6) Next Year
The Luchadores should be in a prime spot next season to take the trophy after a stellar draft on the offensive side of the ball for S21. Assuming the likely scenario takes place where all S22 draftees stay for one extra season in the DSFL after being drafted to the NSFL, Tijuana will have two quarterbacks, two running backs, a wide receiver, and an offensive lineman, all hitting maximum TPE before the season even starts. They’ll also have some help on the defensive side of the ball with a corner, safety, and linebacker that will all be maxed as well. On top of all that, Tijuana’s kicker Jacob Small began to ramp up his activity late in the season, meaning even when the powerhouse offense doesn’t find the end zone, the kick should usually be a sure thing. Assuming Tijuana is able to snag some marquee defensive players in the upcoming DSFL draft, they should have a strong all around team that is poised for a championship push. Even though other teams may have had stronger drafts on the defensive side of the ball, the Luchadores offense should be dominant enough that they can easily overpower other teams’ defenses and control the time of possession. The future is bright for Tijuana, and depending how the upcoming draft goes they could land anywhere between a strong contender and the top dog for the season.
8) Revenge
For me personally, the team I want revenge on the most is the Norfolk Seawolves. I understand this may be an unexpected or unorthodox decision. The Luchadores and Seawolves split their games 1-1, so it has nothing to do with losing to them. They also did not knock us out of the playoffs. The reason I would like revenge against Norfolk is because they seemingly lucked into that second playoff spot this season. Going into the last 2 games of the week in Season 21, Tijuana was one game behind Norfolk for that playoff spot. For those last two games Tijuana had two home games, while Norfolk’s were both away. Somehow, despite most teams winning easily at home and losing handily while away, Norfolk was able to pull out those two wins in the final two games to secure the playoff spot. Subsequent to that they got absolutely walloped in the playoffs by Myrtle Beach, who would eventually go on to win the Ultimini. Maybe I should say I’d like revenge against the simulation instead, but from my perspective we were the better team and should have been in the playoffs instead of Norfolk. Either way, nothing would make me happier next year than to sweep both regular season games against the Seawolves in S22, and then maybe even do it again in the playoffs for good measure.
10) Armchair GM
I’ve already touched on this a bit in the other sections, but were I GM of the Tijuana Luchadores for this upcoming draft I would focus on defense, defense, defense. Obviously this may change depending on the NSFL draft and if anybody gets brought up immediately, but Tijuana’s most glaring needs are on defense, particularly the defensive line. In S22 the Luchadores were forced to play some of our linebackers at defensive end, simply because we didn’t have the opportunity to take those active defensive ends or tackles in the draft. We were able to pick someone up off waivers who was created after the trade deadline, but hopefully in this draft we can lock someone up for the next season or two. Other than that, it wouldn’t hurt to grab another linebacker or two. With Ugarth the Dissector likely to be brought up into the NSFL for S22, we really only have one active linebacker in George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher. The team also spent a high draft pick on Devaunte SackPieder in S21, but sadly some real life issues came up and he had to step away from the league. If he was to be able to come back at some point in S22, combined with stocking up at the front 7, we would be in good shape to have a legitimate defense.
19) Team Culture
Without even visiting any other teams, I can easily say that the Tijuana Luchadores have the best locker room culture in the DSFL, if not the NSFL as well. I’d like to give shoutouts particularly to FleshBagSoup and Jay_Doctor. They’ve really set up a great culture there. Both are extremely helpful to new players, both in giving build advice and being friendly in general. I couldn’t ask for an easier pair of guys to talk to if I ever had a question or concern. On top of that, the actual players there contribute a lot. Ugarth and Ben Slothlisberger are veteran presences in the league, and both were well deserving of their captain statuses. Finally I’d like to give a shout out to some of my fellow S22 rookies. Those being Julio Tirtawidjaja, Calvin Golladay, Andrew Witten, LiterallyJust A. Hexagon, George Fisher, and Jacob Small in no particular order (apologies if I forgot anyone!). That entire group of guys has been extremely active in the locker room and just a fun group of people to talk and hang out with. The entire year, the team didn’t have any real locker room problems, and it was a great introduction into the league for me. I’m looking forward to hopefully spending at least one more season in Tijuana with these guys, and continuing to interact will all of them throughout my NSFL career.
