(S25) - Ultimus Week - Printable Version

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RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - enigmatic - 11-12-2020

7) You may use a PBE, SHL, and GOMHL PT as credit for a maximum of 1 TIER 3 TASK here.
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13) Take a step back and predict what the league will look like three seasons from now. Who do you predict will be the dominant teams? Which young players do you think will have morphed into superstars? Will the league have expanded again in the next three seasons, and where would these new franchises be? Don’t be afraid to be creative, but don’t be entirely outlandish either. + 5

The ISFL has grown a lot since I joined it in season 1. To be quite honest, I didn’t expect it to become as popular as it got and it’s always a pleasant surprise to see leagues you joined at the beginning become larger and stay healthy for several years.

Expansion seems inevitable if the league keeps growing but it may be difficult to sustain unless we find ways to keep people from going inactive.
I don’t like the idea of international expansion because it was never in the league’s DNA but if we’re going to do it, I think it’d be fun to do it in markets that make sense. We have more and more members from the UK and Australia for example so I think those are two wonderful ideas for international expansions (we already have a UK team with London but everyone knows Scotland is the coolest part of the United Kingdom). I’m not great at branding so I’ll go with two super generic ideas with the Inverness Highlanders and the Melbourne Suns. Anything that isn’t another fucking animal branding would make me so happy. And if the league really wants to go international, I think all future expansion teams should be in non-North American nations because otherwise it just looks super out of place. Can’t believe the first ISFL team outside of North America is the Berlin freakin’ Fire Salamanders.

As far as what will happen with the teams that are currently in the league, it’s always difficult to say because it’s not rare that teams go from being competitive to being total shit or vice versa. What’s happening with the Philadelphia Liberty at the moment is a prime example. When I retired my player, it seemed the team was in a pretty good place and instead they are the league’s laughing stock and everyone wants out.
We’re seeing sort of a decline with the historic two best teams in the league that kinda made it suck for the rest of us, the Baltimore Hawks and the Orange County Otters and I can only hope that other teams will keep rising and make the champions a bit more diverse. As a Chicago Butchers player, I hope my team will continue its slow progress out of the dumpster we were in just a few seasons ago. We’ve had up and down seasons but getting past the first round this time is very exciting.
I could also see the Colorado Yeti staying a powerhouse in the league for several seasons and I like what I see from the Austin Copperheads.

21) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.
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RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - wonderful_art - 11-12-2020

As is tradition now with the Ultimus Week point tasks (doing it twice makes a tradition right?), I’m going to look at the Ultimus Week from a statistical stand point. From my recent articles, which you can read here and here, I’ve created a machine learning model that can predict the likelihood of a win based on the team’s roster and whether the game is played at home or away. The article goes into a lot of details about how this is possible, but in short I use some data scrapping from the index to pull the current rosters for every team as well as their schedule. A machine learning model learns from these rosters whether or not they end up winning against a certain opponent’s roster, a binary classification task. It uses some pretty interesting ML trends in convolutional neural networks and long short term memory layers, and it comes out around 75% accuracy.

So, for my Ultimus Week task, I’m going to look into the likelihood that each of the playoff teams, from the outset of the playoffs, would win the Ultimus Trophy. It will involve a few different branches, but it should be pretty fun. The goal is to understand, from a deep analytical perspective based on a machine learning model analyzing the rosters of all playoff teams, what each road to victory would look like (plus what has already occurred!). Let’s get started.

Colorado Yeti – Started Playoffs with 34.9% odds of Ultimus – Now 63.7%

We’ll start with the Colorado Yeti, the favors of the model to win the final trophy – and compared to Orange County (another favourite) they’re still alive. So how do we get to 34.9% odds? They were predicted to win the matchup against Sarasota with 54.9% odds and are expected to have an even greater chance of beating San Jose at 63.7% odds. As any mathematician can tell you, the odds of two independent events occurring is the multiplication of their probabilities. In that case 54.9% x 63.7% = 34.9%, giving Colorado a very nice look for the final award. Interestingly, if Orange County had beat San Jose (as they were predicted to do), Colorado’s odds would’ve decreased to 26% per the model. Now that Colorado is in the final, they’re predicted to win the final at 63.7% odds.

