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(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - CDub2 - 08-11-2018
To be honest, I think I nailed the predictions. I said we should be conservative with how we handled the defending champions Yellowknife Wraiths. I was not expecting that we would lose to the Liberty and the Outlaws so handily early in the season, but still, I knew we would be somewhere in the 8-10 win range. Us ending up at 7-7, while slightly disappointing, isn't too far off considering we lost 3 games there's no way in heck we should have lost but the sim gods had to do us dirty again. I also predicted that the Hawks would be strong as ever and the Yeti would be greatly improved which made the Wraiths job of making the playoffs again much much harder. It the other division, everyone knew how it was going to play out so no real surprise there but it was still nice to see my predictions stay true over there too. In terms of personal expectations, I set the bar reaaaaally reaaaally low for Cameron Taylor, and yet he managed to disappoint. And I understand that we had a really tough year, but to only get 50 or so tackles, a couple sacks, 0 picks and a couple PDs is actually really bad for one of the best safeties in the league. As Cameron nears progression, his stats aren't going to get any better, so what does he have to look forward too.
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(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - run_CMC - 08-11-2018
Dean Jackson somehow far surpassed his own expectations in kicking. After predicting an 82% field goal percentage slump year and "extra points might go okay," he went, well... okay on extra points... but a cool 100% on field goals that keeps him at the #2 all-time career field goal success rate*, only behind kicker friend Micycle McCormick (*minimum 2 seasons played). Jackson didn't really talk about punting, but that went pretty well. His primary competition for the punter of the year award is Micycle McCormick (hey it's kicker friend again!) who had better average distance on his punts, but was slightly worse at landing them inside the 20 yard marker and had a slightly shorter longest punt on the season.
Jackson's expectations also included the idea that Madlad would continue his evil soul and skill siphoning abilities on poor young prodigy Madlad, but thankfully that didn't happen, or Micycle is just a baller with too pure a soul to be stolen. Micycle performed highly in both kicking and punting despite some extra point issues early in the season, and Madlad did ass, which is always a particularly wonderful sight.
What to watch for now? Keep a close eye on Kyle Corbett to see if his performance continues to ride the runoff in the professional league, or if he makes offseason improvements.
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(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - JBLAZE_THE_BOSS - 08-11-2018
As Jamal Slick’s senior year of college is winding down, he has begun to explore his options for the next level of the game. The highly touted QB out of Worcester, MA is the next big thing to come out of the northeast region. When the season began, Slick had the goal of getting the attention of football scouts on the next level. He had performed well during his first three seasons of college ball and for his senior year decided to put himself out there for every professional league in hopes that someone would bite. This is exactly what happened, and it allowed Slick’s goal to find a way into fruition. As the season progressed, the chatter got louder and louder and speculation grew as to what his next step was going to be. Would Slick opt to try and join the NFL, XFL, CFL, EFL, or NSFL? It seemed as if Slick’s mind was made up. He would be leaving Boston College for the NFL and become the next great BC QB following Doug Flutie and Matt Ryan. However, in the 11th hour, agent Johnny Blaze reached out to Slick. Hours later the news was announced: Slick had declared for the DSFL and would be NSFL bound. His goals had become reality.
(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - pazuzu - 08-12-2018
Kif, you out of everyone knows that I do not like losing and, two, how tight my muscles are now that our season has ended. First, ill talk about the team itself, the Sabercats. Well like I said before we lost a lot and had the worst record in the NSFL. Now even though I may have cried after all 12 of our losses, we did improve from the Sabercats record from last season, which is always a goal. We have a team of young, malleable man that I can sculpt into replicas of myself, which should definitely help our team get better. Now, for my personal achievements this past season, I wish I would have contributed more to our successes. I did not lead the team in passing, rushing, or receiving yards. Something I am extremely disappointed about, ill have to talk to Head Office about this issue. However, some people think I may be in the running for an award called Offensive Rookie of the Year. Not sure what that mean but the stats that I have acquired seem to be speaking for themselves. I had 391 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, wish I would have had more but I am proud of stats this season. It looks like you may be out of the job Kif!
