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*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - Roly - 04-23-2018

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Season 7 Issue 1[/div]

Season 7 has kicked off in the DSFL and Not Famous Yet - the premier DSFL news brand - is here to recap all the action with the first issue for the new season. In this issue, we have a feature article on Mark Grau - the returning Portland Pythons receiver who turned heads draft night with statements regarding playing for the Colorado Yeti. Since retracted, he's looking to make waves in his last season in the DSFL. Also included - there's only 6 rookies in this shallow offensive prospect pool so far for the S8 draft. Are team's ready for this shortage of offensive talent? Plus recaps, power rankings, and much more! This is Not Famous Yet, Issue 1 of S7.

In this issue:
  • FEATURE: Not Over Yet - The Mark Grau Story
  • PROSPECT RANKINGS: The Small but Mighty Offensive Prospects for S8
  • POWER RANKINGS: In the DSFL through Week 4
If you're interested in writing for NFY or have topics you want to cover, let me know through PMs or DMs. Scouts, analysts and more wanted to join the most trusted source of DSFL and Prospect news.

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It wasn’t until the second round of the NSFL Entry Draft that @sapp2013 Matthew Vincent realized something was awry. In an exclusive interview with NFY, the Colorado Yeti co-GM explained that his phone began blowing up with trade offers for the rookie that he had just announced the Yeti were selecting with the fourth overall pick in the S7 NSFL Entry Draft. Mark Grau, live on NSFLN Twitch Draft Stream™, had announced his intention to hold out from signing with Colorado.

If anything, the story of that draft resembles the career of Mark Grau: often challenged, but always determined. In this exclusive feature article for NFY, we’ll look back on Grau’s DSFL rookie season as a NSFL prospect, diagnose what exactly went down on draft day, and look ahead to what’s in the inarguably bright future for the talented wide receiver. From DSFL sensation on a heartbroken Portland Pythons squad to draft miscommunications, Mark’s story has never been smooth, but the highly-regarded prospect remains confident and upbeat. He has good reasons when you look at not only his numbers, but what the future has in store.

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Mark Grau announced his entrance into the DSFL shortly after the start of the regular season. After playing college football, he was in the middle of a wave of prospects who missed the DSFL Draft in the offseason and were only approved to enter the league during preseason and at the start of the regular season. Any DSFL GM will tell you how busy that period of time was for them: over the course of a few days the eligible S7 prospect list nearly doubled from waiver additions.

Grau would join the likes of @nunccoepi Verso L’Alto, @feve10 Ryan Lefevre, @majesiu Vladimir Fyodovorich as early S6 DSFL waiver additions. That is a legendary list of names; elite talents who were unavailable until the preseason or later for DSFL GMs to claim off waivers. Including @`Fire-Bred` Mason Brown, those five waiver claims would continue on to become five of the eight first draft picks in the S7 NSFL Entry Draft.

The Portland Pythons were the lucky destination of Grau’s waiver claim. It was a match made in heaven for the team: after the S6 DSFL Draft the Pythons had only one prospect, @TrueTexican Cole “The Cowboy” McCoy. Picked in the third round, McCoy was highly touted as a steal by renown Pythons GM @PDXBaller Rashaad Brooks. Unfortunately for a team who’s only draft pick was a quarterback, they were missing high-level wideout talent. That short-coming would only last a couple games before Grau was picked up on waivers. According to current Pythons GM @speculadora Rolando Pennywhistle and co-GM with the squad last season, Grau “allowed us to open up the playbook and made us way more versatile as an offense.”

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The impact was immediate: Grau netted a short red zone TD in his first game with the Pythons connecting with veteran quarterback Christ. Only two games later, he netted two TDs once again versus the Norfolk Seawolves. Over the course of 3 games Grau had lit the league on fire for the same number of touchdowns. The DSFL was afire with hot takes comparing the wide receiver to past Python all-star wideouts @JohnWachter John Wachter and @Supersquare04 Dwayne Aaron. The latter even got into the hype; tweeting that Grau had a lot of potential near the start of the DSFL season.