San Jose Sabercats – Started Playoffs at 1.96% odds of Ultimus – Now 27.3%

A great underdog story here as the model predicted San Jose of winning the Ultimus Trophy, at the beginning of the playoffs, with 1.96% odds. Compare that to their Ultimus opponents, the Colorado Yeti, who started with 34.9% odds. How do we get 1.96% odds? Well any team facing a play-in were up against the odds as it dramatically reduces their likelihood of getting to the final. The importance of the bye-week cannot be understated. The odds for San Jose across the playoffs were 25.4% against Arizona (away), 28.3% against Orange County (away) and now 27.3% against Colorado – also away. Multiplying those odds together gives us the 1.96% total playoffs odds for the Ultimus. Incredibly, they are now 27.3% underdogs – but given the games so far, who’s betting against them?

Orange County Otters – Started Playoffs at 33.8%

The one that got away, Orange County started the playoffs with the second highest odds per the machine learning model, of winning the Ultimus itself, only 3% back from Colorado. They were 69.4% favourites against San Jose, and would’ve been 48.8% even-line against Colorado. Unfortunately, things got off track in the first game, and San Jose stole one and erased all those glorious odds.

Arizona Outlaws – Started Playoffs at 5.7% Ultimus Odds

Arizona started with a significant advantage over San Jose, mostly on the back of an expected advantage on home field turf at 53% odds in that first game. Beating Orange County, then Colorado, both were around 33% and 32% respectively, given total odds almost at 6%. Unfortunately San Jose won that opener, and dashed these 1 in 20 odds.

Sarasota Sailfish – Started Playoffs at 7.5% Ultimus Odds

This is assuming that Sarasota would’ve had homefield advantage against San Jose, and that San Jose beats Orange County. If Orange County prevails, the odds actually increase to 8.3%. Interestingly, the model prefers Sarasota at home against Orange County than Sarasota at home versus San Jose. In any case, Sarasota were 61.9% favorites against Chicago and 26.5% underdogs against Colorado. In the latter, their streak was ended by the dominant Yeti before the Sailfish could get to some juicy opponents and favourable Ultimus matchups.

Chicago Butchers – Started Playoffs at 2.8% Ultimus Odds

With the second longest odds, but still better than the Ultimus-final bound San Jose Sabercats, Chicago came into the playoffs with everything stacked against playing away for the entirety of the playoffs. The odds, in each matchup, got progressively worse as well 36.8% against Sarasota, and would’ve been 29.2% against Colorado and 26.2% against San Jose. But, unfortunately, the 36.8% odds failed to come through, and Chicago was ousted in the play-in round.

Best of luck to Colorado and San Jose in the final! Even though the model has an edge to Colorado, 27.3% is nothing to sneeze at for San Jose’s back to back attempt.

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RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - Jangorhino - 11-12-2020

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RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - Cheech65 - 11-12-2020

