(S23) - Ultimus Week

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Baltimore made huge leaps this past season, from one of the worst teams in the league, to narrowly missing out on the playoffs in the last week of the season. In S24, they will be title contenders for sure, and I will tell you why.
Chika Fujiwara, the young QB had a fabolous seasons, and will continue to build on her training in the off-season, breakout player of the year/MVP season incoming.

The receivers are also a very solid group again, Kaepercolin will continue to dominate with GM player AsherQuinn. Williams is the clearcut RB1 who is about to enter the prime of his career. Tight end is the only slightly less strong position on offense, but even then roughly 500 TPE is nothing to scoff at, and Lewandowski has a bright future ahead of him.

On the defensive side of the ball, the roster includes a very young and dynamic CB duo in Avery and Stackinpaper, who will look to further improve this year as one of the most feared secondaries in the league.

At LB, Derred de Ville is the centerpiece of the defense, and should be a franchise player for years to come.Outside of Dax Kennedy though, the Baltimore LB room is looking a bit light at the moment, with no other options for the GMs to lineup. THis should definitely be addressed in the draft or through trades/free agency to acquire a solid 3rd LB.

The other spot of bother on the defense is the safety position. Fan favourite Walt Green is aging considerably and may not have much left in the tank.The next best safety on the roster has only just started their ISFL career and is sitting at a mere 300ish TPE. The safety position should be the #1 priority for the Hawks in this upcoming draft.

The defensive line has plenty of players, but they are all fairly new to the big leagues and may need some more time to adjust to be able to consistently pressure the opposing QB. So plenty of depth here, just need some time to develop and hit their prime.

Overall, with some slight tweaks on defense however, this unit can be an absolute force for seasons to come, a foundation for the next (first) great ISFL dynasty. A changing of the guard is in order, and some talented players will no doubt be also called up from the DSFL. Together with the offense, the rest of the league will shake with fear when facing the Hawks.

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Let me tell you about the clear cut MVP, RBOTY and OPOY of this past season. Introducing, Mathias Hanyadi, runningback for the Wraiths, an absolute unit of a player who does it all. On the ground, through the air and on special teams, he really is the complete package, and he was dominating all season long. This was a season that culminated in a long-awaited ring for the Wraiths, and Hanyadi had a huge part to play to aid towards that success.

On the ground, he was one of the most efficient and productive backs in the league:
2nd in yards, with 1317 yards, 1st in touchdowns, with an incredible 13 TDs in 16 games, a league leading 4.4 yards per rush for players with over 250 attempts and nearly 300 touches out of the backfield. Nakamura had a few more yards on 30 more attempts with the exact same average, but couldn't even manage double digit touchdowns.

Through the air, Hanyadi added another 3 receiving touchdowns on 65 receptions which saw him inside the top 20 receivers in the league in terms of volume, including WRs and TEs. His air yards totalled 539 yards, and he had an incredible connection with Bigsby all year long.

Another massive part of his outstanding season was his unprecedented contribution on special teams. He was by far the RB with the highest kick return yards, (he actually had the 3rd most KR yards among all special team players in the league), he had a very high return yard average for RBs. He also did it on punt returns, where he had a league leading average of 11.5 yards per return, the 2nd most return yards with 437 (just 9 shy of #1) and he also managed to add that rare feat of a punt return touchdown (there was just 4 on the year).

While he had many games to remember this season, his standout performance came in week 10, with a statline of 26 attempts for 129 yards averaging nearly 5 yards per attempt and gaining, 3 rushing touchdowns TDs, as well as 7 receptions, 42 yards, and a receiving touchdown. What a complete performance, honestly one of the best of the year.

Overall then, Hanyadi was the pivotal player for Yellowknife’s title run, accounting for about a third of the team’s total touchdowns, being a reliable returner to set the offense up with excellent field position drive after drive, as well as being a respected leader both on and off the field. Congrats on an incredible season, and you deserve every award you get.

