So the last time I was here I got pretty busy and opting to focus on other sim leagues first I retired after S2 and have been gone for the better part of a year. Coming back is a nice change of pace and I'm hoping to be a little more active then last time but understand I will not be a top TPE earner here. To make a little money though since my bank account from before is now gone I decided to do a nice team ranking. To be different though I'm going to do a team ranking based off of the DSFL teams since it was only in talks to begin when I left and were not around yet. Disclaimer: I mean no hate or ill will towards any team, just doing media and have to rank someone last. So without further ado here they are.
6. Norfolk SeaWolves
While the SeaWolves is a pretty decent name overall I'm not a fan of the flow with Norfolk before it. The submarine is a nice touch with Norfolk's naval history but doesn't add much overall. The words in the logo itself seem kind of off, especially the SeaWolves part. While the color combo is alright overall I just have to rank them last even though I don't hate anything about it, just don't love it.
5. San Antonio Marshalls
The first thing that pops out to me when looking at the logo is the green, which I love. Unfortunately though, I'm not the biggest fan of the cowboy logo. While I enjoy the color scheme overall it does lack some pop to make it really stand out and while that is a safe play it also will not get you any style points. Overall the logo works and I'd definitely play here just like a few other team's logo's/colors more.
4.Tijuana Luchadores
Right off the bat, I love the color scheme. While the red is darker it adds a little something extra that San Antonio was missing. I also like that the team is in a very much nontraditional market that adds something special to the team. I am not the biggest fan of the Luchadore branding overall so that is why Tijuana falls to number 4 on my rankings. I just do not care for masked wrestlers as a mascot but that is just my opinion and I give them points for trying something different.
3. Portland Pythons
I love this color scheme. Black and yellow just go together so well and it stands out great. The python is bad ass looking and intimidating which is something you want in a mascot. Even if it does look more like a cobra to me
. Portland is a cool city to play in and I love that it's a different market than usual but still a large history filled town. My only knock on the team goes back to the colors/jerseys. You see I love the Pittsburgh Penguins and that is where the black and yellow love comes from. I don't hate the Steelers and do not like them either but I do respect the color scheme the city has for all its sports teams. So coming back to the jersey. It looks like the biggest rip off of the Steelers jerseys ever. While the shoulder stripes are smaller it still is too close for me to give any creativity there and for that the Pythons slip into the 3 spot.
2. Palm Beach Solar Bears
Repeat everything I said above about loving colors but it being a blatant rip off. I know it's (100%?) identical to the Orlando Solar Bears hockey logo. It's a really bad rip off on that account. But damn it do I love the color scheme here and that bear is one cool looking guy. The only reason I'm giving Palm Beach the nod over Portland here is because it's my home state and because it has a little bit more pop. Overall though these 2 were very close in terms of 2 and 3.
1. Kansas City Coyotes
The colors are a gorgeous combo and purple is one of the most underutilized colors in all of sports today. Pairing it with yellow, while a tried and true color combo for some fairly large teams over the different sports leagues, is a solid choice that can never go wrong in my opinion. I love that the team is in KC, which I think is a great city very much deserving of more sports teams. The mascot is solid but the logo to represent it is spot on and very nice to me. Overall the team has all the right credentials to see myself playing there in the future.
Overall I'm impressed by the DSFL teams. There isn't one team that I just absolutely hate the branding of like there is in some leagues.While the rankings are 1-6 it should be said that all 6 of these teams would rank higher than a lot of other teams in other leagues and I'd be happy to play for any team that drafts me.
6. Norfolk SeaWolves
![NOR NOR](https://forums.sim-football.com/images/smilies/isfl/NOR_thumb.png)
While the SeaWolves is a pretty decent name overall I'm not a fan of the flow with Norfolk before it. The submarine is a nice touch with Norfolk's naval history but doesn't add much overall. The words in the logo itself seem kind of off, especially the SeaWolves part. While the color combo is alright overall I just have to rank them last even though I don't hate anything about it, just don't love it.
5. San Antonio Marshalls
![SA SA](https://forums.sim-football.com/images/smilies/isfl/SAM_thumb.png)
The first thing that pops out to me when looking at the logo is the green, which I love. Unfortunately though, I'm not the biggest fan of the cowboy logo. While I enjoy the color scheme overall it does lack some pop to make it really stand out and while that is a safe play it also will not get you any style points. Overall the logo works and I'd definitely play here just like a few other team's logo's/colors more.
4.Tijuana Luchadores
![TIJ TIJ](https://forums.sim-football.com/images/smilies/isfl/TIJ_thumb.png)
Right off the bat, I love the color scheme. While the red is darker it adds a little something extra that San Antonio was missing. I also like that the team is in a very much nontraditional market that adds something special to the team. I am not the biggest fan of the Luchadore branding overall so that is why Tijuana falls to number 4 on my rankings. I just do not care for masked wrestlers as a mascot but that is just my opinion and I give them points for trying something different.
3. Portland Pythons
![POR POR](https://forums.sim-football.com/images/smilies/isfl/POR_thumb.png)
I love this color scheme. Black and yellow just go together so well and it stands out great. The python is bad ass looking and intimidating which is something you want in a mascot. Even if it does look more like a cobra to me
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2. Palm Beach Solar Bears
![PB PB](https://forums.sim-football.com/images/smilies/isfl/PB_thumb.png)
Repeat everything I said above about loving colors but it being a blatant rip off. I know it's (100%?) identical to the Orlando Solar Bears hockey logo. It's a really bad rip off on that account. But damn it do I love the color scheme here and that bear is one cool looking guy. The only reason I'm giving Palm Beach the nod over Portland here is because it's my home state and because it has a little bit more pop. Overall though these 2 were very close in terms of 2 and 3.
1. Kansas City Coyotes
![KCC KCC](https://forums.sim-football.com/images/smilies/isfl/KCC_thumb.png)
The colors are a gorgeous combo and purple is one of the most underutilized colors in all of sports today. Pairing it with yellow, while a tried and true color combo for some fairly large teams over the different sports leagues, is a solid choice that can never go wrong in my opinion. I love that the team is in KC, which I think is a great city very much deserving of more sports teams. The mascot is solid but the logo to represent it is spot on and very nice to me. Overall the team has all the right credentials to see myself playing there in the future.
Overall I'm impressed by the DSFL teams. There isn't one team that I just absolutely hate the branding of like there is in some leagues.While the rankings are 1-6 it should be said that all 6 of these teams would rank higher than a lot of other teams in other leagues and I'd be happy to play for any team that drafts me.
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