10. (5 TPE) Getting to Know the Rookie Class - by fatfish89
This seasons draft class features many great and fascinating rookies we look forward to seeing in action in both the bowls leading up to the draft and through out the season. In today's segment we will be focusing on the player most people say reminds them more of a professional wrestling heel than a football player Thokk the Scarred. A Large green beast of a being or Orc as he prefers to be called, Thokk is covered from head to toe in tattoos and scars hence the name. When asked about what he thinks his violent style of play will bring to the game he only gave a one word answer "Pain." While this does seem like the response of some WWE heel when watching his college highlight reel of bone crushing hits and injury inflicting playstyle you know this isn't hyperbole. His playstyle is often criticized for being too violent for modern football but leading IDK in sacks, Forced Fumbles, and Tackles all three years there leading to 2 conference championships seems to say this style of play may be rough but still very effective. HE is seen as a slow plodding player by some who thinks he will have trouble in coverage and moving laterally. His real football strength lies in the boom he brings when laying the lumber to other players namely running backs. I would hope he goes to a team where he can primarily be used either in pass rush or run stoppage situations where he should excel at clogging the lanes and knocking the ball out of the offensive player's hands.
While many know him as a great football talent I decided to dive deeper and see what his interests outside of football may be. What many do not know is while at IDK Thokk studied music and preformed solo several times often signing the accompanying part in a falsetto voice you would never expect from the player labeled the most dangerous player in college football. I was fortunate enough to catch his final show on campus where he did a tribute to the late great Israel Kamakawiwoʻole often known as IZ. It is so odd to see a person who is so violent on the football field appear almost serene and peaceful up on a stage wearing a lei and signing somewhere over the rainbow. It is always nice to know that the future of football will be played by such cultured people even if this people intend to just bring "Pain" to the league.
19. (2.5 TPE) If Thokk had a show staring him you would want to know what crazy executive signed off on a World of Warcraft or Dungeons and Dragons rip off tv show. He would probably still play your typical knuckle dragger orc either as a warrior or barbarian but with appropriate balances of humor or just things that seem opposite of what you would expect. I also believe it would have a common theme of him trying to solve all of his problems through sheer strength and brute force but then someone else on the cast trying to show him a better way to do it. Of course this theme would be interrupted from time to time where this nice peaceful solution would not work in an isolated event and Thokk would be allowed to use his muscle to solve the problem. I think this show would probably only run for 3 to 5 seasons as the constant trope and cycle would eventually bore viewers and Thokk would want to leave acting to try for a career in movies because of his ego after having a semi successful tv show or to a career in MMA because he missed the violence of contact sports.
25. (2.5 TPE) If LB was not available I would definitely choose TE. I have played it in other simulation leagues I love the mismatches it creates for most defenses with either the LBs being too slow or the CBs too small. Highlights of guys getting burned by tight ends or run over are some of my favorite also if I were to play an offensive position in football this is what I would want to play. I also believe TEs are some of the toughest guys on football fields I have never seen another position so regularly take a big shot from a defensive player then stand up clapping about the quality hit they just received. I also believe this is a position group in real life teams will never be able to fully account for because if you get a LB who can run with a TE then he is probably going to get bowled over in the run game and DBs will never be able to match the sheer size of the position as they need to maintain too much speed and agility. Also I am a Pats fan so I got to watch a lot of years of Gonkowski just destroying defenses followed by those powerful spikes.
This seasons draft class features many great and fascinating rookies we look forward to seeing in action in both the bowls leading up to the draft and through out the season. In today's segment we will be focusing on the player most people say reminds them more of a professional wrestling heel than a football player Thokk the Scarred. A Large green beast of a being or Orc as he prefers to be called, Thokk is covered from head to toe in tattoos and scars hence the name. When asked about what he thinks his violent style of play will bring to the game he only gave a one word answer "Pain." While this does seem like the response of some WWE heel when watching his college highlight reel of bone crushing hits and injury inflicting playstyle you know this isn't hyperbole. His playstyle is often criticized for being too violent for modern football but leading IDK in sacks, Forced Fumbles, and Tackles all three years there leading to 2 conference championships seems to say this style of play may be rough but still very effective. HE is seen as a slow plodding player by some who thinks he will have trouble in coverage and moving laterally. His real football strength lies in the boom he brings when laying the lumber to other players namely running backs. I would hope he goes to a team where he can primarily be used either in pass rush or run stoppage situations where he should excel at clogging the lanes and knocking the ball out of the offensive player's hands.
While many know him as a great football talent I decided to dive deeper and see what his interests outside of football may be. What many do not know is while at IDK Thokk studied music and preformed solo several times often signing the accompanying part in a falsetto voice you would never expect from the player labeled the most dangerous player in college football. I was fortunate enough to catch his final show on campus where he did a tribute to the late great Israel Kamakawiwoʻole often known as IZ. It is so odd to see a person who is so violent on the football field appear almost serene and peaceful up on a stage wearing a lei and signing somewhere over the rainbow. It is always nice to know that the future of football will be played by such cultured people even if this people intend to just bring "Pain" to the league.
19. (2.5 TPE) If Thokk had a show staring him you would want to know what crazy executive signed off on a World of Warcraft or Dungeons and Dragons rip off tv show. He would probably still play your typical knuckle dragger orc either as a warrior or barbarian but with appropriate balances of humor or just things that seem opposite of what you would expect. I also believe it would have a common theme of him trying to solve all of his problems through sheer strength and brute force but then someone else on the cast trying to show him a better way to do it. Of course this theme would be interrupted from time to time where this nice peaceful solution would not work in an isolated event and Thokk would be allowed to use his muscle to solve the problem. I think this show would probably only run for 3 to 5 seasons as the constant trope and cycle would eventually bore viewers and Thokk would want to leave acting to try for a career in movies because of his ego after having a semi successful tv show or to a career in MMA because he missed the violence of contact sports.
25. (2.5 TPE) If LB was not available I would definitely choose TE. I have played it in other simulation leagues I love the mismatches it creates for most defenses with either the LBs being too slow or the CBs too small. Highlights of guys getting burned by tight ends or run over are some of my favorite also if I were to play an offensive position in football this is what I would want to play. I also believe TEs are some of the toughest guys on football fields I have never seen another position so regularly take a big shot from a defensive player then stand up clapping about the quality hit they just received. I also believe this is a position group in real life teams will never be able to fully account for because if you get a LB who can run with a TE then he is probably going to get bowled over in the run game and DBs will never be able to match the sheer size of the position as they need to maintain too much speed and agility. Also I am a Pats fan so I got to watch a lot of years of Gonkowski just destroying defenses followed by those powerful spikes.