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*Hello NSFL! - Opera_Phantom - 01-07-2020
The time on the big league has finally come for Jay Cue. After 3 pretty successful seasons on the DSFL with the Portland Pythons, he now takes off the black and yellow shirt and gets the black and red #10 one for the Arizona Outlaws.
Given that the second season on the minors was his best there, winning the Co-MVP award and the Ultimini, at the time it felt like all he needed to accomplish in the DSFL was complete. Unfortunately, due to the QB situation we all know in the game, he had to stay down one more year, where he could not beat his previous season.
But going back to the start of his career, Cue came into the league as as unknown player. Not having any kind of background on these type of sim games and being semi-active on discord, he was not projected to go on the first or second rounds on most of the mock drafts posted. Still, the Pythons where looking for a QB to replace Franklin Armstrong Jr., who was finally going to the NSFL to play for the Orange County Otters. Being a small QB class draft, Portland and its GMs took a gamble and selected Jay Cue with the 5th overall pick. And that gamble was definitely worth it because, even though he quickly reached the 250 TPE cap, Cue is still one of the top earners from Season 18. If you can remember, this was the first and second round of the Season 17 DSFL draft:
First Round:
#1 - Bjorn Ironside - Norfolk
#2 - Stuart Little IV - Palm Beach
#3 - Pete Parker - San Antonio
#4 - Maurice Virtanen - Kansas City
#5 - Jay Cue - Portland
#6 - Marcella Toriki - Norfolk
Second Round
#7 - Jake Utler - Palm Beach
#8 - Trae Bacon - Portland
#9 - Tyrone Biggums - San Antonio
#10 - Net Gaines - Kansas City
#11 - Jake Watson - Tijuana
#12 - Thudd Kassel - Tijuana
As we can see, some of the top earners from Season 18 were drafted high. Bjorn at #1, Parker at #3, Virtanen at #4, Biggums at #9. Honorable mentions to Abernathy, drafted at #16, Rector at #20, Purchase at #28, even though they slipped, they managed to remain active and be the top players of this class.
Thinking back, obviously Bjorn was the unanimous #1 pick, but to be fair we would have to say that the most decisive player and the one who performed better (probably due to position i agree) was Jay Cue. If they re-did the draft now, would Norfolk still pick Bjorn? Would they choose Cue to try and get them results? It is an interesting question, but what is done, is done.
Jay Cue's first season was better than anyone expected. He led the Portland Pythons to an 11 - 3 record and his regular season stats were fantastic, with a 22:13 touchdown to interception ratio (which was also a tie with Franklin Armstrong for the most Passing TDs ever in the DSFL), 2,400 Passing yards and an 87.4 rating, which gave him the DSFL MVP Award at the end of the season. Leading the DSFL, the Portland Pythons got home-field advantage for the playoffs, where they faced the Kansas City Coyotes, beating them 27 - 17, booking their place in Ultimini XV. They matched up against the defending champions Tijuana Luchadores, who had a 1 - 1 record versus the Pythons in the regular season. Unfortunately, the game ended with a 17 - 16 score to the Luchadores, with Cue throwing a pick late in the 4th quarter that sealed the game.
At this point Jay had definitely raised awareness to his skills for the upcoming draft with a great season and a MVP award, but a QB going out the board as #1? On a draft loaded with talent? Even on the first round it would be very surprising. Pre-Draft visits went pretty well, but not many teams really needed or were going to need a QB in the upcoming seasons. Cue visited the San Jose Sabercats facility and he felt like it was the best chance of being drafted: Joliet Christ was retiring after starting regression and it seemed like the timing was perfect. But, to some surprise, they decided to retrain a TE to the position, announcing it a few days before the draft, so it scratched Cue from the SJS draft board. This left Jay with pretty much 2 possibilities: the Philadelphia Liberty, that had Adriana Falconi getting into regression, exactly as Andrew Reese from the Arizona Outlaws. From conversations, it was almost certain that Cue was not going to be passed on by the Liberty, as they had the 22nd OA pick and were planning to use it for their QB of the future. Talks were great, the organization seemed to have a very good plan for him, and this left the portuguese QB with a good feeling that he was going to Philly. Talks with the Outlaws were also great, but it seemed their 3rd round pick was going to be a little bit to late to be able to pick Cue, as they picked after Philly.
