Dorfus Jimbo, DE, Speed Rusher
STR 62 – AGI 55 – INT 40 – TAC 50 – SPE 75 – END 60
Gregor MacGregor, LB, Balanced
STR 70 – AGI 55 – INT 50 – TAC 70 – SPE 70 – END 70
Holden Summers, LB, Coverage Linebacker
STR 60 – AGI 65 – INT 58 – TAC 60 – SPE 65 – END 65
Rotticus Scott, CB, All Around
STR 40 – AGI 65 – INT 59 – TAC 45 – SPE 68 – HAN 60 – END 68
Jeremy Quellers, CB, Man to Man
STR 35 – AGI 70 – INT 50 – TAC 45 – SPE 78 – HAN 53 – END 57
Rico Suave, FS, Center Fielder
STR 40 – AGI 70 – INT 50 – TAC 50 – SPE 78 – HAN 55 – END 70
Jeffrey LaVert (Prince Vetega), SS, All-Around Safety
STR 55 – AGI 65 – INT 50 – TAC 60 – SPE 70 – HAN 50 – END 70
J.J. Jay-Jaymison, K/P, Power
KPO 80 – KAC 60
The first thing that comes in mind is that we have the 3 top picks of the S21 NSFL draft all on one team. Of course the prospect bowl is played with only the 50 TPE everyone gets at the beginning, but it is funny to see the 3 top picks of this years draft on one team. Those three are not the only first round pick, as there is also Dorfus Jimbo Jr, who was picked at 8 overall.
But that’s not enough, there are also 3 second round picks in Holden Summers (11th overall), Sardine Beaner (15th overall) and Rotticus Scott (17th overall). A third rounder in Remon Kurisuto (23rd overall) and two fourth rounder in Gregor Macgregor (36th overall) and Jeremy Quellers (40th overall) combine in an overwhelmingly good draft stock at the prospect bowl. Out of the 18 prospects of the Waiheke Eagles, 10 were drafted and 8 went undrafted due to inactiveness.
But as we already stated, the prospect bowl is played without any advantages of gained TPE, as the initial settings are taken. Is it pure coincidence that this high of future draft stocks won the prospect bowl championship? Yeah, I guess so. But maybe the initial settings of the players on the team made the difference on that fateful day in the early days of season 20. Or was it just a fluke? We don’t know anymore and will never really know. But let’s take a closer look at last years prospect bowl. The semifinal of last year's championship for the Waiheke Eagles was against the Rhode Island Roosters. This game was won with 14-3, but it was by far not as clear as it may not even seem. The first touchdown of the game came early, as Leonard Jacobs finds Rusty Nails in the endzone for the early lead and J.J Jay-Jamison’s kick is good. No more scores until the fourth quarter happened. But all that happened for the roosters was a 31-yard field goal. At the end of the game, the Eagles were able to score another touchdown in form of Andrew Nova rushing into the endzone with the last play to extend the victory to 14-3.
The championship was – by far - not that close. In the end, the Eagles scored 5 touchdowns against the Polar Bears, which for themselves were only able to score 10. Let’s take another look at the statistics of this game, which I found in the last seasons prospect bowl announcement thread.
Quarterback:
Leonard Jacobs 31/52 Cp/At, 332 Yds, 10.7 Avg, 3TDs, 1 Int, 89.6 QBR
Jacobs had a wonderful day in the championship game. Over 300 yards seem fantastic for a QB in his first bowl game, garnished with 3 touchdowns and just 1 interception. He showed fantastic upside of his game. As a pocket passer, Jacobs concentrated on his arm (71), intelligence (68) and accuracy (71). This was too much for the Polar Bears defense, which could not stop him.
Running Backs:
Andrew Nova: 20 Att, 82 Yds, 4.1 Avg, 0 TD
Juniped Catfish: 12 Att, 52 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 2 DT
The running game was average, not overwhelming but neither catastrophically. The two backs accounted for 134 rushing yards and Catfish found the endzone two times. There he already showed glances of what to expect of him in the DSFL. Those two speed backs with both having at least thear speed attribute at 80 had a quite successful day. Both halfbacks were also included in the passing game, with 4 and 4 receptions for 31 and 21 yards. Through the air, Nova could score his touchdown of the day.
Wide Receivers:
The speedy Kurisuto with initial speed of 80 was tight to catch for the Polar Bears defense. He caught the ball 5 times and gained 103 yards. This performance of the speedster paved the way for a couple of touchdowns. McGuy was able to gain 45 yards after catching the ball thrice and Rusty Nails scored in one of his 7 catches and gained 49 yards. Rusty Nails showed his balanced settings work out for a solid receiver at this stage. Scotty McGuy could have been targeted more often with his sure hands (75), but the arm and accuracy of Jacobs allowed to target the speedier weapons more frequently.
Tight End:
Ahmed was the main target of Jacobs with 8 receptions for 56 yards. So when it came to a big man up the middle, he was there and played his role perfectly.
Defensive Tackles:
I didn’t find any data for Sardine Beaner and Otis Allen recorded two tackles. Overall not much complaint can be brought to DT if there is no rushing touchdown and there are only 10 points allowed.
Defensive End:
Dorfus Jimbo Jr recorded 5 tackles with two of them being tackles for loss. Moreover he had a sack. In that game he already showed what brilliant pass rusher he is and improved his skills even more. Coming after the quarterback with speed attribute of 75 and strength of 62 may make a prospect bowl quarterback on the other side shiver. With his speed he for sure was a huge factor there.
Linebacker:
The two linebackers, Gregor Macgregor (4) and Holden Summers (5) combined for 9 tackles. The balanced and coverage linebacker with very balanced settings were able to stuff the run and also made their impact in the passing game.