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Task 5

Back when I was just starting out way out in S18 one of the biggest discussions I remember people at the time having were on the different values of TFL's (or tackles for loss) and Sacks in regard to a Defensive line play. My player was really odd in the fact that it was one that consistently got massive Tackle for loss numbers but usually much less Sacks. It was a quirk at the time that was mostly known for being a difference between defensive tackles and defensive ends. Despite in real life they are switched Defensive ends in the sim get lots of tackles for loss while defensive tackles got lots of sacks. On top of the usual discussion on why defensive line players would never get defensive player of the year or defensive performance of the year awards due to their tackles usually being much lower than other positions on defense. It was argued that Defensive line tackles were worth much more than Linebacker and secondary tackles due to them having to come much closer to the line than those other positions tackles. Being relegated to only getting the Defensive line player of the year award it became hyper-focused on trying to figure out what the relative value of Tackles for loss and sacks were for this award. While it may have started with Defensive line peoples it spread quickly to the linebacker crowd as they also at the time were relegated to their positional award due to how Safties were able to at this time dominate the defense by being able to play at a linebacker position. This debate raged for days even after the awards were given out. Gms revealed that they didn't think tackles for loss were real stats as only sacks seemed to significantly effect wins. For people whose position in the sim and their arguments for these awards relied on Tackles for Loss being a real stat that mattered and should be considered. It culminated in the agreement that it would only be solved by a massive statistical analysis of stats. Now diving into this the important thing to note about both tackles for loss and sacks is that they are tackles that are preformed behind the line of scrimmage. Sacks are tackles for loss on the quarterback while tackles for loss are recorded for traditionally running backs, although its impossible to figure from the index if these tackles for loss came from a pass to a tight end or wide receiver that just happened to track back and get tackled behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of yards. It was then judged to divide Tackles for loss into being about the run game and for sacks to be about the passing game. For the sake of convenience, it was ignored that sacks are usually for more negative yardage than Tackles for loss and that passing on long third downs as well as at the end of the game is more impactful, making sacks inherently more valuable but inconvenient for any relevant statistical review. While to balance this argument not every pass is successful which means that to get a pure statistical argument you'd need to then calculate the passing attempts divided by the complete passes which would then be multiplied by the total yardage gained through passing. This was an extremely deep rabbit hole however so compromises were made for the sake of actually having something done. In the end it was reviewed for the calculations to be all the running yardage of the year for S18 divided by the number of running plays and all the passing yardage divided by the number of passing plays. For S18 this ment 14715 yards on 3521 carries and 34361 yards on 4870 passing attempts. For a final statistical argument for Tackles for loss being worth an impact of 4.17 yards and sacks having an impact of 7.06 yards. It was hoped at the time that this would become the basis for what the Awards committee would update and deliberate on for how to decide the nominations for awards. It was hoped that someone would figure out how to properly attribute a statistical value to change of possession stats like interceptions and Forced fumbles, Fumble recoveries being luck based and not worth measuring. Unfortunately for this budding Linebacker-Defensive line partnership for statistical attribution of stats Safties were soon banned from playing at linebacker in the sim and suddenly linebackers were moved from being second class defensive players to being legitimately valuable star players on defense. Also the guy involved with making the article for this analysis may have had ... a falling out with the league so the effort was quickly abandoned by all involved. It think this became very prevalent this year with the voting for LBoy and DPoy as the differences between Chainbreaker and Domine really came down to how much value an interception and tackles are worth vs sacks TFL's and FF's. I think if people were able to consult the math on the value of these stats as I've described even just TFL's and sacks in this point task that it would have gone to Domine for 3 awards with him picking up Defensive performance of the year to go with linebacker and defensive player. The ignorance of the league on the statistical value of TFL's and sacks I think is the prime reason why Chainbreaker got the awards over Domine that he did.

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9) Pick any position, and determine who in your view is the greatest player to ever suit up at that position. Why do you view them as the GOAT? What achievements, records, accolades, or statistics do they hold? How do they stack up against the other legends in their position, and why does your chosen candidate come out on top?

Offensive Line. The hogs. The big boys. The backbone of every good team. Ron Jeremy (ew) is the greatest offensive lineman (or linebot) of all time. Despite being undersized (in weight) at 310 lbs, he holds many impressive records throughout the ISFL.
His record 1348 pancakes would make an IHOP chef blush. This massive career accomplishment is made even more impressive when you look at the all-time records and see that he is nearly 200 pancakes ahead of the second place OL, L. Tackle (a most creative name). Ron Jeremy is 4th all-time in career playoff pancakes, with 125, admittedly 41 off of the lead, but 4th is still a very impressive accomplishment. Ask Peyton Manning, there’s more to being the GOAT than playing well in the playoffs. Continuing with his theme of being 4th, that’s where he ranks in the single season pancake rankings, with a whopping 91 in the 2027 season. While this was 12 seasons ago now, Ron is still as fit and young as ever. This impressive 91 is only 6 off of the all-time record of 97, held by C. Robotman.
His consistently high ranking in all pancake stats is why he gets my vote for the GOAT OL. No other OL is nearly as high ranking, as many lack the career length that Ron Jeremy has had. Like Nathan Peterman usurping the GOAT title from Tom Brady, one of these young OLs could eventually become the GOAT, but not today.
Despite his advanced age and measly 310-pound body, the world’s most famous OL and male porn star packs a punch, having a prodigiously high strength of 97. Additionally, he is an agile old man with an agility of 75. All that thrusting must make his hips super flexible. He only has an Arm rating of one, which is surprising considering his backup job. He’s obviously using that 70 intelligence, as who else can perform in two highly physical jobs at the same time? On top of all this, he’s an adept blocker and has solid endurance, although that high level of endurance shouldn’t surprise anyone.
Ron Jeremy had a slightly down year in 2039, only amassing 48 pancakes and allowing a rough nine sacks. Despite his current hump… I mean slump… His previous (hairy) body of work more than makes up for his slight decrease in effectiveness. Rom Jeremy is a marvel of OL play and leads the field by a wide margin in the GOAT discussion


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12) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S23 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?

