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16. My choice for the best non-playoff game of the Developmental Simulation Football League is, quite selfishly, the Norfolk Seawolves week three game away to the Dallas Birddogs. In a game they won thirty-seven to seventeen, this game feels incredibly special to me because in Suleiman Ramza’s final season in the Developmental Simulation Football League, he had a game for which he could be remembered. Making twenty-one out of twenty-six passes for two hundred and twenty-two yards, with an additional four touchdowns and no interceptions. This potential performance of the year helped the Seawolves improve the standing to three wins and no losses. To me, this victory felt like so much more than a strike in the win column though. Last season, the Seawolves undefeated streak was snapped brutally by the Birddogs, and subsequently, they remained the greatest inter-conference challenge to our chances of getting the first seed. We were able to put them away in a tight game in the Southern Football Conference Championship Game, so to get this victory, in their home, and in such a dominant manner, really reinforced the mindset I wanted to have throughout the season, and just allowed me to dwell on the Ultimini victory a bit more. (203 Words)
20. Rusty Rucker is a linebacker for the Norfolk Seawolves who will soon become eligible for the International Simulation Football League. He stands six feet, two inches. He weighs in at a stout two hundred and thirty-five pounds, and he is one of the hardest hitting linebackers in the Developmental Simulation Football League right now. When you look at his stats, you see a man who hits first, and who hits hard. A man who can get burned on a play, and then reciprocate through an act of arson on the next one. Over the fourteen game regular season, he recorded nineteen tackles, four of them for a loss, forced one fumble, defended against five passes, and arguably most impressively, recorded seven sacks. Some of his special skills include a ruthless tenacity and pain threshold, which he picked up from being a Leafs fan, Intimidation which learnt through a Scottish upbringing which saw him watch the movie Highlander on repeat for a month straight, and probably most importantly, he knows the secrets of Lidl and can find you that electric fruit preserver and jam maker that you’ve been wanting for years. Really, when it comes to American football players, despite his name, Rusty Rucker is the new-fashioned linebacker that the International Simulation football league needs. (214 Words)
23. When it comes to the Developmental Simulation Football League’s pro bowl, there is no doubt to me that the Southern Football Conference would come out on top. This is because I believe that life imitates art, and when it comes to the art of American Football, year in and year out, the Southern Football Conference has shown dominance over its Northern counterpart. Let us take a game of dodgeball for example, I fully believe that the South, led by quarterbacks Suleiman Ramza and Mattathias Caliban would decimate whatever poor group of five the Northern Football Conference trots out to die. For the big game, I would like to see it go seven on seven, with no linemen or kickers. For the linemen, I would instead enjoy watching them participate in a strong man contest, with a variety of all kinds of *instagramable* weights such as the iconic tire flip, and bench pressing. For the kickers, I believe a game of red light, green light; with the kickers starting in one endzone and trying to kick their way through the opposing uprights, without getting caught by the referee in the opposing endzone. Maybe it would work well as a time trial, seeing which kicker has the biggest leg, best aim, and the ultimate reflexes. (213 Words)
27. The offensive lineman is a man who is greatly underappreciated through no fault of their own. The specific offensive lineman I would like to talk about today is one Ananda Adyan, rookie lineman for the Norfolk Seawolves. Throughout his first season in the league, he has been able to put up an incredible thirty-two pancakes, and an even more incredible no sacks throughout the year. Both on and off the field, they have served as a leader for the offence, making sure to protect his quarterback Suleiman Ramza week in and week out. In addition, Norfolk’s potent running tandem captain Rogers and Quanter Skrills were far better suited through Adyan’s incredible blocking ability to maintain open zones and create lanes, sometimes where they would not initially be open. Off the field, Adyan, or the person behind him Tmosura, has done far more than what is in their job description. Whether it be through hard work put forward to graphic design, including an incredible new alternative logo for the Seawolves, to preparing to scout for the upcoming season, to sim testing and going over game plans with the front office, is it any surprise that he was given the offensive captaincy for this season? For these reasons and so much more, Ananda Adyan deserves praise, accolades and most importantly recognition, for the great work they have put forward towards this Seawolves team. (232 Words)
