(S21) - Ultimus Week

[LordMacharius]

Task 13: (Interviewed QB Franklin Armstrong)
1. After losing to the Second Line in the ASFC finals, what do the Otters need to do to win a 4th Ultimus in 5 years?
2. What excites you the most about the next season?
3. What are Armstrong's goals for the next year?
4. Which expansion team do you think will be poised to compete earlier based off the expansion draft?

1. The Otters need to dictate the game as opposed to letting New Orleans dictate the game. That was a very winnable game but we decided to forgo the run game and make Armstrong throw 40 attempts. 40 attempts is more attempts in a game then their previous 13 games.
2. I look forward to have another dominating season next year. I look forward to getting back on the field and winning football games. The ticker has started on the end of Armstrong’s career and I look forward to see where he finishes his legacy when he crosses the finish line.
3. Armstrong’s goals for next year include, 500 yards rushing with at least 5 TD runs. On the passing side, 3000 yards with 25 TD passes and less than 5 interceptions. I also hope to have over 60% completions again. I also want to win some more awards. I hope to win a 4th straight MVP to break the record that I now share with Mike Boss of 3 straight MVP awards. Of course, the number one goal is to win some more championships.
4. I’m not sure, but I guess Honolulu looks kind of good since they have Havran, and they picked up my guy Banks who’s a great receiver. I’m just glad to see this league getting bigger and bigger.

Task 14: (Got interviewed by Moonlight)
1. Do you expect to win any awards in this year's award show?
2. What does NOLA have to do to repeat as Ultimus champions next season?
3. What are your goals for next season?
4. How do you feel about your new team?

1. Actually, I'd be shocked if I win any awards for the award show this year. This year was statistically my worst regular season — lots of mouths to feed again, like Tijuana. But next year I'm looking to bounce back in a big way.
2. For New Orleans to repeat the Ultimus, it would take a lot. I'm not trying to get caught talking down at my old team, especially after the season we just had, but It's really going to be a struggle for them in my opinion. First off, there's been a slew of retirements — 3 lost key pieces on the defense in Johnny Slothface, Bjorn Ironside, and Blake Faux. Additionally, losing a couple of really solid young pieces in the expansion draft has got to hurt. Obviously I want to believe that Mack was the impact loss, but honestly I'd say losing Jed hurts more — for a WR corps as thin as they were, Jed was a priority target along with Noka. Losing the 2 of that 1-2 punch gotta hurt.
3. Goals for the next season are going to really be interesting for me. I think I'll be playing a very different position so I'm thinking my numbers are going to be much bigger than they were with the second line. I'm hoping to record my first career interception — that would be huge.
4. I feel really good about the Hahalua. Dwyer and Raven are both very talented GMs (and one was even commish for a while) and the team is young and hungry. So long as activity levels stay up, we're going to be a force in 2 or 3 seasons — count on it.

Task 15: Superstardom:


Task 17: Sponsorship:
Arianlacher wants to be sponsored by an alcohol company. That's right. A company that sells alcohol. Seeing as alcohol IS an essential service (as proven by the government) it would be like being sponsored by an infinite supply of that god juice. Mack would probably like to be sponsored by Binny's Beverage Depot, a liquor store chain with 42 locations in Illinois, concentrated in the Chicago area and including seven in Chicago and one each in Champaign, Springfield, Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois. Despite its stature as the largest independent retailer of wine, beer and liquor in the Midwest, Binny’s Beverage Depot still considers itself a modest David, compared with the Goliaths of the giant price clubs and grocery stores. For its dynamic growth, creative retailing strategies and emphasis on customer service, Wine Enthusiast selected Binny’s Beverage Depot as our 2012 Retailer of the Year. Their 42 Illinois locations offer the lowest prices and widest selection around. If you can't find it at Binny's, it's probably not worth drinking is their tagline and by golly by gosh they're right. Spirits, wines, beers and so much more, head to Binny's for all your beverage needs. Thats why Mack wants to be sponsored by Binny's beverage Depot.

[sakrosankt]

1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:

Championship Game, Portland Pythons @ Kansas City Coyotes

In the battle for the crown of the NFC North the Portland Pythons had to make their way to the division leaders, the Kansas City Coyotes. Their season games were split at 1-1, with the home team winning each matchup.
The Pythons were to receive the ball in the first half and they didn’t want to leave a doubt that they are prepared for the game. They started furiously and went in their first drive all over the field into the opponent's Red Zone. A short rush by Zed Keppler lead to the first Touchdown of the game.
This impressing drive was nothing the Coyotes wanted to leave unanswered. A good return brought them already in good field position, an important conversion on third down brought them near Red Zone. But the drive stalled and left the Coyotes with a field goal. Now it was time for KC’s Defense to show up. The first 3 and out of the game. But it was not the only one, as a three and out streak began until the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter Kansas City rushed in it’s first drive with only using ground attack to the Portland 5. Fujiwara ends the drive with a pass to Witheblock which brings KC the 10-7 lead. The next drive ends quickly again for Portland, setting up another drive before the half for Kansas City. This drive, again, ends in a touchdown pass from Fujiwara. This time he finds Watson for a 27 yard touchdown. The last drive doesn’t bring anything in for the Pythons, half time standing is 17-7.

