4. For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
I've been on the New York Silverbacks for a few seasons now and I've done my best to learn the history of the team and those who I would consider the greatest of all time in the New York Silverbacks franchise. Now I myself am trying every day to solidify my spot in the "Mount Rushmore" of the New York Silverbacks but there are a lot of other players WAY more deserving of that title than me of course. If I had to shoot off a couple of names to make my Mount Rushmore I would have to look at who holds records in the franchise. We'll start off with some of the offensive players of course, I'm Canadian and off the top of my head I have no idea how many presidents there are on Mount Rushmore so I'm Googling it....riiigghhttt.....now. There are only four? The New York Silverbacks deserve more than four greatest of all time players. Let's get to it. OFFENSE.
Records don't lie, and looking at who holds the most passing records for a New York Silverbacks Quarterback spot number one goes to Sam Howitzer, with thirty four thousand three hundred and fifty six career passing yards and a seven point one-one-nine passing average, I think that solidifies Sam in spot number one, and honourable mention obviously goes to Malcolm Savage who was the quarterback when I started my career with the Silverbacks.
Up second you got to go with somebody who rushes the ball on this one, the run game is just as important as the passing game. I know it's extremely difficult to include someone who is still currently playing in the league and consider them a Mount Rushmoreworthy player but Michaelangelo McTurtle does not mess around when it comes to running with the football. Currently, McTurtle holds the New York Silverbacks rushing yards record with SEVEN THOUSAND and sixteen yards and is extremely close to holding the rushing touchdowns record being only six touchdowns behind Silverbacks alumni Captain Rodgers, and if you are wondering why I didn't choose Captain Rodgers who has his name all over the rushing records, I picked McTurtle because not only is he very close and will most likely hold the records in his remaining years with the silverbacks but he is an outstanding person with a big heart and I wouldn't want to see anyone else on top of this list.
Moving on to the receiving records and the receiver who will sit atop the New York Silverbacks Mount Rushmore. Hands down this honor has to go to Tugg Speedman, Speedman holds just about every record in receiving for the Silverbacks, it's extremely tough to hold onto every record except for one in a franchise but Tugg Speedman did just that eight hundred and ninety seven receptions, eleven thousand five hundred and one receiving yards, and seventy five receiving touchdowns, there must not have been a single game where this guy wasn't "Mossing" the secondary to put his team up on top!
And now for the moment you've all been waiting for, oh yes, the DEFENSE!!!!! Everyone knows the saying "Offense wins games, but Defense wins CHAMPIONSHIPS" and in my own personal totally unbiased opinion that saying is one hundred percent FACTUAL. Let's get into the juicy stuff here.
Probably one of the most important defensive players to ever play for the Black and Green, holding the all time career tackles and tackles for loss records, it's the man I look up to and want nothing more than to try and beat his records, it's Sakeem Webb. Sakeem played a long time for the Silverbacks and in that time he managed to rack up nine hundred and twenty two tackles for the Silverbacks and sixty five tackles for loss. Now you may be asking yourself this "Hammer how in earth do you think you'll ever be able to beat Sakeem's records?" Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm not that far behind and if I do accomplish this goal I've set myself that does not mean that Sakeem should be replaced by me in the Silverbacks Mount Rushmore because he has done his hard work and deserves to be up there just as much as anyone else, I'm just wanting to not only win championships here in New York but I want to leave a legacy behind. I am five hundred and forty four tackles behind Sakeem, thirty one tackles for loss, and sixty sacks away from holding all of those records, and no one will believe in me more than myself.
Moving on to the secondary positions, Dax Dangerfield has done an outstanding job with the Silverbacks, no one can deny that he is a highlight player for the Black and Green. Dax holds the passes deflected record with two hundred and one and is tied for second with defensive touchdowns all time. Dax is known for locking down wide receivers and making quarterbacks all across the league think twice before throwing to their side.
There are many players who deserve to be on the mount rushmore of the New York Silverbacks but these were just a few that I believe have done what they had to do to help their team succeed. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you pray for me and my record breaking abilities.
