(S41) PT #3 - Whoa, we're Halfway There!

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(S41) PT #3 - Whoa, we're Halfway There!

Complete the weekly Point Task to earn 3 TPE! All written responses must be at least 150 words. PT's may be submitted in another language, if you mention what language you are translating into, to make the job of the grader easier.

Do not claim this TPE until it has been graded and posted to the S41 claim thread. This task is due next Sunday, May 5th, 2023 at 11:59 EST. Have fun and get writing!

Written option: React, or overreact, to the first weeks of the season. Is your player’s slow start a sign of abject failure, or are they a 100% MVP lock? Have the Hahalua sold their souls to the sim gods and already locked up an Ultimus? Is your team going to compete for a playoff spot or are they doomed for failure? Give your hot takes here.

Graphic Option: Spell out your definitely rational argument for a hot take, and give at least a scrap of evidence. Show more effort than words on an image.

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[Rusfan]

Mandrews McHollywood’s halfway point stats on the S41 season look like this:
7 Games
29 Receptions
440 Yards
15.2 YPC
60 Long
6 TDs
0 Drops
11 First Downs
7 20+ catches
3 40+ catches

If these numbers hold over the second half of the season, Mandrews would end the year with these numbers:
16 games
66 receptions
1,006 Yards
15.2 YPC
60 Long
15 TDs
0 Drops
25 First Downs
16 20+ catches
7 40+ catches

So, after putting that together, what would a year like that feel like in the end? Well, apart from the drops and the touchdowns, that would be in my opinion very disappointing. Just cracking 1,000 yards in my first maxed season and a general step back in explosiveness is not what I had in mind.

Now it’s hard to say what the balance of responsibility is from just having a bad year on its own, or maybe it’s the fault of a rookie QB, or maybe it’s the system, but whatever the reason I was hoping to have a better year overall.

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[TheHammer43]

It's been a weird start to the season for Bay Webb and the Silverbacks, you never really know what's going to happen with them, a lot of the time we are projected to win outright and sometimes it's going to be an absolute battle to win the game, and it never really goes as planned, a lot of the time we find ourselves in a shootout with the teams we should have no problem winning against. Like last week when we played New Orleans, we should have steamrolled them from the start, and then we finally got our first win against Arizona in my entire time with the Silverbacks, like I said earlier it's been a weird start to the season, I'm very optimistic and I know that it's going to take a lot of hard work and determination to get to where we want to get and I hope the entire team is behind me on this when I say we aren't stopping till we are number one.

[Purpl3Spartan]

It has been a really peculiar start to the season for Benjamin Duvernay and the Portland Pythons. Duvernay finds himself in a weird position as he feels he does his job well on defense, but the opposing teams exploit other weaknesses in the defense. This frustration was especially evident in the last game against the Tijuana Luchadores as he only allowed two catches for 22 yards, yet the Luchadores scored 30 points due to multiple turnovers at their own endzone.

Despite this, I think the Portland Pythons will still rally to make the playoffs as they did last season when they also started the season 103. It is only a matter of time before this team gets red hot and goes on a run. And yes, the Hahalua have absolutely sold their soul to the sim gods and actively practice black magic with living sacrifices in their war room to punch their ticket to the Ultimus.

[Sonny]

It's been a positive start to Sonny Johnson's DSFL career, perhaps not what he was expecting regarding his individual impact, but the team are 3-1, so he has contributed to the success so far.

His debut saw him make 8 tackles against the London Royals. (team won)
Week 2, 4 tackles. (team won)
Week 3, 1 tackle. (team lost)
Week 4, 3 tackles. (team won)

Positional wise, Johnson is tied with Bondi Beach Buccaneers' Scruffy The Janitor and Norfolk Seawolves' Negs Suxlmap, all have 16 tackles. Suxlmap also has a sack to his name.

With his closest rivals plying their trade in the DFSL South, Johnson can, for the moment, consider himself the most productive defensive tackle in the DSFL North.

Johnson publicly has repeated that his focus is on the Coyotes winning games, but in the back of his mind is the need to excel and beat his positional rivals to have a chance at winning the defensive tackle DSFL Positional Award.

[OrbitingDeath]

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[Aneeqs]

The sim gods have already decided that MC Hammer, the Defensive Tackle for the Baltimore Hawks, might indeed be a flop. He has been consistently overshadowed by his brother Sledge Hammer and is seemingly struggling to just get after the QB. Alas, such is life and MC Hammer must focus up and push on in order to help the Baltimore Hawks. I would go into this whole spiel about how Hammer is an MVP lock, but my man can't even get sacks, so how is he gonna be an MVP. In all honesty, i'm just joshing around. It's been fun having this player and even though the Hawks aren't looking so great right now, its been a fun season for me. We've lost some really close games unfortunately, but also we had a big win against yellowknife, so there is something building, but it might be a little too soon for the hawks to make a case for themselves in the playoffs

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[WildfireMicro]

It's been a rough start for the Norfolk Seawolves offense, as it our QB has only thrown 4 touchdowns to 5 interceptions, and we have mostly gotten our offensive attack from the rushing game. While our defense is respectable, we still need a lot of work if we are gonna get to the playoffs as, despite being 2nd in the division right now, we are only 2-2 and can be easily overtaken while the Tijuana Luchadors sit on top of our division at 4-0. My player Sailor Moon could be doing better as she only averages 53.2 yards per game, though to be fair she is only the second string running back right now.

 Honolulu may be undefeated, but I think that it will not stay that way. While they should beat Baltimore on paper despite what the betting lines say, after that they got tough matchups against Chicago, Austin and OCO and I will be very surprised if they will win all of those.

[CROney3]

As the most recent 1st round pick of the Arizona Outlaws, Benji has been rooting for the defending Ultimus champions all season long while developing his game even further in the DSFL. He had high hopes of watching the Outlaws dominate all season long and bring home another championship, but it's not looking good for them so far. They are currently 2-5 and have less points scored than the rebuilding Secondline. While he's disappointed, Benji is keeping faith that the ship will right itself due to the great management in Arizona. However, Benji doesn't like the look of things with Honolulu a surprising 7-0, which means the sim must be doing weird things this year and obviously does not want to see Arizona dominate again. It can be hard to change the mind of the sim gods, as he was taught growing up. No matter how they finish this year, Benji is looking forward to contributing to the team next season, whether that means getting them back to the playoffs or repeating another Ultimus victory!

[Tylertokesome04]

Hot take time:

Josh Patterson will win the DSFL OROTY and the London Royals will make the playoffs.

I know, I know, I hear you all. "They're just barely at .500 with their last win. They also have no defense." I say who needs a defense when you can just keep winning shoot-outs. Why not London? We have a rookie quarterback leading the league in yards, only 1 touchdown behind the lead in that category as well. Why not London? We've already beaten Minnesota once this season. They are clearly not unbeatable. That only leaves KCC atop our division. They are strong, I fully expect them to be in the playoffs. They have also lost. There is no team in this division that is untouchable. I expect a close race at the end of this season between KCC, LON, and MINN. How it all shakes out in the end? That's anyone's guess. However, Josh Patterson to win OROTY and London in the playoffs, I say bet on it!