The first drive of the second half ends in a playoff record setting 72 yard punt from Matty McDairmid. The first play of the next Portland drive is a big one. O’Donnell completes a pass to Snyder, who makes a big gain, rushing for the endzone. But Fawn Dillmiballs closes the gap and tackles him, with forcing a fumble. Sweets recovers the fumble and the Coyotes get their next touchdown of the game, finishing the drive with a 1 yard touchdown run from Nova. Not much is clicking for the Pythons the rest of the game and the Coyotes start the beginning of the 4th quarter with another touchdown. This time it is Fakon rushing for the points.

The game ends with 31-7 for the home team, the Kansas City Coyotes.

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4) OL or K/P Appreciation
After reading the game review of the Kansas City championship game, it is not hard to see were this appreciation post is going too. The new record holder for the longest punt in DSFL history, Matty McDairmid. This guy is hardest working kicker you’ll find not only in this draft class, you won’t find another one like him in a while. With him it is easy to say kicker or punter are people too. They are not only people that do matter, they are the ones who change the outcome on the field. In the championship game, Matty scored all scoring chances he got. Making a Field Goal and converting 4 extra points. He is a kicker like you want to have on your team. The whole season he was “just” the Punter, as Lefty Louis was the Kicker through regular season. With his attitude and hard work, he gained the starting position at kicker too when playoffs arrived. Now it is time for him to show his worth and build himself a memory for the Coyotes.
As a Punter, he set a new record in the DSFL for the longest punt in playoff history. He did that at the start of the second quarter, with the team leading 17-7. He punted the ball 72 yard long, leaving the Pythons not much of an option to return. The next play they fumbled the ball, setting up another touchdown for the Coyotes.
If Matty plays another amazing game like that, it will be hard for anyone to be successful against his team. Whether it is at home or on the road, the odds are good his team comes out as the winner of the game.

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9) Dynasty
After some years of draught, a new pair of GMs took over in Kansas City and took over the city in storm. Starboy was already GM last year, when the Coyotes made the playoffs with a 5-9 record building the stock for a new dawn in franchise history. At the end of last season, Butters joined him and they build the new GM pair. After the biggest draft in league history, the Coyotes can look back on a solid roster and somethin to build up all over the season. With send downs at Quarterback, Running Back and Tight End, they already had some solid weapons going into the season on offense. They added a power back and the best receiving core in the entire league to their roster. On defense, DE and S were the most prominent send downs. They added the highest earner in Phat Boi at DT and many other important pieces in the defensive puzzle. As the season progressed, the whole league could see what the GMs of KCC did, they built up a team fighting for the top seed in the league and compete for the Ultimini.
This pair brought the spirit of winning back to the Coyotes and built an amazing locker room atmosphere. All parts of the team contribute and share their passion.
With the expansion draft in the NSFL, some surprising changes must be made in the offseason. Fujiwara, the QB, will be promoted to the NSFL, therefore they must find a heir for this important position. Tree Gelbman, second year TE, will also be promoted, so a big target will be another piece to add in the draft. The WR position will be something to look at, as it is unclear who will be sent down. But there are many good earners behind the top two options. On Defense the team seems to be set quite good, some additions at the line and secondary will be needed though, as there will be call ups and first year starters in the NSFL.
But if we learned something, the GM know what to do in the draft, so there will be another couple of interesting seasons rising up over in Kansas City.

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18) Awards Season
This year, the Kansas City Coyote star Quarterback, anime girl Chika Fujiwara, is the front runner for season Most Valuable Player. In her last year in the DSFL, she put her game to the next level. Leading the league in QBR, completion percentage and touchdown to interception ratio, she made a strong pedigree for her vote. She finished second in passing yards, with over 70 attempts less than O’Donnell, who merely got more than her with leading the league with 70 yards more. Chika, built to be a Gunslinger, is far away to be a called a running quarterback. But she leads the league in rushing yards for quarterbacks in gaining 137 yards. Not just that, she also rushed for one TD. Chika lead her team to the top seed in the NFC North, finishing at 9-5.
Her QBR of 81.8 shows how good she really played. The DSFL is a run heavy league and QBs normally make tons of mistakes. Her rating shows, that she didn’t only minimize errors, she played really good football and took care of the ball extremely well. She has a TD to INT ratio of 2:1, that is a value some of the top QBs wish for. The completion rate of almost 60% shows the accuracy she puts into her game, this stat will excel the next years even further. But we don’t care about next season, this season is the MVP season for Chika Fujiwara. Stop to overemphasize the RBs, this year a QB takes over as league MVP. CHIKA, CHIKA, CHIKA!

