(S2) - Weekend PT #4 - Drama!

[DELIRIVM]

Seems like drama has followed the Otters everywhere they go in this league. Firstly we have the overflowing quarterbacks dilemma. When you draft 7 quarterbacks and expect them to all change except for one - well you're just inviting problems. I felt it was a strange tactic, as my drafting tactic was to get the best players at the positions that fit my team. The Otters just wanted to add as many high TPE players as possible while throwing caution to the wind. I guess it's all worked out somewhat for the better - but many of those players aren't on Orange County anymore.

Next we run into the deal with Clegane holding out. The top rated offensive lineman and possibily the top prospect in the S2 draft forcing his way to fall to the Otters late in the draft was a scummy idea. And not only was this okay but it was celebrated by the Otters faithful. What a terrible way to grow your reputation in the league.

And lastly we finish up with allegations of an illegal task. The Otters own GM Jiggly333 approached Vick Bowers behind closed doors before Free Agency had even opened. And because there wasn't any "super serious, super solid" proof. Well, Orange County just got to steal one of the best FAs the league has seen right out under the nose of the brand new Las Vegas Legion!

Wherever you go drama follows the Otters. Wonder what their fans think.


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[Bafetimbi Gomis]

I was not a part of drama much starting off in the NSFL and I'm still not really involved in drama. But two incidents come to mind.

The first case of drama was when I attempted to name my 2nd player in the league as Dante From The Devil May Cry Series. Why I wanted to name my player that? I was pretty bored and couldn't think of any other names. But yeah people noticed the name of my new player and got really fucking pissed off. Raindelay took really big offense to my player's new name and things got really heated between me and him. Once the heat died down we eventually talked it out and made peace. He's a good dude and I respect him for looking out for the integrity of the league.

The second case of drama involved my new player and the draft. My new player who is now named Thaddeus Bullard did not want to play for any club other than Vegas. Because of this I decided to not update my player until I was drafted, which you might think where's the drama in that? I did this strategy with my first player and got drafted by the Baltimore Hawks which was a team I absolutely did not want to go to because they are boring. What I decided to do was antagonize every GM and get them against me so I didn't have to play for them. The strategy ended up working as I got drafted to Vegas in the 9th round which was my dream and I also know that I can now get Leroy triggered by simply showing my face in the discord chat because fuck that guy and shitty ass gifs and his SJW bullshit.

[theFlock]

Long before Matt James was considered a prospect in the league, a man named Jack Durden was playing for the Arizona Outlaws. As you know, Matt James leaked Locker Room and Private Messages to the media in an attempt to receive a ludicrous rookie contract.

During the middle of Season One, Jack Durden was disgruntled, and rightfully so. He was drafted onto a team that ran the ball by committee. He was teamed up with First Rounder, Reg Mackworthy, and Third String Micheal Newman. In an attempt to run the ball extremely well with fresh running backs waiting on the sideline, Durden had other plans. He wanted to glory, the carries, and the touchdowns. He lit it up in his teams locker room, calling out many players, as well as the coaches, stating he should be getting the ball more than Reg, even though his stats were slightly worse. He felt that in one game where he was able to produce more than Reg, that he was entitled to the increase in touches. While Reg had more Yards Per Carry with less rushes than Durden, some were confused as to where the complaints were directed. The touches were already given to him, but he couldn't produce well enough. Teammates voiced their displeasure, and arguments were had.

Durden released exact quotes to the media, while leaving the player anonymous shortly there after. The league was in frenzy, and the media, as well as personnel from other teams began to question if the Outlaws were imploding. While Durden was the only one to voice his displeasure to the media, his behavior did allow other players to act up in the locker room, stirring up a lot of the personnel in Arizona. These events lead to a lot of key players being traded, most of whom had very serious attitude/commitment issues.

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[Valtookan]

In my opinion one of the most prevalent and well-known "dramas" in the entire NSFL is the Outlaws vs. Otters rivalry. Calm down, calm down, I hear all if you that are saying "The Otters aren't that good anymore, hell they weren't ever that goo...". Yes, yes, I know this. Still, the dichotomy of the two teams in the original Season 1 standings was massive. The Otters were the favorites of the NSFL while the Outlaws were thought to be the bottom of the barrel. The Pre-Season of S1 helped to reinforce this idea as the Outlaws did not win a single match in the Pre-Season. Yet, once the regular season started to role in and the Outlaws began to rack up wins, the narrative began to slowly shift.

Still, not everyone was totally accepting of the obvious happening in front of them, as members of the Outlaws would gloat after victories. This though, was a result of the lack of initial respect they received. This did this to equal out the disrespect they felt before even having a chance to prove themselves. The Arizona Outlaws and Orange County Otters

(Above was started on Sunday)

Did battle a total of 5 times. The Outlaws won 3 times and the Otters won once in the regular season. The Otters win was the last win of the regular season which probably boosted their confidence going into the fifth game against the Outlaws. Alas, that was in vain as the Arizona Outlaws crushed them in the Playoffs.

So much fuel was poured into the fire of these vs games which resulted in people across the league to pay attention to the showdowns between these two monumentally different teams.

[Aenir]

There isn't a whole lot of drama in the NSFL, being a league in its infancy, unlike the NFL with the Namath guarantee, or Tyree Helmet catch. However even the youngest leagues do have drama flair up from time to time, and the NSFL is no different. Let me tell you a story about a man, a man whose dream it was to bring beautiful art to the world. Muford is just that man! well, he was until the graphics dictator (we will call him...Dave for this article) came into town! He shut down many a graphics submitter, but Muford tried to stand up for the little guy, like a modern day Robin Hood. Alas there was no reprieve or king Richard to set things right. Dave shut it down, claiming "it was for the good of the league" and other such phrases one hears when a tyrant comes into power! Poor Muford even tried appealing to Dave's emotional side with a plea on behalf of his child, but Dave didn't care, and shuttered those poorly rendered doors forever! one has to wonder what will happen to the young graphic man, and his family from here on out, only time will tell.


Muford tries to reason with Dave...

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[37thchamber]

Perhaps the most important story in the short history of the NSFL, but one which is criminally overlooked, is the story of Ezekiel "Easy" Bishop. The Chicago born cornerback was seen as one of the most intelligent defensive backs available in the inaugural NSFL draft, and was selected by the Baltimore Hawks in the twentieth round. Bishop was seen as a project layer in many ways, possessing the frame required to be an elite corner, but not quite league-ready in terms of athleticism. It's not entirely clear why Bishop chose to retire before signing his rookie contract -- thus meaning he never took a single snap in the NSFL, and never dressed for a game, or even training camp -- though he was the first player to step away from the NSFL. In the months since, a league-wide scandal relating to performance enhancing drugs has been exposed, and one can only wonder if Bishop decided to walk away from the potential danger, even though it meant forgoing millions of dollars. Perhaps it was something else. Either way, his decision left many fans, executives, and fellow players alike all stunned. Some even speculated his departure may have been the first in a mass exodus of players from the league. The truth will never be known, as he never did clarify his reasons. One thing is certain about "Easy", though: he will forever remain a part of NSFL history, and despite his silence since, nobody can ever take that away from him.

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