Siege Cameron @cjmccarley
Siege Cameron is a man of sheer will and determination. He is determined to cement his position as the top cornerback in the league, and determined to assist the Kansas City Coyotes in their quest for the elusive Ultimini. After three games this week in the DSFL, Cameron is making good on his promise to become the best, and his dedication to excellence is beginning to pay off in spades. He’s setting an early pace to make a case for Cornerback of the Year, with his leading twenty-five tackles through four games, a forced fumble, and a stellar six passes defended. He has yet to record an interception, however, he aims to pump those numbers up as Kansas City works to pull their way up to an even record over the next three games. As the regular season progresses, Cameron’s pedigree in the defensive backfield will be absolutely key in helping a struggling Coyotes team who look to begin really imposing their will with a powerhouse of a team on paper.
Week 2 of the regular season of the DSFL saw the Kansas City Coyotes take on the London Royals at the Royals home stadium. Already a very tough matchup, Kansas City made their lives even harder by attempting to employ an even split between their quarterbacks. Normally this would have yielded great results, however, London seemed to be prepared for anything with their stout defense and blazing offense. Cameron was a shining part of this dull affair though, laying down six key tackles and a forced fumble that gave a semblance of hope to the fans in Kansas City.
Week 3 was another sordid affair, this time in Portland against the Pythons. Portland got out to an early lead, leaving the Coyotes to attempt to catch up to an almost insurmountable thirty points. The defense may have had difficulty early on in the game, but they really turned it around after the third quarter, keeping the Pythons from scoring any points in the fourth quarter. This defensive effort was led in large part by Siege Cameron, igniting the spark in the defense by recording seven tackles and two passes defended. Unfortunately, the offense was not as equally sparked, and the game ended with a score of 17 to 30.
Week 4 was the start of the turning point. After a dismal opening three games, the Coyotes decided to follow the example of their star cornerback Siege Cameron, and kick things into overdrive in an effort to turn their season around. The Coyotes took a trip to Norfolk, and on that trip they brought along the fire and ferocity that Cameron has been playing with all season so far. The offense came out swinging hard, putting up an astounding forty points through four quarters of football. This wouldn’t be possible without the defense, however, as their stoutness and resolve held the Seawolves to a minuscule two touchdowns in the first half, and pitched a shutout in the second half. Again, it was Siege Cameron’s five tackles and two passes defended that helped keep Norfolk out of the endzone, and helped give Kansas City the spark they needed to begin to turn their season around.
In just his sophomore year in the DSFL, Siege Cameron is already making a mastery of the cornerback position, as he looks to cement himself as the best in the league, and hopefully at some point, the best of all time.
Aleksandr Vaseiliev @aimbotalex
Recap week 2
The week 2 game for the Portland Pythons was against my grey ducks, both teams went toe to toe in a extremely close game that went down to the last quarter. This game is where Vasiliev showed his quality and what he could do when given an opportunity, making 4 catches for 52 yards, averaging 13 yards a catch, with the longest being a 23 yard receive to torch the Ducks, all of his receptions came in the 2nd quarter and Vasilev greatly assisted with the second quarter dominance the pythons showed against the Ducks, Vasilev played really well against a ever tough Grey ducks defense, and the young wide receiver will be sure to want to continue in the same vain for the upcoming games and I for one am sure he is able to.
Recap week 3
The week 3 game was against the Kansas City Coyotes, it was a first half dominant display from the Pythons, who seemed to fizzle out after the half break after creating such a large lead, scoring 23 of their 30 points in the starting half, Vasilev didn’t have the greatest game, only catching 2 passes, even though he was targeted 2 more times, and only for 7 yards each, making his haul for the day 14 yards, Vasilev will sure to have better days and I’m sure he will be looking for a better game next week against the Bondi Beach Bucs and start putting in a more constant performance to show the organization he is good enough to start starting games.
Recap week 4
Week 4 game against Bondi Beach Buccaneers, Portland had a tough start and a tough end of the game but there 2 mid quarters they dominated, getting all their 31 points in these 2 quarters, Vasilev himself had a decent game after the disappointing week 3 game against Kansas, getting 3 receptions and being target for a 4th for 29 yards for a much improved 9.7 yards per catch with the longest going for 14 yards, however one of his receptions he wasn’t able to hold onto and got forced fumble by our own Chathack'rius Smith the IV (shaking my head with the snake on snake violence), it was an up and down game for the speedy WR but if he can keep this sort of game up he will be getting more passes his way I’m sure, next week he will be looking to prove himself against one of the better pass defenses in the Bird dogs and will be looking to use his speed to really get behind them, and to hopefully start making a shout for him starting games, which he is in with a shout if he keeps it up.
Carter Fox @FuzzISFL
Game 2: Portland vs Minnesota Grey Ducks
The Pythons are entering the week 4-6 stretch on an absolute tear, and it all starts from the defensive end. As the only active defensive tackle in Portland, Fox has a lot of responsibility on his hands. In a game won by 7 points, defense has to be on the forefront of the teams minds--especially when the eventual game winning touchdown was scored with under a minute left.