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[furiousPanda]

6) Next Year

The Dallas Birddogs did not make it to the playoffs this year but the expansion team was close. Our team had a fighting chance until the very last week. The biggest issue is that we had a team with all new players and the TPE gap was wide this year. But throughout the year the team closed the gap and it showed on the field. On top of that the Birddogs have the most active users out of all the DSFL teams. Their defense was the strongest unit on the field and there is no change from that. Led by Colt Mendoza, Stanislaw Koniecpolski and Big Edd, all active users that will hit the maximum TPE count by the time next year rolls around and the whole unit will just keep getting better. The offense has a lot of room to improve, but the quaterback Monty Jack will get it together and help thrust the Birddogs into scoring a ton of points.Lastly, the new GM Kyle is in charge with his Co-Gm iSteg, and they will help build upon the amazing culture Gucci left. We were super closed this year but next season you can expect the Birddogs to come out swinging and compete for the Ultimini. Other DSFL better beware, the Birddogs are coming!

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7) Robbed

The simulation can either work for you or against you. No matter how many times you sim your team winning a game there is always that chance that your team will not come out on top. And for that I think the sim robbed the Dallas Birddogs. We ran countless of sims to make sure we have optimal strategies, especially the last four weeks of the season where wins are important. The two away games had a slim margin of victory close to 50%, which no doubt was razor thin. But the sim punished us with our offensive line, they kept allowing sacks left and right which ended up with our quarterback throwing interceptions. The last two games that Dallas was supposed to win with a 65%+ rate and we got demolished. I feel like the sim was unfair to us with a blowout. I know that Dallas is a better team than the sim believes us to be. We deserved better because of our struggle to get better and the sim did not approve. Every single Birddog in the locker room tried his or her best to gain as much TPE as possible. Lastly, our wonder GM Gucci, was a brilliant strategist and the sim did not like it at all.

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12) Pay it Forward

In the NSFL and DSFL there is a lot of people that are amazing to talk to, interact with and work with. In my first season in the NSFL I met a lot of people that I would consider friends. But one name comes to my mind specifically when I think great users, fellow teammate and I would consider a friend. His name is @Big Edd, who has the plays defense tackle for the Birddogs. Big "Snacks" Edd does not get a ton of recognition but I feel like he deserves more. Out in the general discord channels and forums he may not seem too friendly or sometimes too aggressive. Also he may come off a little selfish at times.But in the Dallas locker room he is a completely different person. Always helps out teammates in need and tries to earn as much as possible to give us a winning chance. When I get on the discord channel, I always look forward to chatting with him about sports, work, programming or life in general. We also just shoot it and try to catch as many pokemon as possible together while sniping them from other discord channels. Big Edd makes the already fun NSFL experience even better and cannot wait to see what teams we both end up in.

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17) Sponsorship

Haha Mango-Panda is up and coming speed rushing linebacker from the Dallas Birddogs. And guess who contacted him for a sponsorship? The company Birddog! This is a great opportunity for the young player and will not hesitate on taking it. For the uninitiated Birddog creates pants that have underwear inside of them.

The ad will play out like this:
Have slow text fading in and out saying,
"Are you tired of underwear?",
"Are you tired of wedgies?",
"Are you tired of doing a ton of laundry?",
"Yes we are!"

As the last text of the response fades, Mango-Panda in his brand new navy Birddog gym shorts with the Dallas Birddog logo on the right corner, speeds through a 40 yard dash run with a blazing 4.3 speed. The shot will just focuses on his shorts while he's running.

The shot pans towards another football player with no birddogs on and is pulling a wedgie out while running.

Then Mango-Panda pops up in front of the camera and states, "If you want comfort without the wedgie or riding, get Birddog, it's what you need, the pants of the future."

The last shot is Mango-Panda doing squats while the camera focuses just on his butt. And the end text appears "No Wedgie, Go birddog".

