10-10-2022, 07:51 PM
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Many may recognize Blaine as the son of former Washington Sentinels quarterback Shane Falco, during the player lockout from years ago. Shane is infamous for his Sugar Bowl drubbing he took as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Now Shane spends his time scrubbing boats and coaching up Blaine. Blaine carries many of the same traits that made Shane popular with the fans: great leader, fiery spirit, competitor, grit, great hair. To be honest the only glaring difference is that Blaine is right handed. Blaine even followed his father to Ohio State where he sat behind a bevy of great college quarterbacks. He was a one year starter but due in large part to the swath of talent at the position.
Blaine has always played under intense scrutiny. Growing up under the Falco name comes with its own set of expectations, but Shane Falco draws enough criticism since his professional career didn’t really pan out. In high school he was always a target from rival fan bases. However, Blaine rarely let it affect him. He started as a true freshman and garnered all conference and all district honors. His sophomore season was more of the same as they were able to get to the state championship game. However, they ended up losing that game on a last minute interception. Back for more for his junior year, Blaine was named the state football player of the year. He led his team to an undefeated season and a state championship. By the end of his senior year he had set all school records and was wrapping up another undefeated season when he was sacked and separated his throwing shoulder. Blaine would have to watch from the bench as his team was eliminated from the playoffs. The shoulder injury caused a lot of teams to balk and pull their scholarship offer, but Blaine had always wanted to play where his dad went. So even though he received offers from other schools he chose Ohio State to play his college ball.
Despite not playing for the majority of his time in college he was very involved in the quarterback room. Spending countless hours in there trying to learn as much as possible and soak up as much information as he could after a few years he was finally able to win the quarterback job. Seen as more of a game manager than a highlight reel quarterback Ohio State fell down the polls. They had close victories over the likes of Purdue and Rutgers and a couple blowouts over MAC teams. It wasn’t until they played harder competition that Ohio State started to struggle. They lost to Penn State and Michigan in back to back weeks for the first time in over a decade and missed out on the Big Ten title game as well as the college playoff. It was a down year for a perennial championship team. If losing to both of your closest rivals wasn’t already a bad season they then got blowout in the Outback Bowl. It seemed like the Falco curse had followed him to Ohio State. Blaine was ready to move on and see if he could carve out a future in the International Simulation Football League.
Blaine has been working this offseason on footwork and decision making. Trying to learn the ins and outs of the possible DSFL teams looking to acquire him in the draft. Word is that he may slip in the draft due to him not having extensive playing time in college. Most of the other quarterbacks coming into the draft started multiple years in college or had more accolades, or have more upside according to some scours. Blaine has always been a gamer and hopes to earn a starting job through hard work.
Possible DSFL landing spots. Most teams have a starter already so it is most likely Blaine will drop and be seen as a development prospect. Multiple teams have reach out but only a couple have shown much, if any, desire to sign the signal caller. Some teams even asked him to try out at a different position and thought it would suit him better in the long run. At the end of the day Blaine Falco is a quarterback. He’s been doing it his whole life and isn’t going to change now. He’s also a winner whether you believe it or not. He’s a natural born leader and the type of guy you build a team around.
He was brought into the Minnesota Grey Ducks last season to check out the facilities and hang out during their playoff run. It was cool to see how they interested and prepared for each team. Unfortunately, they were unable to win an Ultimini but he meshed well with the front office during his time there. Falco thought they needed a quarterback and his time there would lend itself to an easy transition, but apparently the front office thought differently.
Other teams that reached out that could use a new quarterback are the Kansas City Coyotes and the Bondi Beach Buccaneers. Some teams were not in the market, and others just straight up didn’t scout Blaine. Looking at the draft board and the needs of the teams it does seem like a year where quarterbacks could really fall in this draft. There are a couple other really good quarterbacks in this draft class and still a good amount in the DSFL waiting in the wings. It will be a tough road to climb wherever Blaine ends up but he expects to compete as soon as he enters the build.
My predictions is that Blaine falls to the 3rd or 4th round based on his lack of work in college and the prospect Bowl. When asked for a comment on that prediction, all Blaine had to say was, “Pain heals, chicks dig scars, and glory lasts forever!”.