(S24) - PT 2 - Rising Stocks

[ztarwarz]

The Butchers were probably the most sought after stock going into the season, considering I saw many pegged them to make or at least challenge for the playoffs in the season prediction thread, and they had the lowest stock price after years of futility. However, they are one of two teams that I'm singling out for the "why bother investing" award at this quarter mark of the season. Somehow their stock has risen only 16k, less than 2.5%, from its low low price to begin the season. As you might have expected, this has been because the entire team has somehow managed to stink up the entire stock market and the league, much less compete for the playoffs. A couple other teams have been surprise stinkers this year, although it appears the Otters are more unlucky than bad, and the Outlaws are bad, but not enough bad to disguise just how AWFUL the Butchers have been to begin the season. The only reason the Butchers have had a win so far at all is because they got lucky enough to play the team in the league that appears to have forgotten how to tie their shoelaces, much less play football, in the Liberty.

However, it is possible that the Butchers are on a bit of an upswing right now. Their first two games were massive blowout losses against the mighty Yeti and the Hawks, but then they almost beat last years champions in the Yellowknife Wraiths (albeit a very gutted championship squad) and their win against the Liberty was comfortable, although again, it was the Liberty. Their next quarter needs to be better, and yet they could still go 0-4 considering they're facing the surprise success story of the Sailfish, a resurgent Second Line, and the decent Sabercats before rounding off with the Otters who could also be in the midst of a turnaround at that point. However, the Butchers if they are to make the playoffs almost certainly need to go at least 2-2 over that next 4, if not better.

Also, just as a side note, I noticed one other team barely moved in the stock market and I thought it was really funny. If you bought one stock in the Hawks, it would have increased in value by a total of...1802. Which to give an idea, is less than 1/5th of 1% of the total stock price.

[Brane_Chyld]

PBE PT 20-1

[angeloc]

I will talk about myself because it's an appropriate story and i'm a little bit coincided.

So, I was drafted with the very last pick in the 6th round and even though I got drafted by the team that had the #1 pick and coming off a 5-9 season I had high expectations for myself and for the Pythons, I mean, who would I be if I considered I couldn't help the team bounce back from one of their worst seasons in their history. Well if i'm being honest with myself because the way I did my base build I played terribly in the prospect bowl, so I can into the preseason wanting to put on more of an impact. Well because of a bevy of mistakes on my end, which come when you're a new player, I under performed in the preseason as well. To add salt to that wound I would be unable to update myself for the first game of the regular season......against the defending champion, needless to say we lost that game pretty easily. So now here I am, about to go into a double header week, and then a Thursday game this time with an additional 60+ TPE in week 2 from week 1 and finally looking to produce at the rate I want to produce. So that right there is a good handful of reasons why my draft stock should tank but that wasn't enough for me, oh no it wasn't. After all this happen I decide to document the whole saga I went through basically showing how much of a dumb ass I am. I then go on, in the exact same article to tell ISFL GMs and potential scouts I have no intention of signing long term with your team. If I get drafted higher in the ISFL draft then I did in the DSFL draft that would be a minor miracle, because that is just the way I am I guess.

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[Jangorhino]

the start to S24 has been rough for MVP. 

[Frick_Nasty]

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[The_Kidd]

Coming into this season, with perennial contenders Orange County and Austin being ransacked with a wave of regression and retirements, the podium for top of the AFSC suddenly did not have a guaranteed owner. All the logical money went on the Arizona Outlaws to be the team to finally end the reign of the Austin-Orange County stranglehold on the rest of the conference. Star quarterback Jay Cue entered season 24 fresh off his first MVP season where he engineered a potent pass attack, mixed in with his relentless running. Cue and the Outlaws had the most explosive offense last season and Cue came into season 24 as one of the highest TPE players in the league, while Cole and Armstrong were fighting off the vicious regression cycles, and the rest of the division slotted in rookie or sophomore QB's --- levels under Cue.

But, the Outlaws have not fared well so far, sitting at a basic 2-2 record after being demolished in week 1 by Honolulu at home. Cue has been a turnover machine so far, but the player himself is at his peak, how can that be? For one, people will be quick to blame the departure of Baby Yoda to Chicago, which is both right and wrong. Even without Yoda, Arizona still has paltry running numbers, due to relying on Cue to be the primary rusher out of mainly passing formations --- a key reason to Yoda leaving. On the other hand, Yoda being replaced by two rookies allowed teams one less threat to worry about when game-planning to stop Cue, thus making Cue's life harder and gameplans to stop him became that much simpler.

