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(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - Deusolis - 09-25-2017
Following the abrupt retirement of newly minted safety Su'a Cravens, the Washington Redskins reached out to moneybacker AC Hackett to fill his role. Both due to size and skillset, AC would have been a very natural replacement for Cravens. They both stand at 6'1" although Hackett, while no less nimble, is about twenty pounds heavier than the former standout. Because of the miraculous healing powers of TPE and the fact that NSFL games don't conflict with NFL games, the Liberty brass gave Hackett the green light to head back down to Maryland. Three days before the Redskins faced off against the Oakland Raiders, Hackett flew to Landover to tryout with the Redskins.
Although he wasn't intimately familiar with the Redskins playbook, Hackett immediately slotted in as the signal-caller for the Skins practice-squad defense. The practice was a mixed bag for Hackett. On the one hand, he had a beautiful interception on QB Nate Sudfeld to go along with a textbook performance shadowing the Skins dangerous combination of scatbacks and tight ends. On the other hand, Hackett struggled shedding blocks against the run, especially on inside rushing plays. Considering that the latter has been the Skins' defense Achilles' heel the past couple of years, the team ultimately decided against signing him.
(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - ItsJustBarry - 09-25-2017
For Trey Willie, the first call for an NFL tryout came in early April. It’s a phone call Trey remembers all too well. The call came from the head office of the Chicago Bears. He said, listen up Trey, we are about to commit draft day suicide so we’re going to need to find us some additional Talent outside of the draft. Trey was quickly flown out of his current Residence Inn Orange County to The Practice Facility in Chicago. During the try out, Trey showed flashes of his Speed and Agility they had a little trouble with drops as his hands were not up to the professional level. Trey was offered a position on the practice squad for Chicago where he would have the opportunity to prove himself and work his way up to the starting roster. Knowing what kind of dumpster fire the Chicago Bears franchise has been and will continue to be, he graciously declined and flew back to Orange County to await the NFL draft. Looking Back Now, this seems to have been a smart decision for Trey. Although he had to leave his home in Orange County, he was drafted in the top 10 by the Baltimore Hawks. Since being drafted, he is moving up the Hawks depth chart and is poised to have a great rookie season.
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(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - Aenir - 09-25-2017
Chris was offered a tryout with the Chicago Bears after their rough patch of games with Glennon under center. He flew into Chicago and was put through his paces by the team and the front office, asked later he replied "I think I did pretty good, There is always room for improvement, but I think I made a solid showing, maybe 7-8 out of 10." The press was invited to watch and more or less agree with his assessment. He showed agility in the pocket, a knack for throwing on the run, and an ability to thread the needle into some tough locations. Some worried he wouldn't be up to the task, with the NFL being a much tougher league to play in over the NSFL. Chris met those challenges and exceeded them. One might worry however if he could be the quarterback on a team with their QB of the future (Trubisky), An injury problem, and already in week 3 being down to their original #3 through #5 receivers being promoted to the top of the depth chart. When asked about this Chris responded "Yeah its going to be a big change, but Im not worried, as we all know, Yellowknife has had their fair share of drops *laughs*, and I know some of that is my fault for putting the ball into bad places. But I am always working on becoming better at those types of throws."
UPDATE: Chris was not signed, said coach Fox: "Glennon is our Quarterback" :shrug: (251)
(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - Kristy95 - 09-25-2017
The New Orleans Saints might have the worst defense in the entire NFL, despite a win against the Panthers in week 3. Before that they had allowed more than 800 yards in two games. That alone was cause for concern and standing at 1-2, the fear is that the Saints would once again be a 7-9 team despite having one of the best quarterbacks of all time in Drew Brees.
With all that in mind, they invited Kristoffer O'Sullivan to their training facilities for a tryout. They brought speedster Ted Ginn along and the backup quarterback threw balls to them for an hour. Ginn managed to pull off a couple long catches but overall O'Sullivan managed to keep him under control pretty well and shut him down better than some NFL corner backs had done.
The Saints were reportedly very interesting in signing O'Sullivan but anonymous reports stated that he wanted to stay with the Liberty right here in the NSFL. Loyalty is a very important factor for him and he wanted to stay right here despite his dream of one day playing in the NFL.
(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - Kris - 09-25-2017
After an unexpectedly good season at University of Minnesota, Eidur Gustavsson, now a starting defensive end for the Yellowknife Wraiths, garnered attention not only from the new NSFL, but he actually attended a tryout for the Minnesota Vikings.
“He’s a good player. Our scouts for obvious reasons regularly attend local university games, and Eidur caught our eye. Not so much because of skill, he’s very raw, but he's a hard worker. We saw it immediately. He hadn't even stepped on a football until he was about 16, and he's already that good? We wanted to give him a chance and help a local out,” said Vikings coach.
So, Gustavsson arrived at the Vikings training facility, did some drills, seemed to talk the most to Brian Robison, starting DE for Minnesota. He showed decent results in strength drills and even impressed in speed drills, but lacked some agility, and his knowledge about the game has many holes.
“He is very raw. But from our conversations I knew that he will learn fast. He won't make our squad, but he has all the tools to become great with work.” Vikings defensive coach said after the game.
“I liked it. Playing for the Vikings as an Icelandic player would be cool, wouldn't it? I tried to pick up as much as I could. In the end we came to an agreement that it would be the best for me to compete in the new and growing NSFL, but they'll keep an eye on me. Who knows, maybe they'll come back to me one day. I’d consider it.” commented Eidur.
(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - Zeegee - 09-25-2017
After Vash Erikson left the Ohio State Buckeye football team, he set out for a career as a professional football player. Multiple leagues were around and he figured he would tryout for the NFL. Being from New Jersey, Vash headed down to East Rutherford, New Jersey and got himself a motel room. Within walking distance was MetLife Stadium, home to the New York Giants and the New York Jets. A nice two for deal, as far as try outs would go.
First, The Giants, a team already invested heavily in their defense, Vash found himself offered to play depth at safety, with possibility to play special teams, but no promises were made. He was even told there was no guarantee he would even make the practice squad if some other players panned out. So the Giants were a no go.
Second and finally, The Jets, Vash was warmly regarded as an up and coming talent who could have a bright future on special teams and potentially start at safety within the first year or two. But given the history of the Jets recently, Vash did not feel that it would be a stable fit for his talents.
This led Vash Erikson to declare his draft eligibility to the NSFL.
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(S3) - Weekend PT #3 - NFL Aspirations - GoodLeftUndone - 09-25-2017
Damien West recently was seen at the Indianapolis Colts training camp. Word is the team was looking for a receiver to pair with TY Hilton to give Andrew Luck some more weapons. West conveniently has a very similar play style and they wanted to try him out.
Their was no promise in a starting role and it was all dependent on West's performance and how well he connected with Andrew Luck.
Maybe it was nerves but West looked terrible out there dropping a lot of passes and unable to shake off Colts defenders and get open. He never really connected with Luck and the team told him at best he'd be able to be on the practice squad.
He was able to make a couple big plays based on his raw speed but it didn't impress Coach Pagano nor did it do much for Andrew Luck.
West wasn't willing to take that sort of risk to maybe earn a bigger paycheck and promptly returned to Yellowknife despite his despise of the cold weather there.
"The experience was neat. I wish I could have done better but I feel like I belong in the NSFL where I am currently making money," West said.
West has seen his value drop immensely since being a first round pick in the Inaugural Draft. He's become a slot receiver even though he still has the Vertical potential due to his raw speed.