I heard about ISFL on the NFL subreddit, and decided to take a leap of faith and join the league because a lot of the comments were saying how much fun it was, and how great the community is. I’m so happy I joined the league, literally everyone is so friendly and helpful. From asking stupid questions on the discord to correcting errors on my wiki page, everyone has been super polite and just generally awesome. The forums looked intimidating when I first joined, so I am super thankful that everyone is willing to point a newbie in the right direction.
So far, RDBSouthPaw has been the coolest person I’ve met, instead of giving me a generic scouting survey (no offense, everyone else) he took time to actually talk to me and has been giving me pointers on how to maximize my TPE and earnings. He definitely didn’t tell me about this point task. I’d probably be 25 TPE worse off without his advice, which is going to make a huge difference in where and when I’m drafted.
It’s not a single person, but the OL Club discord channel has been a lifesaver. Between the dank memes, funny users, and super helpful advice (conveniently located in the “holy texts” channel), I wouldn’t be anywhere close to the prospect I am without them. They showed me how to build my player so that he will be as good (and highly drafted) as possible. I don’t know if other positions have discords dedicated to them, but I’d highly recommend it, they’ve been an invaluable resource to my player.
I’m happy with my player’s start. I’ve been doing every point task I can get my hands on to improve my draft stock. I might’ve chosen the wrong archetype, which is a little disappointing, but I’m hoping that it won’t keep me from being a star OL. I’m ready to grind out media to make some dough and get better. I’m still not quite set on the current OL meta and where my player fits into that, but hopefully over the seasons I can figure it out.
I haven’t been drafted (yet) but I’m really excited to become part of a team’s locker room discord and finally be on the inside of all the jokes I’ve been seeing (hopefully?? Please??). I imagine virtually walking across the stage as being the highlight of my burgeoning sim football career, only to be topped by winning the DSFL MVP.

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Tier 1: Long Form Tasks

I joined the NSFL, now the ISFL, back in S18. Where I would eventually go 4th overall to a team that was surrounded by drama and the laughing stock of the league. The Chicago Butchers. Now during my time here there hasn't been a lot of success on the field or off the field for that matter. It just seemed like every step this team took forward they then took three steps back and then shot themselves in the foot. Between the high turnover rate that was our GMs, to nobody wanting to come here. It has been a rough. But I wanted to base my Chicago Mount Rushmore on the time that I have been here and not the entirety of the teams existence.

Steelesound who is no longer in the league due to many factors that I am not going to waste my time talking about, really galvanized this group when he joined the team and became one of our GMs. I felt he brought stability to the team, something that I never experienced as a Butcher until he joined. He was transparent with everything he did and put in countless hours of hard work to make something out of basically the "nothing" we had going for us. He took risks, took the brunt of the teams criticism head on, fought for us and in short was a great guy who had every intention of seeing his vision through. For me I will never forget what he tried to do, what many were too afraid to do. I thank you Steele and welcome to Chicago Mount Rushmore.

The only player left on this team older than my player. CDub2, the man the myth the legend Mike Hockhertz. Another player like me who has committed their career to the great city of Chicago and this organization. I really can't say enough about him. When I think of brothers in arms, this is my guy. We have been through a lot on this team. Most of it lows and not many highs. But we stuck together. I can say without a doubt, if it wasn't for Cdub2, I would not be a Chicago Butcher today. His presence on this team is something many teams wish they had. When our team continued to spiral out of control, he was the anchor that kept us on track, that kept us focused on what little positives we had left. His selflessness and dedication to our team is second to none. Welcome to Chicago Mount Rushmore Mr. Hockhertz.

I am going to package deal these two as they are my current GMs, Bayley and Muford. In all my time as a Chicago Butcher, this team has never been ran so well until them. Everything these two do is so calculated and meticulous. Yeah, the team has been bad, but that was the plan since they took over. The compete window is soon, just like they promised. And here we are. With a stacked team full of actives. Top FA, signing team friendly deals to come play in Chicago, uhhhhhh what?!? Never in the history of me being a a Chicago Butcher had this team been a top destination for big name free agents. Our draft capital is insanely deep because of them. Our team depth is deep because of them. Under their short tenure as our GMs, we are projected to go from one, if not the worst team in the league to top 5 this upcoming season. Mark my words! Chicago Mount Rushmore is filling up!

The last but not least is HalfEatenOnionBagel. Another player that has bought in since day 1. I got so much respect for him and his commitment to what we are trying to do here. Every season he is aways pushing us to be at our best. He is a great locker room guy and continues to be a big part of what we have built here. Without someone like him, this all could have crumbled. He has been a strong person to fall back on when the going got tough. Someone that told us to keep fighting for this team. I know his words have kept me from wanting to just give up. You need people like this. And we wouldn't be the same team without him.