Fox ended the night with a 4 tackle, 1 sack performance against the Grey Ducks. His first tackle of the game came in a clutch moment on the 1st drive. The Ducks had played into a 3rd and 1 situation on the Portland 11--any further and there is little doubt they could convert to a touchdown. The Ducks attempted to pull out with the run game but Fox came up with the tackle on Huntsman and held them to a field goal on the opening drive.
Fox’s sack came next, and it was a culmination of errors that the smart defensive tackle added to. Elliot Hord had just gone in for a sack on Oles, which then led into a holding penalty for the Ducks to need to drive 25 yards for a 1st down. Instead, Fox bowled through and knocked Raske to the ground, forcing a 3rd and 37 drive attempt, and then a punt.
The final tackle of Fox’s night was equally as important as his 1st tackle. To start the 4th quarter, Minnesota were able to waltz in through Python territory, and were set up on the Portland 2 in a 3rd and goal situation. Carter Fox, recalling his last successful Duck stuffing in the red zone, once against brought down Huntsman on the rush attempt, forcing Minny to take a 4th and goal field goal--opening up his team to win the game.
Though he didn’t have the most tackles of anyone that game, Carter Fox found ways to be effective in the clutch, helping Portland gut out a win against Minnesota.
Game 3: Portland vs Kansas City Coyotes
Carter Fox. Wow. 11 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. He led the team in all of those categories. In fact, he recorded the only sack of the game. Fox also caused a forced fumble + recovery. While the final score wasn’t particularly close at a 30-17 margin of victory for the Pythons, Fox surely had a huge role with his monster game. He was recognized by the sim as the Defensive Player of the Game.
Fox’s fingerprints were unsurprisingly all over the play by play for this game. He successfully stopped 2 successive rush attempts by the Coyotes offense when it was 2nd and 3, and 3rd and 2. This resulted in a punt, which was followed up by a successful touchdown drive by the Snakey boys. Fox was involved in numerous other tackles that preceded punts by the Coyotes.
Fox was on the other side of some unfortunate penalty luck this game. When he successfully had his tackle for loss, Walls took an unnecessary roughness penalty that negated Fox’s play and gave Kansas City the 1st and 10. Fox limited the damage via tackling Cuddles to keep him at a one yard gain (that unfortunately results in a 4th and 1 conversion by Cuddles), and followed up via learning from his mistakes on the next 4th and 1 attempt by Kansas City on the same drive, and stopped Cuddles from gaining any yardage, essentially sealing the game via the turnover on downs.
Even though they had little chance of winning, Kansas City still attempted one final drive with ~40 seconds left. Unsurprisingly, Carter Fox was there to match their drive and sacked their QB, which forced a fumble that genuinely iced this game for Portland.
Last game, Fox was arguably just a clutch performer, but in his 3rd game of the season he showed up big time and performed all around the field throughout the game, elevating his performance when the Python’s needed it most.
Game 4: Portland vs. Bondi Beach Buccaneers
Fox showed up with another fantastic game in another Pythons win (31-21) over Bondi Beach. He posted up with 10 tackles and 1 TFL, tying for the team lead in both categories.
Fox started the game hot with 3 tackles in the 1st ten minutes, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to stop the Buccaneers from scoring on their opening drive. Fox also had an uneventful 2nd quarter, with no tackles and a penalty for “neutral zone infraction.” As my science teacher always said when talking politics, you can’t stay neutral, you have to pick a side. I’m assuming Fox was called on a penalty here for not endorsing candidates one way or another.
Fox’s unfortunate penalty luck continued today as he made two tackles on 1st downs to keep Bondi Beach to minimal gains, but his tackles were met by teammate penalties, negating his efforts.
It took until the 4th quarter for Fox to truly shine, a spot the DSFL vet is used to by now. With just under 7:00 minutes left, Bondi Beach was trying to launch a final attempt to get back into the game. While they would end potting a touchdown to get within 10, it came 5 minutes after their initial drive. A large part in that effort goes to Carter Fox, who slowed the Bucc’s down with 4 tackles over their final scoring drive, including his TFL that pushed them back to the Portland 12.
Fox didn’t show up in the game logs as much as anticipated for his stat line, but he performed a solid all around game that allowed Portland to take their 3rd win in a row early in the season. He didn’t make the flashy plays we saw the last 2 games, but he showed up big time to slow down multiple Bondi Beach drives.
Chathack'rius Smith the IV @Rockiesfan4ever
Now that we have a couple of weeks of data on Smith we can see what improvements he has made from the previous season and what he will continue to need to improve upon as he transitions from Bondi Beach to Austin. Week 2 was a matchup against the Dallas Birddogs, the top team in Bondi's division and a tough offense to go against.
Scouting through the film for this game you see Smith was in position to make a bunch of plays, and boy did he deliver. The final stat line pops out as he had 9 tackles (2nd on the team), a pass defense, and his first career sack all while still maintaining a penalty less game. As a Free Safety it is nice to see Smith get involved in tackles and be a key producer in that stat, but at some point, people are going to start wondering when he is going to start preventing the opposition from catching the ball, rather than just tackling them after the fact. It was only the second game of the season, but the pass defense he had in this game was his first, and only, of the season. However, the stats on defense were aided by 4 interceptions thrown by the Bucs QB which ultimately led to a 27-20 Dallas win.
