09-22-2021, 12:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2021, 08:58 AM by Crunk. Edited 1 time in total.)
Cole Maxwell was selected during the special “loan” draft during the inaugural season of the World Football Championships held during the offseason. Considering he ended ISFL Season 30 with just under 750 TPE and an overall grade of 82 (the stats he would carry over for the WFC tournament), he just didn’t have enough experience in the league to compete with the other receivers that would end up on his native born team, the Southwest United States (Troy Abed 86 OVR, Killian Chambers 90 OVR, Sam the Onion Man 84 OVR, and Mark Walker 91 OVR), the invitation to join another team was unexpected. Team Europe faced a critical shortage of players, as most were from the United States and had not elected to defect over to a European heritage, and drafted Cole as an equal to their top receiver already on the roster in Joseph Radetzky (82 OVR). While Joseph had the slight edge in top Speed (98 vs 96), Cole presented with just a touch more agility (85 vs 75), which would lead to a dynamic receiving duo that could burn opponents and get open on routes for the Team Europe quarterback.
While the season wasn’t quite the success the team hoped, Team Europe didn’t finish in last place, just barely edging out Team Southwest United States for that position by virtue of a 5 win 8 loss and 1 tie record compared to the 5 wins and 9 losses of Team Southwest United States. Guess they should’ve picked up Cole after all, right? Anyway Cole wound up as the go to guy in the passing game, leading Team Europe in receptions (94) and receiving yards (963), which was 25 more catches and 79 more receiving yards than his wide out partner Radetzky. Those totals would also be the team lead for Team Canada and Team Atlantic Midwest United States had he been on those teams instead. In fact, Cole was able to set the European franchise record for receptions in a season with the mark of 94 catches and catches in a single game with 11, which was set during the week 5 matchup against Team Atlantic Midwest United States. And although this, to my best knowledge, was the inaugural season for the WFC, there were still stats from other seasons listed in the records, which is why Cole didn’t set more, although I’m still not entirely sure where those other years of stats came from. Anyway, Cole had a lot of individual success on the year in his first WFC appearance, setting personal WFC records for longest catch (31 yards) in week 3 against Team World, catches (11) in week 5 against Team Atlantic Midwest United States, and receiving yards (113) and receiving touchdowns (2) in week 9 against Team Southeast United States.
Given that the season turned out pretty well for Cole, finishing 8th in the tournament for receiving yards and tied for 1st in the tournament for receptions, I think maybe there should have been some more competition for his services. Now it’s hard to say if he would have had the same success with a different supporting cast, so I guess in the end it all turned out as it should. And for the season that Cole wound up having and the faith placed in him to be taken in a “loaner” draft in the first place, Cole Maxwell wants to thank Team Europe from the bottom of his heart. It was never revealed how the loaner draft works and if there are rounds, which one he was taken in, but to be able to experience the electric environment of the tournament and an unforgettable experience in the locker room was a dream come true. If during the next iteration of the WFC tournament Cole is once again left as a free agent for a loaner team, he would be happy to come back and play for Europe again. But if he is selected and suits up for his native Southwest United States team, he hopes only the best for his first WFC team. Europe will always be a second home for Cole, and nothing can take away the memories of his first WFC tournament. So once again, thank you Team Europe, thank you.
While the season wasn’t quite the success the team hoped, Team Europe didn’t finish in last place, just barely edging out Team Southwest United States for that position by virtue of a 5 win 8 loss and 1 tie record compared to the 5 wins and 9 losses of Team Southwest United States. Guess they should’ve picked up Cole after all, right? Anyway Cole wound up as the go to guy in the passing game, leading Team Europe in receptions (94) and receiving yards (963), which was 25 more catches and 79 more receiving yards than his wide out partner Radetzky. Those totals would also be the team lead for Team Canada and Team Atlantic Midwest United States had he been on those teams instead. In fact, Cole was able to set the European franchise record for receptions in a season with the mark of 94 catches and catches in a single game with 11, which was set during the week 5 matchup against Team Atlantic Midwest United States. And although this, to my best knowledge, was the inaugural season for the WFC, there were still stats from other seasons listed in the records, which is why Cole didn’t set more, although I’m still not entirely sure where those other years of stats came from. Anyway, Cole had a lot of individual success on the year in his first WFC appearance, setting personal WFC records for longest catch (31 yards) in week 3 against Team World, catches (11) in week 5 against Team Atlantic Midwest United States, and receiving yards (113) and receiving touchdowns (2) in week 9 against Team Southeast United States.
Given that the season turned out pretty well for Cole, finishing 8th in the tournament for receiving yards and tied for 1st in the tournament for receptions, I think maybe there should have been some more competition for his services. Now it’s hard to say if he would have had the same success with a different supporting cast, so I guess in the end it all turned out as it should. And for the season that Cole wound up having and the faith placed in him to be taken in a “loaner” draft in the first place, Cole Maxwell wants to thank Team Europe from the bottom of his heart. It was never revealed how the loaner draft works and if there are rounds, which one he was taken in, but to be able to experience the electric environment of the tournament and an unforgettable experience in the locker room was a dream come true. If during the next iteration of the WFC tournament Cole is once again left as a free agent for a loaner team, he would be happy to come back and play for Europe again. But if he is selected and suits up for his native Southwest United States team, he hopes only the best for his first WFC team. Europe will always be a second home for Cole, and nothing can take away the memories of his first WFC tournament. So once again, thank you Team Europe, thank you.
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