And that is my Chicago Mount Rushmore. I think those are some solid people to represent the legacy of this team during my time here. I am looking forward to making them proud these upcoming seasons to show they that all their hard work and commitment to me and this team wasn't for nothing. We look to make the playoffs. And we all know that anything can happen in the playoffs. It would be unreal to see this team win a championship after everything it has been through. I can't wait to get back to work.

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8) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?


In Brock Phoenix, the Liberty have a top 5 TPE QB in him and it sounds like prior to the season, he had especially focused on his passing accuracy, wanting to be a better game manager as we had other weapons on the team and not necessarily needing him to be the main guy, airing everything out and leading the team that way. While one hand, we were tied for 2nd least interceptions this season, the completion percentage was just in the middle of the pack. I think overall, Phoenix did really well for himself in having 23 touchdowns through the air. He'll continue to be an important piece of being a steady and dependable force on the offense. There are a couple guys like Sim Snowbow and Suleiman Ramza who could potentially be great options in the future.

When it comes to running the ball, Sam Torensen will continue to be one of the top running backs, again in that top 5 category. To be able to have both of the key skill positions with some of our best players, albeit Torensen starting to regress, means that the Liberty are in a great position offensively for the next couple seasons. Last season we were 3rd in rushing yards and 2nd in overall attempts so while we leaned on our strengths, it panned out for the most part. There wasn't much in the way of any big runs but at the end of the day it had produced like we had expected it to. With Fuzzy Dotson being a fantastic backup option, there's quite a bit to like with being able to run the ball over and over again with the Liberty next season. No issues that need to be addressed here.

Defensively, I think this is going to be one of the places that this team will grow to stand out more and more. There's already a lot of praise and rightfully so being heaped on the likes of Matt Cross, Brandon Booker. There's still a couple other guys like Tycker Om and Eugene Smoothie who are very clearly rising to the top, plus Spike Suzuki who broke outlast season. The secondary in particular with Cross, Booker, Smoothie and Erikson means that they've at least got 4 of the 5 secondary spots covered with young active players. There's going to be a need still for one more piece potentially but the more concerning spot is the loss of Warren Stephens to FA. I expect one of the rookies we're drafted recently to be a great step in and if anything, continues to add to the fact that the best seasons for this defense are ahead of them.
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19) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or anti-Semitic Instagram posts. I’m joking about that last one, please don’t bring up bigotry.

With the big and meteoric appearance of the NationalSimulation FootballLeague, there has been no other prospect that has received as much as attention as this young man. As a 6'1", 215lb Safety from San Diego State University, he comes into the league with a lot of promise with nearly professional level speed and agility. If anything, this center field style safety is a true athlete in all sense of the word. His strength and tackling ability are above average and could still be improved on. There looks to be even some potential in his ability to catch the ball, bringing some scouts to believe that he could potentially line up on the other side of the ball as a wide receiver. It may be due to the great guidance and long term relationship with Rod Tidwell that NSFL is so familiar in the physical one-on-one duels against receivers. The greatest area of concern is his ability to read the game at a high speed and at the professional level. Given a season in the DSFL, it's likely that his ability to process offenses and respond appropriately while taking advantage of his speed will become a huge asset to any DSFL and eventually, ISFL team to draft him. At the same time, there will be some concerns about his popularity with and potential marketability as teams have already labeled him with a potential red flag for unknown reasons.
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22) Imagine that the league’s Pro Bowl included a skills competition similar to the NFL. What sorts of games could you see being implemented? Which players do you think would perform the best in ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, or other games? Which conference would come out on top?

One of the games that I would like to see, perhaps maybe not to the teams' wanting to if injuries were ever a thing, would be a game of Red Rover. Each conference would line up with their best and strongest players against each other, playing the typical "Red Rover" call out in an attempt to hold the line against other athletes looking to break the chain of people down. There could definitely be some strategy involved, for example players with more speed than strength, using that ability to break through any points that haven't appropriate set up for that aggression. For the stronger players, no doubt they would want to test their might against other players and being able to rush head on and take on one or two players would be quite the demonstration of strength. There would also be some level of tactics involved. For example you would have to consider whether you would line up with a strong and weak pairing for players or whether you would want to line match against the other conference's side. I might be inclined to say that the NSFC with the elite running back group of Apollo Reed, Sam Torensen, Mathias Hanyadi would be a terrifying trio to try and stop.

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12) 5 TPE - This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S23 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?



As a S25 Prospect I’ve had limited experience with the league so far, however I feel that during that time I’ve learned a lot about the league and community. I am absolutely amazed that something like this exists and is as large as it seems, and look forward to adding to it while playing!