The third game was against the Grey Ducks and was a good ole defensive grind, which you would think would play directly to Smith's strengths. However, you have to scroll down pretty far on the defensive stat sheet to find his name as he registered 2 tackles and 1 deflection and that's it. The Grey Ducks were a bit more balanced between pass and run that some other teams Bondi has played this year and it definitely had an impact on Smith's stat line; they threw the ball 35 times and ran the ball 28. While a lot of Smith's big play capabilities come from being able to defend the pass, he needs to be more involved in the run against teams like the Grey Ducks in order for the Bucs to have success on the defensive side of the ball. However, the defense prevailed despite Smith and the Bucs were able to pull out their first win of the season (even counting pre-season) 14-10.
Week 4 was the same setup as week 3, going against the Portland Pythons, a team who had major interest in Smith before he was drafted by Bondi Beach. Portland ran the ball well in this game, relying on 38 total rushing attempts. This approach limited Smith's impact, much like last week, but Smith was able to force (and recover) a fumble. This is what the Bucs (and Copperheads) need to see from Smith. Playing the run isn't his forte, but the ability to swing momentum and make impact plays on the few plays he makes is key. This was the only fumble (and turnover) for the Pythons on the night, but not the last one of the game. Bondi Beach fumbled 4 times, losing 3, to go along with 3 interceptions by their QB for a total of 6 turnovers lost. This game comes down to the turnovers, plain and simple. On the stat sheet Bondi Beach was a better team at everything except running the ball and it cost them the game. Perhaps if Chathack'rius was able to be more involved and make more impact plays the script could have been different, but when you have as many penalties as tackles, it's not your night.
Bayley Cowabunga @JKortesi81
The second year man from Georgia looked to continue his stunning start to the season as the Birddogs headed to Bondi Beach to face the Buccaneers. Cowabunga has stepped into a much larger role this season as he is not only the main target for Christ Jr. but, he is also on Kickoff Return duties as well. He began the game with a 24 yard return on the opening kickoff. The Birddogs did not get off to a strong start in this one as they found themselves quickly down 10 nothing just 5 minutes into the game! However by the start of the 2nd Quarter they had fought their way back to 10-7 and looked poised to take the lead back on the ensuing drive. No player seemed more focused than Cowabunga as he took the opening pass of the drive for 8 yards and then another completion for 22 yards, before finishing off the drive with a bang on an 11 yard TD reception from Christ Jr. to give the Birddogs back the lead. The game remained quiet as both teams struggled to hang onto the football and would go on to put up only a couple of field goals. It was not until late in the 3rd quarter that Cowabunga would get his hands on the ball again as he took another pass for 8 yards and a first down! Cowabunga would only add one more catch on the night and finish the game with a stat line of 5 receptions for 57 yards and 1 TD. Another solid performance that resulted in a 27-20 Birddogs victory!
After grabbing their first win of the season against the Bondi Beach Buccaneers, the Dallas Birddogs and Bayley Cowabunga were hoping to continue with another win against their division rivals the Tijuana Luchadores. Week 3 was the home opener for Dallas and the team could not wait to be back in their stadium for the first time since winning the Ultimini last season. No player was more excited than Cowabunga who had already amassed 2 TDs and nearly 200 yards receiving through 2 games this season. Cowabunga knew that the best way to get this game started was to make a big play and that is exactly what he did. On the opening play Christ Jr. found a wide open Bayley Cowabunga for a 75 yard score that showed Dallas was not messing around. On the very next drive Cowabunga would add another 38 yards receiving on 2 more catches to put him over 100 yards just halfway through the first quarter. The Birddogs would continue to dominate in this one as by the 3rd quarter they had grown the lead to 24-3 before finishing off the Luchadores 38-3. Cowabunga would add another 2 catches on the night and bring his final stat line to an impressive 4 receptions for 110 yards for a TD. Dallas would improve to 2-1 and Cowabunga would have a Touchdown in 3 consecutive games!
Week 4 brought another tough challenge to Dallas as the London Royals were coming into town. The Royals were off to a solid start on the season and were sitting at a very impressive 3-0. Dallas and Cowabunga were ready for the challenge though. However, they did not get off to a good start as the Royals jumped out to a 17-0 lead before Dallas would score 35 unanswered points and win 35-24. Cowabunga once again showed his talent and leadership as he led the Birddogs in receptions and yards. Cowabunga looked impressive on a night where Christ Jr. could not find the endzone. Cowabunga ended the game with 5 receptions for 79 yards, and although his touchdown streak came to an end, you could tell the team was very happy with everything that happened in that game!
We are 4 games into the season Cowabunga looks poised to be Wide Receiver of the Year contender as he has gathered 385 yards in the air and 3 touchdowns. With 10 games left to go in the season we are super excited to see what our most recent 2nd round pick can do! We are expecting great things from him and he continues to deliver! Keep up the great work!
