05-29-2020, 08:42 PM
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10) Matt Hole from the Baltimore Hawks should be a candidate for defensive lineman of the year. Hole was a relatively unheard-of player entering the season. In the Hawks locker room, we saw the commitment and the strive to put a hurting on offensive players. In thirteen games this season, defensive end Matt Hole recorder forty-two tackles but even more impressive was his league leading twenty tackles for loss this season. As a key member of a young Baltimore Hawks defensive line group and an absolute destructive force for the team, Hole had two more tackles for loss than the next highest player in the league despite only being a member of the S21 class, which makes his resume even more impressive. Matt Hole also added three sacks of the quarterback this season to show that he was equally dominate in the run game and pass game. While leading the league in TFL’s is impressive, his season ranks second all-time in NSFL history behind the great Tomlinson of OCO (22 in 2018). When we consider the historically context of the achievement, it is possible that more than just being in the mix for DLoTY this season, Matt Hole might me the favorite to win the award, and deserving to win it he is.
14) Lesean Paris Crooks from the London Royals is a very similar prospect to me just last season. Both of us had prolific seasons for tackles from the corner back position as members of the London Royals. I also like what I see from Crooks with his attributes. Like Stackinpaper, Crooks focused on speed from the start and is up to 89 in that category at season’s end. It looks like Crooks understands that speed (especially at corner) is the most important stat and needs to be maxed out first to hang with these tough, quick wide receivers in the NSFL. He also has good strength for a first-year cornerback (56) and I like how the focus was on the physical traits (speed, strength) and letting hands come down the road. I love to see that the season numbers that Lesean put up are eerily close to the numbers that I put up in the DSFL. I recorded 122 tackles and Crooks got himself 120. Both are among the best every for our positions in the DSFL. I finished the season with three tackles for loss, one interception and five passes defensed while Crooks had one tackle for loss, one interception and five passes defensed. To make these numbers even more similar, we both have two forced fumbles in our DSFL season. There is no doubt in my mind that Lesean Paris Crooks will be a great corner in the NSFL ready to start next year. If you need anyone to compare him to, look at Stackinpaper to see the potential of Crooks.
16) When compared to the Sarasota Sailfish, the Baltimore Hawks should have been a playoff team this season. Looking at the stats, the Hawks were a significantly better rushing team this season. While the Sailfish only averaged 122.1 yards on the ground per game, Baltimore averaged 174.9 good for second in the league for a difference of almost 700 yards total this past season. Defensively the teams were remarkably similar this year. Sarasota allowed 20.5 points per game and Baltimore allowed 21.8 per game. The Sailfish allowed 338.6 total yards per game (202.8 yards passing and 135.8 yards rushing) while the Hawks allowed 344.6 total yards per game (204.1 yards passing and 140.5 yards rushing) so both defenses put up almost identical numbers. Looking at each team’s roster, both teams have good quarterbacks with R. Jenkins for the Sailfish rated at 96 overall and C. Fujiwara is currently rated at 90 overall. Baltimore’s pair of running backs are much better rated (D. Williams at 90 overall and A. Reed at 83.) D. Frost for Sarasota is an 84 rated player but P. McTaco is only rated at 66. The linebacker groups were terribly similar as well. D. De Ville and G. Nikko (84 overall and 81 overall respectively) versus F. Dillmiballs and H. Mango-Panda (82 overall and 81 overall). On the interior defensive line, Sarasota lacks a number two guy (45 overall) compared to Baltimore who has a 70 rated DT2. The Hawks also have the best safety on the field at any time in the 97 rated Walt Green. With all the reasons, Baltimore could have easily been the 6-win team in the playoffs and Sarasota could have been on the outside looking in.
17) While the superstars like Woflie McDummy and Ashley Owens, the real MVP of the playoffs is the heart and soul of the yeti defense, linebacker Mo Berry. The season 15 player is nearing the end of his career and willed his team to victor over the Orange County Otters. During the wildcard game, Berry only had four tackles and a sack, but his defensive unit was all over the Sarasota Sailfish quarterback on their way to a convincing victory. In the semifinal matchup with the Yellowknife Wraiths, Mo Berry led the defense with ten tackles and had a key pass defensed in the narrow one-point victory. In the championship game against the Orange County Otters and ASFC best record of ten wins and three losses Berry would record seven tackles (one for loss) and another sack this time on MVP candidate Franklin Armstrong. It was one of only two sacks in the game, but the defense was able to contain Armstrong holding him to only two hundred twenty total yards in the game. Every play would prove to be critical in yet another one-point victory for the Colorado Yeti team who struggled to meet expectations to start the year. Mo Berry finished the post season with twenty-one tackles (two for loss), two sacks and one pass defensed and should rightfully be names playoff MVP of the NSFL this season.