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The best case that I can make in regards to awards is Danny King for Offensive Rookie of the Year. King was signed from free agency by the newly-formed Berlin Fire Salamanders ahead of the ISFL's 25th season, which would be his first as a full-fledged professional player. And what an impact! Between Danny King and the slightly more seasoned Joseph Petrongolo, the Berlin Fire Salamanders were able to finish the season as the league's 2nd-best rushing team by both attempts and yardage. King on his own was able to rush for 1068 yards on 255 for 6 touchdowns, putting him behind only Ashley Owens, Jamar Lackson, and Zoe Watts. Though less impressive, King as also able to receive as a short-pass option, catching for 148 yards on 16 catches with 2 touchdown. Breaking the top 5 rushers (and with the best average mind you) should on it's own get him both a nomination and a win. Danny King was not only a great rusher in his debut season, but he carried a team that had no reason to reach what success it did.
On a similar note, I would also put Joseph Petrongolo up for awards, namely Offensive Breakout Player of the Year. Joe was Berlin's first pick of the S25 Expansion Draft, as he was meant to carry the team. And though he would eventually be outshone by the rookie sensation I've already covered, Petrongolo was the ISFL's lead rusher for the first few weeks of the season. He finished the season with 995 yards on 250 attempts with 2 touchdowns, a fantastic improvement over his last season with Arizona, where he made 697 yards on 182 attempts, though with 4 TDs. On the same note, Joe was an excellent short-range option for new QB Nick Kaepercolin, as he was able to catch for 474 yards on 47 receptions, compared to last season's 167 yards on 20 catches with 1 touchdown. The improvements made despite playing with a less-equipped team should earn Joseph Petrongolo a nomination, at the absolute least.
My final awards-worthy teammate in my opinion is Hingle McCringleberry for Linebacker of the Year. Even though he only recorded 120 tackles, McCringleberry managed a high stat sheet across the categories, even though he rarely led in any particular. With 3 tackles for loss (T-2nd), 3 forced fumbles (T-1st), 1 fumble recovered (T-2nd), 8 sacks (T-6th), 2 interceptions (T-3rd), 13 passes defended (T-9th), and 2 touchdowns (T-1st), Hingle McCringleberry has done well in every major category and therefore deserves a nomination.

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The Berlin Fire Salamanders had a rocky first season, to say the least. Finishing dead last with a record of 3-13, we also managed to finish dead last in nearly every category for both passing and receiving. Our strong suit was rushing, not surprising for a team that "can't pass". But I don't think our offense was the issue. Granted, we had the least points scored across the league. But our offensive talent is only really limited by our passing game. As QB Nick Kaepercolin continues to develop into his new position, we can only get better. Our receiving core is only a few degrees away from elite status, comprised of WRs Susan Cash Jr., Dre Matthews, and Taylor Cooper and TEs Clark Boyd and Cmon Skiuuup. The upswing on this offense in ridiculous. The main issue that this team faces is bolstering our defense. Though our defense could apply some pressure on opposing offenses, it never seemed to be enough. There were just too many holes to fill in. By season's end, we managed to have the most points scored against us across the whole league. Having more pass rushing and man-to-man coverage would really help our team out, in my opinion. As it stands, we simply cannot contain offenses. And we lack the forward mobility on offense to make up for the failings on defense. Granted, we have some solid players in the defense, but getting some more would really make the team more successful overall. As with most teams, but ours especially, the secondary can use some filling in. And creating a more pressurizing line can only help. Containment is our biggest issue and if we can put a lid on how often we let opposing players into our half of the field, the sky's the limit. In short, all we need as a team is some time. If we can manage to bring in some more defensive talent, and allow our offense to become a bit more dynamic, we could become dangerous pretty soon. But I don't want to get my hopes up just yet. Obviously, improvement of any sort will lead to more success next season. We looked good every once in a while when things clicked this year. But if the goal is Ultimus contention, as it damn well should be, we will need all hands on deck. With maximum effort and just a little bit of luck, the Berlin Fire Salamanders can bounce back and bounce back hard.

RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - PMoney - 11-12-2020

8) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?

Coming into the ISFL isn’t easy for any player. Each season rookies perform admirably but often take a while to reach the dizzying heights of the more veteran players In the league which is why offensive and defensive rookie awards exist. This season the Offensive rookie of the year will be Doug Howlett, the wide receiver from Baltimore. However, I think he should also win Wide Receiver of the year. Howlett had an incredible season, he came into Baltimore as the top receiver as they had lost Nick Kaepercolin and Asher Quinn both to the Berlin Fire Salamanders in expansion due to close ties with the new GMs there. However it couldn’t have been predicted just how great his season would be. With the gunslinging skills of Chika Fujiwara throwing him the ball, Howlett raced his way into the receiving yardage lead early into the season and never let up. He finished with a highly respectable 11 TDs and more impressively 1646 yards. Only 3 players have ever had more receiving yards than this and to do it in his rookie season is unthinkable. He finished a whole 200 yards above the next highest WR and so in my view is this years WRotY. While he may be 4 TDs behind Lim, the sheer yardage puts him over the top.