The wide receiver prospect shortly made good friends with his fellow prospect behind the line. Twitter erupted all season between the two; a connection absolutely sparking off the field. According to an exclusive interview with Mark Grau, the connection started right away. “We both came into the DSFL at the same time so I remember the first day of practice we both kind of felt like we had an immediate connection due to that, kind of like a Tony Romo and Jason Witten thing.” Those long practice sessions wouldn’t pay off though at the start of the season, especially with Portland giving the majority of the snaps to veteran Christ. It wasn’t until Week 8 playing the Tijuana Luchadores at home that Grau would connect with his new best-friend on the team. Set up at the 1 yard line, McCoy came out to spot Christ and wound up finding Grau streaking into the end zone. The only people more excited than the Pythons crowd in Portland were the two on the field; finally transferring that off field chemistry to touchdown magic.

The two Python stars would connect next in back to back games against the San Antonio Marshals: one TD in Week 13 on the road and one TD in Week 14 at home. In total the regular season connection between the two was solid, if slightly underwhelming given the hype of what the two prospects had managed to create. Over the course of the season they connected for 3 TDs – almost half of all of Grau’s touchdowns (of which he had 7). Notably, he was a red zone expert; most of his touchdown scoring receptions were within the 20 yard line and even more of them within the 10 yard zone (aka the green zone). His average yards per reception was 11.3, decent but close to that of fellow S7 prospects Howard Miller (13.9) and @cpetrella Footballer Catcherman (14.1).

It can be summarized that the S6 Pythons were dominant. They ended the season with a 10-4 record and home field advantage through the entire playoffs. Experts had them as the consensus NFC champions in the playoff game upcoming against the Kansas City Coyotes. With all-star sophomore @Goretron Borro Gore in the backfield, breakout star @TrueTexican in the pocket and Mark Grau out wide there was hardly a more balanced offense.

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And so, the Portland Pythons were set to host the Kansas City Coyotes in what would be a thrilling NFC championship game between two of the most dominant DSFL teams the league had seen in ages. Both had legit superstars at wideout; generational talent Howard Miller for the coyotes and Mark Grau for the Pythons. Both had sophomore game-stealing runningbacks capable of playing every down in @AzhekAhriman Robby Rainey and Borro Gore. The Pythons team defense had a hole at pass defense; they were fourth in the league in pass yard allowed. Unfortunately for them, they were playing the best passing offense in the league with the Coyotes @OwlStrike13 Mark Strike and Miller.

The game was a disaster for the Portland Pythons, especially Grau’s best team mate Cole McCoy. The embattled Cowboy threw 3 picks and only targeted Grau twice in the entire second half. Yet, Grau still had an above-average receiving game – his stat line ended with 6 receptions on 9 targets for 105 yards. The loss was felt hard in the locker room. Almost universally described as a “tough loss,” both Grau and GM Pennywhistle described how the team felt they were the ones to beat coming into the playoffs. The sentiment was shared by their opponent: co-GM for the Kansas City Coyotes, Azhek Ahriman, pointed out that somehow Portland managed to get home field advantage once again. In the ultimate compliment to Mark Grau, Ahriman stated that the Coyotes tasked star cornerback Mike Miles with shutting down the Pythons wide receiver - at the risk of leaving Borro Gore open to looks slotted into wideout on multiple formations. The end result was Grau kept off the scoresheet with 0 TDs and a Coyote win.

Top of mind for the whole team, from co-GM to star receiver, was the fact that they let GM Rashaad Brooks, who was stepping down to take his current role as co-GM with the Philadelphia Liberty in the NSFL, down with the loss. Rashaad Brooks, for his part, doesn't view the season that way. Brooks provided the following statement to NFY on the matter: "I don't believe they let me down because my goal last season was to set the team up to succeed in the best way possible and the fact that they are both still active is proof that I was able to execute that long term plan. I had no expectations last season and to make it to the playoffs with a 10-4 record again exceeded all my expectations."