My experience has been pretty great so far with most everyone that I’ve met being helpful and fun. I’ve got to admit that the amount of information and nuance you need to pick up to get started was a bit overwhelming, but the guides on the forums were very clear and helpful in getting that kick-started. I think there’s something for everyone to be able to contribute to, whether that be commentary, editorials, graphics, or the various league jobs I’ve seen so far. The various team discords along with the league ones are all unique and fun to be in, it’s been a blast.

Speaking of the discords and being a prospect, I’ve met quite a few team representatives and players while being scouted, and a few have stood out in particular. Both Thor (Myrtle Beach) and qWest (Portland) were very very helpful in guiding me on what to prioritize with my player build. Because I’m open to a shift to a couple other positions, they let me know how that would work and what stats would translate over if I went that route. Great to know ahead of time so I don’t have any TPE wasted due to poor planning. They were also helpful about the league in general and great to talk to. Because of that, I think I’m pretty happy with my player’s start on the road to being drafted. I’m still working on how to optimize TPE gain and am feeling more confident with that by the day. Hopefully I can make an impact on whatever team is lucky enough to draft me!

There's only one thing I would think could be improved upon at first glance, and it’s how a user invokes changes to their character and tracks that. The player update system and layout could probably use an overhaul. It’s not hard to navigate once you get the hang of it, but a more centralized GUI-centric system might be easier for new players to grasp. A migration away from forum based to a standalone webapp or at least one where you manage your player might be useful. Just to reiterate, it’s great as is, but that might be a pretty cool change if it were ever to occur.



19) 2.5 TPE - Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or anti-Semitic Instagram posts. I’m joking about that last one, please don’t bring up bigotry.

Djibutee McJimmothy is an incoming S25 Rookie who was a standout performer for the University of Miami after being scouted in his home nation of Rwanda. While at The U, he spent time on both sides of ball, setting season records at TE and having several sacks and pressures at DE. He was forced to sit out his junior year due to a torn achilles, but spent that time rehabbing and training for the DFSL. During his last active season, he took 65 receptions for 940 yards and 14 TDs, and 6 tackles for loss with 5 sacks, while leading The U to another Orange Bowl victory.

He’s declared for the draft as a TE, but many experts are predicting he could be moved to OL or DE, as he is familiar with playing both if necessary. He’s coming into the draft at ~100 TPE with tons of potential to grow with the right coaching. He’s a bit raw in the skills department, but he is a standout athlete with 70 Speed and 60 Strength out the gate! Scouts are projecting him as a mid 2nd round pick due to his versatility and potential. During interviews, the ever enigmatic Djibutee claimed he was intrigued with the possibility of creating a DFSL dynasty, the likes of which has never been seen before.



16) 2.5 TPE - Lay out the steps you think your team should take over the offseason to improve. This must be more than just a list over an image. Graphics only.

My plan for the MBB to become champions in 3 simple steps. Wont be offended if it's too low quality for credit, still learning PS and having fun with the experience!

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9) While I have very limited experience in this league, when the question of who is the GOAT of their position comes up the first person I think of is always Mo Berry. Ever since I joined the league Mo Berry has been an absolute force of nature and dominated the linebacker position, winning awards left and right. To be perfectly honest, I would be hard pressed to name any other starting linebacker in the league off the top of my head, with the exception of Ugarth the Dissector with whom I shared a locker room with in Tijuana and has already made a splash in his first two seasons in the ISFL. On the topic of awards, just to demonstrate how dominant Berry was during his career, he racked up 8 Pro Bowls, 4 Linebacker of the Year awards, 3 Defensive Player of the year awards, and was named defensive rookie of the year back in S15. In addition to all that, Mo Berry also won his first and only Ultimus in the second to last year of his career against the Orange County Otter, putting up 7 tackles, one for a loss, and a sack in that game. Again, maybe recency bias is clouding my judgment but I find it hard to make an argument against not only that level and amount of personal accolades but also being an Ultimus champion. In terms of career stats, Mo Berry finds himself sneaking into a top 10 position on just about every impactful defensive stat. First off, just landing tied for 9th in forced fumbles with 13. Secondly Mo finds himself ranked eighth in total career sacks at 88, another impressive, high impact stat. Finally, and most importantly, in my opinion, Mo Berry finishes as the all time pass deflection leader among linebackers. While people generally don’t think of pass deflections and linebackers as going together, what I think most impressive about this is that Mo isn’t a one trick pony. He was an absolute force on the field when it comes to disrupting the pass. 8th all time sack leader means that when he did rush, he was able to get into the backfield enough to cause serious problems for opposing quarterbacks while he could also drop back into coverage and act almost as an extra defensive back. While he may not have put up the tackles one generally expects out of a linebacker, I would argue that his versatility and utter dominance over the passing game establishes him as the greatest of all time.

