(S47) PT #2 - First Quarter Questions

[shrub02]

You asked about the first quarter of the season but for me, now, it is currently Sunday night less than an hour before the deadline. So, just about the first half of the season has been played. I'm going to talk about the first half of the season instead. Still mostly on topic. 

Player: Reginald is having a great season! He's set to outpace many of his stats from the previous season when he won offensive player of the year, yet somehow only manage to make second team All-Pro. His personal goal is to get another award and make first team All-Pro. Hopefully he can get that.

Team: Man, we were rolling. We had a tough loss to AZ to start the season and followed it up with 5 straight wins, including a convincing win against NOLA. Only to be completely, utterly, and demoralizing destroyed by SJS. Does OCO have what it takes to be the best. My opinion: that last game was a fluke and we're gonna take it all the way.

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[woelkers]

I am three seasons into my career and this feels like the first season that I am truly invested in the success of Hercules Henry, perhaps in part due to the breath of fresh air that comes from joining a new team. This has been a bit of a tough run for the Cape Town Crash, who sit at a disappointing 3-4 as I write this, and Hercules Henry has had a somewhat similar rollercoaster of a season. One of the hottest commodities on this season's fantasy football waiver wire, Hercules Henry has had some stunning performances to land himself 16th in rushing yards on the season at 350, while leading the league in rushing efficiency at 7.1 yards per carry. However, more than half of his rushing yards came in a single game, the season opener against his former team, the Colorado Yeti, in which he torched his previous teammates for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground. Since then, he has eclipsed 50 yards just once, in a similarly impressive 77-yard, 3-touchdown outing against the Berlin Fire Salamanders. Hopefully, the remainder of the season holds more of these bright moments for Hercules Henry; he has more than earned his shot at the big time.

[aeonsjenni]

okay so the Colorado Yeti are not playing as well as maybe would be ideal, but it's okay because we're rebuilding so it's a good opportunity to go for personal success. Most notably, Mister Hogmally is working his way towards breaking some absolutely ancient records for TE success set by Paul DiMirio back in the early days of the sim, firmly putting the Pig on the way towards Hall of Fame stature. Additionally, Preston Beatz is doing many of the same things, getting close to some records of his own for QB success in his year with the Yeti. As for my own player, Mary Marie leads (or at least ties for the lead) safeties in sacks so far with 3, and has the most tackles of all safeties by a good margin, but unfortunately hasn't lit up the stat sheet otherwise. She did put herself 1 closer towards the Fumbles Recovered career record, which is what I'm shooting for, so that's nice.

[Oles]

You know, for Tyler Oles III the stats really aren't flashy. These stats are there, the tackles are coming but he's a corner, corners don't bank on tackles we bank on interceptions, passes defended, not tackling a guy after he made a catch on us. The team is doing great, only one loss so far early on, but man from a personal standpoint those stats needa start dropping. I love to see the team do well, I wanna do well in route to the ISFL, now is the time to make a name for myself and etch myself into the Oles record books. Kaz JR has an mvp and opoy in the DSFL, quarterbacked the same team seasons ago to win b2b ultimini titles, Oles III needs a name for himself just like Kaz JR got. That time is coming those stats are coming, and the Ultimini will absolutely be on its way to Minny again.

[Gordon Bombay]

FROM FRENCH

Leopold aime beaucoup son équipe. Ils ont du succès sur le terrain et Léo est fière d’évoluer pour Sarasota. Le début de saison est spécaile pour Roy, car c’est sa première saison où il évolue à la position de wide receiver. Il croit qu’il est bon pour le moment, mais il est certain qu’il pourrait être meilleur dans le futur. Le problème de Léo présentement est l’argent. Il doit trouver le moyen de faire de l’argent afin de pouvoir se payer des sessions de gym. Il est trop pauvre et cela nuit à sa carrière. Il pense commencer à faire des signatures bientot et peut-etre pourrait t’il se payer de l’équipement ainsi. Son quart-arrière le mérite ! Outre cela , la saison de Sarasota devrait bien se dérouler. Le but est de se rendre en séries éliminatoire et une fois rendu la bas, tout est possible ! Léo aimerat beaucoup gagner une coupe comme son idole Louis Blondin.

[GlimsTC]

As far as the season for the Fire Salamanders go, we sit at a 2-5 record. But you know what? That's alright. BECAUSE WILLIE SWAGGERT IS DOING HIS THING AND GONNA MAKE DAMN SURE WE FINISH HIGHER THAN THAT! Rushing wise, he's got about 247 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, which is okay enough I suppose. BUT AS A WR, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! With 38 catches, Swaggert has gained himself 518 yards for 3 touchdowns with his longest catch going for 52 yards! The only RB to be higher than him in the receiving game is Purdy Mediocre, who is only 12 yards and 1 touchdown better than Swaggert. The path to victory may be tough, but with the goal in mind to be the best pass catching RB in the leauge, the path is CLEAR ahead for Swaggert and absolutely doable. So thankfully, plenty to be happy about and no doubt a goal he CAN achieve!

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[Fordhammer]

This season is off to a very interesting start for Greg Hirsch. Despite being brand new to the league, the team has find quite a bit of success in the early going of the season. The team is winning, and Greg has been able to use his legs to run in several touchdowns. His throwing ability has been severely lacking. Which is to be expected given he was not asked to throw much in high school or college. As a result, the team came to the conclusion that it might be better to switch to a more traditional quarterback archetype, the pocket passer. Greg will still be able to run if needed, but he should have fewer complaints from his receivers about passes being nowhere near catchable. Time will tell if this strategy proves successful in the long term and this season specifically. The league's defenses will also have to adjust to a different style as they'll be penalized for stacking the box and spying the QB.

[DL14]

Written option: The first games of Season 47 have been played. How is it going so far? What is your player or team doing well, what could they be doing better, and what do you think are the biggest challenges ahead? How do you see the season playing out? (51 words)

For once, stuff seems to actually not be going that bad. Dare I even say, good. I had a slow start which… was expected, I’m the 5th receiving option at OCO after all, and I’m not necessarily that cracked TPE wise. But then, I had a 3 game stretch where I sorta became good. I got 4 TDs, which was the same as last season, and a crack over 400 yards. I was tied 3rd in TDs and had the 14th most receiving yards. Of course, I quickly came back down to earth with the game against SJS, since I’m still basically WR5, so it is what it is. As for the team, while we have mauled the weak opponents (as we should), we’ve gone 1-2 against actually decent competition, which is concerning. Beck is a bozo, and Uptown is Uptown, so I’m not sure where it goes from here. We’re probably what, the 4th best team now? Probably just have to be like the Cowboys/Dolphins, maul weak opponents on the way to the playoffs (though the rest of the schedule is a gauntlet bar 2 games) and then pray for luck in the playoffs. As for me, I’ll suck, duh. I’m done with significant upgrades for a bit, and I won’t get many more targets. So… yeah. Time to tough it out.

[dogwoodmaple]

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[MobiausGrander]

Since we at the first quarter of the season, things for NOLA have ok but could be better. We are 4-3 and 4th in the real conference, the AFC, I mean the AFC, and have an elite defense after years of the sim putting us down due to stupid TPE rules. However, I will still say this everytime, we should be 5-2, due to the sim screwing us out of a legitimate win due to AZ's luck. On the bright side, we have two offensive players in contention for MVP and OPOY, Speedings and Mardukas. In addition, we have four players that are in real contention to earn DPOY, Edgecomb, Wevis, Junior, and myself. So far, the schedule is easing up and we are coming off of a decisive son on the road against Austin. Things should hopefully look up as continue on our quest to make the playoffs and finally contend for a ring.