In the end the Kansas City Coyotes ended up losing in the Ultimini to the San Antonio Marshals. According to Pennywhistle, it brought the team small comfort to see them “get bounced,” but didn’t alleviate much of the taste lingering in the Python’s locker room. After the heart break, Portland’s stars were committed to righting the wrong.

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The S7 NSFL Draft was a typical top-heavy affair: the best 10 or so prospects were seen as great pickups, with the value dropping off a cliff as the second round wore on. In that elite tier, Mark Grau held his own; in our S7 NFY Prospect Rankings he came in number five overall out of his class. His average score was even higher, the fourth best average ranked rookie according to DSFL scouts and DSFL head office. Scouting reports at the time declared he was “NSFL-ready” and could crack the WR3 position on most of the NSFL team depth charts. For the talented wideout, the NSFL looked to be his next destination for his end zone expertise.

It all changed in the lead up to draft day. First, on March 27th, six days before the draft would happen, Pythons defensive prospect Mason Brown announced that he would not sign with the Colorado Yeti. The public announcement shocked many scouts; the Pythons defender had been a solid prospect and his decision to come out publicly against the Yeti’s co-GM @sapp2013 Matthew Vincent GM @TheMemeMaestro Meme Maestro* appeared to tank his draft stock. For their part, the Yeti didn’t overreact the news and Vincent appeared to use tact when responding publicly to the issue. The damage had already been done though and teams from around the league said that Brown’s public announcement might have damaged his perception – no team wants that type of drama-inducing player.

The drama would not be over for the Colorado Yeti. With the first overall selection in the S7 draft, the team surprised nobody by taking Howard Miller. The incredibly talented Coyotes wideout, who had scored a clinching 40 yard TD reception to knock the Pythons out in the crushing NFC championship loss, was described by this very magazine as a “generational talent” and consensus first overall prospect. What it also meant was that the Yeti had taken yet another elite receiver in the early draft pick, following up on S6 Draft’s third overall selection of Dwayne Aaron. Suddenly, the team was flush with very talented and high potential wide receivers.

According to Vincent, the Colorado Yeti had two plans of action for what to do after their first overall pick. “We knew we were taking Miller at 1 and the Hawks were taking L’Alto at 2. Both Fyodo and Grau were great prospects, and we would have been happy with either falling to us, but we thought for sure the Otters would take Grau at 3.” But, throwing the Yeti into Plan B, the Orange County Otters instead selected Vladimir Fyodorovich over Mark Grau for their third overall pick.

Perhaps it was premonition, but Vincent says he had the feeling something would go wrong in the first round. That’s why the Yeti worked on a mid-draft trade with the Philadelphia Liberty to trade up to 7th overall from 9th overall. To buy time, according to Vincent, the team selected the wideout they knew they’d want in the 1st round and picked Mark Grau at number four overall.

For Rolando Pennywhistle, Grau’s Pythons GM at the time, he knew “it was a matter of when, not if, he would have an issue with it.” Grau’s status as an elite receiver, and one who is self-aware and knows that he has that talent, makes it a contentious match to a team who has stockpiled high potential wide receivers. The Colorado passing game appears to have its number 1 and 2 targets set – and neither were Grau. According to Pennywhistle, that meant it would be a “tertiary role, at most, for Mark and that’s understandably difficult to wrap your head around coming from being THE guy.”

Difficult it was for Mark Grau. On the live NSFLN Twitch Draft Steam™, Grau announced that he would hold out from signing with the Colorado Yeti. It was a shock to Vincent, who only became aware of the announcement when he received a message from someone in his front office asking if he was aware of what Grau was saying. Following that message was trade offers from pretty much every NSFL team. Vincent decided to sit back and evaluate what exactly was happening.