Gluteus Maximus @UpperNet
This season in the DSFL, there have been few kickers as consistent as Gluteus Maximus. Despite the Minnesota Grey Ducks offensive woes, their kicker/punter has been one of their few bright spots. No kicker has had to kick more field goals than Maximus and with the exception of a single 51 yard miss, he's been perfect. He's also perfect on extra points as well, putting 6 out of
through the uprights. Only 2 kickers however, have taken less extra points than Maximus and that is Tijuana's kicking tandem who have combined for more total extra points. Minnesota's offensive incapability has also meant that no punter has been used more often Maximus. While his average punt distance is a little lower, this is due to the offensive line allowing 2 of his punts to be blocked. Through 4 games this season Gluteus Maximus has accounted for as many field goals as the Minnesota Grey Ducks have Touch Downs. So while his team may be struggling, Maximus is doing everything he can with his leg to keep his team in each and every game and would almost assuredly be considered the offensive MVP of the Minnesota Grey Ducks to this point of the season. In comparison to the rest of the league, Maximus ranks first in attempted field goals with 9, no other kicker has more than 7. Maximus ranks first in made field goals as well with 8, no other kicker has more than 7. That puts Maximus at 2 made field goals a game. His 88.9% field goal success rate is second in the DSFL behind only the perfect Campbell.
From under 20 yards out, Maximus is a perfect 1 for 1. Bly and York are both 2 for 2 from this distance and Dole is 0 for 1. From 20 to 29 yards out, Maximus is a dominating 5 for 5. No other kicker has more that 2 attempts from this distance. Dash and Campbell are both 2 for 2 and Dole, Bly, Johnson, and Leroy are all 1 for 1. Interestingly enough, no kicker has missed from 20 to 29 yards. From 30 to 39 yards out, Maximus is ta perfect 2 for 2. Frostsuxlmap is also a perfect 2 for 2. Dash and Leroy are 2 for 3, Bly is 1 for 2, and Dole, York, Campbell, and Johnston are all 1 for 1. Another interesting note is that this is the only distance that every kicker in the league has attempted.
Maximus has yet to attempt a 40 to 49 yard attempt. Johnston and Frostsuxlmap are both 0 for 1, Dole is 0 for 2, Leroy is 1 for 1, while Bly is 1 for 2, Dash is 2 for 2, York is 3 for 4, and Campbell is a perfect 4 for 4 from 40 to 49 yards out. From 50 yards or farther out, Maximus has one attempt, a 51 yarder, but missed it. Dole has sunk a 51 yarder but missed another 50+ yarder making him 1 for 2 from over half a football field out. Johnston put a 50 yarder through the uprights but shanked another 50+ yarder also making him 1 for 2. Leroy has taken 1 attempt from 52 yards out and nailed it. For Kicker of the Year, keep an eye on both Maximus and Campbell. Maximus will need to attempt and make a couple 40+ yard field goals to really get a comparison with Campbell and Campbell will need to take a 50+ and make it if they want to really tout their success rate over Maximus.
Daniel O’Leary @mango8154
WEEK 2
After a pretty successful week 1 game for O'Leary, him and the team went up against the always formidable Portland Pythons. It was a tough game for both the Ducks and O'Leary, as the team was unable to overcome the Pythons, and O'Leary was only credited with 2 tackles. However, those two tackles were still signs of why O'Leary remains such a scary player. His first tackle came in the second quarter in a goal line stand, stopping the Pythons RB from running the ball in for a TD at the one yard line! You better believe after that play they stopped running his way at the goal line, as they were hit with a brutal reminder that it doesn't take much for O'Leary to shed an offensive linemen and bulldoze his way through. His second tackle of the game was an important step in putting an end to a drive, as he once again managed to stop the Pythons RB fairly quickly, only allowing 2 yards on the play. The Pythons would go on to end that drive going 3 and out and punt the ball away (Which would be followed by a quick Grey Ducks touchdown.) All in all, while the stats may not have been electric, the game at least served as another example of the kind of presence and effect O'Leary has as a defender. Opposing offenses have to either show him the respect he deserves and avoid going his way, or face the consequences of testing him.
WEEK 3
it was another tough week for the Ducks and O'Leary when they took on the Bondi Beach Buccaneers, but rest assured, O'Leary's presence on the field was still very much felt. Despite recording just a tackle in the game, it was yet another tackle that stuffed the RB at the line, crushing the momentum of the Buccaneers and causing a quick 3 and out. It's yet another example of teams actively trying to avoid going O'Leary's way and trying to find answers some other way. There's just not much to be done when you've got a human wrecking ball like O'Leary standing in your way, and it seems the Buccaneers realized this pretty quickly as they were pass happy the entire day after only gaining a grand total of 60 yards on the ground. It continues to be proven week in and week out that there's not much of a run game to be had when you try to send it O'Leary's way, especially when he just doesn't allow plays to develop any further than where he stands every time.
WEEK 4
It seems the Luchadores didn't get the memo about our boy O'Leary, as he record 6 tackles on the day against them! It was once again a pretty powerful showing by the future Copperhead, as O'Leary played his usual brand of Football, stuffing running backs before they could make any sort of contribution. The biggest gain made on any play O'Leary recorded a tackle in was 3 yards, so in case you thought anything about him being an imposing force to avoid was just buttering things up: I'm happy to report that O'Leary is still the real deal. There's not a single offense in the league who has been able to burn O'Leary yet, and with the way he's been playing it's pretty easy to imagine that it'll continue to be a pain for teams to do anything about him. Double team him, triple team him, quadruple team him even - It really doesn't matter, as O'Leary is still going to do what he does best and shut down his side of the field.