Awards season often sees the rise of new upcoming talents in the league, players just hitting their prime, but Defensive End of the Year should with absolute certainty be going to the oldest player in the position, Nero Alexander. Nero isn’t just fractionally older, he’s a full 3 seasons more than any other Defensive End in the league. While most of his career hasn’t been filled with awards and accolades, the solid performer has finally had a season worthy of the earning and commitment he has put in. TFL are the biggest DE stat and Nero has lit up the league this season with 23, the second highest single season TFL total. He blew every other player out the water, finishing a full 5 ahead of Ocewilder in 2nd and his 7 sack total was only marginally behind Ocewilder’s 8. Add in a Forced Fumble for good measure and 68 tackles, also the highest in the league and Nero had an exceptional season.
Nero has long been one of the great DE’s in the leagues history, this season he also took the lead in career TFL’s from the infamous Jayce Tuck and cemented himself as a Hall of Famer. The DEotY award will just further cement his legacy as he wins in runaway fashion this season.

9) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?

The Yellowknife Wraiths are coming off another disappointing season having missed playoffs for 2 seasons straight. Suffering from an extended Ultimus hangover, new QB Colby Jack hasn’t yet played his first playoff game at the ISFL level. However Colby Jack is one of the biggest strengths for the Wraiths. The S22 Draftee is beginning to hit the peak of his career which as the QB of the team is one of the biggest things for a team’s success. Around Colby there is also a strong core of players with a similar maxing timeframe. The S22 class was an excellent one for Yellowknife as they still have 7 players from that season, in addition to an S21 LB and S23 WR. This core of the team is just beginning to peak and should be a strong team in the upcoming seasons.
There are definitely obvious areas for the Wraiths to improve in. The first would be in the defensive backfield, with L’Carpetron Dookmarriot’s contract being up at the end of the season, there is a gap in the team and veteran CB Mervin Leonard likely has 1 more season before retirement. The first way to fill this gap would be through Free Agency. While rumours are that divisive CB Zamir Kehla is signing with the Colorado yeti, ex-Philidelphia CB Brandon Booker is still a free agent and rumoured to be the top target for Yellowknife. The other position of need is at receiver. With Chris Kross missing from training sessions, Yellowknife have also been rumoured to be looking elsewhere. They also have other methods of strengthening these positions with several players sent down to the DSFL and also owning the #4 pick in the upcoming draft. While the draft isn’t quite as deep as the previous draft class, the top prospects are excellent, and Yellowknife are almost guaranteed to pick up a game changing player. From the previous draft class there is still Donald McBobby and Djibutee McJimmerson as max earning players who can come in and fill slots where needed on the team. Although they are currently playing LB and TE in the DSFL, as strong all around athletes, the Yellowknife scouting team saw potential in them for many positions, especially on defence.
Over the next few seasons the team should go from strength to strength. Only a few players are regressing and while future HoFer Nero Alexander will be missed along the DLine, the main core of the team should be intact.

RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - CalvinGolladay - 11-12-2020

6) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you. It could be related to statistics, to a league issue you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 800 words about your team’s Werewolf server. Be warned that freedom comes with risk, and this category will be judged especially stringently for anyone trying to spew complete nonsense.

