(S21) - Ultimus Week

[Skyline]

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)?
The London Royals had a tough year, ending the season at the bottom of the NFC North, and tied for worst record in the whole league, with a disappointing five wins and nine losses. However, a rough first season was expected. After all, the London Royals are an expansion franchise, and going through their first season ever in the DSFL. Growing pains were expected, especially as the team was reliant exclusively on first year, underdeveloped players who haven’t had the time to develop their skills. However, despite rough team performances, the Royals still have some clear bright spots that should translate easily to future success assuming they are able to rely on many of their top end talent being sent down and spending another season grinding away in the development league. The Defense is already full of monsters, and the Offense will be working hard to rise to the occasion. Running Back Acura Skyline is the stand out talent on offense, and an offseason to spend some time in the gym and sharpen his skills will only translate into further wins come Season 22 in the DSFL. Additionally, Wide Receiver Nick Kaepercolin, Wide Receiver Sue Cash Jr., Tight End Donatello Arrabiata, and Quarterback Colby Jack are all expected to spend some serious time this offseason training, and are equally as committed to bringing the Royals to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history this coming year.
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16) Scouting Report
Written: Write a scouting report for one of the incoming draftees in either the NSFL or DSFL.
Graphics: Create a graphic showing their stats or attributes.

Undoubtedly, the top Running Back prospect in the DSFL this season is Acura Skyline. The 6-1 Speed Back did his best Derrick Henry impression this season rattling off major runs, including two 70+ yard rushing touchdowns, one of which came in the form of a walk-off overtime victory (one of the Royal’s admittedly few victories in their inaugural season). While the National Simulation Football League is admittedly in a good place currently when it comes to Running Back talent, Acura Skyline still deserves attention due to both his league leading rushing abilities (averaging a blazing 5 yards per carry in addition to his number one in the league 1761 rushing yards) and his advanced leadership skills. His leadership skills were on clear display both on and off the field as the Offensive captain for the Royals.
But really, when it comes down to it, Skyline has that special intangible that makes a star. He has a winning smile, Dwight Howard esque boulder shoulders, and a commitment to excellence and hard work. His horrible diet has already been extensively reported upon, but he is certain to overcome it while trucking, juking, spinning, and stiff arming any fool defensive back who tries to test him in the open field. He’s like a god damn Dothraki.
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17) Sponsorships
Written: You’ve been contacted to appear in a company’s ad airing during the Ultimus. What is the ad about?
The camera opens on an empty classroom. Everything appears in order, and it is brightly lit. Acura Skyline, wearing his London Royals jersey, enters the frame.
Skyline: “Education. Achieving at school is important. For many, it’s the pathway to a brighter future full of promise, comfort, and satisfaction. However, for others, school is bad. It might even be said that school is for bitches.”
The curtain, on which it is revealed the classroom scene is painted upon, drops. This reveals that Acura Skyline is actually standing in front of a bathroom that is in the process of being constructed. There is a toilet sitting on it’s side on the concrete floor. The drywall is partially installed, revealing support beams and insulation.
Skyline: “School sucks. And it’s hard. And if you go to it, you need to go do at least four more years to make any kind of reasonable money. Instead of school, I have been asked to come here and endorse another way of living. Another pathway to success. Instead of school, live in properties under development by contestants on Love It or List It! For the low low price of exactly zero dollars and all of your self respect, you can choose to live illegally in properties that are currently not being inhabited by their owner because they are being renovated. This idea sucks, but it’s brought to you by some dude with too much money and no good ideas. Live in development properties!”
Fade to black.
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What a stupid ad. I thought it was going to be funny and then got too deep in the concept and don’t have the energy to write something else. Well, they can’t all be winners.


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

Acura Skyline, starting Running Back for the London Royals and leading DSFL Rusher in Season 21, has a mixture of happy and sad memories (the sad memories are mostly disappointing losses on the field, but also when he watched Cheer and Sherbs broke her arm falling from the pyramid while preparing for Daytona) from his first season as a professional football player. On the happy side, he made some tremendous friendships in the locker room, got a chance to develop his leadership skills as a team captain, and further established himself as a figure in the league by participating on the awards committee. Additionally, Skyline has a lot of happy memories around his on the field performances, with ten touchdowns and 1761 yards under his belt in his rookie season. However, one moment stands head and shoulders above the rest. A moment of historic, legacy strengthening greatness. His “I’ve arrived” moment. In Week 6, the Royals hosted the visiting Minnesota Grey Ducks. This game was circled on the calendar, as many believed that the Grey Ducks were one of the premiere contenders for the Ultimini this season, and a real challenge for the struggling and young London Royals. The game turned out to be a real nail biter, going to overtime with a score of 21-21. A few possessions past, both teams exhausted and stifled by high quality defense. But then: Acura Skyline broke through. 74 yards to the house. His burst unmatchable, burning every defensive player on the field. Walk off TD. Incredible.
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[Dagumpa]