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[notorioustig]

SHL PT: https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php...9047#pid2809047

Task 11: Rivalry

If I had to pick any player in the DSFL as a rival, I think it would have to be Garfield Despacito Jr. @Gwdjohnson as he's easily the individual I most want to duel in ritual combat. Not only are we both wide receivers and (at this time) teammates on the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, but we actually have encountered each other several times during summer workouts, where we would frequently compete to see who could lift the most (me) or squat the most (me again) or even run the fastest (still me). He ended up getting really frustrated by this and we got into a fistfight in a Wendy's parking lot, and that bitch made me drop my baconator. Needless to say, I have hated this guy ever since, even though we're now teammates. Pending the results of the DSFL draft, should I end up back in Myrtle Beach, I would see it as my singular goal to steal Garfield's spot in the lineup and show him what real wide receivers can do. He may complain and say things like "I have more experience" or "dude you kicked my Frosty out of my hands first" but he's a snake and a liar and I can't wait to make him look like the chump he is.

Task 13: Interview a star

For this task, I decided to interview someone who's had a very big day - Prince Vegeta aka @jeffie 43. Fresh off of being named the Co-GM of the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers and then immediately winning the Ultimini hours later, Vegeta was kind enough to answer some of my questions and give me some insights and perspectives about what it takes to become a pro football player and succeed.

Q: What do you think was the biggest factor in the Myrtle Beach Buccaneer's Ultimini victory this season?

I think the biggest factor in the Ultimini victory this season was the QB and someone I gave a ton of shit for for last season, Chris Ramos. I'll be honest I was a terrible teammate last season and gave him a lot of shit for some lackluster performances over the season, including a horrendous performance in the Ultimini where he finished the game with a 24.6 QBR. However he was nothing short of incredible this season as he came back with a vengeance in the ultimini game and proved all of his doubters wrong.

Q: If you could give any single piece of advice to a new player starting his journey towards the NSFL, what would it be?

Feel free to reach out, we're all friendly folks out here and always willing to help people. Another important thing to remember is to always have an open mindset and remember that the DSFL is for fun, and to enjoy it while it lasts.

Q: What would you say is your management philosophy now that you're a Co-GM?

Run it back

Q: What is one thing that disappointed you this season and how do you plan to address it for next season?

A: As a player, I'm disappointed with how OCO's season ended and maybe the small things I could've done along the way to ensure that we would've won that game, missing 3 predictions as a 1oa pick isnt a good look and I plan on fixing that immediately. As a Co-GM I was disappointed with some of the stuff that was poorly handled by the previous GM and hope to try and fix that next season, making MB an even more dangerous team.

Task 16: Scouting Report

Heading into the DSFL draft, wide receiver prospect L'Carpetron Dookmarriot is turning some heads. The University of Oregon standout sophomore racked up insane numbers at the college level this season, and has his eyes set firmly on being a top selection at the DSFL and, eventually, the NSFL drafts. One of Dookmarriot's most famous attributes are his "magic hands," a reference to both his uncanny ability to pick a ball out of the air against all odds and the fact that he was an amateur magician in his late teens when he wasn't on the field. In addition, his speed and agility allow him to juke tackles and evade the defense, and he's perfectly capable of beating a defender clean from a standstill. This combination made him a deadly target for Oregon's quarterback and drew the attention of many defensive coordinators over the course of the season. Perhaps Dookmarriot's greatest quality is his ability to rise to the occasion and come up big when his team needs it most. He describes himself as a "performer" and he never shies away from the opportunity to be the star of the show. He brings a high skill game at an impact position, and all of football will be following the young star closely for years to come.

[IsaStarcrossed]

3) X-Factor

If New Orleans makes a championship run, it would have a hard path going on the road against Orange County and then likely going to Baltimore in the Ultimus. They would need a fair bit of luck and every inch they can get on the field to make this happen. That is why the whole team would be looking to Johnny Slothface. As many know, Slothface passed away earlier this season and was replaced by his twin brother. Since then, Slothface has become one of the biggest leaders of this roster and an absolute champion on the field. He now leads the team in all time sacks and has made play after play all season long. Pass rush, run support, and even in coverage, Slothface has done everything that was asked of him and more. If New Orleans is going to make this end of season push, they'll need Slothface to show up in a big way and here of late that is all he has done. Some say that he is possessed by the spirit of his deceased brother and it has shown with the ferocity that he has played with this season. Mark my words, if New Orleans is going to pull this off it'll be off of a few sacks and a turnover or two forced by this man. The spirit within him has been devoted to New Orleans to the fullest and they'll need help even from the beyond to make this run.