23) For playoffs MVP of the ISFL this season, I think I would go with what might be a bit of an unconventional choice by going with Yellowknife Wraiths offensive lineman Laszlo Forty-Two. Since I only joined during S21, the fair rubs movement was really only just taking off. I think Forty-Two’s performance in the playoffs this season really shows how good the fair rubs movement is going to be for the league and how impactful it can be. As far as individual game stats go in the playoffs, let’s start with the Ultimus itself. For the most part, there were no other real contenders that stood out on either side of the ball. The only statline that really caught my eye was Acura Skyline’s three touchdowns, though that seems to be more due to vulturing goal line carries as he averaged less than 2 yards per carry. Laszlo on the other hand, put up a whopping 13 pancakes in the game, didn’t give up a single sack (along with the rest of the Yellowknife offensive line) and didn’t commit a single penalty. As a matter of fact, he actually had more pancakes on his own than the entire Austin team combined. As I said earlier, in a game with no other clear standouts, Laszlo was the x-factor that really brought the game home for the Wraiths.

25) When it comes to players drafted in the late round of a draft, there really isn’t any better example than Julio Tirtawidjaja in the S21 DSFL draft. Julio was taken in the fourth to last round of that enormous Reddit draft. Generally in that range, you’re just drafting people you figure are going to be inactive or maybe only update the first week of the season before losing interest and falling off the face of the earth. Julio wasn’t even taken into a decent situation, creating a three headed monster with DSFL send down Ed Barker and fellow rookie Richard Gilbert (myself). Nevertheless, Julio stuck with the league despite getting limited carries and by the end of the season hit the DSFL cap of 250 TPE. As a result, Julio ended up absolutely skyrocketing in the ISFL (then NSFL) draft at the end of the season. He moved up from a late 200’s pick in the DSFL to pick 66 in the ISFL draft, even leapfrogging over me. In addition to that, despite seeing limited playing time in the DSFL, Julio was immediately called up to the Chicago Butchers where he was in a much better running situation than he was in Tijuana. His story is proof that draft position means very little, particularly in the DSFL.

[GuitarMaster116]

Tier 2 Task 12

I joined the league about a week or two again when I first heard of it on the r/nfl subreddit page. For years, I have been playing Madden franchise mode and online football sim games and while they had their moments, they always lacked something. When I saw the post, I thought it would just be a small group of people who just had a small sim league just for fun. Boy was I wrong. What I found when I first entered was a huge friendly and helpful community of people who are passionate about this league and football in general. As soon as I joined, I was greeted by a plethora of people and instantly felt welcome. I struggled through the beginning process of creating a rookie and learning how to set my pages up and things like that, but the one thing I have consistently noticed about this league, is how much everyone is willing to help each other even if obvious and silly questions are asked. Its hard to pick only a few, since everyone I have had the pleasure to speak to has been insanely friendly and helpful, but people like JOEB, Thor, Amidships, BigRed1580, and CalvinGolladay. Now there are more people than this that I think are very helpful, and I am probably forgetting a lot more, but these people went way above the call of duty to make me feel welcome and become a part of the league.
Obviously, I would like my player to progress as quickly as possible and become amazing, but I have to slow my roll a bit. I do feel like I came into the league a little later than I wish I did, since I have been struggling to do point tasks since there hasn’t been many because it is playoff and offseason time. I am doing the ultimus one now but coming into the league that was the only point task available and as a new rookie that was a little overwhelming.
I have not been drafted yet, but I have been in talks with scouts and gm’s, and wow. Like I said earlier, everyone I talked to had been extremely friendly, helpful, and just made me feel wanted and welcome. I am in most of the DSFL locker rooms, and it makes me sad that I can’t be drafted by all of them! There is a bunch of great people and smaller communities within the league, and I think so far this has been the best part of my time within the league.
In conclusion, this community is one of the best I have ever been a part of. It is filled with people who just love football and are glad to have more people joining in. It is almost like being apart of a giant family. It is very overwhelming coming in as a rookie and trying to learn everything, but the community is so helpful that it doesn’t make the process that difficult. If I had to make one suggestion, it would to be to have a beginners guide that goes from creating a player, all the way to creating an update page, collecting the free beginner TPE, creating media, and things like this. There are some guides to all these things, but they are not all in one place. I look forward to being drafted by a team and working to improve my player and learning more about the league. Most importantly though, I am really excited to be apart of a great community and have a good time!