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@WhatAmUs Siege Cameron Write Up
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@Philliesphan96 Gluteus Maximus Write Up
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Siege Cameron is a man of sheer will and determination. He is determined to cement his position as the top cornerback in the league, and determined to assist the Kansas City Coyotes in their quest for the elusive Ultimini. After three games this week in the DSFL, Cameron is making good on his promise to become the best, and his dedication to excellence is beginning to pay off in spades. He’s setting an early pace to make a case for Cornerback of the Year, with his leading twenty-five tackles through four games, a forced fumble, and a stellar six passes defended. He has yet to record an interception, however, he aims to pump those numbers up as Kansas City works to pull their way up to an even record over the next three games. As the regular season progresses, Cameron’s pedigree in the defensive backfield will be absolutely key in helping a struggling Coyotes team who look to begin really imposing their will with a powerhouse of a team on paper.
Week 2 of the regular season of the DSFL saw the Kansas City Coyotes take on the London Royals at the Royals home stadium. Already a very tough matchup, Kansas City made their lives even harder by attempting to employ an even split between their quarterbacks. Normally this would have yielded great results, however, London seemed to be prepared for anything with their stout defense and blazing offense. Cameron was a shining part of this dull affair though, laying down six key tackles and a forced fumble that gave a semblance of hope to the fans in Kansas City.
Week 3 was another sordid affair, this time in Portland against the Pythons. Portland got out to an early lead, leaving the Coyotes to attempt to catch up to an almost insurmountable thirty points. The defense may have had difficulty early on in the game, but they really turned it around after the third quarter, keeping the Pythons from scoring any points in the fourth quarter. This defensive effort was led in large part by Siege Cameron, igniting the spark in the defense by recording seven tackles and two passes defended. Unfortunately, the offense was not as equally sparked, and the game ended with a score of 17 to 30.
Week 4 was the start of the turning point. After a dismal opening three games, the Coyotes decided to follow the example of their star cornerback Siege Cameron, and kick things into overdrive in an effort to turn their season around. The Coyotes took a trip to Norfolk, and on that trip they brought along the fire and ferocity that Cameron has been playing with all season so far. The offense came out swinging hard, putting up an astounding forty points through four quarters of football. This wouldn’t be possible without the defense, however, as their stoutness and resolve held the Seawolves to a minuscule two touchdowns in the first half, and pitched a shutout in the second half. Again, it was Siege Cameron’s five tackles and two passes defended that helped keep Norfolk out of the endzone, and helped give Kansas City the spark they needed to begin to turn their season around.
In just his sophomore year in the DSFL, Siege Cameron is already making a mastery of the cornerback position, as he looks to cement himself as the best in the league, and hopefully at some point, the best of all time.
Aleksandr Vaseiliev @aimbotalex
Recap week 2
The week 2 game for the Portland Pythons was against my grey ducks, both teams went toe to toe in a extremely close game that went down to the last quarter. This game is where Vasiliev showed his quality and what he could do when given an opportunity, making 4 catches for 52 yards, averaging 13 yards a catch, with the longest being a 23 yard receive to torch the Ducks, all of his receptions came in the 2nd quarter and Vasilev greatly assisted with the second quarter dominance the pythons showed against the Ducks, Vasilev played really well against a ever tough Grey ducks defense, and the young wide receiver will be sure to want to continue in the same vain for the upcoming games and I for one am sure he is able to.
Recap week 3
The week 3 game was against the Kansas City Coyotes, it was a first half dominant display from the Pythons, who seemed to fizzle out after the half break after creating such a large lead, scoring 23 of their 30 points in the starting half, Vasilev didn’t have the greatest game, only catching 2 passes, even though he was targeted 2 more times, and only for 7 yards each, making his haul for the day 14 yards, Vasilev will sure to have better days and I’m sure he will be looking for a better game next week against the Bondi Beach Bucs and start putting in a more constant performance to show the organization he is good enough to start starting games.
Recap week 4
Week 4 game against Bondi Beach Buccaneers, Portland had a tough start and a tough end of the game but there 2 mid quarters they dominated, getting all their 31 points in these 2 quarters, Vasilev himself had a decent game after the disappointing week 3 game against Kansas, getting 3 receptions and being target for a 4th for 29 yards for a much improved 9.7 yards per catch with the longest going for 14 yards, however one of his receptions he wasn’t able to hold onto and got forced fumble by our own Chathack'rius Smith the IV (shaking my head with the snake on snake violence), it was an up and down game for the speedy WR but if he can keep this sort of game up he will be getting more passes his way I’m sure, next week he will be looking to prove himself against one of the better pass defenses in the Bird dogs and will be looking to use his speed to really get behind them, and to hopefully start making a shout for him starting games, which he is in with a shout if he keeps it up.
Carter Fox @FuzzISFL
Game 2: Portland vs Minnesota Grey Ducks
The Pythons are entering the week 4-6 stretch on an absolute tear, and it all starts from the defensive end. As the only active defensive tackle in Portland, Fox has a lot of responsibility on his hands. In a game won by 7 points, defense has to be on the forefront of the teams minds--especially when the eventual game winning touchdown was scored with under a minute left.
