If you wanna talk about how minicamps went, I’d say it was just like another practice really. Getting to meet the Dual Threat, my QB and deliverer of solid balls, was a great start to the week. When you’re a rookie, you walk in and try to get everyone else’s number. Besides him, I was really looking forward to being mentored by the first round talent Max Hamilton. But what I was most excited about was starting a competition to see who can rack up the most TDs this season. I am…not winning so far.
One day I’ll tell him that our contest is in full swing but in the meantime, the rest of the locker room seems super excited to learn the Dobble. I don’t try and whip it out unless I’m scoring a TD as is bad luck. But with the mentorship and solid coaching of our team, I think I’ll be doing a lot more in the future.
I'm usually quite a fan of attending the OTAs but man, after heading to them for the last 10 years or so you know, I just gave this time a miss. There ain't no training needed for a Burfict these days. I know all there is to know about the game and I've been giving it my best shot. So instead, I took a vacation over to Vegas, tried my luck over in the casinos (turns out I have as much luck in a casino as I do in the playoffs) and sampled some fine local delicacies.
But sort get me wrong, just because I didn't head to OTAs doesn't mean I take my foot off the gas. You still see me going at maximum, giving all I got. But damn, if a man hasn't gotta party once in a while, right? Thinking about it though... could those have been my last OTAs in Arizona? Probably should have shown my face. Damn. Code: 162
I'm not sure when you qualify has a true veteran, but I did go to OTAs this offseason. It always feel good to get back to the team and start working off the rust before training camp, plus we are in northern Canada and it's actually kinda nice up there in the summer. OTAs do get a little boring since once you go to one you've gone to all of them, it's just some work outs in the weight room and one the field and maybe we do a couple of position drills. It is really good to see all the guys though but we don't blame anybody who doesn't show up. OTAs to me really are the start to the season, we know football's right around the corner and it's time to get back in shape. get things moved back in the locker and introduce yourself to any new players. Now will I always go I'm not so sure.
Jayson Kearse - DE
S18 San Antonio Marshals S19 - 21 Yellowknife Wraiths S22 - S24 Honolulu Hahalula S25 - S27 New York Silverbacks Career Stats 132 Games | 329 Tackles | 76 Tackles For Loss| 43 Sacks | 5 FF | 4 FR | 1 Safety | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jay Spears - S S30 - S31 Portland Pythons S30 DSFL Safety of the Year/S30 DSFL Pro Bowler/S31 DSFL Pro Bowler S32 - S41 Yellowknife Wraiths S35 ISFL Pro Bowler S39 Ultimus Winner Career Stats 160 Games | 649 Tackles | 2 Tackles For Loss | 20 Sacks | 8 FF | 4 FR | 5 INT | 75 PDs | 1 Safety | 1 TD |
After the bad season Lenard Graf wanted to make sure that we get everything right for this upcoming season. We will work as hard as we can to back to getting into the playoffs. We'll have to do our best and it starts with the earliest camps. A big part of the first camps is watching and practicing with the new rookies. Cob Corning was especially fun to line up against. He really wanted to prove himself but he also wanted to learn from us veterans. The best part about the camp was that I was finally able to line up against my stinky TE Partner Mahai @King Jellyfish. He couldn't live with the fact that I was the showing time and time again that I'm the better TE out of the two of us. So he decided to switch to Corner Back. He said it had something to do with helping out the team but im not so sure about that one. If it helps him sleep at night i'll stick with that story.
It is really fun to play against him tho! We're both competetive so as soon as we line up we'll both give it 200 %! [OPTION] NAME: Lenard Graf
[OPTION] BIRTHPLACE: Munich, Germany
[OPTION] COLLEGE: Oregon Ducks
[OPTION] HEIGHT: 6'4"
[OPTION] WEIGHT: 250 lb
[OPTION] NUMBER: 17
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[OPTION] TRANSACTIONS:
[OPTION] S31: Drafted 3rd overall by Bondi Beach(DSFL)
[OPTION] S32: Drafted 1st overall by Baltimore Hawks(ISFL)
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[OPTION] Accomplishments:
[OPTION] S31: Pro Bowl Selection (DSFL) [OPTION]
After a great season with the Portland Pythons in which he was nominated for Tight End of the Year, Barry Badman was riding high heading into the S35 ISFL Draft. He was selected in the second round by the Philadelphia Liberty but wasn't aware that he would be an immediate callup. He had a lot to prove in his first training camp with the team. As a former student at Villainova he took a couple courses on bank robberies, so he decided to impress his new teammates by robbing several banks and presenting each of his teammates with a custom Rolex watch with their names inscribed upon them. One of his fellow rookies Christian Marciano tried a similar move by presenting all of his teammates with a knockoff watch the Bolex... it did not go over well. The coaching staff was so angered by Marciano's gift that they made all the rookies run laps all day. Badman decided he would never forgive Marciano for 1. Copying his gift giving idea and botching it and 2. For making the coaching staff question all of the rookies in Philly this season.
Barry will have his revenge.
How was my off season training experience, well it was a season of negotiating a contract so I was putting in as much work as possible to get paid the big bucks for a long term extension. I spent a lot of time with most of the new players, especially our QB1 since our dual threat is no longer and it is now just a 1 headed monster. When it comes to the other parts of my experience, I was just helping a lot of the rookies get used to places like the locker room, what it was like to be in Austin and just show them an overall experience of what it is like to be a pro in the ISFL. Even though I was in the contract stage, my GM was good to me so I showed up to everything related to the team even if it was repetitive compared to years past.
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