Cornerbacks:
What a night the defensive backs had on that evening. Quellers and Scott both had two passes defended and Scott also registered an interception. Scott, the all around cornerback with a very balanced setting which allows good speed (68) and also good hands (60) shined on the defense. But so did Quellers, the man to man back with his main trait being his blazing speed (78).
Safeties:
The future Nr 1 overall pick, Prince Vegeta, in the past known as Jeffrey LaVert, had a very average game in the prospect bowl championship. He recorded 3 tackles. His Safety partner, Rico Suave recorded 5 tackles. Prince Vegeta started as an all-around safety with a very balanced setting. Suave, himself a center fielder with very good speed (78), was the more productive one in that game.
Kicker:
J.J. Jay-Jamison, a power kicker who excels at his kicking power (80) hit everything he got. He recorded 5 PATs and 1 field goal. So his lack of accuracy was a non-factor that day.
Overall it is to say, that both sides of the ball thrived, as did special teams. This game was a well-deserved blowout win. We couldn’t have known of the superstars coming out of that team of the prospect bowl, but they did flourish after what once started at the prospect bowl.
S21 prospect bowl team: Tennessee Tigercats
This years prospect bowl is an event over three days due to the fact that this is a huge class and therefore 12 teams are used. I happened to be a member of the Tigercats and I am looking forward to the first games in this league. But let’s take a closer look at the Tennessee Tigercats roster.
Quarterback:
Evan Riley, QB, Game Manager
STR 50 – AGI 50 – ARM 58 – INT 75 – ACC 65 – SPE 52 – END 50
Riley is a completely differently built Quarterback than Jacobs was the year before. He lacks in arm talend and accuracy, but makes up with intelligence and speed. We will see how the lack of arm strength will pan out, but with his intelligence he will be able to make the right decisions. And if no other way is there, scrambling will also be a valid possibility, due to his speed. Unfortunately it seems that Evan Riley already went inactive, as there doesn’t exist an update page for his player. Nevertheless, Riley may be the quarterback the team needs.
James Carson, QB, Gunslinger
STR 40 – AGI 50 – ARM 71 – INT 71 – ACC 70 – SPE 40 – END 52
Just wanted to submit the post, when I saw that a new quarterback joined the team. And what a gunslinger just joined. With his big arm, decent accuracy and good decision making he will be the perfect comp to split reps with Evan Riley. Carson just joined the league and is already gathering all TPE he can find. This may be a steal in the draft with how late he appeared on the horizon.
Running Backs:
Acura Skyline, RB, Speed Back
STR 45 – AGI 61 – SPE 80 – HAN 45 – END 70
Acura Skyline – what a name. He seems to be made for this league, what he shows with variety of activity throughout the forum. And he is what the Tigercats need. A speedy weapon who can blast through opponents defenses like a warm knife through butter. The only difference: the butter is able to touch the knife. He will make some noise on this team and is also a good bet on one of the higher picks in the upcoming draft. His initial setting can be very good compared to Juniped Catfish. Both initially try to be a speedy back with enough upside on their other traits.
Troy Pressing, RB, Speed Back
STR 45 – AGI 55 – SPE 82 – HAN 40 – END 70
Here comes the next speedster. He is the perfect match as last seasons Nova was, with being even speedier than his teammate. He excels after getting the ball and blazes through defenses like a rocket. Unfortunately Pressing also seems to be inactive, as there can’t be an update page found for him. This will plummet his draft stock into the cellar.
Wide Receivers:
Michael Whiteblock, WR, Possession Receiver
AGI 65 – SPE 70 – HAN 72 – END 70
So this is me. Hard to objectively analyze myself, but let’s try. The initial build is very balanced. His hands seem to be a bit above average to the rest of the class, but there are speedier weapons. In comparison to last years champions, Whiteblock is the Scotty McGuy of the receiver corps. Scotty may have the slightly better hands, but Whiteblock will outrun him. If it is enough to battle the opposing defensive backs successfully, is something that we may see soon enough. His draft stock may be high, but I guess he is flying a bit under the radar in the upcoming draft due to his archetype.
Mike Lee, WR, Speed Receiver
AGI 65 – SPE 80 – HAN 55 – END 60
Another Mike in the house, oh yeah! This speedy receiver is a match made in heaven (hopefully) to compensate the lack of speed of Whiteblock. As it was on last year's champion, he is the Kurisuto to McGuy. Moreover, Mike Lee is not the first player for youngcricket, so he knows what to do and how to develop in a successful player. This guy will be one of the top draft prospects of the draft I assume. But first, we have some work to do in the prospect bowl.
Tight Ends:
Craig Royal, TE, Vertical Threat
STR 50 – AGI 50 – SPE 62 – HAN 60 – PBL 25 – RBL 36 – END 65
Craig Royal is a vertical threat tight end, but seems pretty solidly balanced. He has no real upsides, but neither are there downsides. He for sure has to work on his pass blocking, but that is not the first priority for a vertical threat. But it seems that Royal is not really active, as there is only the player page, with no update page found. With some really good prospects at tight end in this class, his draft stock will be quite low.
Douglas MacArthur, TE, Balanced Tight End
STR 57 – AGI 45 – SPE 60 – HAN 65 – PBL 35 – RBL 36 – END 65
Douglas MacArthur is the balanced tight end prospect as he seems to be. He is good at blocking, not depending on run or pass and has also average speed with good hands. This prospects will make impact for the Tigercats. He for sure is a higher in the rankings of tight end prospect than Royal is, as he already finished many tasks in the forum. His initial settings are quite similar to Shakir Ahmed, so we can expect a good workload of him in the prospect bowl games.
