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Given his draft position, Felix Hasselhoff was little than a footnote on draft day. Taken at the top of the 7th Round, Felix came into the DSFL with a lot to prove. Maybe it was that he was a European trying to break into the DSFL, but Adriana Falconi proved that as not being the case being taken 4th Overall. Maybe it was that he had never been on a football field in North America before the first days of Training Camp. I feel like that must have been the motivating factor for no one taking a chance on the young German. But one thing is sure looking back on the draft and what has transpired through the first 6 weeks of the DSFL season - Felix has taken his draft position to heart and used it as a motivator for his on-the-field play.
Six weeks into the DSFL season, Felix Hasselhoff sits second in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns, and second in yards per reception for receivers over 30 completions. What is most telling is that Hasselhoff only trails stats to Tijuana’s Xavier Flash, who is currently considered the best and most veteran receiver in the entirety of the DSFL, and someone who plays in a more dynamic passing offense than what Portland runs. The Pythons play a “smack you in the mouth” running game with two of the best backs in the DSFL. The offense aims to highlight the play of Elijah Lagerfield and fellow rookie D’Pez Poopsie. These two chew up most of the yards and get the most chances with the ball on the team. Which makes the play of Hasselhoff, and frankly the rest of the Pythons’ receivers, much more telling. Felix, and fellow rookie receiver Taylor Peterson, have added a dynamic air raid option to the Pythons weapons. With a rookie QB at the helm for the Pythons in Joliet Christ, the passing game is only on par to get better and better, and undoubtedly turn into one of the deadliest in the league in the near future. There is a chance that the Pythons could be putting together one of the deadliest receiving corps in DSFL history and with D’Pez “Stonehands” Poopsie sticking with running the ball and leaving the receiving to Hasselhoff and Peterson, we should start to see the Pythons smacking people in the mouth more often.
After a disappointing loss to the Marshals on some terrible clock management by the coaches and the choice to punt the ball while easily inside FG range, the Hoff was quoted with saying, “I think the coaches are doing a fairly good job. I wish they got me involved more often in the red zone. I feel I can be a dynamic addition to that area of the field. I got most of my yards moving us into the red zone against the Marshals, but we immediately turned around and handed off the ball to Lagerfield and Poopsie three times in a row, many times stalling out completely and leaving with a measly three points or even worse...a punt on the 23 yard line. I, mean, I am out here putting in work. Give me [and Peterson] a chance to shine. We’re looking at the top team in the league over there in Tijuana, and what do they do? They throw to [Xavier] Flash in the red zone often. Flash has 8 touchdowns in 6 games, and I will say this now - I am better than Flash. Given the chance, I will outperform him. I just need the team to fully have confidence in me. Passing to Poopsie in the clutch and having one of them go off his hands in the clutch, just not a good look. Let that dude run the ball, he does that better than anyone else on the team. Trust me and Peterson, please.”
The next game against Norfolk turned into a laugher early, with the Pythons’ D’Pez Poopsie putting the pedal to the metal and running all over the Seawolves in a dominant display. Some of Felix’s complaints about the previous game were taken into consideration as he was targeted a few more times in the red zone with plays drawn up to give him a chance to get into the endzone. But the passes to Poopsie continued, with another coming up as an interception. But many could see why Christ would want to get the ball in the hands of a dude that was blazing fire hot during the game. Even with the low confidence in the receiving game in the red zone, and the extreme reliance on the running game, the Pythons have kept pace with the rest of the league in passing yardage - but sooner or later the coaches may need to see that the passing game being involved even more often will pay greater dividends, as they have two very solid receivers with star potential and a QB that will surefire go in the first round of next seasons NSFL draft.
So after much analyzation, despite having the fewest pass attempts of any team in the DSFL, receiver Felix Hasselhoff has cemented himself as one of the DSFL’s best upcoming receivers and has shown that he belongs. After a rough first month, a league full of GMs that had no clue about the player, and the giant snubs he faced, Hasselhoff has embraced the hardships and used it as fuel to become the best of the best. After the game with the Seawolves, Felix was asked about the other rookie receivers in the class and had the following to say, “Honestly, I keep track with all the other guys and I normally wouldn’t, I think I watch Oles the most as he was taken 1st overall in the draft, so it’s hard not to compare yourself to another great receiver. Oles is going to be a very good receiver, I just don’t think he’ll ever be as good as me. I think sometimes you need to check your hubris, but with this whole draft and being the last receiver off the board, it’s time to for me to let that hubris shine through - it’s going to be my motivator. Maybe things will change if I am drafted earlier in the NSFL draft, but I don’t think I’ll ever really get over being looked at as a throwaway player. Let’s go Pythons.”