16. My choice for the best non-playoff game of the Developmental Simulation Football League is, quite selfishly, the Norfolk Seawolves week three game away to the Dallas Birddogs. In a game they won thirty-seven to seventeen, this game feels incredibly special to me because in Suleiman Ramza’s final season in the Developmental Simulation Football League, he had a game for which he could be remembered. Making twenty-one out of twenty-six passes for two hundred and twenty-two yards, with an additional four touchdowns and no interceptions. This potential performance of the year helped the Seawolves improve the standing to three wins and no losses. To me, this victory felt like so much more than a strike in the win column though. Last season, the Seawolves undefeated streak was snapped brutally by the Birddogs, and subsequently, they remained the greatest inter-conference challenge to our chances of getting the first seed. We were able to put them away in a tight game in the Southern Football Conference Championship Game, so to get this victory, in their home, and in such a dominant manner, really reinforced the mindset I wanted to have throughout the season, and just allowed me to dwell on the Ultimini victory a bit more. (203 Words)
20. Rusty Rucker is a linebacker for the Norfolk Seawolves who will soon become eligible for the International Simulation Football League. He stands six feet, two inches. He weighs in at a stout two hundred and thirty-five pounds, and he is one of the hardest hitting linebackers in the Developmental Simulation Football League right now. When you look at his stats, you see a man who hits first, and who hits hard. A man who can get burned on a play, and then reciprocate through an act of arson on the next one. Over the fourteen game regular season, he recorded nineteen tackles, four of them for a loss, forced one fumble, defended against five passes, and arguably most impressively, recorded seven sacks. Some of his special skills include a ruthless tenacity and pain threshold, which he picked up from being a Leafs fan, Intimidation which learnt through a Scottish upbringing which saw him watch the movie Highlander on repeat for a month straight, and probably most importantly, he knows the secrets of Lidl and can find you that electric fruit preserver and jam maker that you’ve been wanting for years. Really, when it comes to American football players, despite his name, Rusty Rucker is the new-fashioned linebacker that the International Simulation football league needs. (214 Words)
23. When it comes to the Developmental Simulation Football League’s pro bowl, there is no doubt to me that the Southern Football Conference would come out on top. This is because I believe that life imitates art, and when it comes to the art of American Football, year in and year out, the Southern Football Conference has shown dominance over its Northern counterpart. Let us take a game of dodgeball for example, I fully believe that the South, led by quarterbacks Suleiman Ramza and Mattathias Caliban would decimate whatever poor group of five the Northern Football Conference trots out to die. For the big game, I would like to see it go seven on seven, with no linemen or kickers. For the linemen, I would instead enjoy watching them participate in a strong man contest, with a variety of all kinds of *instagramable* weights such as the iconic tire flip, and bench pressing. For the kickers, I believe a game of red light, green light; with the kickers starting in one endzone and trying to kick their way through the opposing uprights, without getting caught by the referee in the opposing endzone. Maybe it would work well as a time trial, seeing which kicker has the biggest leg, best aim, and the ultimate reflexes. (213 Words)
27. The offensive lineman is a man who is greatly underappreciated through no fault of their own. The specific offensive lineman I would like to talk about today is one Ananda Adyan, rookie lineman for the Norfolk Seawolves. Throughout his first season in the league, he has been able to put up an incredible thirty-two pancakes, and an even more incredible no sacks throughout the year. Both on and off the field, they have served as a leader for the offence, making sure to protect his quarterback Suleiman Ramza week in and week out. In addition, Norfolk’s potent running tandem captain Rogers and Quanter Skrills were far better suited through Adyan’s incredible blocking ability to maintain open zones and create lanes, sometimes where they would not initially be open. Off the field, Adyan, or the person behind him Tmosura, has done far more than what is in their job description. Whether it be through hard work put forward to graphic design, including an incredible new alternative logo for the Seawolves, to preparing to scout for the upcoming season, to sim testing and going over game plans with the front office, is it any surprise that he was given the offensive captaincy for this season? For these reasons and so much more, Ananda Adyan deserves praise, accolades and most importantly recognition, for the great work they have put forward towards this Seawolves team. (232 Words)