Offensive Tackles:
Gabe Nickson, LT, Run Blocker
STR 70 - PBL 60 - RBL 77 - END 70
The left tackle of the Tennessee Tigercats. Nickson is a strong guy and is a monster at run blocking, as his archetype may suggest. I could not find any data on last years prospect bowl offensive tackles, primarily Richard Gardner, but the run game seemed to flourish for the Waiheke Eagles. And by establishing the run, the passing game also goes far better of the hands. Nickson will play his role on the team and pave the way for a successful run game, which hopefully will result in well distributed play calling. Nickson is a good prospect in the upcoming draft, if he will keep around. At least there exists an update page of him.
Defensive Tackles:
Archideld Bonzales, DT, Nose Tackle
STR 80 - AGI 35 - INT 45 - TAC 40 - SPE 35 - END 60
Now this is a really strong guy. As nose tackle, you don’t need the speed and agility, but you must be strong. And that is what he is. It will be hard to keep Bonzales the whole game contained. He will be an important factor in the run game. DT is a position, which is likely picked early. Bonzales is by far no top spot, but if he keeps around he will make his way on the team that drafts him.
Hank Steel, DT, Run Stuffer
STR 75 - AGI 40 - INT 45 - TAC 50 - SPE 50 - END 60
With another strong defensive tackle, the Tigercats are prepared for the running game. At least as Steel is a typical run stuffer. With his DT partner, they will also bring good pressure to the quarterback. Hank Steel is a very active prospect, which will grant him a spot in the first few rounds of the draft.
Defensive Ends:
Nathan Bourne, DE, Power Rusher
STR 70 - AGI 50 - INT 40 - TAC 55 - SPE 73 - END 60
This power rusher has goods trait when hunting down a quarterback. He is strong, speedy and will try to force some fumbles when getting the chance. With the good interior run stuffing line, the power rusher may flourish in passing downs. Bourne completed the first rookie tasks, but wasn’t really seen since then. He also has a twitter account, which may be a hint to seeing him back as soon the season starts. But we will see, a power rusher of his caliber will for sure find a place to impress.
James Cho, DE, Balanced
STR 70 - AGI 50 - INT 50 - TAC 60 - SPE 70 - END 65
Out of the three defensive ends, Cho is the most balanced one. His traits were distributed on the most important aspects of a defensive end, which will be seen in a very solid performance of him. If he can excel at his game will depend on the support he will get. And the supporting cast does look quite good indeed. Cho is active in the forum and gathers TPE for the following DSFL season. He will be a solid pick with high upside, ones he begins to thrive in his team.
Buster Brownce, DE, Power Rusher
STR 65 - AGI 52 - INT 52 - TAC 55 - SPE 60 - END 60
This power rusher is the perfect counterpart to Nathan Bourne. He lacks in speed and strength, but makes up to that with his game understanding. He recognizes the play of the offense and will attack accordingly. As what prospect concerns, he is a very interesting one and I project him to be a middle round pick. He is already working on his strength and tackling skills and will be a good alternative for whatever team picks him up.
Linebacker:
Sawyer Brutalitops, LB, Speed Rusher
STR 70 – AGI 60 – INT 45 – TAC 60 – SPE 70 – END 65
Brutalitops is the stronger speed rusher on the Tigercats. With a solid speed he can go after the quarterback as well as covering downfield. It will be interesting to see if we here from Brutalitops again, as all his activity in the forum took place on one day. Therefore he will be one of the lower picks in the upcoming draft.
Chudds Whittaker, LB, Speed Rusher
STR 60 – AGI 60 – INT 50 – TAC 70 – SPE 70 – END 60
The other speed rusher is the safer tackler. He seems to be slightly better on passing downs and shouldn’t have much problems in coverage. But he will also be a nasty asset when rushing the passer. Unfortunately Whittaker seems to be inactive again, after completing only the first tasks. So he will be another pick in the bottom rounds of the draft.
Nat Wright, LB, Coverage Linebacker
STR 50 – AGI 65 – INT 70 – TAC 55 – SPE 70 – END 70
Nat Wright was born to cover, and he will be damn good in what he is supposed to do. With his speed and vision, he is able to track most of the receivers even down the field. He will make his impact in the prospect bowl and may even record an interception. Compared to last years Summers, he is the better coverage backer, but may lack a bit in tackling itself. The 17th February seems to be the day of the one and gone linebackers, as all of the Tigercats backers appeared and disappeared on the same day. This means that Wright may also be a rather low pick.
Cornerbacks:
JR Maverick, CB, All Around
STR 40 – AGI 70 – INT 65 – TAC 50 – SPE 71 – HAN 50 – END 60
Maverick impresses with his agility and speed, which allows him to cover the whole side of the field. He can be compared to Rotticus Scott from last years winners, who caught an interception in the blowout win. If he gets the chance to intercept, he has to trust his hands, which doesn’t seem to be that sure of a bet as Scott’s been. He also isn’t a very active player, but at least lasted longer than the linebacking corps. That may put him above those three in terms of draft position, but he won’t leap jump them.
Xavier O’Doyle, CB, Zone
STR 30 – AGI 66 – INT 66 – TAC 50 – SPE 66 – HAN 55 – END 62
This prospect balanced his skillset quite evenly out. He is a solid zone cornerback, who does everything good and nothing too bad. His initial distribution won’t put him ahead of the other cornerbacks in his class, which we have to admit is loaded with talent. What won’t help him either is the absence of the board since creating his player. His draft value is very low, as it is not to be expected to see any improvement in his skills anymore.