7) Going from DSFL Champions to missing the playoffs was tough for the Grey Ducks. I felt slightly responsible myself for such an event arising. While my teammates may disagree, we lost the first four games I played with the team. We had some hope spots later in the year but they were ultimately dashed by shaughty play on our end. I only want to blame myself because I don’t feel like blaming anyone else. These guys worked their asses off for the entire year. I honestly felt like I may have detracted from what they were accomplishing when I tagged along. So I don’t believe I was robbed, exactly, but I do believe these great, hard-working teammates of mine were.

But I’m done blaming myself come this next season. We are going to do all we can to forge ahead and put aside our differences in the previous year. There was a ton of pressure on the reigning champions for obvious reasons. We had a bit of an Ultimini hangover that kept us out of contention. But if you ask anyone in the Grey Ducks locker room, we’re all starting to wake up. Last year was not great but that was last year. Season 22 is all we’re focussed on now and we don’t plan on anyone stopping us.

8) Two teams come to mind immediately. The first team is Dallas. After winning Week 1 against Tijuana, Dallas came in and punched the Grey Ducks right in the beak with a 31-10 crusher. I didn’t join the Grey Ducks until Week 7, but everyone in that locker room was determined to get back at Dallas for the massive blowout. When we got our hands on them once again, things were a lot tighter. That’s until penalty after a penalty set up the Birddogs for a late-game field goal to beat us 13-10. It was the worst loss of the season for me. Worse than the loss against London that took us out of playoff contention.

Speaking of London, they’re the second team I’d like to get my hands on as soon as possible. The Grey Ducks were rolling against the Royals in our first matchup and led 21-10 heading into the 4th quarter. But as most two-score leads in football go, it was squandered by the Royals in the 4th and forced overtime. It was then that they led a decisive drive that ended in a touchdown and gave them the 27-21 win after trailing by double-digits earlier in the game. We thought we would have their number against them at home with our playoff-chances in the balance. They socked us 27-10 and removed us from postseason contention. I don’t know which one I’d put over the other, but Dallas and London are at the top of my list this year for games I want to be ugly.

16) I don’t know if I’m allowed to do myself, but screw it. Dex Kennedy is a 6’4” linebacker out of the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been praised for his speed, primarily, and his ability to disrupt passing lanes. Kennedy played off of limited time in the DSFL as a linebacker for the Minnesota Grey Ducks. As a member of the Grey Ducks, he recorded 20 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 pass deflections, and a safety over 8 games. He also had 3 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. Kennedy’s debut saw him record 9 tackles and went on to record a safety in his next game. He has also stated his willingness to switch positions for the team who drafts him considering the versatility of positions he showed in high school and college.

Kennedy’s primary weakness is his strength. He has not shown much excelling at getting past blockers and is considered a relatively weak blitzer. Kennedy has also been accused of being “winded” on long drives, although that does not seem to affect him much late-game. Many believed Kennedy was weak when it came to defending the run, especially in his zone. Kennedy has been praised for his man coverage, however. Overall, Dex Kennedy is someone who can provide important contributions to any defense he becomes a part of.

19) The culture is incredible in the Minnesota Grey Ducks locker room. I’ll admit, I do not believe I have contributed as much as I should. However, whenever I am around, the locker room is always buzzing with a positive culture, kind exchanges, and a LOT of quacking. Ducks have kinda taken over our entire team culture. I know it is our team name but I never expected them to become such an integral part of our every-day conversation. There is a lot of grace in being a duck, in my opinion. You work in a pack, you control your own area of the pond, and you get to fly above anyone who tries to contest you. It’s not a bad animal to represent, in my opinion.

