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?
Johnny Hellzapoppin has been going from strength to strength with each passing season. His career began with high expectations drafted in the first round with the 7th overall pick by the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, a team which were coming off an Ultimini loss the previous year. His first year was a solid one, although not one that set the world alight or put him in contention for end of season individual awards.
However his 5 sacks and 2 interceptions (one a pick six) helped lead the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers to a first overall playoff seeding.
In the playoffs Hellzapoppin had good performance as part of an excellent defensive unit which held the Norfolk Seawolves' #1 scoring offense scoreless in a 18-0 victory in the Southern Conference Championship Game.
In the Ultimini Myrtle Beach held the #2 scoring offense, the Kansas City Coyotes, to 10 points in a convincing 27-10 victory.
Hellzapoppin was named to the S21 DSFL Pro Bowl as a Safety for the Southern Football Conference.
With one of the strongest draft classes in history in season 22, and a particularly strong defensive backs group, it wasn't clear where Hellzapoppin would land in the draft. Once more he was a first round pick to a team coming off a title game defeat, taken 10th overall by the Yellowknife Wraiths.
Arriving into a mature locker room, with players who had been round the block a few times, the rookie was a day one starter in the defence and had an excellent year. He recorded 64 tackles, 4 sacks along with 3 interceptions and 5 pass breakups. Those stats also don't reveal the fact that 2 of those interceptions were effectively pick sixes, returned to the 1 yard line to be punched into the endzone by star rookie running back Acura Skyline.
Once more Hellzapoppin team secured a first overall seeding for the playoffs, however they encountered a Colorado Yeti team on a mission who upset them at home in a tight NFSC conference final game winning by a single point 17-16 at Yellowknife.
His rookie NSFL year performances have put him on the fringes of individual awards for Defensive Rookie of the Year, Safety of the Year, and a Pro Bowl selection. Although he may just miss out on those glories. Almost certainly any disappointment for individual recognition will pale in comparison to missing out on the helping Yellowknife get that lock overdue title.
8) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S22 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
The fact that I'm still here writing Ultimus week tasks on my weekend off is a testament to the fact that I've really been enjoying my time in the league. I've found myself getting more and more involved in the operations of it the longer I've been involved.
Right from the start I threw myself into it - volunteering as the DSFL streamer and helping out with organising the prospect bowl. Working with the sim sim team helped me understand the process of how the GM strategies and depth charts get updated and the sim files produced.
The DSFL draft was an interesting experience. Being new in the league meant I’d very little idea where I might be taken. While I knew I was active and had a league job going for me I was still quite surprised to be taken in the first round. I had a sneaky suspicion Myrtle Beach would be interested in me after some good conversations with Vegeta and Frost during the scouting process.
That first season was a great experience. The Myrtle Beach locker room is one of the most active in the league and we had a particularly excellent Season 22 draft class. In particular Momento Mori (Brandon Brooker), Feeler (Heath Evans), Nicholas The Great (Bruce Buckley), Troen Egghands and Billybolo (Cuco Clemente) all stood out. One of the things so great about that group is the mix of Australian, Europeans and North Americans meant that the locker room was never quiet, there were discussions round the clock and you could always be sure of a quick reply. Frost and Cory, and their predecessors deserve a huge amount of credit for fostering such a great community.
Coming into the mock draft I hoped rather than expected to be a first round draft pick. I saw mock drafts ranking me everywhere from the top few picks to outside the first 3 rounds. Watching the picks come in I saw teams that had seemed interested during the scouting process take other players, and teams at the bottom of the draft with some pretty much locked in picks for recreates. The only team left in the draft that I’d had good scouting conversations with was Yellowknife and when a message popped up in discord just before their pick was announced I was delighted. It was a great opportunity to join a mature team and perennial contender for the title. My Myrtle Beach GM Frost who had left Yellowknife to start his own expansion team in the Sarasota Sailfish was also quick to follow telling me how much I’d like it there. Watching the rest of the draft picks come in, Fly and Shady clearly had a good night, not making big moves up or down the draft but simply making solid picks in turn.
