(S5) - Special PT - Changes

[manicmav36]

Something that I would love added to the NSFL would be improvements to the index. When the PBE first started, I was shocked with how nice their index was. Granted, I know baseball is a very statistically dependent sport, but the depth of everything on their index is impressive. I would love to see more in-depth statistics tracked in the index itself. Important stats like fumbles, fumbles lost, targets, drops, yards after catch, yards after contact…all left off. Their index also has an incredibly helpful player index, ordered by name, and is just all around more modern looking. Now, I know that most of what is in the index is predicated by what sim program we use, but if there were any way to make some of these changes, I think it would go a long way for the betterment of the league.

If you had asked me what needed to be removed a couple months ago, I would’ve said the thunder dome. For a while it seemed to be a breeding ground of anger and general dickishness. With the crackdown on bullying, however, things have improved significantly. Now, the easy answer has to be the CB blitz. In real football, the CB blitz is not a make or break play. If the blitz isn’t successful, generally you have a safety over the top to help with coverage on the received left open. In the NSFL though, if the CB doesn’t reach the QB, it’s almost a guaranteed 40+ yard gain, if not an automatic touchdown. No one in their right mind would ever run that blitz if that’s how it functioned in the real world. My proposal would be to make a custom playbook for the league that includes the removal of all CB blitz plays. Also, penalties. At one point during out last game, we were called for penalties on 3 consecutive plays, and 3 out 6 plays at another point. I wouldn’t eliminate them, but if we could turn the frequency down, that would be great.

By far, my favorite part of our league is that we stream all of our games. Yes, the graphics are shit, yes, there’s stupid penalties (how does the ball carrier get called for clipping?!), yes, it’s weird watching your circle run down the field while being molested by other circles, but I love it. As ridiculous as it sounds, it’s a lot of fun watching your circle run around the field. The streaming of all of our sims is a massive draw for this league and something that with a few improvement and tweaking, could really become the center-piece of a very successful league.