Tyler Oles JR, CB, Zone
STR 30 – AGI 65 – INT 60 – TAC 40 – SPE 70 – HAN 71 – END 56
Here comes Tyler Oles JR. You may ask why this guy is a cornerback and no wide receiver. Good question, he definitely brings the traits you need to be a successful wide receiver in future, but he specializes to expose the opposing passing game. If a ball comes his way, every receiver will have to do his best to secure the ball, before Oles gets his chance to do so. The quarterbacks should think twice if throwing into Oles’ direction is a good idea. I, for now, have to see, please just do so and see what will happen. This player is a special one. His draft stock is flying high, as he has very much experience in the league already. He may be one of the first players off the board at the draft. I am glad I am on the same team as him in the prospect bowl and don’t have to face him in my first game out there.
Safeties:
Pierre Voodoo, FS, Center Fielder
STR 42 – AGI 70 – INT 42 – TAC 70 – SPE 70 – HAN 58 – END 70
Pierre Voodoo is a very sure tackler who will track the ball all over the field. He seems to be a tackling machine, just built to rush at whoever the ball is given too. We will see how this will pan out at prospect bowl. It is sad to see, that this player is also a one and gone player of the unfamous 17th February. Another asset which is very low in draft value.
Amadeus Green, FS, Playmaker
STR 60 – AGI 70 – INT 50 – TAC 50 – SPE 70 – HAN 55 – END 70
The second free safety on the team is a playmaker. He has the intangibles to make an impact in the passing game and frighten the opposing receiver corps with his potential. In his built he is similar to Jeffrey LaVert aka Prince Vegeta, so we will see how he pans out. At least his chance to be drafted as Nr 1 overall are minimalistically low, as he hasn’t appeared since creating his player.
Calum Auron, SS, Playmaker
STR 41 – AGI 70 – INT 52 – TAC 50 – SPE 75 – HAN 55 – END 70
And here we have the counterpart to last years Rico Suave. This speedster safety chases down opposing ball carriers and will make sure, that their gain keeps as small as possible. We will see if he will return to the forum as soon as draft pops up, but he has vanished after a few active days on the site.
Kicker:
Bobby Boomski, K/P, Power
KPO 76 – KAC 70
Bobby Boomski is a name made in heaven. This kicker not only brings enough power to try wider field goals, he also has the accuracy to make them. Comes 4th, comes Boomski, whether it is a field goal attempt or a punt, Boomski is the man to do it all. He seems the reliable kicker you wish for, when it comes to clutch moments. Moreover he seems to be quite active on the site, so hopefully he will be picked as one of the first kickers to be selected in the draft. The potential is there.
Resumee
The main build of the roster for the Tennessee Tigercats is quite similar to last years champion Waiheke Eagles. The main difference is the completely different built quarterback, who may have troubles with his arm and accuracy to hit the open targets downfield. But with his scrambling abilities there may be even an upside to his game.
I guess that most of the teams are similarly built, as the initial 50 TPE can only make that much of a difference. But there are prospects, who really concentrated on improving just one skill instead of spreading the points to build a stable base. I guess this players can make a big difference in games like the prospect bowls, because everyone has the big limitations in just distributing 50 TPE to their skills.
I am looking forward to play the first game today and hope you had a nice time reading through this article. I hoped it will be finished by the time the prospect bowl starts, but the gathering of information for last years champion and my own team this year was more effort I thought. I guess there is much more interesting data, similarities and trends when comparing the different teams, but even with this little of information the article went far longer than I expected.
What is very interesting is, that last years champion was a team loaded of very active players. It will be interesting to see, how the activity will pan out for the Tennessee Tigercats ones the season starts, but the level of inactiveness already is kind of sad. We couldn’t really expect much else, because a loaded draft class with over 300 players brings the risk that a big amount of them gets inactive pretty soon. When looking back, last year 10/18 stayed active for their first DSFL season. So more than half of the team accomplished to check regularly what’s on. But they didn’t just do that, as we can see at the level of draft value they brought into the current NSFL draft.
When searching through the Tennesse Tigercats, out of 24 prospects on the roster, 10 are already inactive again with only creating their player or being active just for one day. Another 4 were active for some days, but are inactive since about two weeks. This leaves just 10 prospects out of the team as active. On the other hand, 10 stayed active until now. When looking at the inactives of the last season for the Waiheke Eagles, I saw that there was just one drop off of those who were active with the DSFL season to begin. So let’s hope that as many of us enjoy the experience and we keep on improving and pushing us to unknown levels.
*4715 words
I wanted to finish this post before the prospect bowl starts, but it wasn’t possible with the load of data that spread in front of me. I hope you still enjoy the read, as the following article only covers the Tennessee Tigercats from this years prospect bowl.
In this article I want to analyze the last champion, the Waiheke Eagles, how they were structured as a team and how their success may apply to my team in this Prospect Bowl. In combination with comparing the roster of the Tennessee Tigercats to the last champion, I will take a closer look at every prospect of this year's Tigercats.
