4)
After a crushing loss in the playoffs, it is interesting to reflect on the Orange County Otter’s season. The clear favorite to win the Ultimus in my opinion. Otter’s were dominant with a 10-3 season, allowing a total of 234 points against and 341 points for. The end of the regular season ended with a hiccup, preventing them from riding into the playoffs with a dominant winning streak. Lead by the 100 overall quarterback Armstrong, the team had to be confident that the Ultimus was there’s. Armstrong paired with an incredible defense that was lead by Abernathy and Biggums. The secondary of the Otter’s would prevent many top tier teams from putting up any significant amount of points. In addition to their two stars in the secondary, they also had Lattimer at cornerback who lead the league in interceptions with five on the season. In a league where quarterback is king and finding the endzone is so important to winning games, the Otter’s defense should have had the firepower to prevent the incredible comeback put together by the Yeti’s. Was it over confidence that lead to the Otter’s loss? Maybe the coaching staff expected a little too much out of their defense when the Colorado Yeti’s came to town. Armstrong was great, but not the best quarterback in the league this season. He ranked 5th in touchdowns and passing yards on the season. Other than the clutch gene, the true missing piece to the Otter’s potential championship team was a star running back. Loading up on defense, creating a formidable offensive live, and sending out an all-star quarterback is one thing, but what about a leading running back? This hole on their team will have to be filled in the offseason if they expect to reach the Ultimus again. A better run game would have allowed the Otter’s to better manage the game clock and bring home the championship this year, but now they will have to wait until next season. Racking up the yards on the ground is the missing piece to an otherwise incredible team. The Colorado Yeti comeback was one that should have been prevented by a stellar defense but it was not. Along with adding a bell cow running back it would be great for them to bolster their defensive line and linebacking core as well. Putting more pressure on the quarterback will allow for more mistakes and in turn more interceptions. Turnovers win championships, and forcing mistakes will make that happen. The Otters can make another deep playoff run if they bolster their defensive line and running back core.
8)
I was originally recruited to the NSFL by my soon to be brother in law. We were talking about the woes of there not being any sports on TV during the COVID-19 crisis. He told me I should consider joining the National Simulation Football League. My first thought was that he wanted to join a Madden league, but he went in to explain that you built a player, completed tasks to upgrade them, and cheer on your team. The opportunity to watch any sport was enticing, so I went to his laptop to watch a game with him. To my surprise, he was eagerly watching dots speed around the screen ESPN sportscast style. I was confused and mildly disappointed, but his enthusiasm paired with my boredom led me to dive deeper. This is the story of my first couple of days creating a player for the NSFL. I am still learning all of the ins and outs of the league, but here I document my first impressions, confusions, off the bat suggestions, and existing questions.
In my short time as a member of this community, I have become driven to improve my player and set the goal to be drafted 1st overall. I'm hoping that this league is a fun way to make friends and watch sports. In contrast, I do not want this experience to be a monotonous grind like many real time strategy games, where you go through the motions day by day to reach the next objective without even enjoying it. After exploring the forums for about half an hour I understood where most things were, though I didn't always understand their function. I quickly learned that the is king and that I needed to earn as much as possible. Alternatively, from talking to other players in the discord, the money will come and didn't need to be worried about as much. The first really confusing piece of the league was understanding what money was even used for. Once I understood the training system, differentiating training and equipment was a question that came up. Aside from friendly league mates quickly answering questions, the most helpful "tutorial" provided was the rookie point tasks. I put the tutorial in quotes because it dictated tasks rather than teaching them which I think it could do better. At this point, I am writing media posts and completing point tasks and I consider myself well-versed in most of what is going on. I am looking to work on statistical analysis when I collect enough data from the league. At this point the only confusion that exists concerns contracts, jobs, gm work, and strategy. I expect that these details will work themselves out as I spend more time on the Discord and the forums. For the time being, I am looking forward to seeing the career of Busch Light and cheering on my team in the DSFL. My final question is, who doesn’t want Busch Light on their team?