As far as problems go, I just think I need to be a part of things more. I see everyone quacking away about our team and how we can improve and I don’t feel like I’ve been doing my part to involve myself in it. It’s not their fault, by any means. I’m just busy with a lot of other things, I guess. I do truly wish that wasn’t the case, however. If I could, I would give 110% of my attention to the Grey Ducks locker room, especially considering how awesome the locker room is. My goal for next season is to be there as much as possible. I want to repay these great teammates of mine back for all of the activity they’ve put into our locker room.

[benstackinpaper]

9) The London Royals are poised to be the next dynasty of the DSFL. While expectations were low for the expansion franchise this season, the team surprised all the analyst by winning five games and being competitive in most of the others. This overachieving mindset was developed by the great leadership from the front office down to the captions that was exhibited in the locker room each day. Modern Duke and Deadly Player have built a program in one season aided by top linebacker prospect Derred De Ville and big play running back Acura Skyline and now the future generation of Royals just need to follow the template put in place. This template resulted in London players repeatedly leading the league in TPE gained showing more improvement than any other team in the league. More important than the physical gains was the positive environment that the whole team contributed to and fed off. During wins the locker room was super hyped and even in defeat, getting better and lifting each other up was the only concern. There is no doubt in my mind that this team will continue to improve next season and with the possibility of some Royals returning to the DSFL next season, the championship may be closer than anyone has expected.

16) Acura Skyline from the London Royals is one of the most talented running backs available in the NSFL draft this season. After leading the DSFL in rushing yards with 1761 and carries with 349, Skyline has proved that he has what it takes to be a workhorse back at the next level. He finished the season with 10 rushing touchdowns and showed his big play ability with multiple 70+ yard runs including the longest run of any player during this past season (87 yards). Skyline also showed his catching ability pulling in 10 receptions averaging 7.9 yards per catch. Physically he has all the tools you need with a rare mix of speed (91) and strength (64) that allowed him to break tackles and be the most explosive player at the DSFL level last season. Acura Skyline is also a great locker room presence. He was quickly named the offensive captain for the expansion Royals, a position the carried even more weight considering he was the first and needed to set the example for future Royals. Not only did he talk it, he put the team on his back multiple time scoring two game ending overtime rushing touchdowns. Despite the lack of demand for running backs in this draft, I expect Skyline to be picked by the third round based on his incredible talent.

17) “I have always been more than just an athlete,” Stackinpaper said when asked about being the face of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc’s new financial adversary program for everyday people. “Goldman Sachs wants to bring their world renown investing platforms to the everyday person and they trust that I can help them deliver that result.” Despite only playing three seasons for the University of Miami, Stackinpaper earned his degree in that time in business administration with a focus on corporate finance. As a junior he stared on the football team earning All-ACC honors and he stared in the classroom being named president of the Hurricane Investment Group, a student run equity fund responsible for over ten million dollars in capital. The marketing department conceived the idea of using Stackinpaper as a spokesperson after meeting him during a sophomore internship at their New York office. Stackinpaper had not exploded on the field yet but as savvy investors they laid the groundwork for a future partnership. The Stackinpaper effect is starting to trickle into the next generation of college athletes with their degree paths. Communications majors are down 75% since the London Royal defensive back earned his degree with an increase in 40% in business majors and even a 10% increase in athletes choosing STEM majors. “I want to bring being intelligent cool again,” Stackinpaper said, “There is no reason for anyone at any age not to be smart with their money.”

18) The best defensive player in the DSFL for the S21 season is with no doubt linebacker Derred de Ville from the London Royals. In the locker room he was the defensive captain for the expansion franchise, but on the field the best all around player in the league. He finished the season with 147 tackles which was tied for 2nd and had more forced fumbles (2) and fumble recoveries (2) than any of the players in the top seven in tackles. Derred de Ville was also second in the league in sacks getting to quarterbacks nine times this past season. The Royal field general added an interception and eight passes defensed in what should be an award-winning season. General managers at the next level seem to believe it as well and there is talk that Derred de Ville may be the first linebacker off the board in this upcoming draft. Lawrence Bass who is in contention for the award does not have the sacks or takeaways the de Ville does. Benson Bayley Jr. did not make the tackles or force enough turnovers to win the award and while Zamir Kehla is a strong candidate with his five interceptions and ten passes defensed, but ultimately he finishes second to de Ville for Defensive Player of the Year for the S21 DSFL season.