This season has been an exciting one for me, as it's contained a few major events in my career (and those of others) so far. The first is that I'm actually decent now. It was disappointing to see Bruce Buckley/NTG get traded, but I understood why it happened (the difference in TPE between him and a bot guard meant that a team with less than 2 OL would always value his player more highly than 'Zona) and was happy to welcome Mathias Hanyadi/CLG into the locker room. My newfound success wasn't in fact, due to anything other than the sim smiling down on me. Sure, I'd been playing some guard before Buckley got traded, but it actually didn't really effect my pancake totals. Playing with two OL rather than three wasn't anything new, either, as I was paired with the IA Sylvester Berlin in the DSFL and had played opposite Buckley for the first part of my ISFL career before Julio Jones/Crayons got called up. There was burst of TPE earning, either. I'm fully aware of the fact that, for the 48th pick in the massive S22 class, I really haven't been a great earner. Consistently inconsistent would be a good way to put it. I was IA for part of one offseason, but otherwise I'm technically an active earner, if not a very good one. Unfortunately for me, the Fair Rubs movement is reaching its culmination, as almost all of the top OL in the league (pancake/sack-wise) are humans. It's been incredible to see how it's developed since I joined the league in S21/22 and knowing what it was like prior, but it does have the side effect of making my career year pretty average relative to my peers. It's also not a universal success, as my OL rival (built on us both sucking) Dorfus Jimbo Jr./Scorp has stayed remarkably consistent, keeping his production pretty on par with that of previous seasons. This was also the first season I made the playoffs as a player, which feels weird to think about. I was called up after my rookie DSFL season to join a young Outlaws squad that was going to need some development before we went anywhere. That same season, the Luchadores who I'd just left won the Ultimini against the London Royals, an event that I'm looking forward to a repeat of. It's not something I'm genuinely disappointed about, but I do look back on that from time to time. Regardless, it was my first playoff berth. For those that couldn't tell, I'm a Lions' fan. That means I have a great sense for when our lead is gonna disappear, and often I can predict how a game is going to end because I've seen it so many times in the past. This game was no different, once SJS started to cut into our lead I realized what was gonna happen, and especially once OT started. I did not, however, expect a Cue pick-six to be the reason we lost. Should I have known? Absolutely, the signs were all there. But I was too absorbed in the game to notice. We live by the Cue and, in this case, died by the Cue. The following "week" in the DSFL there was a very odd occurrence. YouTube was down, but a select few people were able to watch the Luchadores play the Bucs, and were nice enough not to spoil. Instead we got Tonzy to stream it for us in the LR, and watched the Luchadores pull off an OT comeback similar to that of the Sabercats while listening to Br's robotic coughs. It also was the opposite of last season, where after sweeping the Seawolves in the regular season they lost in the conference championship. This time, MB swept us in the regular season but we pulled off the conference championship upset to enter the Ultimini with an overall record of 7-7, having gone 2-5 at home but 5-2 on the road. Right now the rallying cry in Tijuana is "Make Mith blue" ("make Swanky blue" is also prevalent), as that's the color of "Tijuana Legends" in the LR. Current players are red, former players are pink, captains are green, GMs are orange, Ring of Honor players are yellow, Amigos (Dewalt and Bex I think?) are grey, and Ultimini winning GMs are blue. It's also an interesting situation because Mith was never a captain in the first place. After being sent down Ugarth won the defensive captain vote in S21 (offensive captain being yours truly), and Mith was called up after that season. Swanky won it the following year as a send down on offense, but Mith joined the war room for the draft as a scout and never ended up leaving, having replaced Jay after that. There's really no precedent for a non-captain GM not winning an Ultimini, so getting Mith this trophy answers a lot of questions regarding what he actually becomes once he eventually steps down.

RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - Doomraider - 11-12-2020

16) Now normally I would be here making an argument for why Terry Yaki should win running back of the year but I think I’ll pass on the nepotism and promote a rookie on the royals who I believe is truly deserving of offensive rookie of the year. And that is Tugg Speedman of the London Royals. In all 14 games I have played with them the season they have continually proved that they are one of the best wide outs in the league even while being a rookie. They currently sit at top 5 in passes caught with an average of 11.5 yards per catch. This dude is a first down machine. And with the third longest reception of any receiver on the season his stats are insane, and even more so when you realize they are a rookie. While they may not have found the end zone too often with only 4 TDs, this is not due to lack of trying with such a talented WR corps and deadly efficient 1-2 RB combo on the Royals. If you look at the next highest rookie receiver in terms of stats in the DSFL they only have 45 more yards on 15 more catches. Speedman has continually shown they are one of the best rookies, let alone wide receivers, in the DSFL week in and week out. As such I fully believe they should win offensive rookie of the year and should definitely be in contention for WR of the year.