But I believe the other reasons Arizona has underwhelmed so far are because of the offense and the defense. I believe Arizona's main offensive deficiency derives from their lackluster WR core. Arizona has two studs in TE Heath Evans and the legendary Saba Donut, but with Donut entering regression, it wont be long before his burner fuel runs dry and he becomes a 3rd down guy and not a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th down option. Bur'Berry and Passman have made substandard progression from last season to now to help Arizona jump from potential playoff hope to Ultimus contender. Likewise, the loss of Quinn Hughes not only set back Arizona's defense --- having to reset their safety core another year back for a position vital to defensive stability --- but the loss of the key strategist is showing as well as Arizona blew their home opener and statistically have dropped in almost every major category on both sides of the ball. From the highest point differential to being outscored by over 5 points per game after 4 games. Some of us might have jumped the gun on Arizona and overlooked the importance of true veteran presence in the locker room, but with a year of stabilization, this should be the team to beat for the next 2-3 seasons with all the talent cluttered on the roster.

[Tylus]

Ever since I joined the International Simulation Football League in season twenty two the Orange County Otters have been perennially known as a powerhouse team. At the start of this season I don’t think anyone could have predicted that their season would have gone how it has so far this year. With one of the highest priced stocks at the start of the season, very few saw any reason to buy any at that point, while considering them to be a great team, many saw them as having very little upside, considering the price the team started at. With that in consideration I stayed far away from their stocks, and went for other teams such as the Chicago Butchers and San Jose Sabercats, who’s price I predicted would start low and slowly go up during the season as the two teams came into their own. Sadly for the Otters, their stocks have all but plummeted after the painful losses they have sustained so far this season. While the Otters might be worth picking up later in the season or perhaps next year, their stocks have crashed and I predicted them to keep crashing as they can not seem to get their footing in season twenty two. While I wish no ill-will towards any team, the Otters seem to be in a somewhat downward spiral as of writing this.

[EMPER0R]

To say Philadelphia Liberty defense is struggling is an understatement. Last year's defensive squad gave up a little over 18 points a game which was second best in the league.  This years squad is dead last at 30 points per game.  The offense isnt helping much with a measly 16 points per a game.

The team had improving each year over the last few season and took a giant step backwards this season.

It's still early in the year to turn things around but they need to improve immediately if they hope to make the playoffs.

Their 8 sacks is putting a lot of pressure on the defensive backs to make plays.  They have a league low 12 PD which isnt helping either.  The defense is has been on the field too much, they cannot generate pressure and the Defense Backs are getting too tired. 

A huge reason the defense is struggling is the lack of run game.  With a league low in attempts and yards, Philadelphia needs to find a way to get there two solid RBs to generate more yards to give the defense a break.  If the run game doesn't improve, it will be a long year for the defense. 

Week 5 is a make or break game for this year.  Can they turn there season around or are they going to be looking to next season?

[teddyoojo]

Ok so obviously the player im gonna talk about is my own Teddy Utterstruzen.
Drafted 99th (!!) overall by the Myrtle Beach Buccs who already have 2 very strong safeties, he already won the defensive Gameball in Week1 despite being a Rookie and playing mostly off position as CB. Coming into Week2 after a performance with 7 Tackles, 2 PD and the hope ending Interception against Kansas city its still crazy to believe he fell all the way to #99 in the draft and surely he can come even close to keeping up with that, hes surely gonna go MUCH MUCH higher in the ISFL draft compared to the DSFL draft. Hard to imagine hes gonna be so overlooked.

His team, the MB buccs were also most definitely underrated coming into the season, ranked by some as having had the >worst< draft out of the entire DSFL, im confident we have proven those people wrong, coming off of a 3-1 preseason and a rather dominating win against kansas city. During the preseason the offense seemed to struggly while the defense looked strong throughout the preseason and proved it was strong during the first game. however the offense also came around after the preseason especially utilizing the double threat with double threat QBs (triple and maybe even quadruple threat!)

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[Kyamprac]

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