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So, what was happening? According to Mark Grau, it was a misunderstanding. In a public statement released in the wake of the draft, Grau clarified that he had “lashed out … over a misunderstanding entirely on my side, and wasn’t thinking clearly.” In both that public statement and the exclusive interview with NFY, Grau stated that he’s excited for the direction of the Yeti. By all appearances he seems excited to see what Colorado is building towards.

Rolando Pennywhistle provides some more insight. He says that he quickly reached out to Vincent during the draft to make sure that the Yeti were aware that, after Brown’s prior statements, the seemingly prevalent anti-Colorado sentiment from Python prospects were not coming from him. Then, he reached out to Grau and told him to consider the timeline. A similar approach was used by Vincent and the Yeti in their discussions with Grau. According to both parties, they recommended that he sign a shorter rookie deal and since he wanted to play another season in the DSFL and then see what happens in season eight when he gets called up the NSFL. The two year deal he signed April 6th, three days after the draft, was key. That final year gives both the Yeti and Grau a chance to see what happens and, if things go south, for Colorado to recuperate some value by trade.

But is their more to the story? There are definitely more angles than I think that oversimplification by an embarrassed player. For one, Grau was public in his hope to continue playing with Cole McCoy. That solid friendship was tested during the draft when Colorado decided to go with Ryan Applehort (NFY’s 4th ranked prospect) instead of the Texan gun slinger. The Cowboy ended up going to Orange County with the 11th overall pick. In the interview with NFY, Grau says he understands that “football is a business” and he understands why the Yeti selected Applehort over McCoy. In his public statement he affirms that he is “sad that Cole McCoy will not be his QB.” Whether or not the Otter’s McCoy selection could eventually play into any future trade or signings might not be loss on the savvy Orange County front office.

For their part though, the Yeti don’t see Grau as a depth option. According to Vincent, “we don’t see him as a 3rd or 4th option here, we see him as another playmaker that can turn a game on its side by his spectacular game breaking abilities.” Pennywhistle took a similar take, comparing Grau to potentially being capable of similar performances to Robert Phelps in Orange County – a “WR3” who regularly surpasses 1,000 yards. With the foundation that the Yeti have laid in recent seasons, that comparison could be very apt in a few seasons down the road – Ultimus championship rings and all.

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The immediate future is quite bright for Mark Grau. He’s the most talented wideout in the DSFL this season and playing for a sophomore quarterback that he maintains a sizzling connection with. With Borro Gore as a versatile threat the Pythons use in every position, Portland has arguably the best case for another Ultimini run.

And they know it. A key takeaway from interviews with members of the Pythons locker room is that this season will be defined by what they accomplish in the playoffs. For a team with annual 10 win seasons, the regular season success is almost taken for granted. After four games, the Pythons are 4-0 and Grau doesn’t see a team that they can’t beat. In this issue of NFY’s power rankings, the Pythons sit at first – comfortable with their undefeated start.

Rolando Pennywhistle knows that the feel of the room is that this is their season. “Ultimini or bust” was described as not misrepresenting the collective feeling of the Portland locker room. According to the Pythons GM, “we are loaded and, honestly, we know it. McCoy, Gore, and Grau are a hell of a trio offensively.” It’s almost unfortunate that the offense is so balanced – otherwise Grau would be a lock for more awards at the end of the season. As it stands, his biggest competition for offensive accolades could come from within his own team. Borro Gore regularly steals targets and looks on offensive downs from Grau’s capable hands. Although Grau leads the league in receiving yards, he’s sixth in receptions. Despite the internal competition, he’s already notched two receiving TDs and built on that electric connection with McCoy.

When asked if that competition between Gore and himself leads to any frustration that he’s not being used ideally enough, Grau is quick to shut it down: “The team comes first and Borro is fantastic at what he does. He's getting a lot of the offense, but that opens my game up because the teams need to gameplan for him.” It’s a sentiment echoed around the DSFL, the Kansas City Coyotes were well aware of the dual offensive threats on the Pythons roster in the lead up to the NFC matchup and continue to struggle their gameplanning against the two elite talents this season. As Grau keeps developing he becomes harder and harder to contain, and with a higher defensive turnaround in the DSFL it means he’s often matchup up against competition who just can’t match his skillset.