[Sylphreni]

Rivalry:

Honestly, Greedy Sly’s biggest rival in the league currently is none other than Big Edd, DT for the Dallas Birddogs. On first read, this may seem an odd take as the two have never shared the field together. However, some rivalries go much deeper than football penetrating right to a person's core, sadly this is exactly what’s happened between Greedy Sly and Big Edd. How did this rivalry come to be you might ask… It's a sad tale, of a bad take gone wrong, but let's get into it.

Big Edd uproariously made the claim in General Chat that Candy Corn is a top three candy, all time. I realize even writing it now, that probably seems a ridiculous notion to you… a sentence that has never been written before; because such lunacy certainly cannot curse this mortal coil and yet here we are.

The notion of candy corn as a top three candy is ludicrous at best, downright heretical at its worst. Such an ideal strikes against the very fabric of Greedy Sly’s being, turning his mood into some form of primal rage. Sadly, this rage has now settled upon the origin of such a slanderous claim, Big Edd. From Greedy’s point of view the relationship is now irreconcilable until Edd comes to his senses, and finally admits that Candy Corn isn’t even a top ten candy.

Please, if you the reader find this claim as heretical as Greedy we’ll be holding an intervention for Edd soon. We’re looking for people to attend, as well as volunteers to bring snacks…. Many snacks.


Sponsorship:

After much deliberation the banks of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are excited to announce their new partnership with DSFL prospect, Greedy Sly. After a long scouting process to determine the best spokesperson for the banks’ brand, it was decided that Greedy Sly was the best candidate for the position.

Said Frank Overwitz Jr., president of Freddie Mac Investments, “You know, when we considered all of the possible candidates, something about Greedy stuck out. It was like his name jumped off the page to us and screamed ‘I AM FREDDIE.’ We took a vote with all the shareholders and top investors, and every one agreed. Greedy is exactly what our banks are, and he’s everything we believe in.”

The current rumor is that Greedy Sly will be appearing in an upcoming ad for the banks during the NSFL football league final the Ultimus. There has been no word yet from the group about the exact nature of the ad, but this reporter has it on good authority that the banks were delivering large sacks of money to a local recording studio, to appear in the ad. No matter what creative direction the banks decide to take, expect to see Greedy Sly surrounded by large stacks of cash…. Perhaps diving into a large pool of money ala Scrooge McDuck, and then looking to the camera and stating the banks new mantra: “Be Freddie, Be Fannie, Be Greedy!”


Revenge:

Without a doubt, the Tijuana Luchadores will be looking for revenge in the upcoming season against the Norfolk Seawolves. The Tijuana Luchadores came into the last two weeks of the season with an outside chance at making the DSFL playoffs. They’re best chances of making it in were to win out, and hope for Norfolk to drop at least one, if not two games. With the Dallas Birddogs dropping a game to the Portland Pythons earlier in the day, the only team for Tijuana to worry about was the Seawolves. However, week 14 saw the Seawolves upset the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, in a result that no one saw coming, making the Luchadores road to the playoffs that much more difficult.

Sadly, in week 15 the Norfolk Seawolves finished their sweep of the two weeks, dropping 31 points on the Dallas Birddogs and locking in their ticket to the Ultimini playoffs. While this result was certainly disappointing for the Luchadores, it stirred a fire deep within the team to even the score with Norfolk in the upcoming season. Some pundits have begun suggesting that something of a divisional rivalry may be forming between the two teams, and most experts expect that sort of tension to be prevalent on the field during the next meeting between these two teams.While no one can say how things will play out, one thing is for certain…. The Tijuana Luchadores will be out for revenge in the upcoming season.


Playoff MVP:

Without a doubt, the playoff MVP for the season 21 playoffs is none other than Stan Francisco. The longtime New Orleans Second Line quarterback had back to back incredible performances in the divisional and Ultimus games, to vault his team into the history books. New Orleans fans were overjoyed at the play of their QB, and many have begun to talk about where he might rank all time amongst NSFL quarterbacks.

Against the Orange County Otters in the divisional round, Francisco posted a stat line of 22/38, 316 yards, with 2 TDs and only 1 interception. It was a commanding performance for Francisco, as he moved around the pocket with ease, delivering pinpoint passes to his receivers including a beautiful 7 step drop to Bona’beri Jones for an 18 yard touchdown. His only hiccup of the day, on a tipped ball that was eventually plucked away by OCO’s A. Lattimer.

