04-09-2020, 12:00 PM
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10) Armchair GM
Written: What moves could your team make to improve for the next year, be it in free agency, keeping players, the draft, etc. (Please be careful to avoid tampering.)
I have the utmost confidence in my GMs to make the right moves to keep the Wraiths competitive as well as reload for the future. It’s an extremely difficult task to make it deep in the playoffs every year, and that’s exactly what they’ve done. Hell, they were smart enough to draft me after eight previous teams had no use for me. At QB we are set for the present as well long term future with Jack coming in. We have a great young RB and WR in Hanyadi and Rodriguez. With Swift getting older and us losing Gordon in the expansion draft I would try to get another WR in here, a TE as well since we don’t have one. OL is mostly a luxury pick, I think if a good one is available in round 4 or 5 that could be a possibility. Just like most other teams we could probably use a defensive lineman pick. We have two LBs for the long term so I don’t foresee a high pick there. We got a great young kicker last draft so there’s no need there. Last up is the secondary. We have Leonard and Bois as young defensive backs for the future. Unfortunately Snuggles’ and Grithead’s great careers are winding down so we’ll need to look toward the future after them. (223 words)
12) Pay It Forward
Written: Write about someone in this league who you look up to or who you think of as a friend. Why do they deserve to be lauded?
The first member to come to mind is my old English buddy Raven. The guy wakes up in the morning and pisses excellence. When he’s not playing golf with the royal family he’s flying in his private jet filled with movie stars to some tropical island. He’s one of the oldest remaining members on this web site. The guy spent 12 seasons as a kicker, A KICKER. Who the hell could do that? The intestinal fortitude required is astronomical. He’s as loyal of a teammate as it gets too. His first player spent his entire career with one team. And his second player has only been with one team, but expansion will change that in s22. That brings me to my next point, I’m glad to finally see him as a GM. His players will be lucky to have him in charge. I went on a winter expedition with Raven once up in the Canadian wilderness, I was charged by a 700 pound grizzly. Raven ran in front of the bear’s path and it stopped on a dime, defecated, and ran back into the brush. He saved my life. 100% of what I wrote might not be true, but it could be. That’s why Raven should be lauded. (208 words)
16) Scouting Report
Written: Write a scouting report for one of the incoming draftees in either the NSFL or DSFL.
I wrote a large scouting report based article on players from half the DSFL teams, I’ll do a top prospect that I couldn’t get to before: LB Derred de Ville of the London Royals. He reminds me a lot of NSFL rookie Douglas Quaid of the Wraiths. Both are speed rusher archetypes and have been developing at a max rate. He is very good at building his bank account as well. He has made several long media posts and is a key member on the wiki team. That’s a lot of income per season, so affording T6 equipment shouldn’t be an issue. It looks like de Ville mostly played the “Mike” linebacker position, also known as MLB. He had 147 tackles which is a huge number, but what is most impressive to me is his 9 sacks. Usually with great LBs you usually either see a large tackles amount or a high sack number, but de Ville did both. I imagine he’s the favorite for DSFL defensive rookie of the year as well as LB of the year, maybe even DSFL defensive player of the year. I project him to be a 1st round pick, looking through the league I think he’s most likely to end up with one of the NSFL expansion teams, Honolulu or Sarasota. (217 words)
20) Nostalgia
Written: What is your happiest memory in this league?
My happiest memory is when that piece of garbage Archon quit the league. Instead of getting into depth about that I’ll describe a conglomeration of happy memories. One of the best memories you could have is researching, scouting, and ultimately selecting a player who goes on to have a hall of fame career. I was fortunate enough to have been a part of drafting five current or soon to be NSFL hall of famers: Avon Blocksdale, Owen Taylor, Trey Willie, Austin Roenick, and Verso L’Alto. All five players were superstars on and off the field. True team players, with three of them switching positions at one point in their career. Many young players aspire to have a career of that caliber. Some of these players were completely new to sim leagues and needed a nudge in the right direction, and they excelled with flying colors. All of them eventually took up vital league jobs such as Head Office, GM, updaters, and/or site owner. Looking back on the years those players spent together it was an impressive force we built. As that group has branched off in different directions they carry on what they learned and inspire a new generation of players who have a chance at greatness of their own. (211 words)
Written: What moves could your team make to improve for the next year, be it in free agency, keeping players, the draft, etc. (Please be careful to avoid tampering.)
