1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
For this point task, I'm reviewing the Wild Card matchup between my own team, the Baltimore Hawks, and the Colorado Yeti. This was a pretty even game that ended up becoming pretty wild; the teams had a perfectly even amount of first downs and the game was settled by just three points. The first quarter was full of riveting strong defense play, as the only score in the quarter was a twenty-two yard field goal by the Yeti. That was quickly matched by the Hawks, who marched all the way down the field just to have the drive stall a couple of yards short of the end zone and were forced to kick a nineteen yard field goal themselves. Later in the quarter, the Hawks drove down the field and Corvo Havran connected with Errol Maddox on a six yard strike that gave the Hawks a 10-3 lead, but that was quickly matched by the Yeti with a touchdown pass of their own to tie it at 10 heading into the half. The third quarter was a true barrage of points by both sides; there were six different instances where points were scored and it resulted in a 26-19 Yeti lead. After a field goal by the Yeti, the Hawks were on the brink of elimination. While they were able to string together a nice drive to bring the game within three, the Yeti ran the ball well on their last drive and did not give the Hawks another chance.
4) Rivalry
Our greatest rival in our conference would probably be Yellowknife, at least recently. I've only been on the Baltimore Hawks for one season, so I haven't gotten overly attached yet, but if there was one team that I truly didn't like it would be the Yellowknife Wraiths. Their color scheme alone makes you think of an evil empire ruling over our conference with an iron fist, and I can't stand for such tyranny. They're also, simply put, a really good football team who was the favorite to win the Ultimus year and will almost certainly be a contender again next year. I don't hate the Yellowknife Wraiths that much, but they are just a really strong football team overall who has a stifling defense, and they definitely can shut me and the rest of my fellow offensive Hawks down in game after game. Thankfully, they are being hit hard by regression, so the hope in Baltimore is that they'll eventually fade away from relevance. Since that'll likely be our fate too, hopefully there will be a window where we can flex on the Wraiths for at least one season. The best in the league will always have a target on their head, and that's no different when it comes to the Wraiths; they're really good, and we need to beat them.
6) Expansion
My first GM job in any sim league! I'm running the legendary ninth DSFL team, to bring complete chaos and destruction to the DSFL to really show the r/NFL kids what they're getting themselves into. If I was an expansion GM down in the DSFL, I would prioritize the running game. Prioritize might not be the right word... it'd be more like obsess. Draft priority would almost certainly be running back, offensive line, and wide receivers/tight ends that are cool with the idea that all of their TPE is going into their blocking game. We'd be running goal line every single down, and why wouldn't we? The running game in the DSFL is broken, and since a ninth team in the DSFL is broken, we might as well abuse the hell out of the rest of the league. Sure, we'll almost certainly be immediately contracted, but this team's only purpose would be to cause chaos, set rushing records, and fade into legend as Ultimini champs. In actuality, I probably wouldn't go this crazy about the running game, but I would definitely look running back and offensive line heavily in my first draft class. A great running back can easily carry a DSFL squad to the Ultimini(cough DARREL WILLIAMS cough), so that would obviously be my priority.
7) Next Year
To be brutally honest, the Baltimore Hawks aren't looking too hot for the future. However, this sim engine isn't too amazing, and when rookie quarterbacks go from looking like Satan's spawn crawling around on a football field to Peyton Manning in his prime on the range of sim scenarios, anything can happen. There is no scenario that is too insane to imagine when you run a league based on this engine, and Baltimore winning the Ultimus next season wouldn't even crack a top 10 list on the weirdest things this sim engine has been able to produce. How this would happen would probably just revolve around a mediocre regular season followed by the re-emergence of Corvo Havran in the playoffs, leading us to the glory once more. Corvo's TPE earnings were completely worthless in the eyes of the sim engine this year, but next year that could completely change and he could become a demi-god once the Hawks find their way into the playoffs. Since the Hawks will still have Apollo Reed and Darrel Williams running strong in the backfield, an aging but not dead Corvo Havran, and some quality pieces on defense, if the engine loves us enough we might be hoisting the Ultimus at the end of next year. I haven't given up hope yet, and hopefully the engine will be nice to us.