11) Rivalry

If I had to pick one rival for my dear New Orleans Second Line, it would be without a doubt the Orange County Otters. The Otters have been the dominant force in the ASFC for a very long time, but here lately New Orleans has made it tradition to take a game off of them here or there. Over the last three seasons, we've managed to form a bit of a rivalry there as we've managed to win at least one game against them a season. They've also been able to take one from us. Not only have we been splitting series, but we've also made it a habit of knocking each other out of the playoffs. In S19 they knocked us out, in S20 we were the ones who squashed their hopes of making it all the way. This past season we went on the road and beat them early in the season and they returned the favor by coming to New Orleans and handing us a decimating loss later on. It was the game that decided first place in the ASFC in fact. Now we have to face the Otters again as we head to the ASFC championship and I can only hope that New Orleans once more finds a way to prevail and put our rivals away.

12) Pay It Forward

This one is far too easy. There are a ton of people in this league who I consider friends, people who I look up to and wish to model myself after. They're people who make me a better person just by knowing them. Probably the best of these though is Tesla. Tesla has come into this league and presented herself as the nicest and most kind soul we have to offer. You never see her say anything negative and she is always doing her best to pick up other people. She always concerns herself with the days of others and never fails to offer support if someone is having a rough go of it. She does this all while never really talking about herself or trying to put her problems on others. She is always optimistic and forward thinking and never moves to discourage anyone. She is one of the best people I've ever met and since she has come to our league, I have found myself wanting to model myself after her. Her presence makes me want to be a better person and makes me want to be kinder to those around me. I'm absolutely proud to call her a friend and this league is a better place with her in it. I can only hope that more of the league becomes more like Tesla.

17) Sponsorships

If Bjørn Ironside was chosen to do an advertisement, it would be about one thing and one thing alone. Tacos. Why they have even waited so long to get him to advertise in the first place is a sham. Ironside is big, personable, and comes across as a giant teddy bear. Not to mention he is incredibly passionate about the subject matter. He is the perfect face to any restaurant trying to advertise tacos. Tacos have been Ironside's entire life for as long as he can remember. Even going back to his DSFL contract, tacos were involved with his signing before he signed the dotted line and invested himself into the team. He created team based activities completely based around tacos. This is a tradition that has even followed him to the next level as he is constantly taking his teammates out for tacos. Tacos are everything to Ironside and he could talk about them for hours. Seasoned beef, chicken, or pork. Melty, delicious cheese. Topped with lettuce, peppers, and tomatoes. Put it all on a warm tortilla and you suddenly have the heavens singing down to you. Tacos are versatile and delicious and Ironside looks good wearing a sombrero. Now that he is retired, he has little more to do than to preach about tacos. He would take his taco advertisements every bit as seriously as he does his ball play and it'd make for a flawless Ultimus commercial.

[ValorX77]

17. If Videl were to have a sponsor, despite not being currently on a developmental Simulation Football league roster at this current moment, it would be the Leaf Cola company, the producers of the world famous leaf cola drink that players, general managers, and owners love across the national Simulation Football league and the developmental Simulation Football league. It’s quite simply why Videl would choose leaf cola, it’s her close relationship to Ryan Leaf Jr, one of the national Simulation Football league’s strongest and toughest Running backs in the league at this current moment. Is it because Videl has her own flavor of the famed beverage? Of course she does! Her flavor, the "Fukushima Flash" is a blend of the normal carbonated water, but she throws in ghost peppers, cinnamon, and a hint of lime to give her version of the famed brand a little sense of heat and spice to feel like a cornerback who just got burned by her for a very long touchdown they did not see coming because they can not defend her. Despite all this crazy information, her version is only available in japan, Hawaii and South Korea, Wheres she’s famous from playing in the Japanese Football leagues usually for men.

1. The Ultimus was a tale of two different franchises, first, the American Simulated Football Conference champion, the New Orleans Second Line, posted a dominant record of 9 and 4, especially with their trench warfare offense featuring Forrest Gump and Marcella Toriki, two of the leagues finest running backs, known for their speed and their evasiveness, they two are the ultimate duo that everyone dreams to stop. On the other side, we have the national Simulation Football conference champion, the Yellowknife Wraiths, with their impressive 4th consecutive Ultimus appearance, with them coming up short all previous 3 times, as they are looking for their first win in the big game in a couple of seasons. From the opening kickoff, the wraiths offense proved to be unable to pass or run the ball, as New Orleans defense proved they could successfully contain cooter Bigsby and his weapons. New Orleans Second Line’s offense on the other hand was on point and was able to disrupt the leagues best rush defense, with their passing game by means of Bon’Beri Jones and Jed Podalack, Ultimus Most valuable player Stan Francisco, and the previously mentioned trench offense. The final score was 33-13 in favor of New Orleans, as Yellowknife becomes the national Simulation Football league’s buffalo bills.

13. I interviewed @Huskies311

How do you feel about this season’s playoffs?
What changes would you do if the conference championship got resimmed?
What issues should the hawks address in the draft?
Finally, how do you rebound from the unexpected early playoff exit?