For Grau to record a Triple Crown victory, he’ll need to start getting more targets during Portland offensive drives. You can follow his journey for that title on Twitter following https://twitter.com/NotFamousYetDSF where we have a #GrauTracker running all season. For the Pythons and Grau, they’re both hoping that it ends with a championship in Portland before he moves on.

And move on he will. Near the end of the interview with Grau, NFY asked if this would be his last season. His response: “This will be my last season in the DSFL, win or lose the Ultimini. I'm ready to start my future legacy in the NSFL.” The question, for the determined and talented receiver, is if the Colorado Yeti and NSFL are ready for him.

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Miller, Aaron, Crush. All household names in the NSFL by now, and all three were top 3 overall picks in the last three consecutive NSFL Drafts. Carlito Crush went first in S5, Dwayne Aaron in S6 and Howard Miller this past offseason. For NSFL fans and teams, it seems like a guarantee that the next big offensive talent for the league can be found at the top of the draft rankings. Weak at wideout? Short in the backfield? It used to not be a problem to find a stud offensive prospect early and often from the DSFL.

This season seems ready to buck the trend.

At this juncture, there are exactly 6 possible offensive prospects. The Tijuana Luchadores have @Dawegg Brad Pennington and @Durden Viggo Squanch. The San Antonio Marshals have @OptiimusPR1ME DJ Riddick, @ISiegel Seth Wallace and @`incitehysteria` Alexander Overholt. The Portland Pythons have 1: @LattimoreIsland Maxwell MacBeth. The Kansas City Coyotes have exactly 0 offensive prospects.

Comparatively, there are 18 defensive prospects in the rest of the class of 24. Assuming that half stay active and become good prospects, you're looking at 3 offensive prospects. The result is significant for NSFL teams used to finding lots of talent for their offensive coordinators either later in the draft - due to excess prospects at crowded positions like TE - or snagging generational talent early.

Yet who is the generational talent among this group of offensive prospects? Coming into last season, almost all experts universally had @`BenLongshaw` Howard Miller as the consensus top prospect even before any action had started on the field. Miller was well represented by his agent Ben Longshaw and was active in the wider community. His early play showed the promise and reinforced any doubters that he was the generational pick amongst his peers.

Not Famous Yet held a twitter poll on this very subject. From its results, the majority of respondents picked Viggo Squanch as the most dangerous offensive prospect - 50% agreed he looked to resemble the best prospect early in the DSFL season. Also receiving votes were Brad Pennington and DJ Riddick. Unsurprisingly, those are the rookies we've decided to highlight in these prospect rankings.

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Looking at this draft class no one name stands out from the troops on offense. Cases could be made that Brad Pennington has the best shot at taking the mantle. He's shown a knack with the game behind the line that is unique for first year DSFL quarterbacks. Although a 66/149-605-1-3 stat line is not pretty by any means, he's certainly playing better than most first year QBs. Considering Tijuana is not sheltering the young rook and he's getting every snap, its downright fantastic. Look only at San Antonio's Mike Vick for a 3rd year quarterback with 3 more attempts and 4 more interceptions.

There is one problem with the Brad Ad being the next first overall pick: his position. Its no secret that the quarterback position is the hardest to crack in the NSFL. Starters reign king there, and even if a gig does open its no sure thing that some secretly amazing at QB linebacker or offensive lineman won't step into the role after some quick winter training. We've seen other promising quarterbacks either position switch upon entering the NSFL (to the dismay of most fans of the player) like @Leafer Austin Roenick. Last year there were two quarterbacks in the draft: Portland's @TrueTexican Cole McCoy and @Daybe Ryan Applehort. Applehort made it and is now the starting quarterback for the Colorado Yeti, but McCoy remains with the Pythons after getting drafted by the QB-needless Orange County Otters. For every Applehort, there's a McCoy, Vick or Roenick. It makes it an uphill battle for Brad Pennington.