Johnny Hellzapoppin has been going from strength to strength with each passing season. His career began with high expectations drafted in the first round with the 7th overall pick by the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, a team which were coming off an Ultimini loss the previous year. His first year was a solid one, although not one that set the world alight or put him in contention for end of season individual awards.
However his 5 sacks and 2 interceptions (one a pick six) helped lead the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers to a first overall playoff seeding.
In the playoffs Hellzapoppin had good performance as part of an excellent defensive unit which held the Norfolk Seawolves' #1 scoring offense scoreless in a 18-0 victory in the Southern Conference Championship Game.
In the Ultimini Myrtle Beach held the #2 scoring offense, the Kansas City Coyotes, to 10 points in a convincing 27-10 victory.
Hellzapoppin was named to the S21 DSFL Pro Bowl as a Safety for the Southern Football Conference.
With one of the strongest draft classes in history in season 22, and a particularly strong defensive backs group, it wasn't clear where Hellzapoppin would land in the draft. Once more he was a first round pick to a team coming off a title game defeat, taken 10th overall by the Yellowknife Wraiths.
Arriving into a mature locker room, with players who had been round the block a few times, the rookie was a day one starter in the defence and had an excellent year. He recorded 64 tackles, 4 sacks along with 3 interceptions and 5 pass breakups. Those stats also don't reveal the fact that 2 of those interceptions were effectively pick sixes, returned to the 1 yard line to be punched into the endzone by star rookie running back Acura Skyline.
Once more Hellzapoppin team secured a first overall seeding for the playoffs, however they encountered a Colorado Yeti team on a mission who upset them at home in a tight NFSC conference final game winning by a single point 17-16 at Yellowknife.
His rookie NSFL year performances have put him on the fringes of individual awards for Defensive Rookie of the Year, Safety of the Year, and a Pro Bowl selection. Although he may just miss out on those glories. Almost certainly any disappointment for individual recognition will pale in comparison to missing out on the helping Yellowknife get that lock overdue title.
8) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S22 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
The fact that I'm still here writing Ultimus week tasks on my weekend off is a testament to the fact that I've really been enjoying my time in the league. I've found myself getting more and more involved in the operations of it the longer I've been involved.
Right from the start I threw myself into it - volunteering as the DSFL streamer and helping out with organising the prospect bowl. Working with the sim sim team helped me understand the process of how the GM strategies and depth charts get updated and the sim files produced.
The DSFL draft was an interesting experience. Being new in the league meant I’d very little idea where I might be taken. While I knew I was active and had a league job going for me I was still quite surprised to be taken in the first round. I had a sneaky suspicion Myrtle Beach would be interested in me after some good conversations with Vegeta and Frost during the scouting process.
That first season was a great experience. The Myrtle Beach locker room is one of the most active in the league and we had a particularly excellent Season 22 draft class. In particular Momento Mori (Brandon Brooker), Feeler (Heath Evans), Nicholas The Great (Bruce Buckley), Troen Egghands and Billybolo (Cuco Clemente) all stood out. One of the things so great about that group is the mix of Australian, Europeans and North Americans meant that the locker room was never quiet, there were discussions round the clock and you could always be sure of a quick reply. Frost and Cory, and their predecessors deserve a huge amount of credit for fostering such a great community.
Coming into the mock draft I hoped rather than expected to be a first round draft pick. I saw mock drafts ranking me everywhere from the top few picks to outside the first 3 rounds. Watching the picks come in I saw teams that had seemed interested during the scouting process take other players, and teams at the bottom of the draft with some pretty much locked in picks for recreates. The only team left in the draft that I’d had good scouting conversations with was Yellowknife and when a message popped up in discord just before their pick was announced I was delighted. It was a great opportunity to join a mature team and perennial contender for the title. My Myrtle Beach GM Frost who had left Yellowknife to start his own expansion team in the Sarasota Sailfish was also quick to follow telling me how much I’d like it there. Watching the rest of the draft picks come in, Fly and Shady clearly had a good night, not making big moves up or down the draft but simply making solid picks in turn.
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