I’m disappointed, honestly. I really felt like we had a good chance at the Ultimus this season. And with Corvo gone, it’s likely we won’t compete again until S23. I have high hopes for Jackets, but his TPE is will still be a bit low (due to us bringing him up a season early, not his earning).

2) I think I probably overthought that game. I tested a lot, and went away from the strategies that worked to get us 1 seed. So if I resimmed I’d go back to basics. I definitely feel like I let the team down but we will be back before the league knows it.

3) Defense, defense, and more defense. We need a lot of youth there. Specifically, we are looking at linebackers and defensive backs. Our D-line is mostly set outside of maybe 1 more active. I’m also interested in some of the OL prospects in this draft. I’d love to get one in the middle or later rounds.

4) Just by keeping our morale up. I think we still had a really successful season. No one thought we’d be the 1 seed in the conference. Now we just need patience to build back up for our next window. Duilio and I have a good plan to keep Baltimore as one of the top dogs of the NSFC.

14. I was interviewed by Huskies311

[NamelessNate]

6) Next Year
Written: If your team didn’t win the title this year, why do you believe they can win the next year (or the year after that)?

Next season Sofa will exact revenge not on one player, not on one team, but the entire league. 270 times there as a named called not his, 270 times a GM thought they found a better prospect than Sofa, and 270 times a GM made a mistake. Sofa will exact his revenge by winning back to back ultiminis and nothing will be able to stop him. As a player maxed out at 250 TPE before the season starts and likely being the only quarterback, Sofa will have an incredible opportunity to shine amongst all the muck in the DSFL. Sofa Will prove to everyone the curse is real, that Mr. Irrelevant is the most relevant player in the league. He will come back and not only win the Ultimini, but the MVP, QBotY and so many more awards. Why do I know this will happen? Because it's already been set in motion; since joining the league only one team has won the ultimini, Myrtle Beach. The team that drafted him? No surprise, it is myrtle beach. Sofa is the second coming of Joilet Christ, Sofa IS the next Armstrong, Sofa WILL BE better than Childish Gambino. Next season will be a season the DSFL will not soon forget.

9) Dynasty
Written: Convince us that your team will be the next NSFL or DSFL dynasty.

How do I know that Myrtle Beach will be the next dynasty? The answer is quite simple, Myrtle Beach is the only beach that has Tom Sofa guaranteed for the seasons to come. While it may be true that in the seasons to come Sofa may be called up to play in the bigs, I expect that to be a few seasons away. I truly believe that Sofa will be able to play for the Buccaneers for at least 3 seasons more. What does that mean for Myrtle Beach? They will win the next 3 ultiminis. You may ask, what then? What about a life after the DSFL for Sofa, what should we expect? Well the answer there is quite simple as well: the team graced with his presence in the NSFL will meet the same fate, the fate of being a pure dynasty. Not only will Sofa have developed incredibly in the DSFL, but the team that drafts him will have the best free agent recruiter in the business, I mean really who doesn't want to play with Sofa? It would be pure madness I tell you. I promise you that no matter what team he is on tin the seasons to come, Sofa is a guaranteed dynasty centerpiece.

19) Team Culture
Written: What is it about your team’s culture and/or locker room that makes you happy to be there? If there are any problems, what do you think should be done to improve them?

The Myrtle Beach locker room is one of the most incredible places I have been in in any sim league. It's full of players who have all bought in to our system and full of a camaraderie that you love to see in a locker room. I would rather be nowhere else, this place is truly my home. When I was taken last overall in the draft I really didn't know what to expect when I went into the locker room, I certainly didn't expect the warm welcome I got. I immediately became one of the fold, a beach boi. The team culture as a whole is entirely incredible. Not only is it players currently on the roster that pop in, but players of teams past and even players that never were. This place is just an awesome hangout and I doubt any locker room I step into will be able to top the experience I have here. I love seeing all the faces day in and day out and I can't wait to see even more faces in there come next season. I love Myrtle Beach, and one day I too will be a face of team old, popping in to say hello.

20) Nostalgia
Written: What is your happiest memory in this league?

Oddly enough my happiest memory of the league has come from being drafted last overall. I think people might have thought I would take it negatively but I really haven't, I found it kind of funny. The day of the draft I was working (because back then work still existed) so I wasn't able to tune in until later anyway. When I had gotten off I was able to hop in the discord and when I saw I had no invites or anything I went to the rookie discord. I asked "have I been picked yet?" and answers all around were "no." So I then tune in just in time to see myself get picked 271st overall and get anointed the exalted title of Mr. Irrelevant. I then get an excited message from my new GM "Hey! Welcome to Myrtle Beach! We know we got a steal with you!" That message felt incredible on a few different levels. I accepted the invite from frostbite and then joined the locker room and immediately felt love and support from the whole locker room. It was truly amazing. Then, later that night, I go back into the rookie discord and see some player talking trash about myrtle beach so the first thing I try to do is defend our honor. Then I got the infamous reply seen in my signature. The kicker of it all was that I had no idea who cory was at the time lmao.