The only benefit for these young quarterbacks is that there is going to be some severe need in the position in a couple seasons as most starters start regressing. Provided of course that there isn't a radical position change on those teams to fill that very important gap.

What about outside Brad? Viggo Squanch is another big name on the minds of most scouts looking for wideout help. Playing as wide receiver for Brad, Squanch came out roaring in the offseason making his name known with his name attached to some high profile articles. The only problem is he's been utterly mediocre to this point in the season, largely due to playing behind a first-year QB. Perhaps he can turn this season into a Miller-esque or Aaron-esque performance, but he'll need more than 14 receptions over 4 games. As it stands, he's nowhere close to pushing the performances seen by other top WR prospects of seasons past. Of concern to some scouts with NSFL teams that I spoke to was a high-profiled media article this past offseason that included negative quotes regarding certain DSFL teams. Whether that could put an artificial cap on his talent in the eyes of some scouts remains to be seen.

Remaining of note for NSFL scouts is @OptiimusPR1ME DJ Riddick. The running back for the San Antonio Marshals was selected 12th overall and has become a mutli-use option on their offense. With high activity, he’s already generated some looks by NSFL scouts. With that multi-use role of a receiving back he’s not gotten a lot of attention on either one side of the offensive game: rushing he’s only had 27 attempts for 87 yards and 1 TD, while receiving he’s at 16 receptions for 141 yards and 0 TDs. Neither is upper-echelon DSFL stats, but combined they show some promise. He was the first name mentioned by two different scouts reached out to for this article, so its obvious that eyes are on the young back.

When asked what prospects stand out to them, NSFL scouts generally pointed their fingers at the ones mentioned in this article. Brad is the first name out of many mouths, aided by some incredible consistency off and on the field. According to one scout he’s become a household name in the DSFL and his continued presence in the Tijuana locker room and in media outlets and league positions make him an attractive option. The same scout’s second name mentioned was DJ Riddick – who he called a true team oriented member. His work to help build media profiles for his team mates generated widespread positive scouting reports. On top of the fact that receiving backs are always well appreciated and the league’s current top running backs will begin to regress due to age in the coming seasons means that he’s become an attractive option to at least one NSFL team.

A different scout mentioned Squanch as their second favourite prospect and multiple scouts wanted to make sure that Maxwell Macbeth was named in the article. His presence has already been felt around the DSFL and they attribute it to his lively personality. He arguably has the potential, according to one scout, to follow in the footsteps of last season’s Verso L’Alto, or more realistically Alvin Chipmunk.

EARLY OFFENSIVE PROSPECT RANKINGS:
1. Brad Pennington @Dawegg 66/146 - 605 yds - 1:3
2. Viggo Squanch @Durden 14 - 163 yds - 1
3. DJ Riddick @OptiimusPR1ME 16 rec - 141 yds / 27 att - 89 yds - 1
4. Maxwell Macbeth @LattimoreIsland 17 - 144 yds / 6 pnck - 0 scks allwd
5. Seth Wallace @ISiegel 42 - 99 yds - 1
6. Alexander Overholt @`incitehysteria` 0/1

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The Portland Pythons are the top of the power rankings after 4 weeks in the regular season and its not even close: they are sitting happy with a 4-0 start to the regular season. With 101 points for and only 42 points against, this Pythons team is looking to do serious damage in the DSFL this season. You can’t argue schedule for their wins either; two of the teams they beat were the Kansas City Coyotes and Tijuana Luchadores by a combined score of 64-27.

To watch: Keep an eye on Borro Gore – he’s put up at least 1 TD in every game so far, and has 8 rushing TDs and 1 receiving TD over 4 games. Yes that’s 9 TDs in 4 games, on pace for a ridiculous 32 TDs on the season. That Python is quite deadly.