18) Personally my favorite regular season game for the London Royals was week 1. This is a for a special reason that is solely specific to me. This is due to what would become the rise of the legendary BOT RB, and my future recreate, for the Royals Benny Hana. In his first game he got 110 yards, 2 TDs and carried the Royals offense in a blowout win over the Dallas Birddogs. Completely outclassing second year Royals RB Terry Yaki and probable rookie RB of the year Cobra Kai. This would begin my secret love affair with the little bot that could. By the end of the season I was cheering to myself when he finally broke 1000 yards. Even though the Royals lost veteran RB Danny King, a mainstay of the Royals Ultimini winning offense, Hana has picked up everything he left behind and has proven to be one of the most valuable bots in all the DSFL. That week 1 game will always hold a special place in my heart for the regular season of S25.

29) The London Royals’ offensive line and special teams have both been spectacular this year so I will break down what is so great about both. On the offensive line side I will keep it simple since all but one O lineman is a bot, and Alexander is a true beast at the position and really carries the O line in my opinion. Now you may look at their stats and think they are average at best with 19 sacks allowed and only 230 pancakes but you would be dead wrong. This O line is special for a very specific reason, their run blocking ability. This O line has created not one but two separate 1000+ yard rushers for the Royals and the most rushing TDs in the DSFL. What they may lack in apparent pass protection they more than make up for in their ability to open up lanes for the runners, take it from a Royals RB himself.

Now let's switch over to the special teams for the Royals, who are no slouches themselves. I will lead this off by praising Royals Kicker Something McDerppants who had a very difficult job succeeding Royals Legend Jake Fencik. A true successor in every sense of the word, he has proven to be one of the best if not the best kicker in the DSFL. Did I also mention he is a hell of a punter too. That boy got legs. But special teams is not simply about kicking/punting, it's also about returning. And I would be remiss if I did not toot my own horn about the hands down best punt returner in the DSFL Terry Yaki. Not only does he have the most punt return yards, and not only does he average the most punt return yards but he also has the longest punt return at 81 yards that also happened to end in a TD. Put these two stars and every absolute legend on the field together and you have one of the best special teams units in all the DSFL.

30) All in all the two expansion team’s season went about as well as expected, not bad but by no means surprisingly good. Of the two, even though they won less games, I think the Fire salamanders are poised to be the better of the two in the coming seasons. They showed they hav a deadly run game and can beat tough opponents on the road. An upgrade at QB could easily put them over the edge and give them a terrifying offense. They have the receiver, RB, and O line to do so. Its quite the opposite situation withe Silverbacks. What their offense lacks their defense more than makes up for. Their defense has kept them in if not won them games this season. They need a massive offensive overhaul if they want to even consider being a playoff team. I expect to see the Fire Salamanders in the playoffs in the not so distant future, time will tell for the Silverbacks.

Ultimus Week - kmatt - 11-12-2020

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Well well well, Today we will be talking about the Saber Cats, And how they have made the playoffs. The San Jose Sabercats ended there season in 3rd Place, and are now in the Championship Finals. There season was a little rough in terms of game performances, There were games that they got recked, and games that they won by a lot. At the start of the pre season this season, The Sabercats made a lot of roster changes, and I mean a lot. They have had some bumps along the road of making it to the playoffs, Like losing streaks, they have even lost 3 or 4 games in a row, a couple times. Though they do have some good top earners on there team. One player I do really wanna look at, is Jack M. Jack M is a really good QB, With 3602 Yards thrown, and 22 TDs. He looks really good, and I will be really interested in watching them in the finals. I really Wanna look at a free agent, Armstrong F. He is a 100 Overall Player, Maxed out on almost every attribute. If the Sabercats sign him, That would be an easy championship with him, he is a QB. The Sabercats are looking very stacked for their championship game, Maybe my boy Joe Bay Could play for them one day, that would be cool! I am thinking if the Saber Cats want to take first place in the regular season next season, they will need to pickup some sick players. Some sick players for them to pickup would be like armstrong, etc. The Saber Cats Ended 9-7 Which is pretty rough for a team thats gonna be making a championship appearance. The Sabercats is a team with one of the worst defense ive checked, which is pretty rough. But there offense is really good. Now, Im gonna check out there roster.

