Tyron Shields
5) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
I have two players that I would like to advocate for to win awards this offseason. The firs tis Tychondrius Hood, and the second is Buck Thornton. There is at least one more Grey Duck that I think should win an award (Matt Krause, CBOTY), but I would have to go far above 400 words.
We’ll start with Hood, who should win the Rookie of the Year award in the DSFL. Every time you watched one of the games, it seemed like this guy was incapable of catching a pass that didn’t go for at least 20 yards. He racked up the YAC, scampering for 20 yards after the catch seemingly every time he touched the ball. Through almost the entire season, the only knock on him was his lack of touchdowns. His endurance wasn’t allowing him to outrun defenders long enough to reach the endzone. However, in the last three weeks, he had a two touchdown game, and a three touchdown game, which, when combined with his other handful of touchdowns, actually gave him enough scores to set the new Minnesota Grey Ducks record for number of receiving touchdowns in a season. This is a pretty incredible feat for a rookie. Off the field, he has built up quite a resume as well. Upon entering the league, he immediately became a max earner. He was already active in the Minnesota Grey Ducks locker room before he was even drafted by them, and never stopped being active. At some point during the season, he even took it upon himself to start testing to help gameplan for the Ducks games. He also became a GM in training. I think that he has definitely earned consideration for the rookie of the year award. He may have even earned himself consideration for the Wide Receiver of the Year award in the DSFL. Only time will tell.
The other player that I’d like to make an argument for is Minnesota Grey Ducks safety Buck Thornton. As the reigning Defensive Back of the Year, I think he should be one of the front runners for the Safety of the Year award this season. When you look at his stat lines between the two seasons, he has improved in almost every category. He raised his tackles from 64 to 72. He had no tackles for loss last season, but this season he notched two of them. His forced fumbles were one of only two stats that he didn’t improve, going from 3 to 1. His 8 sacks rank 6th in the league, and the number 1 defensive back in that stat, increasing from an impressive 6 sacks last season. He has three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, compared to 2 and 1 last season, respectively. Lastly, his passes defensed went from 6 to 2, most likely from how much he was playing in the box this season. I think that the reigning DBOTY, who increased almost all of his stats, should have a great chance of winning the new SOTY award. I predict that the voters may not be as kind to him this season, simply because of voter fatigue - the same thing that LeBron James has faced for a large chunk of his career.
We’ll see what happens come time for the awards, but these guys would both get my votes.
7) Selflessness is one thing, but ultimately everyone wants to hear their own player’s name mentioned among the greats. Take some time, in 400 words or more, and discuss how your player’s (or past player’s) career is going so far. Are you matching any expectations you set out for yourself? Do you see yourself on a potentially award winning or Hall of Fame career trajectory? If your player is just starting out, what goals and visions do you have for yourself?
Tyron Shields is my first attempt at a player in any simulation league, across any sport. His career hasn’t gone exactly as I had wanted it to, but we are trending in the right general direction. After an incredibly slow start, that only included one update, taking Shields up to 71 TPE during his rookie year, we have actually become bonafide max earners. Sitting at 242 TPE after our playoff loss, I think that we have made up significant ground. Everybody keeps telling me that I can be the steal of my draft class if I keep earning this way. I’ve even had people tell me that if the sim likes me, I could make it to the Hall of Fame. I would love to have both of those titles associated with my name. Right now, though, I don’t exactly have the stats to back it up. I was sitting on the bench for most of the season this year, because of the fact that the Minnesota Grey Ducks possess the best group of defensive backs in the DSFL, including DBOTY Buck Thornton, potential CBOTY candidate Matt Krause, and a max earning rookie CB in Ray-Ray Jackson. I managed to snag the starting spot in time for the playoffs, but that didn’t help my stats too much.
So I think it’s fair to say that my comeback season didn’t exactly play out the way that I was hoping it would, but I still improved a ton, and I’m in good position to walk into the starting cornerback role along with absolute legend Osiris Firestorm-Fjord with the Chicago Butchers next season. I’m hoping that I can make some noise and start to pump up those stats sooner rather than later. I’m also still looking for my first career interception in the pros.
Stats aren’t the number one thing on my mind, though. My two main goals are 1) to become the greatest draft steal of all time, making everyone question how a team was able to get such a great player in the 11th round, and 2) To win an Ultimus. These things may still be a decent way off, but I know that I can say that I’m honestly working as hard as I can to get closer to these goals that I have set for myself. I want to help bring Chicago back to relevancy. I want to be part of the squad that ends the jokes about our team. Right now, I think the sky is the limit. I just have to keep working and I can accomplish every goal that I have set for myself. Well, hard work along with some luck from the sim.
5) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
I have two players that I would like to advocate for to win awards this offseason. The firs tis Tychondrius Hood, and the second is Buck Thornton. There is at least one more Grey Duck that I think should win an award (Matt Krause, CBOTY), but I would have to go far above 400 words.
We’ll start with Hood, who should win the Rookie of the Year award in the DSFL. Every time you watched one of the games, it seemed like this guy was incapable of catching a pass that didn’t go for at least 20 yards. He racked up the YAC, scampering for 20 yards after the catch seemingly every time he touched the ball. Through almost the entire season, the only knock on him was his lack of touchdowns. His endurance wasn’t allowing him to outrun defenders long enough to reach the endzone. However, in the last three weeks, he had a two touchdown game, and a three touchdown game, which, when combined with his other handful of touchdowns, actually gave him enough scores to set the new Minnesota Grey Ducks record for number of receiving touchdowns in a season. This is a pretty incredible feat for a rookie. Off the field, he has built up quite a resume as well. Upon entering the league, he immediately became a max earner. He was already active in the Minnesota Grey Ducks locker room before he was even drafted by them, and never stopped being active. At some point during the season, he even took it upon himself to start testing to help gameplan for the Ducks games. He also became a GM in training. I think that he has definitely earned consideration for the rookie of the year award. He may have even earned himself consideration for the Wide Receiver of the Year award in the DSFL. Only time will tell.
The other player that I’d like to make an argument for is Minnesota Grey Ducks safety Buck Thornton. As the reigning Defensive Back of the Year, I think he should be one of the front runners for the Safety of the Year award this season. When you look at his stat lines between the two seasons, he has improved in almost every category. He raised his tackles from 64 to 72. He had no tackles for loss last season, but this season he notched two of them. His forced fumbles were one of only two stats that he didn’t improve, going from 3 to 1. His 8 sacks rank 6th in the league, and the number 1 defensive back in that stat, increasing from an impressive 6 sacks last season. He has three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, compared to 2 and 1 last season, respectively. Lastly, his passes defensed went from 6 to 2, most likely from how much he was playing in the box this season. I think that the reigning DBOTY, who increased almost all of his stats, should have a great chance of winning the new SOTY award. I predict that the voters may not be as kind to him this season, simply because of voter fatigue - the same thing that LeBron James has faced for a large chunk of his career.
We’ll see what happens come time for the awards, but these guys would both get my votes.
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561 words7) Selflessness is one thing, but ultimately everyone wants to hear their own player’s name mentioned among the greats. Take some time, in 400 words or more, and discuss how your player’s (or past player’s) career is going so far. Are you matching any expectations you set out for yourself? Do you see yourself on a potentially award winning or Hall of Fame career trajectory? If your player is just starting out, what goals and visions do you have for yourself?
Tyron Shields is my first attempt at a player in any simulation league, across any sport. His career hasn’t gone exactly as I had wanted it to, but we are trending in the right general direction. After an incredibly slow start, that only included one update, taking Shields up to 71 TPE during his rookie year, we have actually become bonafide max earners. Sitting at 242 TPE after our playoff loss, I think that we have made up significant ground. Everybody keeps telling me that I can be the steal of my draft class if I keep earning this way. I’ve even had people tell me that if the sim likes me, I could make it to the Hall of Fame. I would love to have both of those titles associated with my name. Right now, though, I don’t exactly have the stats to back it up. I was sitting on the bench for most of the season this year, because of the fact that the Minnesota Grey Ducks possess the best group of defensive backs in the DSFL, including DBOTY Buck Thornton, potential CBOTY candidate Matt Krause, and a max earning rookie CB in Ray-Ray Jackson. I managed to snag the starting spot in time for the playoffs, but that didn’t help my stats too much.
So I think it’s fair to say that my comeback season didn’t exactly play out the way that I was hoping it would, but I still improved a ton, and I’m in good position to walk into the starting cornerback role along with absolute legend Osiris Firestorm-Fjord with the Chicago Butchers next season. I’m hoping that I can make some noise and start to pump up those stats sooner rather than later. I’m also still looking for my first career interception in the pros.
Stats aren’t the number one thing on my mind, though. My two main goals are 1) to become the greatest draft steal of all time, making everyone question how a team was able to get such a great player in the 11th round, and 2) To win an Ultimus. These things may still be a decent way off, but I know that I can say that I’m honestly working as hard as I can to get closer to these goals that I have set for myself. I want to help bring Chicago back to relevancy. I want to be part of the squad that ends the jokes about our team. Right now, I think the sky is the limit. I just have to keep working and I can accomplish every goal that I have set for myself. Well, hard work along with some luck from the sim.
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