S20 prospect bowl winner: Waiheke Eagles
In the last prospect bowl for S20, the Waiheke Eagles won the championship. And they didn‘t just win the championship, they dominated it and won 38-10 against the St. Petersburg Polar Bears. So who was this championship team and what did make them so dominating? The team consisted out of those players:
Leonard Jacobs, QB, Pocket Passer
STR 52 – AGI 45 – ARM 71 – INT 68 – ACC 71 – SPE 40 – END 50
Juniped Catfish, RB, Speed Back
STR 50 – AGI 55 – SPE 80 – HAN 50 – END 71
Andrew Nova, RB, Speed Back
STR 40 – AGI 59 – SPE 83 – HAN – 41 – END 70
Scott McGuy, WR, Possession Receiver
AGI 65 – SPE 68 – HAN 75 – END 65
Remon Kurisuto, WR, Speed Receiver (Sorry that I misspelled your name in my last post)
AGI 65 – SPE 80 – HAN 55 – END 60
Rusty Nails, WR, Speed Receiver
AGI 70 – SPE 70 – HAN 69 – END 68
Shakir Ahmed, TE, Balanced Tight End
STR 50 – AGI 50 – SPE 60 – HAN 67 – PBL 40 – RBL 45 – END 65
Richard Gardner, LT, Run Blocker
STR 75 – PBL 62 – RBL 75 – END 60
Sardine Beaner, DT, Interior Rusher
STR 60 – AGI 50 – INT 40 – SPE 70 – END 60
Otis Allen, DT, Interior Rusher
STR 60 – AGI 50 – INT 40 – SPE 60 – END 70
Dorfus Jimbo, DE, Speed Rusher
STR 62 – AGI 55 – INT 40 – TAC 50 – SPE 75 – END 60
Gregor MacGregor, LB, Balanced
STR 70 – AGI 55 – INT 50 – TAC 70 – SPE 70 – END 70
Holden Summers, LB, Coverage Linebacker
STR 60 – AGI 65 – INT 58 – TAC 60 – SPE 65 – END 65
Rotticus Scott, CB, All Around
STR 40 – AGI 65 – INT 59 – TAC 45 – SPE 68 – HAN 60 – END 68
Jeremy Quellers, CB, Man to Man
STR 35 – AGI 70 – INT 50 – TAC 45 – SPE 78 – HAN 53 – END 57
Rico Suave, FS, Center Fielder
STR 40 – AGI 70 – INT 50 – TAC 50 – SPE 78 – HAN 55 – END 70
Jeffrey LaVert (Prince Vetega), SS, All-Around Safety
STR 55 – AGI 65 – INT 50 – TAC 60 – SPE 70 – HAN 50 – END 70
J.J. Jay-Jaymison, K/P, Power
KPO 80 – KAC 60
The first thing that comes in mind is that we have the 3 top picks of the S21 NSFL draft all on one team. Of course the prospect bowl is played with only the 50 TPE everyone gets at the beginning, but it is funny to see the 3 top picks of this years draft on one team. Those three are not the only first round pick, as there is also Dorfus Jimbo Jr, who was picked at 8 overall.
But that’s not enough, there are also 3 second round picks in Holden Summers (11th overall), Sardine Beaner (15th overall) and Rotticus Scott (17th overall). A third rounder in Remon Kurisuto (23rd overall) and two fourth rounder in Gregor Macgregor (36th overall) and Jeremy Quellers (40th overall) combine in an overwhelmingly good draft stock at the prospect bowl. Out of the 18 prospects of the Waiheke Eagles, 10 were drafted and 8 went undrafted due to inactiveness.
But as we already stated, the prospect bowl is played without any advantages of gained TPE, as the initial settings are taken. Is it pure coincidence that this high of future draft stocks won the prospect bowl championship? Yeah, I guess so. But maybe the initial settings of the players on the team made the difference on that fateful day in the early days of season 20. Or was it just a fluke? We don’t know anymore and will never really know. But let’s take a closer look at last years prospect bowl. The semifinal of last year's championship for the Waiheke Eagles was against the Rhode Island Roosters. This game was won with 14-3, but it was by far not as clear as it may not even seem. The first touchdown of the game came early, as Leonard Jacobs finds Rusty Nails in the endzone for the early lead and J.J Jay-Jamison’s kick is good. No more scores until the fourth quarter happened. But all that happened for the roosters was a 31-yard field goal. At the end of the game, the Eagles were able to score another touchdown in form of Andrew Nova rushing into the endzone with the last play to extend the victory to 14-3.
The championship was – by far - not that close. In the end, the Eagles scored 5 touchdowns against the Polar Bears, which for themselves were only able to score 10. Let’s take another look at the statistics of this game, which I found in the last seasons prospect bowl announcement thread.
Quarterback:
Leonard Jacobs 31/52 Cp/At, 332 Yds, 10.7 Avg, 3TDs, 1 Int, 89.6 QBR
Jacobs had a wonderful day in the championship game. Over 300 yards seem fantastic for a QB in his first bowl game, garnished with 3 touchdowns and just 1 interception. He showed fantastic upside of his game. As a pocket passer, Jacobs concentrated on his arm (71), intelligence (68) and accuracy (71). This was too much for the Polar Bears defense, which could not stop him.
Running Backs:
Andrew Nova: 20 Att, 82 Yds, 4.1 Avg, 0 TD
Juniped Catfish: 12 Att, 52 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 2 DT
The running game was average, not overwhelming but neither catastrophically. The two backs accounted for 134 rushing yards and Catfish found the endzone two times. There he already showed glances of what to expect of him in the DSFL. Those two speed backs with both having at least thear speed attribute at 80 had a quite successful day. Both halfbacks were also included in the passing game, with 4 and 4 receptions for 31 and 21 yards. Through the air, Nova could score his touchdown of the day.
Wide Receivers:
The speedy Kurisuto with initial speed of 80 was tight to catch for the Polar Bears defense. He caught the ball 5 times and gained 103 yards. This performance of the speedster paved the way for a couple of touchdowns. McGuy was able to gain 45 yards after catching the ball thrice and Rusty Nails scored in one of his 7 catches and gained 49 yards. Rusty Nails showed his balanced settings work out for a solid receiver at this stage. Scotty McGuy could have been targeted more often with his sure hands (75), but the arm and accuracy of Jacobs allowed to target the speedier weapons more frequently.