(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - Grapehead - 08-12-2018
Damien Arnold’s expectations from earlier in the season were that he would play his way into being a first round selection in the NSFL draft. While we can’t say for certain that will or won’t be the case, we do know that Arnold had a very good rookie season with the Portland Pythons. Some questions linger about commitment to training, and whether teams can expect Arnold to continue developing at, or better than his current pace. It’s true that he has been known to miss the occasional session throughout the season. On the field though, he has been playing the kind of solid defense that teams need to have. He’s provided the Pythons with reliable coverage all season long, and chipped in with a couple of interceptions as well. It remains to be seen if he has truly set himself apart from his fellow draftmates this season, or if he’ll come up short of his expectations, but from here it looks like he may have pulled it off; we’ll see in the coming weeks. Right now Arnold and the rest of the Pythons are gearing up for a showdown with the Coyotes in the DSFL playoffs, and looking to avenge their first round loss last season.
(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - Tomen - 08-12-2018
Alex Selich was fortunate enough to be picked up from Waiver by the Kansas City Coyotes who were fighting for a playoff spot at the time. Selich hoped that the Coyotes would be able to make the playoffs so that Selich could get some more game experience in the DSFL before entering the draft. Thankfully Kansas City was able to clinch a playoff spot and will now have a chance to play for the Ultimini in the upcoming playoffs. Even though Selich is still quite raw he hopes that he can help the Defense enough to make Kansas City a decent contender for the trophy. Personally Selich hopes to record at least 5 Tackles or 1 Sack for his time in Kansas City. Sadly no one is sure if Selich will be able to come back to the Coyotes since he will enter the upcoming DSFL draft. So it everything lies in the hands of the new Kansas City GM. Alex Selich is just thankful for the opportunity that the Kansas City Coyotes gave him this season. Gaining that extra experience might go a long way for the raw talent from Germany. Winning the Ultimini would make the time in Kansas City truly special. Adding some hardware might be able to boost his draft stock.
(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - Beaver - 08-12-2018
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(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - tlk742 - 08-12-2018
Well, I was wrong. I said, the chance of repeating a phenomenal record-breaking season was low. Apparently, @bovo knows how to use me. Seriously, if anything, I had a better season than last season in just about every stat but YPC. While my YPC fell from 4.5 to 4.2, it was still the second highest in the league. Last season, I set two records, most yards in a game, and longest single rush. While great, those were single game records, this season I set season records, the famous Touchdown record, which I shattered by 9 and the rushing yards record which I stole from Mackworthy. No lie, that’s kind of pretty impressive. I don’t think I deserve MVP, but I think if I do then Crush deserves OPOTY. Anyways, man, I think now, I can start to make a Hall of Fame case. This is surreal. I know that I am one hundred percent a product of my team, no seriously, I would not be here talking about my success if I were still in San Jose, because holy crap I built a potential hall of fame bid with two amazing and spectacular seasons that I have gotten because the team has carried me, while I carry the ball.
(S9) - PT 5 - Revisiting Expectations - JVMjrDOT - 08-12-2018
At the beginning of the season, Jordan von Matt didn't expect to play much, if at all. He knew that the Kansas City Coyotes were an established team with a ton of talent. His main focus was to put in as much effort as possible during practice and scrimmages in hopes of getting recognized by the coaches. He's spent a ton of his free time in the weight room as well, focusing mainly on his speed and explosiveness. In a league where speed is one of the most important attributes a player can have, Jordan wanted to make sure it wouldn't hold him back.
So far this season, Jordan has caught 15 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. While these numbers aren't anything special, he feels confident and ready to step into a much larger role next season. With Valentine potentially getting called up to the NSFL next season, Jordan would be in line for the WR2 spot, seeing considerably more snaps. According to a recent interview, Jordan's goals for next season's stat line would be 50 catches, 700 yards, and 6 touchdowns. Time will tell as to if that dream will become a reality. Until then, we wish Jordan the best in the DSFL playoffs.