Jack, M.
Jack, M. Ended the regular season with some good stats, And he is 100 overall rating!!
Cardrissian, R.
Cardrissian, R. Ended the regular season with some good final earnings for his player, 95 Overall Running Back!!
Pancake, P
Pancake, P. Ended the regular season at 91 Overall Rating, Looking to keep his spot on the team, and is willing to do anything in his power to win!
Hood, T
Hood, T. A 92 Overall Wide Receiver, Willing to do anything to improve and become the best player out there, The best Wide Receiver out there.
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What I think the league will look like 3 seasons from now. In 3 seasons from now, I think the league will have been expanded again, and there will be a lot more new superstars competing. I think that in 3 seasons from now, all the top players we have right now, like Armstrong, Will all be retired. I think that the Copperheads and the Salamanders will be some top teams. I think in the 3 seasons, the league will be a lot different and many things will have had changed. I think that the teams will have Different Managers and stuff like that. I think that the new franchises will be doing a lot better than they are doing now. One player I look forward to watching in the 3 Seasons is, Joe Bay. He is a Quarter Back, And is dedicated, With a back up position as wide receiver. The league in 3 seasons might even have a different logo, the logo might be brown instead of red. Joe Bay has dedicated his life to the youth football program that he has competed in. Joe Bay is going to be training his hardest, at the looks of it, as hes already done some training. I think that in these 3 seasons, Joe Bay will be a top QB in the entire league, And will play for a top contending team. I think that in 3 seasons, Joe will have at least 50-70 TDs Thrown, And or 25 TDs ran as a WR if he needs to end up playing wide receiver. I am looking forward to maybe some of the teams logos changing. In the forseeable future I want to see Joe Bay a superstar, A Champion, A Legend, A record holder, and a good person. I want Joe Bay to build a name for himself, and to max out his developments. If Joe reached the top one day, I would be so happy! In the future I think that the 2 Worse Teams, Will be better, Have different managers, And will start winning championships! For the new logos I think will be coming, I want to see some cool designs, Like Triple Color logos, I want to see some team banners, designed with every players name on them. This would all be really cool to see. In 3 Seasons, I want to be a league staff member, maybe manage the fantasy league, the minors or really anything! I even think that in 3 seasons, the league will have different commisioners, and updaters, and even simmers.

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RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - Jay_Doctor - 11-12-2020

Task 3
Picking a Mount Rushmore is difficult for most teams. There are so many impactful players that have changed the landscape of what it means to be a team legend. Without doing an injustice to some of the OG Second Liners that I don’t fully know the history of, I’m going to do a NOLA Mount Rushmore in relation to what they have done for my career. My own personal top 4 players for NOLA would be Bjorn Ironside, Quenton Bode, Jordan Andrews and Forrest Gump. All four players had a major impact on who I was to become as a player. The first three were guys that I played with defensively, whereas Forrest Gump was on the other side of the ball.

Bjorn Ironside @IsaStarcrossed– The first name on my personal Rushmore and for good reason. Since day one in this league, Ironside was everything a new player wanted to be. When Blaylock was going mostly unrecognized in the tiny S19 DSFL draft, Ironside was the #1 overall pick for the New Orleans Second Line in a large reddit class. The stark contrast right off the bat was something that caught my eye. Depending on the season, there are usually a couple different players what are mentioned as being the possible top player selected in the draft. From day 1, it was clear to everyone that Bjorn was a no-doubt pick for the top spot. When Blaylock would be getting ready for the NSFL draft (yes, I know name change but gotta keep the history in there), I actually reached out to Ironside for draft advise. Without knowing that we would become teammates later on, he was a huge reason I wanted to go to New Orleans. Once we actually became teammates, it confirmed all of previous assumptions about his character and work ethic. I’m not sure I’ve ever met a player who worked harder and developed faster than Bjorn. First one in, last one out type mentality. He was also a physically gifted and perhaps the most massive human being I’ve ever seen. Off the field, he was the easiest to get along with. Interestingly enough, NOLA ended up with back to back #1 picks at that time. While my future fellow teammate Mack Arianlacher was to go #1, Bjorn held the same expectations for me as Mack. I think that was the first time that really opened my eyes. He saw what I could be and new I had it in me to be one of the best. I’m sad his career was cut short, but I’m thrilled to say I was his teammate.

