4) OL or K/P Appreciation
Although I did not predict them to win the Ultimus, it doesn't shock me that the New Orleans Second Line won the league championship. They are the only team in the league that has two human offensive linemen - Givussafare Rubbe (S18 807TPE) and Brave Ulysses (S15 727TPE). I'm a bit of a human offensive tackle aficionado and have done extensive work trying to quantify how valuable it is to have a human offensive tackle. In general, two human offensive tackles above 650TPE are worth around a 2.5% increase to a team's winning percentage over 750TPE bot offensive tackles. That win% gap is only going to be higher when comparing the 650TPE+ human offensive tackles to 550TPE bot offensive tackles, which are the bots that most teams choose to use. New Orleans has capitalized the best on their offensive line potential, which is why both of their human offensive tackles - Rubbe and Ulysses - deserve praise. They're playing an underappreciated position that has a huge effect on a team's chance of winning. An extra 2.5% or 3% chance of winning a game can go a long way when you're trying to strategize and maximize your chances of winning an Ultimus.
Both of these players are also on salaries cheaper than their bot linemen counterparts would be paid. They're saving around $4 million apiece - $8 million total - by having two human offensive tackles. This allowed the Second Line to invest that money, which is equivalent to 10% of the salary cap, into other areas of the teams. This increased investment and increased chances of winning games wouldn't be possible without their two human offensive linemen. They are easily one of the most important parts of New Orleans' championship formula.
6) Next Year
The Dallas Birddogs had an exemplary year for an expansion team in the DSFL. Without send downs the team managed to secure a 5-9 record and controlled their destiny in the playoff hunt until the last two games of the season. With as many as twelve players expected to eclipse the 200TPE mark by the NSFL draft, Dallas is set up to dominate the NSFL draft. Although many of these high TPE players are expected to be early contributors on NSFL teams, the draft is so deep several will inevitably sent back down. This will leave Dallas in a great position, returning several high TPE players who can immediately contribute on the field and be veteran presences in the locker room. The team has begun to craft their league wide persona as a team that drafts well and has an entertaining locker room as well, meaning it should be desirable spot for new DSFL rookies. If the Birddogs front office can draft as successful in the upcoming DSFL draft as they did in the last one they should acquire more solid contributors that will be able to be immediate contributors on the team as well. Guided by the returning players and alumni in the locker room, the new Birddog recruits will have a great template to model themselves by. This is a formula that leads to success in the DSFL and is why the Birddogs are a team on the rise next season.
12) Pay It Forward
The last month and a half have been wild. I joined the forums on February 17th, and in the short time since then have fallen in love with the league. My commitment to the league is best represented through my dedicated media and sim work. None of this would have been possible, however, without Kyle and Gucci helping me get started. They both deserve equal praise in teaching me the mechanics of the league. They did an excellent job in building an expansion locker room that was fun to be in. The personalities they brought together meshed perfectly and created a cohesive environment that made it easy to want to spend time chatting with everyone. The more time I spent on discord and in the locker room directly correlated to more time I spent working on things for the league. Gucci took an hour on my first day in the locker room to walk me through every step of how to update a player, where to get TPE, and what I should be focusing on. He's the person who helped me acquire the sim so I could begin to test all my theories. Kyle has been equally as supportive of my work, always being willing to serve as a sounding board for my ideas. I constantly pester both of these individuals with questions, ideas, and theories each day. Without them, I wouldn't understand as much as I do about the league and I wouldn't be as invested as I am. I cannot thank them enough.
18) Awards Season
I think that there is an obviously choice for General Manage of the Year in the DSFL. Gucci and Kyle built an expansion team from the ground up. The Dallas Birddogs controlled their own destiny in the playoff hunt up until the last two games of the regular season, an astonishing feat for a team with no send downs. From the beginning of the year, the Birddogs were playing catch-up. Other teams started off with several high TPE send downs and were able to perform at a higher level, however Dallas was able to steal some games off of those teams due to strong strategic planning from the Dallas war room that Gucci and Kyle put together.
As the season went on, the Birddogs began to perform better and better. Across the board the players that they had drafted were beginning to catch up to the league in TPE. The rate at which the players began to catch to up league average was fueled by the successful draft that Kyle and Gucci orchestrated. They managed to secure the second highest TPE quarterback out of the draft in Monty Jack, the highest and second highest TPE running backs, the highest TPE wide receiver, the highest TPE tight end, two 200+ TPE defensive tackles - one of which came at pick 155, the second highest TPE defensive end, and two 200+ TPE linebackers - one of which was the highest TPE linebacker in the class while the other was one of the best draft steals since he was picked at 74. Two of the positions they were weakest at after the draft, cornerback and safety, ended up being solidified with good value picks - they got a 200+ TPE cornerback at pick 147 and a 200+ TPE safety at pick 42. From draft steals, to strategic gameday decisions, to fostering a good locker room environment, Gucci and Kyle set up the Birddogs for success and should be a shoe-in for General Manager of the Year.