I've been on the New York Silverbacks for a few seasons now and I've done my best to learn the history of the team and those who I would consider the greatest of all time in the New York Silverbacks franchise. Now I myself am trying every day to solidify my spot in the "Mount Rushmore" of the New York Silverbacks but there are a lot of other players WAY more deserving of that title than me of course. If I had to shoot off a couple of names to make my Mount Rushmore I would have to look at who holds records in the franchise. We'll start off with some of the offensive players of course, I'm Canadian and off the top of my head I have no idea how many presidents there are on Mount Rushmore so I'm Googling it....riiigghhttt.....now. There are only four? The New York Silverbacks deserve more than four greatest of all time players. Let's get to it. OFFENSE.
Records don't lie, and looking at who holds the most passing records for a New York Silverbacks Quarterback spot number one goes to Sam Howitzer, with thirty four thousand three hundred and fifty six career passing yards and a seven point one-one-nine passing average, I think that solidifies Sam in spot number one, and honourable mention obviously goes to Malcolm Savage who was the quarterback when I started my career with the Silverbacks.
Up second you got to go with somebody who rushes the ball on this one, the run game is just as important as the passing game. I know it's extremely difficult to include someone who is still currently playing in the league and consider them a Mount Rushmoreworthy player but Michaelangelo McTurtle does not mess around when it comes to running with the football. Currently, McTurtle holds the New York Silverbacks rushing yards record with SEVEN THOUSAND and sixteen yards and is extremely close to holding the rushing touchdowns record being only six touchdowns behind Silverbacks alumni Captain Rodgers, and if you are wondering why I didn't choose Captain Rodgers who has his name all over the rushing records, I picked McTurtle because not only is he very close and will most likely hold the records in his remaining years with the silverbacks but he is an outstanding person with a big heart and I wouldn't want to see anyone else on top of this list.
Moving on to the receiving records and the receiver who will sit atop the New York Silverbacks Mount Rushmore. Hands down this honor has to go to Tugg Speedman, Speedman holds just about every record in receiving for the Silverbacks, it's extremely tough to hold onto every record except for one in a franchise but Tugg Speedman did just that eight hundred and ninety seven receptions, eleven thousand five hundred and one receiving yards, and seventy five receiving touchdowns, there must not have been a single game where this guy wasn't "Mossing" the secondary to put his team up on top!
And now for the moment you've all been waiting for, oh yes, the DEFENSE!!!!! Everyone knows the saying "Offense wins games, but Defense wins CHAMPIONSHIPS" and in my own personal totally unbiased opinion that saying is one hundred percent FACTUAL. Let's get into the juicy stuff here.
Probably one of the most important defensive players to ever play for the Black and Green, holding the all time career tackles and tackles for loss records, it's the man I look up to and want nothing more than to try and beat his records, it's Sakeem Webb. Sakeem played a long time for the Silverbacks and in that time he managed to rack up nine hundred and twenty two tackles for the Silverbacks and sixty five tackles for loss. Now you may be asking yourself this "Hammer how in earth do you think you'll ever be able to beat Sakeem's records?" Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm not that far behind and if I do accomplish this goal I've set myself that does not mean that Sakeem should be replaced by me in the Silverbacks Mount Rushmore because he has done his hard work and deserves to be up there just as much as anyone else, I'm just wanting to not only win championships here in New York but I want to leave a legacy behind. I am five hundred and forty four tackles behind Sakeem, thirty one tackles for loss, and sixty sacks away from holding all of those records, and no one will believe in me more than myself.
Moving on to the secondary positions, Dax Dangerfield has done an outstanding job with the Silverbacks, no one can deny that he is a highlight player for the Black and Green. Dax holds the passes deflected record with two hundred and one and is tied for second with defensive touchdowns all time. Dax is known for locking down wide receivers and making quarterbacks all across the league think twice before throwing to their side.
There are many players who deserve to be on the mount rushmore of the New York Silverbacks but these were just a few that I believe have done what they had to do to help their team succeed. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you pray for me and my record breaking abilities.