In the Ultimus game, Stan Francisco put on a clinic, shredding the Yellowknife defense consistently throughout the day. His line for the game: 22/37, 353 yards, with 3 TDs and just 1 interception. In a game which many had slated to be a defensive back and forth, New Orleans jumped on an early lead, thanks to Francisco’s strong play and never looked back. With both these performances under his belt, Francisco laid claim to the Playoff MVP award.

[s4ndr0p]

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)?
Graphics: Create a graphic showing the improvements your team could make to win in the future.

The London Royals are coming out of an up and down season. It may not be too surprising that the royals did not manage to make the playoffs simply because of the fact that they are a new expansion franchise. The Royals did end up with a solid draft to start the season to create a solid foundation for their team both on offense and defense. Notable names would be Colby Jack, Derred De Ville, Cadillac Harris, Ben Stackinpaper, Quinn Hughes, Susan Cash Jr. just to name a few. All these players are likely going to be NSFL Draft Picks but what you can not tell is if they are going to be instant starters. The Royals could be able to keep some of the players while also count on players they acquired later in the year (Nick Kaepercolin for example) and draft together a good core. As an expansion team you can not rely on good inactives, most of the players you drafted will become inactive in the 50-60tpe range and you can not acquire good inactives otherwise. The Royals will get the chance to do just that in the next DSFL season though. They will also get a chance to pick at an early spot. With a GM-Pair like DeadlyPlayer and modern_duke it should be very exciting to see which key players will end up in London. The team showed potential in their first season and it can only get better.

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12) Pay It Forward
Written: Write about someone in this league who you look up to or who you think of as a friend. Why do they deserve to be lauded?

This article is going to be my friend and fellow London Royals Linebacker Derred De Ville. Derred entered the league early in the offseason and ended up as an early Draft pick to the London Royals. Exilizer was able to leave a mark in the NSFL-Forum early. With Graphics work as his Trading Cards and his perfectly designed London Royals Stadium (and London Royals + Dallas Birddogs jerseys) he put a lot of effort into this league right from the start. Derred was one of the first players to talk to me after the draft and he was as nice as a guy can be. Very Quickly both Derred and myself felt like we were able to learn a lot from each other. We hyped each other up after strong defensive performances and played besides each other as linebackers in the second half of the season. He showed me everything he knew at the practise field in countless hours after the mandatory training was over. We ended up sharing the London Royals franchise record for tackles made in a game and I really could not have been more excited when he got this performance. All this time we played together as linebacker there was not a single thought about competition in my mind. It was friendship that pushed both of us to our full potential.

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16) Scouting Report
Written: Write a scouting report for one of the incoming draftees in either the NSFL or DSFL.
Graphics: Create a graphic showing their stats or attributes.

Easy one. Let me introduce you to Sandro Ryeu. Sandro is a tremendous athlete with a great work ethic. After growing up in an american settlement in Germany he played football at Heidelberg University in Chicago. He did not see many snaps in his first season but showed his potential when he was used as a linebacker and defensive end.
Ryeu got drafted #34 by the London Royals. Ryeu remained healthy and played all 14 Games. He remained his defensive end-linebacker playstyle in the DSFL, as he got to play the end position for the first, and the linebacker position for the second half of the season. He impressed scouts with great productions on both spots. His Meassurements are great for bot positions (279lbs; 6'2") and he is one of the fastest players around. He struggled in strength-competitions up front and only got 1 sack from the defensive end spot. He did show an amazing talent to get outside in the blink of an eye to stop opponent running backs. He might have even more dangerous at the linebacker spot where he could use his elite speed to get to the quarterback untouched while also knowing how to stop ballcariers. The Hits Ryeu delivered in the DSFL season were tremendous, forcing 3 turnovers through forced fumbles. Ryeu is a player with a huge upside and not much downside. He could be used both as a linebacker and defensive end hybrid while he would also be able to focus on one of these spots and become an elite player in no time.

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17) Sponsorships
Written: You’ve been contacted to appear in a company’s ad airing during the Ultimus. What is the ad about?
Graphic: Create a graphic depicting the ad.