Tight End:
Ahmed was the main target of Jacobs with 8 receptions for 56 yards. So when it came to a big man up the middle, he was there and played his role perfectly.
Defensive Tackles:
I didn’t find any data for Sardine Beaner and Otis Allen recorded two tackles. Overall not much complaint can be brought to DT if there is no rushing touchdown and there are only 10 points allowed.
Defensive End:
Dorfus Jimbo Jr recorded 5 tackles with two of them being tackles for loss. Moreover he had a sack. In that game he already showed what brilliant pass rusher he is and improved his skills even more. Coming after the quarterback with speed attribute of 75 and strength of 62 may make a prospect bowl quarterback on the other side shiver. With his speed he for sure was a huge factor there.
Linebacker:
The two linebackers, Gregor Macgregor (4) and Holden Summers (5) combined for 9 tackles. The balanced and coverage linebacker with very balanced settings were able to stuff the run and also made their impact in the passing game.
Cornerbacks:
What a night the defensive backs had on that evening. Quellers and Scott both had two passes defended and Scott also registered an interception. Scott, the all around cornerback with a very balanced setting which allows good speed (68) and also good hands (60) shined on the defense. But so did Quellers, the man to man back with his main trait being his blazing speed (78).
Safeties:
The future Nr 1 overall pick, Prince Vegeta, in the past known as Jeffrey LaVert, had a very average game in the prospect bowl championship. He recorded 3 tackles. His Safety partner, Rico Suave recorded 5 tackles. Prince Vegeta started as an all-around safety with a very balanced setting. Suave, himself a center fielder with very good speed (78), was the more productive one in that game.
Kicker:
J.J. Jay-Jamison, a power kicker who excels at his kicking power (80) hit everything he got. He recorded 5 PATs and 1 field goal. So his lack of accuracy was a non-factor that day.
Overall it is to say, that both sides of the ball thrived, as did special teams. This game was a well-deserved blowout win. We couldn’t have known of the superstars coming out of that team of the prospect bowl, but they did flourish after what once started at the prospect bowl.
S21 prospect bowl team: Tennessee Tigercats
This years prospect bowl is an event over three days due to the fact that this is a huge class and therefore 12 teams are used. I happened to be a member of the Tigercats and I am looking forward to the first games in this league. But let’s take a closer look at the Tennessee Tigercats roster.
Quarterback:
Evan Riley, QB, Game Manager
STR 50 – AGI 50 – ARM 58 – INT 75 – ACC 65 – SPE 52 – END 50
Riley is a completely differently built Quarterback than Jacobs was the year before. He lacks in arm talend and accuracy, but makes up with intelligence and speed. We will see how the lack of arm strength will pan out, but with his intelligence he will be able to make the right decisions. And if no other way is there, scrambling will also be a valid possibility, due to his speed. Unfortunately it seems that Evan Riley already went inactive, as there doesn’t exist an update page for his player. Nevertheless, Riley may be the quarterback the team needs.
James Carson, QB, Gunslinger
STR 40 – AGI 50 – ARM 71 – INT 71 – ACC 70 – SPE 40 – END 52
Just wanted to submit the post, when I saw that a new quarterback joined the team. And what a gunslinger just joined. With his big arm, decent accuracy and good decision making he will be the perfect comp to split reps with Evan Riley. Carson just joined the league and is already gathering all TPE he can find. This may be a steal in the draft with how late he appeared on the horizon.
Running Backs:
Acura Skyline, RB, Speed Back
STR 45 – AGI 61 – SPE 80 – HAN 45 – END 70
Acura Skyline – what a name. He seems to be made for this league, what he shows with variety of activity throughout the forum. And he is what the Tigercats need. A speedy weapon who can blast through opponents defenses like a warm knife through butter. The only difference: the butter is able to touch the knife. He will make some noise on this team and is also a good bet on one of the higher picks in the upcoming draft. His initial setting can be very good compared to Juniped Catfish. Both initially try to be a speedy back with enough upside on their other traits.
Troy Pressing, RB, Speed Back
STR 45 – AGI 55 – SPE 82 – HAN 40 – END 70
Here comes the next speedster. He is the perfect match as last seasons Nova was, with being even speedier than his teammate. He excels after getting the ball and blazes through defenses like a rocket. Unfortunately Pressing also seems to be inactive, as there can’t be an update page found for him. This will plummet his draft stock into the cellar.
Wide Receivers:
Michael Whiteblock, WR, Possession Receiver
AGI 65 – SPE 70 – HAN 72 – END 70
So this is me. Hard to objectively analyze myself, but let’s try. The initial build is very balanced. His hands seem to be a bit above average to the rest of the class, but there are speedier weapons. In comparison to last years champions, Whiteblock is the Scotty McGuy of the receiver corps. Scotty may have the slightly better hands, but Whiteblock will outrun him. If it is enough to battle the opposing defensive backs successfully, is something that we may see soon enough. His draft stock may be high, but I guess he is flying a bit under the radar in the upcoming draft due to his archetype.
Mike Lee, WR, Speed Receiver
AGI 65 – SPE 80 – HAN 55 – END 60
Another Mike in the house, oh yeah! This speedy receiver is a match made in heaven (hopefully) to compensate the lack of speed of Whiteblock. As it was on last year's champion, he is the Kurisuto to McGuy. Moreover, Mike Lee is not the first player for youngcricket, so he knows what to do and how to develop in a successful player. This guy will be one of the top draft prospects of the draft I assume. But first, we have some work to do in the prospect bowl.
