(S12) - PT 4 - Midseason Review

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This season has been nothing but surprises for the NSFL. The long-time struggling Sabercats hold the best record in the league at the halfway point, and appear not to be slowing down. This boost has been due to both the huge offseason move for the powerhouse Pennington brothers, as well as a brand news strategic approach, with the consulting of 3-time champion Co-GM of the DSFL’s TIjuana Luchadores, Icy Douglas. An interesting note, is the huge decrease in tackle production from long-time Sabercat Ben Horne. Last season he finished the season with well over 100 tackles, but this year is on pass to finish well under that. This change in production is likely due to the position move by Horne after the Pennington trade. Specifically, Horne has move to playing Defensive End rather than traditional Linebacker as he has in the past. In most formations in the new SJS defensive scheme, there are only 2 score LB with a nickleback, played by veteran Benson. This force been to make the unofficial move to play at the DE this season. When asking Horne about the transition and lack of stats because of it, he said: “It doesn’t concern me, I am here to help this team win ball games, and right now, me playing on the defensive line has helped that.” Interestingly, due to his skills as a LB, Horne leads DEs with pass deflections by a huge margin, bringing a different dimension to the defensive line.

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