I have the utmost confidence in my GMs to make the right moves to keep the Wraiths competitive as well as reload for the future. It’s an extremely difficult task to make it deep in the playoffs every year, and that’s exactly what they’ve done. Hell, they were smart enough to draft me after eight previous teams had no use for me. At QB we are set for the present as well long term future with Jack coming in. We have a great young RB and WR in Hanyadi and Rodriguez. With Swift getting older and us losing Gordon in the expansion draft I would try to get another WR in here, a TE as well since we don’t have one. OL is mostly a luxury pick, I think if a good one is available in round 4 or 5 that could be a possibility. Just like most other teams we could probably use a defensive lineman pick. We have two LBs for the long term so I don’t foresee a high pick there. We got a great young kicker last draft so there’s no need there. Last up is the secondary. We have Leonard and Bois as young defensive backs for the future. Unfortunately Snuggles’ and Grithead’s great careers are winding down so we’ll need to look toward the future after them. (223 words)
12) Pay It Forward
Written: Write about someone in this league who you look up to or who you think of as a friend. Why do they deserve to be lauded?
The first member to come to mind is my old English buddy Raven. The guy wakes up in the morning and pisses excellence. When he’s not playing golf with the royal family he’s flying in his private jet filled with movie stars to some tropical island. He’s one of the oldest remaining members on this web site. The guy spent 12 seasons as a kicker, A KICKER. Who the hell could do that? The intestinal fortitude required is astronomical. He’s as loyal of a teammate as it gets too. His first player spent his entire career with one team. And his second player has only been with one team, but expansion will change that in s22. That brings me to my next point, I’m glad to finally see him as a GM. His players will be lucky to have him in charge. I went on a winter expedition with Raven once up in the Canadian wilderness, I was charged by a 700 pound grizzly. Raven ran in front of the bear’s path and it stopped on a dime, defecated, and ran back into the brush. He saved my life. 100% of what I wrote might not be true, but it could be. That’s why Raven should be lauded. (208 words)
16) Scouting Report
Written: Write a scouting report for one of the incoming draftees in either the NSFL or DSFL.
I wrote a large scouting report based article on players from half the DSFL teams, I’ll do a top prospect that I couldn’t get to before: LB Derred de Ville of the London Royals. He reminds me a lot of NSFL rookie Douglas Quaid of the Wraiths. Both are speed rusher archetypes and have been developing at a max rate. He is very good at building his bank account as well. He has made several long media posts and is a key member on the wiki team. That’s a lot of income per season, so affording T6 equipment shouldn’t be an issue. It looks like de Ville mostly played the “Mike” linebacker position, also known as MLB. He had 147 tackles which is a huge number, but what is most impressive to me is his 9 sacks. Usually with great LBs you usually either see a large tackles amount or a high sack number, but de Ville did both. I imagine he’s the favorite for DSFL defensive rookie of the year as well as LB of the year, maybe even DSFL defensive player of the year. I project him to be a 1st round pick, looking through the league I think he’s most likely to end up with one of the NSFL expansion teams, Honolulu or Sarasota. (217 words)
20) Nostalgia
Written: What is your happiest memory in this league?
My happiest memory is when that piece of garbage Archon quit the league. Instead of getting into depth about that I’ll describe a conglomeration of happy memories. One of the best memories you could have is researching, scouting, and ultimately selecting a player who goes on to have a hall of fame career. I was fortunate enough to have been a part of drafting five current or soon to be NSFL hall of famers: Avon Blocksdale, Owen Taylor, Trey Willie, Austin Roenick, and Verso L’Alto. All five players were superstars on and off the field. True team players, with three of them switching positions at one point in their career. Many young players aspire to have a career of that caliber. Some of these players were completely new to sim leagues and needed a nudge in the right direction, and they excelled with flying colors. All of them eventually took up vital league jobs such as Head Office, GM, updaters, and/or site owner. Looking back on the years those players spent together it was an impressive force we built. As that group has branched off in different directions they carry on what they learned and inspire a new generation of players who have a chance at greatness of their own. (211 words)
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