After a crushing loss in the playoffs, it is interesting to reflect on the Orange County Otter’s season. The clear favorite to win the Ultimus in my opinion. Otter’s were dominant with a 10-3 season, allowing a total of 234 points against and 341 points for. The end of the regular season ended with a hiccup, preventing them from riding into the playoffs with a dominant winning streak. Lead by the 100 overall quarterback Armstrong, the team had to be confident that the Ultimus was there’s. Armstrong paired with an incredible defense that was lead by Abernathy and Biggums. The secondary of the Otter’s would prevent many top tier teams from putting up any significant amount of points. In addition to their two stars in the secondary, they also had Lattimer at cornerback who lead the league in interceptions with five on the season. In a league where quarterback is king and finding the endzone is so important to winning games, the Otter’s defense should have had the firepower to prevent the incredible comeback put together by the Yeti’s. Was it over confidence that lead to the Otter’s loss? Maybe the coaching staff expected a little too much out of their defense when the Colorado Yeti’s came to town. Armstrong was great, but not the best quarterback in the league this season. He ranked 5th in touchdowns and passing yards on the season. Other than the clutch gene, the true missing piece to the Otter’s potential championship team was a star running back. Loading up on defense, creating a formidable offensive live, and sending out an all-star quarterback is one thing, but what about a leading running back? This hole on their team will have to be filled in the offseason if they expect to reach the Ultimus again. A better run game would have allowed the Otter’s to better manage the game clock and bring home the championship this year, but now they will have to wait until next season. Racking up the yards on the ground is the missing piece to an otherwise incredible team. The Colorado Yeti comeback was one that should have been prevented by a stellar defense but it was not. Along with adding a bell cow running back it would be great for them to bolster their defensive line and linebacking core as well. Putting more pressure on the quarterback will allow for more mistakes and in turn more interceptions. Turnovers win championships, and forcing mistakes will make that happen. The Otters can make another deep playoff run if they bolster their defensive line and running back core.
8)
I was originally recruited to the NSFL by my soon to be brother in law. We were talking about the woes of there not being any sports on TV during the COVID-19 crisis. He told me I should consider joining the National Simulation Football League. My first thought was that he wanted to join a Madden league, but he went in to explain that you built a player, completed tasks to upgrade them, and cheer on your team. The opportunity to watch any sport was enticing, so I went to his laptop to watch a game with him. To my surprise, he was eagerly watching dots speed around the screen ESPN sportscast style. I was confused and mildly disappointed, but his enthusiasm paired with my boredom led me to dive deeper. This is the story of my first couple of days creating a player for the NSFL. I am still learning all of the ins and outs of the league, but here I document my first impressions, confusions, off the bat suggestions, and existing questions.
In my short time as a member of this community, I have become driven to improve my player and set the goal to be drafted 1st overall. I'm hoping that this league is a fun way to make friends and watch sports. In contrast, I do not want this experience to be a monotonous grind like many real time strategy games, where you go through the motions day by day to reach the next objective without even enjoying it. After exploring the forums for about half an hour I understood where most things were, though I didn't always understand their function. I quickly learned that the is king and that I needed to earn as much as possible. Alternatively, from talking to other players in the discord, the money will come and didn't need to be worried about as much. The first really confusing piece of the league was understanding what money was even used for. Once I understood the training system, differentiating training and equipment was a question that came up. Aside from friendly league mates quickly answering questions, the most helpful "tutorial" provided was the rookie point tasks. I put the tutorial in quotes because it dictated tasks rather than teaching them which I think it could do better. At this point, I am writing media posts and completing point tasks and I consider myself well-versed in most of what is going on. I am looking to work on statistical analysis when I collect enough data from the league. At this point the only confusion that exists concerns contracts, jobs, gm work, and strategy. I expect that these details will work themselves out as I spend more time on the Discord and the forums. For the time being, I am looking forward to seeing the career of Busch Light and cheering on my team in the DSFL. My final question is, who doesn’t want Busch Light on their team?
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