Fox ended the night with a 4 tackle, 1 sack performance against the Grey Ducks. His first tackle of the game came in a clutch moment on the 1st drive. The Ducks had played into a 3rd and 1 situation on the Portland 11--any further and there is little doubt they could convert to a touchdown. The Ducks attempted to pull out with the run game but Fox came up with the tackle on Huntsman and held them to a field goal on the opening drive.
Fox’s sack came next, and it was a culmination of errors that the smart defensive tackle added to. Elliot Hord had just gone in for a sack on Oles, which then led into a holding penalty for the Ducks to need to drive 25 yards for a 1st down. Instead, Fox bowled through and knocked Raske to the ground, forcing a 3rd and 37 drive attempt, and then a punt.
The final tackle of Fox’s night was equally as important as his 1st tackle. To start the 4th quarter, Minnesota were able to waltz in through Python territory, and were set up on the Portland 2 in a 3rd and goal situation. Carter Fox, recalling his last successful Duck stuffing in the red zone, once against brought down Huntsman on the rush attempt, forcing Minny to take a 4th and goal field goal--opening up his team to win the game.
Though he didn’t have the most tackles of anyone that game, Carter Fox found ways to be effective in the clutch, helping Portland gut out a win against Minnesota.
Game 3: Portland vs Kansas City Coyotes
Carter Fox. Wow. 11 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. He led the team in all of those categories. In fact, he recorded the only sack of the game. Fox also caused a forced fumble + recovery. While the final score wasn’t particularly close at a 30-17 margin of victory for the Pythons, Fox surely had a huge role with his monster game. He was recognized by the sim as the Defensive Player of the Game.
Fox’s fingerprints were unsurprisingly all over the play by play for this game. He successfully stopped 2 successive rush attempts by the Coyotes offense when it was 2nd and 3, and 3rd and 2. This resulted in a punt, which was followed up by a successful touchdown drive by the Snakey boys. Fox was involved in numerous other tackles that preceded punts by the Coyotes.
Fox was on the other side of some unfortunate penalty luck this game. When he successfully had his tackle for loss, Walls took an unnecessary roughness penalty that negated Fox’s play and gave Kansas City the 1st and 10. Fox limited the damage via tackling Cuddles to keep him at a one yard gain (that unfortunately results in a 4th and 1 conversion by Cuddles), and followed up via learning from his mistakes on the next 4th and 1 attempt by Kansas City on the same drive, and stopped Cuddles from gaining any yardage, essentially sealing the game via the turnover on downs.
Even though they had little chance of winning, Kansas City still attempted one final drive with ~40 seconds left. Unsurprisingly, Carter Fox was there to match their drive and sacked their QB, which forced a fumble that genuinely iced this game for Portland.
Last game, Fox was arguably just a clutch performer, but in his 3rd game of the season he showed up big time and performed all around the field throughout the game, elevating his performance when the Python’s needed it most.
Game 4: Portland vs. Bondi Beach Buccaneers
Fox showed up with another fantastic game in another Pythons win (31-21) over Bondi Beach. He posted up with 10 tackles and 1 TFL, tying for the team lead in both categories.
Fox started the game hot with 3 tackles in the 1st ten minutes, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to stop the Buccaneers from scoring on their opening drive. Fox also had an uneventful 2nd quarter, with no tackles and a penalty for “neutral zone infraction.” As my science teacher always said when talking politics, you can’t stay neutral, you have to pick a side. I’m assuming Fox was called on a penalty here for not endorsing candidates one way or another.
Fox’s unfortunate penalty luck continued today as he made two tackles on 1st downs to keep Bondi Beach to minimal gains, but his tackles were met by teammate penalties, negating his efforts.
It took until the 4th quarter for Fox to truly shine, a spot the DSFL vet is used to by now. With just under 7:00 minutes left, Bondi Beach was trying to launch a final attempt to get back into the game. While they would end potting a touchdown to get within 10, it came 5 minutes after their initial drive. A large part in that effort goes to Carter Fox, who slowed the Bucc’s down with 4 tackles over their final scoring drive, including his TFL that pushed them back to the Portland 12.
Fox didn’t show up in the game logs as much as anticipated for his stat line, but he performed a solid all around game that allowed Portland to take their 3rd win in a row early in the season. He didn’t make the flashy plays we saw the last 2 games, but he showed up big time to slow down multiple Bondi Beach drives.
Chathack'rius Smith the IV @Rockiesfan4ever
Now that we have a couple of weeks of data on Smith we can see what improvements he has made from the previous season and what he will continue to need to improve upon as he transitions from Bondi Beach to Austin. Week 2 was a matchup against the Dallas Birddogs, the top team in Bondi's division and a tough offense to go against.
Scouting through the film for this game you see Smith was in position to make a bunch of plays, and boy did he deliver. The final stat line pops out as he had 9 tackles (2nd on the team), a pass defense, and his first career sack all while still maintaining a penalty less game. As a Free Safety it is nice to see Smith get involved in tackles and be a key producer in that stat, but at some point, people are going to start wondering when he is going to start preventing the opposition from catching the ball, rather than just tackling them after the fact. It was only the second game of the season, but the pass defense he had in this game was his first, and only, of the season. However, the stats on defense were aided by 4 interceptions thrown by the Bucs QB which ultimately led to a 27-20 Dallas win.