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The Kansas City Coyotes are in the next group of DSFL teams all stuck at 2-2 to start the season (besides bot teams at 1-3). But, going off head to head matchups and schedules so far, the second place in the power rankings for the DSFL has to go to the Kansas City Coyotes. Although they dropped a chance to go 3-1 with a loss on the road to the Norfolk Seawolves, they managed to beat the divisional bot team back home in Week 4 to get a 2-2 record. On top of those performances, they beat San Antonio in Week 2 and therefore get to claim second place.

To watch: Mark Strike is having a fantastic start to the season after winning the DSFL MVP award last season. He’s managed 6 TDs and only 2 interceptions – all without star wideout Howard Miller who’s up in the NSFL this season. Not to mention he remains as agile as ever, 10.1 average yards per rushing attempt for 233 yards and a rushing TD. In his last season of DSFL eligibility he’s looking to take home even more hardware, and maybe carry the Yotes to an Ultimini.

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Once again going off of the strength of schedule and head to head results, the San Antonio Marshals come in 3rd on the DSFL power rankings on the back of a 24-14 Week 3 victory against Tijuana on the road. They started off real slow with a loss to the divisional bot team in Palm Beach and then a loss in the Ultimini rematch versus the Kansas City Coyotes, but turned things back on in Weeks 3 and 4 in pivotal wins against division opponents.

To watch: Mike Vick at QB is the team’s biggest storyline once again. Now firmly the QB1 after Applehort was first traded to the Pythons then called up to the NSFL, he’s had a mixed start to the season. On one hand he’s 3:7 on TDs to interceptions and continuously serving up the ball to opponent defenses. On the other he has 346 rushing yards and 5 rushing TDs, not to mention the best passing completion percentage in the league (61.1%). If he can sharpen out his passes this could be his breakout year.

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It’s almost not fair to have to rank them 4th, since the Luchadores have shown they are a threat this season. After 2 weeks they were unbeaten, but then faced a difficult series of games hosting the Marshals and then travelling to the Pythons. They ended up losing both games and falling to fourth in the power ranking. But Luchadores fans don’t be disappointed, they have similar underlying numbers to San Antonio and seemed poised to make the SFC more competitive than its historically been. All of it is on the back of the Ads trio and a series of top-notch picks and waiver claims, including top offensive prospects Brad Pennington and Viggo Squanch.

To watch: Chad Pennington. Yeah that’s right, its probably not the Ad that you were expecting to see here after such an offensive-focused issue of NFY. But Chad is absolutely dominating the defensive game for the Tijuana Luchadores. Over 4 games he’s 3rd in tackles (31) and 1st in sacks (4), not to mention with an interception and two pass deflections to boot. This is an early candidate for DRoY in the DSFL and potentially the DPoY as well. Keep two eyes on this defensive prospect (and on our next issue with more defensive prospect analysis).

*Correction: Mason Brown came out against Yeti GM Meme Maestro, not Matthew Vincent.

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*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - PDXBaller - 04-23-2018

Incredible! The graphics are a great touch as well!!!

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - kckolbe - 04-23-2018

This was amazing. Also, I miss your podcasts.

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - keanex - 04-23-2018

Wow, what an incredible write-up. Also, I had no idea I got paid out for interviews. Awesome!

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - Leafer - 04-23-2018

its like people want me to regret position changing

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - TheMemeMaestro - 04-23-2018

No one dislikes sapp. Mason attacked me or rather "TheMemeMastero"

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - Roly - 04-23-2018

(04-23-2018, 11:24 AM)TheMemeMaestro Wrote:No one dislikes sapp. Mason attacked me or rather "TheMemeMastero"

Fixed! Thanks for pointing out the correction

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - nunccoepi - 04-23-2018

This is really great work

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - CDub2 - 04-23-2018

Such a good read :bowdown: you legend

POR

*NFY: S7 Issue 1 - Supersquare04 - 04-23-2018

Quote:The running back for the San Antonio Marshals was selected 12th overall and has become a mutli

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

@Roly