14) Lesean Paris Crooks from the London Royals is a very similar prospect to me just last season. Both of us had prolific seasons for tackles from the corner back position as members of the London Royals. I also like what I see from Crooks with his attributes. Like Stackinpaper, Crooks focused on speed from the start and is up to 89 in that category at season’s end. It looks like Crooks understands that speed (especially at corner) is the most important stat and needs to be maxed out first to hang with these tough, quick wide receivers in the NSFL. He also has good strength for a first-year cornerback (56) and I like how the focus was on the physical traits (speed, strength) and letting hands come down the road. I love to see that the season numbers that Lesean put up are eerily close to the numbers that I put up in the DSFL. I recorded 122 tackles and Crooks got himself 120. Both are among the best every for our positions in the DSFL. I finished the season with three tackles for loss, one interception and five passes defensed while Crooks had one tackle for loss, one interception and five passes defensed. To make these numbers even more similar, we both have two forced fumbles in our DSFL season. There is no doubt in my mind that Lesean Paris Crooks will be a great corner in the NSFL ready to start next year. If you need anyone to compare him to, look at Stackinpaper to see the potential of Crooks.
16) When compared to the Sarasota Sailfish, the Baltimore Hawks should have been a playoff team this season. Looking at the stats, the Hawks were a significantly better rushing team this season. While the Sailfish only averaged 122.1 yards on the ground per game, Baltimore averaged 174.9 good for second in the league for a difference of almost 700 yards total this past season. Defensively the teams were remarkably similar this year. Sarasota allowed 20.5 points per game and Baltimore allowed 21.8 per game. The Sailfish allowed 338.6 total yards per game (202.8 yards passing and 135.8 yards rushing) while the Hawks allowed 344.6 total yards per game (204.1 yards passing and 140.5 yards rushing) so both defenses put up almost identical numbers. Looking at each team’s roster, both teams have good quarterbacks with R. Jenkins for the Sailfish rated at 96 overall and C. Fujiwara is currently rated at 90 overall. Baltimore’s pair of running backs are much better rated (D. Williams at 90 overall and A. Reed at 83.) D. Frost for Sarasota is an 84 rated player but P. McTaco is only rated at 66. The linebacker groups were terribly similar as well. D. De Ville and G. Nikko (84 overall and 81 overall respectively) versus F. Dillmiballs and H. Mango-Panda (82 overall and 81 overall). On the interior defensive line, Sarasota lacks a number two guy (45 overall) compared to Baltimore who has a 70 rated DT2. The Hawks also have the best safety on the field at any time in the 97 rated Walt Green. With all the reasons, Baltimore could have easily been the 6-win team in the playoffs and Sarasota could have been on the outside looking in.
17) While the superstars like Woflie McDummy and Ashley Owens, the real MVP of the playoffs is the heart and soul of the yeti defense, linebacker Mo Berry. The season 15 player is nearing the end of his career and willed his team to victor over the Orange County Otters. During the wildcard game, Berry only had four tackles and a sack, but his defensive unit was all over the Sarasota Sailfish quarterback on their way to a convincing victory. In the semifinal matchup with the Yellowknife Wraiths, Mo Berry led the defense with ten tackles and had a key pass defensed in the narrow one-point victory. In the championship game against the Orange County Otters and ASFC best record of ten wins and three losses Berry would record seven tackles (one for loss) and another sack this time on MVP candidate Franklin Armstrong. It was one of only two sacks in the game, but the defense was able to contain Armstrong holding him to only two hundred twenty total yards in the game. Every play would prove to be critical in yet another one-point victory for the Colorado Yeti team who struggled to meet expectations to start the year. Mo Berry finished the post season with twenty-one tackles (two for loss), two sacks and one pass defensed and should rightfully be names playoff MVP of the NSFL this season.
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