[nickyvmlp]

1) Playoff Results

The New Orleans Second Line completed their impressive season in impressive style, knocking off the Yellowknife Wraiths, 33-13, handing them their fourth straight Ultimus loss. New Orleans's offense, as it was during the regular season, was completely unstoppable. Stan Francisco threw for over 350 yards and three scores. Both Forrest Gump and Marcella Toriki ran for over 100 yards, with Gump also picking up over 100 receiving, just like how Bona'beri Jones did. And on defense, three total sacks, a forced fumble, and no touchdowns allowed until nearly the two-minute warning at the end of the game. It was the perfect way to end the season, and apparently, a few of the Second Linemen agreed, because after the game ended, Bona'beri Jones and Bjorn Ironside both announced their retirement. Along with them, Johnny Slothface and Blake Faux already have recreates in the D-League, so their Ultimus win will be their last game. Fittingly, both Slothface and Faux picked up a sack in their final game. New Orleans will still have plenty of firepower with call-ups aplenty, not to mention two first-round picks in this year's draft, so there's no reason to imagine why the Second Line can't keep this going next year.

2) Playoff MVP

When choosing a Playoff MVP, your eyes drift to the Second Line's rushing corps of Forrest Gump and Marcella Toriki. They were both on fire in the playoffs, putting up strong numbers in all three games. In the wildcard round against the Copperheads, both topped 100 total yards, with Gump nearly hitting 150, and both finding the endzone. Their TDs would be the only one's New Orleans would score as they'd get past Austin 23-17. Then in the conference championship game, they were both slightly limited facing Orange County's outstanding run defense, but they still managed to barely top 100 total yards (Gump with 105, and Toriki with 104), with Toriki scoring a late go-ahead touchdown. Finally in the Ultimus, facing an even tougher rush defense in the Wraiths, the duo exploded. Toriki finished the contest with 167 total yards and a touchdown, which for most would be a career performance, but Gump had her beat. Forrest topped the century mark in both rushing and receiving yards, netting 221 total yards and a beautiful 49-yard receiving score in the third that sealed the game. You could almost call it a coin flip between the two, but I might just barely give the nod to Gump, but I could change my mind with two drinks.

4) OL or K/P Appreciation

Is it wrong to say that a kicker should be considered a playoff MVP? Maybe, but Herbert Prohaska makes a decent case. The Second Line had to win three games in order to win the Ultimus, and Mr. Prohaska was on point for each and every one of them, missing only one extra point throughout the whole of the playoffs. In the Second Line's wildcard match against the Copperheads, Prohaska made three field goals with no misses. His team won 23-17. Those were points that absolutely made the difference. Their conference title game against Orange County ended up going to overtime and Prohaska ended up scoring the eventual game-winning 46-yard field goal to put the Second Line past the Otters, 27-24. And finally, while his scoring wasn't required per se, as the Second Line ran over the Wraiths in the Ultimus, Herbert Prohaska still scored two fairly long field goals, and he only missed his first kick of the playoffs when the Second Line were already up by a huge margin, and by then, the game seemed well in hand. In the end, Herbert made all seven of his postseason field goals, five of them coming from at least 40 yards. Pretty good, and maybe Playoff MVP-worthy.

18) Awards Season

OK, maybe not for this season, but in today's TedTalk, I will explain why Action Jackson should absolutely be the front-runner for next year's WR of the Year award. Action was drafted in Season 17, which means he's still two years away from regression. All of the other top receivers terms of yardage are gonna be in decline. Jammerson, Season 15, first year of regression. Johnny Blaze, Season 13, and going to an expansion team. Nate Swift, Season 13. Errol Maddox, Season 12. Rod Tidwell, Season 15. There's some elite young talent on the way up like Net Gaines and Laszlo Fourty-Two (who's going to an expansion team), but with another year of improving, Action has the potential to turn into the absolute best receiver in the league, especially with the report he's developed with Dan Wright, and is already developing with future QB Monty Jack on the way, the eventual transition of power should be seamless for Jackson's future development. And even for this season, regression has left Wright virtually untouched. So, Jackson's previous season of 68 receptions, 1137 yards, and three scores might very well be Jackson's floor for next season.

