(S23) - PT 4 - The Butterfly Effect

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[TomHanks]

I mean I suppose that the most significant decision I ever made in my footballing career was when I was runnin away from those bullies back in Greenbow, Alabama. Instead of doing my usual route when they started chasin me I decided to make a quick turn off the road and run across a nearby park I knew about. Turns out the University of Alabama was practicing there ‘cause it was the offseason and they needed some off campus place to practice. I ran so fast through that field that the head coach of Alabama went all over town lookin for me. “Where do I find that boy who outran my entire team on a kick return?” he went around sayin. When he finally found me, I was happy to put my ability to run to good use. Mama was worried about a thing called “chronic traumatic encephalopathy” but when I told her it would mean I would get to go and get a college degree she was just as excited as I was. Had I done my normal route down the road, not only would I have probably been caught by them bullies since they were in a car, but I never would’ve been spotted by ‘Bama. Had I turned the other way into the woods, which was probably the smarter choice, never would have met those coaches either.

[PMoney]

Near the start of Money’s Junior year of college, he sustained a foot injury that hampered his performance and finally made him out of the final two games of the season. The former high ranked prospect had a very mediocre season stat wise while playing through the injury, and 2 sacks in the season were not the sort of numbers Wisconsin fans were expecting. While he was eligible to declare for the NSFL draft, Money made the decision that would eventually propel his career to where it is today.
Instead of taking the fairly guaranteed money of going professional immediately but being seen as a backup level player, he risked it by returning for his senior year. He felt he owed it to his college and was willing to bet on himself bouncing back and improving his draft stock. This risk paid off as he had a superb 12 sack season on the way to his conference bowl game. Money had shown that he was the prospect they had thought in previous seasons. When he finally was drafted to the NSFL, he had much better tape and quickly became a key piece of an excellent Kansas City defence. If it hadn’t been for his senior year, he may have quickly fizzled out of the league. Instead he is fast becoming one of the best DL in the league, and should continue to be for many seasons to come.

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[Mysa]

SHL PT Pass
(note edit at bottom of post, username Renomitsu)

[BRNXB0MBERS]

Everyone knows of Pete “Plop” Miller’s obsession with The Amazing Race, but most people don’t know that it nearly cost him his football career.

After an outstanding sophomore campaign at the University of Kentucky, including 2nd team All-SEC honors, Plop suffered a knee injury filming his audition for The Amazing Race. Every football player has had to battle back from injuries, but Miller took the opportunity to grow as a man and a leader as well. Of course, he went to physical therapy and spent time in the whirlpool, but he also spent time volunteering, mentoring, and learning.

Although he didn’t play a single snap during his junior year of college, Coach Mark Stoops considered him to be an integral component of that year’s success. Citing Miller’s leadership skills and influential presence in the locker room, Stoops named Miller one of the team captains for his senior year.

Without that injury, Miller probably doesn’t become team captain, probably doesn’t get drafted as highly in the NSFL, and probably doesn’t get invited to be part of the Arizona Outlaws War Room.

Many fans might only remember him for his unusual contract clause:

• "Pete Miller shall be allowed to watch every new episode of The Amazing Race, and he will be exempt from team activities/obligations 15 minutes prior to the show, during the show, and one hour after the show has ended".[/li]

But, Miller will always remember the consequences, good and bad, of his dedication.

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[Bruins10]

I did not really have that many tough decisions to make during the short career of Claude Miller II. But, after some hard reflecting and trying to realize what I had to go through in the NSFL, I realized that in my rookie season I was stuck in a little dilemma. When I got drafted by the Outlaws, I was given the choice of either getting called up and playing in the NSFL or sticking out the first season in the DSFL with the London Royals. What kind of struck me by surprise was that the Outlaws wanted to call me up. In my head, I figured with such low TPE, at 105, I would be of no use in the pros. But they wanted me, I guess it was because they were dry at that position or maybe it was to develop chemistry with the team. But I never really played any games in the DSFL and the Royals were planned to be pretty good going into the season so I thought to myself "I could stay down a season, get that full season experience and be part of a dominant team or I could get to know my future team and my new teammates but be pretty bad in the season."

Talking to Unicorn gave me the feeling that I was wanted in the Outlaws uniform and colors so I decided to go play pro. I was lucky enough that he gave me the chance to even decide for myself, some General Managers do not give you that opportunity. But I do not regret it, the Outlaws have treated me very nicely

[Blasoon]

I think that the biggest turning point in my young career has been the Southern Football Conference Championship Game in my rookie season against the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers. To put it mildly, it was a blowout. We were unable to score a single point against them, with my own efforts being lacking, only getting five chances to throw the ball for twenty-one yards. I believe that game really woke me up into seeing how far behind I was, compared to my other quarterbacks in the draft class. To only get five chances to throw throughout sixty minutes really pissed me off, and it showed me that I really needed to improve my game.

That entire off season I spent almost every day on the practice field, working to get better. I think out of my Summer, I spent a week max, back home in London. It was really hard to be away from my family for so long, and as much as I love Norfolk, there's no place like home. But I knew that those twelve hour days would be worth it the moment that I stepped foot on Doug's field again it would all be worth it, and that I'd prove myself as the diamond in the rough, and as the one hundred and eighteenth pick who could play as if he was chosen first overall.

[ForSucksFake]

When Daymond enrolled at Washington State University, he was a 5-star quarterback recruit. His father had played quarterback, but was forced to walk away from the game due to a medical condition in high school. Daymond's father had hoped to play quarterback for the Cougars. However, Hog Nelsen was fully entrenched as the starting quarterback when Daymond arrived on campus. Daymond knew that the chances of him carving out a WSU legacy at quarterback were pretty slim due to Nelsen being a sophomore. So, he worked with the wide receivers and learned his route trees and techniques. He made the switch before the spring game and quickly worked his way up the depth chart. This foresight proved to be career-changing and he ended up placing third in the Heisman. But more adversity would come his way, as Daymond Brooks failed to make an impression on DSFL scouts and wound up being drafted by Minnesota with the 208th pick. Determined to not be defined by his lowly draft position, he put in the work and made the Pro Bowl in his second season. He would also place third in Wide Receiver of the Year voting. The next season, he would break Grey Ducks team records for career receiving yards and touchdowns. He's currently the team captain and hopes to make one final push for the Ultimini despite Minnesota being quite far back in the DSFL standings.

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[TheCC]

One of the biggest hurdles of Tyron Shields’s football career were the series of major injuries that he had to face in his high school days. He was a dominant football player at the high school level, playing at Blue Valley North High School in the Kansas City area. He was a stand out player early in his high school career, getting starting reps at cornerback in his freshman season. His sophomore season was unfortunately cut short at midseason when he suffered a broken ankle. He returned the next season for his junior year and was still looking like an elite prospect, but was being nagged by injuries ranging from his shoulder to his hips to his feet. His senior year was his healthiest yet. He only missed one game, the last one, which was caused by an ACL tear in practice. Returning from injuries over and over again takes its toll on the body and the mind as well. He missed out on D1 offers because of his proneness to injury, and he had to go the JUCO route. Fortunately for Shields, these were the last of his injury issues. He had no injury problems in college, and hasn’t had a single injury in his DSFL or NSFL career.

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[Haseo]

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