So it was a bit surprising that the Outlaws pulled the trigger (pun intended) in the 2nd round, with the 18th OA pick and selected Jay Cue to be their future Andrew Reese replacement. At the same time he saw many of his fellow S18 players go up into the NSFL, while he had to stay in the DSFL for another 2 seasons. A bit demoralizing, but what can you do.
Season 18 regular season was pretty similar to the previous one, with the Pythons ending the regular season with a 11 - 3 record, winning the NFC North division. This time though, they were unable to clinch the #1 seed, as the Tijuana Luchadores had a record of 13 - 1. Cue's stats were very good, passing for 2811 yards, again for 22 TDs with only 7 INTs, earning him again the DSFL MVP (joint with Fuzzy Dotson, RB for the Tijuana Luchadores). In the conference final, the Pythons defeated the Kansas City Coyotes 28 - 17, with Cue throwing for 236 yards and 3 TDs, sending the team to the Ultimini XVI. The trophy game was surprisingly against the San Antonio Marshals (who managed to beat the #1 seed Tijuana Luchadores, 17 - 10 in the South Conference final) and the Pythons came out on top 23 - 10, with Cue getting the accolades, throwing for 221 yards, 2 TDs with no picks. Cue finally got the Ultimini for Portland, topping that with the MVP award in the game.
Still, he knew that even though he felt ready to play in the NSFL, he had to wait another season. So, he came back for his 3rd and last season in the DSFL, to defend the Ultimini title with the Pythons. Unfortunately this season the team was not able to win the NFC North, finishing the regular season with an pretty average 8 - 6 record, behind the Minnesota Grey Ducks, who finished 9 - 5. He led the league in every QB stat, but was unable to guide the team to the 3rd straight Ultimini game, as the Pythons lost in the conference final versus Minnesota 27 - 30. The Grey Ducks eventually won the Ultimini game 16 - 13 against the Tijuana Luchadores. Cue's DSFL career ended as one of the most successful ever stat wise. His final numbers are:
47 games played, with 33 wins - 14 losses;
792 completions on 1328 passing attempts;
8895 passing yards;
73 TD passes;
33 Ints;
QB Rating of 87.7;
720 rushing yards on 161 attempts;
5 rushing TDs.
Pretty cool numbers i think.
So, here we are. Cue is now a full member of the Arizona Outlaws and is a few days away from his first NSFL game. Looking at stats, he will be starting with around 620 TPE, against defenders with more than that and trying to match up his stats versus 1000+ TPE Quarterbacks. But we all know that the sim can be strange a lot of times, which means that his season can go from great to abysmal. And with that, the Outlaws season as well.
As this adventure is about to start, i wanted to thank Saba and Toasty for having the confidence to draft me to Portland in Season 17, to every Portland teammate that helped me get an Ultimini and 2 MVP Awards, to SwagSloth and Moosecop for getting me to Arizona and also to Isa (Bjorn), Baconbrother (Virtanen) and Revolution (Biggums) for pushing me to get all the TPE possible to keep up with you guys. I will be making another media that analyses all the TPE we made through the last few months, to compare where each of us missed or gained (Already halfway done).
On a more personal note, for everyone thinking about creating or recreating as a QB, trust me, it is hard work. If you want to be able to succeed you need to get as much TPE as possible, so you really need to be on top of things and come to the game a lot. And the worst part is that you spend a lot of time in the DSFL. Do not get me wrong, I love the teams and people that play there, but we know that it does not have as much coverage as the NSFL, so sometimes you feel a little left out of things. You need to have that present if you want to be a QB. Teams count on you to be their player and there is only 10 on the NSFL, so you have to push really hard to be the best.
And here is the review of my career so far.
(1623 words)
*Hello NSFL! - IsaStarcrossed - 01-07-2020
I'm so excited to have you with us at the next level at last, Cue! You had so many doubters in the early days. Many said that a fresh create with no experience would never have a chance to QB for an NSFL team. Yet you made it, you're here, and it is happening. I wish you all the best in your career and can't wait to see you tear up the league!
*Hello NSFL! - TeyonSchavari - 01-07-2020
Dark horse pick at QB in fantasy? :eyes:
Excited to see what you can do in the big leagues my dude!
*Hello NSFL! - SabaDonutMan - 01-07-2020
My first pick, Jay Cue. You’ve sure grown from back then. Not to mention that you’ve been the staple of the Pythons and a leader in the locker room. With stats like yours, you might be the qb in dsfl history. We’ll miss you in the dsfl for sure. Pythons 4ever.
Oh btw happy to have you as my qb on the outlaws. Let’s win us some ultimus’s