Tight Ends:
Craig Royal, TE, Vertical Threat
STR 50 – AGI 50 – SPE 62 – HAN 60 – PBL 25 – RBL 36 – END 65
Craig Royal is a vertical threat tight end, but seems pretty solidly balanced. He has no real upsides, but neither are there downsides. He for sure has to work on his pass blocking, but that is not the first priority for a vertical threat. But it seems that Royal is not really active, as there is only the player page, with no update page found. With some really good prospects at tight end in this class, his draft stock will be quite low.
Douglas MacArthur, TE, Balanced Tight End
STR 57 – AGI 45 – SPE 60 – HAN 65 – PBL 35 – RBL 36 – END 65
Douglas MacArthur is the balanced tight end prospect as he seems to be. He is good at blocking, not depending on run or pass and has also average speed with good hands. This prospects will make impact for the Tigercats. He for sure is a higher in the rankings of tight end prospect than Royal is, as he already finished many tasks in the forum. His initial settings are quite similar to Shakir Ahmed, so we can expect a good workload of him in the prospect bowl games.
Offensive Tackles:
Gabe Nickson, LT, Run Blocker
STR 70 - PBL 60 - RBL 77 - END 70
The left tackle of the Tennessee Tigercats. Nickson is a strong guy and is a monster at run blocking, as his archetype may suggest. I could not find any data on last years prospect bowl offensive tackles, primarily Richard Gardner, but the run game seemed to flourish for the Waiheke Eagles. And by establishing the run, the passing game also goes far better of the hands. Nickson will play his role on the team and pave the way for a successful run game, which hopefully will result in well distributed play calling. Nickson is a good prospect in the upcoming draft, if he will keep around. At least there exists an update page of him.
Defensive Tackles:
Archideld Bonzales, DT, Nose Tackle
STR 80 - AGI 35 - INT 45 - TAC 40 - SPE 35 - END 60
Now this is a really strong guy. As nose tackle, you don’t need the speed and agility, but you must be strong. And that is what he is. It will be hard to keep Bonzales the whole game contained. He will be an important factor in the run game. DT is a position, which is likely picked early. Bonzales is by far no top spot, but if he keeps around he will make his way on the team that drafts him.
Hank Steel, DT, Run Stuffer
STR 75 - AGI 40 - INT 45 - TAC 50 - SPE 50 - END 60
With another strong defensive tackle, the Tigercats are prepared for the running game. At least as Steel is a typical run stuffer. With his DT partner, they will also bring good pressure to the quarterback. Hank Steel is a very active prospect, which will grant him a spot in the first few rounds of the draft.
Defensive Ends:
Nathan Bourne, DE, Power Rusher
STR 70 - AGI 50 - INT 40 - TAC 55 - SPE 73 - END 60
This power rusher has goods trait when hunting down a quarterback. He is strong, speedy and will try to force some fumbles when getting the chance. With the good interior run stuffing line, the power rusher may flourish in passing downs. Bourne completed the first rookie tasks, but wasn’t really seen since then. He also has a twitter account, which may be a hint to seeing him back as soon the season starts. But we will see, a power rusher of his caliber will for sure find a place to impress.
James Cho, DE, Balanced
STR 70 - AGI 50 - INT 50 - TAC 60 - SPE 70 - END 65
Out of the three defensive ends, Cho is the most balanced one. His traits were distributed on the most important aspects of a defensive end, which will be seen in a very solid performance of him. If he can excel at his game will depend on the support he will get. And the supporting cast does look quite good indeed. Cho is active in the forum and gathers TPE for the following DSFL season. He will be a solid pick with high upside, ones he begins to thrive in his team.
Buster Brownce, DE, Power Rusher
STR 65 - AGI 52 - INT 52 - TAC 55 - SPE 60 - END 60
This power rusher is the perfect counterpart to Nathan Bourne. He lacks in speed and strength, but makes up to that with his game understanding. He recognizes the play of the offense and will attack accordingly. As what prospect concerns, he is a very interesting one and I project him to be a middle round pick. He is already working on his strength and tackling skills and will be a good alternative for whatever team picks him up.
Linebacker:
Sawyer Brutalitops, LB, Speed Rusher
STR 70 – AGI 60 – INT 45 – TAC 60 – SPE 70 – END 65
Brutalitops is the stronger speed rusher on the Tigercats. With a solid speed he can go after the quarterback as well as covering downfield. It will be interesting to see if we here from Brutalitops again, as all his activity in the forum took place on one day. Therefore he will be one of the lower picks in the upcoming draft.
Chudds Whittaker, LB, Speed Rusher
STR 60 – AGI 60 – INT 50 – TAC 70 – SPE 70 – END 60
The other speed rusher is the safer tackler. He seems to be slightly better on passing downs and shouldn’t have much problems in coverage. But he will also be a nasty asset when rushing the passer. Unfortunately Whittaker seems to be inactive again, after completing only the first tasks. So he will be another pick in the bottom rounds of the draft.
Nat Wright, LB, Coverage Linebacker
STR 50 – AGI 65 – INT 70 – TAC 55 – SPE 70 – END 70
Nat Wright was born to cover, and he will be damn good in what he is supposed to do. With his speed and vision, he is able to track most of the receivers even down the field. He will make his impact in the prospect bowl and may even record an interception. Compared to last years Summers, he is the better coverage backer, but may lack a bit in tackling itself. The 17th February seems to be the day of the one and gone linebackers, as all of the Tigercats backers appeared and disappeared on the same day. This means that Wright may also be a rather low pick.