[Colabear]

4. OL or K/P Appreciation

A player who wont get many headlines after this years playoffs is Myrtle Beach Kicker and Punter, Kal Solarin. However his contributions may have been more crucial to Myrtle Beach's title than any other player on the team.

Certainly if you look it purely in terms of the number of points his total of 21 eclipses anyone else on the team. The Playoff MVP, Ramos, threw one touchdown over the two games and ran in for another. Running backs, Frost and Apollo, both had one apiece, and receiver Sabor caught one. That shows you this victory was a team effort, complimented of course by a stout defence, which was not as flashy as others in the DSFL in terms of winning take aways but didn't give up many yards.

The only flaw in an otherwise perfect performance was a single missed extra point against Norfolk in the Conference Championship game. But in the context of a 18-0 victory it doesn't seem to have been very meaningful.

While his reputation as a kicker with pinpoint accuracy is how Solarin is known, his punting stats were also excellent. Consistently pinning teams back inside their own 20 yard line, and giving that tough defence time to slow the opposing offence down and get the ball back in the hands of the Myrtle Beach playmakers.

9. Dynasty

When thinking of the potential for a DSFL dynasty, it's easy to focus at the pieces a team will be losing; who'll be moving on up to the NSFL. Certainly in the case of The Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, there will be losses and not just from among the players. Losing their GM Frostbite would be for many teams a crippling blow, indicating a forthcoming rebuild.

What people don't talk about and often don't understand is culture. And Myrtle Beach have a winning culture. This Ultimini title didn't come this season it's the culmination of a project going back a number of years, building successes on top of one another, to reach the top of the tree after a number of years getting so close. In a single title game results can go either way, and in previous years it's gone against Myrtle Bay, but season after season they're been right up there as one of the best teams in the league. But more than that it's been one of the most happy popular locker rooms. I heard one NSFL GM suggest that a lot of Myrtle Beach players like to remain in the DSFL more than players of other teams because they like that locker room so much. While I don't know how true that is, it's an indication of just how highly the locker room is regarded and not just at the DSFL level.

Myrtle Beach are at the top and they're here to stay.

12. Pay It Forward

Before I had even entered the league, Prince Vegeta reached out to me. He was generous and selfless in his advice. Helping me craft a training plan to work on to help me be ready for life in the league, and inviting me to join him at his offseason training base to work out together. The experience was eye opening, seeing how hard a guy like that works was eye-opening in helping me to understand what it means to be a professional football player. Of course I'd watched him on the field, where he made it all look so effortless. Made it look like it was purely natural talent that made him good. Working out together showed me that was an illusion, while the natural talent is there, the work ethic is the key to his success. It's no surprise that he has progressed in the big leagues following the trend he set in the developmental football league.

As we got to know each other, we spoke about his team Myrtle Beach and his own draft prospects. He seemed certain he would go first overall to the Orange County Otters, despite mock drafts suggesting otherwise. Looking back now I suspect he was scouting me himself on behalf of the team and feeding back what he was finding. But it made Myrtle Beach as a destination all the more enticing.

20. Nostalgia

I haven't been in the league long, so my memory is not so distant but it goes back to perhaps what you could define as my very first moment in the League.

I was at home with family and friends, the TV was on in the background with pundits talking about the draft, team needs, the merits of the different prospects. The first few picks had come through: the Jack brothers to the expansion teams to the surprise of no one; Oles the top corner; Phat Boi to nobody's surprise. I wasn't listening, I was chatting to my aunt who'd travelled from overseas to be with the family for this moment.

My phone ringing caught me off-guard. Already? While a few mocks had me going in the first round, most had me in the second, a few didn't even mention me in the top 3 rounds. I had tried to tune those things out, knowing it was out of my control. But it's hard when it's everywhere. When people you've never met are making bold proclamations about you and your abilities and character.

I answered it was Myrtle Beach, their GMs asking me to be a Buccaneer. I had hoped to land there, and take on the mantle of Prince Vegeta once he'd moved on. A team with a strong culture, and a history of consistent success.

[LiathTheSquirrel]

8) Revenge
Well this year was good for the Pythons but not good enough for me as their GM and as one of the players. I have been working on a plan which i'm simply Calling the Pythons Season 23 Revenge tour! If you are old enough to remember the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls season well then you have a little bit of an idea of what i am planing! the first big step is going to be simply to Fill the holes that will appear
from the likes my own player moving up to the NSFL as well as other players. that maybe harder then you would think but i think we can do it easily. After that the plan is the just do what we have to too get wins and be the highest ranked team by the end of the whole season and to have the ultimini in our hands. but i'm sure you want to know are full plans well sadly i'm not going to say a word about them. that would give away to much to our opponents. but let's just say it will make what Jordan and the bulls did in 1995-96 look like a nice walk in the park.