For this point task, I'm reviewing the Wild Card matchup between my own team, the Baltimore Hawks, and the Colorado Yeti. This was a pretty even game that ended up becoming pretty wild; the teams had a perfectly even amount of first downs and the game was settled by just three points. The first quarter was full of riveting strong defense play, as the only score in the quarter was a twenty-two yard field goal by the Yeti. That was quickly matched by the Hawks, who marched all the way down the field just to have the drive stall a couple of yards short of the end zone and were forced to kick a nineteen yard field goal themselves. Later in the quarter, the Hawks drove down the field and Corvo Havran connected with Errol Maddox on a six yard strike that gave the Hawks a 10-3 lead, but that was quickly matched by the Yeti with a touchdown pass of their own to tie it at 10 heading into the half. The third quarter was a true barrage of points by both sides; there were six different instances where points were scored and it resulted in a 26-19 Yeti lead. After a field goal by the Yeti, the Hawks were on the brink of elimination. While they were able to string together a nice drive to bring the game within three, the Yeti ran the ball well on their last drive and did not give the Hawks another chance.
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253 words4) Rivalry
Our greatest rival in our conference would probably be Yellowknife, at least recently. I've only been on the Baltimore Hawks for one season, so I haven't gotten overly attached yet, but if there was one team that I truly didn't like it would be the Yellowknife Wraiths. Their color scheme alone makes you think of an evil empire ruling over our conference with an iron fist, and I can't stand for such tyranny. They're also, simply put, a really good football team who was the favorite to win the Ultimus year and will almost certainly be a contender again next year. I don't hate the Yellowknife Wraiths that much, but they are just a really strong football team overall who has a stifling defense, and they definitely can shut me and the rest of my fellow offensive Hawks down in game after game. Thankfully, they are being hit hard by regression, so the hope in Baltimore is that they'll eventually fade away from relevance. Since that'll likely be our fate too, hopefully there will be a window where we can flex on the Wraiths for at least one season. The best in the league will always have a target on their head, and that's no different when it comes to the Wraiths; they're really good, and we need to beat them.
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221 words6) Expansion
My first GM job in any sim league! I'm running the legendary ninth DSFL team, to bring complete chaos and destruction to the DSFL to really show the r/NFL kids what they're getting themselves into. If I was an expansion GM down in the DSFL, I would prioritize the running game. Prioritize might not be the right word... it'd be more like obsess. Draft priority would almost certainly be running back, offensive line, and wide receivers/tight ends that are cool with the idea that all of their TPE is going into their blocking game. We'd be running goal line every single down, and why wouldn't we? The running game in the DSFL is broken, and since a ninth team in the DSFL is broken, we might as well abuse the hell out of the rest of the league. Sure, we'll almost certainly be immediately contracted, but this team's only purpose would be to cause chaos, set rushing records, and fade into legend as Ultimini champs. In actuality, I probably wouldn't go this crazy about the running game, but I would definitely look running back and offensive line heavily in my first draft class. A great running back can easily carry a DSFL squad to the Ultimini(cough DARREL WILLIAMS cough), so that would obviously be my priority.
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To be brutally honest, the Baltimore Hawks aren't looking too hot for the future. However, this sim engine isn't too amazing, and when rookie quarterbacks go from looking like Satan's spawn crawling around on a football field to Peyton Manning in his prime on the range of sim scenarios, anything can happen. There is no scenario that is too insane to imagine when you run a league based on this engine, and Baltimore winning the Ultimus next season wouldn't even crack a top 10 list on the weirdest things this sim engine has been able to produce. How this would happen would probably just revolve around a mediocre regular season followed by the re-emergence of Corvo Havran in the playoffs, leading us to the glory once more. Corvo's TPE earnings were completely worthless in the eyes of the sim engine this year, but next year that could completely change and he could become a demi-god once the Hawks find their way into the playoffs. Since the Hawks will still have Apollo Reed and Darrel Williams running strong in the backfield, an aging but not dead Corvo Havran, and some quality pieces on defense, if the engine loves us enough we might be hoisting the Ultimus at the end of next year. I haven't given up hope yet, and hopefully the engine will be nice to us.
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