The third game was against the Grey Ducks and was a good ole defensive grind, which you would think would play directly to Smith's strengths. However, you have to scroll down pretty far on the defensive stat sheet to find his name as he registered 2 tackles and 1 deflection and that's it. The Grey Ducks were a bit more balanced between pass and run that some other teams Bondi has played this year and it definitely had an impact on Smith's stat line; they threw the ball 35 times and ran the ball 28. While a lot of Smith's big play capabilities come from being able to defend the pass, he needs to be more involved in the run against teams like the Grey Ducks in order for the Bucs to have success on the defensive side of the ball. However, the defense prevailed despite Smith and the Bucs were able to pull out their first win of the season (even counting pre-season) 14-10.
Week 4 was the same setup as week 3, going against the Portland Pythons, a team who had major interest in Smith before he was drafted by Bondi Beach. Portland ran the ball well in this game, relying on 38 total rushing attempts. This approach limited Smith's impact, much like last week, but Smith was able to force (and recover) a fumble. This is what the Bucs (and Copperheads) need to see from Smith. Playing the run isn't his forte, but the ability to swing momentum and make impact plays on the few plays he makes is key. This was the only fumble (and turnover) for the Pythons on the night, but not the last one of the game. Bondi Beach fumbled 4 times, losing 3, to go along with 3 interceptions by their QB for a total of 6 turnovers lost. This game comes down to the turnovers, plain and simple. On the stat sheet Bondi Beach was a better team at everything except running the ball and it cost them the game. Perhaps if Chathack'rius was able to be more involved and make more impact plays the script could have been different, but when you have as many penalties as tackles, it's not your night.
Bayley Cowabunga @JKortesi81
The second year man from Georgia looked to continue his stunning start to the season as the Birddogs headed to Bondi Beach to face the Buccaneers. Cowabunga has stepped into a much larger role this season as he is not only the main target for Christ Jr. but, he is also on Kickoff Return duties as well. He began the game with a 24 yard return on the opening kickoff. The Birddogs did not get off to a strong start in this one as they found themselves quickly down 10 nothing just 5 minutes into the game! However by the start of the 2nd Quarter they had fought their way back to 10-7 and looked poised to take the lead back on the ensuing drive. No player seemed more focused than Cowabunga as he took the opening pass of the drive for 8 yards and then another completion for 22 yards, before finishing off the drive with a bang on an 11 yard TD reception from Christ Jr. to give the Birddogs back the lead. The game remained quiet as both teams struggled to hang onto the football and would go on to put up only a couple of field goals. It was not until late in the 3rd quarter that Cowabunga would get his hands on the ball again as he took another pass for 8 yards and a first down! Cowabunga would only add one more catch on the night and finish the game with a stat line of 5 receptions for 57 yards and 1 TD. Another solid performance that resulted in a 27-20 Birddogs victory!
After grabbing their first win of the season against the Bondi Beach Buccaneers, the Dallas Birddogs and Bayley Cowabunga were hoping to continue with another win against their division rivals the Tijuana Luchadores. Week 3 was the home opener for Dallas and the team could not wait to be back in their stadium for the first time since winning the Ultimini last season. No player was more excited than Cowabunga who had already amassed 2 TDs and nearly 200 yards receiving through 2 games this season. Cowabunga knew that the best way to get this game started was to make a big play and that is exactly what he did. On the opening play Christ Jr. found a wide open Bayley Cowabunga for a 75 yard score that showed Dallas was not messing around. On the very next drive Cowabunga would add another 38 yards receiving on 2 more catches to put him over 100 yards just halfway through the first quarter. The Birddogs would continue to dominate in this one as by the 3rd quarter they had grown the lead to 24-3 before finishing off the Luchadores 38-3. Cowabunga would add another 2 catches on the night and bring his final stat line to an impressive 4 receptions for 110 yards for a TD. Dallas would improve to 2-1 and Cowabunga would have a Touchdown in 3 consecutive games!
Week 4 brought another tough challenge to Dallas as the London Royals were coming into town. The Royals were off to a solid start on the season and were sitting at a very impressive 3-0. Dallas and Cowabunga were ready for the challenge though. However, they did not get off to a good start as the Royals jumped out to a 17-0 lead before Dallas would score 35 unanswered points and win 35-24. Cowabunga once again showed his talent and leadership as he led the Birddogs in receptions and yards. Cowabunga looked impressive on a night where Christ Jr. could not find the endzone. Cowabunga ended the game with 5 receptions for 79 yards, and although his touchdown streak came to an end, you could tell the team was very happy with everything that happened in that game!
We are 4 games into the season Cowabunga looks poised to be Wide Receiver of the Year contender as he has gathered 385 yards in the air and 3 touchdowns. With 10 games left to go in the season we are super excited to see what our most recent 2nd round pick can do! We are expecting great things from him and he continues to deliver! Keep up the great work!