Cornerbacks:
JR Maverick, CB, All Around
STR 40 – AGI 70 – INT 65 – TAC 50 – SPE 71 – HAN 50 – END 60
Maverick impresses with his agility and speed, which allows him to cover the whole side of the field. He can be compared to Rotticus Scott from last years winners, who caught an interception in the blowout win. If he gets the chance to intercept, he has to trust his hands, which doesn’t seem to be that sure of a bet as Scott’s been. He also isn’t a very active player, but at least lasted longer than the linebacking corps. That may put him above those three in terms of draft position, but he won’t leap jump them.
Xavier O’Doyle, CB, Zone
STR 30 – AGI 66 – INT 66 – TAC 50 – SPE 66 – HAN 55 – END 62
This prospect balanced his skillset quite evenly out. He is a solid zone cornerback, who does everything good and nothing too bad. His initial distribution won’t put him ahead of the other cornerbacks in his class, which we have to admit is loaded with talent. What won’t help him either is the absence of the board since creating his player. His draft value is very low, as it is not to be expected to see any improvement in his skills anymore.
Tyler Oles JR, CB, Zone
STR 30 – AGI 65 – INT 60 – TAC 40 – SPE 70 – HAN 71 – END 56
Here comes Tyler Oles JR. You may ask why this guy is a cornerback and no wide receiver. Good question, he definitely brings the traits you need to be a successful wide receiver in future, but he specializes to expose the opposing passing game. If a ball comes his way, every receiver will have to do his best to secure the ball, before Oles gets his chance to do so. The quarterbacks should think twice if throwing into Oles’ direction is a good idea. I, for now, have to see, please just do so and see what will happen. This player is a special one. His draft stock is flying high, as he has very much experience in the league already. He may be one of the first players off the board at the draft. I am glad I am on the same team as him in the prospect bowl and don’t have to face him in my first game out there.
Safeties:
Pierre Voodoo, FS, Center Fielder
STR 42 – AGI 70 – INT 42 – TAC 70 – SPE 70 – HAN 58 – END 70
Pierre Voodoo is a very sure tackler who will track the ball all over the field. He seems to be a tackling machine, just built to rush at whoever the ball is given too. We will see how this will pan out at prospect bowl. It is sad to see, that this player is also a one and gone player of the unfamous 17th February. Another asset which is very low in draft value.
Amadeus Green, FS, Playmaker
STR 60 – AGI 70 – INT 50 – TAC 50 – SPE 70 – HAN 55 – END 70
The second free safety on the team is a playmaker. He has the intangibles to make an impact in the passing game and frighten the opposing receiver corps with his potential. In his built he is similar to Jeffrey LaVert aka Prince Vegeta, so we will see how he pans out. At least his chance to be drafted as Nr 1 overall are minimalistically low, as he hasn’t appeared since creating his player.
Calum Auron, SS, Playmaker
STR 41 – AGI 70 – INT 52 – TAC 50 – SPE 75 – HAN 55 – END 70
And here we have the counterpart to last years Rico Suave. This speedster safety chases down opposing ball carriers and will make sure, that their gain keeps as small as possible. We will see if he will return to the forum as soon as draft pops up, but he has vanished after a few active days on the site.
Kicker:
Bobby Boomski, K/P, Power
KPO 76 – KAC 70
Bobby Boomski is a name made in heaven. This kicker not only brings enough power to try wider field goals, he also has the accuracy to make them. Comes 4th, comes Boomski, whether it is a field goal attempt or a punt, Boomski is the man to do it all. He seems the reliable kicker you wish for, when it comes to clutch moments. Moreover he seems to be quite active on the site, so hopefully he will be picked as one of the first kickers to be selected in the draft. The potential is there.
Resumee
The main build of the roster for the Tennessee Tigercats is quite similar to last years champion Waiheke Eagles. The main difference is the completely different built quarterback, who may have troubles with his arm and accuracy to hit the open targets downfield. But with his scrambling abilities there may be even an upside to his game.
I guess that most of the teams are similarly built, as the initial 50 TPE can only make that much of a difference. But there are prospects, who really concentrated on improving just one skill instead of spreading the points to build a stable base. I guess this players can make a big difference in games like the prospect bowls, because everyone has the big limitations in just distributing 50 TPE to their skills.
I am looking forward to play the first game today and hope you had a nice time reading through this article. I hoped it will be finished by the time the prospect bowl starts, but the gathering of information for last years champion and my own team this year was more effort I thought. I guess there is much more interesting data, similarities and trends when comparing the different teams, but even with this little of information the article went far longer than I expected.
What is very interesting is, that last years champion was a team loaded of very active players. It will be interesting to see, how the activity will pan out for the Tennessee Tigercats ones the season starts, but the level of inactiveness already is kind of sad. We couldn’t really expect much else, because a loaded draft class with over 300 players brings the risk that a big amount of them gets inactive pretty soon. When looking back, last year 10/18 stayed active for their first DSFL season. So more than half of the team accomplished to check regularly what’s on. But they didn’t just do that, as we can see at the level of draft value they brought into the current NSFL draft.
When searching through the Tennesse Tigercats, out of 24 prospects on the roster, 10 are already inactive again with only creating their player or being active just for one day. Another 4 were active for some days, but are inactive since about two weeks. This leaves just 10 prospects out of the team as active. On the other hand, 10 stayed active until now. When looking at the inactives of the last season for the Waiheke Eagles, I saw that there was just one drop off of those who were active with the DSFL season to begin. So let’s hope that as many of us enjoy the experience and we keep on improving and pushing us to unknown levels.
*4715 words