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Tier 2 Task 7

I am brand new to the league, so I do not know much about it quite yet. I do not know all the teams yet, or all of the best players in the league. Being an OL player though, I went and looked at the OL stats for the season just to see who was the “best” this year. I was met with two options, Lazlo Fourty-Two and Bruce Buckly. There were three players who achieved over 80 pancakes, but what stood out with these two players to me was the amount of sacks they gave up. Lazlo technically is at the top of the list with 87 pancakes and 1 sack allowed which is an amazing all pro type season. Looking at the last couple of years it seems like Lazlo is one of the best and is just continuing his dominance. But at the 2nd option, we have Bruce Buckly. Now Bruce was serving up the flapjacks last season as well, serving them up a whopping 84 times. Now while this was 3 less than the beast that is Lazlo, there is a very important stat in my opinion that I see that I believe actually makes Buckly the best OL player this season, and that is he gave up 0 sack. Zero, none. This man was acting like he was working in an IHOP all season serving up pancakes, but when it came to protecting the quarterback, he shut everything and everyone down that came his way. Now I do not know much about the sim and if stats matter that much or not, but from a beginners perspective, while Lazlo seems like the better overall player and has been in the league longer, Bruce Buckly to me was bar none the best OL in the league last year. I think he should win the best OL award.
Now I know I am writing this a little late, as I have actually been speaking with Bruce Buckly AKA Nicholas_The_Great and he let me know that he actually did win the best OL award this year. He told me he won it because Lazlo was considered inactive. So even though Bruce Buckly did win the award and I did know that he did, I wanted to write about how I believed that regardless if Lazlo wasn’t inactive and he was eligible to win, I believe the Bruce Buckly this year had the best season of any OL player in the league and deserved to win the award moreso than Lazlo. Who knows, maybe if Lazlo was eligible he would have won since he seems to be more well known and has been around and dominated for slightly longer than Buckly. But this is why I believe Bruce Buckly deserved to get the reward. He had one of the best seasons for an OL player ever as far as I can tell. 84 pancakes and 0 sacks allowed is an insane season and should be considered one of the best seasons ever.

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[Sushi]

+2.5 - SHL PT

[table border=\\\'0\\\' align=\\\'center\\\' width=\\\'95%\\\' cellpadding=\\\'3\\\' cellspacing=\\\'1\\\' id=\\\'QUOTE-WRAP\\\'][tr][td]QUOTE [/td][/tr][tr][td id=\\\'QUOTE\\\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]24) 11) Give a thorough examination of a league scandal from any point in time. What made this particular drama so noteworthy? Who were the major participants involved, and what was the offense? What kind of impact did this scandal create on the league, and have any permanent changes come about as a result?

The International Simulation Football League, like other simulation leagues such as the Simulation Hockey League, the Pro Baseball Experience League, Simulation Basketball Association, and others, all experience major changes as a result of the Commissioner as well as the Head Office of each of these leagues. The Head Offices of these leagues, but specifically ISFL and DSFL, make some seriously questionable decisions. One of these decisions that has had a major effect is the Great Jeffie43 Scandal, where Jeffie was fired from his DSFL GM position for returning an inactive player to the league. This former IA player was passed on by each DSFL team 5 times before MBB took a chance on him in the Sixth round, yet it cost Jeffie his job. This has been wonderful for the SHL, as Jeffie has spent more time there than the ISFL due to the ISFLs horrific decision. He has been a Simulation Hockey League Head Office Intern, being responsible for approving players, helping out in the expansion process, and even being a finalist for an expansion team in the Simulation Major Junior Hockey League.

Jeffie was fired from his position of head General Manager of the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers because another GM (I think Norfolk) was salty that they had lost a major Offensive Lineman talent in Garfield Despacito. MBB took advantage and after teams passed on him so many times, MBB took advantage.

Jeffie was punished for bringing a player who had gone inactive back to activity, which is literally the entire job of a Development Simulation Football League General Manager. A similar scandal happened in the SHL, wehre a good development GM was punished for tampering, but the SHL understands the importance of good developmental GMs, and so this GM wasn't fired, and was only fined some draft picks. This would've been a much more fitting punishment than firing a good General Manager.

Alas, this excessive and absurd punishment handed down by some power tripping people in charge who may or may not have had personal vendettas against Jeffie eventually led to the hiring of Feeler, aka Detroit Falcons goalie Thor Odinson, aka elite Aussie user Heath Evans. Feeler is a wonderful human being like Jeffie, so I hope that nobody in ISFL/DSFL HO has personal vendettas against Feeler. This would be extremely unfortunate to Feeler, and since he's such a good person, I hope he becomes the most successful DSFL GM in history.

TLDR; free Jeffie, HO bad, Jeffie good, Feeler good. (416 words)

date=]13) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case.[/quote]

Ne Mo, the elite, big dick swinging, big dick energy, Tight End coming straight from the University of the Coral Reef, hailing from the great anemone, deserves every single award in the DSFL. From Pro Bowl, to MVP, to rookie of the year, to most improved, to most dedicated. Why is he deserving of these accolades? Simple. He had to play with small dick energy, noodle arm, small brain, Joseph Joestar on Myrtle Beach all year. His QB had a 6 foot 7 mismatch at tight end and could barely even throw him the ball accurately in the flats, let alone hit him running up the seams. Not just carrying the team as their best receiver, Ne Mo was also the team's best offensive lineman, putting up over a pancake a game and only allowing one sack. You would think Joestar would hook Ne Mo up with passes as a thank you for being such an elite blocker, but nope, Joestar was too busy going full Nathan Peterman mode and costing his team wins. The fact Ne Mo did not try and take over from his noodle armed quarterback and just run the Wildcat himself deserves some accolades. This lack of success from the QB position hampered his draft stock, forcing Ne Mo to fall into the second round. Therefore, Ne Mo deserves every award in the league. (228 words)
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Total: 10 = 2.5 + 5 + 2.5