Gluteus Maximus @UpperNet
This season in the DSFL, there have been few kickers as consistent as Gluteus Maximus. Despite the Minnesota Grey Ducks offensive woes, their kicker/punter has been one of their few bright spots. No kicker has had to kick more field goals than Maximus and with the exception of a single 51 yard miss, he's been perfect. He's also perfect on extra points as well, putting 6 out of
through the uprights. Only 2 kickers however, have taken less extra points than Maximus and that is Tijuana's kicking tandem who have combined for more total extra points. Minnesota's offensive incapability has also meant that no punter has been used more often Maximus. While his average punt distance is a little lower, this is due to the offensive line allowing 2 of his punts to be blocked. Through 4 games this season Gluteus Maximus has accounted for as many field goals as the Minnesota Grey Ducks have Touch Downs. So while his team may be struggling, Maximus is doing everything he can with his leg to keep his team in each and every game and would almost assuredly be considered the offensive MVP of the Minnesota Grey Ducks to this point of the season. In comparison to the rest of the league, Maximus ranks first in attempted field goals with 9, no other kicker has more than 7. Maximus ranks first in made field goals as well with 8, no other kicker has more than 7. That puts Maximus at 2 made field goals a game. His 88.9% field goal success rate is second in the DSFL behind only the perfect Campbell.
From under 20 yards out, Maximus is a perfect 1 for 1. Bly and York are both 2 for 2 from this distance and Dole is 0 for 1. From 20 to 29 yards out, Maximus is a dominating 5 for 5. No other kicker has more that 2 attempts from this distance. Dash and Campbell are both 2 for 2 and Dole, Bly, Johnson, and Leroy are all 1 for 1. Interestingly enough, no kicker has missed from 20 to 29 yards. From 30 to 39 yards out, Maximus is ta perfect 2 for 2. Frostsuxlmap is also a perfect 2 for 2. Dash and Leroy are 2 for 3, Bly is 1 for 2, and Dole, York, Campbell, and Johnston are all 1 for 1. Another interesting note is that this is the only distance that every kicker in the league has attempted.
Maximus has yet to attempt a 40 to 49 yard attempt. Johnston and Frostsuxlmap are both 0 for 1, Dole is 0 for 2, Leroy is 1 for 1, while Bly is 1 for 2, Dash is 2 for 2, York is 3 for 4, and Campbell is a perfect 4 for 4 from 40 to 49 yards out. From 50 yards or farther out, Maximus has one attempt, a 51 yarder, but missed it. Dole has sunk a 51 yarder but missed another 50+ yarder making him 1 for 2 from over half a football field out. Johnston put a 50 yarder through the uprights but shanked another 50+ yarder also making him 1 for 2. Leroy has taken 1 attempt from 52 yards out and nailed it. For Kicker of the Year, keep an eye on both Maximus and Campbell. Maximus will need to attempt and make a couple 40+ yard field goals to really get a comparison with Campbell and Campbell will need to take a 50+ and make it if they want to really tout their success rate over Maximus.
Daniel O’Leary @mango8154
WEEK 2
After a pretty successful week 1 game for O'Leary, him and the team went up against the always formidable Portland Pythons. It was a tough game for both the Ducks and O'Leary, as the team was unable to overcome the Pythons, and O'Leary was only credited with 2 tackles. However, those two tackles were still signs of why O'Leary remains such a scary player. His first tackle came in the second quarter in a goal line stand, stopping the Pythons RB from running the ball in for a TD at the one yard line! You better believe after that play they stopped running his way at the goal line, as they were hit with a brutal reminder that it doesn't take much for O'Leary to shed an offensive linemen and bulldoze his way through. His second tackle of the game was an important step in putting an end to a drive, as he once again managed to stop the Pythons RB fairly quickly, only allowing 2 yards on the play. The Pythons would go on to end that drive going 3 and out and punt the ball away (Which would be followed by a quick Grey Ducks touchdown.) All in all, while the stats may not have been electric, the game at least served as another example of the kind of presence and effect O'Leary has as a defender. Opposing offenses have to either show him the respect he deserves and avoid going his way, or face the consequences of testing him.
WEEK 3
it was another tough week for the Ducks and O'Leary when they took on the Bondi Beach Buccaneers, but rest assured, O'Leary's presence on the field was still very much felt. Despite recording just a tackle in the game, it was yet another tackle that stuffed the RB at the line, crushing the momentum of the Buccaneers and causing a quick 3 and out. It's yet another example of teams actively trying to avoid going O'Leary's way and trying to find answers some other way. There's just not much to be done when you've got a human wrecking ball like O'Leary standing in your way, and it seems the Buccaneers realized this pretty quickly as they were pass happy the entire day after only gaining a grand total of 60 yards on the ground. It continues to be proven week in and week out that there's not much of a run game to be had when you try to send it O'Leary's way, especially when he just doesn't allow plays to develop any further than where he stands every time.
WEEK 4
It seems the Luchadores didn't get the memo about our boy O'Leary, as he record 6 tackles on the day against them! It was once again a pretty powerful showing by the future Copperhead, as O'Leary played his usual brand of Football, stuffing running backs before they could make any sort of contribution. The biggest gain made on any play O'Leary recorded a tackle in was 3 yards, so in case you thought anything about him being an imposing force to avoid was just buttering things up: I'm happy to report that O'Leary is still the real deal. There's not a single offense in the league who has been able to burn O'Leary yet, and with the way he's been playing it's pretty easy to imagine that it'll continue to be a pain for teams to do anything about him. Double team him, triple team him, quadruple team him even - It really doesn't matter, as O'Leary is still going to do what he does best and shut down his side of the field.
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