Although I did not predict them to win the Ultimus, it doesn't shock me that the New Orleans Second Line won the league championship. They are the only team in the league that has two human offensive linemen - Givussafare Rubbe (S18 807TPE) and Brave Ulysses (S15 727TPE). I'm a bit of a human offensive tackle aficionado and have done extensive work trying to quantify how valuable it is to have a human offensive tackle. In general, two human offensive tackles above 650TPE are worth around a 2.5% increase to a team's winning percentage over 750TPE bot offensive tackles. That win% gap is only going to be higher when comparing the 650TPE+ human offensive tackles to 550TPE bot offensive tackles, which are the bots that most teams choose to use. New Orleans has capitalized the best on their offensive line potential, which is why both of their human offensive tackles - Rubbe and Ulysses - deserve praise. They're playing an underappreciated position that has a huge effect on a team's chance of winning. An extra 2.5% or 3% chance of winning a game can go a long way when you're trying to strategize and maximize your chances of winning an Ultimus.
Both of these players are also on salaries cheaper than their bot linemen counterparts would be paid. They're saving around $4 million apiece - $8 million total - by having two human offensive tackles. This allowed the Second Line to invest that money, which is equivalent to 10% of the salary cap, into other areas of the teams. This increased investment and increased chances of winning games wouldn't be possible without their two human offensive linemen. They are easily one of the most important parts of New Orleans' championship formula.
6) Next Year
The Dallas Birddogs had an exemplary year for an expansion team in the DSFL. Without send downs the team managed to secure a 5-9 record and controlled their destiny in the playoff hunt until the last two games of the season. With as many as twelve players expected to eclipse the 200TPE mark by the NSFL draft, Dallas is set up to dominate the NSFL draft. Although many of these high TPE players are expected to be early contributors on NSFL teams, the draft is so deep several will inevitably sent back down. This will leave Dallas in a great position, returning several high TPE players who can immediately contribute on the field and be veteran presences in the locker room. The team has begun to craft their league wide persona as a team that drafts well and has an entertaining locker room as well, meaning it should be desirable spot for new DSFL rookies. If the Birddogs front office can draft as successful in the upcoming DSFL draft as they did in the last one they should acquire more solid contributors that will be able to be immediate contributors on the team as well. Guided by the returning players and alumni in the locker room, the new Birddog recruits will have a great template to model themselves by. This is a formula that leads to success in the DSFL and is why the Birddogs are a team on the rise next season.
12) Pay It Forward
The last month and a half have been wild. I joined the forums on February 17th, and in the short time since then have fallen in love with the league. My commitment to the league is best represented through my dedicated media and sim work. None of this would have been possible, however, without Kyle and Gucci helping me get started. They both deserve equal praise in teaching me the mechanics of the league. They did an excellent job in building an expansion locker room that was fun to be in. The personalities they brought together meshed perfectly and created a cohesive environment that made it easy to want to spend time chatting with everyone. The more time I spent on discord and in the locker room directly correlated to more time I spent working on things for the league. Gucci took an hour on my first day in the locker room to walk me through every step of how to update a player, where to get TPE, and what I should be focusing on. He's the person who helped me acquire the sim so I could begin to test all my theories. Kyle has been equally as supportive of my work, always being willing to serve as a sounding board for my ideas. I constantly pester both of these individuals with questions, ideas, and theories each day. Without them, I wouldn't understand as much as I do about the league and I wouldn't be as invested as I am. I cannot thank them enough.
18) Awards Season
I think that there is an obviously choice for General Manage of the Year in the DSFL. Gucci and Kyle built an expansion team from the ground up. The Dallas Birddogs controlled their own destiny in the playoff hunt up until the last two games of the regular season, an astonishing feat for a team with no send downs. From the beginning of the year, the Birddogs were playing catch-up. Other teams started off with several high TPE send downs and were able to perform at a higher level, however Dallas was able to steal some games off of those teams due to strong strategic planning from the Dallas war room that Gucci and Kyle put together.
As the season went on, the Birddogs began to perform better and better. Across the board the players that they had drafted were beginning to catch up to the league in TPE. The rate at which the players began to catch to up league average was fueled by the successful draft that Kyle and Gucci orchestrated. They managed to secure the second highest TPE quarterback out of the draft in Monty Jack, the highest and second highest TPE running backs, the highest TPE wide receiver, the highest TPE tight end, two 200+ TPE defensive tackles - one of which came at pick 155, the second highest TPE defensive end, and two 200+ TPE linebackers - one of which was the highest TPE linebacker in the class while the other was one of the best draft steals since he was picked at 74. Two of the positions they were weakest at after the draft, cornerback and safety, ended up being solidified with good value picks - they got a 200+ TPE cornerback at pick 147 and a 200+ TPE safety at pick 42. From draft steals, to strategic gameday decisions, to fostering a good locker room environment, Gucci and Kyle set up the Birddogs for success and should be a shoe-in for General Manager of the Year.
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