[Jmac NCheese]

Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (400+ words)
12) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S23 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented? 5 TPE

Prior to joining the ISFL league two seasons ago, I participated in the SHL for two seasons. Before that I had absolutely no idea what a simulation league was or what they were about. I had played like Madden or NHL on the Xbox and did the create a player/story/season. So, when I found out about simulation leagues, kind of figured that it may be similar to that and I was somewhat right lol. But going into the ISFL I knew roughly it was the same as SHL and knew what I was getting into. I was recruited from the SHL and a player that was on my team and since I joined right after the trade deadline, I was scooped up by the DSFL team he was part of, Myrtle Beach Buccaneers. Now I did not know how they or any teams for that matter were doing and honestly just did my Point Tasks and whatever to get TPE and not really paid attention. Once the playoffs started, I looked and saw that MMB was doing great and got a trophy out of it. Felt welcomed when I first joined and winning that right away does not hurt either. After keeping up with every TPE I could I was sought after by all but one DSFL team and it felt great. Seemed like everyone wanted me to play for them at the linebacker position.

I was drafted by the Dallas Birddogs in the second round, pick number 10. I was asked if I minded staying as a linebacker but playing up at the line. Of course, I did not mind at all and it looked to work out for myself and the team. I had a decent amount of tackles for a rookie, a great number of tackles for a loss, caused a couple of fumbles and had an insane number of pass deflects for my position and rookie season. The team did not end up like we thought we would be after the first few games, and virtually ended up .500 and missing the playoffs in a tight race. Along the way though, I talked a lot in the locker room (Discord) and became friendly with everyone there, especially with my two GMs, Kyle and iStegosauruz.

Having a prosperous rookie lead to the same as when I was being scouted for the DSFL, seemed like I might go in the first round and could be a high pick. Got a ton of scouts talking to me, as well as team GMs, so once again felt great to be wanted and get to play right away. Had a very good rookie season having a lot of tackles for a rookie, 8 huge sacks, and a ton of pass deflects again. I was playing in a normal linebacker position this time but did even better than I did in the DSFL. Once again became friendly with my teammates in the locker room and excited to continue to learn more about them and meet the new people every season!

Do not have really anything now to comment on what needs to change in the league, mainly because we are in a current change already and can revisit this question once that has been implemented. As of right now I am really enjoying the league and look forward to continuing to grow in the league and succeed. Chicago is on the rise, so look out for the Butchers!!!
(573 words)

Tier 3: Written/Graphics Tasks
13) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case. 2.5 TPE

The player that I would argue to be nominated for an award would be my own teammate, Tyron Shields! I believe that they should be nominated for the Cornerback of the Year award, and not only being nominated but winning it. Shields lead all corners in tackles with 139 and that is 18 more than the next corner on the list of stats. Did alright with one tackle for a lost and recovered their only forced fumble. Tyron had 2 interceptions, which is right up there with all the other corners and was the middle of the pack to upper pack for pass deflects. Mr. Shields is also doing all of this as a rookie and on a team where their team’s defense may be on the field a lot during the season, so it shows Tyron’s endurance and grit.
(139 words)

15) Choose your favorite non-playoffs game of this season, whether your own team or another. Explain what was so special and why the winner ultimately came out victorious, including key players and moments. 2.5 TPE

The non-playoff game that I pick for being special is week 2 of the ISFL season between the Chicago Butchers at Philadelphia Liberty. This is special to me because it was Chicago’s first win of the season after having a round season ago and it was my players first win in ISFL! It was back and forth all game and had the Butchers up 13-3 at halftime. Liberty clawed their way back into the game and halfway through the fourth quarter, took the lead on a 1-yard touchdown to Avon Blocksdale Jr. For the rest of the fourth, neither team could move the ball much and come up with more points. Butchers got the ball with a few mins left and drove down the field and Sam Sidkick put it through the uprights with less than a minute remaining to give the Butchers the win! Some players of note for the game included Chicago’s running back, Julio Tirtawidjaja, who had 30 carries for 123 yards. On defense for Chicago, Hamish MacAndrew, had a stellar game at safety having 6 tackled and 2 huge interceptions! One that eventually lead to the game winning field goal with a few minutes remaining. Some notable Liberty include wide receiver, Vuxta, and running back, Torenson.
(209 words)

(5 + 2.5 + 2.5 = 10 TPE)