[Camera shows a living room, classic sit-com look with a family on the couch]
Mother: Do you know what day it is tomorrow?
Son: Sunday.
[The father looks very confused to both of them while the mother seems to be very upset about this answer]
-after a short break- Son: It's your birthday of course.
Father: ...Your ...Birthday?
[The camera sooms into his eye. You can clearly see signals racing from his head into his muscles at an insane speed]
[Camera is zoomed in on the Mother]
Mother: You did not forget about that right?
[Camera zoomes out and the Father is gone, both the Mother and the Son are confused]
[The Father sits in a dark room behind his laptop trying to find something for his wife]
Narrator: Are usual shipping times too long for you? Do you need an important package in the next 24 hours? Become an amozana primo member. Buy any amozana primo product on our website, click the amozana primo express delivery option and you will receive your product in no time.
[while the narrator is talking you can see the mouse clicking the express-delivery button. The camera shows the right hand of the father clicking the left mousebutton and the doorbell rings]
Father: Oh no!
[The Mother opens the door, outside the door there is Sandro Ryeu holding a package]
Ryeu: I think that's for you?
[He gives the package to the Woman and runs away in lightspeed]
Narrator: Express-delivary. Faster than you might expect.

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[JuOSu]

SHL PT

1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:

The Ultimus game was a rather emotional affair for me. I knew I was stepping down after the game, so I knew this was going to be my last chance to win a title in this league. I knew that we were going into the game as a heavy favorite because of home field advantage and that made me even more nervous, after having lost four games this season when we were heavy favorites. The game thankfully started off on the right foot for us and immediately we took a 7-0 lead after a 7 yard touchdown to Austin McCormick. After that, we managed to put another touchdown up, Bonaberi Jones made it 14-0 in the first quarter still. We went to half time with a 17-0 lead. The defense really crushed it in this game, keeping them at such a low score. After three quarters and a long Gump touchdown catch, we were leading 26-3 and it looked like we will win it. Toriki added another touchdown and our defense really was dominant, only allowing one touchdown in the game, with the clock expiring basically and we won 33-13 - what a game! We are so incredibly happy that this run went as well as it did and we can really be proud of what we achieved.

2) Playoffs MVP

In his last season with his current player, @slothfacekilla showed us what a real playoff MVP looks like. Slothface was all over this playoff run for us. In our first game, he dominated with 6 tackles and a huge sack. In our second game, he was even bigger. He might have had the best game of the playoffs there for him. In our crucial win on the road against Orange County, Slothface came through with 8 tackles and yet another monumental sack. He also added three passes defended, which is an excellent measure for a LB like him. And in the finals, Slothface once again showed his strength, with 4 tackles, 1 sack and another pass defended. He was great in every game and helped us get to the promised land. He was part of our insanely dominant defense who had some really amazing stand out performances this playoffs, especially in the finals and he was the person to help them do it! We ended up with one of the most stand out performances of the playoffs or any playoffs and Sloth was a big factor who drove us to this success and towards this championships with his incredible attitude and his amazing personality and on field performance. Sloth is a great teammate and I am very pleased that we managed to give him a title before he officially retired. Thanks sloth <3

4) OL or K/P Appreciation

You want to hear about dominant Offensive Line play? Well you should come to the New Orleans Second Line then. We have that in many forms. Brave Ulysses and Givusafare Rubbe are the two premium Offensive Linemen in the entire league. They are part of what makes our success possible. In the first round of the playoffs they were still getting warmed up, with Rubbe having 4 pancakes and Ulysses 2. In the second round they were already getting better, with Rubbe getting 8 pancakes and Ulysses 5 in a crucial win for us over the Orange County Otters to give us an ultimus appearance. And what they did there, well they went above and beyond. In our dominant performance in the Ultimus, Rubbe ended up with a sensational ELEVEN pancakes while Ulysses himself had an astonishing NINE. TWENTY pancakes between the two. They were fantastic. What a game by them! I think it cannot be overstated how much 20 pancakes really are and how much they help. That is an incredible performance, one for the ages by them. The whole Yellowknife team in the finals only had 23 pancakes, and those two by themselves already had twenty. It was an incredible game and they deserve a lot of recognition for this as they helped us win a title!

[ForSucksFake]

Superstardom:



Rivalry:



Interview a star:
Interview with Jaylen Storm (@Daybe)


1. When you made the jump to the NSFL, how different was that from playing in the DSFL?

“I think the biggest difference was the competitiveness. Obviously the #1 goal of the DSFL is to develop players and set them up for future success, but when you get to the NSFL, it's the real deal. You're definitely overmatched at the start of your career and it was something I had to get used to.”