The Luchadores should be in a prime spot next season to take the trophy after a stellar draft on the offensive side of the ball for S21. Assuming the likely scenario takes place where all S22 draftees stay for one extra season in the DSFL after being drafted to the NSFL, Tijuana will have two quarterbacks, two running backs, a wide receiver, and an offensive lineman, all hitting maximum TPE before the season even starts. They’ll also have some help on the defensive side of the ball with a corner, safety, and linebacker that will all be maxed as well. On top of all that, Tijuana’s kicker Jacob Small began to ramp up his activity late in the season, meaning even when the powerhouse offense doesn’t find the end zone, the kick should usually be a sure thing. Assuming Tijuana is able to snag some marquee defensive players in the upcoming DSFL draft, they should have a strong all around team that is poised for a championship push. Even though other teams may have had stronger drafts on the defensive side of the ball, the Luchadores offense should be dominant enough that they can easily overpower other teams’ defenses and control the time of possession. The future is bright for Tijuana, and depending how the upcoming draft goes they could land anywhere between a strong contender and the top dog for the season.
8) Revenge
For me personally, the team I want revenge on the most is the Norfolk Seawolves. I understand this may be an unexpected or unorthodox decision. The Luchadores and Seawolves split their games 1-1, so it has nothing to do with losing to them. They also did not knock us out of the playoffs. The reason I would like revenge against Norfolk is because they seemingly lucked into that second playoff spot this season. Going into the last 2 games of the week in Season 21, Tijuana was one game behind Norfolk for that playoff spot. For those last two games Tijuana had two home games, while Norfolk’s were both away. Somehow, despite most teams winning easily at home and losing handily while away, Norfolk was able to pull out those two wins in the final two games to secure the playoff spot. Subsequent to that they got absolutely walloped in the playoffs by Myrtle Beach, who would eventually go on to win the Ultimini. Maybe I should say I’d like revenge against the simulation instead, but from my perspective we were the better team and should have been in the playoffs instead of Norfolk. Either way, nothing would make me happier next year than to sweep both regular season games against the Seawolves in S22, and then maybe even do it again in the playoffs for good measure.
10) Armchair GM
I’ve already touched on this a bit in the other sections, but were I GM of the Tijuana Luchadores for this upcoming draft I would focus on defense, defense, defense. Obviously this may change depending on the NSFL draft and if anybody gets brought up immediately, but Tijuana’s most glaring needs are on defense, particularly the defensive line. In S22 the Luchadores were forced to play some of our linebackers at defensive end, simply because we didn’t have the opportunity to take those active defensive ends or tackles in the draft. We were able to pick someone up off waivers who was created after the trade deadline, but hopefully in this draft we can lock someone up for the next season or two. Other than that, it wouldn’t hurt to grab another linebacker or two. With Ugarth the Dissector likely to be brought up into the NSFL for S22, we really only have one active linebacker in George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher. The team also spent a high draft pick on Devaunte SackPieder in S21, but sadly some real life issues came up and he had to step away from the league. If he was to be able to come back at some point in S22, combined with stocking up at the front 7, we would be in good shape to have a legitimate defense.
19) Team Culture
Without even visiting any other teams, I can easily say that the Tijuana Luchadores have the best locker room culture in the DSFL, if not the NSFL as well. I’d like to give shoutouts particularly to FleshBagSoup and Jay_Doctor. They’ve really set up a great culture there. Both are extremely helpful to new players, both in giving build advice and being friendly in general. I couldn’t ask for an easier pair of guys to talk to if I ever had a question or concern. On top of that, the actual players there contribute a lot. Ugarth and Ben Slothlisberger are veteran presences in the league, and both were well deserving of their captain statuses. Finally I’d like to give a shout out to some of my fellow S22 rookies. Those being Julio Tirtawidjaja, Calvin Golladay, Andrew Witten, LiterallyJust A. Hexagon, George Fisher, and Jacob Small in no particular order (apologies if I forgot anyone!). That entire group of guys has been extremely active in the locker room and just a fun group of people to talk and hang out with. The entire year, the team didn’t have any real locker room problems, and it was a great introduction into the league for me. I’m looking forward to hopefully spending at least one more season in Tijuana with these guys, and continuing to interact will all of them throughout my NSFL career.
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