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Given his draft position, Felix Hasselhoff was little than a footnote on draft day. Taken at the top of the 7th Round, Felix came into the DSFL with a lot to prove. Maybe it was that he was a European trying to break into the DSFL, but Adriana Falconi proved that as not being the case being taken 4th Overall. Maybe it was that he had never been on a football field in North America before the first days of Training Camp. I feel like that must have been the motivating factor for no one taking a chance on the young German. But one thing is sure looking back on the draft and what has transpired through the first 6 weeks of the DSFL season - Felix has taken his draft position to heart and used it as a motivator for his on-the-field play.
Six weeks into the DSFL season, Felix Hasselhoff sits second in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns, and second in yards per reception for receivers over 30 completions. What is most telling is that Hasselhoff only trails stats to Tijuana’s Xavier Flash, who is currently considered the best and most veteran receiver in the entirety of the DSFL, and someone who plays in a more dynamic passing offense than what Portland runs. The Pythons play a “smack you in the mouth” running game with two of the best backs in the DSFL. The offense aims to highlight the play of Elijah Lagerfield and fellow rookie D’Pez Poopsie. These two chew up most of the yards and get the most chances with the ball on the team. Which makes the play of Hasselhoff, and frankly the rest of the Pythons’ receivers, much more telling. Felix, and fellow rookie receiver Taylor Peterson, have added a dynamic air raid option to the Pythons weapons. With a rookie QB at the helm for the Pythons in Joliet Christ, the passing game is only on par to get better and better, and undoubtedly turn into one of the deadliest in the league in the near future. There is a chance that the Pythons could be putting together one of the deadliest receiving corps in DSFL history and with D’Pez “Stonehands” Poopsie sticking with running the ball and leaving the receiving to Hasselhoff and Peterson, we should start to see the Pythons smacking people in the mouth more often.
After a disappointing loss to the Marshals on some terrible clock management by the coaches and the choice to punt the ball while easily inside FG range, the Hoff was quoted with saying, “I think the coaches are doing a fairly good job. I wish they got me involved more often in the red zone. I feel I can be a dynamic addition to that area of the field. I got most of my yards moving us into the red zone against the Marshals, but we immediately turned around and handed off the ball to Lagerfield and Poopsie three times in a row, many times stalling out completely and leaving with a measly three points or even worse...a punt on the 23 yard line. I, mean, I am out here putting in work. Give me [and Peterson] a chance to shine. We’re looking at the top team in the league over there in Tijuana, and what do they do? They throw to [Xavier] Flash in the red zone often. Flash has 8 touchdowns in 6 games, and I will say this now - I am better than Flash. Given the chance, I will outperform him. I just need the team to fully have confidence in me. Passing to Poopsie in the clutch and having one of them go off his hands in the clutch, just not a good look. Let that dude run the ball, he does that better than anyone else on the team. Trust me and Peterson, please.”
The next game against Norfolk turned into a laugher early, with the Pythons’ D’Pez Poopsie putting the pedal to the metal and running all over the Seawolves in a dominant display. Some of Felix’s complaints about the previous game were taken into consideration as he was targeted a few more times in the red zone with plays drawn up to give him a chance to get into the endzone. But the passes to Poopsie continued, with another coming up as an interception. But many could see why Christ would want to get the ball in the hands of a dude that was blazing fire hot during the game. Even with the low confidence in the receiving game in the red zone, and the extreme reliance on the running game, the Pythons have kept pace with the rest of the league in passing yardage - but sooner or later the coaches may need to see that the passing game being involved even more often will pay greater dividends, as they have two very solid receivers with star potential and a QB that will surefire go in the first round of next seasons NSFL draft.
So after much analyzation, despite having the fewest pass attempts of any team in the DSFL, receiver Felix Hasselhoff has cemented himself as one of the DSFL’s best upcoming receivers and has shown that he belongs. After a rough first month, a league full of GMs that had no clue about the player, and the giant snubs he faced, Hasselhoff has embraced the hardships and used it as fuel to become the best of the best. After the game with the Seawolves, Felix was asked about the other rookie receivers in the class and had the following to say, “Honestly, I keep track with all the other guys and I normally wouldn’t, I think I watch Oles the most as he was taken 1st overall in the draft, so it’s hard not to compare yourself to another great receiver. Oles is going to be a very good receiver, I just don’t think he’ll ever be as good as me. I think sometimes you need to check your hubris, but with this whole draft and being the last receiver off the board, it’s time to for me to let that hubris shine through - it’s going to be my motivator. Maybe things will change if I am drafted earlier in the NSFL draft, but I don’t think I’ll ever really get over being looked at as a throwaway player. Let’s go Pythons.”