2. Do you ever find the history of the Otters franchise to be overwhelming? You walk in the halls of legends. You’re forever linked with some of the greatest players in league history. Do you block out that noise, or do you embrace it?

“Yeah, I think the GMs have definitely done a great job of setting a standard of excellence. It was one of the reasons why I came there in the first place, cause I knew the GMs had a reputation of success. Every time I come to work, I'm reminded of those who came before me, and it inspires me to play hard every day.”

3. Who is your favorite teammate (past or present) and why?

“My favorite teammate has to be Nero Alexander, man. He was a total captain in the locker room, he would stick up for his guys and do the right thing. He always gave 110% on the field and was one of the most active guys I knew.”

4. What is your personal goal heading into the next season?


“I want to help all the youngsters get to develop in Honolulu. I also want to get a pretty sick tan, from sitting on all of those Hawaiian beaches all day long.”

[JKortesi81]

Task 6 – Next Year – With the S21 Ultimus over, the Austin Copperheads are officially no longer the champions of the NSFL. But, fret not Austin fans, the Copperheads find themselves in a VERY good position to reclaim their title in S22. Why you ask? Well, Austin is primed to not lose very much in the expansion draft. We only lost a WR, a CB, and a regression Safety in Chase Jensen. Yeah, it won’t be great to lose Jacoby Clay or Victor Moreno, but they aren’t as big of losses as others may have been. With that, the Copperheads are going into S22 with a lot of key player hitting their peaks, most notably incredibly handsome QB Easton Cole, and star RB Mako Mendonca. Net Gaines and Rod Tidwell combine to form an incredible WR duo, and TE Peter Larson has been a very reliable player his whole career. Austin needs one more piece to really make this one hell of a dynamic offense. The Defense continues to get better and better as well, with star CB Dermot Lavelle Jr, S Awkward Sexjoke, and DE Kyle Idelwyld leading a tough Copperhead D. The team is truly hitting its peak, and if it can acquire another player or two, they should be primed for a championship run. (212)

Task 11 – Rivalry – I’ve said it before. The main rivals for the Austin Copperheads are the New Orleans Second Line. Austin got it’s first win in its history over New Orleans, before the Second Line complained and the HO decision of a resim was overturned, taking the victory away. In Season 20, Austin went 3-0 against New Orleans, including a playoff win en route to the S20 Ultimus championship. In S21, New Orleans returned the favor going 3-0 against the Copperheads en route to the S21 Ultimus Championship, which included a hard fought 23 – 17 win for NOLA in the playoffs. The hardest part about being in the ASFC of course, is that both teams compare themselves to the Orange County Otters the most, as they’ve been the standard bearer in the league for pretty much its entire existence. Austin and New Orleans both may consider Orange County their rivals at times, but ever since Austin joined the league, there has been a bit of a nastiness to the NOLA – AUS rivalry that OCO just doesn’t have with either of them. With both teams having the goal of dethroning Orange County for a while now, it’s caused them both to have a better rivalry with the same goal in mind. One that BOTH teams have now achieved in consecutive season: Beat Orange County and win the Ultimus. Even with that as the goal, they’ll have to kill each other to do it first. (240)

Task 12 – Pay It Forward – This is going to be the hardest task for me to do, because there are SO MANY people I can talk about. Obviously there’s @AdamS , but I’ve said so many good things about that guy on my podcasts. There’s @bex of course, with whom I’ve developed a great friendship with. Same goes for @SDCore . But for this, I’m going to talk about @Laser . Our friendship is still relatively new and blossoming. We kind of knew each other from NSFL Werewolf. When he asked me to be his Co-GM in the PBE is when things really took off. Laser is just an extremely good person and he’s lovely to talk to. He was the first person to reach out to me when he heard about my Grandmother passing away. Like, if you don’t know how good of a guy he is yet, you need to start messaging him ASAP. He really cares about his teams and his players. He’s been so busy in real life but he’s been finding the time to scouting this immaculate NSFL Draft class AND help me build an expansion team in the PBE. He does it all. There’s even more awesome things about him that I’m still finding out about. I’m very lucky to call this person my friend. (217)