Quenton Bode @terriblehippo– I originally had Johnny Slothface on this list but decided to switch to Bode in the end. Both players had a massive impact on my career, though the tiebreaker goes to Bode because we’ve had more seasons together. I also don’t think I can associate Slothface with a large cliff structure, as that is how he met his untimely demise. Where to begin with Quenton. For one, he is a badass polar bear. I remember my first day my rookie season, the defense was running some drills and I couldn’t stop staring. I knew it wasn’t polite, but I had never seen a polar bear play football. Come to think of it, I had never seen any species that wasn’t human playing football. Quenton was the first and he really opened my eyes to a whole different world of athlete. To this day, I’ve often wondered what it must be like to be an offensive lineman and see Bode coming on a blitz. He taught me the art of the blitz and how to read a lineman’s feet. Without him, I wouldn’t have half the sacks I do to this point in my career without Bode.

Jordan Andrews @RaiderNation – Jordan Andrews was the first player in the secondary who really welcomed me to the team. He reached out right after the draft and took me under his wing. NOLA had a reputation for having one of the best secondaries in the league and Andrews was going to see to it that I helped preserve that tradition. Andrews, Rector, Taylor, Adams and myself formulated one of the most formidable secondaries the league had ever seen. It was truly an honor to win a championship with that crew so early in my career. Each of them taught valuable to details, though Rector and Andrews had the biggest impact on me. Andrews carried such a passion for the game. Every day, he made playing football feel like a blessing. Whether we were running two-a-days in the rain or getting our asses chewed out and running laps. No matter what we were doing, he always saw past the moment and looked at the bigger picture. I loved the way he approached the game and never took it for granted. I also loved the spirit he displayed late in his career, having a sort of Charles Woodson role at the end. He still gave it his all every play and is responsible for teaching a lot of the young secondary players in today’s game what it takes to win.

Forrest Gump @TomHanks – Last but not least we have Mr. Gump. On a team full of athletes and winners, you would be hard-pressed to name someone better than Forrest. The man has done nothing but run since he first got into the league. Along the way, he has taught me a lot about the game of football, but even more about life outside of it. I’ll never forget some of the stories he shared with us about what it’s like to fight in a war and be shot at. That’s probably why he runs so fast. Gump was instrumental in teaching me the ropes of the return game. With 2 returner of the year titles to his name, he is one of the best to ever do it. He also taught me a lot about the other side of the ball. I think offensive and defensive players develop completely different mindsets on the game. It is imperative being able to think like a running back or wide receiver at times, then you might be able to better predict their movements. Forrest has been huge for me in that regard. He has also been huge in showing me how long a player can play at the top. Those his legs are getting older now, he still has some in the tank to keep going. I plan on fighting regression as long as I possibly can and Forrest has opened that door for me.

I cold truthfully write down another half a dozen people who have been instrumental in getting my career to this point, but alas there is only enough space for 4. I would not the person or player I am today with these 4 gentlemen. They have truly made the best version of myself that I could ever ask for.

RE: (S25) - Ultimus Week - rapideagle - 11-12-2020

Quote:16) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case.

Quote:21) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.

Quote:22) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or totally fraudulent mail-in ballots. Whatever rookies get up to these days.

Quote:26) Present your argument for the playoffs MVP. Show their stats and impact on the games that they played.