Task 20 – Nostalgia – The fun part about being on a sim site for about 3 real life years now is that I’ve experienced SO MANY ups and downs here. I’ve won the S9 MVP, which is hard to do as a WR. Each Ultimus win with OCO in S12 and S13 was awesome. The S20 season, and winning with the team I helped build in Austin was so cool. But I think the greatest part of my time on the NSFL was going all of the way back to S5. I’ll never forget my first NSFL Draft night. The Colorado Yeti selected me first overall with Carlito Crush. I had only been in sim leagues for a bit at that time, but my name was starting to get recognized by the community. I won’t lie, I always want to be the best with any character I create. I enjoy doing this and getting recognized for being a good player. But, my natural social anxieties would kick in and I never really knew what people thought of me. That changed when Colorado selected me to be the face of the franchise. Granted, extreme mismanagement ruined all of that, but I still remember getting drafted. I was on my way to my hockey game, and in the parking lot, I jumped into the draft streams discord and got interviewed. It was so much fun, and I was just over the moon. It felt like all of the hard work I was putting in truly meant something. It validated me in some weird way, and I’ll never forget it. (263)

[Leafer]

6) Next Year
The Portland Pythons did not win this season because the referees were absolutely tragic this season and they hated the Pythons for some reason which I know not of because we did not do anything to those bastards. But we will come back next season and win it for sure because we are the Portland Pythons. The reason for this to happen is because not only are we a better team next season which a bunch of our rookies becoming better next season and staying down next season but because their QB is also staying down because no one in the majors wants him which is tragic but it is what it is. But to GOD, the ultimini is more important than the ultimus and for me I have won many Ultimus' so winning more ultimini's is my priority right now and so is winning other awards like best QB and most offensive player and most importantly MVP. We will win next season because we will have the best QB in the league, the best OL, the best receivers, runners and most importantly, the best defense in the minors which is something this team values the most so yeah, pythons for ultimini no surprise incoming.

9) Dynasty
I have seen plenty of dynasties in the majors like the Otters, Outlaws, and yeah, Otters lol. Otters are literally the owners of this league with how dominant they have been and so, obviously, they know what it is like to have a dynasty. Now I have experience of seeing it so obviously, I can get a dynasty myself with the Pythons as well and of course, the pythons were a dynasty before and I will make them a dynasty again. The Pythons need a leader and a star player and a franchise player for them to be a dynasty and of course they have GOD who is my player on the team next season and the next few seasons because no other team wants him so yeah, he will, of course, be the leader of his offensive group and get the runs and not only the runs but also the titles which he has already before any of his other draftees. Dynasties are tough to build and you need to have elite players to build them whether in the minors or majors and sometimes you just need one player like how Michael Jordan did even though he had Pippen but you know where I am going with this. GOD needs receivers and Gucci, a dynasty.

11) Rivalry
Our rival is obviously Kansas City or where ever the fuck they are. Those bitches beat us in the playoffs which we do not deserve because we are the better and the sim just loves to suck em off all the time when we are the better team and the better offense and the better defense and the better special teams and obviously a better city. Kansas City not only beat us in the playoffs but they also beat us out for the division spot and we lost it with the home field advantage which was important for us and I am still pissed off about it. But do not worry, we will get our revenge on them sometime next season and maybe even in the playoffs because we will be the best team and destroy their team and set them to be the worst team again. Take notes from Austin roenick who was dealing with the jackasses in Philly who was pissing him off and there you go, they beat Philly in the playoffs and their best player left them via free agency to join Austin Roenick who has a big mouth. GOD will do the same with Kansas city and get his revenge on them and get portland to the glory zone.

20) Nostalgia
I have been in this league since day one and the day ballerstorm invited me to this league from SHL and I thought there is actually going to be an American football sim league so I thought why not join it and I became the 10th member to join this league and there I was not knowing what to do whether to HO, GM, PPT, Updater, Banker, but guess what. I did none of that because I was not very confident in the sport and so I did not put much effort. Then I came back and made a great player and my happiest memory in this league being able to break a very good record. The most tackles all time is for sure a happy record to break because no one else did that. Sure winning the ultimus was fun but others did that. Maybe beating Philly in the playoffs was fun but others did that. But no one ever broke that tackles record held by O'Sullivan and Roenick did that which was very epic. The only thing to break that happy moment is to make the HoF and I already made the HoF in SBA and having a 2nd player to make the HoF here would be an honour.

[MrStennett]

1. SHL PT Affiliation